|
Preview: 5A District I
- Teams:
- CDA, Post Falls, Lake City, Lewiston
- Qualfiers:
- Top four placers in each weight class qualify for state
- Key Updates:
- Seth Wright (3rd in 4A) transfers from Lakeland to Post Falls;
- Return of Braden Mowry to CDA's line up;
- Addition of talented freshman Casey George to Lewiston's line up
- Key Questions:
- Will we see 2x CDA champ in a line up?
- Will Lewiston's depth convert on the big stage?
- The IdahoWrestler's Pre Season Dominators:
- CDA-Mowry, Nielson, Allan, Turner
- Lewiston-George, Huffman, DJ Skelton, Nick Hobson
- Lake City-Banducci, Jolin
- Post Falls-Derrick/Ryan/Danny Booth; Seth Wright; Cole Amende
- The League :
- For the first time, District I will filed three teams that could very well finish in the top seven--all three capable
of challenging for a trophy.
- The Teams :
- (Predicted order of district finish--Not necessarily the same as predicted order of state finish)
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Bengals return a mind-blowing 20-state qualfiers. Now, throw in a busy off-season and a talented freshman and guess
what you have? Of the course, the question is, Can the Bengals convert all that quantity into state-caliber quality? Tri State
should answer a chunk of that question.
|
Ryan
Glasser 103 ; Jake Schmidt 112; Tracey Huffman 112
(1st);
DJ
Skelton 119 (5th); Justin Carlton 119; Doug
Kenyon 125; Garrett Rodgers 130; Cameron
Vandenbur 130; Eric Zander 135; Mark Hobson 135;
Nick Hobson 140 (5th); Aaron Iriarte 145;
Dalton
Skelton 145; Dan Skogrand 152; Shane Lohman
152; Joe Blewett 160; Spencer Miles 171; Curtis Shuey 189; Caleb Einspahr 189; Cody Hays (285)
|
|
|
This may very well be the team the rest of the 5A will overlook. Expect a dizzying number of Bergers and Booths to once
again take the mats for the Trojans. Read between the lines of last year's state tournament and you'll find what makes the
Trojans the sleepers in this class. Throw in Lakeland's Seth Wright and the Trojans boast a minimum of five legitimate state
placers in their line up.
|
Derrick
Booth (103-3rd); Sam Berger (112); Seth Wright (112-3rd);
Steve Anderson (125); Danny Booth (140); Ryan Booth (145); Brian Hook (152); Mikel Buffaloe (160); Cole Amende (171-6th)
|
|
|
The Vikings trade one star for another entering the 07-08 season. At least for now, it appears CDA will be without the
services of 2x champ Jeremy Zabel--but will have the services of sophomore phenom Braden Mowry. Mowry, along with Nielson,
Turner, and Justin Allan, should help to keep the Vikings among the state's top 5A programs.
|
Adam
Palmer 103; Sam Howard 112; Chris Wheeler 140; Jesse Nielson 152 (2nd); James Pass
189; Grant Turner 285 (5th)
|
|
|
Despite the gains being made by Sean Jolin and Marcus Banducci, the T-Wolves will struggle in a league that not only
possesses star-power but depth as well. The Wolves posted 30-points at last year's state championships. Banducci and
Jolin should improve on those points by themselves. Hopefully, the Wolves will get further assistance from the likes of Chase
Turner.
|
Marcus
Banducci (103); Ryon Larson (130); Chase Turner (130);
Sean Jolin (189-3rd)
|
5A Power Rankings
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post Falls
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
43**
|
*CDA's score includes Mowry. A stick of dynamite who was injured last year but has made a full recovery, winning the
Pacific Open recenty at 119.
**Post Falls' score includes Lakeland transfer and third place finisher Seth Wright.
|
