Flathead slips in latest AA wrestling poll

| January 18, 2018 10:59 PM

The Daily Inter Lake

Eureka remained atop the Class B/C wrestling coaches poll while Flathead fell to second from the top spot in the Class AA rankings after finishing fourth at the Jug Beck Rocky Mountain Classic last weekend in Missoula.

Four area team were ranked in the top 10 in Class A — Polson (4th), Columbia Falls (8th), Ronan (9th) and Libby (10th).

Eureka retained its top spot as a team thanks to strong showings in the individual rankings.

Garret Graves (182-pound) and Jonathan Schmidt (160) hold the top spot in their respective weight classes, while Gunner Smith (113) and Nathan Schmidt (120) are second in theirs.

Despite losing the top team spot, Flathead remained well-represented in the individual rankings.

The Braves have a total of 14 ranked individuals and are represented in 11 of 13 weight classes.

Payton Hume (170) and Tucker Nadeau (182) top their weight classes.

Brendan Barnes (103), Kenyon Fretwell (152) and Michael Lee (285) each are ranked third.

Polson’s lineup features seven ranked wrestlers, including Cameron Brown (145) and Parker Adler (152) in first place.

Bridger Wenzel (132) is second, and Hunter Fritsch (170) is third just behind Columbia Falls’ Ben Windauer (170) in second.

Class AA Coaches Poll

Team rankings

Bozeman, Flathead, Billings Senior, Butte, Skyview, Great Falls.

Individual rankings

103: Alejandro Madrid, Senior; Tayte Rogers, Bozeman; Brendan Barnes, Flathead; Gentry Lamb, Skyview; Wil Queer, Butte; Tilynne Vasquez, Flathead.

113: Isaac Romero, Hellgate; Jaiden James, Bozeman; Trevin Welzein, Big Sky; Bryce Shaffer, Flathead; Easton Shupe, Great Falls; RJ Low Dog, West.

120: Matthew DeWitt, Senior; Sterling Quinn, Bozeman; Tyler Coddington, Capital; Gabe Tierney, Butte; Dominic Battello, Flathead; Bridger Lamb, Skyview.

126: Leif Schroeder, Bozeman; Austin Murphy, Hellgate; Carter Caroll, CMR; Justin Kovalicky, Sentinel; Caleb Partridge, Skyview; Isaac Skiikicorn, Big Sky.

132: Charlie Klepps, Senior; Reece Eckley, Sentinel; Dayton Evans, Big Sky; Braeden Lomas, Great Falls; Jaden MacNeil, Flathead; Zach Williamson, CMR.

138: Brock Rodrigues, Bozeman; Devin Crawford, Hellgate; Cameron Hegel, Sentinel; Hunter Meinzen, Big Sky, Dougie Swanson, Big Sky, Kai Stewart, CMR.

145: Chance McLane, Bozeman; Travis Shulte, Capital; Kyle Gordon, Big Sky; Tanner Russell, Flathead; Cade Kay, Skyview; Beau King, Sentinel.

152: Jace Rhodes, West; Keegan Mullhill, Bozeman; Kenyon Fretwell, Flathead; Stormee Kipp, Big Sky; Luke Joy, Sentinel; Quinn Sullivan, Butte.

160: Jordan Komac, Great Falls; Carl Anderson, Butte; Trevor Dillon, Skyview; Coy Cohenour, Bozeman; Garrett Rieke, Flathead; Reese Rahn, Sentinel.

170: Payton Hume, Flathead; Brock Bushfield, Skyview; Jacob Fitzler, Senior; Kobe Moreno, Butte; Colby Martin, Flathead; Elijah Davis, Great Falls.

182: Tucker Nadeau, Flathead; Brandon Cooper, Bozeman; Brenner Bushfield, Skyview; Dylan Goforth, Sentinel; Kameron Moreno, Butte; Travis Tomei, Great Falls.

205: Jarrett Leinwand, Senior; Bryar Newbary, Sentinel; Alan LaRoque, Great Falls; Seth Jensen, Capital; Noah Thomas, Skyview; Hunter Wellcome, Flathead.

285: Jeff Queer, Butte; Levi Malcolm, West; Michael Lee, Flathead; KC Buday, CMR; Alex Paull, Flathead; Tom Walkup, Bozeman.

Class A Coaches Poll

Team rankings

Sidney, Havre, Lewistown, Polson, Frenchtown, Hardin, Glendive, Columbia Falls, Ronan, Libby.

Individual rankings

103: Eli Warner, Frenchtown; Kaiden Cline, Sidney; Mick Chagnon, Havre; Trapper McAllister, Ronan; Roy Russel, Butte Central; Austin Flamand, Browning.

113: Cooper Birdwell, Lewistown; Cameron Pleninger, Havre; Buddy Doolin, Libby; Mateo Quinones, Polson; Walker Dyer, Frenchtown; R.J. Pierre, Polson.

120: Jake Bibler, Frenchtown; Kade Graves, Sidney; Ryan Stewart, Havre; Quin Reno, Havre; Spencer Stagg, Ronan; Damian Leidholt, Miles City.

126: Christian Dean, Sidney; Michael Goldman, Hamilton; Marc Ramirez, Havre; Owen Brown, Ronan; Keegan Campbell, Laurel; Clay Fisher, Butte Central.

132: John Mear, Belgrade; Bridger Wenzel, Polson; Caleb Birdwell, Lewistown; Lane Paulson, Havre; Tristan Davis, Corvallis; Ethan Boyce, Billings Central.

138: Martin Wilkie, Havre; Riley Gurr, Frenchtown; Jace Winter, Sidney; Ayden Role, Columbia Falls; Bridger Williams, Hamilton.

145: Cameron Brown, Polson; Bent Stortz, Glendive; Connar Harris, Havre; Jace Johnson, Sidney; Duane Otto, Lewistown; Blake King, Frenchtown.

152: Parker Adler, Polson; Bryce Roan, Hardin; Cooper Hoffman, Dillon; Mason Fend, Laurel; Brandon Held, Glendive; Riley Waters, Sidney.

160: Brent Tezak, Dillon; Tyler Capp, Glendive; Jett Jones, Sidney; Mason Dionne, Havre; Avery Gurney, Sidney; Tim Carvey, Libby.

170: Alex Wickens, Lewistown; Ben Windauer, Columbia Falls; Hunter Fritsch, Polson; Trevor Dean, Sidney; Brendon Roan, Hardin; Cameron Younger, Laurel.

182: Austin Zier, Hardin; Nelson Crisafulli, Glendive; Wyatt Blythe, Lewistown; Shane Gibson, Livingston; Colten McPhee, Columbia Falls; Noah Humphrey, Polson.

205: Tyler Schaub, Havre; Will Caprata, Hardin; Sawyor Thogerson, Sidney; Jakob Freeman, Columbia Falls; Brady Boyce, Lewistown; Kyle Anderson, Hamilton.

285: Keegan Mires, Glendive; Ryan Horner, Sidney; Jesse Mecham, Frenchtown; Austin Ratliff, Havre; Cyrus Sweedman, Libby; Taylor Gladeau, Columbia Falls.

Class B/C Coaches Poll

Class B team rankings

Eureka, Colstrip, Huntley Project, Glasgow, Malta, Thompson Falls, Whitehall, Forsyth, Plains-Hot Springs, Florence-Carlton.

Class C team rankings

Circle, Valier, Arlee.

Individual rankings

103: Cameron Reilly, Forsyth; Clayton Donally, Huntley Project; Roman Sparks, Thompson Falls; Austin Swanson, Chinook; Dawson Powers, Whitehall; Sam Lane, Townsend.

113: Tanner Cook, Shepherd; Gunner Smith, Eureka; Tristen Kemp, Wolf Point; Dylan Riphenburg, Fairfield; Gavin Horn, Harlem; Matt Connelly, Valier.

120: Kaleb Frank, Thompson Falls; Nathan Schmidt, Eureka; Colten Fast, Glasgow; Conrad Vanderhall, Plains-Hot Springs; Keagan Thompson, Glasgow; Nathan Oswald, Thompson Falls.

126: Lincoln Stormer, Circle; Daniel Uli, Plains-Hot Springs; Baily Weible, Mission-Charlo; Easton Held, Townsend; Kaden Zimmerman, Glasgow; Oden Hallock, Glasgow.

132: Matt Reyling, Glasgow; Nathan Weber, Forsyth; Hank Dunn, Eureka; Josh Vanderwall, Plains-Hot Springs; Callan Mears, Malta; Conner Johnson, Whitehall.

138: Jackson Currier, Colstrip; Trey Simanton, Malta; Trey Taylor, Circle; Quinn Whitmus, Wolf Point; Avery Meinzen, Florence; Darwin Adams, Mission-Charlo.

145: Michael Weber, Forsyth; Kaden Moore, Malta; Dylan Raihl, Columbus; Wyatt Brusven, Shelby; Sam Schmidt, Huntley Project; Austin Stefford, Plains-Hot Springs.

152: Ty Bradley, Colstrip; Matthew Middleton, Huntley Project; Kameron Rauser, Townsend; Ceaton Mears, Malta; Wyatt Powers, Whitehall; Anthony Dulac, Florence.

160: Jonathan Schmidt, Eureka; Dalton Herbst, Baker; Cody Blaede, Colstrip; JR Seewald, Cut Bank; Nathan Brunett, Jefferson; Kyler Alm, Florence.

170: Nakota Siegel, Colstrip; Jase Sorenson, Thompson Falls; Gus Bosley, Mission-Charlo; Garrett Smith, Huntley Project; Dylan Nieskens, Glasgow; Sonny Chochern, Shepherd.

182: Garrett Graves, Eureka; Spencer Jones, Florence; George Shick, Arlee; Dakota Irvine, Thompson Falls; Wyatt Selman, Huntley Project; Travis Epperson, Malta.

205: Blaine Buchanan, Huntley Project; Clancy Gout, Anaconda; Logan Kaminsky, Bigfork; Trey Yates, Colstrip; Austin Cooper, Thompson Falls; Cooper Larson, Glasgow.

285: Merlin Whitedirt, Colstrip; Dawson Hoerhauf, Whitehall; Trey Pribbernow, Poplar; Lex Herble, Forsyth; Sam Johnson, Eureka; Dakota Daily, Choteau.