STATE HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS: Crowded at the top ... Trojans third, but well within striking distance in 5A tournament

NAMPA — With five state 5A championships as coach, you’d think Post Falls coach Pete Reardon has seen it, felt it and knows how to approach championship Saturday from any kind of angle.

Today, he’ll see if his Trojans can make the jump again for that elusive sixth title.

Post Falls, with five wins in the state 5A semifinals at the Ford Idaho Center on Friday, sits third with 210.5 points, but just 9.5 points from leader Meridian and seven back of second-place Nampa.

“You’d think as a coach, the more you’ve been to, you get used to the nerves,” Reardon said. “But I’m just as nervous as the kids. Between being excited for tomorrow, and nervous for them, it’s a lot. But the kids and coaches have worked so hard to get here.”

Senior Rider Seguine (106 pounds), junior Tyson Barnhart (132 pounds) and seniors Jose Laguna (170), Gentry Smith (195) and Trevor Miller (220) advanced to the finals for Post Falls. Seguine is a defending champion, Barnhart a champion as a freshman. Laguna, Smith and Miller are in the finals for the first time.

“All these guys are fairly experienced,” said Reardon, who also has eight wrestlers in the consolation bracket. “With Jose, Gentry and Trevor, they’re experienced, but it’s their first trip to the finals. All of them have tough matches, but it’s going to be exciting.”

Four of the five finals matches feature Post Falls against opponents ahead of them in the team standings. Nampa has seven wrestlers in the finals, as does Meridian, with the 182-pound final a head-to-head bout.

“We said it was going to need to be a complete team tournament,” Reardon said. “We’ve got eight guys fighting in the morning for placement, so it’s going to get interesting.”

In the girls tournament, Coeur d’Alene senior Alyssa Randles (126) and junior Cara Brown (152) advanced to the finals, along with Post Falls senior Abigale Piper (145).

“We kind of expected Alyssa to be in the finals, and she just dominated her opponent in the semifinals,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “Cara had the top seed and controlled the match, which was pretty awesome to see. She did a good job last year and didn’t wrestle well at the end of the year due to injury last year. But she’s come a long way in the last two years and wrestled tough all year.”

Viking senior Dax Larsen, a state runner-up last year, lost in overtime in his semifinal match at 138 pounds.

“It was a heartbreaker,” Moffat said. “He had a good shot in overtime, but the guy who defended it held on. Both guys wrestled a great match.”

Lake City senior Zach Macdonald (113), a defending champion, and sophomore Garrett Leonard (182) lost in the semifinals.

“Both of those guys just ran into really good kids,” Lake City coach Corey Owen said. “Neither had their best match by any means, but hopefully they’ll bounce back and get third.”

Lake City junior Madi Cook (132) remained in contention for placing in the girls tourney with an overtime win in the third round of the consolation bracket.

“She was leading 6-0, then got called for stalling and got put on her back,” Owen said. “The match probably took a few years off my life and she ended up in overtime when she didn’t need to be there. It was her first state tournament, and sometimes nerves get to you. After that stall call, it kind of threw her off and she felt like she had to do something different, when she probably didn’t. But I’m proud of her for getting it done in overtime.”

4A: Lakeland sophomore Jaren Knopp advanced to the placing round at 106 pounds for the Hawks, who are tied for 16th with 33 points.

Defending champion Minico leads the tournament with 217.5 points, followed by Caldwell with 180.

3A: Freshman Wyatt Carey (98), sophomore Paul Sundstrom (113), senior Stryker Huston (120) and junior Luke Schell (182) fell in the semifinals for Timberlake, which is 11th with 51 points.

South Fremont, winners of the last three state 3A titles, leads with 252 points.

2A: New Plymouth leads the tournament with 156 points.

BOYS

5A

TEAM SCORES — 1, Meridian 220. 2, Nampa 217.5. 3, Post Falls 210.5. 4, Mountain View 101. 5, Madison 93. 6, Thunder Ridge 91.5. 7, Middleton 88.5. 8, Highland 85. 9, Eagle 76. 10, Kuna 56. 11, Boise 49. 12, Lewiston 44. 13, Coeur d’Alene 40. 14, Borah 37.5. 15 (tie), Capital, Rocky Mountain 30. 17, Centennial 27. 18, Lake City 20.5. 19, Owyhee 20. 20, Timberline 8. 21, Rigby 3.

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Semifinals

106 — Rider Seguine, Post Falls, d. Gabriel Arnold, Meridian, 12-6; Vincent Contreras, Nampa, p. Logan Loaiza, Post Falls, 2:55.

113 — Aulani Macias, Nampa, d. Zach Macdonald, Lake City, 8-2.

132 — Tyson Barnhart, Post Falls, p. Wylie Stone, Eagle, 5:47.

138 — Nikko Gonzalez, Nampa, d. Dax Larsen, Coeur d’Alene, 2-1.

145 — Carson Burton, Thunder Ridge, md. Trey Smith, Post Falls, 13-5.

152 — Jacob Blandford, Middleton, d. Seth Martin, Post Falls, 3-1.

160 — Jonathan Seamons, Nampa, d. John Rudebaugh, Post Falls, 3-2.

170 — Jose Laguna, Post Falls, d. Treven Hokland, Middleton, 13-6.

182 — Isaiah Twait, Meridian, p. Garrett Leonard, Lake City, :45.

195 — Gentry Smith, Post Falls, p. Kody Biggs, Kuna, 3:42.

220 — Trevor Miller, Post Falls, p. Kaeden Lincoln, Borah, 3:13.

CONSOLATION BRACKET

First round

98 — Justus Peregrina, Coeur d’Alene, d. Wyatt Pearson, Coeur d’Alene, 7-4.

106 — Chris Catalone, Coeur d’Alene, d. Hunter Anderson, Rigby, 7-5.

113 — Tanner Severn, Madison, p. Mason Rogers, Coeur d’Alene, 4:27.

126 — Cole Clint, Timberline, d. Logan Bradley, Coeur d’Alene, 12-10; Porter Hoopes, Middleton, d. Brandon Felix, Post Falls, 3-1.

138 — Braxton Hanna, Madison, d. Gabe Larsen, Coeur d’Alene, 5-4; Jackie Webb, Borah, p. Kyle Miller, Post Falls, 1:23.

145 — Caden Dutra, Lake City, d. Richard Altman, Kuna, 8-1; Demeon Mason-Simonson, Timberlake, d. Brett Meyers, Coeur d’Alene, 10-9; Damion Hamilton, Post Falls, d. Dawson Derie, Highland, 5-1.

152 — Brett Seimears, Rigby, p. Taycen Genitone, Post Falls, 4:21.

160 — Greysen Dormier, Mountain View, p. Zak Wengliskowski, Coeur d’Alene, 2:10.

170 — Gabe Grassel, Coeur d’Alene, d. Cyprien Mutoni, Capital, 4-2.

195 — Alex Brown, Coeur d’Alene, d. Alexander Smith, Meridian, 8-3.

220 — William Fairbanks, Coeur d’Alene, p. Hugo Afamasaga, Nampa, :57.

285 — Dailyn Grimes, Middleton, d. Xander Scholes, Post Falls, 6-0.

Second round

98 — Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene, p. Justus Peregrina, Coeur d’Alene, 2:28; Dezmond Burch, Centennial, d. Jared Wallace, Post Falls, 9-2.

106 — Ashton Fullmer, Thunder Ridge, p. Chris Catalone, Coeur d’Alene, 4:23.

120 — Will Rossi, Coeur d’Alene, md. Ace Ingram, Madison, 11-3; Steven Brooks, Nampa, d. Ethan Wilson, Post Falls, by medical forfeit.

126 — Zack Campbell, Post Falls, p. Cole Clint, Timberline, 4:03.

132 — Sebastian Delgado, Eagle, d. Connor McCarroll, Post Falls, 4-3.

138 — Tanner Piper, Post Falls, p. Camdyn Crespi, Meridian, 1:58.

145 — Ryan Lewis, Middleton, d. Caden Dutra, Lake City, 10-7; Joseph Mozes Jimenez, Nampa, d. Damion Hamilton, Post Falls, 5-3.

152 — Trevor Hardy, Nampa, d. Colton Tucker, Coeur d’Alene, 5-3.

170 — Benjamin Miller, Boise, p. Gabe Grassel, Coeur d’Alene, 1:19.

182 — Mason Rasmussen, Owyhee, d. Carsen Speelman, Coeur d’Alene, 4-1; Owen Spring, Boise, d. Keanyn DeGroat, Post Falls, 8-7.

195 — Kendall Sage, Post Falls, p. Alex Brown, Coeur d’Alene, 3:52.

220 — William Fairbanks, Coeur d’Alene, p. Owen Ward, Thunder Ridge, 3:54; Malcolm Duthie, Post Falls, md. Kevin Heebner, Madison, 10-0.

285 — Matt Ludwig, Post Falls, p. Dailyn Grimes, Middleton, 4:49.

Third round

98 — Rocco White, Coeur d’Alene, d. Dezmond Burch, Centennial, 11-8.

120 — Joe Madden, Eagle, d. Will Rossi, Coeur d’Alene, 4-1.

126 — Zack Campbell, Post Falls, p. Walker Gunnell, Middleton, 1:27.

138 — Tanner Piper, Post Falls, d. Jackie Webb, Borah, 14-13.

195 — Kendall Sage, Post Falls, p. Porter Cottie, Madison, 4:56.

220 — Seth Brock, Eagle, p. William Fairbanks, Coeur d’Alene, :59; Malcolm Duthie, Post Falls, d. Tucker French, Capital, 7-5.

285 — Payton Gunter, Nampa, d. Matt Ludwig, Post Falls, 4-2.

4A

TEAM SCORES — 1, Minico 217.5. 2, Caldwell 180. 3, Bishop Kelly 147. 4, Blackfoot 108.5. 5, Mountain Home 96. 6, Bonneville 95. 7, Century 73. 8, Jerome 69.5. 9, Canyon Ridge 68.5. 10, Sandpoint 59. 11, Shelley 56. 12, Skyline 50. 13, Twin Falls 42.5. 14, Preston 37. 15, Idaho Falls 34. 16 (tie), Lakeland, Ridgevue 33. 18, Columbia 31. 19, Vallivue 26.5. 20, Moscow 22. 21, Emmett 19. 22, Pocatello 17. 23, Skyview 13. 24, Burley 10.5. 25, Hillcrest 10. 26, Wood River 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Semifinals

No locals competed.

CONSOLATION BRACKET

First round

113 — Duke Williamson, Lakeland, d. Kayb Studer, Minico, 4-2.

132 — Kaleb Hammer, Lakeland, p. Dylan Olson, Pocatello, :52; Cole Hester, Emmett, d. Austin Howell, Lakeland, 15-8.

138 — John Meredith, Lakeland, d. Aiden Anguiano, Blackfoot, 5-4.

160 — Damian Munster, Columbia, md. Jesse Tincup, Lakeland, 20-7.

170 — James Laudenklos, Century, d. Raymond Marquez, Lakeland, 11-6.

182 — Dreyan Luna, Bishop Kelly, d. Bradley Grubham, Lakeland, 7-2.

195 — Gage Oles, Lakeland, p. Buster Church, Columbia, 2:26.

285 — Ethan Cross, Bonneville, d. Ernie Steele, Lakeland, 7-2.

Second round

106 — Jaren Knopp, Lakeland, p. Dylan Dottaviano, Bishop Kelly, :45.

113 — Duke Williamson, Lakeland, d. Fox Green, Emmett, 7-5.

120 — Matt Williams, Lakeland, d. Wyat Blanchard, Bonneville, 5-3.

132 — Kaleb Hammer, Lakeland, d. Luis Martinez, Canyon Ridge, 9-2.

138 — Tensei Thompson, Bishop Kelly, md. John Meredith, Lakeland, 12-1.

170 — Britton Sorenson, Bonneville, p. Dylan Scott, Lakeland, 4:31.

195 — Gage Oles, Lakeland, p. Sebastian Flores, Vallivue, 1:53.

220 — Devon Howell, Lakeland, p. William Bomba, Sandpoint, 2:32.

Third round

106 — Jaren Knopp, Lakeland, d. Calvin Abercrombie, Blackfoot, 6-2.

113 — Jackson Norman, Caldwell, p. Duke Williamson, Lakeland, 1:19.

120 — Hunter Bidiman, Caldwell, d. Matt Williams, Lakeland, 7-1.

132 — Dominic Alcantara, Caldwell, md. Kaleb Hammer, Lakeland, 10-2.

195 — George Valenzuela, Skyline, p. Gage Oles, Lakeland, 1:43.

220 — Preston Colvin, Skyline, p. Devon Howell, Lakeland, 2:48.

3A

TEAM SCORES — 1, South Fremont 252. 2, Fruitland 213. 3, Buhl 194. 4, American Falls 154. 5, Snake River 145. 6, Weiser 131.5. 7, Marsh Valley 102.5. 8, Sugar-Salem 86.5. 9, Teton 80.5. 10, McCall-Donnelly 68. 11, Timberlake 51. 12, Bonners Ferry 50. 13, Gooding 49. 14, Payette 42. 15, Homedale 27.5. 16, Kimberly 17. 17, Parma 8. 18, Filer 4.

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Semifinals

98 — Treyton Klingler, Teton, p. Wyatt Carey, Timberlake, 3:23.

113 — Marcus Aleman, Fruitland, p. Paul Sundstrom, Timberlake, 1:01.

120 — Kolter Burton, American Falls, p. Stryker Huston, Timberlake, 1:42.

182 — Quinn Hood, Fruitland, md. Luke Schell, Timberlake, 10-2.

CONSOLATION BRACKET

First round

106 — McKay Stocking, Sugar-Salem, p. Owen Zahnow, Timberlake, 1:57.

126 — Camron Vail, Snake River, p. Ayden Meehan, Timberlake, 2:30.

132 — Cayden Knight, Timberlake, p. Emmerson Aleman, South Fremont, :57.

138 — Jake Swann, Fruitland, md. Cole Hanely, Timberlake, 11-2.

145 — Porter Blackmore, Bonners Ferry, p. Jacob Howell, Timberlake, 2:59.

152 — Jonathan Hansen, Timberlake, d. Aaron Despain, Weiser, 4-1.

170 — Zachary Schultz, Timberlake, d. Michael Ball, Teton, by disqualification.

182 — Robbie McCashland, Teton, p. Isaiah Schultz, Timberlake, 3:43.

Second round

98 — Sawyer Huston, Timberlake, p. Teagan Singleton, Sugar-Salem, :43.

132 — Daute DeGiulio, Snake River, p. Cayden Knight, Timberlake, 3:34.

152 — Abraham Marquez, Fruitland, p. Jonathan Hansen, Timberlake, 2:37.

170 — Rafael Avalos, American Falls, p. Zachary Schultz, Timberlake, 2:13.

Third round

98 — Max Banta, Sugar-Salem, p. Sawyer Huston, Timberlake, 2:20.

2A

TEAM SCORES — 1, New Plymouth 156. 2, Ririe 135. 3, West Side 124. 4, Malad 93. 5, Melba 85. 6, Kellogg 81. 7, Bear Lake 77. 8, Aberdeen 76. 9, Grace 72.5. 10, Priest River 70. 11, North Fremont 62.5. 12 (tie), Clearwater Valley, Tri-Valley 54. 14, West Jefferson 47. 15, Firth 46. 16, Glenns Ferry 44.5. 17, Declo 42.5. 18, Soda Springs 38.5. 19, Potlatch 28.5. 20, St. Maries 28. 21, Orofino 27. 22, Challis 22. 23, Nezperce 20. 24, Salmon 17. 25, Wendell 15. 26, Nampa Christian 14. 27 (tie), Kamiah, Oakley 11. 29, Grangeville 9. 30, Valley 7. 31 (tie), Hansen, Highland (Craigmont), Marsing, Wallace 3. 35, Raft River 2. 36 (tie), Greenleaf Friends, Hagerman, Kootenai, Lapwai, Leadore, Murtaugh, North Gem 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Semifinals

No locals competed.

CONSOLATION BRACKET

First round

98 — Peyton Lingo, St. Maries, p. Connor Lee, Soda Springs, 2:02.

126 — Zach David, St. Maries, d. Mac Hall, West Jefferson, 9-5.

138 — Jerrett Brebner, St. Maries, d. Russell Noah, Tri-Valley, 10-6.

145 — Thane Stringham, Oakley, md. Kody Tefft, St. Maries, 10-1.

160 — Aiden Barger, St. Maries, p. Parker Boring, New Plymouth, 4:15.

182 — Kenyon Adams, Declo, md. Rustle Brusseau, St. Maries, 9-0.

220 — Scott Sotin, St. Maries, md. Rawley Babcock, West Jefferson, 11-0.

285 — Jackson Nantell, St. Maries, p. Jaxson Van Eps, West Jefferson, 1:36.

Second round

98 — Aiden Figueroa, Kellogg, p. Peyton Lingo, St. Maries, 2:12.

126 — Eston Beck, Aberdeen, d. Zach David, St. Maries, 12-5.

138 — Jed Hurren, West Side, d. Jerrett Brebner, St. Maries, 7-4.

160 — Cutter Bowman, North Fremont, p. Aiden Barger, St. Maries, 4:20.

170 — Trey Gibson, St. Maries, p. Ben Gerratt, Declo, 1:15.

182 — Scott Sotin, St. Maries, d. Brenton Overall, Melba, 4-3.

285 — Landon Warren, St. Maries, p. Jackson Nantell, St. Maries, 1:49.

Third round

170 — Bridger Jolley, Firth, p. Trey Gibson, St. Maries, 6:30.

220 — Ben Jensen, West Side, d. Scott Sotin, St. Maries, 3-2.

285 — Cody Dickard, Melba, p. Landon Warren, St. Maries, 1:28.

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Eagle 96. 2, Mountain Home 58. 3, Coeur d’Alene 56. 4, Meridian 51. 5, Columbia 48. 6, Bonners Ferry 45. 7, Boise 44. 8, American Falls 43. 9, Rocky Mountain 40. 10, Filer 35. 11, Caldwell 34. 12 (tie), Canyon Ridge, Thunder Ridge 33. 14, Lewiston 31. 15, Grace 29. 16, Emmett 28. 17 (tie), Payette, Rigby 27. 19, Ririe 26. 20 (tie), Buhl, Moscow 24. 22 (tie), Capital, Kuna 23. 24 (tie), Bonneville, Marsh Valley, Mountain Home, Post Falls, Skyline 22. 29, Burley 21. 30, Potlatch 18. 31 (tie), Borah, Weiser 16. 33, Sandpoint 15. 34 (tie), Middleton, Pocatello 14. 36 (tie), Lake City, Owyhee, West Jefferson 13. 39, New Plymouth 12.5. 40 (tie), Century, Garden Valley, Highland (Craigmont), Minico, Preston, Salmon 11. 46, Jerome 10. 47, McCall-Donnelly 9. 48, Hillcrest 8. 49 (tie), Fruitland, Kellogg, Lakeland, Nampa, St. Maries 7. 54 (tie), Malad, Twin Falls 6. 56 (tie), Snake River, Timberline, West Side 5. 59 (tie), Leadore, Vallivue 4. 61 (tie), Bear Lake, Blackfoot, Challis, Glenns Ferry, Gooding, Idaho Falls, South Fremont, Timberlake 3. 69, Priest River 2. 70 (tie), Centennial, Tri-Valley 1. 72 (tie), Homedale, Madison, Soda Springs, Teton, Wendell 0.

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Semifinals

126 — Alyssa Randles, Coeur d’Alene, p. Addison Ball, Grace, 3:43.

145 — Abigale Piper, Post Falls, d. Zoe Fries, Kuna, 3-0.

152 — Cara Brown, Coeur d’Alene, d. Hallie Campbell, Columbia, 9-5.

CONSOLATION BRACKET

First round

120 — Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, p. Macy Miller, Jerome, 1:58.

132 — Shelby Garten, Timberlake, p. Destiny Isaacson, Rigby, :55.

Second round

120 — Makayla Smith, Mountain Home, d. Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, 9-8.

126 — Alyssa Foreman, Lakeland, p. Hallie Esmiol, Centennial, 2:07.

132 — Madi Cook, Lake City, p. Shelby Garten, Timberlake, :26.

145 — Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene, tf. Heather Byrne, Bonneville, 16-0.

165 — Maddie Johnson, St. Maries, p. Abby Garritson, Pocatello, :43.

Third round

126 — Kasia Hanks, Burley, p. Alyssa Foreman, Lakeland, 1:47.

132 — Madi Cook, Lake City, d. Kiana Dullanty, Fruitland, 11-9.

145 — Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene, d. Hailey Anderson, Rigby, 5-3.

165 — Jady Cook, Middleton, p. Maddie Johnson, St. Maries, 1:51.