Brave Brawlers run dual record to 8-0

by Daily Inter Lake
| January 29, 2021 10:02 PM

HELENA — Four Flathead wrestlers won two on-mat matches Friday and the Brave Brawlers ran their dual record to 8-0 with wins over Helena High and Helena Capital.

Cade Troupe, Ryan Nelson, Noah Poe-Hatten and Gunnar Thompson all defeated two opponents while Flathead beat Helena 61-9 and Capital 43-21.

Nelson scored two major decisions at 182 pounds and Youso had a 4-1 win over Helena’s Justice Seamons and a major decision at 170. Troupe scored two pins, and Poe-Hatten had one.

“Youso and Nelson are wrestling at a different level than a month ago,” Flathead coach Jeff Thompson said. “Super fun to watch. Fin (Nadeau, who scored a technical fall and won another match by forfeit) looked good today — great movement and super slick.”

Capital proved challenging, surrendering just two pins (by Flathead’s Ethan Freund at 126 and Troupe at 145) and getting wins at 205 and 285 over Gaige Winter and Timber Richberg. The Bruins’ Carson DeRosier, a state champion, also handed Flathead freshman Anders Thompson his first loss. They were ranked 1-2 at 138.

“We had some battles today, especially in the upper weights with Capital,” Thompson said. “They got some horses up top with their big boys (Talon Marsh and Keaton Pouliot; Capital’s Noah Kovich didn’t wrestle at 285).

Flathead’s next action is Friday at Missoula.Both the Brawlers and the Glacier Wolfpack have duals with Big Sky and Sentinel. Glacier didn’t wrestle in Helena because of a COVID-19 quarantine.

Flathead 61, Helena 9

103 - Caleb O’Shea, Helena, dec. Davin Naldret, 70. 113 - Dylan Kratofil, Flathead, won by forfeit; 120 - Nathon Elmose, Helena, won by forfeit; 126 - Ethan Freund, Flathead, won by forfeit; 132 - Gunnar Thompson, Flathead, pinned JT Gehring, 1:20. 138 - Anders Thompson, Flathead, pinned David Kemp, 1:36. 145 - Cade Troupe, Flathead, pinned Cameron Wyant, :30. 152 - Fin Nadeau, Flathead, won by forfeit. 160 - Noah Poe-Hatten, Flathead, pinned Kaleb Kirklin, 1:29. 170 - Chase Youso, Flathead, dec. Justice Seamons, 4-1. 182 - Ryan Nelson, Flathead, major dec. Kaleb McKay, 15-4. 205 - Gaige Winter, Flathead, won by forfeit. 285 - Timber Richberg, Flathead, won by forfeit.

Flathead 43, Capital 21

103 - Naldret, Flathead, won by forfeit. 113 - Hunter Rahn, Capital, pinned William Barnes, 1:02. 120 - Kratofil, Flathead, won by forfeit. 126 - Freund, Flathead, pinned Brandon Soule, 1:10. 132 - G. Thompson, Flathead, dec. Ayden Smelko, 4-0. 138 - Carson DeRosier, Capital, pinned A. Thompson, 3:42. 145 - Troupe, Flathead, pinned Spur Owens, 2:00. 152 - Fin Nadeau, Flathead, tech. fall over Wyatt Scheiner, 16-1. 160 - Poe-Hatten, Flathead, dec. Connor Kovick, 6-0. 170 - Youso, Flathead, major dec. Dylan Graham, 10-0. 182 - Nelson, Flathead, major dec. Ian Isaacson, 10-1. 205 - Talon Marsh, Capital, pinned Winter, 5:50. 285 - Keaton Pouliot, Capital, dec. Richberg, 4-2.

Libby/Troy wins pair

LIBBY - Tucker Masters, Xander Spady and Aydan Williamson all won two contested matches to help Libby/Troy take down Corvallis and Browning in a pair of Class A wrestling duals.

Masters’ wins came at 182 pounds and Spady’s at 138. Williamson pinned both of his opponents at 285.

Libby 51, Corvallis 24

103 - Kiera Davis, Corvallis, won by forfeit. 113 - Gideon Stoker, Corvallis, pinned Xavier Reatz, 1:02. 120 - Cael Schwindt, Libby, pinned Ashlton Slate Buhler, :48. 126 - Zekiah Meyers, Libby, pinned Ted Melott, :55. 132 - Zack Morrison, Libby, won by forfeit. 138 - Xander Spady, Libby, dec. Jason Davis, 11-10. 145 - Jonathan Williams, Corvallis, pinend Elijah Edwards, 1:51. 152 - Joey Wise, Libby, won by forfeit. 160 - Jace DeShazer, Libby, won by forfeit. 170 - Zhane Jenkins, Libby, won by forfeit. 182 - Tucker Masters, Libby, pinned Ben Holtzen, 3:17. 205 - Clay Barcus, Corvallis, won by forfeit. 285 - Aydan Williamson, Libby, pinned Sean Stone, :29.

Libby 47, Browning 23

103 - Chris Hall, Browning, won by forfeit. 113 - Reatz, Libby, won by forfeit. 120 - Schwindt, Libby, won by forfeit. 126 - Meyers, Libby, won by forfeit. 132 - Morrison, Libby, tech. fall over Quenton Campos, 4:00. 138 - Spady, Libby, won by forfeit. 145 - David Sharp, Browning, pinned Edwards, 5:08. 152 - Jaren Keene, Browning, tech. Fall over Joey Wise, 5:30. 160 - DeShazer, Libby, dec. Brennyn Running Cran, 7-2. 170 - Masters, Libby, dec. Jace Augare, 7-0. 182 - Jenkins, Libby, pinned Gabe Walker, 2:23. 205 - Brendyn Whiteman, Browning, won by forfeit. 285 - Williamson, Libby, pinned James Whitcomb, 2:41.

Friday

Bigfork 36, Columbia Falls 33

103 - Traic Fainter, Bigfork, pinned Cash Byrd, :40. 113 - Tyler Gilfry, Columbia Falls, pinned Jason Merringer, :27. 120 - Angus Anderson, Bigfork, pinned Logan Riley, :53. 126 - Connor Venezio, Columbia Falls, won by forfeit. 132 - Justin Windauer, Columbia Falls, major dec. Ryder Nollan, 13-3. 138 - Ty Allen, Columbia Falls, dec. Eli Tidwell, 12-7. 145 - Shelton Woll, Bigfork, pinned Colten Hogan, 3:22. 152 - Isaiah Roth, Columbia Falls, dec. Vaughn Pendlay, 14-10. 160 - Archie Brevik, Bigfork, pinned Trey Torpen, 2:38. 170 - Lucas Thacker, Columbia Falls, tech. Fall over Joseph Ferrier, 17-2. 182 - Josh Bertram, Columbia Falls, pinned Evan Tidwell, :30. 205 - Isaac Bjorge, Bigfork, pinned Brandon Role, 1:24. 285 - Fletcher Postelwait, Bigfork, pinned Josh Price, 3:14.