The Corvallis gym was the place to be on Saturday with wrestlers and fans converging from across Western Montana. The Glyn Brawley Classic, formerly the Corvallis Classic, gives wrestlers an early view of their competition. This year's event drew more competitors than ever, according to the Blue Devils' coach, Jeff Nagel.

The format is very similar to what the wrestlers will face at the end of the season at Divisionals. Wrestlers work their way through the ranks from the first round to the championship round. Some of those who made it to the championship round had to defeat three or four wrestlers while others only had to get past one or two opponents.

Corvallis, host of the tournament, didn't let the first place trophy leave the building, claiming the top spot with 237.5 points. That was 36 points better than second place Ronan. The Chiefs are expected to be one of the top teams in the west in Class A, according to Nagel. Three Blue Devils took championships to lead the way for Corvallis. Taylor Nagel, Chase Jessop and Landon DellaSilva notched wins throughout the day to claim the top prize. All won by decision. Depth was the key to Corvallis' victory. With several wrestlers to draw from at every weight, the Blue Devils piled on the points.

Hamilton also had three wrestlers win championships. David Love won at 135 pounds. He defeated Corvallis' Nathan DuBose in a 7-2 decision. Brock Anderson also defeated a Blue Devil enroute to his championship at 160 pounds. Anderson topped Bo Davenport in a 5-3 decision. Brandy Anderson pinned Joey Lopez of Frenchtown at 189 pounds.

Glyn Brawley Classic

Team scores: Corvallis 237.5; 2. Ronan 201.5; 3. Frenchtown 181; 4. Hamilton 147; 5. St. Ignatius 104.5; 6. Arlee 93, and Darby 61; 8. Sentinel JV 42; 9. Big Sky JV 29.5; 10. Corvallis JV 24.

Championship round

105 - Chad Hansen, F, p. Stephen Jessop, C. 1:48; 119 - Seth Clary, R, dec. Taylor Allen, C. 4-2; 130 - Landon DellaSilva, C, dec. Beau Nordahl, F, 10-3; 135 - David Love, H, dec. Nathan DuBose, C, 7-2; 140 - Chase Jessop, C, dec. Craig Wheeler, SI, 8-3; 145 - Taylor Nagle, C, dec. Alex Martin, H, 6-2; 160 - Brock Anderson, H, dec. Bo Davenport, C, 5-3; 189 - Brandy Anderson, H, p. Joey Lopez, F, 3:03; 215 - Nick Weller, F, dec. Dennis Jessop, C, 16-6; HWT - Mike Trosper, R, p. Wes Sherman, H, :55.

Third and fourth

112 - Danny Powers, C, dec. Jamie Peterson, SI; 125 - Dustin Stephens, C, dec. Michael Majors, D, 7-5; 140 - Jed Brown, D, dec. Andy Jessop, CJV, 5-0; 152 - Jarris Bierer, C, dec. Cotton Wiegle, H, 7-5; 171 - Tanner Wiegle, H, tech. fall Grant Anderson, SI, 20-4; 189 - Levi Gunzler, R, dec. Chris Jessop, C, 6-0; 215 - Zach Murray, H, p. Will Buzzle, H. 3:26; HWT - Keegan Fluke, A, p. Jeff Markette, C, 1:13.

While many wrestlers were in Corvallis, Florence was at the Ted Kato Tournament in Thompson Falls. The host Blue Hawks won their own tournament but Florence came in second. This was more of a round robin tournament where every wrestler in a weight division wrestled everyone else in his own division.

Ted Kato Tournament

Team Scores: Thompson Falls 90, Florence 50, Plains 30, Noxon 20, Superior 20.

Individuals

98-105 - Corbin Newbary, Flor, tech. fall Rio Crismore, Pla, 19-3; Tanner Gascon TF pinned Tanner Gascon, TF, pinned Newbary, Flo, :57. 112-119 - Mat Hojem, TF, pinned Eric Nyberg, Flo, :27; Russell, Nox, pinned Nyberg, :27.125-130 - Brennan Lund, Flo, pinned Logan Clay, TF; Tate Cavill, TF, pinned Lund, Flo, 4:48. 152 - Skylar Thrasher, Flo, pinned Jack Stolle, Flo, 2:58; Thrasher pinned Goodwin, Plains, 1:26; McComas, Pla, pinned Stolle, :18; Thrasher, Flo, pinned McComas :28; Goodwin, Pla, pinned Stolle, Flo. 160 - Jase Miller, Pla, dec. Sam Fernandez, Flo 9-8; John Garrison, TF, pinned Evan Scott, Flo, 3:10; Fernandez, Flo. pinned Scott, Flo 3:55; Fernandez, Flo, pinned Garrison, TF, 1:20; Miller, Pla, pinned Scott, Flo, 3;14. 171 - Craig Ashworth, Flo, pinned Gordon Otten, Nox, :19; Ashworth, Flo, tech. fall Austin Thompson, Pla, 18-3. 189 - Logan Person, Flo, pinned Mike Hines, Pla, 3:33; Person, Flo, dec. Jason York, TF, 12-4. 215 - Adam Taron, Sup, pinned Andrew Harrison, Flo, :47; HWT - Weston Super, Sup, pinned Jacob Blackwell, Flo, 1:43; Gerstenberger, Nox, pinned Blackwell, Flo, 2:48.

Florence holds off Wardens

The girls team battled in Florence and the boys team battled it out in Deer Lodge. When the buzzer for both games sounded, Florence was ahead by one point. The Lady Falcons held off Deer Lodge, 44-43, while the Falcons stopped the Wardens, 51-50.

Florence took an early lead in the girls' game but the Wardens came back time and time again to tie or pull ahead. The Lady Falcons had a five-point margin at the end of the first quarter but were only ahead by two at the half. By the end of three, Deer Lodge was up by three points but the score that really mattered was the one at the end of four quarters, with the Lady Falcons the victors.

A full court press by Florence changed the momentum of the game in the fourth quarter and Florence again took the lead. Some poor decisions with regards to clock management almost cost the Lady Falcons the game but the team held on.

"You know, those are those special situatiuons in a game that you hope you've worked on by this time in a season," said coach Bryan Neuman, regarding the clock management issue. "But you know, we really haven't," he continued. "One of the things in other seasons is that we've been able to handle the ball pretty well at the end of a game. We usually spread the floor and go to a four corner type of situation. But this is such a young team, I can't overload them too much."

The Lady Falcons only have one senior on the roster. That senior, Amber Wahl, finished with 11 points. The Lady Falcons were led by junior Brooke Zeiler's 19 points. Finishing out the scoring for Florence were Jordan Rick with seven points and Cortney Reynolds with seven points. Deer Lodge was led by Jackee Beck's 11 points.

Kris Person of Florence left off last year shooting treys from all over the court. He is right back at it this year. His three-point shot with under 15 seconds remaining in the game tied the game at 50-all. After Person sank his free throw shot, the game was Florence's. Person was perfect from the line, shooting 8-for-8. He finished with 20 points in the 51-50 win. Jordan Dean added 16.

Saturday night, Florence was host to the Rams and Heartbreakers of Loyola. Unfortunately for Florence, the outcome was in favor of both the Heartbreakers and Rams.

Loyola defeated the Lady Falcons, 64-42. Although Florence was only down by two points at the end of the first period, the Breakers broke loose in the second and outscored them by 10. Loyola continued to put the pressure on and cruised to a 7B victory. Zeiler had 14 points to pace the Lady Falcons. Rae Baerlocher added seven points as did Reynolds. Wahl finished with five and Rick with nine. Mackenzie Grimstad had 28 points to pace the Breakers.

The Falcons could not overcome a 10-point first half and fell to Loyola, 51-46. Person was again the go-to person for the Falcons, scoring 14 points. Kiel Hansen added 13.

Girls Basketball Roundup

The Lady Tigers of Darby lost a squeaker to Seeley-Swan in Darby on Friday. After leading at the half, Darby lost their momentum against a strong pressure defense by Seeley-Swan. Seeley took the 7B victory, 35-32.

Seeley-Swan 35, Darby 32

Seeley-Swan - Stone 11, Baier 5, Rich 1, Meyer 3, Anderson 2, Murphy 13
Darby - Kasey Blue 3, Kayla Schallenberger 8, Gianna Stone 5, Lindsey Trowbridge 8, Maria Cress 8.

Victor made the trip to Philipsburg Friday afternoon and came back with a victory. A win at Philipsburg doesn't happen very often and so the Lady Pirates were quite happy. Victor was paced by Katie Jolley's 20 points.

Victor 39, Philipsburg 35

Victor - Angel Deering 2, Cat Coorough 11, Kristen Burrington 4, Katie Jolley 20, Shandell Weeks 2.
Philipsburg - Johnson 10, Boomer 7, Buhler 3, Graham 15.

The Lady Broncs picked up a nice non-conference win Saturday over the Ronan Maidens. Led by Jessica Huseby's 16 points, Hamilton controlled the game from the onset. Sophomores Cierra Smith and Ashley Albert had 12 points and 10 points respectively.

Hamilton 48, Ronan 34
Ronan - Solomon 3, Strozzi 2, Larson 1, Anderson 3, Starkel 3, Wylie 4, Roberts 4, Courture 9, Wagner 5.
Hamilton - Misha Trotter 4, Cierra Smith 12, Rachell Wood 2, Ashley Albert 10, Jessica Huseby 16 Jess Hill 4.

After losing to Florence on Thursday night, the Wardens of Deer Lodge were not about to drop another game in the Bitterroot. That was not good news for Darby. After an extremely slow beginning, the Lady Tigers came back to outscore Deer Lodge in the third quarter. But, because Deer Lodge's lead was so great, the Lady Tigers dropped another game. Darby was paced by Celia Baird's 10 points.

Deer Lodge 54, Darby 33
Deer Lodge - Brott 6, Christnacht 2, Daukers 3, Owens 8, Clawson 4, Beck 14, O'Hara 4, Burns 13
Darby - Kasey Blue 2, Celia Baird 10, Kayla Schallenberger 4, Kelsey Blue 2, Gianna Stone 4, Lindsey Trowbridge 5, Libby Ray 2, Maria Cress 4.

Free throws were the difference in the non-conference game between 8B Plains and 13C Victor. Plains sank 13-of-19 shots from the charity stripe while Victor only went to the line five times and sank only two. Victor led by two points at the half but Plains outscored the Lady Pirates by seven points in the third quarter. Victor's Jolley led all scorers with 21 points.

Plains 40, Victor 38
Plains - Holland 11, French 8, Vules 9, Mount 11, Catalanello 1.
Victor - Angel Deering 2, Cat Coorough 4, Kristen Burrington 2, Katie Jolley 21, Shandell Weeks 9.

Boys Basketball Roundup

Seeley-Swan 69, Darby 23

Victor 47, Philipsburg 41

It doesn't happen very often but you can be sure that when Victor comes out of Philipsburg with a victory, it's a celebration. Led by Mike Wemple's 22 points, the Pirates held the Prospectors to only four points in the fourth quarter after trailing by two at the half. Freshman Gaitlin Lamb added 11 points for the Pirates.

Victor - Josh Maydole 4, Gaitlin Lamb 11, Erick Bissette 3, Mike Wemple 22, Tyler Swanson 2, Eric Taylor 3, Mark Frye 2.
Philipsburg - McDonald 10, Schiedamayer 6, Demers 8, Williams 10, Jacobsen 5, Roseboom 2.

Plains 63, Victor 48

The Class B Horsemen came in strong and left with a non-conference victory on Saturday. Led by Matt Baker's 27 points, Plains never trailed in the game. Victor was led by Wemple once again. He finished with 17 points. Eric Taylor added 14.

Plains - Holland 8, Dicken 16, Baker 27, Thompson 8, Colombo 4.
Victor - Gaitlin Lamb 8, Eric Bissett 3, Mike Wemple 17, Tyler Swanson 2, Eric Taylor 14, Mark Frye 2, Kody Martin 2

Ronan 74, Hamilton 51

Adam Moyer and Brandon Syme combined for 25 points but it was not enough as the Broncs fell to Ronan in a Northwestern/Southwestern matchup. The Chiefs were paced by Moss Tanner's 15 points.

Hamilton - Jason Schallenberger 4, Ryan Turley 5, Adam Moyer 12, Brandon Syme 13, Kyle Crowley 1, Ben Jessop 3, Evan Greene 6, Billy Barners 6, Adam Willmarth 2.
Ronan - Tanner 15, Kelch 2, Adams 11, Harris 9, Barber 12, St. Claire 9, Antoinie 7, Hesselgesser 1, Orr 6, Crawford 2.

Anaconda 74, Stevensville 57

Although Stevi's Bridger Chambers put up 26 points, Anaconda's Tyler Hurley answered with 30 and led the way to a Southwest A victory for the Copperheads. Ryan Grove added 11 points for the 'Jackets. It was only a two-point difference at the half but Anaconda dropped in 10 points more in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.

Stevensville - Bridger Chambers 26, Drew Zeiler 5, Boone Chambers 3, Nick Dahlquist 5, Richie Brushia 2, Ethan Pateman 2, Ryan Grove 11, Logan Creech 3.
Anaconda - Hurley 30, Lopez 3, Dedman 1, Sphar 7, Wagner 2, Hensley 9, Steve Antonich 14, Collins 8.

Deer Lodge 63, Darby 47

The Wardens cruised to a win over the Tigers Saturday night. Led by Blake Niedeklein's 14 points, Deer Lodge pulled away in the second quarter to seal the win. Darby was led by John Pyles' 13 points. Kyle Rider added 12.

Deer Lodge - Thomas 7, Niedeklein 14, Hanson 6, King 17, Johnson 8, Despain 3, Miller 3, Slefolo 5, Philips 4.
Darby - John Pyles 13, Kyle Rider 12, Dillon Oliver 8, Cole Bradford 9, R.J. Hill 4.

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