Flathead wrestlers 2nd at AA Duals in Great Falls
GREAT FALLS — The Flathead Braves placed second at the Class AA Duals on Saturday in Great Falls.
In the final, Great Falls beat Flathead 51-12.
“We were In the fight with the Bison but just couldn’t finish some matches, Flathead coach Jeff Thompson said, “The dual was a lot closer than the score. We just have to get better.”
Earlier in the day, Flathead beat Billings Skyview and upset Billings Senior in the semifinal.
Tanner Russell moved up a weight class to 182 pounds and beat two ranked opponents.
“Overall, a great showing for the Brave Brawlers,” Thompson said. “Being the 2nd best dual team in the AA isn’t too bad for this young team.”
Glacier had four wrestlers undefeated on Saturday: Caden Gilmond (160), Kael Willis (170), Teegan Vasquez (113) and Lance Fretwell (132).
Against Skyview, Glacier lost a tight contest that came down to criteria.
“We feel good about where we are at a couple weeks out from seeding and state, we have some fine tuning to do, but today we were able to flip a number of matches that we had lost early in the season and won today,” Glacier coach Ross Dankers said. “I was proud of the way our guys battled back after the tight dual with Skyview that came down to criteria.”
Class AA divisional seeding for the state meet is scheduled for Feb. 8
Class AA Duals
Great Falls
Saturday’s Results
Great Falls 51, Flathead 12
138 - Brendan Barnes (Flathead) dec. Mason Huber, 11-6; 145 -
Fin Nadeau (Flathead) dec. Cache Hilliard, 8-5; 152 - Donovan Mahoney (Great Falls) pinned Noah Poe-Hatten, 5:50; 160 - Brendan Lockart (Great Falls) dec. Chase Youso, 11-9; 170 - Tyson Krahe (Great Falls) pinned Garrett Rieke, 3:37; 182 - Tanner Russell (Flathead) dec. Liam Swanson, 3-2; 205 - Elijah Davis (Great Falls) pinned Paxton Boyce, 4:00; 285 - Ethan DeRoche (Great Falls) pinned Aydan Prieto, 3:07; 103 - Cooper Samson (Great Falls) pinned Dylan Kratofil, 5:04; 113 - Austin Phattavong (Great Falls) pinned Cade Gardner, 0:41; 120 - Easton Shupe (Great Falls) pinned Nolan Cate, 1:10; 126 - Irish Furthmyre (Great Falls) pinned Cade Troupe, 1:04; 132 - Asher Kemppainen (Flathead) dec. Marc Ramirez, 7-5.
Flathead 36, Billings Senior 30
126 - Matthew Dewitt (Billings Senior High School) pinned Cade Troupe, 4:31; 132 -Jayden Ramirez (Billings Senior High School) dec. Asher Kemppainen, 11-7; 138 - Idren Peak (Billings Senior High School) dec. Brendan Barnes, 6-2; 145 - Fin Nadeau (Flathead) pinned Alex Charette, 1:30; 152 - Noah Poe-Hatten (Flathead) dec. Isaiah Murch,14-7; 160 - Thomas Klepps (Billings Senior High School) pinned Chase Youso, 3:18; 170 - Garrett Rieke (Flathead) pinned Charlie Desmarais,1:04; 182 - Tanner Russell (Flathead) dec. Peyton Morton, 3-1; 205 - Paxton Boyce (Flathead) pinned Sylas Dillon, 1:41; 285 - Zaybin Stewart (Flathead) pinned Noah Campbell, 1:19; 103 - Holden Howe (Billings Senior High School) pinned Dylan Kratofil,2:57; 113 - Cade Gardner (Flathead) pinned Daylan Forshee, 4:00; 120 - Jalen Vladic (Billings Senior High School) pinned Nolan Cate, 1:03.
Flathead 43, Big Sky 24
120 - Talen Barrington (Billings Skyview) dec. Nolan Cate, 9-4; 126 - Cade Troupe (Flathead) pinned Dylan Emborg, 1:06; 132 - Asher Kemppainen (Flathead) maj. dec. Caleb Partridge, 11-2; 138 - Gentry Lamb (Billings Skyview) dec. Brendan Barnes, 5-4; 145 - Fin Nadeau (Flathead) dec. Cameron Savaria, 4-1; 152 - Paolo Salminen (Billings Skyview) pinned Noah Poe-Hatten, 3:12; 160
Chase Youso (Flathead) pinned Keevan Alexander, 0:34; 170 - Garrett Rieke (Flathead) over Dillon Barrington, 1:55; 182 -Paxton Boyce (Flathead) won by forfeit; 205 - Brenner Bushfield (Billings Skyview) over Zaybin Stewart (Flathead) (Inj.); 285 - Aydan Prieto (Flathead) won by forfeit; 103 - Hunter Ketchem (Billings Skyview) pinned Dylan Kratofil, 1:56; 113 - Cade Gardner (Flathead) won by forfeit.
Billings Skyview 35, Glacier 34
103 - Hunter Ketchum (Skyview) maj dec. Joshua Melton, 11-1; 113 - Thomas Putnam (Glacier) won by forfeit; 120 - Teegan Vasquez dec. Talon Barrington, 8-2; 126 - Dylan Emborg (Skyview) pinned Bridger Beach, 5:25; 132 - Lance Fretwell (Glacier) dec. Caleb Partridge, 5-3; 138 - Gentry Lamb (Skyview) pinned Ricardo Hewitt, 3:37; 145 - Cameron Savaria (Skyview) pinned Kyle McCollam, 1:08; 152 - Paolo Salminen (Skyview) pinned Royce Conklin, 3:15; 160 - Caden Gilmond (Glacier) pinned Alexander Keevan, 0:57; 170 - Kael Willis (Glacier) maj dec. Dillon Barrington, 14-5; 182 - Thomas Crofts (Glacier) won by forfeit; 205 - Brenner Bushfield ((Skyview) pinned Caeden Seymour, 5:01; 285 - Camryn Vergeront (Glacier) won by forfeit.
Glacier 60, C.M. Russell 13
113 - Teegan Vasquez (Glacier) pinned Paul Bartlett, 1:05; 120 - Cody Frost (Glacier) pinned CJ Bevilacqua, 2:39; 126 - Colton Devoss (CMR) pinned Bridger Beach, 4:53; 132 - Lance Fretwell (Glacier) pinned Jason Cuntu, (1:12); 138 - Brok Viau (Glacier) pinned Diego Bernal, 3:32; 145 - Genesis Braaten (Skyview) maj dec. Ricardo Hewitt, 15-1; 152 - AJ Lafurge (Skyview) dec. Royce Conklin, 8-4; 160 - Caden Gilmond (Glacier) pinned Kellan Lawhon, 0:26; 170 - Kael Willis (Glacier) pinned Jacob Reeves, 0:55; 182 - Thomas Crofts (Glacier) pinned Nick Bodge, 1:42; 205 - Caeden Seymour (Glacier) pinned Bryce Hall, 1:33; 285 - Rocco Beccari (Glacier) pinned Quinton Spring, 4:09; 103 - Joshua Melton (Glacier) pinned Dalton Ecklund, 0:26.
Glacier 57, Helena Capital 9
132 - Lance Fretwell (Glacier) pinned Ben Orem, 4:54; 126 - Bridger Beach (Glacier) won by forfeit; 152 - Jaydon Davis (HC) dec. Royce Conklin, 7-4; 182 - Thomas Crofts (Glacier) pinned Jordan Jadu, 3:06; 120 - Cody Frost (Glacier) pinned Kenny Drennon, 2:37; 160 - Caden Gilmond (Glacier) pinned Tucker Grow, 3:57; 145 - Ricardo Hewitt (Glacier) won by forfeit; 145 - Brendan Aitken (HC) dec. Kyle McCollam, 7-5; 103 - Nolan Call dec. Joshua Melton, 7-6; 205 - Caeden Seymour (Glacier) dec. Abe Turpen, 6-4; 113 - Teegan Vasquez (Glacier) pinned Phoenix Dobson, 0:56; 285 - Camryn Vergeront (Glacier) pinned Moses Estrada, 1:21; 170 - Kael Willis (Glacier) won by forfeit.
Glacier 56, Missoula Sentinel 11
103 - Joshua Melton (Glacier) won by forfeit; 113 - Thomas Putnam (Glacier) won by forfeit; 120 - Teegan Vasquez (Glacier) pinned Caiden Duchschere, 0:27; 126 - Bryson Danzinger maj dec. Bridger Beach, 15-2; 132 - Lance Fretwell (Glacier) maj dec. Blake Jolma, 15-1; 138 - Justin Kovalicky (MS) dec. Kyle McCollam, 10-8; 145 - Justin Kovalicky (MS) maj dec. Brok Viau, 10-1; 152 - Royce Conklin (Glacier) dec. Xander Saebacher, 10-2; 160 - Caden Gilmond (Glacier) pinned Hudson Traver, 1:02; 170 - Kael Willis (Glacier) won by forfeit; 182 - Thomas Crofts (Glacier) pinned Josh Gunter 1:34; 205 - Caeden Seymour (Glacier) pinned Caiden Duchschere, 0:52; 285 - Camryn Vergeront (Glacier) pinned Xander Saebacher, 1:06.