CCS wrestlers runner-up at home tournament

    Due to the extreme cold weather on Saturday, a few of the teams for the Chase Co. Invitational withdrew.
    Crawford, Hershey, KimballLeyton and Minatare all decided not to travel. Class B Cozad was scheduled to wrestle in Sidney. When that meet was called off, Cozad opted into the CCS Invite.
    It was a long day in the gym, but things ran pretty smoothly and the tournament wrapped up around 8 p.m.
    The Longhorns had five wrestlers make it to the finals and all five won their respective weight class.
    Brextin Moreno (15-7) was the top seed at 113. He proved that seed was deserved by winning all his matches, including the finals where he pinned Luke Gardner of Garden County in 3:15 to take the title.
    Luis Co (15-3) held the top seed in the 150 pound weightclass. Co pinned his way to the finals before beating Kooper Pohl of Cozad 10-6 to take the title.
    At 175, Thomas Reeves (18-4) sat in the second seed. Reeves pinned his first three opponents, leading to a match with top seeded Kolby Houchin (19-3) of Bayard. Reeves won with a pin in 3:27 to take first.
    Jaret Peterson (24-0) pinned every wrestler he faced on the day, winning the 215 pound class. Peterson also won the vote of the coaches for the Vern Phelps outstanding wrestler award. Zach Tarin and Thomas Reeves were right behind Peterson in the voting.
    In the heavyweights, Zach Tarin (19-1) was seeded second behind Perkins County’s heavyweight Juan Perez (18-1).
    Everyone in the gym was hoping to see who would get their second loss of the year.
    Tarin made sure he wasn’t going to be the one, outscoring Perez in the finals 7-3 to take the heavyweight crown.
    Westyn Mendenhall (15-3) took third place at 157 pounds. After starting with a bye and then pinning Kohlton Goff of Cozad, Mendenhall lost a 4-8 decision to Trey Stegman of Yuma.
    Mendenhall came back with two wins in the consolation bracket to take third place.
    In the 165 pound class, Tyler O’Neil (17-9) placed third. O’Neil won his first two matches before falling to Gunner Roberson of Garden County in the semi-finals. O’Neil fought back in the consolation bracket to take third place.
    In the 126 weight class, Connor Einspahr (8-11) brought home a fourth place finish. Einspahr went 4-2 on the day.
    Scott Hoover (11-8) finished in fourth place in the 144 pound division. Hoover went 2-2 on the day.
    Fabian Arelin (16-8), placed fifth in the 165 class, going 3-2 on the day.
    At 138 pounds, Malachi Christensen (17-11), picked up a sixth place finish. Christensen went 2-3.
    Also picking up a sixth place finish was Kyson Vogt (3-7). Vogt went 1-2 on the day.
Individual results
113—Brextin Moreno (19-7) bye, pinned Kolten Saner (WrJV) 4:57, won by decision over Cash Cambell (SC/F) 7-2, pinned Luke Gardner (GC) 3:15 for first place.
126—Westen Manley (3-8) was pinned by Zaiden Peterson (OG) 0:48, won by major decision over Coleman Firme (SC/F) 9-0, pinned by Connor Einspahr (CC) 0:23.
126—Connor Einspahr (8-11) pinned Tyler Johnson (SP) 3:14, was pinned by Drake Hasbrouck (COZ) 1:14, pinned Westyn Manley (CC) 0:23, won by decision over James Jeffords (BP) 6-3, pinned Cooper Barnes (BUR) 4:19, was pinned by Mitchel Stritt (SW) 1:47 for fourth place.
126—Tate Teply (0-8) was pinned by Mitchel Stritt (SW) 0:35, was pinned by Barrett Renfro (OG) 4:17.
132—Jaqueb Hoover (8-11) was pinned by Scout Humrich (BUR) 1:24, won in sudden-victory over Blake Collins (BP) 5-3, lost decision to Nate Barker (BAY) 2-7.
138—Spencer Kelly (4-8) was pinned by Jorge Carrizales (OG) 1:25, pinned Angel Molina (WrJV) 2:48, won decision over Jose Arreola (BP) 13-11, pinned by Malachi Christensen (CC) 3:00.
138—Malachi Christensen (17-11) bye, lost decision to Brock Burry (BAY) 1-3, pinned Joseph Williams (HC) 0:22, pinned Spencer Kelley (CC) 3:00, lost decision to Boston Irish (COZ) 2-8, lost decision to Owen Harris (SC/F) 0-4 for sixth place.
144—Alonso Martinez (3-7) was pinned by Pedro Carrizaleas (OG) 0:53, bye, was pinned by T’edenque Rodriguez (BUR) 3:25.
144—Scott Hoover (11-8) bye, won by major decision over Illias Lehman (BP) 13-5, lost by major decision to Dreu White (COZ) 0-9, won by decision over Ian Brunkhorst (OG) 5-1, lost by decision to Mario Ortiz (SC/F) 4-10.
144—Kaden Vogt (0-12) was pinned by Mario Ortiz (SC/F) 1:24, bye, was pinned by Illias Lehman (BP) 3:58.
150—Luis Co (19-3) pinned Michael Cadena (BUR) 2:46, pinned Ethan Van Houten Bagby (SC/F) 2:38, pinned Tyson Mosenteen (HOL) 2:22, won by decision over Kooper Pohl (COZ) 10-6 for first place.
150—Destry Russell (5-8) pinned by Kooper Pohl (COZ) 1:47, bye pinned by Nathan Kollmorgan (HC) 3:50.157: Westyn Mendenhall (15-3) bye, pinned Kohlton Goff (COZ) 3:27, lost by decision to Trey Stegman (Yuma) 4-8, won by decision over Angel Vela (BUR) 6-3, won by decision over Harrison Barnette (BP) 4-0 for third place.
165—Connor Stromberger (1-7) bye, was pinned by Quinten Tretter (BP) 2:22, pinned Mason Marks (BP) 4:36, was pinned by Fabian Arelin (CC) 1:33.
165—Tyler O’Neil bye, pinned Morgan Donason (OG) 2:09, lost by major decision to Gunner Roberson (GC) 2-14, won decision over Fabian Arelin (CC) 8-3, pinned Quinten Tretter (BP) 3:40 for third place.
165—Fabian Arelin (16-8) pinned Levi Reichman (SC/F) 1:15, was pinned by Brock Malcom (COZ) 2:23, bye, pinned Conner Stromberger (CC) 1:33, lost decision to Tyler O’Neil (CC) 3-8, won by medical forfeit over Morgan Donason (OG) for sixth place.
175—Cameron Johnson (3-8) bye, pinned by Kolby Houchin (BAY) 0:24, pinned Kale Volkman (SC/F) 2:03, pinned by Karson Shuler (HC) 3:14.
175—Thomas Reeves (22-4) pinned Kale Volkman (SC/F) 2:39, pinned Luis Enriquez (BUR) 3:16, pinned Daden Beauprez (Yuma) 1:24, pinned Kolby Houchin (BAY) 3:27 for first place.
190—Juan De La Fuente (0-8) pinned by Ryan Davis (SC/F) 0:59, bye, pinned by Jose Balzadua (BUR) 1:30.
190—Riley Wentworth (0-8) pinned by Braydn Miller (SP) 0:56, pinned by Kiva Clark (SC/F) 2:06.
190—Ray Murillo Jr. (4-8) pinned by Lenny Ramirez (BUR) 3:49, pinned Jack Ward (W-P) 2:34, lost in sudden victory to Karson Hubl (HC) 1-3.
215—Jesus Medina (3-6) bye, lost decision to Anthony Estrada (BUR) 2-3, bye, pinned by Christian Lopez (SC/F) 4:31.
215—Jaret Peterson (24-0) bye, pinned Grady Vogl (OG) 2:35, pinned Kenyon Florom (PAX) 1:27, pinned Myles Idle (COZ) 2:45 for first place.
215—Kyson Vogt bye, pinned by Kenyon Florom (PAX) 0:40, bye, won decision over Grady Vogl (OG) 9-5, pinned by Anthony Estrada (BUR) 0:25, pinned by Kenyon Florom (PAX) 1:40 for sixth place.
285—Zach Tarin (23-1) pinned Caiden Smith (SC/F) 2:25, pinned Ray Roberts (BP) 0:50, won by decision over Chris Ruano (COZ) 2-1, won by decision over Juan Perez (PC) 7-3 for first place.
Team scores
    1. Cozad 254, 2. Chase County 216, 3. Sedgewick County/Fleming 172, 4. Burlington 154, 5. Ogallala 125.5, 6. Bayard 92, 7. Garden County 91, 8. Bridgeport 82, 8. Hitchcock County 82, 10. Yuma 64, 11. Holyoke 54, 12. Morrill 53, 13. Dundy County-Stratton 36, 14. Perkins County 34, 15. Banner County 27, 15. Southwest 27, 17. Paxton 18, 18. Wauneta-Palisade 17, 19. South Platte 15, 20. Wray JV 14.