Badgers wrestle at state tournament

NAMPA — Evan Barajas captured the state title at 126 pounds and five other Badgers placed at the 3A state wrestling championships this past weekend.

“The match was very exciting, a 4-3 victory that placed Evan on top for a state title. BFHS wrestling team had a great showing at this year’s 2020 tournament with 15 wrestlers qualifying and six reaching the placing rounds,” said coach Conrad Garner. “The team finished sixth, with both individuals and the team showing a great improvement over the previous year.”

Eli Richards (160 pounds) brought home a second-place finish, and Jake Summerfield (106), Manuel Naccarato (145), Kyle Smith (152) and Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (195) each placed fourth in their respective weight classes.

“Eli Richards placed second in a match that kept coaches on the edge of their seats with Timberlake senior Caleb Miller earning a 4-1 victory,” Garner said. “Individually, the four wrestlers who placed fourth all set a new high placements for themselves and the two finalists had great tournament improvements.”

It was a strong showing by Bonners Ferry, who bested its 10th place finish at state last year by taking seventh with 134.5 points. The Badgers finished 0.5 points ahead of Sugar-Salem, the 2019 state champions. Intermountain league rival Timberlake grabbed third while Kellogg and Priest River took ninth and 17th respectively.

Nine other Badgers competed at state but did not place. Nathaniel Varelman (182) and Isaiah Shottanana (220) both went 2-2 at state, Marcus Regehr (126), Spencer Eby (132), Chad Maas (138) and Jackson Richter (170) all went 1-2, and Taylor DeFalco (98), Bryan Durette (145) and Jack Duffy (285) were eliminated on the first day of competition Friday with 0-2 marks.

“I would like to thank the community of Boundary County for supporting Badger Wrestling for my 34 years of coaching and supporting the wrestling program making champions,” said Garner, who is retiring this year.

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Results for Bonners Ferry at Idaho HS State Championships, Feb. 28-29

3A 106: Jake Summerfield (Bonners Ferry) — 4th

Champ. Round 1 — Jake Summerfield (Bonners Ferry) over Arron Despain (Weiser) (TF 18-2 4:00)

Quarterfinals — Jake Summerfield (Bonners Ferry) over Kolton Farrow (Fruitland) (Dec 6-3)

Semifinals — Dillon Gneiting (South Fremont) over Jake Summerfield (Bonners Ferry) (Dec 8-1)

Cons. Semis — Jake Summerfield (Bonners Ferry) over Daylen Peyman (Buhl) (Dec 6-0)

3rd Place Match — Kolton Farrow (Fruitland) over Jake Summerfield (Bonners Ferry) (MD 11-0)

3A 98: Taylor DeFalco (Bonners Ferry) — DNP

Champ. Round 1 — Grayson Williams (American Falls) over Taylor DeFalco (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 0:57)

Cons. Round 1 — Marshall Mortensen (Buhl) over Taylor DeFalco (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 4:27)

3A 126: Evan Barajas (Bonners Ferry) — 1st

Champ. Round 1 — Evan Barajas (Bonners Ferry) over Alex Hernandez (Gooding) (Fall 3:04)

Quarterfinals — Evan Barajas (Bonners Ferry) over Travis Lohr (Kellogg) (MD 10-2)

Semifinals — Evan Barajas (Bonners Ferry) over Emilio Caldera (Snake River) (Dec 5-0)

1st Place Match — Evan Barajas (Bonners Ferry) over Kooper vonBrethorst (Weiser) (Dec 4-3)

3A 126: Marcus Regehr (Bonners Ferry) — DNP

Champ. Round 1 — Carson Hemsley (Marsh Valley) over Marcus Regehr (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 4:39)

Cons. Round 1 — Marcus Regehr (Bonners Ferry) over Kyler Singleton (Sugar-Salem) (Fall 3:33)

Cons. Round 2 — Jayce Bower (Buhl) over Marcus Regehr (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 1:29)

3A 132: Spencer Eby (Bonners Ferry) — DNP

Champ. Round 1 — Hunter Hobbs (South Fremont) over Spencer Eby (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 0:38)

Cons. Round 1 — Spencer Eby (Bonners Ferry) over Fabian Herrera (Payette) (Fall 3:45)

Cons. Round 2 — Fernando Camacho (Parma) over Spencer Eby (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 3:53)

3A 138: Chad Maas (Bonners Ferry) — DNP

Champ. Round 1 — Judson Hall (Kellogg) over Chad Maas (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 0:40)

Cons. Round 1 — Chad Maas (Bonners Ferry) over Gary Hunter (Snake River) (Dec 2-1)

Cons. Round 2 — Caedyn Martin (Marsh Valley) over Chad Maas (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 3:43)

3A 145: Bryan Durette (Bonners Ferry) — DNP

Champ. Round 1 — Kyle Richardson (Snake River) over Bryan Durette (Bonners Ferry) (TF 18-2 4:15)

Cons. Round 1 — Maddox Stevens (Weiser) over Bryan Durette (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 4:18)

3A 145: Manuel Naccarato (Bonners Ferry) — 4th

Champ. Round 1 — Manuel Naccarato (Bonners Ferry) over Maximus Kingsbury (Weiser) (Fall 5:02)

Quarterfinals — Manuel Naccarato (Bonners Ferry) over Ethan Coy (Kimberly) (Fall 3:04)

Semifinals — Joseph Egusquiza (Homedale) over Manuel Naccarato (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 5:13)

Cons. Semis — Manuel Naccarato (Bonners Ferry) over David Tennant (Buhl) (Dec 3-0)

3rd Place Match — Isac Avalos (American Falls) over Manuel Naccarato (Bonners Ferry) (Inj. [time])

3A 152: Kyle Smith (Bonners Ferry) — 4th

Champ. Round 1 — Kyle Smith (Bonners Ferry) over Ethan Skelly (Fruitland) (Fall 2:25)

Quarterfinals — Kyle Smith (Bonners Ferry) over Jose Cervantes (American Falls) (Fall 1:20)

Semifinals — Tayten Gillette (Gooding) over Kyle Smith (Bonners Ferry) (Dec 4-2)

Cons. Semis — Kyle Smith (Bonners Ferry) over Lane Carter (Snake River) (Fall 0:49)

3rd Place Match — Dalton Lerwill (Teton) over Kyle Smith (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 2:30)

3A 160: Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) — 2nd

Champ. Round 1 — Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) over Lance Hunter (Snake River) (Fall 5:25)

Quarterfinals — Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) over Tegan Baumann (Gooding) (MD 14-2)

Semifinals — Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) over Tristan Olson (South Fremont) (Dec 9-8)

1st Place Match — Caleb Miller (Timberlake) over Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) (Dec 4-1)

3A 182: Nathaniel Varelman (Bonners Ferry) — DNP

Champ. Round 1 — Nathaniel Varelman (Bonners Ferry) over Eliah Hernandez (Payette) (Fall 1:43)

Quarterfinals — Layne Murdock (Parma) over Nathaniel Varelman (Bonners Ferry) (Dec 5-3)

Cons. Round 2 — Nathaniel Varelman (Bonners Ferry) over Brody Hoffman (Kellogg) (Fall 2:51)

Cons. Round 3 — Owenn Meyer (Filer) over Nathaniel Varelman (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 2:26)

3A 195: Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (Bonners Ferry) — 4th

Champ. Round 1 — Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (Bonners Ferry) over Jacob Gardner (Buhl) (Dec 8-1)

Quarterfinals — Truxton Wilson (Priest River) over Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 3:08)

Cons. Round 2 — Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (Bonners Ferry) over Marco Tzompa (Teton) (Fall 1:44)

Cons. Round 3 — Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (Bonners Ferry) over Kole Morrison (Marsh Valley) (Fall 0:38)

Cons. Semis — Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (Bonners Ferry) over Josh Yanez (Timberlake) (Fall 2:13)

3rd Place Match — Truxton Wilson (Priest River) over Andrew Sandelin-Macintosh (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 1:36)

3A 220: Isaiah Shottanana (Bonners Ferry) — DNP

Champ. Round 1 — Jesse Lockett (Weiser) over Isaiah Shottanana (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 1:22)

Cons. Round 1 — Isaiah Shottanana (Bonners Ferry) over Sean Wilhite (Parma) (Fall 1:51)

Cons. Round 2 — Isaiah Shottanana (Bonners Ferry) over Reese Jarvis (Buhl) (Fall 1:59)

Cons. Round 3 — Ray Knerr (Timberlake) over Isaiah Shottanana (Bonners Ferry) (Dec 11-7)

3A 285: Jack Duffy (Bonners Ferry) — DNP

Champ. Round 1 — Kenneth Copley (Sugar-Salem) over Jack Duffy (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 0:23)

Cons. Round 1 — Hunter McQuivey (Marsh Valley) over Jack Duffy (Bonners Ferry) (Fall 0:38)

3A 170: Jackson Richter (Bonners Ferry) — DNP

Champ. Round 1 — Cody Tillery (Sugar-Salem) over Jackson Richter (Bonners Ferry) (MD 12-2)

Cons. Round 1 — Jackson Richter (Bonners Ferry) over Colton Miceli (Gooding) (Fall 1:56)

Cons. Round 2 — Marcus Mortensen (Snake River) over Jackson Richter (Bonners Ferry) (Dec 14-8)