C-Falls grapplers beat Frenchtown, Libby in duals
<p>MatCat Shonn Roberts takes on Libby's Skyler Higareda last week. Roberts remains undefeated for the season.</p>
The Columbia Falls wrestling team went 2-0 in duals on the road last week. The MatCats beat Libby 81-3 on Jan. 9 and Frenchtown 45-33 on Jan. 11.
Against Frenchtown, Shonn Roberts (132), Colton Gove (138), Cody Walters (160) and Ike Schweikert (182) all won by pins.
But the meet was a little closer than the score would suggest. Frenchtown gave up 18 points by forfeit, and Columbia Falls gave up six points by forfeit at 120. Without the forfeits, the two teams would have tied. Some high schools just don’t have the numbers to fill all weight classes.
Against Libby, it was all MatCats as the Loggers gave up six forfeits and seven pins. Mason Fetters (113), Kaleb Gravelin (120), Roberts, Gove, Chase Ramberg (145), Zayne Brunz (152) and Mikey Denison (220) all won by pin.
Roberts is undefeated for the season, and Columbia Falls has moved up in the state Class A rankings in the past week from fourth to third.
The MatCats travel to Polson on Thursday and then to the Rocky Mountain Classic in Missoula on Friday and Saturday.
The Classic is considered a prelude to the state tournament as it pits wrestlers from across western Montana, Idaho and eastern Washington without regard to school class. A title at the classic is almost as coveted as a state title.
Columbia Falls 45, Frenchtown 33
98 - Caleb Bagnell, Fr, p. Eli Scheeler, :23. 106 – Cody Warner, Fr, dec. Winfield West, 2-0. 113 – Mason Fetters, CF, dec. Cade Livoti, 9-8. 126 – Tyler Ishler, Fr, dec. Haze Bell, 6-4, OT; 132 – Shonn Roberts, CF, p. Bryce Williams, 2:56. 138 – Colton Gove, CF, p. Jonathon Blanchard, 1:08. 145 – Cody Lemons, Fr, dec. Zayne Brunz, 5-0. 160 – Cody Walters, CF, p. Tyler King, 1:47. 182 – Ike Schweikert, CF, p. Cole Allen, 2:46. 195 – Nathan Bennett, Fr, p. Andrew Burgess, 5:42. 220 – Rand Pritzkau, Fr, p. Mikey Denison, 1:50.
Frenchtown won by forfeit at 120. Columbia Falls won by forfeit at 152, 170 and HWT.
Columbia Falls, 81, Libby 3
98 — Eli Scheeler, CF, won by forfeit; 106 — Winfield West, CF, won by forfeit; 113 — Mason Fetters, CF, pinned Ty Hight, 1:11; 120 — Kaleb Gravelin, CF, pinned Dylan Roby, 1:29; 126 — Haze Bell, CF, won by forfeit; 132 — Shonn Roberts, CF, pinned Skyler Higuerda, 3:50; 138 — Colton Gove, CF, pinned Zach Crace, :44; 145 — Chase Ramberg, CF, pinned Braydan Thom, 3:08; 152 — Zayne Brunz, CF, pinned Alex Yeadon, 3:18; 160 — Bryan Shaffer, CF, dec. Josh Bowers, 3-2; 170 — Garrett Chappel, L dec. Jason Williams, 9-5; 182 — Ike Schweikert, CF, won by forfeit; 195 — Andrew Burgess, CF, won by forfeit; 220 — Mikey Denison, CF, pinned Josh McGough, :26; Hwt — Spencer Ross, CF, won by forfeit.