#1 Gretna (1st at EMC Duals)
Gretna outscored their 7 opponents 386- 117 to win the EMC Conference Duals. with their closest duals coming in the first round against Waverly (46-24) and in the finals against Blair (47-24). Going undefeated for the Dragons were Trevor Fauver (6-0 at 132), Tyler Cunningham (7-0 at 138), Cody Everhart (7-0 at 160), Kobe Everson (at 170), Lance Jarrett (at 182), Jackson Arend (1-0 at 195). Those six wrestlers combined for 15 falls, 10 technical falls, and 3 major decisions. Tyler Cunningham and Trevor Fauver made the officials and score keepers work overtime, as Cunningham outscored his 7 opponents 139-38 and Fauver outscored his opponents 89-28 in his 4 technical falls. Cody Everhart pinned 5 opponents and Lance Jarrett pinned all 7 of his opponents. Van Schmidt went 5-1 at 126, Cole Huss went 6-1 at 152, and Connor Fee went 6-1 at 220.
Gretna defeated Waverly 46-24
Gretna defeated Nebraska City 59-12
Gretna defeated Bennington 58-21
Gretna defeated Norris 68-0
Gretna defeated Plattsmouth 49-24
Gretna defeated Elkhorn 59-12
Gretna defeated Blair 47-24
Notable Results:
132 – #2 Trevor Fauver (Gretna) over B#6 Zach Orton (Blair) Fall 0:58
152 – #2 Cole Huss (Gretna) over B#4 Matthew Harvey (Norris) SV-1 5-3
160 – #2 Cody Everhart (Gretna) over B#4 Jayden Wooten (Plattsmouth) Maj 9-1
170 – #4 Kobe Everson (Gretna) over B#3 Dalton Lewis (Blair) Dec 5-3
182 – #1 Lance Jarrett (Gretna) over B#6 Alex Byington (Elkhorn) Fall 2:21
182 – #1 Lance Jarrett (Gretna) over B#1 Gavin Eason (Norris) SV-1 5-3
#2 Kearney (1st at Gator Invite)
The Bearcats won this tournament by 116 points over Fremont with Brayden Smith (120), Phillip Moomey (126), Nick James (138), Teontae Wilson (145), Sean Jackson (195) and Lee Herrington (285) earning individual titles. Dallyn Ritchie (106), Gage Ferguson (113), Jud Kuchera (152), Dominick Tavis (182) finished as runner-ups and three others finished 3rd. Kearney’s 6 champions combined for 10 falls and 6 technical falls. They lost a close dual to Lincoln East 36-33 on 1/04. 9 matches ended in bonus point wins with Kearney earning 4 of them.
Notable Results:
120- UR Brayden Smith (Kearney) over #3 Cody Fielder (Fremont) 2-0
138- #1 Nick James (Kearney) over #4 Adam Kinnaman (Lincoln East) 2-0
195- #2 Sean jackson (Kearney) over #6 Elliot Alexander (Lincoln East) 10-4
285- #1 Lee Herrington (Kearney) over #6 Drake Reinke (Lincoln East) Fall 1:24
285- #1 Lee Herrington (Kearney) over #2 Ty Reynolds (Bellevue West) Fall 0:56
#3 Lincoln East (1st at Millard West Duals)
The Spartans won all 6 of their duals over a 3-day span beating #2 Kearney on Thursday B#5 Lexington on Friday, and the #4, #7 and #9 teams in Class A on Saturday. With the dual on the line against Kearney, Nic Swift pinned his opponent in less than a minute. Other keys to the dual win were Dixon and Kammerer getting falls in the last minute of regulation. Posting undefeated records for the Spartans on Saturday were Nic Swift (106), Corbin Harrington (113/120), Maxx Mayfield (120/126), Nathan Rizek (126/132), Adam Kinnaman (138), Dominick Moser (138), Chance Fry (145), DaShawn Dixon (152/160), Peyton Aipperspach (220) and Drake Reinke (285). Two others only lost 1 match on the day.
Lincoln East defeated Kearney 36-33
Lincoln East defeated Lexington 49-21
Lincoln East defeated Omaha Westside 63-6
Lincoln East defeated Columbus 39-35
Lincoln East defeated Papillion La Vista 63-18
Lincoln East defeated Omaha Burke 45-28
Notable Results:
106- #6 Nic Swift (East) over #4 Dallyn Ritchie (Kearney) Fall 0:53
120- #1 Maxx Mayfield (East) over #3 (@113) Gage Ferguson (Kearney) TF 23-8
120 – #1 Maxx Mayfield (East) over #4 Cody Niemiec (Papillion La Vista) Dec 5-1
145- #1 Chance Fry (East) over #4 Teontae Wilson (Kearney) MD 14-2
152- #1 DaShawn Dixon (East) over #5 Jud Kuchera (Kearney) Fall 5:50
#4 Omaha Burke (2nd at Millard West Duals)
The Bulldogs won 3 of 4 duals only losing to Lincoln East in the finals. They were led by Jakason Burks (2-0 at 106), Dion Bonam (3-0 at 113), James Burks (4-0 at 160) and Dillyn Miller (2-0 at 195). Giovannia Mainor (2-1 at 145), Deson Stapleton (3-1 at 152), Nathan Lenz (3-1 at 170/182) were also solid contributors.
Omaha Burke defeated South Sioux City 71-12
Omaha Burke defeated Lincoln Southwest 47-22
Omaha Burke defeated Millard West 43-36
Lincoln East defeated Omaha Burke 45-28
Notable Result:
160- #1 James Burks (Omaha Burke) over #5 Cade Kammerer (Lincoln East) Fall 3:51
#5 Millard West (5th place at Millard West Duals)
The Wildcats finished with a 2-2 dual record at their home tournament. Posting undefeated records were Cole Zebley (126), Jack Huffman (132), Levi May (145) and Matt Sorich (170/182). Jack Gaines went 3-1 at 160, losing only to top ranked James Burks.
Lincoln Southwest defeated Millard West 39-36
Millard West defeated South Sioux City 72-12
Omaha Burke defeated Millard West 43-36
Millard West defeated Papiillion La Vista 66-6
Notable Result:
132 – Jack Huffman (Millard West) over Creighton Baughman (Papio) Dec 9-6
#6 Millard South (1st place at Crossroads Duals, Cameron MO)
The Patriots won all 4 duals by a combined score of 244-58. Posting undefeated records were Caleb Coyle (106), Blake Jackson (113/120), Conor Knopick (120/126), Garrett Carbullido (126), Garett Svoboda (145), Isaac Trumble (160/170), Josh Trumble (170/182). Alex Vacha (3-1 at 132), Alfonso Cunningham (3-1 at 152/160), Krew Trans (2-1 at 182) and Gavin Peitzmeier (3-1 at 220) were also solid contributors. Millard South wrestled Columbus in a dual on 1/04 and won 41-22 by winning 8 of 14 matches.
Millard South defeated St. James 50-22
Millard South defeated Cameron 68-6
Millard South defeated Clinton 75-6
Millard South defeated Moberly 51-24
Notable Result:
160- #3 Isaac Trumble (MS) over (#6@170) Carson Zwingman (COL) 6-2
#7 Papillion La Vista (6th place at Millard West Duals)
The Monarchs were a little shorthanded as they forfeited 195, 220 and 285 in their duals. Ian Rudner (106) posted a 3-0 record while AJ Salinas (138/145) posted a 2-0 record. Cody Niemiec posted a 3-1 record at 120. Down at 132, Creighton Baughman won 1 of 2 matches, losing only to top ranked Jack Huffman by decision.
Columbus defeated Papillion La Vista 55-16
Papillion La Vista defeated Omaha Westside 39-16
Lincoln East defeated Papillion La Vista 63-18
Millard West defeated Papillion La Vista 66-6
Notable Result:
120- #4 Cody Niemiec (Papio) over #5 Camden Russell (Millard West) Dec 7-3
#8 Norfolk (2nd at Sioux City East Duals, IA)
The Panthers won 4 of 5 duals with Weston Godfrey (106), MJ Montgomery (220), and Conner Cowling (285) leading the way with undefeated records on the day. Blake Forsythe (170) and Dalton Freiberg (195) only lost 1 match each.
Bishop Heelan Catholic defeated Norfolk 42-21
Norfolk defeated Sioux City East 40-24
Norfolk defeated Jackson County Central, MN 52-27
Norfolk defeated Storm Lake, IA 45-33
Norfolk defeated Boyden Hull/Rock Valley, IA 70-9
#9 Columbus (3rd place at Millard West Duals)
Columbus won 3 of 4 duals losing only to tournament champion Lincoln East. Posting undefeated records for the Discoverers were Tanner Kobza (113), Avery McMeekin (152), Carson Zwingman (160/170), Kasten Grape (182),and Anthony DeAnda (195). Clay Cerny (106), Cade Fullner (145) both only lost 1 match. Columbus wrestled Millard South in a dual on 1/04 and lost 41-22.
Columbus defeated Papillion La Vista 55-16
Lincoln East defeated Columbus 39-35
Columbus defeated Omaha Westside 63-12
Columbus defeated Lincoln Southwest 51-26
Notable Result:
182 – #3 Kasten Grape (Columbus) over #5 Nolan Johnston (Omaha Westside) Dec 4-1
Tied at #10. Prep (11th at High Plains Invitational)
Finished 11th out of 20 teams with Jack Hasz (2nd at 285) leading the way with 4 falls losing only to the top ranked wrestler in Class C. Garett Rollag finished 3rd at 220, Tony Pray finished 5th at 195,and Matthew Pray (160) and Xavier Vaughn (182) both finished 6th.
Notable Results:
220- #3 Garett Rollag (Prep) over C#4 Matthew Eilers (David City) DEC 3-2
285- #2 Jack Hasz (Prep) over B#2 Zachary Wioskowski (Adams Central) DEC 9-5
Tied at #10. Grand Island
The Islanders beat North Platte 58-17 in a dual on 1/04 winning 7 of the 12 matches contested. Zack Kuta made his debut at 132.
Other Class A Notable Results:
106- UR Quentin Donald (Omaha Benson) over #4 Dalen Richie (Kearney) DEC 6-4
113- Emilio Haynes (Omaha Central) over Gage Ferguson (Kearney) DEC 4-2
113- #6 Darian Diaz (North Platte) over B#1(@106) Paul Garcia (Scottsbluff) DEC 1-0
113- #6 Darian Diaz (North Platte) over #2 (@106) Eliceo Ramirez (GI) DEC 8-4
132- UR Jerryd Hernandez (North Star) over #5 Gauge McBride (Kearney) 8-6
152- Tre`Vion Williams (Omaha Central) over Jud Kuchera (Kearney) DEC 4-2