PREP BOYS WRESTLING: Wood, Tyler, highlight Sandpoint's third-place finish at George Wild

KELLOGG — Freshman Ty Wood (98 pounds) and senior Jorden Tyler (190) won a combined eight matches, all by pin, and took first in their respective weight classes to highlight a third-place Bulldog finish at the George Wild Invitational held Friday and Saturday at Kellogg High. 

Wood wrestled to three wins by pin on the weekend, two of which came in the first round, while Tyler won five straight matches by way of a first round pin.

Jeremiah Palmer challenged Tyler in the 190-pound championship match and picked up the Bulldogs' only second-place finish; he went 3-1 on the weekend with three victories by pin.

Jackson Holman (215) and William Bomba (285) were both 4-1 and placed third for Sandpoint, wrestling to wins by pin in the consolation finals. Ashlei Hawkins (138) and Gage Martin (144) both scored fourth-place finishes.

The Bulldogs placed third with 178.5 points, edging out the Wildcats by just 3.5 points.

For Priest River, Darien Ratzlaff was fourth in the 215-pound bracket after winning five of his seven bouts by pin.

Sandpoint will travel to Rathdrum for the Lakeland Duals on Dec. 27-28. Priest River will head to the Chad Ross Invitational hosted by St. Maries on Dec. 28.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d'Alene 236. 2, Post Falls 195. 3, Sandpoint 178.5. 4, Kellogg 174. 5, St. Maries 153. 6, Moscow 145. 7, Eureka 121.5. 8, Clearwater Valley 112. 9, Timberlake 109. 10, Flathead 86.5. 11, Libby/Troy 81.5. 12, Coeur d'Alene (2) 66. 13, Grangeville 46. 14, Lakeside 44.5. 15, Priest River 42. 16, Bonners Ferry 38. 17, Polson 37. 18, Lakeland 34. 19, Lewiston 26. 20, Orofino 25.5. 21, Kootenai 15.5. 22, Kootenai Classical 11. 23, Lapwai 8.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

98 — Ty Wood, Sandpoint, p. Tristan Mendenhall, Post Falls, 4:26. 106 — Johnny Stovern, Kellogg, p. Kevin Watson, Kellogg, 2:48. 113 — Colton Storey, Kellogg, p. Dayton Naldrett, Flathead, 2:51. 120 — Carsun Hinkelmann, Kellogg, p. Jesse Villegas, Post Falls, 4:44. 126 — Eian Schwecke, Moscow, p. Timothy Schmidt, Eureka, 7-6. 132 — Kelby Harvey, St. Maries, d. Brandon Felix, Post Falls, 15-13. 138 — Jordan Schield, Coeur d'Alene, md. Hunter Gamble, Orofino, 18-8. 144 — Logan Bradley, Coeur d'Alene, md. Jerrett Brebner, St. Maries, 15-4. 150 — Colton Tucker, Coeur d'Alene, p. Aidan Prakash, Moscow, 2:43. 157 — Zach David, St. Maries, md. Conner Christensen, Clearwater Valley, 24-14. 165 — Brock Armstrong, Coeur d'Alene, p. Aiden Yearout, St. Maries, 1:19. 175 — James Greene, Moscow, tf. Jonathan Hansen, Timberlake, 18-2. 190 — Jorden Tyler, Sandpoint, p. Jeramiah Palmer, Sandpoint, 1:34. 215 — Kyden Martin, Post Fall, md. Briley Arnett, Timberlake, 8-0. 285 — Wes Banks, Eureka, md. Paul Dixon, Moscow, 18-5.

THIRD-PLACE MATCHES

98 — Micah Miller, Coeur d'Alene, md. Saul Benzinger, Post Falls, 13-0. 106 — Chance Tucker, Coeur d'Alene, p. Levi Nick, Libby/Troy, 3:36. 113 — Ryker Allen, Post Falls, p. Justus Peregrina, Coeur d'Alene 2, 3:46. 120 — Will Rossi, Coeur d'Alene, d. Kaden Schaff, Grangeville, 6-2. 126 — Carter Newby, Coeur d'Alene, p. Sawyer Sage, Post Falls, 2:18. 132 — Colin Hickman, Eureka, p. Parker Cathey, Timberlake, 4:00. 138 — Chase Scribner, Kellogg, p. Ashlei Hawkins, Sandpoint, 0:43. 144 — Tanner Williams, Kellogg, p. Gage Martin, Sandpoint, 0:57. 150 — Jacob Fabbi, Clearwater Valley, p. Jayce Haynes, Kellogg, 1:45. 157 — Amado Stewart, St. Maries, tf. Carter Loutzenhiser, Timberlake, 16-1. 165 — Dennis Ward, Flathead, d. Estuardo Puderbaugh, Clearwater Valley, 7-2. 175 — Colton Austin, Post Falls, d. Jason Stone, Post Falls, 6-0. 190 — Zane Smith, Post Falls, p. Zack Sotin, St. Maries, 2:00. 215 — Jackson Holman, Sandpoint, p. Darien Ratzlaff, Priest River, 3:28. 285 — William Bomba, Sandpoint, p. Joe Banks, Eureka, 0:21.

    Sandpoint's Ty Wood (right) won the 98-pound bracket of the George Wild Invitational.