Badgers place 3rd and 8th at Tri-State

COEUR d’ALENE — Eli Richards took third and Brandon Williams took eighth at the 50th Tri-State Wrestling tournament Dec. 17 and 18.

Williams, who wrestles at 98 pounds, came in eighth overall. Head coach Kevin Campbell said that Williams ending up on the metal stand was huge and a big confidence booster.

“[Williams] He's really starting to show how good he can be. He’s scrappy, never gives up and never quits.”

For the wrestlers who didn’t place Campbell said that he had nothing bad to say, it is a tough break competing at Tri-State.

“Placing at this tournament is a big deal,” Campbell said. “A lot of people would say it's tougher to place at Tri-State than it is at state.”

Richards, who wrestles at 170 pounds, came in third at Tri-State. Campbell said going into the tournament Richards knew Washington state champion Darion Johnson from Chiawana was going to be a tough match.

“He [Richards] actually did really well. There was just like a one minute scramble and unfortunately Darion [Johnson] came out on top of that.”

Campbell said the first minute of the match could have gone either way, as Richards and Johnson went back and forth for supremacy. They have faced each other before in Greco-Roman wrestling and both anticipated the other's moves.

“We didn't come out on top, but it was fun to watch,” Campbell said. “Eli wrestled awesome. He was a man on a mission the whole time.”

Johnson went on to win first at Tri-State at 170 pounds. A total of 49 teams from Idaho, Washington, Montana and Oregon participated in the tournament.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 205.5. 2, Flathead 191. 3, Mead 164. 4, La Grande 159.5. 5, Post Falls 154. 6, Orting 140. 7, University 135. 8, Central Valley 132. 9, Chiawana 129. 10, Frenchtown 126. 11, Granger 118.5. 12, Tonasket 116.5. 13, Lewiston 115. 14, Hermiston 106. 15, Mt. Spokane 105.5. 16 (tie), Othello, Pullman 84.5. 18, Kamiakin 80. 19, Lakeland 74. 20, Lake City 67. 21, Colville 65. 22, Timberlake 62. 23, Kelso 59.5. 24, Deer Park 57. 25, Kellogg 55. 26, Liberty (Spangle) 48. 27, Royal 48. 28, Ferris 47. 29 (tie), Bonners Ferry, Glacier Peak, Priest River 40. 32, Potlatch 39. 33, Hanford 37. 34 (tie), Cheney, Lake Roosevelt 32. 36, Lakeside (Wash.) 27. 37, East Valley 26. 38, Gonzaga Prep 24. 39 (tie), Freeman, Riverside 22. 41, Jenkins (Chewelah) 19, 42, Davenport 16. 43, Clarkston 14. 44, Liberty Bell 12. 45, Reardan 10. 46, Medical Lake 6. 47, Mary Walker 4.

Tri-State 2021 Results for Bonners Ferry:

98: Brandon Williams (4-4) placed 8th and scored eight team points.

• Champ. Round 1 — Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) 4-4 won by fall over Wesley Leeper (Kelso) 6-4 (Fall 3:50)

• Quarterfinal — Isaac Stewart (Frenchtown) 14-3 won by fall over Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) 4-4 (Fall 1:36)

• Cons. Round 2 — Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) 4-4 won by fall over Preston Neufeld (Reardan) 2-3 (Fall 0:42)

• Cons. Round 3 — Bode Alexander (Coeur d'Alene High School) 4-3 won by fall over Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) 4-4 (Fall 1:52)

• 7th Place Match — Jordan McKamey (Clarkston) 3-2 won by major decision over Brandon Williams (Bonners Ferry) 4-4 (MD 13-4)

138:Tully Reinhardt (5-3) place is unknown and scored 0 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 — Tully Reinhardt (Bonners Ferry) 5-3 received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 — Aiden Palmisano (University) 4-4 won by fall over Tully Reinhardt (Bonners Ferry) 5-3 (Fall 1:24)

• Cons. Round 2 — Tully Reinhardt (Bonners Ferry) 5-3 received a bye () (Bye)

• Cons. Round 3 — Brad McLean (Frenchtown) 4-2 won by fall over Tully Reinhardt (Bonners Ferry) 5-3 (Fall 0:28)

160: Daniel Zech (6-3) place is unknown and scored six team points.

• Champ. Round 1 — Daniel Zech (Bonners Ferry) 6-3 received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 — Daniel Zech (Bonners Ferry) 6-3 won by fall over Tyson Tucker (Potlatch) 10-2 (Fall 2:50)

• Champ. Round 3 — Noah Holman (Gonzaga Prep) 10-4 won by fall over Daniel Zech (Bonners Ferry) 6-3 (Fall 0:40)

• Cons. Round 4 — Cole Lockart (Lewiston High School) 9-3 won by decision over Daniel Zech (Bonners Ferry) 6-3 (Dec 6-3)

170: Eli Richards (10-1) placed 3rd and scored 26 team points.

• Champ. Round 1 — Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) 10-1 received a bye () (Bye)

• Champ. Round 2 — Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) 10-1 won by fall over Jesus Gonzalez (Othello) 9-5 (Fall 0:41)

• Champ. Round 3 — Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) 10-1 won by fall over Mason Knigge (Mead) 7-5 (Fall 1:07)

• Quarterfinal — Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) 10-1 won by fall over Jose Laguna (Post Falls) 13-2 (Fall 0:59)

• Semifinal — Darion Johnson (Chiawana) 14-0 won by fall over Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) 10-1 (Fall 1:33)

• Cons. Semi — Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) 10-1 won by fall over Logan Meisner (Lewiston High School) 11-4 (Fall 1:11)

• 3rd Place Match — Eli Richards (Bonners Ferry) 10-1 won by decision over Jose Laguna (Post Falls) 13-2 (Dec 6-0)