Trojans get 12 into semis
POCATELLO - They're in the hunt.
And after going 12-1 in the quarterfinal round of the state 5A wrestling tournament on Friday at Holt Arena, the Post Falls Trojans have the most dogs in the fight.
Post Falls is third after the first day, trailing Lewiston, which leads with 171.5 points. Centennial is second with 163 points, and Post Falls has 136.5.
Lucas Bolster (98 pounds), Drake Foster (106), Mitch Crain (120), Chadd Webster (132), Tanner Riekena (138), James Ost (145), Seth McLeod (145), Tyler Booth (152), Austin Wilson (160), Cole Jesienouski (170), Nathan McLeod (182) and Cody Johnson (182) all advanced to the semifinals for Post Falls.
"We had an awesome quarterfinal round," Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said. "We had 13 guys in the quarters and went 12-1. There's not many times you're going to go 12-1 in a tournament. It really says a lot about our kids. Our guys that were favored took care of business. It was a pretty impressive round by those guys."
Lewiston has eight in the semifinals, Centennial six.
Coeur d'Alene senior Garrett DeMers (195) won by pin in less than a minute in his first two matches to advance to the semifinals. Hudson Staub also advanced to the semis for Coeur d'Alene, which is in 10th.
Lake City’s Nate Partenfelder won by major decision against Ryan Despain of Centennial in a 152-pound quarterfinal.
4A: Lakeland’s Brandon Yount (138) won by major decision against Marco Fonseca of Nampa 11-2 to advance to the semifinals. Lakeland is 10th with 46 points, leading Sandpoint, which is 11th with 44.
Kuna leads the team scoring with 148.5 points, with Columbia of Nampa second with 114.5.
3A: Scott Larson (113) Kody Hongslo (120), Drew Hill (126), Forrest Herring (160) and Allan Foote (285) advanced to the semifinals for Timberlake, which is fourth after the first day with 85 points.
Ashton Stephenson advanced at 160 pounds for St. Maries, which is tied for 16th place.
Weiser leads with 114 points. Snake River has 91.5 points, Sugar-Salem 89.
2A: Kootenai qualifiers Mathew Speelman (170) and Billy Schwartz (195) have been eliminated from the tournament.
Team scores — 1, Lewiston 171.50. 2, Centennial 163. 3, Post Falls 136.50. 4, Boise 108.50. 5, Highland 91. 6, Eagle 75. 7, Mountain View 68.50. 8, Borah 67. 9, Rocky Mountain 63. 10, Coeur d’Alene 62. 11, Skyline 53.50. 12, Vallivue 46. 13, Meridian 34. 14, Lake City 32. 15, Capital 31. 16, Timberline 14. 17, Idaho Falls 4.
Championship first round
98 — Anthony Price, Cd’A, p. Alex Hansen, Meridian, 1:09. DeVaughn Sapien, Boise, p. Killian Konda, Lake City, 3:20. Lucas Bolster, Post Falls, p. Chance Hudson, Mountain View, 1:34.
106 — Drew Gorringe, Cd’A, p. Marshall Bowen, Lewiston, 4:55. Drake Foster, Post Falls, tf. Grant Hill, 18-1.
113 — Josh Slater, Borah, p. Chase Lincoln, Cd’A, 3:59. Randy Rojas, Vallivue, d. Peter Berger, Post Falls, 5-3. Dakota Buffaloe, Highland, d. A.J. Konda, Cd’A, 6-5.
120 — Andrew Rossow, Boise, tf. Steve Price, Cd’A, 18-1. Mitch Crain, PF, p. David Damayola, Vallivue, 3:59.
126 — Casey Johnson, Skyline, d. Tyler Mahal, PF, 7-3. Daniel White, Borah, p. Tristin Dunn, Cd’A, 2:16.
132 — Nick Wells, Lake City, p. Justin Rodgers, Lewiston, 5:26. Chadd Webster, Post Falls, d. Blake Collins, Capital, 8-3.
138 — Hudson Staub, Cd’A, d. Austen Acosta, Borah, 7-0. Tanner Riekena, PF, d. Riggs Quayle, Highland, 7-5.
145 — James Ost, PF, p. Kyle McCullough, Capital, 1:16. Jared Lambert, LC, d. Carlos Hernandez, Vallivue, 6-4. Seth McLeod, Post Falls, p. Austin Johnson, Skyline, 1:28.
152 — Tyler Booth, PF, tf. Shayn Rohrer, Capital, 15-0. Nate Partenfelder, LC, md. Joe Dominick, Meridian, 13-2.
160 — Mike Bond, PF, p. Tyus Zimmerman, Timberline, 3:07. Jake Luzkow, Eagle, tf. Gabe Ross, Cd’A, 16-1. Austin Wilson, PF, p. Tyler Loyd, Borah, 1:13.
170 — Cole Jesienouski, PF, p. Kaden Curtis, Highland, 1:23. Sam Randall, Rocky Mountain, d. Austin May, PF, 3-2. Wilson Kroll, Borah, p. Mackenzie Baker, Cd’A, 1:08.
182 — Nathan McLeod, PF, p. Joe Cataloni, Rocky Mountain, 2:20. Jaren Kahoiwai, Boise, d. Justis Balison, LC, 9-2. Cody Johnson, PF, d. Josh Hansen, Highland, 4-3.
195 — Garrett DeMers, Cd’A, p. Tristan Messick, Rocky Mountain, :58. Cooper Harris, Timberline, p. Justin Farnsworth, PF, 2:50. Canyon Purcell, Boise, p. Billy Vigil, PF, 2:34.
220 — Matt James, Cd’A, p. Austin Kasper, Lewiston, 1:09.
285 — Dakota Groves, Cd’A, p. Eugene Thompson, PF, 1:35.
Championship quarterfinals
98 — Justin Stattner, Vallivue, p. Anthony Price, Cd’A, 4:18. Lucas Bolster, PF, p. Ryan Knapp, Lewiston, :33.
106 — Denver Dobson, Highland, d. Drew Gorringe, Cd’A, 10-8. Drake Foster, PF, p. Tanner Wiese, Centennial, :58.
120 — Mitch Crain, PF, p. Spencer Rich, RM, 2:52.
132 — Nick Wells, LC, d. Laziah Vasquez, Idaho Falls, 4-2. Chadd Webster, PF, d. Alex Creel, Mountain View, 7-2.
138 — Hudson Staub, Cd’A, d Jake Lohman, Lewiston, 7-5. Tanner Riekena, PF, d. Collin Sale, Mountain View, 8-3.
145 — James Ost, PF, p. Austin Wahl, RM, 3:37. Kris McFarlane, Centennial, tf. Jared Lambert, LC, 18-3.
152 — Tyler Booth, PF, p. Cody Jones, Eagle, 1:38. Nate Partenfelder, LC, md. Ryan Despain, Centennial, 10-1.
160 — Austin Dewey, Centennial, p. Mike Bond, PF, 1:52. Austin Wilson, PF, p. Talon Derrick, Centennial, 1:23.
170 — Cole Jesienouski, PF, p. Jake Dewey, Centennial, 2:33.
182 — Nathan McLeod, PF, p. Alex Thackery, Mountain View, 1:59. Cody Johnson, PF, d. Quinton Grimmage, Lewiston, 2-0.
195 — Garrett DeMers, Cd’A, p. Mathew March, Eagle, :48.
220 — Austin Sword, Boise, md. Matt James, Cd’A, 13-5.
285 — Davin Addison, Boise, p. Dakota Groves, Cd’A, 3:08.
Consolation first round
98 — Killian Konda, LC, p. Bridger Carpenter, Idaho Falls, 4:09.
113 — Peter Berger, PF, p. Roger Fannin, Meridian, 2:23. A.J. Konda, Cd’A, p. Ryan Myers, Skyline, 2:48.
120 — Mitch Haber, Highland, p. Steve Price, Cd’A, 4:16.
126 — Tyler Mahal, PF, p. Hunter Birrer, Mountain View, 3:44. Jonas Williams, RM, p. Tristin Dunn, Cd’A, 2:44.
160 — Gabe Ross, Cd’A, p. Chris Carp, Meridian, 3:34.
170 — Austin May, PF, d. Shaun Nutt, Timberline, 4-3. Chris Reinhart, Skyline, p. Mackenzie Baker, Cd’A, 1:51.
182 — Justis Balison, LC, d. Tony Campbell, Vallivue, 5-0.
195 — Justin Farnsworth, PF, p. Rowdy Robling, Centennial, 1:22. Cavan Cook, Mountain View, p. Billy Vigil, PF, 3:40.
285 — Eugene Thompson, PF, p. Brendon Pearson, Lewiston, 1:24.
Consolation second round
98 — Killian Konda, LC, p. Anthony Price, Cd’A, 3:11.
106 — Drew Gorringe, Cd’A, p. Josh Robinson, Meridian, 1:43.
113 — Jake Carlton, Lewiston, d. Peter Berger, PF, 8-4. A.J. Konda, Cd’A, d. Josh Slater, Borah, 11-4.
126 — Michael Algate, Centennial, p. Tyler Mahal, PF, 1:33.
145 — Jared Lambert, LC, d. Zane Madruga, Lewiston, 8-2.
160 — Reece Baldwin, Lewiston, p. Gabe Ross, Cd’A, 1:36. Mike Bond, PF, d. Tyler Loyd, Borah, 12-10.
170 — Wilson Kroll, Borah, d. Austin May, PF, 4-0.
182 — Logan Blackwood, Centennial, d. Justis Balison, LC, 8-6 (OT).
195 — Landon Moffat, Eagle, p. Justin Farnsworth, PF, 3:34.
220 — Matt James, Cd’A, p. Collin McDonald, Mountain View, :47.
285 — D.J. Maurer, Lewiston, p. Eugene Thompson, PF, :41. Hunter Diehl, Highland, d. Dakota Groves, Cd’A, 2-0.
Consolation third round
98 — Chance Hudson, Mountain View, d. Killian Konda, LC, 4-3.
106 — Drew Gorringe, Cd’A, md. Tanner Wiese, Centennial, 16-6.
113 — A.J. Konda, Cd’A, p. Jake Carlton, Lewiston, 4:28.
145 — Jared Lambert, LC, d. Austin Wahl, Rocky Mountain, 7-3.
160 — Reece Baldwin, Lewiston, p. Mike Bond, PF, :46.
220 — Matt James, Cd’A, d. Jacob Fields, Capital, 5-4.
Team scores — 1, Kuna 148.50. 2, Columbia 114.50. 3, Caldwell 88. 4, Minico 86. 5, Blackfoot 67. 6, Preston 59. 7 (tie), Bonneville, Pocatello 54. 9, Jerome 51. 10, Lakeland 46. 11, Sandpoint 44. 12, Madison 38. 13, Middleton 37. 14, Nampa 35.50. 15, Wood River 33. 16, Canyon Ridge 29. 17 (tie), Hillcrest, Rigby 26. 19, Shelley 24. 20, Twin Falls 23. 21, Emmett 21. 22 (tie), Mountain Home, Skyview 20. 24, Century 19. 25, Burley 8. 26, Moscow 4.
Championship first round
98 — Austin Pierson, Jerome, d. Kyle Caniero, Lakeland, 5-3.
106 — Austin Hoobler, Lakeland, p. Pat Burns, Minico, 3:28.
113 — Tyson Hendricks, Lakeland, p. Jose Guzman, CR, 1:01.
120 — Dustin Hannawalt, Lakeland, p. Andrew Bright, Nampa, 1:31.
126 — Zach Packer, Hillcrest, p. Chad Miller, LL, 1:50.
132 — Will Putman, LL, p. Troy Goodman, San, 4:29.
138 — Jason Eavenson, Caldwell, p. Tuekota Tate, LL, 3:49. Brandon Yount, LL, d. Austin Gilchrist, Minico, 13-9.
145 — Ryan Goldsby, Mountain Home, d. Brandon Mailhot, LL, 6-4. David Nelson, LL, p. Carlos Salinas, Minico, 1:14.
152 — Jesse Putman, LL, p. Luke Allred, Minico, 1:16.
160 — Jaxson Landon, Hillcrest, p. Denver Winn, LL, 3:08. Garrett Grigsby, Col, p. Chase Campbell, LL, 2:33.
170 — Preston Andersen, Rigby, p. Killian Estes, LL, 1:11.
195 — Gabe Owen, Kuna, p. Connor Shepard, LL, 1:18.
220 — Chance Jensen, Blackfoot, p. Josh Kaplan, LL, :22.
285 — Bubba Fitzgerald, Preston, p. Skyler Hatch, LL, :59.
Championship quarterfinals
106 — Chad Green, Madison, p. Austin Hoobler, LL, 1:20.
113 — Tony Gonzales, Caldwell, p. Tyson Hendricks, LL, 1:32.
120 — Taylor Higbee, Pocatello, p. Dustin Hannawalt, LL, 1:52.
132 — Tomaz Gonzalez, Col, p. Will Putman, LL, 3:26.
138 — Brandon Yount, LL, md. Marco Fonseca, Nampa, 11-2.
145 — Alex Dela Rosa, Nampa, d. David Nelson, LL, 3-0.
152 — Aaron Villarin, Emmett, d. Jesse Putman, LL, 8-1.
Consolation first round
98 — Max Hillman, Skyview, p. Kyle Caniero, LL, 3:29.
126 — Isaiah Alvarado, Minico, md. Chad Miller, LL, 12-4.
160 — Gustavo Salinas, Minico, p. Denver Winn, LL, 2:24. Chase Campbell, LL, p. Slyvestre Quiroz, Burley, :56.
170 — A.J. Elrod, Pocatello, p. Killian Estes, LL, 1:28.
195 — Izzak Cook, Middleton, p. Connor Shepard, 2:18.
220 — Kody Wiggins, Col, p. Josh Kaplan, LL, 2:35.
285 — Xavier Powell, Middleton, p. Skyler Hatch, LL, 3:31.
Consolation second round
113 — Tyson Hendricks, LL, d. Tim Boyle, Wood River, 5-4.
120 — Dustin Hannawalt, LL, d. Cooper Bailey, Wood River, 7-3.
132 — Will Putman, LL, d. Tanner Sessions, Mountain Home, 8-6.
145 — David Nelson, LL, d. Cordell Robbins, Pocatello, 2-0.
152 — Jesse Putman, LL, md. Cade Nicholls, Preston, 13-2.
160 — Olin Vickers, Col, md. Chase Campbell, LL, 17-3.
Consolation third round
113 — Chad Olsen, Middleton, md. Tyson Hendricks, LL, 13-5.
120 — Romen Barela, Pocatello, p. Dustin Hannawalt, LL, 2:53.
132 — Isacc Laris, Twin Falls, d. Will Putman, LL, 5-4.
145 — Kaleb Price, CR, d. David Nelson, LL, 3-0.
152 — Jesse Putman, LL, d. Darneal Stephens, Pocatello, 6-2.
Team scores — 1, Weiser 114. 2, Snake River 91.50. 3, Sugar-Salem 89. 4, Timberlake 85. 5, Fruitland 83. 6, South Fremont 81.50. 7, Teton 81. 8, Kellogg 79. 9, Bonners Ferry 79. 10, Homedale 64.50. 11, Salmon 64.50. 11, Salmon 59.50. 12, Bear Lake 56.50. 13, American Falls 56. 14, Payette 53. 15, Buhl 44.50. 16 (tie), Parma, St. Maries 41. 18, Marsh Valley 34. 19, Priest River 30. 20, Kimberly 17. 21, Filer 6.
Championship first round
98 — Dailyn Johnson, Timberlake, md. Taco St. Jeour, South Fremont, 13-2. Bubba Boots, SF, p. Bubba Boots, St. Maries, 1:31. Conor Hoggan, Teton, p. Dillon Grafton, TL, 2:34.
106 — Cam Raynor, TL, p. Andrew Randall, Homedale, 2:54.
113 — Skyler Valentine, Snake River, p. Rocco Wingfield, TL, 2:32. Josh Richmond, SM, p. Christian Oyervides, Weiser, 2:35. Erik Martin, SM, p. Anthony Virgin, Sugar-Salem, 1:23. Scott Larson, TL, d. Noah Brown, Salmon, 5-0.
120 — Kody Hongslo, TL, p. Casey White, Weiser, :47. Jacob Herman, Kimberly, p. Sheldon Dittman, SM, 1:09.
126 — Drew Hill, TL, p. Alex Gomez, Weiser, 2:19.
132 — Diego Meraz, Snake River, d. Tyler Badertscher, TL, 16-9.
138 — Tristan Clements, Bear Lake, p. Preston Rhoades, TL, 1:13.
145 — Brayden Beard, SR, p. Tristen Roth, TL, 2:54.
152 — Joe Bloomsburg, SM, d. Cody Brewer, Salmon, 14-10.
160 — Ashton Stephenson, SM, p. Gage Kliegl, Buhl, 5:45. Forrest Herring, TL, p. Cody Houghton, Parma, 2:38.
182 — Christian Heth, TL, p. Kyle Purdom, Homedale, 1:12. Colter Carter, SR, p. Nich Fuchs, TL, :42.
195 — Jesse Dewey, Teton, p. Drew Johnson, TL, :55.
285 — Allan Foote, TL, p. Kevin Andrews, Sugar-Salem, 2:39.
Championship quarterfinals
98 — Billy Godfrey, Salmon, p. Dailyn Johnson, Timberlake, 1:41.
106 — Cade Cooke, Teton, p. Cam Raynor, TL, 1:42.
113 — Skyler Valentine, Snake River, p. Josh Richmond, SM, 1:11. Scott Larson, TL, d. Kaden Bench, Snake River, 2-1.
120 — Kody Hongslo, TL, p. Adam McLean, Buhl, 1:24.
126 — Drew Hill, TL, p. Kody Hill, Teton, 2:55.
152 — Eric Corona, Fruitland, d. Joe Bloomsburg, SM, 8-4.
160 — Ashton Stephenson, SM, md. Brenden Pope, Sugar-Salem, 10-2. Forrest Herring, TL, d. Julian Gallegos, American Falls, 9-7 (OT).
182 — Trey Graves, Salmon, p. Christian Heth, Timberlake, 3:44.
285 — Allan Foote, TL, p. Jacob Hanover, Bear Lake, 4:36.
Consolation first round
98 — Dillon Grafton, Timberlake, d. Mike Hyndman, Kellogg, 4-3.
113 — Rocco Wingfield, TL, md. Christian Oyervides, Weiser, 13-2.
120 — Sheldon Dittman, SM, p. Dakota Myers, Fruitland, 1:41.
132 — Bailey King, Fruitland, d. Tyler Badertscher, TL, 9-8.
138 — Preston Rhoades, TL, p. Palmer Champlin, Kimberly, 3:54.
145 — Tristen Roth, TL, p. Caleb Rundle, Filer, 1:40.
182 — Sam Hainey, Fruitland, p. Nich Fuchs, TL, 1:45.
195 — Drew Johnson, TL, p. Johnny Wells, Bear Lake, 1:23.
Consolation second round
98 — Dillon Grafton, TL, d. Aaron Smith, Bonners Ferry, 7-4.
106 — Dakota Whitaker, Parma, d. Cam Raynor, TL, 4-3.
113 — Kaden Bench, Snake River, d. Rocco Wingfield, TL, 7-3. Josh Richmond, SM, md. Noah Brown, Salmon, 14-5.
120 — Adam McLean, Buhl, p. Sheldon Dittman, SM, 4:53.
138 — Dallas Hopkins, Priest River, p. Preston Rhoades, TL, 2:11.
145 — Tristen Roth, TL, p. Cody Stewart, Kellogg, 2:42.
152 — Joe Bloomsburg, SM, p. Kade Brown, Sugar-Salem, 2:06.
182 — Pierce Otto, Kellogg, p. Christian Heth, TL, 2:55.
195 — Carman Krichbaum, Bonners Ferry, p. Drew Johnson, TL, :57.
Consolation third round
98 — Dillon Grafton, TL, p. Dailyn Johnson, TL, 2:45.
113 — Devin Fisher, Homedale, p. Josh Richmond, SM, :45.
145 — Zack Wilson, Bonners Ferry, d. Tristen Roth, TL, 12-9.
152 — Joe Bloomsburg, SM, p. Dustin Kistenmacher, Weiser, 4:02.
Team scores — 1, Declo 127. 2, North Fremont 103. 3, McCall-Donnelly 86. 4, Malad 78.50. 5, West Jefferson 73. 6, Firth 66. 7, Gooding 61. 8, Challis 60. 9, Melba 56. 10, North Gem 55. 11, Ririe 49. 12, Grangeville 48. 13, New Plymouth 46.50. 14, Prairie 44. 15, Aberdeen 28.50. 16, Wallace 26. 17, Raft River 22. 18, Marsing 20. 19, Potlatch 18.50. 20 (tie), Grace, Soda Springs 17. 22 (tie), Oakley, Valley 16. 24, West Side 15.50. 25, Orofino 15. 26, Glenns Ferry 14. 27 (tie), Kootenai, Mackay 10. 29 (tie), Clearwater Valley, Wendell 9. 31, Cascade 8. 32, Kamiah 7. 33, Mullan 4. 34 (tie), Dietrich, Garden Valley 0.
Championship first round
170 — Mathew Speelman, Kootenai, p. Christian Anderson, Malad, :45.
195 — Lance Steele, North Fremont, p. Billy Schwartz, Kootenai, 1:40.
Championship quarterfinals
170 — Ryan Rainey, West Jefferson, d. Mathew Speelman, Kootenai, 8-4.
Consolation first round
195 — Billy Schwartz, Kootenai, p. R.J. Comds, Wendell, 1:42.
Consolation second round
170 — Nick Muller, Orofino, d. Mathew Speelmon, Kootenai, 8-6.
195 — Billy Schwartz, Kootenai, p. Marcus Davis, New Plymouth, 1:23.
Consolation third round
195 — Eric Finley, Gooding, p. Billy Schwartz, Kootenai, 2:20.