The Broken Bow wrestling team sits atop the team standings in Class C after the opening day of competition at the NSAA state wrestling championships. Broken Bow is in first place with 58 points followed by Fillmore Central in second with 47. The Indians advanced six wrestlers into the semifinals. They include Cash Watson at 120 lbs., Braxon Rynearson at 126, Colton Kelley at 132, Connor Wells at 182, Max Denson at 195, and Cal Wells at 220 lbs.

Cozad sits fifth in the team standings in Class B after day one. The Haymakers advanced three out to the semifinal round. Aaron Wilson advanced at 113 lbs., Isaac White at 182, and Eli Boryca at 195 lbs.

Gothenburg advanced Abel Flores to the semifinal round at 106 lbs.

No girls from the coverage area advanced to the semifinals. Saije Phelps of Sandhills Valley at 120 lbs., Mariah Duran of Sandhills Valley at 155, and Jocelyn Ambriz of Ansley/Litchfield at 170 lbs. all won their opening match of the tournament but fell in their quarterfinal match.

Full results for all area coverage teams are posted below

NSAA State Championships Results for Broken Bow

C106

Ahren Finney (24-25) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Ryan Stusse jr. (Battle Creek) 41-3 won by fall over Ahren Finney (Broken Bow) 24-25 (Fall 1:22)

C113

Chauncey Watson (46-3) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Chauncey Watson (Broken Bow) 46-3 won by decision over Dylan Lovejoy (Central City) 30-18 (Dec 10-4)
Quarterfinal – Ayden Wintz (Battle Creek) 34-2 won by injury default over Chauncey Watson (Broken Bow) 46-3 (Inj. 2:14)

C120

Cash Watson (45-5) placed 6th and scored 7.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Cash Watson (Broken Bow) 45-5 won by decision over Landon Sund (Bishop Neumann) 41-10 (Dec 11-5)
Quarterfinal – Cash Watson (Broken Bow) 45-5 won by decision over Keaton Kloke (David City) 23-6 (Dec 5-3)

C126

Braxon Rynearson (20-2) placed 6th and scored 11.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Braxon Rynearson (Broken Bow) 20-2 won by fall over Zane Zoucha (Malcolm) 28-19 (Fall 3:03)
Quarterfinal – Braxon Rynearson (Broken Bow) 20-2 won by fall over Rowan Jarosik (South Central Nebraska Unified District #5) 39-9 (Fall 6:19)

C132

Colton Kelley (45-4) placed 6th and scored 8.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Colton Kelley (Broken Bow) 45-4 won by major decision over Braeden Kleinschmit (Cedar Catholic) 36-9 (MD 12-1)
Quarterfinal – Colton Kelley (Broken Bow) 45-4 won in the ultimate tie breaker over Kaden Gregory (Logan View) 45-9 (UTB 5-4)

C145

Braylan Rynearson (8-5) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Owen Sack (St. Paul) 35-8 won by fall over Braylan Rynearson (Broken Bow) 8-5 (Fall 4:37)

C152

Dakota Baum (39-11) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Adam Ohnoutka (Bishop Neumann) 49-6 won by decision over Dakota Baum (Broken Bow) 39-11 (Dec 6-4)

C170

Jack Myers (42-5) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Jack Myers (Broken Bow) 42-5 won by major decision over Gabe Stock (Tekamah-Herman) 20-9 (MD 13-2)
Quarterfinal – Blake Bolling (Pierce) 38-1 won by decision over Jack Myers (Broken Bow) 42-5 (Dec 4-1)

C182

Connor Wells (45-2) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Connor Wells (Broken Bow) 45-2 won by major decision over Jace Lickliter (Raymond Central) 10-6 (MD 14-3)
Quarterfinal – Connor Wells (Broken Bow) 45-2 won by fall over Thomas Vrana (Bishop Neumann) 40-15 (Fall 3:21)

C195

Max Denson (39-9) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Max Denson (Broken Bow) 39-9 won by fall over Mason Kreikemeier (Raymond Central) 28-12 (Fall 1:59)
Quarterfinal – Max Denson (Broken Bow) 39-9 won by major decision over Tycen Breckner (Doniphan-Trumbull) 39-8 (MD 8-0)

C220

Cal Wells (45-3) placed 6th and scored 7.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Cal Wells (Broken Bow) 45-3 won by decision over James Kerns (Tri County) 46-7 (Dec 4-3)
Quarterfinal – Cal Wells (Broken Bow) 45-3 won by decision over Kolby Casey (Quad County Northeast) 43-4 (Dec 8-2)

NSAA State Championships Results for Ansley-Litchfield Girls

G170

Jocelyn Ambriz (27-4) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Jocelyn Ambriz (Ansley-Litchfield Girls) 27-4 won by fall over Rowyn Wiltgen (Millard South Girls) 41-11 (Fall 5:30)
Quarterfinal – Macy Barber (Omaha Westside Girls) 41-9 won by decision over Jocelyn Ambriz (Ansley-Litchfield Girls) 27-4 (Dec 6-1)

G235

Morgan Hawkins (3-7) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Evelyn Bryan-aldrich (Palmyra Girls) 16-9 won by fall over Morgan Hawkins (Ansley-Litchfield Girls) 3-7 (Fall 0:35)

NSAA State Championships Results for Arcadia/Loup City Girls

G190

Kylee Allen (3-3) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Claire Paasch (West Point-Beemer Girls) 41-3 won by fall over Kylee Allen (Arcadia/Loup City Girls) 3-3 (Fall 2:19)

NSAA State Championships Results for Sandhills/Thedford Girls

G110

Taylor Weber (23-13) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Jasmine Morales (Grand Island Girls) 31-6 won by fall over Taylor Weber (Sandhills/Thedford Girls) 23-13 (Fall 3:02)

NSAA State Championships Results for Sandhills Valley Girls

G100

Aubree Stutzman (39-3) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Azaria Ruby (Nebraska City Girls) 20-13 won by decision over Aubree Stutzman (Sandhills Valley Girls) 39-3 (Dec 8-6)

G120

Saije Phelps (29-8) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Saije Phelps (Sandhills Valley Girls) 29-8 won by fall over Rylee Stracke (Nebraska City Girls) 26-17 (Fall 3:32)
Quarterfinal – Nella Dolan (Omaha Skutt Catholic Girls) 33-9 won by fall over Saije Phelps (Sandhills Valley Girls) 29-8 (Fall 0:38)

G155

Mariah Duran (30-8) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Mariah Duran (Sandhills Valley Girls) 30-8 won by fall over Angela Velasquez (Schuyler Girls) 26-13 (Fall 3:41)
Quarterfinal – Stormy Hampton (Millard South Girls) 32-16 won by fall over Mariah Duran (Sandhills Valley Girls) 30-8 (Fall 4:34)

NSAA State Championships Results for Gothenburg

B106

Abel Flores (30-9) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Abel Flores (Gothenburg) 30-9 won by fall over James Ferguson (Elkhorn North) 38-8 (Fall 3:20)
Quarterfinal – Abel Flores (Gothenburg) 30-9 won by decision over Evan Warner (Bennington) 31-24 (Dec 5-2)

B113

Kaden Margritz (23-21) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Aaron Wilson (Cozad) 35-6 won by fall over Kaden Margritz (Gothenburg) 23-21 (Fall 1:35)

B126

Tyler Trumbley (19-15) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Kael Lauridsen (Bennington) 50-3 won by fall over Tyler Trumbley (Gothenburg) 19-15 (Fall 0:43)

B182

Brandon Schriner (26-14) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Brandon Schriner (Gothenburg) 26-14 won by fall over Blane Boehmer (Bennington) 36-14 (Fall 3:43)
Quarterfinal – Isaac White (Cozad) 45-0 won by fall over Brandon Schriner (Gothenburg) 26-14 (Fall 0:21)

B195

Braiden Winter (10-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Gage Guenther (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 35-5 won by fall over Braiden Winter (Gothenburg) 10-12 (Fall 3:04)

B220

Jacob Olson (24-9) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Dominek Rohleder (Wahoo) 32-14 won by fall over Jacob Olson (Gothenburg) 24-9 (Fall 1:45)

NSAA State Championships Results for Cozad

B113

Aaron Wilson (35-6) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Aaron Wilson (Cozad) 35-6 won by fall over Kaden Margritz (Gothenburg) 23-21 (Fall 1:35)
Quarterfinal – Aaron Wilson (Cozad) 35-6 won by decision over Wyatt Clarke (Crete) 30-12 (Dec 3-1)

B120

Bryson Bussinger (18-6) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Bryson Bussinger (Cozad) 18-6 won by fall over Cole Urbanec (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 18-13 (Fall 5:34)
Quarterfinal – Chance Houser (Scottsbluff) 20-2 won by decision over Bryson Bussinger (Cozad) 18-6 (Dec 7-5)

B132

Boston Irish (28-16) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Joseph Yates (O`Neill) 32-7 won by fall over Boston Irish (Cozad) 28-16 (Fall 3:14)

B145

Dreu White (39-6) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Dreu White (Cozad) 39-6 won by decision over Gerber Recinos (Columbus Lakeview) 35-16 (Dec 5-2)
Quarterfinal – Ashton Munsell (Wayne) 45-4 won by decision over Dreu White (Cozad) 39-6 (Dec 3-1)

B152

Brock Malcom (36-10) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Benidetto Aburumuh (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 35-9 won by decision over Brock Malcom (Cozad) 36-10 (Dec 10-5)

B160

Hayden Russman (16-4) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Hayden Russman (Cozad) 16-4 won by decision over Zech Roggasch (Sidney) 39-8 (Dec 4-2)
Quarterfinal – Riley Johnson (Omaha Skutt Catholic) 41-6 won by decision over Hayden Russman (Cozad) 16-4 (Dec 6-5)

B182

Isaac White (45-0) placed 6th and scored 10.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Isaac White (Cozad) 45-0 won by tech fall over Anthony Baughman (Ralston) 26-12 (TF-1.5 2:58 (16-0))
Quarterfinal – Isaac White (Cozad) 45-0 won by fall over Brandon Schriner (Gothenburg) 26-14 (Fall 0:21)

B195

Eli Boryca (23-5) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 – Eli Boryca (Cozad) 23-5 won by fall over Troy Eastman (Omaha Concordia) 29-21 (Fall 5:39)
Quarterfinal – Eli Boryca (Cozad) 23-5 won by decision over Salvador Rodriguez (O`Neill) 32-6 (Dec 9-5)