#1 Millard South (1st at Sergeant Bluff-Luton Tournament)

The Patriots amassed 248 points to outscore the runner-up team by 60 points. Tournament champions Caleb Coyle (113), Conor Knopick (132), Tyler Antoniak (138) and Isaac Trumble (220) each scored bonus points in all of their wins, combining for 10 falls and 3 tech falls. Joel Adams (120) and Scott Robertson (145) each placed 2nd, while Blake Smith (152) and Ian Byington (182) both placed 3rd.

Notable Match:
120#4 Joel Adams (Millard South) won 3-1 over #8 Jordan Bobier (Papillion-La Vista)

#2 Columbus (1st at Bennington Invite)

The Discoverers 180.5 outlasted tournament host Bennington by 9.5 points to win the tournament. Clay Cerny (126), Tanner Kobza (138), and Kasten Grape (195) won their brackets and combined for 6 falls and 1 major decision. Adrian Bice (106), Alex Korte (145), Rylee Iburg (152), and Anthony DeAnda (182) all finished as runner-ups in their brackets. Blake Cerny (113) and Andon Stenger (120) provided depth by placing 3rd in their brackets.

Notable Matches:
106- UR Adrian Bice (COL) by fall in 0:38 over C#2 Ely Olberding (Ft. Calhoun)
126- #5(120) Clay Cerny (COL) won 5-1 over C#4 Zach Zitek (Aquinas)
152- UR Rylee Iburg (Columbus) by fall in 5:03 over C#2 Nolan Eller (Aquinas)

#3 Lincoln East (5th at Gardner-Edgerton Invite)

The Spartans finished fifth at this 16-team tournament. Senior Maxx Mayfield (152) led the charge with a tournament championship. Fellow seniors Brecking Sperling (2nd at 145) and Grant Lyman (3rd at 170) had strong showings along with Brandon Baustert (3rd at 113). Nic Swift (132), Ed Lankas (182) and Noah Sprieck (195) all finished 6th on the day.

Notable Match Result:
152- #1 Maxx Mayfield (LE) won 8-1 over B#1 Nic Stoltenberg (Skutt)

#4 Omaha Burke (1st at York Invite)
The Bulldogs won all 5 duals on the day, with their closest match being a 19-point win over Papio South. Undefeated wrestlers included Julio Reyes (3-0 at 113), Nate Rubin (5-0 at 120), Jakason Burks (5-0 at 132), Jayden Looney (4-0 at 138), and Deson Stapleton (3-0 at 160/170) who combined for 15 falls and 2 tech falls. Sammy Rubino (126), Blaine Miller (152), Austin Dougherty (182/195) and Noah Olafson (285) only lost one match on the day.

Dual Match Scores:
Omaha Burke defeated Crete 63-6
Omaha Burke defeated Omaha Westside 52-27
Omaha Burke defeated Central City 54-19
Omaha Burke defeated Schuyler 60-24
Omaha Burke defeated Papio South 45-26

Notable Match Results:
132- #1 (126) Jakason Burks (BUR) by fall over 1:22 B#4 (126) Shawn Buchanan (Crete)
132- #1 (126) Jakason Burks (BUR) by fall in 1:49 over B#1 (126) Dyson Kunz (C. City)
138- UR Jayden Looney (OBU) by fall in 1:42 over #6 Stone Sindelar (Papio South)
170- #3 (152) Deson Stapleton (OBU) by fall in 2:34 over #7 Cade Schendt (Papio South)
182- UR Austin Dougherty (BUR) won 11-9 over B#5 Dylan White (Crete)

#5 Kearney (3rd at Kearney Invite)

The Bearcats finished 3rd, only 1 point behind Hastings, and 10 points behind tournament champions Grand Island. Rylie Steele (126), Brayden Smith (138), Gage Ferguson (145), Gauge McBride (152) and Carter Abels (170) all won their brackets and combined for 7 falls, 2 tech falls, and 3 major decisions. Ben Crocker (113) and Peter Kreutzer (285) finished 2nd, and Joshua Pierson (182) finished 3rd.

Notable Match Results:
126- #4 Rylie Steele (Kearney) won 3-0 over B#8 Landon Weidner (Hastings)
138- #3 Brayden Smith (Kearney) won 14-3 over #7 Brody Arrants (GI)
152- #4 Gauge McBride (Kearney) won 9-4 over #7 (145) Tyler Salpas (GI)
152- #4 Gauge McBride (Kearney) won 9-8 over B#3 Mason Brumbaugh (Hastings

#6 Omaha Central (2nd at Pius Duals)

The Eagles won 4 out of 5 duals, losing only to Beatrice (42-39. Undefeated wrestlers included Johnathan Plueler (2-0 at 106), Emilio Haynes (5-0 at 120), Chris Kueny (5-0 at 138/145), Deon Davis (4-0 at 152), and Jacob Frezell-McClinton (4-0 at 285). Those 5 wrestlers combined for 19 falls. Finishing with a 4-1 record was Justin Davis (170).

Dual Meet Scores:
Omaha Central defeated Lincoln Northeast 54-24
Omaha Central defeated Norris 54-27
Beatrice defeated Omaha Central 42-39
Omaha Central defeated Waverly 42-38
Omaha Central defeated Lincoln Pius X 48-32

Notable Match Results:
120- #2 Emilio Haynes (OCE) won 7-5 in SV over B#1 Drew Arnold (Beatrice)
170- #4 Justin Davis (OCE) by fall in 1:53 over B#7 Brody Nelson (Beatrice)

#7 Papillion LaVista (3rd place at Sergeant Bluff-Luton)

The Monarchs amassed 186 points, only 2 points away from finishing as the team runner-ups. Individual champions Dominic Martinez (106) and Cole Price (160) combined for 4 falls and major decisions, while Ian Rudner (126) and Carson Maas (182) finished as runner-ups. Finishing 3rd were Jacob Williams (113) and Jordan Bobier (120). Cody Niemiec (138) advanced the semifinals before medical forfeiting his next 3 matches to finish 6th place.

#8 Grand Island (1st at Kearney Invite)
Building on the momentum of their Thursday dual win over #2 Columbus, the Islanders took home the championship trophy on the strength of tournament champions Ein Obermiller (106), Juan Pedro (120) and Michael Isele (285) who each pinned every one of their opponents. Brody Arrants (138), Kolby Lukasiewicz (160), Daylon Keolavone (195), and Alex Rodriquez (220) provided depth with their runner-up finishes. Kael Kingery (132) and Tyler Salpas (152) both finished 3rd in their brackets.

Notable Match Results:
106- #5 Ein Obermiller (GI) by fall in 5:39 over #6 Francisco Becerra (Prep)
120- #2 (113) Juan Pedro (GI) by fall in 0:34 over B#6 Dalton Hansen (Hastings)
160- #5 (152) Kolby Lukasiewicz (GI) won 2-1 in SV over #7 Ethan Carstens (L. Southwest)
195- #5 Daylon Keolavone (GI) won 14-8 over B#4 Evan Morara (Hastings)
220- UR Alex Rodriquez (GI) by fall in 2:41 over #7 Dario Rodriguez (Kearney)

Tied for #9 North Platte (2nd at Cozad Invite)
The Bulldogs finished as the runner-ups on the strength of tournament champions Jaylan Ruffin (126), Cash Arensdorf (170) and Gavyn Brauer (182) who each pinned every one of their opponents. Skyler Geier-Dodson (132), Raymen Riley (145) and Luke Rathjen (152) provided depth with their 4th place performances.

Tied for #9 Omaha Westside (3rd at Blair Invite, 1-4 record at York Dual Tourney)

The Warriors finished 3rd at the 8-team Blair Invite on the strength of tournament champions Logan Edwards (106) and Cade Haberman (285) who combined for 5 falls. Michael Meyers (132) finished as a runner-up, Cole Haberman (195) and Ryan Zatechka (220) both placed 3rd, and two others finished 4th on the day.

Notable Match Results:
132- UR Michael Meyers (OWE) won 12-0 over C#6 (138) Hunter McNulty (Logan View)
285- #1 Cade Haberman (OWE) by fall in 1:23 over B#2 Remington Gay (Arlington)

York Dual Tourney Match Results:

Central City defeated Omaha Westside 48-27
Omaha Burke defeated Omaha Westside 52-27
Omaha Westside defeated Crete 45-21
Lincoln Southeast defeated Omaha Westside 42-41
GI Northwest defeated Omaha Westside 54-29

The Haberman brothers led the way for the Warriors with Cole (195) and Cade (285) combining for 8 pins a 1 tech fall. Ryan Zatechka (220) went 3-1,
Logan Edwards (106) went 2-1, and two others went 3-2 on the day.

Notable Match Results:
132- UR Michael Myers (OWE) by fall in 4:58 over B#4 Shawn Buchanan (Crete)
285- #1 Cade Haberman (O. Westside) by fall in 1:08 over #8 Nolan Olafson (O. Burke)

Other Notable Match Results:
120- UR Kash Bates (LSW) by fall in 0:18 over B#6 Dalton Hansen (Hastings)

126- UR Pla Plot Soe (Lincoln High) by fall in 1:00 over #7 Weston Godfrey (Norfolk)

152- #6 Josh Licking (Norfolk) by fall in 1:00 over Jackson Okereke (Lincoln High)
152- #5 Caleb Connor (Papio South) won 15-2 over #5 (160) Blaine Miller (Omaha Burke)

195- #6 Laikon Ames (Norfolk) won 7-1 over #8 Evan Johnson (Elkhorn)
195- #2 Tony Pray (Prep) by fall in 4:39 over #5 Daylon Keolavone (GI)

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