COEUR d’ALENE — As a freshman at the Tri-State Invitational, Post Falls wrestler A.J. De La Rosa was just kind of thrown into the mix at 120 pounds with the idea of either sinking or swimming on the first day of competition.

He not only swam, but he’s helping his team chase a three-peat, advancing to the semifinal round today, starting at noon.

“A.J. was a great surprise to the semis,” said Post Falls coach Pete Reardon, whose team leads the 60-team tournament with 130.5 points and seven semifinalists. “A.J. drew the fifth seed out of the gate, showed tremendous heart and it was really cool to see him get a win.”

De La Rosa trailed Clayton Gilliam of North Central 7-0 before rallying for an 11-9 decision in overtime.

Ridge Lovett (106 pounds), Jordan Grimm (113), Braydon Huber (145), Jason Burchell (138), Wyatt Shelly (152) and Brad Noesen (220) also advanced to the semis after winning their first three matches on Friday.

“I’ve told them you’ve got to beat a tough dude at some point,” Reardon said. “We’ve got a bit of an advantage but it’s going to be somewhat close. Havre (which is second with 108 points) is really tough and has some great kids in the semifinals and they’re going to be able to score some points.”

Sam Edelblute (98), Alex Edelblute (98), William Edelblute (113), Larry Johnson (138) and Jared Walker (195) advanced to the semis for Lakeland, which is sixth with 91.5 points.

“All of those guys have wrestled to their seed thus far,” Lakeland coach Rob Edelblute said. “Alex was unseeded and knocked out the No. 2 seed. The kids all wrestled hard and everyone is carrying their weight and wrestling to their potential. Hopefully they’ll keep it up.”

Andrew Olvera of Lake City and Casey Randles of Coeur d’Alene advanced to the 182-pound semifinals.

The championship finals are tentatively scheduled for 5 p.m.

TEAM SCORES — 1, Post Falls 130.5. 2, Havre (Mont.) 108. 3, Orting 99.5. 4 (tie), Mead, Tahoma 96.5. 6, Lakeland 91.5. 7, Hermiston 90. 8, Lake Stevens 80. 9, Colville 78.5. 10, Moses Lake 75. 11, North Central 71. 12, Central Valley 68. 13, White River 67. 14, Kelso (Wash.) 66. 15, East Valley 56. 16, Mt. Spokane 50. 17, Lakeside (Wash.) 49.5. 18, University 49. 19, Deer Park 47. 20, Coeur d’Alene 44. 21 (tie), Moscow, Lewiston, Sentinel (Missoula) 41. 24, Polson (Mont.) 39. 25, Enumclaw 37.5. 26, Othello 37. 27, Kellogg 36.5. 28, Battle Ground 35. 29 (tie), Capital, Ferris, Frenchtown 34.5. 32, Castle Rock 34. 33 (tie), Freeman, Reardan 28. 35, Lake City 26.5. 36, Kentridge 26. 37, Jenkins (Chewelah), Pullman 23. 39, Tonasket 21. 40, Sandpoint 18. 41 (tie), Riverside, Royal 17. 43, Meadowdale 14.5. 44 (tie), Darrington, Libby 11. 46 (tie), Inglemoor, Juanita, Mary Walker, Vashon Island 9. 50, Priest River 8. 51, Quincy 7. 52, Whitefish 6. 53, Northwest Christian 5. 54 (tie), Bethel, Chiawana, Gonzaga Prep, Graham-Kapowsin, Kamiakin, Kent-Meridian, Walla Walla 0.

SEMIFINAL MATCHES

98 — Sam Edelblute, Lakeland vs. Riley Burgess, Moses Lake; Alex Edelblute, Lakeland, vs. Chase Randall, Mead.

106 — Ridge Lovett, Post Falls vs. Chase Tebbets, Mead; Ethan Smith, East Valley vs. Jake Bibler, Frenchtown.

113 — William Edelblute, Lakeland vs. Jordan Grimm, Post Falls; Ryan Stewart, Havre, vs. Gabe Hawthorne, White River.

120 — Blake Haney, Mt. Spokane vs. Cade Krishnek, Capital; Kaleb Carroll, Castle Rock vs. A.J. De La Rosa, Post Falls.

126 — Alex Cruz, Orting vs. Trevor Morrison, Colville; Martin Wilkie, Havre vs. Riley Gurr, Frenchtown.

132 — Nick Hara, Moses Lake vs. Clai Quintanilla, North Central; Randy McDonald, East Valley vs. Bradley Wiggs, Central Valley.

138 — Dalton Young, Lakeside vs. Larry Johnson, Lakeland; Jason Burchell, Post Falls vs. Bridger Beard, Central Valley.

145 — Parker Fillius, Havre vs. Braydon Huber, Post Falls; CJ Hendon, Hermiston vs. Nate Moore, White River.

152 — Hunter Cruz, Moses Lake vs. Wyatt Shelly, Post Falls; Jack Ervien, White River vs. Max Hill, Lewiston.

160 — Ben Gore, Orting vs. Bryan Wais, North Central; Jake Rogers, Battle Ground vs. Dane Flammond, Havre.

170 — Malachi Lawrence, Lake Stevens vs. Valen Wyse, Hermiston; Ethan Landt, Reardan vs. Thailer Morrison, Colville.

182 — Casey Randles, Coeur d’Alene vs. Trevor Senn, Mead; Andrew Olvera, Lake City vs. Ball Liam, Meadowdale.

195 — Jared Walker, Lakeland vs. Kione Gill, Tahoma; Conner Krouse, Jenkins vs. TJ Martinez, Othello.

220 — Jase Stokes, Havre vs. Evan Barger, Orting; Dagen Kramer, Tahoma vs. Brad Noesen, Post Falls.

285 — Kenny Marll, Orting vs. Chandler Fluaitt, Moses Lake; Wyatt Wickham, Central Valley vs. John Keiser, Central Valley.

LOCAL QUARTERFINAL RESULTS

98 — Alex Edelblute, Lakeland, d. Brelane Huber, Post Falls, 7-0; Sam Edelblute, Lakeland, p. Alan Luff, Kelso, 5:57.

106 — Ridge Lovett, Post Falls, p. Ruben Madrigal, Hermiston, 2:15.

113 — Gabe Hawthorne, White River, md. Chandler Axtell, Lakeland, 8-0; William Edelblute, Lakeland, d. Ryan Mcghee, Kelso, 2-0; Jordan Grimm, Post Falls, d. Hunter Behnke, Orting, 5-4.

120 — A.J. De La Rosa, Post Falls, p. Chrys Cenkush, Ortin, 3:22.

126 — Alex Cruz, Orting, p. Brian Edelblute, Lakeland, 4:33; Clai Quintanilla, North Central, p. Mathias De La Rosa, Post Falls, :51.

138 — Larry Johnson, Lakeland, d. Quinton Southcott, Enumclaw, 9-3; Jason Burchell, Post Falls, p. Kaden Mackowiak, Jenkins, 5:45.

145 — Braydon Huber, Post Falls, md. Cameron Crawford, Mead, 11-2.

152 — Wyatt Shelly, Post Falls, d. Collin Freeman, Othello, 9-2.

182 — Casey Randles, Coeur d’Alene, d. Abe Turpen, Capital, by injury default; Andrew Olvera, Lake City, d. Owen Stebbins, Sandpoint, 2-1.

195 — Jared Walker, Lakeland, p. Travis Catina, Whitefish, :37.

220 — Brad Noesen, Post Falls, tf. Dietrik Mueller, Pullman, 15-0.