The MHS Dragon wrestlers traveled to Aberdeen to compete in the Tiger Brawl January 16-17, competing in the two-day contest with19 other teams.  The tournament gave Malad’s wrestlers a chance to see their upcoming competition not only in the district tournaments but also in the final state brackets as well. 

Rydon Montgomery placed 3rd at the tournament

Malad wrestlers wrestled tough through their individual brackets, leading with points at the conclusion of the tournament to earn the champion team title.  Malad’s victory came in large part to three individual champions, the most of any team competing at the Tiger Brawl.  In addition, the Dragons had seven Top 3 places and twelve Top 6 places to help the Dragons score a total of 242.5 points. 

Freshman Riggin Montgomery had a great tournament defeating the West Side Senior Mumford in the championship match with a score of 13-9. In his first match of the tournament Montgomery took on Soda Springs Senior Hemmert where he won 4-0. Montgomery went on to defeat opponents from Parma, New Plymouth and Century on his way to the championship match. 

Kallen Price placed 3rd in the 98lb bracket

 Drake Morrison and Oakley Maddox also ended the tournament in the champion spotlight. In the 157lb bracket, Morrison pinned his way to the finals where he then defeated the New Plymouth wrestler by tech fall in the first round of the match, 15-0. It only took a few seconds for Morrison to score his first near fall points.  Not allowing his opponent to escape, Morrison again maneuvered to get additional near fall points seconds later.  70 seconds into the match, Morrison earned four more near fall points, followed by a takedown to win the match.

On his path to the championship bout in the 175lb bracket, Maddox amassed a combined score of 56-3 across 4 matches.  The final match pitted him against the talented Ririe wrestler Razden Harris.  But his talent was no match against Maddox who didn’t allow the Bulldog wrestler to score a single point throughout the six minutes on the mat,  winning by tech fall 15-0. 

In the 138lb bracket, Malad’s Porter Mills pinned his way to the semifinals match where he then 

Bronson Smith pinned his New Plymouth opponent in the 3rd place match

 defeated West Side’s Westover by major decision 14-2 before coming up short in the championship round.  Kallen Price, Bronson Smith and Rydon Montgomery all brought home 3rd place finishes.

The tournament included a secondary tournament held Saturday for those wrestlers that had recorded two losses.  In the Second Chance tournament, eleven wrestlers found their way to the medal rounds, tallying two first place finishes, four second place finishes, two third place finishes, and three fourth place finishes.  

“The boys are working hard to prepare for the district and state tournaments,” shared the MHS wrestling coaching staff.  “We are always proud of their efforts to be the best wrestlers on the mat.”

The Dragons have a very busy week ahead, competing first in Preston before traveling to Parma and then Clearwater to compete against teams they won’t face again until the state tournament.

Individual Results

1st Place

126lbs Riggin Montgomery

157lbs Drake Morrison

175lbs Oakley Maddox 

2nd Place

138lbs Porter Mills 

3rd Place

98lb Kallen Price 

175lbs Bronson Smith

190lbs Rydon Montgomery 

4th Place

106lbs Jaxon Mills 

150lbs Parker Price

5th Place

120lbs Ayden Potter 

6th Place

120lbs Trey Clemons

132lbs Wade Clark 

2nd Chance tournament placers

1st Place

132lbs Dutch Potter 

138lbs Cruz Carter 

2nd Place 

150lbs Jaxton Price 

157lbs David Leckie  

165lbs Trustin Palmer 

215lbs Cam Seamons

3rd Place 

144lbs Zac Reiss 

215lbs Tavin Barnes

4th Place 

132lbs Mason Eliason

144lbs Jace Nalder 

157lbs Dantley Lewis