Hernandez of Blackfoot met Jones of Snake River in the 171 lb. Tiger-Grizz finals.
Rarely in the Tiger-Grizz wrestling tournament do two Idaho wrestlers make it to the finals in a given weight class. Several states are represented by dozens of teams from all across the western United States. This normality was overturned Saturday night as two Bingham County boys sent everyone else packing—Ruben Hernandez of Blackfoot and Scott Jones of Snake River.
This was a match-up of epic proportions—senior vs. senior, rival vs. rival, and defending 3A state champ vs. defending 4A state champ. And believe me, there’s nothing worse in wrestling than knowing that there’s someone in your weight class who can beat you that lives only 5 miles away. Suffice it to say, there was a lot on the line Saturday night.
In a hotly contested match, Blackfoot’s Ruben Hernandez defeated Jones of Snake River 7-1. “It went down basically how I expected,” explained Hernandez. “It was a lot more defensive and lower scoring than I anticipated, but other than that it went as planned.” With his first place finish at the Tiger-Grizz, Hernandez advanced is record to 34-2.
Aside from Jones and Hernandez, Bingham County also saw quality performances in 112 lb. Jonathan Turpin (SR), Kyle Williams (BF) who was 5th at 130, and Leo torres (BF) who claimed 3rd place honors at 119.
If you missed the Hernandez/Jones match on Saturday night, be sure to mark your calendar for Feb. 6th, when Snake River hosts Blackfoot for what is sure to be an all-out brawl. Don’t miss it this time. This is as good as it gets.
Rarely in the Tiger-Grizz wrestling tournament do two Idaho wrestlers make it to the finals in a given weight class. Several states are represented by dozens of teams from all across the western United States. This normality was overturned Saturday night as two Bingham County boys sent everyone else packing—Ruben Hernandez of Blackfoot and Scott Jones of Snake River.
This was a match-up of epic proportions—senior vs. senior, rival vs. rival, and defending 3A state champ vs. defending 4A state champ. And believe me, there’s nothing worse in wrestling than knowing that there’s someone in your weight class who can beat you that lives only 5 miles away. Suffice it to say, there was a lot on the line Saturday night.
In a hotly contested match, Blackfoot’s Ruben Hernandez defeated Jones of Snake River 7-1. “It went down basically how I expected,” explained Hernandez. “It was a lot more defensive and lower scoring than I anticipated, but other than that it went as planned.” With his first place finish at the Tiger-Grizz, Hernandez advanced is record to 34-2.
Aside from Jones and Hernandez, Bingham County also saw quality performances in 112 lb. Jonathan Turpin (SR), Kyle Williams (BF) who was 5th at 130, and Leo torres (BF) who claimed 3rd place honors at 119.
If you missed the Hernandez/Jones match on Saturday night, be sure to mark your calendar for Feb. 6th, when Snake River hosts Blackfoot for what is sure to be an all-out brawl. Don’t miss it this time. This is as good as it gets.
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