Cambridge edges out Maxwell for Elwood Invite title

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

ELWOOD, Neb. -- It came down to the wire again.

With four division winners and four more division runners-up, Cambridge edged out Maxwell 192-189 for the team title at Friday’s Elwood Invite.

The Trojans continued their strong start to the 2017/2018 campaign with their second meet championship. Their other title came last week at their home invite, which came down to the final match against Maxwell.

On Friday, Cambridge got championship performances from Shane Horwart (106 lbs.), John TenBensel (120 lbs.), Matthew Pearson (182 lbs.) and Seth Andrews (220, lbs.). All four Trojan wrestlers won their championship match by fall.

Cambridge also got four runner-up finishes. Those wrestlers were Zack Miller (132 lbs.), Josh Paisley (145 lbs.), Kaden Benson (160 lbs.) and Tyler Schultz (285 lbs.).

Keegan Benson finished third at 195 lbs., and Bobby Evans finished fourth at 170 lbs. to score additional team points for the Trojans.

Hot on Cambridge’s trail was a Maxwell squad that scored five first-place finishes. The Wildcats had winners at 113 lbs., 126 lbs., 132 lbs., 138 lbs., and 145 lbs. divisions.

The difference for Cambridge, however, came with depth. While the Trojans had four second-place finishers and placed two additional wrestlers, Maxwell only had two runners-up and three additional medalists.

Sutherland (86.5 team points), Lexington JV (86.0) and Elwood (68.0) rounded out the top-five in the team standings.

The next best finish among Gazette schools came from Dundy County-Stratton, which finished eighth with 59.0 points. The Tigers had three medalists, including Dakota Ehart who won a very competitive 285 lbs. weight class.

“We had some great performances,” said DCS head coach Dan Fox. “Dakota won the championship in a weight class that was loaded with two state medalists and three other state qualifiers. Brenden came back from losing a really close match in the semifinals to place 3rd at 120. Wesley wrestled some very good matches to finish 3rd at 170. The rest of the team...wrestled some really good matches and continue to show improvement.”

Arapahoe was the Gazette-area’s only other Top-10 finisher with 47.0 points. The Warriors’ best performer was Isaac Goshert, who finished secodn in the 106 lbs. division. Jackson Koller (fourth place at 138 lbs.) and John Lee (fourth at 145 lbs.) also medaled.

Medicine Valley was 11th with 45.0 points and had a division champion with Justin Pendleton winning the 170 lbs. weight class. Austin Wolfe finished third at 220 lbs.

Wauneta-Palisade rounded out the team standings with 6.0 points. Colton Barrett won his quarterfinal match by fall before losing his semifinal match by medical forfeit. He forfeited his consolation semifinal match as well.

Weight class results

106 lbs.: Shane Hortwart (CAM) went 3-0 in round-robin play. Isaac Goshert (ARA) was 2-1, Dylan Hubbard (Lex JV) was 1-2 and William McGehee (MAX) was 0-3.

113 lbs.: Connor McKeeman (MAX) won by fall at 2:26 over Giovanni Duran (ELW). Angel Vega (Lex JV) won by fall at 1:37 over Ryan Johnson (OVE) in consolation match.

120 lbs.: John TenBensel (CAM) won by fall at 1:40 over Klayton Pagel (MAX). Brenden Warman (DCS) won by fall at 0:15 over Gaspar Andres (Lex JV) in consolation match.

126 lbs.: Jacob Gholson (MAX) won by fall at 5:59 over Carlos Aguilar (Lex JV). Jacob Lantis (SUT) won by fall at 0:48 over Blake Schroeder (SEM) in consolation match.

132 lbs.: Ian Smith (MAX) won by fall at 0:44 over Zach Miller (CAM). Drake Yates (GAR) won by fall at 0:22 over Riley Books (SUT) in consolation match.

138 lbs.: Cameron Riggs (MAX) won by fall at 0:31 over Mark Schwartz (GAR). Trye Hickey (PER) won by fall at 2:33 over Jackson Koller (ARA) in consolation match.

145 lbs.: Brett Riggs (MAX) won by fall at 0:49 over Josh Paisley (CAM). William White (SUT) won by technical fall (15-0) at 3:27 over John Lee (ARA) in consolation match.

152 lbs.: Raul Clouse (ELW) won by decision (9-3) over Arturo Navarette (Lex JV). Caleb Moore (OVE) def. Jonathan Foster (SUT) 9-7 in consolation match.

160 lbs.: Conner Schutz (ELW) won by fall at 3:25 over Kaden Benson (CAM). Derek Gibson (SUT) won by decision (2-0) over Jake Stieb (SEM) in consolation match..

170 lbs.: Justin Pendleton (MED) won by fall at 4:37 over Dilan Smith (OVE). Wesley Throckmorton (DCS) won by decision (4-1) over Bobby Evans (CAM) in consolation match.

182 lbs.: Matthew Pearson (CAM) won by fall at 4:00 over Antonio Ponce (SUT). Jack Kennicutt (PER) won by fall at 0:26 over Ashton Smith (MAX) in consolation match.

195 lbs.: Beau Wood (PER) went 3-0 in round-robin play. Matt Walker (MAX) was 2-1, Keegan Keegan Benson (CAM) was 1-2 and Evan Neimeier (ELW) was 0-3.

220 lbs.: Seth Andrews (CAM) won by fall at 0:44 over Chris Sciortino (GAR). Austin Wolfe (MED) won by fall at 2:37 over Drey Smith (MAX) in consolation match.

285 lbs.: Dakota Ehart (DCS) won by fall at 1:37 over Schultz (CAM). Brown (OVE) won by fall at 1:43 over Davenport (OVE) in consolation match.

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