Flathead wins Montana AA Duals, Glacier fifth

GREAT FALLS — The Flathead Brave Brawlers won yet another boys wrestling tournament Saturday, thumping Billings Senior 43-18 for the championship of the Montana AA Duals.

The win, a first for the program, capped a solid Saturday at Great Falls High for top-ranked Flathead, which beat No. 2 Billings West 48-23 in the semifinals. Senior was ranked No. 3 in this week’s AA Coaches Poll, but saw Flathead win the first eight matches, from 138 pounds through 285, in the final to lead 37-0.

“This is something we really wanted this year,” Flathead coach Jeff Thompson said. “We’ve had a lot of success as a program, but we have never won the AA Duals. We wanted to prove that we are the best dual team in the state in 2022.

“We are going to soak this in, this weekend, but this team wants more.”

Several Brawlers had excellent tournaments, starting with Anders Thompson, who scored four pins at 170 pounds. Chase Youso had three pins — two at 285 and one at 205 — while Noah Poe-Hatten had two pins at 182 and an 8-5 decision over Senior’s Charlie Desmarias at 205 in the final.

Sawyer Troupe added a couple pins at 182 when Poe-Hatten moved up.

Gabe Lake had three pins at 160 for Flathead; Fin Nadeau had a fall and a major decision to go with two forfeit wins at 145.

Asher Kemppainen, back wrestling at 138, scored a 3-2 win over Billings West standout Jesse Arness (ranked No. 2) in the semifinals to go with a technical fall against Bozeman and an 8-3 decision over Senior’s Idren Peak (No. 2 at 132).

“Asher made the jump back to 138 and showed the rest of the state that he is a title contender,” Coach Thompson said. “He beat a returning state champion from West and a state finalist the very next match.

“Fin Nadeau just wore out the competition, getting two takedowns in 9 seconds in the finals against Senior, to get a major (decision, 12-4 over Jalen Vladic).”

Thompson noted that Aiden Downing went 3-0 Saturday, including his first win against Cole Krutzfeldt of Billings Senior.

“Chase Youso wrestled great at both 205 and heavyweight, and Forest Howell beat two ranked kids today at heavyweight,” he added.

Flathead’s dual record is 13-0.

Glacier finished fifth at the Duals, ending with a 45-29 win over Billings Skyview. The Wolfpack’s Teegan Vasquez had a couple decisions — 8-5 over Senior’s Peak, and 8-2 over Skyview’s Hunter Ketcham — to go with a pair of falls at 132 pounds, while the Pack upped its dual record this season to 10-8.

“Today was a total team effort,” Glacier coach Ross Dankers said. “Every dual we had different people stepping up and getting big wins and big pins, and giving us the momentum.

“With only one senior in the starting lineup, it’s just so exciting to see these young kids stepping up to the challenge.”

Aiden Krause had an excellent tournament at 182 for the Wolfpack, scoring three pins; Royce Conklin, the senior, had three pins at 170 and Kaleb Shine had two at 138. Shine, Krause and Conklin all went 3-1.

Complete results can be found at trackwrestling.com.

Championship Bracket

First round: Flathead 59, Bozeman 12; Belgrade 51, Missoula Sentinel 24; Billings Skyview 43, Helena Capital 28; Billings West 66, Big Sky 11; Butte 54, Gallatin 21; Great Falls 66, Helena 12; Glacier 42, Great Falls CMR 33; Billings Senior 72, Hellgate 6.

Quarterfinals: Flathead 60, Belgrade 18; Billings West 46, Billings Skyview 18; Butte 46, Great Falls 18; Billings Senior 58, Glacier 9.

Consolation: Billings Skyview 47, Belgrade 27; Glacier 39, Great Falls 34;

Semifinals: Flathead 48, Billings West 23; Billings Senior 55, Butte 14.

Championship:

Semifinals

Flathead 48, Billings West 23

103 — Zach Morse, BW, p. Davin Naldret 2:58; 113 — Keyan Hernandez, BW, won by forfeit; 120 — Jase Van Pelt, BW, t. Fall Diesel Thompson, 18-3; 126 — Dane Lake, Flathead, p. Carson Blaschak 5:09; 132 — Logan Stansberry, Flathead, d. Dash Nugent 5-2; 138 — Asher Kemppainen, Flathead, d. Jesse Aarness, 3-2; 145 — Fin Nadeau, Flathead, won by forfeit; 152 — Cade Troupe, Flathead, p. Anthony Garcia, 1:10; 160 — Drake Rhodes, BW, p. Gabe Lake, 1:23; 170 — Anders Thompson, Flathead, p. Cooper Freitag, 1:35; 182 — Noah Poe-Hatten, Flathead, p. Chris Garcia, 1:20; 205 — Chase Youso, Flathead, p. Reece Higgins, :44; 285 — Forest Howell, Flathead, p. Brock Goff, 3:01.

Quarterfinals

Billings Senior 58, Glacier 9

103 — Tristan Vladic, Senior, p. Yeadon 3:07; 113 — Cole Krutzfeldt, Senior, md. Garrett Bosch 11-1; 120 — Holden Howe, Senior. D. Connor Johnston 6-0; 126 — Daylor Forshee, Senior, won by forfeit; 132 — Vasquez, Glacier, d. Idren Peak, 8-5; 138 — Jalen Vladic, Senior, d. Shine, 6-0; 145 — James Roan, Senior, p. Doolan, 3:13; 152 — Logan Cole, Senior, p. Walker Janetski-Biggs, 1:19; 160 — Jaron Roberts, Senior, p. Barcus, 1:26; 170 — Conklin, Glacier, p. Hayden Allie, 1:47; 182 — Damien LaVe, Senior, p. Krause, 1:58; 205 — Charlie Desmarias, Senior, p. Cody Vergeront, 1:19; 285 — Max Lee, Senior, p. Dimaio, 3:33.

Flathead 60, Belgrade 18

103 — Naldret, Flathead, won by forfeit; 113 — Downing, Flathead, p. Sam Nevin :49; 120 — Mason Gutenberger, Bel, p. D.Thompson, 1:42; 126 — Carter Schmidt, Bel, won by forfeit; 132 — Stansberry, Flathead, p. Blake Eastman 3:06; 138 — Kemppainen, Flathead, won by forfeit; 145 — Nadeau, Flathead, p. Oden Currier 2:42; 152 — Logan Linn, Bel, p. C.Troupe 3:44; 160 — G.Lake, Flathead, p. Hunter Rowan 1:33; 170 — A.Thompson, Flathead, p. Colter Lindsley 1:01; 182 — S.Troupe, Flathead, p. Ben Rodgers, 5:04; 205 — Poe-Hatten, Flathead, won by forfeit; 285 — Youso, Flathead, p. Raiden Krespin, :56.

Championship

Flathead 43, Billings Senior 18

103 — T.Vladic, Senior, d. Naldret, 5-2; 113 — Downing, Flathead, p. Krustfeldt, 2:36; 120 — Howe, Senior, p. D.Thompson 3:40; 126 — Forshee, Senior, d. Stansberry, 10-9; 132 — Saliaris, Senior, p. D.Lake, 1:44. 138 — Kemppainen, Flathead, d. Peak, 8-3; 145 — Nadeau, Flathead, md. J.Vladic, 12-4; 152 — C.Troupe, Flathead, d. Cole, 9-6; 160 — G.Lake, Flathead, p. Roberts :27; 170 — A.Thompson, Flathead, p. Allie, 3:20; 182 — S.Troupe, Flathead, p. Damien LaVe, 2:33; 205 — Poe-Hatten, Flathead, d. Desmarias, 9-4; 285 — Youso, p. Lee, 1:29.

Fifth place

Glacier 45, Skyview 29

103 — Yeadon, Glacier, p. Bret Rosager, :51; 113 — Bosch, Glacier, p. Cole Schaub, 2:15; 120 — Devin Grossman, Skyview, p. Johnson, 1:29; 126 — Jacob Wagner, Skyview, won by forfeit; 132 — Vasquez, Glacier, d. Hunter Ketchem, 8-2; 138 — Shine, Glacier, p. Rylan Melber, 3:20; 145 — Talen Barrington, Skyview, t.fall Doolan, 17-2; 152 — Mark Ahner, Glacier, won by forfeit; 160 — Barcus, Glacier, p. Jayden Halpin, :59; 170 — Paolo Salminen, Skyview, p. Conklin, 3:53; 182 — Krause, Glacier, p. Nathan Kojetin, Skyview, 3:34; 205 — Dillon Barrington, Skyview, p. Vergeront, :54; 285 — Dimaio, Glacier, won by forfeit.

First round

Glacier 42, Great Falls CMR 33

103 — Peyton Kuiper, CMR, d. Brooke Yeadon, 8-5; 113 — Logan Younkin, CMR, p. Garrett Bosch 2:45; 120 — Dalton Ecklund, CMR, p. Connor Johnson, 4:30; 126 — Landon De La Garza, CMR, won by forfeit; 132 — Teegan Vasquez, Glacier, p. Layne Clark, 1:22; 138 — Kaleb Shine, Glacier, p. Joe Fernandez 3:12; 145 — Seth Doolan, Glacier, p. Ethan Jarett, 2:48; 152 — Cayden Doran, CMR, p. Walker Janetski-Biggs 2:44; 160 — Calvin Carroll, CMR, p. Grayson Barcus, 1:28; 170 — Royce Conklin, Glacier, p. Bridger Stoll, :35; 182 — Aiden Krause, Glacier, p. Dorian White, 1:05; 205 — Cody Vergeront, Glacier, p. Jacob Reeves, 1:56; 285 — Ethan Dimaio, Glacier, p. Vincent Aggass-Murphy, :43.

Flathead 59, Bozeman 12

103 — Naldret, Flathead, p. Eli Frisino, 2:00; 113 — Downing, Flahtead, p. Christian Steele, 3:00; 120 — D.Thompson, Flathead, d. Elijah Carroll, 10-3; 126 — Jack Montoya, Boz, p. D.Lake 1:37; 132 — Stansberry, Flathead, d. Dawkin Schmidt, 10-4; 138 — Kemppainen, Flathead, t.fall Pi Taylor 19-4; 145 — Nadeau, Flathead, won by forfeit; 152 — Avery Allen, Boz, p. C.Troupe 1:25; 160 — G.Lake, Flathead, p. Jake Adams :19; 170 — A.Thompson, Flathead, p. Danny Cloward, 1:02; 182 — Poe-Hatten, Flathead, p. Gavin Millard, 1:00; 205 — Youso, Flathead, won by forfeit; 285 — Forest Howell, Flathead, p. Hudson Weins, 2:43.

Consolation

Glacier 39, Great Falls High 34

103 — Yeadon, Glacier, p. Gage Hartnell, 1:22; 113 — Bosch, Glacier, p. Cooper Samson, 2:42; 120 — Gage Clothier, GF, md. Johnson, 16-4; 126 — Gavin Cotton, GF, won by forfeit; 132 — Vasquez, Glacier, p. Kale Baumann, 2:50; 138 — Shine, Glacier, d. Brodie Ober 9-5; 145 — Irish Furthmyre, GF, p. Doolan, :19; 152 — Andrew Schoenen, GF, p. Mark Ahner, 1:24; 160 — Barcus, Glacier, p. Devon Trainer :22; 170 — Conklin, Glacier, p. Devron Brewer, 1:42; 182 — Krause, Glacier, p. Ray Johnson :38; 205 — Brandon Lockart, GF, p. Cody Vergeront, :52; 285 — Raven Hensley, GF, p. Dimaio, :13.

Thursday

Glacier pins Sentinel

MISSOULA — The Glacier Wolfpack picked up nine pins Thursday while beat Missoula Sentinel in a Western AA boys dual.

In fact all but one match ended in pin; Brooke Yeadon, Garrett Bosch, Connor Johnson, Teegan Vasquez, Kaleb Shine, Seth Doolan, Walker Janetski-Biggs, Cody Vergeront and Ethan Dimaio all won by fall for the Pack.

Glacier 54, Missoula Sentinel 24

103 — Brooke Yeadon, Glacier, p. Claudin White, 2:26; 113 — Garrett Bosch, Glacier, p. Bryton Lenz, 2:32; 120 — Connor Johnson, Glacier, p. Drew Fuller, 1:51; 126 — Evan Hafliger, Sentinel, won by forfeit; 132 — Teegan Vasquez, Glacier, p. Luke Widman, 1:43; 138 — Kaleb Shine, Glacier, p. Bridger Rose, 3:05; 145 — Seth Doolan, Glacier, p. John Hire, 5:04; 152 — Walker Janetski-Biggs, Glacier, p. Colin Lerback, 4:00; 160 — Trevor Tucker, Sentinel, p. Grayson Barcus, 1:13; 170 — Alexander Beck, Sentinel, p. Jeremy Scott, :27; 182 — Kristopher Musick, Sentinel, p. Aiden Krause, 5:37; 205 — Cody Vergeront, Glacier, p. Shaun Liechty, 1:31. Hwt — Ethan Dimaio, Glacier, p. Josh Kenny, :39.