Three Warriors Earn Medals At Creighton; Three At Norfolk

Three Warriors took home medals Saturday from the Creighton Invitational and three earned medals at the Norfolk Freshman Invite.

At Creighton, Cameron Wilkinson finished runner-up at 106. He was pinned at 5:16 during a grueling match with Caydon McCracken of Battle Creek. Wikinson went 3-1 on the day, including a 40 second pin of Toby Ives of Niobrara-Verdigre.

Andrew Herley and Jayden Arehart also picked up medals, finishing third and fifth, respectively. Herley's only loss of the game came against runner-up and state qualifier Darren Stewart of Elkhorn Valley. The two will see each other several times this season.

Herley claimed the third-place medal at 132 pounds with a 2:21 pin over Ty Heimes of Battle Creek.

Arehart wrestled in one of the most competitive weights of the day - 160, finishishing fifth overall. The sophomore pinned Brock Schaecher of Elkhorn Valley at 4:23 for fifth place. He also topped Brady Wortman of Creighton and Creighton Blain of Norfolk. 

Cade Wilkinson did not medal in a tough 138-pound division. Wilkinson pinned Cutter Anderson of Nofolk in the consolation round and finished 1-2 on the day.

In Norfolk, Kaleb Pofahl won the 144-150 division. Pofahl picked up five wins, including four pins on the day. In the championship, he defeated Lutheran High's Camden Trevarrow 13-11.

Calli Wilkinson and Jose Luna both finished fifth in their respective weight divisions. At 99-109, Wilkinson earned a 10-5 decision of Kessler Harley of Lincoln North Star for the medal.

Luna pinned Zachery Bell of Lincoln High in 2:15 for fifth place at 159-164.

​Team Scores
1. Battle Creek 196, 2. Plainview 176, 3. Crofton/Bloomfield 121, 4. Creighton 118, 5. Norfok JV 108, 6. Pender 104, 7. Elkhorn Valley 95.5, 8. Winside 75, 9. Randolph 61, 10. Neligh-Oakdale 48, 11. Creighton JV 44, 12, Norfolk Reserves JV 35, 13. Laurel-Concord/Coleridge 21, 14. Osond 21, 15. Niobrara/Verdigre 37.

Creighton Invite 2016 Results for Neligh-Oakdale
106 - Cameron Wilkinson (37-13) placed 2nd and scored 22.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 37-13 won by fall over Bryson Anderson (Elkhorn Valley) 1-2 (Fall 2:00)
    Quarterfinal - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 37-13 won by fall over Toby Ives (Niobrara/Verdigre) 4-23 (Fall 0:40)
    Semifinal - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 37-13 won by decision over Koby Ellis (Winside) 29-13 (Dec 6-2)
    1st Place Match - Caydon McCracken (Battle Creek) 45-7 won by fall over Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 37-13 (Fall 5:16)

132 - Andrew Herley (41-20) placed 3rd and scored 14.00 team points.
    Quarterfinal - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 41-20 won by decision over Alex Schmit (Randolph) 28-24 (Dec 6-0)
    Semifinal - Darren Stewart (Elkhorn Valley) 40-13 won by fall over Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 41-20 (Fall 4:46)
    Cons. Semi - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 41-20 won by decision over Mitchell Petersen (Elkhorn Valley) 19-19 (Dec 7-0)
    3rd Place Match - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 41-20 won by fall over Ty Heimes (Battle Creek) 36-14 (Fall 2:21)

138 - Cade Wilkinson (4-18) place is unknown and scored 3.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Derek Wortman (Creighton) 32-15 won by fall over Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 4-18 (Fall 1:44)
    Cons. Round 1 - Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 4-18 won by fall over Cutter Anderson (Norfolk Reserves) 0-2 (Fall 3:55)
    Cons. Round 2 - Reece McFarland (Crofton/Bloomfield) 24-16 won by decision over Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 4-18 (Dec 4-1)

160 - Jayden Arehart (22-30) placed 5th and scored 9.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-30 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Brady Wortman (Creighton) 29-21 won by major decision over Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-30 (MD 13-1)
    Cons. Round 2 - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-30 received a bye () (Bye)
    Cons. Round 3 - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-30 won by decision over Creighton Blain (Norfolk Reserves) 1-2 (Dec 6-0)
    Cons. Semi - Leland Bowder (Pender) 44-19 won by major decision over Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-30 (MD 10-1)
    5th Place Match - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 22-30 won by fall over Brock Schaecher (Elkhorn Valley) 14-21 (Fall 4:23)

Norfolk 9th grade invite Results for Neligh-Oakdale
9th grade invite 99-109 - Calli Wilkinson's place is 5th and has scored 5.00 team points.
Round 1 - Sebastian Villagomez (Fremont) won by fall over Calli Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) (Fall 4:22)
Round 2 - Parker Reyes (Millard North) won by fall over Calli Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) (Fall 2:04)
Round 3 - McClain Burton (Lincoln Southeast) won by fall over Calli Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) (Fall 2:07)
Round 4 - Corey Saewert (Millard North) won by fall over Calli Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) (Fall 0:50)
Round 5 - Calli Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) won by decision over Kessler Harley (Lincoln North Star) (Dec 10-4)

9th grade invite 144-150 - Kaleb Pofahl's place is 1st and has scored 24.00 team points.
Round 1 - Kaleb Pofahl (Neligh-Oakdale) won by fall over Deangelo Bolden (Lincoln Southeast) (Fall 1:27)
Round 2 - Kaleb Pofahl (Neligh-Oakdale) won by fall over Isaiah Felgate (Norfolk High School) (Fall 1:17)
Round 3 - Kaleb Pofahl (Neligh-Oakdale) won by fall over Gavin Farrell (Norfolk High School) (Fall 4:34)
Round 4 - Kaleb Pofahl (Neligh-Oakdale) won by fall over Antonio Rinn (Millard North) (Fall 3:49)
Round 5 - Kaleb Pofahl (Neligh-Oakdale) won by decision over Camden Trevarrow (Lincoln High) (Dec 13-11)

9th grade invite 159-164 - Jose Luna's place is 5th and has scored 5.00 team points.
Round 1 - Colten Hassler (Norfolk High School) won by fall over Jose Luna (Neligh-Oakdale) (Fall 3:26)
Round 2 - Isaiah Nielsen (Fremont) won by fall over Jose Luna (Neligh-Oakdale) (Fall 1:42)
Round 3 - Jose Luna (Neligh-Oakdale) won in sudden victory - 1 over Ryan Rediger (Lincoln Southeast) (SV-1 6-4)
Round 4 - Connor Rinn (Millard North) won by tech fall over Jose Luna (Neligh-Oakdale) (TF 18-3)
Round 5 - Zachery Bell (Lincoln High) won by fall over Jose Luna (Neligh-Oakdale) (Fall 2:15)