The Broken Bow wrestling team competed at the Aquinas wrestling invitational at David City on Saturday. The Indians finished runner-up with 232 points just 4.5 points behind team champion Aquinas. Broken Bow had 16 medal winners on the day including four champions and three runner-up finishes. Chauncey Watson remained undefeated on the season winning the 106 lb. championship. Wilson Cucul Tzin was runner-up at 113 lbs. Braylan Rynearson claimed the title at 126 lbs. Cyrus Wells was runner-up at 132 lbs. and Connor Wells was runner-up at 138. Max Denson was champion at 182 lbs. and Sawyer Bumgarner claimed the title at 285 lbs.
FINAL RESULTS
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Chauncey Watson of Broken Bow
- 2nd Place – Grady Romshek of Aquinas Catholic
- 3rd Place – Salvador Gomez of Boys Town
Round 1
- Chauncey Watson (Broken Bow) 21-0, So. over () , . (Bye)
- Grady Romshek (Aquinas Catholic) 20-4, Jr. over Salvador Gomez (Boys Town) 1-7, So. (Fall 0:36)
Round 2
- Chauncey Watson (Broken Bow) 21-0, So. over Salvador Gomez (Boys Town) 1-7, So. (Fall 1:17)
- Grady Romshek (Aquinas Catholic) 20-4, Jr. over () , . (Bye)
Round 3
- Chauncey Watson (Broken Bow) 21-0, So. over Grady Romshek (Aquinas Catholic) 20-4, Jr. (Fall 1:40)
- Salvador Gomez (Boys Town) 1-7, So. over () , . (Bye)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Zander Kavan of Aquinas Catholic
- 2nd Place – Wilson Cucul Tzin of Broken Bow
- 3rd Place – Trent Mefford of Aquinas Catholic
- 4th Place – Cooper Rea of Milford
- 5th Place – Evan Damewood of Boys Town
Round 1
- Wilson Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow) 16-6, Jr. over Trent Mefford (Aquinas Catholic) 12-6, Fr. (Fall 0:00)
- Cooper Rea (Milford) 14-9, Fr. over Evan Damewood (Boys Town) 2-7, So. (TF-1.5 4:29 (16-0))
Round 2
- Zander Kavan (Aquinas Catholic) 22-4, Jr. over Evan Damewood (Boys Town) 2-7, So. (TF-1.5 5:07 (17-0))
- Wilson Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow) 16-6, Jr. over Cooper Rea (Milford) 14-9, Fr. (Dec 10-4)
Round 3
- Zander Kavan (Aquinas Catholic) 22-4, Jr. over Cooper Rea (Milford) 14-9, Fr. (MD 13-1)
- Trent Mefford (Aquinas Catholic) 12-6, Fr. over Evan Damewood (Boys Town) 2-7, So. (MD 15-4)
Round 4
- Zander Kavan (Aquinas Catholic) 22-4, Jr. over Trent Mefford (Aquinas Catholic) 12-6, Fr. (Fall 0:22)
- Wilson Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow) 16-6, Jr. over Evan Damewood (Boys Town) 2-7, So. (Fall 2:46)
Round 5
- Zander Kavan (Aquinas Catholic) 22-4, Jr. over Wilson Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow) 16-6, Jr. (Dec 5-4)
- Trent Mefford (Aquinas Catholic) 12-6, Fr. over Cooper Rea (Milford) 14-9, Fr. (Fall 1:34)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Jakob Kavan of Aquinas Catholic
- 2nd Place – Conner Kohout of Milford
- 3rd Place – William Moninger of Broken Bow
- 4th Place – Ethan Norton of North Bend Central
1st Place Match
- Jakob Kavan (Aquinas Catholic) 23-3, So. over Conner Kohout (Milford) 15-9, So. (Dec 5-0)
3rd Place Match
- William Moninger (Broken Bow) 13-9, Fr. over Ethan Norton (North Bend Central) 10-9, Jr. (Fall 2:36)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Braylan Rynearson of Broken Bow
- 2nd Place – Joey Kenning of Milford
- 3rd Place – Colin Hough of Aquinas Catholic
- 4th Place – Brody Ridder of Broken Bow
1st Place Match
- Braylan Rynearson (Broken Bow) 15-4, Jr. over Joey Kenning (Milford) 15-10, Sr. (MD 15-6)
3rd Place Match
- Colin Hough (Aquinas Catholic) 9-3, Jr. over Brody Ridder (Broken Bow) 9-8, Sr. (Fall 4:52)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Eli Vondra of Milford
- 2nd Place – Cyrus Wells of Broken Bow
- 3rd Place – Jacob Moravec of Aquinas Catholic
- 4th Place – Keaghon Chini of Conestoga
1st Place Match
- Eli Vondra (Milford) 24-1, Sr. over Cyrus Wells (Broken Bow) 17-2, Sr. (Dec 5-3)
3rd Place Match
- Jacob Moravec (Aquinas Catholic) 23-5, So. over Keaghon Chini (Conestoga) 20-6, Sr. (Dec 2-0)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Hunter Vandenberg of Aquinas Catholic
- 2nd Place – Connor Wells of Broken Bow
- 3rd Place – Ashton Johnson of Twin River
- 4th Place – Tallen Harrold of Broken Bow
1st Place Match
- Hunter Vandenberg (Aquinas Catholic) 20-3, Sr. over Connor Wells (Broken Bow) 17-7, Jr. (Fall 5:23)
3rd Place Match
- Ashton Johnson (Twin River) 19-7, Jr. over Tallen Harrold (Broken Bow) 13-12, So. (Fall 2:08)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Grady Belt of Shelby-Rising City
- 2nd Place – Carter Plowman of Conestoga
- 3rd Place – Kelby Coufal of Aquinas Catholic
- 4th Place – Dakota Baum of Broken Bow
1st Place Match
- Grady Belt (Shelby-Rising City) 21-2, Sr. over Carter Plowman (Conestoga) 17-3, Jr. (Fall 5:17)
3rd Place Match
- Kelby Coufal (Aquinas Catholic) 18-8, Fr. over Dakota Baum (Broken Bow) 16-7, So. (Inj. 0:00)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Christopher Nickolite of Aquinas Catholic
- 2nd Place – Jack Chapman of Milford
- 3rd Place – Tylor Kment of Stanton
- 4th Place – Jack Myers of Broken Bow
1st Place Match
- Christopher Nickolite (Aquinas Catholic) 26-0, Sr. over Jack Chapman (Milford) 20-3, Sr. (M. For.)
3rd Place Match
- Tylor Kment (Stanton) 18-6, Sr. over Jack Myers (Broken Bow) 10-7, Jr. (Fall 4:08)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Carter Springer of Milford
- 2nd Place – Norman Grothe of Twin River
- 3rd Place – Zackary Gaffney of Broken Bow
- 4th Place – Hunter Stutzman of Aquinas Catholic
1st Place Match
- Carter Springer (Milford) 22-2, Sr. over Norman Grothe (Twin River) 17-7, Sr. (Fall 0:34)
3rd Place Match
- Zackary Gaffney (Broken Bow) 16-4, Jr. over Hunter Stutzman (Aquinas Catholic) 11-14, Sr. (Fall 0:19)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Christopher Scdoris of Milford
- 2nd Place – Riley Eickmeier of Columbus Scotus
- 3rd Place – Beau Zoucha of Twin River
- 4th Place – Marcus Eickmeier of Aquinas Catholic
1st Place Match
- Christopher Scdoris (Milford) 21-2, Sr. over Riley Eickmeier (Columbus Scotus) 20-4, Sr. (Dec 4-0)
3rd Place Match
- Beau Zoucha (Twin River) 14-8, Sr. over Marcus Eickmeier (Aquinas Catholic) 13-10, Sr. (Fall 1:51)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Max Denson of Broken Bow
- 2nd Place – Thomas Vance of Milford
- 3rd Place – Jed Jones of Twin River
- 4th Place – Michael Andel of Aquinas Catholic
1st Place Match
- Max Denson (Broken Bow) 21-4, So. over Thomas Vance (Milford) 15-7, Sr. (Fall 3:53)
3rd Place Match
- Jed Jones (Twin River) 22-3, Sr. over Michael Andel (Aquinas Catholic) 25-2, Sr. (Dec 2-1)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Hunter Oborny of Milford
- 2nd Place – Paul Buresh of Aquinas Catholic
- 3rd Place – Cal Wells of Broken Bow
- 4th Place – Collin Vrbka of Shelby-Rising City
1st Place Match
- Hunter Oborny (Milford) 22-3, So. over Paul Buresh (Aquinas Catholic) 22-4, Sr. (Dec 7-1)
3rd Place Match
- Cal Wells (Broken Bow) 22-5, Fr. over Collin Vrbka (Shelby-Rising City) 16-6, Fr. (Dec 3-0)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Reilly Miller of Aquinas Catholic
- 2nd Place – Jay Ballard of Boys Town
- 3rd Place – Keifer Anderson of Broken Bow
- 4th Place – Spencer Wittwer of Columbus Scotus
1st Place Match
- Reilly Miller (Aquinas Catholic) 21-5, Sr. over Jay Ballard (Boys Town) 2-1, Sr. (Dec 4-3)
3rd Place Match
- Keifer Anderson (Broken Bow) 15-6, Sr. over Spencer Wittwer (Columbus Scotus) 12-4, So. (Fall 2:05)
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Guaranteed Places
- 1st Place – Sawyer Bumgarner of Broken Bow
- 2nd Place – Calib Svoboda of Aquinas Catholic
- 3rd Place – Tyler Thomas of Broken Bow
- 4th Place – Trevor Betsworth of Boys Town
1st Place Match
- Sawyer Bumgarner (Broken Bow) 17-1, Sr. over Calib Svoboda (Aquinas Catholic) 13-7, Fr. (Fall 2:26)
3rd Place Match
- Tyler Thomas (Broken Bow) 13-6, Sr. over Trevor Betsworth (Boys Town) 5-4, Jr. (Fall 1:24)
2022 Aquinas Invitational Results for Broken Bow
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Chauncey Watson (21-0) placed 1st and scored 18.0 team points.
- Round 1 – Chauncey Watson (Broken Bow) 21-0 received a bye () (Bye)
- Round 2 – Chauncey Watson (Broken Bow) 21-0 won by fall over Salvador Gomez (Boys Town) 1-7 (Fall 1:17)
- Round 3 – Chauncey Watson (Broken Bow) 21-0 won by fall over Grady Romshek (Aquinas Catholic) 20-4 (Fall 1:40)
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Wilson Cucul Tzin (16-6) placed 2nd and scored 14.0 team points.
- Round 1 – Wilson Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow) 16-6 won by fall over Trent Mefford (Aquinas Catholic) 12-6 (Fall 0:00)
- Round 2 – Wilson Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow) 16-6 won by decision over Cooper Rea (Milford) 14-9 (Dec 10-4)
- Round 4 – Wilson Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow) 16-6 won by fall over Evan Damewood (Boys Town) 2-7 (Fall 2:46)
- Round 5 – Zander Kavan (Aquinas Catholic) 22-4 won by decision over Wilson Cucul Tzin (Broken Bow) 16-6 (Dec 5-4)
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William Moninger (13-9) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – William Moninger (Broken Bow) 13-9 won by fall over Tyler Cline (Columbus Scotus) 2-14 (Fall 0:52)
- Semifinal – Conner Kohout (Milford) 15-9 won by fall over William Moninger (Broken Bow) 13-9 (Fall 3:21)
- Cons. Semi – William Moninger (Broken Bow) 13-9 won by fall over Jonah Green (Nebraska Christian) 7-9 (Fall 1:44)
- 3rd Place Match – William Moninger (Broken Bow) 13-9 won by fall over Ethan Norton (North Bend Central) 10-9 (Fall 2:36)
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Braylan Rynearson (15-4) placed 1st and scored 23.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Braylan Rynearson (Broken Bow) 15-4 won by fall over Jake Wanetka (Milford) 0-9 (Fall 1:04)
- Semifinal – Braylan Rynearson (Broken Bow) 15-4 won by fall over Brody Ridder (Broken Bow) 9-8 (Fall 3:54)
- 1st Place Match – Braylan Rynearson (Broken Bow) 15-4 won by major decision over Joey Kenning (Milford) 15-10 (MD 15-6)
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Brody Ridder (9-8) placed 4th.
- Quarterfinal – Brody Ridder (Broken Bow) 9-8 won by decision over Kole Eickmeier (Shelby-Rising City) 9-14 (Dec 5-4)
- Semifinal – Braylan Rynearson (Broken Bow) 15-4 won by fall over Brody Ridder (Broken Bow) 9-8 (Fall 3:54)
- Cons. Semi – Brody Ridder (Broken Bow) 9-8 won by fall over Jadon Dohmen (Twin River) 6-14 (Fall 1:43)
- 3rd Place Match – Colin Hough (Aquinas Catholic) 9-3 won by fall over Brody Ridder (Broken Bow) 9-8 (Fall 4:52)
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Cyrus Wells (17-2) placed 2nd and scored 18.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Cyrus Wells (Broken Bow) 17-2 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Cyrus Wells (Broken Bow) 17-2 won by fall over Isaiah Davis (Nebraska Christian) 4-13 (Fall 1:54)
- Semifinal – Cyrus Wells (Broken Bow) 17-2 won by decision over Jacob Moravec (Aquinas Catholic) 23-5 (Dec 11-4)
- 1st Place Match – Eli Vondra (Milford) 24-1 won by decision over Cyrus Wells (Broken Bow) 17-2 (Dec 5-3)
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Tallen Harrold (13-12) placed 4th.
- Champ. Round 1 – Tallen Harrold (Broken Bow) 13-12 received a bye () (Bye)
- Quarterfinal – Ashton Johnson (Twin River) 19-7 won by fall over Tallen Harrold (Broken Bow) 13-12 (Fall 3:39)
- Cons. Round 2 – Tallen Harrold (Broken Bow) 13-12 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 3 – Tallen Harrold (Broken Bow) 13-12 won by fall over Hunter Dickinson (Milford) 9-11 (Fall 2:06)
- Cons. Semi – Tallen Harrold (Broken Bow) 13-12 won by fall over Daniel Musgrave (Nebraska Christian) 11-8 (Fall 1:00)
- 3rd Place Match – Ashton Johnson (Twin River) 19-7 won by fall over Tallen Harrold (Broken Bow) 13-12 (Fall 2:08)
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Connor Wells (17-7) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Connor Wells (Broken Bow) 17-7 won by fall over Gabe Gassen (Columbus Scotus) 1-12 (Fall 0:18)
- Quarterfinal – Connor Wells (Broken Bow) 17-7 won by fall over Hunter Dickinson (Milford) 9-11 (Fall 3:39)
- Semifinal – Connor Wells (Broken Bow) 17-7 won by decision over Ashton Johnson (Twin River) 19-7 (Dec 8-1)
- 1st Place Match – Hunter Vandenberg (Aquinas Catholic) 20-3 won by fall over Connor Wells (Broken Bow) 17-7 (Fall 5:23)
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Dakota Baum (16-7) placed 4th and scored 15.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Dakota Baum (Broken Bow) 16-7 won by fall over Rudy Brunkhorst (Columbus Scotus) 5-13 (Fall 2:36)
- Quarterfinal – Damien Erickson (Stanton) 13-8 won by decision over Dakota Baum (Broken Bow) 16-7 (Dec 6-1)
- Cons. Round 2 – Dakota Baum (Broken Bow) 16-7 won by fall over Sam Hilger (Aquinas Catholic) 3-9 (Fall 2:37)
- Cons. Round 3 – Dakota Baum (Broken Bow) 16-7 won by fall over Jaden Smith (North Bend Central) 3-13 (Fall 4:50)
- Cons. Semi – Dakota Baum (Broken Bow) 16-7 won by decision over Jackson Strain (Twin River) 10-4 (Dec 6-2)
- 3rd Place Match – Kelby Coufal (Aquinas Catholic) 18-8 won by injury default over Dakota Baum (Broken Bow) 16-7 (Inj. 0:00)
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Jack Myers (10-7) placed 4th and scored 9.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Jack Myers (Broken Bow) 10-7 won by decision over Lucas Anderson (Conestoga) 10-7 (Dec 6-1)
- Semifinal – Christopher Nickolite (Aquinas Catholic) 26-0 won by tech fall over Jack Myers (Broken Bow) 10-7 (TF-1.5 5:20 (20-4))
- Cons. Semi – Jack Myers (Broken Bow) 10-7 won by medical forfeit over Juan Davalos (Twin River) 14-13 (M. For.)
- 3rd Place Match – Tylor Kment (Stanton) 18-6 won by fall over Jack Myers (Broken Bow) 10-7 (Fall 4:08)
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Zackary Gaffney (16-4) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Zackary Gaffney (Broken Bow) 16-4 won by fall over Evan Kiene (Columbus Scotus) 3-16 (Fall 0:23)
- Semifinal – Norman Grothe (Twin River) 17-7 won by fall over Zackary Gaffney (Broken Bow) 16-4 (Fall 1:10)
- Cons. Semi – Zackary Gaffney (Broken Bow) 16-4 won by fall over Landon Sliva (Shelby-Rising City) 9-11 (Fall 2:56)
- 3rd Place Match – Zackary Gaffney (Broken Bow) 16-4 won by fall over Hunter Stutzman (Aquinas Catholic) 11-14 (Fall 0:19)
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Layton Lindner (5-13) place is unknown and scored 5.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Trace Rowland (Milford) 4-4 won by decision over Layton Lindner (Broken Bow) 5-13 (Dec 7-0)
- Cons. Round 1 – Layton Lindner (Broken Bow) 5-13 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Round 2 – Layton Lindner (Broken Bow) 5-13 won by fall over Brady Junck (Aquinas Catholic) 4-7 (Fall 0:30)
- Cons. Round 3 – Layton Lindner (Broken Bow) 5-13 won by decision over Garrett Hansen (Stanton) 5-19 (Dec 6-0)
- Cons. Semi – Marcus Eickmeier (Aquinas Catholic) 13-10 won by fall over Layton Lindner (Broken Bow) 5-13 (Fall 3:52)
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Max Denson (21-4) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Max Denson (Broken Bow) 21-4 won by fall over Ian Virka (North Bend Central) 14-9 (Fall 4:24)
- Semifinal – Max Denson (Broken Bow) 21-4 won by fall over Michael Andel (Aquinas Catholic) 25-2 (Fall 1:35)
- 1st Place Match – Max Denson (Broken Bow) 21-4 won by fall over Thomas Vance (Milford) 15-7 (Fall 3:53)
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Cal Wells (22-5) placed 3rd and scored 10.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Cal Wells (Broken Bow) 22-5 won by decision over Adam Oltmer (Aquinas Catholic) 9-7 (Dec 4-0)
- Semifinal – Paul Buresh (Aquinas Catholic) 22-4 won by decision over Cal Wells (Broken Bow) 22-5 (Dec 1-0)
- Cons. Semi – Cal Wells (Broken Bow) 22-5 won by decision over Hagen Campbell (Broken Bow) 12-7 (Dec 7-1)
- 3rd Place Match – Cal Wells (Broken Bow) 22-5 won by decision over Collin Vrbka (Shelby-Rising City) 16-6 (Dec 3-0)
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Hagen Campbell (12-7) place is unknown.
- Quarterfinal – Collin Vrbka (Shelby-Rising City) 16-6 won by decision over Hagen Campbell (Broken Bow) 12-7 (Dec 5-2)
- Cons. Round 1 – Hagen Campbell (Broken Bow) 12-7 received a bye () (Bye)
- Cons. Semi – Cal Wells (Broken Bow) 22-5 won by decision over Hagen Campbell (Broken Bow) 12-7 (Dec 7-1)
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Keifer Anderson (15-6) placed 3rd and scored 20.0 team points.
- Champ. Round 1 – Keifer Anderson (Broken Bow) 15-6 won by fall over Tyler Kastl (Aquinas Catholic) 2-8 (Fall 0:45)
- Quarterfinal – Keifer Anderson (Broken Bow) 15-6 won by fall over Zach Johnson (Boys Town) 4-8 (Fall 0:37)
- Semifinal – Jay Ballard (Boys Town) 2-1 won by fall over Keifer Anderson (Broken Bow) 15-6 (Fall 7:20)
- Cons. Semi – Keifer Anderson (Broken Bow) 15-6 won by fall over Ethan Buchli (Milford) 14-8 (Fall 1:47)
- 3rd Place Match – Keifer Anderson (Broken Bow) 15-6 won by fall over Spencer Wittwer (Columbus Scotus) 12-4 (Fall 2:05)
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Sawyer Bumgarner (17-1) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points.
- Quarterfinal – Sawyer Bumgarner (Broken Bow) 17-1 won by fall over Josiah Brezina (Aquinas Catholic) 3-6 (Fall 3:03)
- Semifinal – Sawyer Bumgarner (Broken Bow) 17-1 won by fall over Trevor Betsworth (Boys Town) 5-4 (Fall 1:08)
- 1st Place Match – Sawyer Bumgarner (Broken Bow) 17-1 won by fall over Calib Svoboda (Aquinas Catholic) 13-7 (Fall 2:26)
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Tyler Thomas (13-6) placed 3rd.
- Quarterfinal – Tyler Thomas (Broken Bow) 13-6 won by fall over Trey Lyon (Milford) 10-11 (Fall 0:27)
- Semifinal – Calib Svoboda (Aquinas Catholic) 13-7 won by decision over Tyler Thomas (Broken Bow) 13-6 (Dec 10-8)
- Cons. Semi – Tyler Thomas (Broken Bow) 13-6 won by fall over Josiah Brezina (Aquinas Catholic) 3-6 (Fall 0:34)
- 3rd Place Match – Tyler Thomas (Broken Bow) 13-6 won by fall over Trevor Betsworth (Boys Town) 5-4 (Fall 1:24)