
Last week we saw the majority of Class A in the Metro and Heartland conference tournaments. Millard South won the Metro with 250 points, nearly 90 points better than runner up Papillion LaVista. All 14 wrestlers placed with Caleb Coyle, Tyler Antoniak, Antrell Taylor and Isaac Trumble taking home championships. Kearney won the HAC tournament with 228 points, outlasting Lincoln East by 11 points. The Bearcats had 13 placers with Brayden Smith and Guage McBride taking home titles. North Platte went out to Wyoming and competed in the Trojan Borader War duals. Jaylan Ruffin and Darian Diaz went undefeated on the day.
Class A Wrestler of the Week.
Caleb Connor from Papillion LaVista South is this weeks wrestler of the week. After competing for most of the season at 152 pounds Connor moved up to 160 and won the Metro Championship with a 3-0 victory over #2 Deson Stapleton from Burke. He also defeated #4 (170) Ethan Valencia from Millard West in the semifinals by fall. Connor’s weekend landed him at #2 in this week’s rankings.
Class A Team of the Week.
Millard South continued their dominance this season. They had 14 placers at the Metro’s The aforementioned Coyle, Antoniak, Taylor and Trumble won first. In second was Conor Knopick and Scott Robertson. Joel Adams and Ian Byington finished in third. Fifth place had Connor Hoy, Chris Wortman and Blake Smith. Aiden Robertson finished in sixth. Bryce Jackson finished seventh. Austin Sloger finished in eighth. South’s 250 points was 90 points better than the runner up. The Patiots had 27 pins in the tournament.
Class A Freshman of the Week.
Tyler Durden from Papillion LaVista South has already had an impressive freshman campaign. On Saturday he continued his hot streak finishing in third in his first Metro Conference tournament. After losing in the semifinals to Bryan junior, Mohamud Abdi, he battled back for a third place finish. He defeated #5 Avery Russell in the consolations semifinals 6-0 before defeating #6 Logan Edwards by major decision 12-4 in the third place match.
Class A Top Ten-Where can you find them?
#1 Millard South 1/25 Plattsmouth Invite
#1 Lincoln East 1/23 Triangular (Lincoln High, Lincoln Northeast) 1/25 Bishop Heelan Invite (Sioux City, IA)
#3 Omaha Central 1/23 Bryan Dual Tournament
#4 Columbus 1/24 @ Kearney, 1/25 UNK Midwest Duals
#5 Grand Island Idle
#6 Kearney 1/24 Columbus, 1/25 UNK Midwest Duals
#7 Papillion LaVista South Idle
#8 Omaha Burke 1/23 @ Bennington, 1/25 Burke Invite
#9 North Platte 1/25 John Higgins Invite (Lexington)
#10 Norfolk 1/25 Lexington John Higgins Invite (Lexington)
Top Potential Matchups
#1A Isaac Trumble (Millard South) vs #1B Grady Griess (Northwest)
A rematch from The Fracas. Two nationally ranked wrestlers going at it in Plattsmouth. Trumble got the first period fall in their first match up. Expect Griess to attack the match differently. It will be another good battle of two titans.
#2A Darian Diaz (North Platte) vs #2B Trevor Reinke (Beatrice)
After missing the first half of the season, Diaz has not missed a beat in his return. He will have a tough match up with Reinke from Beatrice who has been wrestling tough all season and coming off an impressive off season.
#4A Brayden Splater (Norfolk) vs #2B Izaak Hunsley (Hastings)
Hunsley has already knocked off a number of ranked wrestlers from Class A, including a 4-0 victory over Splater at The Fracas. Splater finished runner up at the HAC tournament last weekend and will look to ride that momentum into this weekend
#1A Gavyn Brauer (North Platte) vs #1B Damen Pape (Hastings)
Brauer took over the top spot after pinning the former #1 Daylon Keolavone from Grand Island a little over a week ago. Now he gets Class B #1 Damen Pape. The returning state champion has yet to drop a match this season and will look to remain undefeated.
#1A Antell Taylor (Millard South) vs #2B Noah Talmadge (Ralston)
Taylor is still fresh off his return for the patriots after a football injury. He will potentially wrestle against off season teammate Talmadge from Ralston. The two wrestlers are very familiar with each other and will get to battle it out in Plattsmouth on Saturday
Thursday
Coach Kottich Classic (Omaha Bryan)
Teams (Dual Rankings)
#7 Omaha Bryan
#10 Omaha Central
Omaha Benson
Omaha South
Auburn
South Sioux City
Ranked Wrestlers
106
#4 Muhomud Abdi-Omaha Bryan
113
#6 Noor Salat-Omaha Bryan
120
#2 Emilio Haynes
126
#5 Ryan Turner-Omaha Central
#6 Abdi Muhomud-Omaha Bryan
132
#6 Gabe Grice
138
#7B Trenton Ford-Auburn
145
#5 Peyton Martinez-South Sioux City
#6 Ray Hubbard-Omaha Central
152
#2 Deon Davis-Omaha Central
170
#3 Justin Davis-Omaha Central
#8 Chase Pockett-Omaha Bryan
220
#2 Jaylon Walker-Omaha Bryan
#6 Mikey Vasquez-Omaha South
285
#2 Jacob Frezell-McClinton-Omaha Central
#6 Jacob Ngeleka-South Sioux City
Friday
#4 Kearney vs #5 Columbus
The two teams will face off for a second time this season. They will also wrestle Saturday at the UNK Midwest Duals. Kearney won this match up at the Fracas 48-29. Both teams will look different this time around with weight descents and guys coming off of injuries. There will be a few of ranked matchups to keep an eye on. Kearney enters the dual with eight ranked wrestlers while Columbus has seven.
#2 Adrian Bice (Columbus) vs #8 Perry Swarm (Kearney)
#4 Gauge McBride (Kearney) vs #8 Rylee Iburg (Columbus)
#2 Kasten Grape (Columbus) vs #5 Alex Hunt (Kearney)
Saturday
UNK Midwest Duals
Teams
#4 Kearney
#5 Columbus
Gretna
#4 (4A) Broomfield, CO
Cheyenne Central, WY
Schedule
Round 1 Columbus vs Gretna, Central vs Broomfield
Round 2 Columbus vs Kearney, Gretna vs Broomfield
Round 3 Kearney vs Broomfield, Gretna vs Central
Round 4 Kearney vs Central, Columbus vs Broomfield
Round 5 Kearney vs Gretna, Columbus vs Central
Ranked Wrestlers
106
#2 Adrian Bice-Columbus
#8 Perry Swarm-Kearney
113
#2 Archer Heelan-Kearney
#4 Isaac Lopez-Cheyenne Central
120
#6 Clay Cerny-Columbus
#4 Adam Roberts-Cheyenne Central
126
#4 Rylie Steele-Kearney
#4 Ryan Vigil-Broomfield
132
#5 Tanner Kobza-Columbus
138
#2 Brayden Smith-Kearney
145
#4 Gage Ferguson-Kearney
#1 Darren Green-Broomfield
#3 Johnathon Vroman-Cheyenne Central
152
#4 Guage McBride-Kearney
#8 Rylee Iburg-Columbus
170
#2 Blayze Standley-Columbus
#6 Jack Larchick-Gretna
#4 Nathan Rundberg-Cheyenne Central
182
#3 Anthony DeAnda-Columbus
#2 Antonio Welch-Soto-Broomfield
195
#2 Kasten Grape-Columbus
#7 Jackson Arend-Gretna
220
#8 Dario Rodriguez-Kearney
#1 Bryant Walker-Broomfield
285
#2 Tyler Carpenter-Broomfield
Omaha Burke Invite
Teams
#7 Omaha Burke
Lincoln Pius
Omaha Benson
Omaha North
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Roncalli
Omaha South
Omaha Westside
Ranked Wrestlers
120
#4 Nathan Rubin-Omaha Burke
126
#1 Jakason Burks-Omaha Burke
138
#7 Jaden Looney-Omaha Burke
160
#3 Deson Stapleton-Omaha Burke
182
#6 Tyler Stewart-Omaha North
220
#6 Mikey Vasquez-Omaha South
#7 Ryan Zatechka-Omaha Westside
285
#1 Cade Haberman-Omaha Westside
#5 Nolan Olafson-Omaha Burke
Where can you find the rest of Class A?
Plattsmouth Invite-Bellevue East, Elkhorn, Lincoln High
Lincoln NE Invite-Lincoln Northeast, Creighton Prep, Elkhorn South, Fremont, Lincoln North Star, Lincoln Southeast, Millard North, South Sioux City
John Higgins Invite-Lincoln Southwest
David City Invite-Millard West
Holton Invite (KS)-Omaha Bryan
Idle-Grand Island, Papillion LaVista South, Papillion LaVista