Warriors Show Grit, Place Three In Top Five At Boone Central

Facing wrestlers of all classes, Neligh-Oakdale showed its grit and finished with three wrestlers in the top five and five in the top eight on Saturday at the Boone Central Invite.

Cameron Wilkinson and Andrew Herley both finished runner-up in their respective classes. Wilkinson was pinned by Ryan Zoucha of Malcolm in 2:51 during the 106-pound final while Herley was pinned in 1:07 by Cody Yawn of Pierce at 132 pounds.

Jayden Arehart earned a tough 3-1 decision over Adam Stewart of Malcolm, finishing fifth at 152 pounds. 

Cade Wilkinson battled for 7-5 sudden victory over Tyler Miller of Elkhorn Valley to finish seventh at 138 pounds. Jose Luna was pinned in 1:21 by Andrew Feely of Nebraska Christian to place eighth at 160 pounds. 

Boone Central Invite VARSITY Results for Neligh-Oakdale
106 - Cameron Wilkinson (26-2) placed 2nd and scored 22.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 26-2 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 26-2 won by fall over Hunter McDonald (David City) 6-13 (Fall 2:43)
    Semifinal - Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 26-2 won by fall over Michael Colling (Omaha Westside) 25-15 (Fall 4:50)
    1st Place Match - Ryan Zoucha (Malcolm) 33-6 won by fall over Cameron Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 26-2 (Fall 3:51)

132 - Andrew Herley (21-6) placed 2nd and scored 23.50 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 21-6 won by fall over Nathan Junck (Aquinas Catholic) 5-23 (Fall 0:24)
    Quarterfinal - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 21-6 won by tech fall over Hunter Tucker (Ashland-Greenwood) 8-16 (TF-1.5 4:37 (15-0))
    Semifinal - Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 21-6 won by fall over Juan Lasso (Nebraska Christian) 25-6 (Fall 5:11)
    1st Place Match - Cody Yawn (Pierce) 27-2 won by fall over Andrew Herley (Neligh-Oakdale) 21-6 (Fall 1:07)

138 - Cade Wilkinson (8-18) placed 7th and scored 3.00 team points.
    Champ. Round 1 - Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-18 received a bye () (Bye)
    Quarterfinal - Melvin Hernandez (David City) 30-2 won by fall over Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-18 (Fall 1:19)
    Cons. Round 2 - Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-18 won by decision over Ty Groth (Boone Central/Newman Grove) 4-29 (Dec 5-4)
    Cons. Round 3 - Daniel Crocker (Kearney) 15-14 won by decision over Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-18 (Dec 5-3)
    7th Place Match - Cade Wilkinson (Neligh-Oakdale) 8-18 won in sudden victory - 1 over Tyler Miller (Elkhorn Valley) 9-13 (SV-1 7-5)

152 - Jayden Arehart (21-16) placed 5th and scored 7.00 team points.
    Quarterfinal - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 21-16 won by decision over Adam Stewart (Malcolm) 20-16 (Dec 4-2)
    Semifinal - Josh Jansa (Omaha Westside) 38-1 won by fall over Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 21-16 (Fall 0:31)
    Cons. Semi - Joe Kindler (Aquinas Catholic) 17-16 won by decision over Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 21-16 (Dec 3-0)
    5th Place Match - Jayden Arehart (Neligh-Oakdale) 21-16 won by decision over Adam Stewart (Malcolm) 20-16 (Dec 3-1)

160 - Jose Luna (3-14) placed 8th and scored 1.00 team points.
    Quarterfinal - Kyle Petree (Aquinas Catholic) 26-7 won by fall over Jose Luna (Neligh-Oakdale) 3-14 (Fall 2:12)
    Cons. Round 1 - Parker Belgum (O`Neill) 10-21 won by fall over Jose Luna (Neligh-Oakdale) 3-14 (Fall 4:02)
    7th Place Match - Andrew Feely (Nebraska Christian) 3-11 won by fall over Jose Luna (Neligh-Oakdale) 3-14 (Fall 1:21)