CUT BANK -- Jefferson had eight wrestlers finish in the top eight places to win the team title at the Western B/C divisional tournament in Cut Bank over the weekend. The Panthers totaled 175 points during the two-day event to outpace Whitehall, which finished second with 169.5 points. Cut Bank was third with 148 points.
Leo Anderson and Dylan Mikesell were responsible for Jefferson's best finishes, as both placed second in their respective weights. Anderson lost to Three Forks' Brayden Linville in the 103-pound championship match, while Mikesell lost a 5-1 decision to Anaconda's Nathan Blodnich at 113 pounds. Christian Davis added a third-place finish in the 113-pound bracket for the Panthers, who also got a third-place finish from Braeden Jones at 182.
Whitehall also qualified eight wrestlers for the State B/C tournament, which will be next week in Shelby. Trojan senior Dallen Hoover ran his record to 30-0 with a 152-pound title at the Western B/C divisional tournament, while Kyle Denny (170 pounds) and Leo Scafani (285) added second-place finishes.
Eight Wolves are heading to state for Cut Bank, too, with Austin Vanek leading the way after his 170-pound divisional title on Saturday.
One of the most intriguing brackets at the Western B/C divisional tournament pitted Thompson Falls' Trae Thilmony against Eureka's Gunnar Smith in the 132-pound championship. Thilmony, the reigning 120-pound state champion, outlasted Smith, the reigning 126-pound champ, for a 12-10 sudden victory on Saturday. Smith is trying to become a four-time state champion at next week's state tournament.
Thilmony's title was one of three individual championships for Thompson Falls on Saturday, as Eli Ratliff and Dane Chojnacky also claimed titles at 145 and 182 pounds, respectively. Three Forks also had multiple champions with Brayden Linville at 103 pounds and Coy Cohenour at 160. Simms double up, as well, with Steven Schubarth winning the 120-pound bracket and Lane Hinderager winning at 205.
Eureka's Kyle Durden (126 pounds), Conrad's Roper Mycke (138) and Cascade's Caden Crowell (285) also won individual titles. Full championship results are below.
Team scores: Jefferson 175, Whitehall 169.5, Cut Bank 148, Fairfield 137.5, Thompson Falls 136.5, Florence 132, Eureka 122.5, Plains-Hot Springs 121, Simms 121, Three Forks 119, Bigfork 101, Cascade 72, Anaconda 71, Choteau 70, Conrad 61.5, Townsend 58, Alberton-Superior 53, Shelby 49, Manhattan 46, St. Ignatius-Charlo 46, Arlee 28, Deer Lodge 6, Valier 4.
103
1st Place Match
- Brayden Linville (Three Forks/Ennis) 18-0, So. over Leo Anderson (Jefferson (Boulder)) 28-4, Jr. (Fall 1:53)
3rd Place Match
- Logan Van Dyke (Conrad) 18-4, Fr. over Traic Fainter (Bigfork) 24-5, Fr. (MD 14-0)
5th Place Match
- Cole Rogers (Three Forks/Ennis) 14-7, Fr. over Richard Schmidt (Cut Bank) 11-8, Fr. (Dec 8-1)
7th Place Match
- Bradin Murphy (Cut Bank) 14-8, So. over Kody Dillard (St. Ignatius/Charlo) 6-22, Jr. (Fall 2:39)
113
1st Place Match
- Nathan Blodnich (Anaconda) 14-3, So. over Dylan Mikesell (Jefferson (Boulder)) 16-5, Fr. (Dec 5-1)
3rd Place Match
- Christian Davis (Jefferson (Boulder)) 22-4, Sr. over Jacob Prescott (Florence-Carlton) 11-4, Jr. (Fall 2:40)
5th Place Match
- Poncho Ibanez (Lincoln County (Eureka)) 12-9, So. over Christian Miller (Anaconda) 10-10, So. (Dec 12-10)
7th Place Match
- Max Giles (Fairfield/Augusta) 15-10, So. over Kaven Krapf (Cut Bank) 2-6, Fr. (Fall 1:29)
120
1st Place Match
- Steven Schubarth (Simms) 17-2, Jr. over Layne Carter (Fairfield/Augusta) 18-3, Fr. (MD 17-4)
3rd Place Match
- Decker Milender (Superior/Alberton) 19-5, So. over Jacob Schultze (Plains/Hot Springs) 11-3, So. (Dec 6-4)
5th Place Match
- Drew Carey (Plains/Hot Springs) 11-4, Fr. over Angus Anderson (Bigfork) 25-6, Fr. (Fall 6:00)
7th Place Match
- Dayton Brown (Jefferson (Boulder)) 17-6, Fr. over Kierrin Rooney (Cut Bank) 5-4, Jr. (SV-1 8-6)
126
1st Place Match
- Kyle Durden (Lincoln County (Eureka)) 33-0, Sr. over Miguel Ramos (Fairfield/Augusta) 18-3, Jr. (SV-1 8-6)
3rd Place Match
- Dayne Sullivan (Simms) 18-13, Jr. over Stephen Schultze (Plains/Hot Springs) 8-5, Sr. (Fall 4:49)
5th Place Match
- Peter Carey (Plains/Hot Springs) 14-3, Sr. over Chase Kirkland (Three Forks/Ennis) 16-7, So. (Fall 1:37)
7th Place Match
- Dane Hoover (Whitehall) 20-8, So. over Isaiah Fields (St. Ignatius/Charlo) 7-22, Jr. (Fall 4:22)
132
1st Place Match
- Trae Thilmony (Thompson Falls / Noxon) 30-1, Jr. over Gunnar Smith (Lincoln County (Eureka)) 30-2, Sr. (SV-1 12-10)
3rd Place Match
- Tommy Sawyer (Anaconda) 19-3, So. over Dawson Powers (Whitehall) 19-10, Sr. (Fall 3:44)
5th Place Match
- David Schultze (Plains/Hot Springs) 6-3, Jr. over Ryder Nollan (Bigfork) 22-13, Jr. (MD 13-1)
7th Place Match
- Jeffery Colesworthy (Choteau) 27-8, Jr. over Chase Evans (Shelby) 8-6, Sr. (Fall 4:48)
138
1st Place Match
- Roper Mycke (Conrad) 26-4, Jr. over Riley Richtmyer (Broadwater (Townsend)) 10-1, Jr. (Dec 9-7)
3rd Place Match
- Levi Wagner (Three Forks/Ennis) 18-4, So. over John Armstrong (Jefferson (Boulder)) 23-7, So. (Dec 8-4)
5th Place Match
- Adyn Meinzen (Florence-Carlton) 14-7, So. over Kanon Branch (Cut Bank) 13-8, Fr. (Fall 1:25)
7th Place Match
- McCoy Banner (Fairfield/Augusta) 18-12, Fr. over Michael Leach (Simms) 14-15, Jr. (Dec 4-2)
145
1st Place Match
- Eli Ratliff (Thompson Falls / Noxon) 34-1, So. over Mathew Larson (Cut Bank) 21-5, Jr. (Dec 7-2)
3rd Place Match
- Colt Crawford (Arlee) 20-5, N/A. over Trentin Walker (Whitehall) 24-7, Sr. (Fall 3:55)
5th Place Match
- Jace Oxarart (Jefferson (Boulder)) 22-8, So. over Shelton Woll (Bigfork) 25-9, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
7th Place Match
- Dylan Kamps (Three Forks/Ennis) 17-6, So. over Brady Barnhill (Conrad) 14-8, So. (Dec 6-4)
152
1st Place Match
- Dallen Hoover (Whitehall) 30-0, Sr. over Jonny Chamberlin (Florence-Carlton) 17-4, Sr. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match
- Ty Curry (Cut Bank) 13-3, Jr. over Shane Reishus (Thompson Falls / Noxon) 18-6, Jr. (Dec 11-4)
5th Place Match
- Canyon Sargent (St. Ignatius/Charlo) 26-12, So. over Sam Lane (Broadwater (Townsend)) 15-8, Sr. (Fall 1:00)
7th Place Match
- Kaide Kindler (Choteau) 26-15, Sr. over Vaughn Pendlay (Bigfork) 18-13, Jr. (Fall 2:24)
160
1st Place Match
- Coy Cohenour (Three Forks/Ennis) 16-0, Sr. over Hunter Haskins (Superior/Alberton) 20-3, Sr. (Fall 4:58)
3rd Place Match
- Miles Hoerauf (Whitehall) 29-2, So. over Max Hannum (Thompson Falls / Noxon) 28-7, Fr. (Fall 0:31)
5th Place Match
- Miguel Perez (Fairfield/Augusta) 25-7, Jr. over Cyrus Richardson (Manhattan) 16-5, Jr. (For.)
7th Place Match
- Eli Schreher (Cascade) 18-10, Sr. over Percy Bechtold (Choteau) 22-17, Fr. (Fall 2:32)
170
1st Place Match
- Austin Vanek (Cut Bank) 24-1, Jr. over Kyle Denny (Whitehall) 23-7, So. (Fall 2:00)
3rd Place Match
- Connor Sawyer (Cascade) 27-7, So. over Joseph Ferrier (Bigfork) 14-14, So. (Fall 0:59)
5th Place Match
- Cael Giles (Fairfield/Augusta) 13-9, Jr. over Aidan Tollefson (Florence-Carlton) 10-11, Sr. (Fall 2:57)
7th Place Match
- Jesse Uski (Plains/Hot Springs) 12-9, Sr. over Josh Baldwin (Thompson Falls / Noxon) 17-8, Sr. (Fall 3:20)
182
1st Place Match
- Dane Chojnacky (Thompson Falls / Noxon) 31-2, Sr. over Cameron Brusven (Shelby) 26-4, Jr. (Dec 4-2)
3rd Place Match
- Braeden Jones (Jefferson (Boulder)) 23-8, Jr. over Colyn Johnson (Lincoln County (Eureka)) 16-17, So. (Dec 6-4)
5th Place Match
- Peter Johnson (Simms) 6-6, Sr. over Dallas Blair (Florence-Carlton) 11-14, So. (Fall 4:29)
7th Place Match
- Bryant Mertz (Shelby) 10-19, Jr. over Deago Hostetler (St. Ignatius/Charlo) 8-20, Jr. (Fall 4:06)
205
1st Place Match
- Lane Hinderager (Simms) 23-3, Sr. over Kolter Bouma (Fairfield/Augusta) 16-4, Sr. (Fall 3:09)
3rd Place Match
- Carter Morgan (Choteau) 29-9, . over Luke Maki (Florence-Carlton) 9-5, Jr. (Fall 2:36)
5th Place Match
- Jamus DuBois (Whitehall) 29-5, Sr. over Johnny Fehr (Lincoln County (Eureka)) 25-8, Jr. (Dec 5-1)
7th Place Match
- Isaac Bjorge (Bigfork) 20-6, Sr. over Bryce Lohman (Conrad) 15-10, Jr. (MD 9-0)
285
1st Place Match
- Caden Crowell (Cascade) 31-1, Jr. over Leo Scafani (Whitehall) 26-7, So. (Dec 2-0)
3rd Place Match
- Mathias Holen (Manhattan) 11-6, . over Jeremy Gallagher (Cut Bank) 13-8, Jr. (Fall 4:20)
5th Place Match
- Matt Riehl (Jefferson (Boulder)) 24-9, Sr. over Mckay Young (Florence-Carlton) 12-6, Fr. (Fall 3:33)
7th Place Match
- Riley Hume (Lincoln County (Eureka)) 22-11, Fr. over Tucker Smith (Powell Co. (Deer Lodge)) 7-5, Sr. (Fall 1:54)
