Knights lead after first day of Lancer Smith

PALMER — The Colony Knights hold a commanding lead after the first day of the Palmer Lions Lancer Smith Memorial Invitational wrestling tournament.

The three-time defending 4A state champion Knights moved five grapplers into the final round of the meet hosted by Palmer High School.

Colony senor Eric Fan, the defending state champion at 215 pounds, pinned South Anchorage’s Nick Archuleta in the second period to advance to the finals.

Noah Boatman (103), Isaac Wilson (119), Charles Coisman (125) and Kenny Boykin (171) also advanced to the finals for CHS.

Wasilla finished with a second-place total of 131.5 points during the first day of the tourney.

Abe Fox (112), Josh Brown (130) and Derek Johnson (140) advanced to the finals for Wasilla.

See the Sunday edition of the Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman for complete coverage of the event.

Lancer Smith Memorial Invitational

Friday, Palmer High School

Team scores: (through semifinals)

1. Colony 188.5; 2. Wasilla 131.5; 3. Dillingham 122; 4. East Anchorage 112; 5. Chugiak 104.5; 6. South Anchorage 96.5; 7. Skyview 90; 8. Service 65.5; 9. Kodiak 62; 10. Ketchikan 60.

Championship semifinals:

103 pounds — K. Groenwald, Val. P. G. Gagnon, Chug 0:21; N. Boatman, Col m.d. H. Hutchinson, Sky 11-0; 112— J. Miller, Dill d. C. Miller, Was 8-6; A. Fox, Was d. J. Hogenson, South 4-2; 119 — R. Sanford, Ketch d. G. Loggins, Col 9-7; I. Wilson, Col d. B. Wilson, Sky 11-8; 125 — M. Malnoske, East d. J. Rusell, South 7-3; C. Coisman, Col p. R. Lisenby, Bart 1:42; 130 — S. Moore, East p. J. Kemp, Pal 3:19; J. Brown, Was p. L. Faulkner, Col 1:57; 135 — B. Sullivan, Chu p. I. Fultz, Ketch 1:44; M. Rogers, Dill d. D. Branden, ACS 14-6; 140 — N. Hoffer, East t.f. K. Boss, Col 5:50; D. Johnson, Was d. B. Bahnke, ACS 2-0; 145 — L. Shelly, South w.b.f; D. McGraw, Dim p. P. Mullett, Chug 1:39; 152 — R. Tenyson, Dill t.f. B. Nix, Dim 5:43; G. Sullivan d. C. Pempek, Was 7-6; 160 — B. Pressler, West d. R. Knutson, Col 9-8; J. Allen, Val d. J. Thomas, Sky 2-0; 171 — K. Boykin, Col p. J. Hamilton, East 2:17; F. Pollard, Sky p. J. Hulsing, Dill 5:24; 189 — S. Ellis, Ser m.d. G. Morrison, Chu 16-6’ R. Morehouse, South p. D. Wilson, East 3:42; 215 — E. Fan, Col p. N. Archuleta, South 3:42; Q. Backford, Dill p. J. Johnson, Was 5:09; 285 — A. Atonio, Kod p. C. Levao, Bar 0:27; C. Green, Bart d. R. Wright, Col 5-3.