Mats Cats pin Pirates, Broncs in NW A duals
<p>Columbia Falls senior Zayne Brunz (right) tries to trip Polson senior Jared Young in their 145-pound match Friday night at Columbia Falls..</p>
<p>Columbia Falls senior Bryan Shaffer (top) tries to turn Polson freshman Ryan Burland in a 152-pound match Friday at Columbia Falls. The Mat Cats won that dual 53-23.</p>
COLUMBIA FALLS — Columbia Falls wrapped up the dual portion of its wrestling schedule Friday night by edging fifth-ranked Frenchtown and beating Polson.
Columbia Falls, ranked fourth in the lastest Class A coaches’ poll, held a 37-36 lead on Frenchtown heading into the final match of the night. Shonn Roberts, a junior and two-time defending state champion, won by pin at 132 pounds to give the Mat Cats a 43-36 dual win.
Columbia Falls beat Polson 53-23.
Individual results from both matches were not available.
All three school will compete in the Northwestern A divisional tournament on Feb. 8 in Libby. The state tournament follows Feb. 14-15 in Billings.
Frenchtown 62,
Whitefish 14
Poloson 48, Whitefish 24
WHITEFISH — Fifth-ranked Frenchtown and Polson both defeated Whitefish in Northwestern A dual action.
While it was a down note on the team front, it was another stellar showing, however, for Whitefish’s Matthew Sampson. The 152-pound junior raised his season record to 23-11 with a 5-3 decision against Frenchtown and a pin in 36 seconds in the Polson matchup.
Sampson has won 12 matches by pins this season.
“He’s very good as far as technique-wise,” Whitefish coach Ryan Boyle said of his standout.
“He has a lot of confidence right now.”
Up next for the three schools is the Northwestern A divisional tournament on Feb. 8 at Libby. State follows in Billings Feb. 14-15.
Frenchtown 62, Whitefish 14
98 — Caleb Bagnell, F, won by forfeit; 106 — Cody Warner, F, dec. Dillon Thorsteinson, 7-0; 113 — Cade Livoti, F, tech. fall Sage Cornelius, 20-5; 120 — Preston Downard, F, maj. dec. Garrett Rice, 14-6; 126 — Tyler Ishler, F, won by forfeit; 132 — Bryce Williams, F, maj. dec. Brooks Krause, 9-0; 138 — Jon Blanchard, F, dec. Skyler Bowerman, 8-4; 145 — Cody Lemons, F, pinned Judah Prestegaard, :37; 152 — Marcus Jackson, W, won by forfeit; 160 — Matthew Sampson, W, dec. Tyler King, 5-3; 170 — Doug Womack, F, won by forfeit; 182 — Cole Allen, F, won by forfeit; 195 — Nathan Bennett, F, pinned Matt Carr, 2:00; 220 — Rand Pritzkau, F, won by forfeit; Hwt — Open.
Polson 48, Whitefish 24
98 — Open; 106 — Open; 113 — Dillon Thorsteinson, W, pinned Cody Hedeen, :55; 120 — Gaben Wenzel, P, pinned Garrett Rice, 3:57; 126 — Carlos Quinones, P, won by forfeit; 132 — Skylar Knutson, P, pinned Brooks Krause, :40; 138 — Skyler Bowerman, W, pinned Alex Helegson, 5:30; 145 — Judah Prestegaard, W, won by injury default over Jared Young; 152 — Matthew Sampson, W, pinned Ryan Burland, :36; 160 — Tristan Martin, P, pinned Marcus Jackson, 1:35; 170 — Tel Motichka, P, won by forfeit; 182 — Tele Seemann, P, won by forfeit; 195 — Mike Corrigan, P, pinned Matt Carr, 1:02; 220 — Isaiah Williams, P, won by forfeit; Hwt — Open.