Trojans pin down Timberwolves in final dual before regionals
LOREN BENOIT/Press Lake City's Porter Chatwin tries to fend off Post Falls' Bryce Smith in the 106 pound match Wednesday night at Post Falls High School.
LOREN BENOIT/Press Micah McLeod, top, wrestles with Lake City's Griffin Schoch in the 160 pound match Wednesday night at Post Falls High School.
LOREN BENOIT/PressSpectators watch Post Falls' Mathias DeLaRosa, left, and Kaleb Strickler wrestle in the 132 pound match Wednesday night at Post Falls High School.
LOREN BENOIT/PressLake City's Ram Lettau grabs Vaughn Hoffman's leg in the 170 pound match at Post Falls High School Wednesday night.
LOREN BENOIT/PressPost Falls' Micah McLeod tries to fend off Lake City's Griffin Schoch in the 160 pound match Wednesday night at Post Falls High School.
LOREN BENOIT/PressLake City's Seth Nutting, left, watches Wyatt Shelly's hands in the 152 pound match Wednesday night at Post Falls High School.
LOREN BENOIT/PressPost Falls' Micah McLeod, back, wrestles with Griffin Schoch in the 160 pound match Wednesday night at Post Falls High School.
LOREN BENOIT/PressPost Falls' Micah McLeod, left, grapples with Lake City's Griffin Schoch in the 160 pound match Wednesday night at Post Falls High School.
LOREN BENOIT/PressA referee confirms Bryce Smiths' pin in the 106 pound match Wednesday night at Post Falls High School.
• WRESTLING
POST FALLS — The host Post Falls Trojans had pins in the first seven matches — and another by forfeit — to beat the Lake City Timberwolves 60-21 in a dual on Wednesday at The Arena.
Bryce Smith (106 pounds), A.J. De La Rosa (120), Matt McLeod (126), Mathias De La Rosa (132), Jason Burchell (138), Braydon Huber (145) and Wyatt Shelly (152) picked up pins in the early matches, with Brad Noesen (220) also winning by pin for Post Falls. Senior Cody Cantrell picked up a 5-0 decision at heavyweight for Post Falls.
“It was senior night, so it was a great way to honor our seniors and a great group of kids,” Post Falls coach Pete Reardon. “Cody (Cantrell) won a close match (at heavyweight) and I was really proud of him. It was a good, solid match.”
Ram Lettau (170), Zane Monagham (182) and Rusty Dan (195) won by pin for Lake City.
Both teams return to action in the 5A Region 1 tournament next Saturday at Lakeland High in Rathdrum.
106 — Bryce Smith, PF, p. Porter Chatwin, 3:00. 113 — Jordan Grimm, PF, by forfeit. 120 — A.J. De La Rosa, PF, p. Porter Chatwin, 1:34. 126 — Matt McLeod, PF, p. Ricky Thomas, 1:22. 132 — Mathias De La Rosa, PF, p. Kaleb Strickler, 1:42. 138 — Jason Burchell, PF, p. Skylar Neils, :53. 145 — Braydon Huber, PF, p. Chase Lathim, 3:06. 152 — Wyatt Shelly, PF, p. Seth Nutting, 1:46. 160 — Griffin Schoch, LC, d. Micah McLeod, 10-5. 170 — Ram Lettau, LC, p. Vaughn Hoffman, 3:17. 182 — Zane Monaghan, LC, p. Isaac Shadduck, 2:00. 195 — Rusty Dan, LC, p. Alex Lutsenko, 1:10. 220 — Brad Noesen, PF, p. Cooper Brown, 1:54. 285 — Cody Cantrell, PF, d. Zane Lettau, 5-0. 98 — Brelane Huber, PF, md. Caden Hess, 9-0.
• POSTPONEMENTS
Snow wiped out the prep boys basketball schedule on Wednesday night. Nonleague games between Sandpoint at Lake City, as well as St. Maries at Timberlake were postponed with no makeup date announced.
A North Star League game between Genesis Prep at Kootenai was rescheduled for Feb. 15.