Wrestling battles at tough North Idaho Rumble event

North Idaho Rumble

COEUR d’ALENE — Six Bonners Ferry wrestlers placed at the North Idaho Rumble tournament last weekend at Coeur d’Alene High School, leading the Badgers to a ninth-place finish at the 20-school event.

Featuring North Idaho schools from class 5A on down along with a few teams from southern Idaho and eastern Washington, the rumble is one of the toughest tournaments of the year, Bonners Ferry assistant coach Kevin Campbell said.

“Every school, from 5A to 2A in North Idaho is there, plus some of the top talent from southern Idaho makes the trip. It makes for a very competitive tournament,” Campbell said. “To have our kids competing, winning matches and placing here is a big deal as we get ready for districts and State. We are pretty pleased with how we did.”

Placing for the Badgers were Evan Barajas (126 pounds) and Andrew Sandelin (195), third; Eli Richards (160), fourth; Kyle Smith (152), fifth; and Jake Summerfield (106), sixth. In the girls division, Shaylynn Richards was second.

“The competition was tough as many of our wrestlers face state champions and/or state placers from the previous year in the 5A to 2A divisions in Idaho and Washington,” assistant coach Corey Richards added. “It was a good test to see where we were at as individuals and to see which direction we need to prepare for districts and State in the coming few weeks. All in all the wrestlers did extremely well.”

Prior to Friday and Saturday’s tournament in Coeur d’Alene, the Badgers traveled to Kellogg for a dual meet with American Falls, a 3A power from southern Idaho. Although Bonners Ferry lost 55-27, it was good preparation for upcoming district and state meets, Campbell said.

“Thursday night we wrestled American Falls, and to be honest, they beat us up a little. I think our kids were a bit surprised by how aggressive and physical they were,” Campbell said. “It was a good wake-up call to the team. After a pretty successful stretch in the season it is good this happens now. Now we can refocus as we push toward the end of the season.”

The American Falls wrestlers also competed in the North Idaho Rumble, and in several instances, matched up with the Badgers again — sometimes with different results.

“We even ran into a couple of American Falls kids from Thursday and this time we were ready,” Campbell said. “Kyle Smith flipped the result and ended up winning 12-6 over a kid he lost to on Thursday.”

Bonners Ferry hosts dual meets starting at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb 7, and then a tournament which begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. Coaches encourage the community to come out and cheer for the Badgers as they compete this weekend and prepare for the postseason.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 283. 2, Lakeland 229. 3, New Plymouth 196. 4, Coeur d’Alene 190.5. 5, Lake City 177. 6, American Falls 170.5. 7, Timberlake 152.5. 8, Caldwell 130.5. 9, Bonners Ferry 120. 10, Lewiston 115. 11, Cheney 100.5. 12, Kellogg 91. 13, Potlatch 82. 14, Mountain Home 81. 15, St. Maries 71. 16, Sandpoint 58. 17, Moscow 50. 18, Orofino 49. 19, Priest River 41. 20, West Valley 26.5.

Bonners Ferry Results

106

Jake Summerfield (26-7) placed 6th and scored 13.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jake Summerfield 26-7 won by fall over Peyton Wysong (Lakeland) 15-17 (Fall 2:58)

Quarterfinal - Alejandro Avila (Caldwell) 31-7 won by fall over Jake Summerfield 26-7 (Fall 2:57)

Cons. Round 2 - Jake Summerfield 26-7 won by forfeit over Forfeit Forfeit (Sandpoint) 9-15 (For.)

Cons. Round 3 - Jake Summerfield 26-7 won by fall over Kyle Bridge (Coeur d Alene) 15-17 (Fall 2:48)

Cons. Semi - Tristan Bremer (Lewiston) 31-5 won by tech fall over Jake Summerfield 26-7 (TF-1.5 2:39 (17-2))

5th Place Match - Riley Lundy (New Plymouth) 30-9 won by decision over Jake Summerfield 26-7 (Dec 9-6)

126

Seth Fisher Fodge (5-12) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Grant Ethington (New Plymouth) 20-12 won by fall over Seth Fisher Fodge 5-12 (Fall 1:01)

Cons. Round 1 - Seth Fisher Fodge 5-12 received a bye

Cons. Round 2 - Seth Fisher Fodge 5-12 won by major decision over Raphael Eldridge (Sandpoint) 13-22 (MD 15-6)

Cons. Round 3 - Gage Fiamengo (Lewiston) 14-17 won by fall over Seth Fisher Fodge 5-12 (Fall 0:35)

126

Evan Barajas (31-5) placed 3rd and scored 20.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Evan Barajas 31-5 won by fall over Nick Lara (Coeur d Alene) 14-12 (Fall 1:19)

Champ. Round 2 - Evan Barajas 31-5 won by fall over Raphael Eldridge (Sandpoint) 13-22 (Fall 0:21)

Quarterfinal - Evan Barajas 31-5 won by decision over Justin Freeman (Caldwell) 31-13 (Dec 3-2)

Semifinal - Lane Reardon (Post Falls) 34-7 won by decision over Evan Barajas 31-5 (Dec 8-2)

Cons. Semi - Evan Barajas 31-5 won by decision over Grant Ethington (New Plymouth) 20-12 (Dec 5-0)

3rd Place Match - Evan Barajas 31-5 won by decision over Brayden Herbert (Timberlake) 24-8 (Dec 7-4)

132

Spencer Eby (16-11) place is unknown and scored 6.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Spencer Eby 16-11 received a bye

Champ. Round 2 - Spencer Eby 16-11 won by fall over Soren Sabatke (Lakeland) 24-9 (Fall 2:57)

Quarterfinal - Isaiah Evans (Timberlake) 23-6 won by fall over Spencer Eby 16-11 (Fall 2:49)

Cons. Round 4 - Hayden Phillips (Caldwell) 18-5 won by fall over Spencer Eby 16-11 (Fall 1:20)

138

Chad Maas (20-8) place is unknown and scored 6.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Chad Maas 20-8 received a bye

Champ. Round 2 - Riley Siegford (Lakeland) 34-9 won by decision over Chad Maas 20-8 (Dec 7-0)

Cons. Round 2 - Chad Maas 20-8 won by fall over John Rudebaugh (Post Falls) 9-18 (Fall 2:01)

Cons. Round 3 - Chad Maas 20-8 won by fall over Trevan Adam (Sandpoint) 17-15 (Fall 1:16)

Cons. Round 4 - Brayden Turcott (Orofino) 10-5 won by decision over Chad Maas 20-8 (Dec 6-2)

145

Bryan Durette (24-10) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Bryan Durette (Bonners Ferry) 24-10 won by fall over Charles Bennett 2-5 (Fall 0:58)

Champ. Round 2 - Joel Campbell (New Plymouth) 35-7 won by fall over Bryan Durette 24-10 (Fall 5:28)

Cons. Round 2 - Brady Nelsen (Sandpoint) 25-16 won by decision over Bryan Durette 24-10 (Dec 9-3)

152

Kyle Smith (21-4) placed 5th and scored 17.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Kyle Smith 21-4 won by fall over Michael Sentenay (Kellogg) 11-13 (Fall 3:20)

Champ. Round 2 - Kyle Smith 21-4 won by fall over Demarco Piazza (Coeur d Alene) 10-16 (Fall 2:46)

Quarterfinal - Kyle Smith 21-4 won by decision over Jose Cervantes (American Falls) 33-14 (Dec 12-6)

Semifinal - Ethan Miller (Post Falls) 27-11 won by fall over Kyle Smith 21-4 (Fall 5:09)

Cons. Semi - Hsee Hsee (New Plymouth) 35-5 won by fall over Kyle Smith 21-4 (Fall 1:28)

5th Place Match - Kyle Smith 21-4 won by fall over Jacob Herrboldt (Mountain Home) 21-9 (Fall 1:15)

160

Eli Richards (28-6) placed 4th and scored 23.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Eli Richards 28-6 won by fall over Porter Howard (Lake City) 24-10 (Fall 4:35)

Champ. Round 2 - Eli Richards 28-6 won by fall over Nathan Martinez (Orofino) 9-11 (Fall 1:32)

Quarterfinal - Caleb Miller (Timberlake) 32-6 won by fall over Eli Richards 28-6 (Fall 3:35)

Cons. Round 4 - Eli Richards 28-6 won by fall over Luke Martin (Post Falls) 9-16 (Fall 1:19)

Cons. Round 5 - Eli Richards 28-6 won by major decision over Porter Howard (Lake City) 24-10 (MD 11-0)

Cons. Semi - Eli Richards 28-6 won by fall over Alfredo Flores (American Falls) 43-18 (Fall 0:48)

3rd Place Match - Caleb Miller (Timberlake) 32-6 won by fall over Eli Richards 28-6 (Fall 0:39)

170

Jackson Richter (22-11) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Kenon Brown (Potlatch) 28-5 won by fall over Jackson Richter 22-11 (Fall 0:46)

Cons. Round 1 - Jackson Richter (Bonners Ferry) 22-11 received a bye

Cons. Round 2 - Tommy Hauser (Post Falls) 10-16 won by decision over Jackson Richter 22-11 (Dec 7-3)

182

Nathaniel Varelman (15-4) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Marcus Robinson (Mountain Home) 35-9 won by major decision over Nathaniel Varelman 15-4 (MD 11-3)

Cons. Round 1 - Nathaniel Varelman 15-4 won by fall over Brody Harris (Kellogg) 10-11 (Fall 2:56)

Cons. Round 2 - Andrew Stockham (Coeur d’Alene) 21-15 won by fall over Nathaniel Varelman 15-4 (Fall 2:13)

195

Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (22-4) placed 3rd and scored 26.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh 22-4 received a bye

Champ. Round 2 - Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh 22-4 won by fall over Carson Hudson (Kellogg) 19-16 (Fall 1:58)

Quarterfinal - John White (Lakeland) 23-12 won by fall over Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh 22-4 (Fall 3:43)

Cons. Round 4 - Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh 22-4 won by fall over Josh Yanez (Timberlake) 18-7 (Fall 2:32)

Cons. Round 5 - Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh 22-4 won by fall over Demetri Smith (Mountain Home) 14-10 (Fall 1:11)

Cons. Semi - Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh 22-4 won by fall over Hayden Berger (Lakeland) 26-13 (Fall 1:15)

3rd Place Match - Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh 22-4 won by fall over Truxton Wilson (Priest River) 10-6 (Fall 0:28)

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American Falls vs. Bonners Ferry on Jan. 30.

American Falls (AMFA) 55.0 Bonners Ferry (BOFE) 27.0

98: Grayson Williams (AMFA) by forfeit; 106: Cooper Evans (AMFA) over Jake Summerfield (BOFE) (Fall 3:44); 113: Adrian Angulo (AMFA) over Ravi Neumeyer (BOFE) (Fall 0:14); 120: Jimmy Vasquez (AMFA) by forfeit; 126: Evan Barajas (BOFE) over Wrendon Osborne (AMFA) (Fall 0:10); 132: Tanner Hansen (AMFA) over Spencer Eby (BOFE) (Fall 1:47); 138: Chad Maas (BOFE) over Colby Permann (AMFA) (Fall 2:24); 145: Isac Avalos (AMFA) over Bryan Durette (BOFE) (SV-1 7-5); 152: Jose Cervantes (AMFA) over Kyle Smith (BOFE) (Fall 3:04); 160: Eli Richards (BOFE) over Alfredo Flores (AMFA) (Fall 1:53); 170: Andrew Adkins (AMFA) over Jackson Richter (BOFE) (MD 15-4); 182: Nathaniel Varelman (BOFE) over Jordan Stucki (AMFA) (Dec 4-3); 195: Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (BOFE) over Juan Rosales (AMFA) (Fall 1:35); 220: Wyatt Kearn (AMFA) by forfeit; 285: Conner Fullmer (AMFA) over Jack Duffy (BOFE) (Fall 0:11)