Falcon wrestlers finish second only to Kearney in Franklin tourney

FRANKLIN, Neb. — All Hitchcock County top placers from the Franklin Boys Wrestling Invite last weekend.

Top five teams of 14: 1. Kearney Gold 247, 2. Hitchcock County 135.5, 3. North Platte St. Patrick’s 125.5, 4. Kearney Blue 113.5, 5. Thayer Central 89.

215 pounds: Karson Shuler (26-2 season record) won the championship while scoring 24 points. He pinned M. Engle, THC, in 1:35; pinned L. Ciatta, NPSP, in 1:10; and pinned T. Whiting, KGOLD, in 2:30.

165: Dylan Kollmorgen (24-6) placed second while scoring 20 points. He pinned T. Pierce, Hastings, in 1:27; pinned P. Ryan, KGold, in 2:52; and was pinned by B. Collins, NPSP, in 1:38.

175: Jaret Neben (24-8) placed second while scoring 21.5 points. He pinned J. Marks, HC, in :32; won 17-0 tech fall over S. Marks, Franklin; pinned J. Jackson, Franklin, in 1:21; and was pinned by K. Thornburg, KGold, in 2:44.

190: Karson Hubl (26-5) placed second while scoring 12 points. He pinned J. Guthrie, THC, in :47; pinned K. Solomon, KGold, in 2:41; pinned A. Loghry, HC, in 1:21; was pinned by K. Boyles, Superior, in :52.

285: Jayden Loghry (22-5) placed second while scoring 22 points. He pinned M. Ristau, Axtell, in :33; pinned H. Kain, NPSP, in 1:13; pinned J. Bonar, THC, in 3:48; and was pinned by C. Vorderstrasse, THC, in :37.

215: Marcus Owens (4-9) placed third. He pinned D. Hodges, Superior, in 3:24; was pinned by T. Whiting, KGold, in 1:03; pinned A. Welch, KBlue, in 2:06; pinned D. Hodges, Superior, in 2:39.

132: Solomon Hare (12-16) placed fourth while scoring 11 points. His wins were a 1:49 pin of M. Campos, THC; won 9-5 over D. Martinez, KBlue; pinned B. Johnson, Alma, in 3:53.

144: Brody Hubl (11-14) placed fourth while scoring eight points. His wins were :47 pin over S. Kindschuh, Axtell; and 8-2 over K. Hankins, Ellis, Kan.

138: Cole Block (15-9) scored 11 points. His wins were a :41 pin over A. Hammer, THC; pinned G. Zeckser, Hastings St. Cecilia, in 2:45; and pinned J. Ebner, KGold, in :55.

157: Dallen Blake (2-17) placed sixth while scoring three points.