CCS wrestlers start off at Garden County, Broken Bow

    Chase County wrestlers saw a variety of formats and opponents in their first week of competition.
    The Longhorns headed to Oshkosh for the Garden County Triangular with Bridgeport Thursday.
    CCS Head Coach Matt Vlasin said the competition level was down from the last couple years, but his team came out with phenomenal intensity.
    Chase County beat Garden County 45-16, winning three of the five weights that wrestled.
    CCS went on to beat Bridgeport 45-18 and won four of the six weights that wrestled.
    Vlasin said the Longhorns weren’t able to match the intensity they had at Garden County when they traveled to Broken Bow Saturday for varsity and JV invites.
    Although CCS had a lot of first timers on the mat in the JV ranks, Vlasin was impressed with how well they wrestled.
    On the varsity side, Chase County had two wrestlers competing for third place and one for first.
    Jaret Peterson, ranked first in Class C at 220 lbs., pinned his first two opponents to advance to the championship match against Class C #2 Call Wells of Broken Bow. Both wrestlers are in the C4 district.
    The match went the distance with Peterson coming out on the short end of the stick, 4-5.
    Vlasin said it was similar to former Longhorn Trevor Peterson’s matches with Broken Bow’s Lathan Duda, in that the Broken Bow wrestlers, then and now, took very defensive positions.
    Thomas Reeves won his 195 lb. third place match against Gordon-Rushville’s Tobi Berndt. Reeves’ only loss on the day came to Class C #2 Max Denson.
    Dawson Mollendor, who’s battling a sprained ankle, finished fourth at 182 lbs. Both of Mollendor’s losses were to Gordon-Rushville’s Curtis Rittgarn.
    Broken Bow, Class C’s #1 team, won the invite with 232 points, well ahead of second place Gordon-Rushville, 149 points.
Up next
    The Longhorns will be at the Southern Valley Invite Friday. Vlasin said it will be interesting to see how his wrestlers bounce back after last week. Heading to Southern Valley where Chase County will see some smaller schools won’t hurt.
    Vlasin said wrestlers’ weights will be “out of sorts” for at least one more week.
    A handful of wrestlers will be down to their preferred weights by the Bridgeport/Sidney Invite Dec. 17 and the rest will be there after Christmas, he said.
    Among the teams the Longhorns will be battling at Southern Valley is district opponent Red Cloud/Blue Hill. Vlasin said it will be good to see the Warcats early in the season.

Garden Co. Triangular Dec. 1, 2022
CCS defeated Garden County 45-16
132—Malachi Christensen (CCS), forfeit
138—Scott Hoover (CCS) over Kyle Rote (Garden County), TB-1 8-7
145—Gavin Hunt (Garden County) over Jonathan Sosa (CCS), Maj 12-2
152—Luis Co (CCS) over Adam Hill (Garden County), fall 5:11
160—Gunner Roberson (Garden County) over Tyler O’Neil (CCS), fall 2:54
170—Zach Herbert (CCS), forfeit
182—Cooper Dillan (CCS), forfeit
195—Thomas Reeves (CCS), forfeit
220—Jesus Medina (CCS), forfeit
285—Jaret Peterson (CCS), forfeit
106—Double Forfeit
113—Luke Gardner (Garden County), forfeit
120—Double Forfeit
126—Double Forfeit
Match #2 Round 2
CCS defeated Bridgeport 45-18
138—Scott Hoover (CCS) over Jose Arreola (Bridgeport), fall 0:58
145—Harrison Barnette (Bridgeport) over Jonathan Sosa (CCS), fall 1:08
152—Luis Co (CCS) over Chase McGrath (Bridgeport), fall 2:15
160—Tyler O’Neil (CCS) over Dante Horn (Bridgeport), fall 1:47
170—Zach Herbert (CCS), forfeit
182—Curtis Jackson (Bridgeport) over Parker Terryberry (CCS), fall 0:19
195—Thomas Reeves (CCS) over Cole Katen (Bridgeport), fall 1:23
220—Jesus Medina (CCS) over Haden Rahmig (Bridgeport) Dec 11-5
285—Jaret Peterson (CCS), forfeit
106—Double Forfeit
113—Zach Jeffords (Bridgeport), forfeit
120—Double Forfeit
126—Double Forfeit
132—Malachi Christensen (CCS), forfeit

Broken Bow Invite Dec. 3, 2022
Team Results—1. Broken Bow, 232.0; 2. Gordon-Rushville, 149.0; 3. St. Paul, 137.0; 4. Ord, 102.0; 5. Mitchell, 72.0; 6. Grand Island Central Catholic, 58.0; 7. Broken Bow JV, 54.0; 8. CCS, 51.0; 9. Kearney Catholic, 46.0; 10. Southern Valley, 38.0; 11. Perkins County, 32.0; 12. Twin River, 29.0.
Individual Results
152—Westyn Mendenhall (3-2) won by decision over Santiago Castillo (Mitchell), dec 8-7; lost by fall to Dakota Baum (Broken Bow), fall 3:59; won by fall over Jerry Sittler (Broken Bow JV), fall 4:29; won by major decision over Dawson Becker (St. Paul), MD 12-4; lost by fall to Alex Meinecke (St. Paul), fall 2:18.
152—Luis Co (2-2) lost by fall to Alex Meinecke (St. Paul), fall 3:08; lost by fall to Santiago Castillo (Mitchell), fall 0:43.
160—Tyler O’Neil (3-3) lost by fall to Bryson Thomsen (St. Paul), fall 1:31; won by decision over Zander Markvicka (St. Paul), dec 7-5; won by decision over Bronson Freeseman (Gordon-Rushville), dec 3-0; lost by fall to Aydon McDonald (Gordon-Rushville), fall 1:37.
182—Dawson Mollendor (1-2) lost by fall to Curtis Rittgarn (Gordon-Rushville), fall 1:27; won by fall over Traiton Nelson (St. Paul), fall 0:51; 3rd Place Match - lost by decision to Curtis Rittgarn (Gordon-Rushville), dec 6-0.
195—Thomas Reeves (5-1) won by fall over Eli Powers (Broken Bow JV), fall 5:32; lost by fall to Max Denson (Broken Bow), fall 1:39; won by fall over Colton Archibald (Gordon-Rushville), fall 2:50; 3rd Place Match - won by fall over Tobi Berndt (Gordon-Rushville), fall 1:30.
220—Jaret Peterson (4-1) won by fall over Issiah Dunn (Perkins County), fall 1:18; won by fall over Colby Noel (Southern Valley), fall 0:53; 1st Place Match – lost by decision to Cal Wells (Broken Bow), dec 5-4.
Broken Bow JV Invite Dec. 3, 2022
Individual Results
JV 138-145—Scott Hoover won by fall over Garrett Schamp (Ord JV), fall 1:30; won by fall over Alex Grilli (Southern Valley), fall 0:23; won by fall over William Thomas (Mitchell JV), fall 4:18.
JV 145-145—Destry Russell won by fall over Wyatt Tayson (Mitchell JV), fall 1:23; won by fall over Kyle Komarek (Mitchell JV), fall 1:15; won by fall over Billy Taylor (Perkins County JV), fall 1:04.
JV 145-152—Jonathan Sosa won by fall over Kirkland Garcia (Mitchell JV), fall 1:27; won by fall over Elliot Baker (Ord JV), fall 0:49; won by fall over Robert Sogar (Kearney Catholic JV), fall 1:02.
JV 172-182—Parker Terryberry lost by fall to Nate Grilli (Southern Valley), fall 0:34; lost by fall to Treyton Renz (GICC), fall 0:30.
JV 195-200—Jesus Medina lost by fall to William Pieper (Mitchell JV), fall 4:52; won by fall over Kayden Smith (Southern Valley), fall 0:48; won by fall over Christain Ivey (Mitchell JV), fall 4:55.
JV 215-220—Juan De La Fuente lost by fall to Ray Morillo Jr (Chase County JV), fall 0:50; lost by fall to Colt Meyer (Ord JV), fall 0:24.
JV 215-220—Ray Morillo Jr won by fall over Juan De La Fuente (Chase County JV), fall 0:50; lost by fall to Colt Meyer (Ord JV), fall 3:46.