Alliance and Hemingford brought a combined 14 wrestlers to state competition at the Century Link Center in Omaha Thursday-Saturday February 18-20.  Below is a list of Box Butte County wrestlers and their match results.  Audio of medal matches has been included.

ALLIANCE

106 – Evan Steggs
MATCH 1 loses to Walker Moore, Blair – PIN @2:29.  Moves into 1st Round Consolations.
MATCH 2 loses to Rodrigo Carvajal, Schulyer – PIN@ 1:45.  Eliminated.  Finishes season 27-20.

126 – Jorgen Johnson
MATCH 1 loses to Riley Berg, West Point Beemer – 7-2 decision.  Moves into 1st Round Consolations.
MATCH 2 defeats Mario Venzor, Schulyer – 4-2 decision.  Moves into 2nd Round Consolations.
MATCH 3 defeats Dawson Grell, Ashland-Greenwood – 4-0 decision.  Moves into 3rd Round Consolations.
MATCH 4 defeats Mason Brandenburg, Columbus Scotus – 4-2 decision in OT.  Moves into Consolation Semis.
MATCH 5 loses to Riley Berg, West Point Beemer – 12-3 decision.  Will wrestle for 5th/6th place.
MATCH 6 loses to Brice Larson, Gothenburg – 4-2 decision in OT. Receives 6th Place Medal.

Audio of Jorgen Johnson Medal Match:

 

138 – Lane Applegarth
MATCH 1  loses to Bailey Vanderpool, Omaha Skutt Catholic – 9-0 decision.  Moves into 1st Round Consolations.
MATCH 2  loses to Jacob Ramaekers, Mount Michael Benedictine – 4-2 decision.  Eliminated.

145 – Rey Valdez
MATCH 1 defeats Anthony Moyer, Fairbury – 6-5 decision.  Moves into Quarterfinals.
MATCH 2 loses to Zach Prall, Plattsmouth – 3-1 decision.  Moves into 2nd Rd. Consolations.
MATCH 3 defeats Dalton Lewis, Blair – 3-1 decision.  Moves into 3rd Round Consolations.
MATCH 4 loses to Tomas Margritz, Lexington – 3-2 decision.  Eliminated.  Finishes season 36-14.

152 – Dany Vallejo
MATCH 1 defeats Trevor Nelson, Elkhorn – 6-2 decision.  Moves into Quarterfinals.
MATCH 2 loses to Justin Franklin, Fairbury – 5-4 decision.  Moves into 2nd Rd. Consolations.
MATCH 3 defeats Jean-Marie Djidjoho, Mount Michael – PIN@ 2:32.  Moves into 3rd Round Consolations.
MATCH 4 loses to Jayden Miller, Gothenburg – 7-5 decision.  Eliminated.

160 – Emmanuel Cabello
MATCH 1 defeats Jacob Olson, Gretna – PIN @5:42.  Moves into Quarterfinals.
MATCH 2 loses to Marcus Dodson, Columbus-Scotus – 3-1 decision.  Moves into 2nd Rd. Consolations.
MATCH 3 defeats Joseph Seiler, Nebraska City – 3-2 decision.  Moves into 3rd Round Consolations.
MATCH 4 loses to August Yoder, Bennington – PIN@ 2:24.  Eliminated.

170 – Bryant Wilson
MATCH 1 defeats Preston Dibbern, Aurora – PIN@ 3:28.  Moves into Quarterfinals
MATCH 2 loses to Darin Sorenson, Nebraska City – 11-5 decision.  Moves into 2nd Rd. Consolations.
MATCH 3 defeats Ethan Sherman, Crete – PIN@ 3:26.  Moves into 3rd Round Consolations.
MATCH 4 defeats Cody Ybarra, Gering – PIN @ 3:08.  Moves into Consolation Semis.
MATCH 5 defeats Gerald Kenkel, Ogallala – 8-5 decision.  Will wrestle for 3rd/4th place.
MATCH 6 defeats Jacob Johnson, Fairbury – PIN@ 2:40.  Wins 3rd Place Medal.  Finishes season  46-9.

Audio of Bryant Wilson Medal Match

 

285 – Nathan Lauder
MATCH 1 loses to Ben Stille, Ashland-Greenwood – PIN@ 2:09.  Moves into 1st Round Consolations.
MATCH 2 loses to Hender Mendoza Ortega, Omaha Roncalli – 7-1 decision.  Eliminated.  Finishes season 23-24.

 

HEMINGFORD

106 – Cooper Weber 
MATCH 1 defeats Coy Gideon, Burwell – 7-1 decision.  Moves into Quarterfinals.
MATCH 2 Tayten Eggleston South Loup wins 8-2 decision. Moves into Semifinals
MATCH 3 loses to Ignacio Rivera, Sutton – PIN@5:02.  Moves into Consolation Semis.
MATCH 4 loses to Joshua Ibach, Central Valley – 11-0 decision.  Will wrestle for 5th/6th place.
MATCH 5 defeats Ryan Patrick, Sutherland – 4-2 decision.  Wins 5th Place Medal.  Finishes season 43-10.

Audio of Cooper Weber Medal Match:

 

120 – Justin Davis
MATCH 1 defeats Jacob Johnson, Archbishop-Bergen – 7-3 decision.  Moves into Quarterfinals.
MATCH 2 Kaden Guerrero SouthWest defeated by a pin in overtime.
MATCH 3 loses to Darrin Stewart, Elkhorn Valley – 14-3 decision.  Eliminated.

160 – Lee Jesperson 
MATCH 1 defeats Gage Kraeger, Weeping Water – 10-0 decision.  Moves into Quarterfinals.
MATCH 2 Kalin Klingelhoefer Amherst, Jesperson loses by a pin at 2:35 in second period.
MATCH 3 loses to Miles Kulhanek, Howells-Dodge – 10-0 decision.  Eliminated.  Finishes season 30-19.

182 – Tarin Jesperson
MATCH 1 loses to Tori Huffman, Burwell – PIN@ 5:11.  Moves into 1st Round Consolations.
MATCH 2 loses to Brandon Rezak, East Butler – forfeit.  Eliminated.

195 – Kage Jesperson
MATCH 1 loses to Alex Olivan, Clearwater/Orchard – 6-3 decision.  Moves into 1st Round Consolations.
MATCH 2 defeats Chase Miller, Anselmo-Merna – 7-0 decision.  Moves into 2nd Round Consolations.
MATCH 3 defeats Grady Stunkel, Ansley-Litchfield – 1-0 decision.  Moves into 3rd Round Consolations.
MATCH 4 loses to Nolan Casey, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge – 2-1 decision.  Eliminated.  Finishes season 17-6.

220 – Troy Isom 
MATCH 1 loses to Polo Ramirez, Sumner-Eddyville-Miller – PIN @ :24
MATCH 2 loses to Seth Wentworth, West Holt – forfeit.  Eliminated.