After a few weeks off, Class A wrestling will resume this weekend. One team who did compete in week four was Omaha Bryan. The Bears took home the Central City Dual Invite title. This week should be the return of a couple guys from injury. Also it is the start of the the two pound allowance, so several wrestlers should be at the weight they will be competing at the rest of the season. Grand Island will be heading to Minnesota for the very tough Clash Dual Tournament. They will look to keep their momentum from Fracas going.
Wrestler of the Week
Archer Heelan-Kearney went 7-0 at the fracas. He bounced back very tough after a finals loss at the CB Classic to Brandon Buastert from Lincoln East. Heelan entered the tournament ranked third in Class A at 113. He got the chance to wrestle #2 Caleb Coyle and defeated him by pinfall in 5:06. He also defeated A #8 Cerny 10-5 and B #5 Parrish 9-2.
Freshman of the Week
Joel Adams-Millard South continued to impress on his freshman campaign. He went 5-1 at the Fracas with wins over A #3 Pedro and A #7 Nagatani. His lone loss came to A #6 Cerny. He also added three bonus point wins.
Team of the Week
Millard South rolled to a Fracas title. They continue to show dominance this year. They have yet to be outscored in any tournament by a Nebraska team. The Patriots defeated #2 Columbus, #3 Lincoln East, #6 Grand Island and #8 Kearney on their way to the title. Five wrestlers finished undefeated for the Patriots. Blake Smith, Conor Hoy, Conor Knopick, Tyler Antoniak, and Isaac Trumble. Trumble had a big win in the Northwest Dual, It was a battle of Top Ten nationally ranked wrestlers. Trumble won by pin over Grady Griess.
NEWrestle Top Ten-where can you find them?
1. Millard South 1/02 @ #2 Hastings, 1/07 vs CB Lewis Central
2. Columbus 1/04 GNAC tournament
3. Lincoln East 1/04 Bennington Dual Tournament 1/09 vs #8 Kearney
4. Omaha Burke 1/04 Tom Dineen Invite (Creighton Prep)
5. Papillion LaVista South 1/08 vs Bellevue West
6. Grand Island 1/03-04 Clash (Rochester, MN)
7. Omaha Central 1/08 Lincoln Southwest tri. (Lincoln High, Lincoln SW)
8. Kearney 1/02 @ Amherst, 1/09 @ #3 Lincoln East
9. Bellevue East 1/04 Benning Dual Tournament 1/08 vs Creighton Prep
10. Omaha Westside 1/04 Tom Dineen Invite (Creighton Prep)
Top Potential Matchups
#1A Anthony DeAnda-Columbus (22-2) vs #1B Damen Pape-Hastings (18-0)
DeAnda and Pape will both be wrestling at the GNAC conference tournament. Pape heading to Northern Colorado and DeAnda heading to Iowa Western will be a clash of styles. Pape will use his speed and technique against DeAnda’s strength and tenacity.
#5A Cash Arensdorf-North Platte (15-2) vs #3B Izaak Hunsley-Hastings (17-1)
Arensdorf has been making his descent down throughout the season, and looks to have settled in at 160. Hunsley is coming off an impressive Fracas where he beat A#3 Price and A#6 Splater.
#1A Cade Haberman-Westside (13-0) vs #5A Jayden Schrader-Lincoln Northeast (18-1)
Haberman has been rolling this year. Coming off a runner up finish last season, he is looking to finish this season on top of the podium. Schrader’s lone loss this season came to Jacob Frezell-McClinton from Central. He will be looking to keep working his way up the rankings as we head toward the end of the season.
A #1 Keith Smith-Lincoln East (13-2) vs B #2 Kael Lauridsen-Bennington (13-0)
Both wrestlers were in Grand Island for the Fracas, but their teams did not match up. Smith has losses to Iowa #1 Gable Porter and 113 #2 Caleb Coyle. He does have four ranked wins including a win over B #1 Zach Ourada. Lauridsen is unblemished and has won every match by bonus points. He has nine falls and three tech falls.
Tom Dineen Invite
Creighton Prep will be host to 41st annual Tom Dineen Invite on Saturday. There will be teams from Nebraska, Iowa, and Wisconsin. Top Ten teams, Omaha Burke and Omaha Westside will be attending. Iowa will be represented by 1A #3 Underwood and Woodbury Central. Marquette Prep will be representing Wisconsin. Many of the weights will have multiple ranked wrestlers, with 160 having the most with five. The 160 weight class will see the top three wrestlers in Class A looking to stake a claim to the top spot.
Teams #4 Omaha Burke, #10 Omaha Westside, Creighton Prep, Elkhorn, Fremont, Lincoln High, Lincoln North Star, Lincoln Northeast, Lincoln Pius, Omaha North, Omaha Northwest, Omaha Roncalli, Papillion LaVista, 1A #3 Underwood, Woodbury Central, Marquette Prep.
106
- A #6 Logan Edwards-Omaha Westside
- A #8 Dominic Martinez-Papillion LaVista
- 1A #1 Gable Porter-Underwood
113
- A #4 Julio Reyes-Omaha Burke
120
- 1A #2 Stevie Barnes-Underwood
126
- A #1 Jakason Burks-Omaha Burke
- A #4 Ian Rudner-Papillion LaVista
- A #6 Pla Plot Soe-Lincoln High
- 1A #3 Beau Klingensmith-Woodbury Central
132
- 1A #6 Zane Ziegler-Underwood
- 1A #8 Liam Hughes-Marquette Prep
138
- A #4 Jayden Looney-Omaha Burke
- 1A #2 Logan James-Underwood
145
- 1A #1 Nick Hamilton-Underwood
152
- A #5 Blaine Miller-Omaha Burke
- A #7 Jackson Okereke-Lincoln High
- 1A #2 Blake Thomsen-Underwood
160
- A #1 Deson Stapleton-Omaha Burke
- A #2 Brogan Zegers-Lincoln Southeast
- A #3 Cole Price-Papillion LaVista
- A #8 Tommy Wentz-Fremont
- 1A #3 Nate Monahan-Woodbury Central
170
- A #8 John Friendt-Lincoln Southeast
182
- A #4 Carson Maas-Papillion LaVista
- A #5 Cole Haberman-Omaha Westside
- A #6 Max McClatchey-Lincoln Southeast
- A #8 Sheldon Isom-Lincoln North Star
195
- A #2 Tony Pray-Creighton Prep
- A #7 Evan Johnson-Elkhorn
- A #8 Dyllon Ball-Lincoln Southeast
220
- A #4 Garrett Moser-Fremont
- A #4 Ryan Zatechka-Omaha Westside
- A #8 Muminjon Mirzoev-Omaha Burke
285
- A #1 Cade Haberman-Omaha Westside
- A #4 Nolan Olafson-Omaha Burke
- A #5 Jayden Schrader-Lincoln Northeast
- A #8 Kade Richardson-Fremont
Where is the rest of Class A?
Bennington Invite-Gretna, Elkhorn South (See Class B Preview)
GNAC-North Platte (See Class B Preview)
Off-Bellevue West, Lincoln Southwest, Millard North, Millard West, Norfolk, Omaha Benson, Omaha Bryan, Omaha Central, Omaha South, Papillion LaVista South, South Sioux City.