Petersen 2nd, Gilleard 3rd at State wrestling
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BILLINGS – In a rematch of the Western B-C Divisional final between Philipsburg’s Barrett Stanghill and St. Ignatius-Charlo’s Jacen Petersen, Stanghill again came out on top, earning his second consecutive State Champion title in the 160-division and finishing with a 34-0 record.
Joining Petersen in the final rounds of the tournament was teammate Scotty Gilleard (130), who made it to the third-place round, defeating Florence’s Kody Davidson by fall in 2:16.
Petersen and Gilleard were the only two local wrestlers in the championship and third-place rounds.
Four local grapplers made it to the fifth-place round of the State Tournament. St. Ignatius-Charlo’s Jamie Mullins (105) lost to Cody Humphrey in the fifth-place round; Arlee’s Leif Rova (160) defeated Sheperd’s Calen Carpenter 9-3; teammates Clayton Trimble (189) defeated Choteau’s Greg Hinojosa 11-6; and Baker’s Dustin Irgens (215) defeated Cody North 9-2.
In the semifinals, Gage Currier of Colstrip defeated Jamie Mullins in a fall at 1.06. In 130, Taylor French of Forsyth defeated Gilleard 4-0. Eventual 160-pound champion Stanghill slipped past Rova with a fall at 1.14, and Petersen took down Choteau’s Cole Werdal with a technical fall, 16-0.
Top-ranked Forsyth finished with 211 team points and five individual champions. Choteau (161.5) was second and Colstrip (118.5) was third. Western B-C champ Ronan (85) took fifth. St. Ignatius-Charlo (56.5) took 14th, and Arlee (51) was 16th out of a total of 39 teams at the State Tournament, which produced an impressive three four-time champions in Chinook’s Ben Stroh, Conrad’s Luke Schlosser and Glasgow’s Luke Zeiger.
SUMMARY
Team scores: Forsyth 211, Choteau 161.5, Colstrip 118.5, Chinook 98.5, Ronan 85, Baker 83.5, Florence 81, Fairfield 73, Conrad 67, Harlem 67, Malta 65.5, Cascade-Simms 64, Cut Bank 60, St. Ignatius-Charlo 56.5, Glasgow 51.5, Arlee 51, Townsend 45.5, Thompson Falls 44, Fort Benton 42, Eureka 41.5, Shepherd 39, Huntley Project 37, Drummond 35, Wolf Point 34, Chester-Joplin-Inverness 33, Columbus-Absarokee 33, Plains-Hot Springs 31.5, Shelby 25, Superior 23, Whitehall 22, Circle 19, Jefferson 18.5, Poplar 14, Big Sandy 6, Broadus 6, Deer Lodge 5, Belt 4, Heart Butte 0, Noxon 0.
