NORTH IDAHO RUMBLE: Post Falls wins by half a point
<p>Lakeland’s 160 pound Brandon Mailhot grapples with Preston Rhodes of Timberlake Saturday in the first round of their championship match at Coeur d’Alene High School.</p>
<p>Casey Randles, Sandpoint, holds Ryan Klemp, Lewiston, to the mat during their 152 pound North Idaho Rumble Championship match Saturday.</p>
<p>120 pound wrestler Alius De La Rosa, right, of Post Falls attempts to throw Tyson Hendricks of Lakeland to the mat Saturday during the North Idaho Rumble Championships.</p>
COEUR d'ALENE - Defending champion Post Falls won by the scantest of margins Saturday, beating out Lewiston, 189.5-189, to win the North Idaho Rumble at Coeur d'Alene High.
The tournament came down to the 195-pound match, as Reece Baldwin of Lewiston won 3-2 in a decision over Phoenix Duncan of Coeur d'Alene.
"We knew it was going to be close going into the finals," Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said. "We had a lead going into the finals. We had guys in the lower weights that had pins. Those pins put us ahead by a comfortable margin. But Lewiston had the possibility of beating us and it came down to the 195-pound match. They were down 4 1/2 points and won by decision and after that match, they were down by a half a point. If they had won by pin, they would've won the whole tournament. They won, but it came down to the last match. Our kids competed very well. In the last couple of weeks, we've had kids who've been out and we had kids who stepped up. It wasn't easy."
Brian Edelblute (106) and Brandon Mailhot (160) won championships for Lakeland, which finished fourth with 148 points.
"We're happy with the outcome," Lakeland coach Rob Edelblute said. "We had a couple kids out, but the guys stepped up and had a nice, solid tournament. Brian wrestled a really good tournament and is starting to come into his own this season. He looked tough and it was a big win for him. Brandon just wrestled solid as usual."
Casey Benton (113), Alius De La Rosa (120) and Drake Foster (126) won titles for Post Falls.
Benton beat teammate Nathan Hill, pinning him at 3:04. Ryan Failor pinned Tanner Read of Lakeland at 50 seconds in the third-place match at 195 pounds and Eli Bennett pinned Talon Egbers of Sandpoint (1:08) for third. As it turned out, the Trojans needed every one of those points.
"Casey Benton at 113, making the finals for him was huge," Reardon said. "Nathan Hill did a great job at 113 for us. At 195, Ryan Failor, at 220, Eli Bennett and at heavweight, Justin Farnsworth, all earned third place for us. Those points were huge, they helped us win the tournament. If any one of those finished fourth, we wouldn't have won the tournament."
Hudson Staub won at 182 pounds for Coeur d'Alene. Josh Travers of Sandpoint won the 220-pound title.
TEAM SCORES - 1, Post Falls 189.5. 2, Lewiston 189. 3, Coeur d'Alene 149. 4, Lakeland 148. 5, Centennial 111.5. 6, Sandpoint 95. 7, Timberlake 73.5. 8, Moscow 71. 9, American Falls 62. 10, Cheney 57. 11, Lake City 46. 12, Bonners Ferry 43. 13, Priest River 41.5. 14, St. Maries 39.5.
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
98 - Dillinger Fausett, American Falls, p. Kaleb Maciosek, Coeur d'Alene, 1:35. 106 - Brian Edelblute, Lakeland, md. Mike Bingham, Coeur d'Alene, 10-1. 113 - Casey Benton, Post Falls, p. Nathan Hill, Post Falls, 3:04. 120 - Alius De La Rosa, Post Falls, p. Tyson Hendricks, Lakeland, 3:13. 126 - Drake Foster, Post Falls, d. Algate Luke, Centennial, by forfeit. 132 - Matthew Park, Centennial, p. Steven Zettel, Post Falls, 2:44. 138 - Bryce Parson, Lewiston, p. Tyler Wolf, Post Falls, 2:44. 145 - Hayden Tuma, Centennial, d. Drake Randall, Lewiston, 11-4.152 - Ryan Klemp, Lewiston, d. Casey Randles, Sandpoint, 10-2. 160 - Brandon Mailhot, Lakeland, p. Preston Rhodes, Timberlake, 3:39. 170 - Josh Wessels, Cheney, d. Brandon Vandevender, Lewiston, 5-2. 182 - Hudson Staub, Coeur d'Alene, tf. Tate Grover, American Falls, 15-0. 195 - Reece Baldwin, Lewiston, d. Phoenix Duncan, Coeur d'Alene, 3-2. 220 - Josh Travers, Sandpoint, p. Conor Shepherd, Lakeland, 1:54. 285 - Jonathan Gaspar, Bonners Ferry, d. Ivan Mucyo Ngabo, Moscow, 5-3.
THIRD-FOURTH PLACE MATCHES
98 - Trevor Rigney, Lewiston, p. Mike Kelly, Coeur d'Alene, 5:11.106 - Colton Jones, Lewiston, p. Dakota Johnson, Timberlake, 1:55. 113 - Scout Nash, Sandpoint, md. Tyler Siegford, Lakeland, 10-2. 120 - David Booth, Post Falls, d. Justin Wright, Lakeland, 7-0. 126 - Lucas Bolster, Post Falls, d. Mario Peregrina, Coeur d'Alene, 7-5. 132 - Drew Gorringe, Coeur d'Alene, d. David Rusche, Lake City, 10-9. 138 - James Fisher, Centennial, tf. Tristin Dunn, Coeur d'Alene, 18-3. 145 - Dallas Hopkins, Priest River, d. Lewis Dunton, Sandpoint, 7-4. 152 - Sam Bruce, Moscow, p. Owen Stebbins, Sandpoint, 2:21. 160 - Amrakh Aliyev, Centennial, d. Jared Walker, Lewiston, 3-1. 170 - Cade Armstrong, Moscow, d. Corey Cook, Lake City, 9-6. 182 - Karsen Walker, Lewiston, p. Devon Waterman, Cheney, 1:18. 195 - Ryan Failor, Post Falls, p. Tanner Read, Lakeland, :50. 220 - Elijah Bennett, Post Falls, p. Talon Egbers, Sandpoint, 1:08. 285 - Justin Farnsworth, Post Falls, p. Austin Leiva, Centennial, 1:29.