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Havre matmen bring the 2016 portion of the season to a close with another dominant performance
Havre High freshman Mason Dionne, top, holds down Lewistown's Chase Farrar during their 152-pound match Thursday at the HHS gymnasium. Dionne scored a 4-3 decision for the Blue Ponies, who beat the Eagles 39-27. Havre won't be back in action until Jan. 6-7 at the Cut Bank invite.
Blue Pony Parker Filius pins his opponent during Thursday's dual against Lewistown.
Havre's JayR Caplette, right, looks for a shot during a match against Lewistown Thursday.
Blue Pony Quin Reno, top, holds down a Lewistown grappler during Thursday's dual at the HHS gymnasium.
There isn't much of a rivalry on the wrestling mat when it comes to the Havre Blue Ponies and Lewistown Eagles going head-to-head. And, when the two teams hooked up to close out 2016, Havre again didn't give the Eagles a chance to make it a rivalry.
On the strength of four pins in the first six matches, the Blue Ponies beat the Eagles 39-27 Thursday afternoon at the HHS gymnasium. The win closes out the first half of Havre's season - a season in which the Ponies have won three team titles and are unbeaten in duals.
And like all the other duals Havre has won, bonus points were key. The Ponies started with Quinn Reno getting a first-period pin at 103 pounds, while Lane Paulson (120) and Martin Wilkie (126) did the same in the next two bouts. Added to the early goings was a forfeit for Ryan Stewart at 113 and the Ponies led 24-0 before the Eagles managed to even score a single point in a match.
Lewistown did, however, show some signs of competitiveness in a few matches, including Caleb Birdwell's win over freshman Connor Harris at 132. However, star senior Parker Filius came right back with a pin at 145 pounds and freshman Mason Dionne earned a hard-fought victory over Chase Farrar at 152, giving the Ponies a 33-9 lead. From there, the Eagles had some big guns of their own, and they won the rest of the matches, but it wasn't close to enough to mount any sort of comeback against the dominant Blue Ponies, who were open at 170 and got a forfeit win for Jase Stokes at 205. Varsity regulars like Dane Flammond and Walter White sat out the dual.
Now, after an incredible start to the season, Havre will get some rest before returning to the mat for the Cut Bank Invitational Jan. 6-7. The Ponies have just one home dual left as well, as they will battle archrival Sidney Jan. 17.
Havre 39, Lewistown 27
103 – Quinn Reno, HAV pinned Chance Miller, LEW, 1:59; 113 – Ryan Stewart, HAV won by FFT; 120 – Lane Paulson, HAV pinned Tanner Mannin, LEW, 3:56; 126 – Martin Wilkie, HAV pinned Trevyn Nave, LEW, 1:01; 132 – Caleb Birdwell, LEW dec. Connor Harris, HAV, 3-1; 138 – Bridger Grover, LEW won by FFT; 145 – Parker Filius, HAV pinned Dwayne Otto, LEW, :48; 152 – Mason Dionne, HAV dec. Chase Farrar, LEW, 4-3; 160 – Alex Wickens, LEW pinned Taylor Gopher, HAV, 1:46; 170 – Open; 182 – Wyatt Blythe, LEW pinned JayR Caplette, HAV, 3:29; 205 – Jase Stokes, HAV won by FFT; HWT – Grady Boyce, LEW pinned Jared Sienkowski, HAV, 1:18.
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