Post Falls jumps out to early lead at Rumble

COEUR d’ALENE — Post Falls qualified 14 wrestlers for the semifinals of the the North Idaho Rumble, leading the 18-team tournament with 125.5 points after the first day on Friday at Coeur d’Alene High.

Roddy Romero (98 pounds), Braxton Mason (106), Ryan Graves (106), Bryce Smith (113), Lane Reardon (120), Isaac Jessen (126), Ethan Miller (132), A.J. De La Rosa (138), Nicholas McLeod (138), Ridge Lovett (145), Mathias De La Rosa (152), Wyatt Shelly (170), Terran Sharbrough (285) and Austin Portner (285) went unbeaten on the tournament’s first day to advance.

Tournament host Coeur d’Alene is second with 75.5 points, followed by Lakeland in third with 68.5.

Dylan Moffat (106), Dom Jessos (113), Hunter Schueller (126), Nolan Randles (138), Gunner Giulio (152), Garrett Ashby (152) and Nick Dohm (182) advanced to the semis for Coeur d’Alene.

Chandler Axtell (120), Sam Edelblute (126), Riley Siegford (132), Colton Boettcher (160), Hayden Berger (195) and Sam Feusier (285) advanced to the semis for Lakeland.

Caden Hess (98) Devin Sorrelle (120), Seth Nutting (160), Zane Monaghan (182), Mahlon Clark (195) and Connor Dremann (220) advanced to the semifinals for Lake City, which is fourth with 60 points.

“We definitely had some bright spots today,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said. “But as a team, I didn’t think we were as solid as we’d been. I don’t know if we got it put together again. Hopefully, we’ll come back with a little more fire on Saturday.”

Isaiah Evans (126) and Joey Follini (182) advanced to the semis for Timberlake, which is tied for seventh with Moscow with 33 points.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 125.5. 2, Coeur d’Alene 75.5. 3, Lakeland 68.5. 4, Lake City 60. 5, Bonners Ferry 48.5. 6, American Falls 39. 7 (tie), Moscow, Timberlake 33. 9, Caldwell 30. 10, Mountain Home 28. 11, Lewiston 27. 12, Sandpoint 24. 13 (tie), Cheney, West Valley 22.5. 15, Kellogg 21. 16, Priest River 16. 17, Potlatch 12. 18, Orofino 9.

SEMIFINAL MATCHES

98 — Roddy Romero, Post Falls, vs. Tristan Bremer, Lewiston; Cooper Evans, American Falls, vs. Jake Summerfield, Bonners Ferry.

106 — Caden Hess, Lake City, vs. Braxton Mason, Post Falls; Dylan Moffat, Coeur d’Alene vs. Ryan Graves, Post Falls.

113 — Evan Barajas, Bonners Ferry, vs. Bryce Smith, Post Falls; Gage Wilson, Mountain Home, vs. Dom Jessos, Coeur d’Alene.

120 — Chandler Axtell, Lakeland, vs. Casey Olesen, Sandpoint; Lane Reardon, Post Falls, vs. Devin Sorrelle, Lake City.

126 — Sam Edelblute, Lakeland, vs. Isaiah Evans, Timberlake; Isaac Jessen, Post Falls, vs. Hunter Schueller, Coeur d’Alene.

132 — Judson Hall, Kellogg, vs. Riley Siegford, Lakeland; Ethan Miller, Post Falls, vs. Zack Park, Mountain Home.

138 — A.J. De La Rosa, Post Falls, vs. Nolan Randles, Coeur d’Alene; Manuel Naccarato, Bonners Ferry, vs. Nicholas McLeod, Post Falls.

145 — Ridge Lovett, Post Falls, vs. Jacob Herrboldt, Mountain Home; Gabe Prather, Potlatch, vs. Eli Richards, Bonners Ferry.

152 — Jackson Showalter, Cheney, vs. Gunner Giulio, Coeur d’Alene; Mathias De La Rosa, Post Falls, vs. Garrett Ashby, Coeur d’Alene.

160 — Seth Nutting, Lake City, vs. Colton Boettcher, Lakeland; Isaiah Fleck, Sandpoint, vs. Jose Cervantes, American Falls.

170 — Britton Needham, Moscow, vs. Wyatt Shelly, Post Falls; Carlos Flores, Caldwell, vs. Damon Shaw, Lewiston.

182 — Joey Follini, Timberlake, vs. Zane Monaghan, Lake City; Luke McGreevy, Moscow, vs. Nick Dohm, Coeur d’Alene.

195 — George Bolling, Orofino, vs. Gabe See, Bonners Ferry; Mahlon Clark, Lake City, vs. Hayden Berger, Lakeland.

220 — Wyatt Kearn, American Falls, vs. Aaron Reyes, Priest River; Connor Dremann, Lake City, vs. Vincent Claudio, Caldwell.

285 — Terran Sharbrough, Post Falls, vs. Ethan Simpson, West Valley; Sam Feusier, Lakeland, vs. Austin Portner, Post Falls.