PREP WRESTLING: Roberts' return helps Vikings beat Trojans for first time since 2011
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 5 years, 9 months AGO
POST FALLS — Coeur d’Alene High senior Drew Roberts had not wrestled live since a knee injury knocked him out of the Rollie Lane Invitational on Jan. 7 in Nampa.
After sparring with some of the assistant coaches in practice, his plans for a return were moved up a few weeks.
Roberts beat Ethan Miller by technical fall 17-2 at 160 pounds for the Vikings, who edged the Post Falls Trojans 37-33 at The Arena on Thursday.
“He was wrestling up a weight class and was just outstanding tonight,” Coeur d’Alene coach Jeff Moffat said. “He hadn’t wrestled a live match since Rollie, but he looked really good tonight.”
It was Roberts’ practice drills that gave Moffat the feeling he could return before Feb. 20 and the 5A Region 1 tournament.
“Originally, we were going to wait, but he’s been wrestling with (assistant coach) Tony Hook and some of the other guys,” said Moffat, Roberts uncle. “Tony said he was good to go, and we said we’d give it a try.”
It is the first dual win for Coeur d’Alene over Post Falls since 2011.
“We knew it was going to be close,” Post Falls coach Pete Reardon said. “We knew they were going to score some points with their good guys at the start. We knew there would be some matches that didn’t go our way, but I’m proud of how our guys wrestled. It was a great atmosphere tonight.”
Nolan Randles clinched the dual for Coeur d’Alene with a 10-2 major decision at 152.
“Our kids fought hard, and so did Post Falls,” Moffat said. “It was a really good high school wrestling.”
160 — Drew Roberts, Cd’A, tf. Ethan Miller, 17-2. 170 — Gunner Giulio, Cd’A, p. Jose Laguna, 3:24. 182 — Bear Brunner, Cd’A, p. Trevor Miller, 3:41. 195 — Rylan Rogers, Cd’A, p. Luke Martin, :34. 220 — Isaiah Laguna, PF, p. Jaxson Washington, 2:56. 285 — Jackson Kohal, Cd’A, d. Austin Portner, 1-0. 98 — Christian Kelly, Cd’A, d. Zack Campbell, 5-2. 106 — Tyson Barnhart, PF, p. Boston Spear, 4:55. 113 — Connor McCarroll, PF, by forfeit. 120 — Roddy Romero, PF, p. Chett Hanna, 1:38. 126 — Avery McSpadden, PF, d. Dax Larsen, 14-8. 132 — Ryan Graves, PF, d. Dylan Moffat, 4-0. 138 — Mason Keough, Cd’A, md. Alex Austin, 9-0. 145 — Lane Reardon, PF, md. Demarco Piazza, 13-4. 152 — Nolan Randles, Cd’A, md. John Rudebaugh, 10-2.