Denton sets new state pin record at Conrad duals
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CONRAD – What was originally scheduled as a busy week with lots of valuable mat time for the Ronan Chiefs changed once the snow began flying. The Chiefs were supposed to grapple at the Eureka Quad and duel with Missoula Big Sky before heading off to the Conrad Duals over the weekend.
“We did make the trip over to Conrad for the Class B duals,” head coach Dustyn Azure said.
At Conrad, the Chiefs went 2-3 overall, first falling to Fairfield on Friday before rebounding to down Boulder 63-9 the same day.
On Saturday, the Chiefs fell to Great Falls High JV and Conrad before upending Townsend.
At Conrad, 160-pound grappler Quentin Denton set the new state record for quickest pin in the 160-pound category by pinning an opponent in five seconds, beating the previous record of six seconds set by a Huntley Project wrestler in 1990.
Against Fairfield, Denton pinned Jacob Wagner in 1:59, while the Chiefs won the 152, 189, 215, and Heavyweight by forfeit.
Ronan took down a small Boulder team that had only two grapplers at the meet. Colby Roberts (189) defeated Robert Smartnick in a 6-5 decision, while Chase Rhine (119) fell to Jared Probert in an 11-8 decision.
Ronan won 98, 125, 130, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 215, and Heavyweight by forfeit.
On Saturday, Ronan first matched up with Great Falls High JV, where the Chiefs picked up seven wins, but lost by eight points, 48-40.
Rhine (119) pinned Dalton Meeks in 4:30, while Brandon DuMont pinned Brandon Albert in nine seconds.
Conner Benn (130) picked up a win after pinning Tony Lozano in 1:40, while Ronnie Cullis won by major decision over Brandon Bilbrey, 15-4.
Dustin Goldsby (152), Denton (160) and Roberts (189) also picked up wins.
Later that day, Ronan took on tournament host Conrad, where Roberts (189) was the only win other than by forfeit. Roberts pinned Tyler Nelson in 52 seconds.
Ronan won 98, 152, 160 and 171 by forfeit, while Conrad won 105, 119, and 135 by forfeit.
The Chiefs capped off the tournament with a 51-27 win over Townsend, where Trae Garcia (98), Rhine (119), Benn (130), Goldsby (152), Denton (160), Savas Baeir (171) and Michael Irvine (215) all picked up wins.
Ronan faced off with Sentinel High School Jan. 24 and host Polson at home Jan. 27 on senior night. The Chiefs then travel to Darby on Saturday for a tournament.
“We are going to shake off the weekend competition and move our focus to this week’s challenges,” Azure said.
SUMMARY
Fairfield 41, Ronan 30
98 - Robert Rhodes, F, pinned Trae Garcia, 1:38; 112 - Cache Giles, F, dec. Chase Rhine, 14-8; Caylor Jacobsen, F, dec. Brandon DuMont, 2-1; 130 - Eli Folda, F, pinned Conner Benn, 1:21; 140 - Silas Clark, F, pinned Lauren Christopher, 1:57; Joel Grant, F, tech fall Ronnie Cullis, 16-0 (3:03); 160 - Quentin Denton, R, pinned Jacob Wagner, 1:59; 171 - Gordon Olson, F, pinned Savas Baier, 3:47.
Fairfield won 119 by forfeit.
Ronan won 152, 189, 215, Hwt by forfeit.
Ronan 63, Boulder 9
119 - Jared Probert, B, dec. Chase Rhine, 11-8; 189 - Colby Roberts, R, dec. Robert Smartnick, 6-5.
Boulder won 105 by forfeit.
Ronan won 98, 125, 130, 140, 145, 152, 160, 171, 215, Hwt by forfeit.
Great Falls High JV 48, Ronan 40
98 - Tyler Schilling, GFH, pinned Trae Garcia, 2:50; 112 - Chase Rhine, R, pinned Dalton Meeks, 4:30; 125 - Brandon DuMont pinned Brandon Albert, :09; 130 - Conner Benn, R, pinned Tony Lozano, 1:40; 140 - Cole Lomas, pinned Lauren Christopher, 1:06; 145 - Ronnie Cullis, R, M. dec. Brandon Bilbrey, 15-4; 152 - Dustin Goldsby, R, pinned Eric Weaver, :30; 160 - Quentin Denton, R, pinned Colton Pointer, 3:05; 171 - Josh Kinsey, GFH, pinned Michael Knabe, 1:59; 189 - Colby Roberts, R, pinned Sean Warner, 3:19; 215 - Roberto Smith, GFH, pinned Michael Irvine, 1:12; Hwt - Colton Rue-Zindell, GFH, pinned Timber Achauss, 1:32.
Great Falls won 105, 119 and 135 by forfeit.
Conrad 57, Ronan 30
112 - Blake Underdahl, C, pinned Chase Rhine, 2:28; 125 - Luke Schlosser, C, pinned Brandon DuMont, 4:54; 130 - Garrett Moritz, C, pinned Conner Benn, 3:56; 140 - Tyler Schultz, pinned Lauren Christopher, :41; 145 - Brandon French, C, dec. Ronnie Cullis, 16-10; 189 - Colby Roberts, R, pinned Tyler Nelson, :52; 215 - Justin Ratzburg, C, pinned Michael Irvine, :53; Hwt - Ryan Townsend, pinned Timber Schauss, :26.
Conrad won 105, 119, 135 by forfeit.
Ronan won 98, 152, 160, 171 by forfeit.
Ronan 51, Townsend 27
98 - Trae Garcia, R, pinned Austin McArthur, 1:49; 119 - Chase Rhine, R, pinned Chris Loret-DeMola, 5:25; 125 - Logan Schwope, T, dec. Brandon DuMont, 7-1; 130 - Conner Benn, pinned Will Held, 1:46; 140 - Dakota Kimborough, T, pinned Lauren Christopher, :59; 145 - Shay Christiansen, T, pinned Ronnie Cullis, 2:18; 152 - Dustin Goldsby, R, pinned Wyatt Meehan, :49; 160 - Quentin Denton, R, pinned Albert Tillutson, :05; 171 - Savas Baeir, R, dec. Evander Wilbur, 11-6; 215 - Michael Irvine, R, pinned Eli Hohn, 1:05.
Townsend won 105, 135 by forfeit.
Ronan won 189, Hwt by forfeit.
