Post Falls leads after first day

COEUR d’ALENE — After the first day in the 47th Tri-State Invitational, a familiar face sits on the top of the team standings.

Post Falls, behind semifinalists Braxton Mason (98 pounds), Ridge Lovett (126), Braydon Huber (152) and Coleton Kazmierczak (170), leads with 140 points through the quarterfinal round.

Mead is second with 116.

“It was a good day overall for us,” said Post Falls coach Pete Reardon, whose team also has nine wrestlers remaining in the consolation bracket. “There’s going to be some good and some bad with a tournament like this, but the kids just kept plugging away. We lost a few close matches and won a few. Both Coleton and Braxton had awesome days. They were a great surprise, but not to us. Sometimes you make the most of the draw, and they both did that. They got on a roll and it was awesome to see.”

Post Falls won Tri-State titles in 2014 and ’15, and was second last year. Defending champion Havre (Mont.) is fourth with 104 points, five points behind Moses Lake.

Alex Edelblute (106), William Edelblute (120) and Larry Johnson (145) advanced to the semis for Lakeland, which is sixth with 93.5 points.

Braydon Herbert of Timberlake will face Mason in a semifinal at 98 pounds. Isaiah Evans of Timberlake (120) also advanced to the semis.

Mead is second with 116 points, followed by Moses Lake in third with 109 and Havre (Mont.) fourth with 104.

Wrestling resumes today at 9 a.m. Semifinals are scheduled for around noon, with finals slated for around 5 p.m.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 140. 2, Mead 116. 3, Moses Lake 109. 4, Havre 104. 5, Flathead 95.5. 6, Lakeland 93.5. 7, University 83.5. 8, White River 83. 9, Mt. Spokane 82. 10, Kelso 81.5. 11 (tie), Lake Stevens, Central Valley 81. 13, Othello 73. 14, Orting 72. 15, East Valley 70. 16, Deer Park 65.5. 17 (tie), Chiawana, Hermiston 65. 19 (tie), Camas, Frenchtown 61. 21, Sentinel 60. 22, Tahoma 57. 23 (tie), La Grande, Bethel 54. 25, Polson 53. 26, North Central 47. 27, Tonasket 46.5. 28, Lewiston 45. 29 (tie), Capital, Coeur d’Alene 44. 31, Colville 43. 32, Auburn Riverside 41.5. 33 (tie), Freeman, Timberlake 40. 36 (tie), Graham-Kapowsin, Reardan 38. 38, Moscow 36. 39, Ferris 35. 40, Potlatch 28. 41 (tie), Jenkins, Lakeside 27. 43, Pullman 26.5. 44, Battle Ground 24.5. 45, Castle Rock 24. 46, Riverside 23. 47 (tie), Shadle Park, Vashon Island 22. 49, Medical Lake 19. 50 (tie), Darrington, Lake City 18. 52, Oregon City 17. 53, Juanita 15.5. 54 (tie), Bonners Ferry, Libby, Priest River, 15. 57, Northwest Christian 14.5. 58, Kentridge 14. 59, Newport 13. 60, Auburn 11. 61 (tie), Gonzaga Prep, Kellogg 10. 63, Nathan Hale 8.5. 64 (tie), Meadowdale, Okanogan 8. 66, Royal 7. 67, Liberty Bell 6. 68 (tie), Kennewick, Liberty 0.

SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS

98 — Braxton Mason, Post Falls vs. Brayden Herbert, Timberlake; Donnie Krissak, Bethel vs. Eli Warner, Frenchtown.

106 — Alex Edelblute, Lakeland vs. Jacob Bennett, Lake Stevens; Noah Cortez, Graham-Kapowsin vs. Maximus Zamora, Moses Lake.

113 — Chase Randall, Mead vs. Jake Bibler, Frenchtown; Cameron Pleninger, Havre vs. Yusef Nelson, Auburn Riverside.

120 — Chase Tebbets, Mead vs. William Edelblute, Lakeland; Hunter Nees, Freeman vs. Isaiah Evans, Timberlake.

126 — Ridge Lovett, Post Falls vs. Bryce Miller, Kelso; Clayton Gilliam, North Central vs. Trent Baun, Colville.

132 — Riley Gurr, Frenchtown vs. Tanner Craig, Camas; Lane Young, Lakeside vs. Kyler Anstrom, University.

138 — Alexander Cruz, Orting vs. Cade Krishnek, Capital; Martin Wilkie, Havre vs. Jake Howerton, Mt. Spokane.

145 — Larry Johnson, Lakeland vs. Bradley Wiggs, Central Valley; Riley Cisne, Chiawana vs. Adian Villarreal, Hermiston.

152 — Nate Moore, White River vs. Braydon Huber, Post Falls; Parker Adler, Polson vs. Brent Hodgson, Deer Park.

160 — Hunter Cruz, Moses Lake vs. Cameron Crawford, Mead; Tyson Stover, Chiawana vs. Josh Johnson, North Central.

170 — Zack Stratton, Central Valley vs. Kiran Srikanth, Pullman; Jack Ervien, White River vs. Coleton Kazmierczak, Post Falls.

182 — Tucker Nadeau, Flathead vs. Elijah Livingston, La Grande; Brandon Iris, Freeman vs. Masin Sabin, White River.

195 — Tyler Schaub, Havre vs. Joey Gutierrez, Hermiston; Layton Paul, Potlatch vs. Hunter Gregerson, University.

220 — Kione Gill, Tahoma vs. John Keiser, Central Valley; Payton Castro, Moses Lake vs. Adam Wallace, Moscow.

285 — Wyatt Whickham, Central Valley vs. Michael Lee, Flathead; Isaiah Perez, Othello vs. Josh Alvarez, Chiawana.