Braves on top at Rocky Mountain Classic
The Daily Inter Lake
MISSOULA — Flathead had a banner day at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic wrestling tournament on Friday at Missoula Sentinel High School.
The Braves, ranked No. 1 in Class AA, qualified six wrestlers for today’s semifinal round and will have 11 of its 13 entrants competing as the two-day event comes to a close.
Flathead rolled up a 119 1/2-point total, the lone team to crack the century mark in scoring.
Mead High from Spokane is second, 97, with Havre third, 91 1/2, Bozeman fourth, 87, and Helena High fifth, 82.
“This has always been a great tournament for Flathead,” Flathead coach Jeff Thompson said.
“By winning this, it builds up the confidence for state.”
Competing in the semifinals for the Braves are: Hunter Rush at 103, Trae Vasquez at 132, Payton Hume at 152, Tucker Nadeau at 170, Matt Gash-Gilder at 205 and Michael Lee at 285.
Vasquez and Hume were finalists here a year ago, finishing first and second, respectively.
“I’m pretty happy with where we are at and how we are improving,” Thompson said.
Lee advanced to the semifinals by pinning Clayton Fincher from University High in Spokane, who he lost to last weekend at the Pacific Northwest Classic, in the quarterfinals in 5:10. Fincher wound up winning that tournament.
“He was on fire,” Thompson said of Lee.
“Much more aggressive (this time). He went after takedowns.”
Hume, who lost to Helena Capital’s Jack Murphy earlier this season, won this matchup in the quarterfinals.
“He wrestled with constant intensity, going after the attack,” Thompson said of Hume.
“A fantastic 5-0 win for him.”
Libby’s Buddy Doolin at 103, Polson’s Parker Adler at 138 and Columbia Falls’ Mason Fetters at 152 have also advanced to the semifinals.
Thirty-two teams from four states — Montana, Idaho, Washington and Wyoming — are entered.
Wrestling resumes today at 9 a.m.
Ronan is in ninth place with 65 points, Columbia Falls is 15th with 56, Polson is tied for 18th with 48, Glacier is 28th with 27 and Libby tied for 29th with 24.
Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic
Friday
At Missoula Sentinel
Team Totals
1, Flathead 119.5; 2, Mead 97; 3, Havre 91.5; 4, Bozeman 87; 5, Helena 82; 6, Missoula Big Sky 74; 7, Great Falls 68.5; 8, Powell 66; 9; Ronan 65; 10, Butte 63; t-11, Central Valley 62; t-11, Helena Capital 62; 13, Fergus County 60; 14, Coeur d’Alene 59.5; 15, Columbia Falls 56; 16, University 55; 17, Frenchtown 53.5; 18, Lake City 48; t-18, Polson 48; 20, Hamilton 47; 21, Belgrade 42.5; 22, Missoula Sentinel 40; 23, Ferris 38; 24, Clarkston 37.5; 25, Corvallis 37; 26, Nampa 31; 27, Lewiston 28; 28, Glacier 27; t-29, Great Falls CMR 24; t-29, Libby 24; 31, Superior 21; 32, Missoula Hellgate 11.
Matches
103 pounds
First round – Justin Smith, CLK, dec. Conner Druley, LEW, 4-3; Trevin Welzien, MBS, pin Wil Queer, BUT, 9-2; Walker Dyer, FTN, pin Brock McNeilly, CV, :33; Quin Reno, HAV, pin Nick Ramsey, MHG, :35; Kendrick Baker, POL, pin Carter Brown, COR, 3:47.
Second round – Hunter Rush, FLT, maj. dec. Tayt Rogers, BOZ, 11-1; Easton Shupe, GFH, pin Smith CLK, 2:44; Welzien, MBS, pin Jarrett Lemaster, CMR, 3:19; Dyer, FTN, tech fall Bridger Beach, GLA, 16-0 (4:57); Isaac Romero, HEL, pin Jason Franklin, UHI, 2:49; Reno, HAV, pin Nolan Munns, NAM, :49; Caden Rhine, RON, pin Baker, POL, 4:30; Buddy Doolin, LIB, pin Sipriano, FER, 1:12.
Quarterfinals – Rush, Flt, pin Shupe, GFH, :45; Welzien, MBS, pin Dyer, FTN, 5:07; Reno, HAV, dec. Romero, HEL, 7-6; Doolin, LIB, maj. dec. Rhine, Ron, 15-2.
113 pounds
First round – Chase Tebbets, MED, pin Tristan Davis, COR, 2:37; Jacob Krous, CDA, pin Mike Parkin, SUP, 4:00; Bryce Shaffer, FLT, pin Cyrus Mortensen, LCH, 5:02; Tanner Lange, CLK, maj. dec. Dillon Yeadon, LIB, 11-2; Mateo Quinones, POL, pin Michael Maddox, POW, 4:33; Jake Bibler, FTN, pin Connor Irvin, FER, 5:51; Leif Schroeder, BOZ, pin Dakota Thomas, MSN, 3:08; Tyler Coddington, CAP, dec. Spencer Stagg, RON, 7-6.
Second round – Tebbets, MED, pin Daniel Longria, NAM, :54; London Norris, HEL, pin Krous, CDA, 4:45; Shaffer, FLT, maj. dec. Roystanl Deguzman, BEL, 11-2; Ryan Stewart, HAV, maj. dec. Lange, CLK, 15-5; Quinones, POL, pin Kody Easley, CV, 1:05; Bibler, FTN, maj. dec. Tim Westbrook, UHI, 17-7; Schroeder, Boz, inj. Brody Skillicorn, MBS, 2:32; Tyler Casey, BUT, pin Coddington, CAP, 1:05.
Quarterfinals – Tebbets, MED, techfall Norris, HEL, 15-0; Stewart, HAV, maj. dec. Shaffer, FLT, 10-1; Bibler, FTN, maj. dec. Quinones, POL, 11-0; Schroeder, BOZ, pin Casey, BUT, 1:46.
120 pounds
First round – Chance McLane, BOZ, dec. Austin Murphy, HEL, 2-0; Winfield West, CFS, pin, Tanner Mannin, FRG, 2:00; Cody DeVall, FLT, pin Matt Jones, MED, 3:28; Terrell Sanders, UHI, pin Tyler VanTassell, SUP, 1:25; Zach Blanchard, FTN, dec. Josh Anastasi, FER, 3-1; John Mears, BEL, techfall Stephen Preator, POW, 17-2; Michael Golden, HAM, pin Austin Blevins, NAM, 1:04; Sam Reese, CDA, pin Ethan Tolley, POL, :54; Lane Paulson, HAV, pin Mason Sams, LIB, 2:18; Owen Brown, RON, pin Isaiah Silviera, MBS, 1:17; Klayten Babino, CLK, pin Hayden Chatwin, LCH, 1:58; Braeden Lomas, GFH, pin Ryan Johnson, 4:00; Nick Kunz, CAP, pin Conner May, MHG, 2:23.
Second round – McLane, BOZ, maj. dec. Dante Venema, COR, 9-0; DeVall, FLT, pin West, CFS, 3:26; Sanders, UHI, Gabe Tierney, BUT, 5-4; Mears, BEL, pin Blanchard, FTN, 2:52; Golden, HAM, pin Reese, CDA, 3:14; Paulson, HAV, dec. Brown, RON, 10-7; Babino, CLK, pin Justin Kovalicky, MSN, 2:41; Kunz, CAP, maj. dec. Lomas, GFH, 10-1.
Quarterfinals – McLane, BOZ, dec. DeVall, FLT, 3-0; Mears, BEL, maj. dec. Sanders, UHI, 14-6; Paulson, HAV, dec. Golden, HAM, 6-0; Kunz, CAP, dec. Babino, CLK, 3-0.
126 pounds
First round – Martin Wilkie, HAV, pin Holt Connole, CV, 1:46; Tanner Russell, FLT, pin, Benji Opat, COR, 1:10; Brandon Rockwell, BEL, pin Cadence Ross, FER, 3:11; Reece Eckley, MSN, pin Trey Thompson, LIB, 1:12; Treyvn Nave, FRG, pin Jacob Williamson, HEL, 1:44; Max Clark, UHI, pin Cade Hendren, LEW, 1:59; Bridger Hall, MHG, pin Owen Indreland, 2:56; Ayden Role, CFS, dec. Jake Ramsrud, LCH, 5-2; Brock Fickle, MED, pin Isaiah Kovalsky, SUP, 1:45; Douglas Swanson, MBS, dec. Logan Lundin, CAP, 6-0; Tyler Vetter, BUT, pin Garrett Ashby, CDA, 1:26.
Second round – Wilkie, Have, techfall Russell, FLT, 15-0; Rockwell, BEL, pin Williams, HAM, 1:55; Eckley, MSN, dec. Caleb Butlar, NAM, 12-5; Clark, UHI, maj. dec. Nave, FRG, 10-1; Spencer Clegg, CLK, pin Hall, MHG, 5:07; Role, CFS, maj. dec. Fickle, MED, 12-4; Swanson, MBS, pin, Ethan Asher, POW, 3:25; Vetter, BUT, dec. Hunter Peterson, RON, 18-12.
Quarterfinals – Wilkie, HAV, pin Rockwell, BEL, 1:38; Eckley, MSN, SV, Clark, UHI, 8-6; Clegg, CLK, maj. dec. Role, CFS, 15-0; Swanson, MBS, pin Vetter, BUT, 2:37.
132 pounds
First round – Trae Vasquez, FLT, techfall Reed Christensen, LIB, 17-2; Jarrod Farrier, POL, pin Tyrell Hallan, CMR, :58; Cam Hegel, MSN, pin Sean Agar, FER, 1:37; Wyatt Gordon, MBS, maj. dec. Connor Harris, HAV, 14-4; Brad Wiggs, CV, pin Kaleb Strickler, LCH, 1:18; Devin Crawford, HEL, pin Dallin Vaughn, CLK, 3:41, Reese Karst, POW, dec. Craig Hill, 10-7; Mitchell Moffat, CDA, pin Brayden Alvarez, NAM, :46; Caden Hilliard, GFH, pin Wesley Buchannen, SUP, 3:34; Caleb Birdwell, FRG, pin Preston Innis, BOZ, 3:13; Hunter Peterson, CFS, maj. dec. Adrian Garcia, HAM, 10-0; Trevor Allgood, UHI, pin Cole McCollam, GLA, :37; Riley Gurr, FTN, pin Noah Cheff, RON, 3:43.
Second round – Vasquez, FLT, pin Farrier, POL, 2:28; Hegel, MSN, pin Nate Brown, MHG, 1:13; Wiggs, CV, dec. Gordon, MBS, 4-2; Crawford, HEL, pin Tamis Roe, BEL, :19; Karst, POW, pin Moffat, CDA, 1:09; Birdwell, FRG, dec. Hilliard, GFH, 6-3; Allgood, UHI, pin Peterson, CFS, 5:02; Gurr, FTN, pin Aaron Christensen, COR, :43.
Quarterfinals – Vasquez, FLT, dec. Hegel, MSN, 7-4; Wiggs, CV, dec. Crawford, HEL, 3-2; Birdwell, FRG, dec. Karst, POW, 11-6; Gurr, FTN, pin Allgood, UHI, 1:22.
138 pounds
First round – Sawyer Degen, BEL, pin Yunadi Bogatyrev, MED, 4:28; Brody Karhu, POW, dec. Bridger Grover, FRG, 3-0; Kyle Tabbert, HEL, techfall Taron Morgan, CAP, 17-2; Jake Freeman, CLK, dec. Cade Livoti, FTN, 3-0; Dylan Wilson, RON, pin Ben Crow, MHG, 3:51; Parker Adler, POL, pin Caden Brown, HAM, :48; Bridger Beard, CV, pin Skylar Neils, LCH, 4:53; Brandon Thomas, CFS, dec. Bo Meyer, FLT, 7-2; Kai Stewart, CMR, dec. Justin Gibson, GLA, 12-9; Will Wissenbach, COR, dec. Willie Anderson, BUT, 10-9; Russell Wienholz, GFH, pin Jesse Shaske, SUP, 3:51; Laine Young, Lib, dec. Nick Manion, BOZ, 8-4; Kyle Gordon, MBS, dec. Jon Ryan, NAM, 5-4.
Second round – Degen, BEL, pin Karhu, POW, 5:49; Tabbert, HEL, techfall Kaleb Tipton, LEW, 15-0; Freeman, CLK, pin Wilson, RON, :58; Adler, POL, pin Beau King, MSN, 4:54; Beard, CV, maj. dec. Justin Jessop, UHI, 12-3; Stewart, CMR, pin, Thomas, CFS, 3:39; Wienholz, GFH, dec. Wissenbach, COR, 10-9; Gordon, MBS, dec. Young, LIB, 5-0.
Quarterfinals – Degen, BEL, pin Tabbert, HEL, 3:14; Adler, POL, pin Freeman, CLK, 2:00; Beard, CV, dec. Stewart, CMR, 9-4; Gordon, MBS, dec. Wienholz, GFH, 5-0.
145 pounds
First round – Nick McVey-Touche, CAP, dec. Tucker Crawford, BOZ, 7-0; Leighton Nedrow, CLK, pin Harry Hobbs, LEW, 1:50; Jack Byers, FER, dec. Kenyon Fretwell, 5-4; Kadin Schonsberg, BUT, pin Temana Tuha, NAM, 2:15; Bo Dearcorn, POW, dec. Tucker McLees, SUP, 12-5; Seth Cheff, RON, pin Laine Petri, HAM, 2:25; Ridge Troupe, HEL, dec. Adam Hussein, GLA, 12-6; Devante Goodman, MED, dec. Bryce Williams, FTN, 15-8; Tyler Loch, GFH, pin Drew Schmitt, COR, 2:50; Austin Head, UHI, dec. Chase Lathim, LCH, 8-5; Braedon Orrino, CV, pin Chase Farrar, FRG, 2:36.
Second round – Parker Filius, HAV, pin Crawford, BOZ, 1:04; Byers, FER, pin Nedrow, CLK, 2:16; Schonsberg, BUT, pin Conall Powers, MSN, 1:22; KJ Swanson, MBS, pin Dearcorn, POW, 2:59; Ben Windauer, CFS, pin Cheff, RON, :55; Goodman, MED, maj. dec. Troupe, HEL, 9-1; Loch, GFH, pin Mike Brien, CMR, 4:38; Orrino, CV, pin, Head, UHI, 2:00.
Quarterfinals – Filius, HAV, techfall Byers, FER, 20-5; Swanson, MBS, maj. dec. Schonsberg, BUT, 14-6; Goodman, MED, dec. Windauer, CFS, 10-5; Orrino, CV, maj. dec. Loch, GFH, 13-2.
152 pounds
First round – Jordan Komac, GFH, pin Eric Amaya, BEL, 2:18; Shattuck Swenson, POW, pin Grady Gilpatrick, FRG, :46; Mason Dionne, HAV, dec. Klayton Hindberg, CDA, 12-6; Cameron Crawford, MED, tech fall Bryson Moore, UHI, 19-4 (4:15); Tate Malek, CV, pin Reese Rahn, MSN, 4:32; Jayce Depping, CMR, pin Colton Ewalt, COR, 1:23; Mason Fetters, CFS, pin Jett REbish, MBS, :21; Kobe Moreneo, BUT, pin Jack Mitchell, SUP, 4:31; Manolo Tamez, NAM, pin Seth Nutting, LCH, :59; Jack Murphy, CAP, pin Happy Cheff, RON, 3:47; Michael Edwards, FTN, pin Garrett Croft, POL, 2:54; Payton Hume, FLT, pin Izaac Sessums, MHG, :43.
Second round – Komac, GFH, tech fall Andrew Glynn, GLA, 17-1 (4:46); Dionne, HAV, pin Swenson, POW, 1:40; Crawford, MED, pin Malek, CV, 5:33; Keegan Mulhill, BOZ, pin Depping, CMR, 1:13; Fetters, CFS, dec. Moreneo, BUT, 14-8; Tamez, NAM, dec. Phillip McElliott, FER, 3-1; Murphy, CAP, pin Edwards, FTN, 5:35; Hume, FLT, pin Dustin Copeland, HAM, 2:26.
Quarterfinals – Komac, GFH, pin Dionne, HAV, 4:00; Mulhill, BOZ, dec. Crawford, MED, 11-5; Fetters, CFS, pin Tamez, NAM, 1:31; Hume, FLT, dec. Murphy, 5-0.
160 pounds
First round – Dane Flammond, HAV, pin Trey Green, SUP, :40; Garrett Rieke, FLT, pin Ken Woods, MHG, 3:54; Kyle Cook, LEW, pin Ethan Lillis, CDA, 2:34; Anthony Baldwin, MSN, pin Mason Torrez, GLA, 1:45; Griffin Schoch, LCH, maj. dec. Reed Kannapien, UHI, 11-0; Alex Wickens, FRG, pin Jacob Malin, CV, 1:06; Carl Anderson, BUT, pin Kye McCollaum, COR, 5:35; Tristen Justice, MED, dec. Tyler Houle, RON, 9-5; Dale Meyer, BEL, pin Aaron Swafford, HAM, 3:48; Noah Manibusan, HEL, pin Liam Shannon, NAM, 1:29.
Second round – Flammond, HAV, dec. Brady Needles, MBS, 5-2; Rieke, FLT, pin Tanner Wood, LIB, 3:59; Cook, LEW, ded. Baldwin, MSN, 7-5; Schoch, LCH, pin Carlos Clayton, GFH, 3:04; Wickens, FRG, dec. Colton McPHee, CFS, 5-3; Canderson, BUT, dec. Jordan Minow, BOZ, 10-5; Justice, MED, dec. CJ Snyder, CAP, 11-6; Manibusan, HEL, pin Meyer, BEL, 1:24.
Quarterfinals – Flammond, HAV, tech fall Rieke, FLT, 15-0 (2:47); Schoch, LCH, maj. dec. Cook, LEW, 8-0; Wickens, FRG, dec. Anderson, BUT, 7-1; Manibusan, HEL, pin Justice, MED, 2:00.
170 pounds
First round – Chase Short, GFH, tech fall Ney-J Johns, GLA, 18-3 (2:56); Kahner Hutchens, LEW, pin Taylor Gopher, HAV, 2:36; Hunter Greggerson, NHI, pin Ram Lettau, LCH, 1:01; Max Sechena, CMR, maj. dec. Kameron Moreno, BUT, 9-1; Ty Dearcorn, POW, pin Grenden Gallagher, MBS, 1:32; Manny Rivera, HAM, pin Steven Adams, BEL, 1:01; Tucker Nadeau, FLT, pin Chris Homen, FER, 2:39; Brandon Cooper, BOZ, pin Steven Weyant, RON, 1:32; Abraxas Brydon, MGH, pin Simon Foster, MSN, 3:18; Isaiah Skinner, CDA, dec. Tayven King, MED, 11-5.
Second round – Short, GFH, tech fall Hutchens, LEW, 19-4 (4:19); Greggerson, UHI, dec. Shaums Bartmess, CAP, 5-1; Joel Clark, HEL, pin Sechena, CMR, 1:22; Dearcorn, POW, pin Cade Byass, CV, 1:28; Rivera, HAM, pin Tate Jones, FTN, 1:02; Nadeau, FLT, pin Brandon Bell, CLK, 3:50; Cooper, BOZ, pin Brydon, MHG, 1:21; Skinner, CDA, dec. Wyatt Blythe, FRG, 4-2.
Quarterfinals – Short, GFH, dec. Greggerson, UHI, 7-3; Dearcorn, POW, pin Clark, HEL, 1:59; Nadeau, FLT, maj. dec. Rivera, HAM, 11-2; Cooper, BOZ, dec. Skinner, CDA, 5-0.
182 pounds
First round – Bradley Denton, FRG, pin Cyrus Sweedman, LIB, 1:16; Jemal Williams, BEL, dec. Levi Downard, FTN, 7-2; Hunter Wellcome, FLT, pin Wesley Pablo, RON, 2:54; Andrew Olivera, LCH, maj. dec. Noah Humphrey, POL, 9-1; Braxton Mikesell, CV, pin Alan Larocque, GFH, 3:48; Casey Randles, CDA, pin Finn Vaghan-Kraska, BOZ, 1:27; Zach Strauss, FER, pin Shane Morgan, MBS, 3:00; Dylan Goforth, MSN, dec. Lance Lorang, LEW, 3-2; Nicholas Cobb, NAM, pin Kyle Harding, BUT, 4:38.
Second round – Trevor Senn, MED, pin Denton, FRG, 1:29; Wellcome, FLT, dec. Williams, BEL, 6-2; Olivera, LCH, maj. dec. Brandon Olsen, GLA, 9-0; Kory Broussard, CAP, dec. Mikesell, CV, 7-2; Randles, CDA, tech fall Neftali Lopez, UHI, 19-4 (3:00); Eli Briggs, POW, pin Strauss, FER, 1:42; Jakob Freman, CFS, dec. Goforth, MSN, 5-2; Hayden Schrull, HEL, pin Cobb, NAM, :47.
Quarterfinals – Senn, MED, maj. dec. Wellcome, FLT, 17-6; Olivera, LCH, dec. Broussard, CAP, 9-7; Randles, CDA, pin Briggs, POW, 1:28; Schrull, HEL, maj. dec. Freeman, CFS, 12-2.
205 pounds
First round – Zach Easum, POW, pin Austin Ratliff, HAV, 3:20; Tanner Stack, MSN, pin Larz Sorrell, MHG, :30; Keaton Flannigan, MED, pin Brady Boyce, FRG, 5:04; Austin Clowes, BOZ, pin Gabe Zanetti, CDA, :32; Seth Jensen, CAP, pin Brad Fillius, CV, 2:35; Matt Gash-Gilder, FLT, pin Jasper Drake, POL, 1:34; Caleb Thomas, UHI, pin Greyson Mandic, BUT, 1:47; Joshua Paez, NAM, dec. Stephen Sisemore, CLK, 3-0; Rusty Dan, LCH, dec. Jensen Poirier, GFH, 7-5; Justin Hinson, HAM, pin Spencer Stubbert, GLA, :27.
Second round – Easum, POW, pin Landon Lynch, RON, 1:07; Stack, MSN, dec. Clancy Gout, LIB, 6-0; Flannigan, MED, pin Clowes, BOZ, 2:42; Jensen, CAP, pin Jess Roethle, BEL, :23; Gash-Gilder, FLT, pin Keaton Kinzer, LEW, 1:12; Thomas, UHI, pin Christia Lambert, FER, :45; Dan LCH, dec. Paez, NAM, 4-0; Hinson, HAM, pin Jacob Manibusan, HEL, 1:34.
Quarterfinals –Easum, POW, pin Stack, MSN, 1:23; Jensen, CAP, dec. Flannigan, MED, 8-3, Gash-Gilder, FLT, pin Thomas, UHI, 3:42; Hinson, HAM, pin Dan, LCH, :41.
285 pounds
First round – Jeff Queer, BUT, pin Dakota Friesen, MHG, 1:59; Kyle Anderson, HAM, pin Larrison Stevens, GLA, 4:27; Ethan Christopher, RON, pin Enrique, Ruiz, BEL; Kyler Koski, CFS, pin Terrance McLaughlin, POW, 4:21; Clayton Fincher, UHI, dec. John Keiser, CV, 3-2; KC Buday, CMR, pin Garrett Hunt, COR, 6:30; Zane Lettau, LCH, pin Evan Hall, SUP, 1:30; Carson Shuman, CAP, pin Collin Grosse, MED, 5:22; Manny Homen, FER, pin Marcus Crespin, NAM, 3:40; Alex Marshall, CDA, pin Tom Walkup, BOZ, 1:54.
Second round – Queer, BUT, pin Jesse Mecham, FTN, 1:05; Justin Chase, LEW, pin Anderson, HAM, 5:58; Michael Lee, FLT, pin Christopher, RON, :16; Fincher, dec. Koski, CFS, 1-0; Buday, CMR, dec. Jared Sienkowski, HAV, 5-3; Lettau, LCH, pin Terrell Mitchell, GFH, 4:49; Shuman, CAP, def. Ryan Burland, POL, forfeit; Marshall, CDA, pin Homen, FER, 2:22.
Quarterfinals – Queer, BUT, dec. Chase, LEW, 8-1; Lee FLT, pin Fincher, UHI, 5:10; Lettau, LCH, pin Budday, CMR; Marshall, CDA, pin Shuman, CAP, 5:50.