Flathead High School has a formidable group of wrestlers rolling into the state tournament in Billings this weekend.
A total of 21 grapplers from Flathead qualified for the state meet at last weekend’s Western AA Seeding Tournament. Glacier had 10 wrestlers qualify.
Trae Vasquez, a freshman at Flathead, won the championship match at 113 pounds last Saturday. He decisioned Demo Koures of Missoula Big Sky, 9-2.
Glacier’s Justin Gibson claimed the championship at the seeding tournament in the 103-pound division. He decisioned Cameron Hegel of Missoula Sentinel, 2-1.
Under second-year head coach Rich Vasquez, the Braves are trying to rebuild a program that was once the best in the state.
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Here’s the results from the Western AA Seeding Tournament, held at Glacier:
Western AA Seeding Tournament
Feb. 7
103
Championship — Justin Gibson, Glacier, dec. Cameron Hegel, Sentinel, 2-1
Third place — Hunter Newton, Sentinel, major decision Hunter Rush, Flathead, 9-0
Fifth place — Austin Murphy, Helena, dec. Bryce Shaffer, Flathead, 5-1
Seventh place — Tavis Morgan, Capital, pinned Kyle Mulcahy, Glacier, 2:39
113
Championship — Trae Vasquez, Flathead, dec. Demo Koures, Big Sky, 9-2
Third place — Nick Kunz, Capital, won by injury default over Jon Conklin, Big Sky
Fifth place — Taron Morgan, Capital, pinned Cody DeVall, Flathead, 3:34
Seventh place — Isaac Renfro, Sentinel, pinned Kyle Krstulich, Sentinel, 1:40
120
Championship — Seth Schroeck, Capital, dec. Jake Hegel, Sentinel, 7-2
Third place — Wyatt Gordon, Big Sky, pinned Kyle Tabbert, Helena, 4:30
Fifth place — Austin Gabbert, Flathead, dec. Kyle Gordon, Big Sky, 4-3
Seventh place — Tristan Traver, Sentinel, won by injury default over Michael Schmeusser, Flathead
126
Championship — Landon Bailey, Helena, pinned Asa Hoerner, Hellgate, 1:42
Third place — Dyan Guzman, Flathead, major decision Kenyon Fretwell, Flathead, 14-3
Fifth place — Kadin Lahti, Big Sky, dec. Caden Sant, Hellgate, 3-2
Seventh place — Brad Gilstrap, Helena, dec. Alex Simon, Sentinel, 9-4
132
Championship — Jace Kovalicky, Sentinel, dec. Payton Hume, Flathead, 7-5
Third place — KJ Swanson, Big Sky, dec. Travis Schulte, Capital, 4-2
Fifth place — Dylan Lewis, Hellgate, pinned JT Nygaard, Helena, 1:19
Seventh place — Sam Barber, Glacier, pinned Gage Taylor, Big Sky, 2:27
138
Championship — Dylan Duffalo, Sentinel, pinned Noah Manibusan, Helena, 1:28
Third place — Cody Decker, Glacier, pinned Shawn Olson, Hellgate, 3:40
Fifth place — Josh Brunner, Big Sky, dec. Jack Murphy, Capital, 2-0 OT
Seventh place — AJ McBroom, Capital, major decision Tyler Puddy, Sentinel, 9-1
145
Championship — Chandler Paulson, Sentinel, dec. Logan McGreevey, Big Sky, 5-3
Third place — Hayden Schrull, Helena, dec. Tyler Davis, Flathead, 7-0
Fifth place — Walker Ryan, Helena, dec. Malachi Stickler, Sentinel, 13-7
Seventh place — Nick McVey-Touchette, Capital, pinned Derek Baker, Hellgate, 2:15
152
Championship — Quinn Barber, Glacier, dec. Chance Stack, Sentinel, 8-3
Third place — Ryder Norris, Helena, dec. Brodie Long, Helena, 11-9
Fifth place — Kody Keenan, Hellgate, dec. Donavon Macura, Glacier, 8-1
Seventh place — Tucker Nadeau, Flathead, dec. Jon Andres, Big Sky, 6-1
160
Championship — Caiden Crawford, Helena, major decision Bryar Newbary, Sentinel, 14-0
Third place — Braxton Wilcox, Big Sky, dec. Anthony Wright, Flathead, 5-2
Fifth place — Arik Lybeck, Glacier, dec. Shamus Bartmess, Capital, 7-1
Seventh place — Keeven Tamol, Capital, dec. Jonas Nyman, Flathead, 3-0
170
Championship — Luke Entzel, Big Sky, tech fall Matt Gash-Gilder, Flathead, 5-0
Third place — Kory Broussard, Capital, dec. Gabe Peppenger, Sentinel, 6-1
Fifth place — Isaac Sanez, Glacier, pinned Jay Harrison, Flathead, 2:29
Seventh place — Ricky Clevenger, Helena, pinned Brenden Gallagher, Big Sky, 4:30
182
Championship — Jeremy Van Dyke, Helena, major decision David Petersen, Capital, 9-0
Third place — Cy Steele, Sentinel, dec. Logan Wilson, Flathead, 5-3
Fifth place — Jake Riekena, Big Sky, pinned Stefan Karchut, Flathead, 2:22
Seventh place — Jacob Ferkin, Glacier, pinned Tanner Stack, Sentinel, 1:47
205
Championship— Colin Hammock, Sentinel, dec. Conner Gordon, Big Sky, 5-2
Third place — Sheldon Fladland, Capital, pinned Payton Boyce, Flathead, 4:27
Fifth place — Evan Sampson, Capital, dec. Daniel Long, Flathead, 5-4
Seventh place — Kellen Bemis, Glacier, pinned Chris Powers, Helena, 2:00
285
Championship — Alan Schmitz, Capital, pinned Jake Rebish, Sentinel, 2:27
Third place — Eli Horn, Glacier, pinned Cody Howe, Flathead, 3:55
Fifth place — Riley Leigh, Flathead, dec. Angelo Flores-Cork, Capital, 6-4
Seventh place — Gabe Miller, Big Sky, pinned Tanner Schatz, Hellgate, :49