Class B – Week 7 Review by Kevin Fries

With the completion of Week 7, the wrestling season is officially past the half-way mark.  This time of year most wrestlers have made their final descent weight and everyone has begun their climb to ensure they are peaking at the right time.

How Did They Fare?

NEwrestle Team Rankings

1. Skutt Catholic                                Dual vs. Kearney – L 60-12
2. Hastings                                1^stPlace – Rumble in River Country (NE City)
3. Scottsbluff                                9^thPlace – Arvada West Invite
4. Northwest                                2^ndPlace – UNK Midwest Duals
5. Lexington                                2^ndPlace – Schuyler Invite
6. Blair                                1^stPlace – Syracuse Pin Tournament
7. Sidney                                5^thPlace – UNK Midwest Duals
8. Alliance                                3^rdPlace – UNK Midwest Duals
9. Holdrege                                6^thPlace – UNK Midwest Duals
10. Plattsmouth                                Off
11. Wahoo                                3^rdPlace – Rumble in River Country (NE City)

Top Tournaments

UNK Midwest Duals

After upsetting B#2 Hastings in a dual on Thursday night, Northwest continued their strong season with a second place finish at the UNK Midwest Duals.  Northwest dominated their pool, defeating Kearney Catholic, South Central, and Sidney.  Then in the championship bracket, they defeated B#8 Alliance, before falling to C#4 Broken Bow 42-33 for the championship.  Another Class B team that had a strong performance was Alliance.  The Bulldogs defeated Thayer Central, Kearney JV, and Columbus Scotus in their pool and then defeated Aurora in the third place match.

Team Results:

2^nd – Northwest

3^rd – Alliance

4^th – Aurora

5^th – Sidney

6^th – Holdrege

7^th – Adams Central

9^th – Gering

10^th – Columbus Scotus

12^th – Chadron

14^th – Ogallala

Undefeated Wrestlers (4 or more matches):

106 – #3 Paul Ruff (Alliance), #6 Tristen Obermiller (Adams Central), Quinton Chavez (Gering)

120 – #4 Evan Steggs (Alliance)

132 – #3 (126) Kaden Vowers (Sidney)

138 – #1 (132) Trey Arellano (Sidney)

145 – #2 Jorgen Johnson (Alliance), Zachary Hurlbert (Holdrege)

152 – #1 Derek Robb (Sidney)

160 – #5 Lane Applegarth (Alliance)

170 – Nathan Anderson (Holdrege), Clark Riesen (Chadron), Blake Westerby (NW)

182 – #3 Jeb South

195 – #2 Grady Griess (NW), Wren Allen (Scotus), Jimmy Ryan (Ogallala)

220 – #2 Bronson Titus (Holdrege)

285 – #3 Hunter Brenn (Holdrege), Nathan Lauder (Alliance)

Notable Matches:

126 – #3C Patrick Powers over #2 Trevor Kluck (Aurora) decision 6-4

145 – UR Zachary Hurlbert (Holdrege) over #5 Nolan Berry (Adams Central) decision 3-1

145 – #5 Nolan Berry (Adams Central ) over #3C Cole Ulmer (Broken Bow) TB-1 3-1

152 – #1 Derek Robb (Sidney) over #2 Dalton Quandt (NW) major 13-5

152 – #2 Dalton Quandt (NW) over #2C Joel Meyers (Broken Bow) decision 9-3

195 – #5 Cody Ybarra (Gering) over #2 (182) Prestin Melroy (Holdrege) decision 6-4

195 – UR Wren Allen (Scotus) over #5 Cody Ybarra (Gering) major 12-4

285 – #3 Hunter Brenn (Holdrege) over #2 Zach Wioskowski (Adams Central) decision 4-0

Rumble in River Country

#2 Hastings rebounded nicely after their loss on Thursday night to #4 Northwest, to win the annual dual tournament in Nebraska City.  The Tigers were the best team in the 16 team field, which featured 11 Class B teams.  In route to their championship, Hastings defeated Platteview, Waverly, and Clarinda, IA in pool competition.  Then in the championship bracket, they defeated Fairbury and York to take home the title.

Team Results:

1^st – Hastings

2^nd – York

3^rd – Wahoo

4^th – Fairbury

5^th – Waverly

7^th – Nebraska City

8^th – Crete

9^th – Elkhorn

12^th – Falls City

14^th – Platteview

15^th – Seward

Undefeated Wrestlers (4 or more matches):

106 – #5 Dylan Miller (Hastings), Reid Stracke (NE City)

113 – Bryce Brown (Hastings), Thomas Buchanan (Crete)

120 – #1 Blayne Kile (Hastings), Trason Snover (Seward)

126 – #6 Izaak Hunsley (Hastings)

138 – #1 Conner Laux (Hastings), Dylan Ramage (NE City)

145 – #1 Scott Fulsos (York), #6 Evan Canoyer (Waverly)

152 – #5 Kaleb Canoyer (Waverly)

160 – #2 Rhett Trail (NE City), Grant Kolterman (Wahoo), Josh Schumtz (Elkhorn)

170 – #1 Damen Pape(Hastings), #4 Tucker Hancock (Wahoo), Cedric Relford (Elkhorn)

182 – #6 Alex Byington (Elkhorn), Seth Firmanik (Fairbury), Kolton Johnson (Crete)

195 – #1 Sam Kolterman (Wahoo)

220 – #3 Jack Sutton (Wahoo), Logan Schuelke (Waverly), Jordan Kavulak (Seward)

285 – Brandon Banks (Falls City), Damien Wylder (Waverly)

Notable Matches:

120 – UR Trason Snover (Seward) over #3 Shawn Buchanan (Crete) fall 1:04

138 – #1 Conner Laux (Hastings) over #3 Logan Slater (Fairbury) fall 1:10

195 – #1 Sam Kolterman (Wahoo) over #4 Zach Reikofski (Fairbury) fall 1:15

285 – #3 (220) Jack Sutton (Wahoo) over #1 Noah Starfusky (York) fall 3:41

Schuyler Invite

The host team Schuyler took home the team title defeating #5 Lexington by 3.5 points.  In route to their championship, Schuyler crowned three champions and two runner-ups.  Lexington’s runner-up finish was marked by their three champions and one runner-up.

Team Results:

1^st – Schuyler

2^nd – Lexington

5^th – Norris

6^th – Columbus Lakeview

9^th – Boystown

10^th – Wayne

12^th – Omaha Gross

Weight Results:

106 – 3^rd Ivan Lazo (Lex), 4^th Lucien Engel (Col Lake)

113 – 1^st #5 William Lomax (Boystown), 2^nd Ernesto Chacon (Schuyler), 4^th Ean Bailey (Lex)

120 – 1^st Andy Rojas (Lex), 3^rd Logan Jaixen (Col Lake), 4^th Denilson Martinez (Schuyler)

126 – 2^nd Gage Perry (Col Lake), 3^rd #5 Brady Fago (Lex)

132 – 2^nd Juan Vergara (Wayne), Joel Lemburg (Col Lake), Vinny Leibert (Lex)

138 – 1^st Migel Roman (Schuyler), 3^rd Trystan Berry (Lex)

145 – 2^nd Tyler Nelson (Norris), 3^rd Arturo Navarette (Lex), Lucas Thatcher (Col Lake)

152 – 1^st #4 Matthew Harvey (Norris), 2^nd Cade Yrkoski (Schuyler), 3^rd Zeth Gerkensmeyer (Col Lake)

160 – 1^st #3 Pierro Garcia (Lex)

170 – 2^nd #5 Riley Kopf (Lex), 3^rd Tyler Pester (Norris)

182 – 2^nd #1 Gavin Eason (Norris), 3^rd Caleb Novak (Schuyler)

195 – 1^st Rosel Diaz (Schyler), 3^rd Dylan Meyer (Norris)

220 – 1^st #4 Jesus Maganda (Schuyler), 2^nd Michael Mitchell (Boystown)

285 – 1^st #4 Jade Wurth (Lex), 2^nd Angel Rojo (Schuyler), Cody Thompson (Col Lake), Giovani Lopez (Gross)

Notable Duals

Cheyenne East, WY         53           B#3 Scottsbluff                 25

A#2 Kearney                      60           B#1 Skutt                             12

B#4 Northwest                 42           B#2 Hastings                      35

Aurora                                  42           B#10 Plattsmouth            36

B#10 Wahoo                      42           C#5 North Bend                                27