State Wrestling: Girls take third, five Badgers place

BOYS

POCATELLO — Thirteen Badger boys wrestling qualified for state, with freshman heavyweight Taylor Dodd taking fourth. 

Dodd (33-13) won the first round by fall at 5:50 over Finnigan Moon (29-18) of McCall-Donnelly. In the second round, he won by fall over Joel Zamora of Fruitland. In the semi-finals, Dodd faced against the No. 1 seed, holding on for nearly five minutes before losing by fall. 

Entering the consolation bracket, Dodd again faced Moon, who had gone on to win his next three matches. Dodd got to work and won by a 5-1 decision, advanced to the third and fourth-placing match. Neilson Glasco of South Fremont won by fall at 29 seconds, taking third and Dodd taking fourth place. 

The Badgers placed 13th out of 18 teams. 

3A Classification

1, Fruitland, 318; 2, Buhl 235, 3, America Falls 190; 4, South Fremont, 176; 5, Snake River, 149.5; 6, Weiser, 147; 7, Marsh Valley, 141; 8, Teton, 130; 9, Sugar-Salem, 100; 10, Timberlake, 98.5; 11, Homedale, 81; 12, McCall-Donnelly, 81; 13, Bonners Ferry, 32.5; 14, Payette, 29; 15, filer 21; 16, Gooding, 20; 16, Kimberly 20; 18, Parma, 5. 

GIRLS

POCATELLO — Bonners Ferry girls wrestling finished third at the Idaho All Girls wrestling state championship, with senior Aubrey Wells (165) and freshman Eva Willis (185) taking second place. 

Aubrey Wells (165, 19-8) in the opening round won by fall over No 1 seed Nampa’s Kyra Richards (20-3). Then in the quarterfinals, she faced Sandpoint's Sylvia Becker reenacting the District I-II championship match. Wells won by fall at 3:28, then won by a 10-6 decision over Paige Cantell of Eagle. 

In the championship, Wells fell to Riana Walter of Canyon Ridge by fall at 4 minutes. Wells finished in second, going 3-1, and finished the season with a  22-9 record. 

Eva Willis (185, 21-6) also went 3-1, winning her first round over the No. 2 seeded wrestler Josslyn Blair (38-5) of Jerome by a 9-3 decision. In the quarterfinals, Willis defeated Caroline Huml of Vallivue by fall and then Quisea Robinson of Minico by a 5-4 decision in the semis. 

Willis fell to the eventual state champion, Shuana Anderson of Thunder Ridge in the finals, at 22 seconds. Willis weighs 170 pounds but wrestles at 185.

Also placing was junior Sofia Brown (132) in fifth and Savannah Rickter (152) finished sixth for the Badgers. 

Sofia Brown (132) fell in the first round to eventual champion, Courtney Hunt of American Falls by fall. Brown then battled it out in the consolation bracket going 3-1, until losing to Hallie Esmiol of Centenail by a 7-5 decision. In the fifth-place match, Brown faced Lake City’s No.1 seed Madi Cook, the District I-II champion, winning by fall at 4:08. 

Savannah Rickter (152) won her first two matches by fall early on but fell to Hayley McNeal of Potlatch in the semi-finals. Rickter beat out McNeal the week before for the District I-II championship. Rickter then entered the consolation bracket and fell in the next two matches, earning sixth place. 

Neveah Therrien (107, 30-4) fell to Glenns Ferry's Vanessa Ortiz by a 6-5 decision in the quarterfinals. Therrien then entered the consolation bracket and fell to Ridgevue's Alliyah Green (19-23). Therrien was the 107 defending state champion but did not place at this year’s state championship. 

Hallie Hartman (285) lost her first-round match and went 0-2, finishing the season with a 15-16 record. 

GIRLS

TEAM SCORES — 1, Thunder Ridge 130.5. 2, American Falls 83. 3, Bonners Ferry 73.5. 4, Eagle 67. 5, Jerome 61. 6, Canyon Ridge 58. 7, Rocky Mountain 51. 8, Buhl 48. 9, Skyline 47.5. 10, Columbia 46. 11 (tie), Caldwell, Coeur d’Alene 45. 13, Kuna 44. 14, Potlatch 38. 15 (tie), Lewiston, Mountain Home 37. 17, Blackfoot 36. 18, Bear Lake 33. 19, Sandpoint 32. 20 (tie), Centennial, Kimberly 30. 22, Salmon 39. 23, Burley 28. 24 (tie), Bonneville, Meridian 27. 26 (tie), Boise, Lake City, Middleton, Minico 26. 30, Weiser 24. 31, Emmett 23. 32 (tie), Century, Ririe 22. 34, Lakeland 20. 35 (tie), Marsh Valley, Moscow, Owyhee, Vallivue 18. 39, West Side 16. 40 (tie), Kellogg, Snake River 13. 32, Clearwater Valley 12. 43, Rigby 11. 44 (tie), Glenns Ferry, Preston 10. 46, Malad 9. 47 (tie), Borah, Twin Falls 8. 49, Timberlake 7. 50 (tie), Fruitland, Garden Valley, Madison, Tri-Valley 6. 54, Timberline 5. 55, Filer 4. 56 (tie), Challis, Grace, New Plymouth, Wendell, West Jefferson, Wood River 3. 62 (tie), Hillcrest, Nampa, Post Falls, South Fremont 1. 66 (tie), Idaho Falls, Marsing, Pocatello, Priest River, Ridgevue, Soda Springs, Sugar-Salem 0. 

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

Championship matches

145 — Clare Waite, Boise, d. Cara Brown, Coeur d’Alene, 4-0.

165 — Riana Walter, Canyon Ridge, p. Aubrey Wells, Bonners Ferry, 4:00.

185 — Shauna Anderson, Thunder Ridge, p. Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, :22.

Third-fourth place

120 — Allister Dillow, American Falls, d. Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, 2-1.

152 — Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene, p. Jordyn Kearn, American Falls, 4:07.

165 — Annika Thompson, Lakeland, p. Alysen Palomar, Columbia, :59.

Fifth-sixth place

120 — Jordan Reynolds, Snake River, d. Emma Garman, Sandpoint, 2-1.

132 — Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, p. Madi Cook, Lake City, 4:08.

145 — Celestial Westover, West Side, d. Izzy Davis, Kellogg, 2-1.

152 — Gracin Dennis, Emmett, p. Savannah Rickter, Bonners Ferry, 3:35.

235 — Cameron Spicer, Rocky Mountain, d. Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, by medical forfeit.

Semifinalsfa

120 — Olivia Bezdicek, Jerome, p. Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, 3:40.

132 — Kylie Fowler, Middleton, d. Madi Cook, Lake City, 8-3.

145 — Cara Brown, Coeur d’Alene, p. Holland Wieber, Eagle, 4:57.

152 — Elise Twait, Meridian, md. Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene, 11-0; Hayley McNeal, Potlatch, p. Savannah Rickter, Bonners Ferry, 3:50.

165 — Riana Walter, Canyon Ridge, d. Annika Thompson, Lakeland, 7-1; Aubrey Wells, Bonners Ferry, d. Paige Cantwell, Eagle, 10-6.

185 — Eva Willis, Bonners Ferry, d. Quinsea Robinson, Minico, 5-4.

235 — Ashley Barnes, Thunder Ridge, p. Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, 1:16.

CONSOLATION BRACKET

Semifinals

120 — Alexxis Johnson, Lake City, p. Jordan Reynolds, Snake River, 3:48; Allister Dillow, American Falls, md. Emma Garman, Sandpoint, 12-3.

132 — Hallie Esmiol, Centennial, d. Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, 7-5.

145 — Holland Wieber, Eagle, p. Izzy Davis, Kellogg, :49.

152 — Brooklyn Anderson, Coeur d’Alene, md. Gracin Dennis, Emmett, 14-5; Jordyn Kearn, American Falls, p. Savannah Rickter, Bonners Ferry, 2:18.

165 — Annika Thompson, Lakeland, p. Eliza Dugan, Jerome, 2:05.

235 — Olivia Silvester, Thunder Ridge, p. Lilli Marti, Sandpoint, 1:41.

Third round

120 — Emma Garman, Sandpoint, d. Maliyah Garcia, New Plymouth, 6-4.

132 — Kylie Fowler, Middleton, d. Shelby Garten, Timberlake, 11-9; Sofia Brown, Bonners Ferry, d. Kiana Dullanty, Fruitland, 6-2.

145 — Izzy Davis, Kellogg, p. Cashlin Volkel, Kimberly, 1:33.

165 — Eliza Dugan, Jerome, d. Sylvia Becker, Sandpoint, 7-2.

    Eva Willis (185) takes a breath between rounds at the District I-II girls tournament and state qualifier. Willis finished in second place at the Idaho All Girls State tournament.