2017 NSAA State Wrestling Tournament Results

February 20, 2017

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The Eagle Wrestling team closed out their season this past weekend finishing 4th at the Nebraska State High School Wrestling tournament.  O’Neill finished with 88 team points behind Valentine who broke the Class C scoring record with 195 pts. David City was second with 107.5 and Battle Creek was third with 90.5.  The Eagles brought home 4 medalists.  Cauy Shaw finished 4th at 152 lbs.  While Caden Moore finished in 3rd place at 145 lbs.  At 195 lbs. Bailey Thompson capped off his senior season winning his 2nd state championship, while teammate Jason Hahlbeck matched his success earning his second title at 220 lbs.  Elias Lorenzo, who qualified at 113 lbs. for the tournament did not place, but finished with a record of 1-2.

 

"I’ve been a part of a lot of state tournaments, 13 as a head coach.  The number of upsets at this one across the tournament was incredible.  For the most part we were able to avoid a lot of that.  Having those seniors go out on top and repeat the way they did, it was the only fitting ending in my mind.  They have meant so much to our program, our school, and community.  It has been a pleasure and an honor to be in their corner,”  commented Coach Corkle.  He went on to say, “It’s always a good feeling when every wrestler you bring is able to walk out of here with a win.  That obviously doesn’t happen every year and you can’t say enough about Cauy and Caden.  Cauy came into this tournament unranked and came out on top in some tight matches.  He and Caden worked so hard in the offseason to prepare for this moment and it made all the difference.  Caden obviously had his sights set a little higher then third and the loss Friday night for him hurt.  When things like that happen, you never know how someone is going to respond.  Caden had some tough matches on Saturday morning, "I’ve seen a lot of kids pack it in in similar situations, but that’s not Caden.  His match against Pearman for third… There wasn’t a better match in the tournament and the takedown he had to win it…that’s a championship takedown."

Class C Individual Results

O’Neill Eagles

113 – Elias Lorenzo, Jr. (15-8)- Did Not Place

Champ. Round 1 – Spencer Gaffney (Broken Bow) 36-7 won by decision over Elias Lorenzo (O`Neill) 14-7 (Dec 9-2)
Cons. Round 1 – Elias Lorenzo (O`Neill) 15-8 won by fall over Gaven Schernikau (Centennial) 26-24 (Fall 4:57)
Cons. Round 2 – Brandon Schram (Tekamah-Herman) 31-7 won by fall over Elias Lorenzo (O`Neill) 15-8 (Fall 2:55)

145 – Caden Moore, Jr. (41-2)- 3rd Place

Champ. Round 1 – Caden Moore (O`Neill) 39-1 won by major decision over Bryan Richard (Conestoga) 30-15 (MD 14-5)
Quarterfinal – Caden Moore (O`Neill) 39-1 won by major decision over Ty Connely (Kearney Catholic) 30-6 (MD 15-6)
Semifinal – Keegan Pope (Syracuse) 48-6 won by decision over Caden Moore (O`Neill) 39-2 (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Semi – Caden Moore (O`Neill) 41-2 won by decision over Spencer Warner (Louisville) 38-9 (Dec 7-3)
3rd Place Match – Caden Moore (O`Neill) 41-2 won by decision over Hudson Pearman (Valentine) 32-4 (Dec 6-4)

152 – Cauy Shaw, Jr. (33-7)- 4th Place

Champ. Round 1 – Cauy Shaw (O`Neill) 30-6 won in tie breaker – 1 over Levi Kult (Yutan) 43-7 (TB-1 2-1)
Quarterfinal – Caleb Long (Valentine) 31-4 won by decision over Cauy Shaw (O`Neill) 30-6 (Dec 6-2)
Quarterfinal – Caleb Long (Valentine) 31-4 won by decision over Cauy Shaw (O`Neill) 31-6 (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Cauy Shaw (O`Neill) 31-6 won by fall over Jeff Burr (Syracuse) 26-23 (Fall 4:18)
Cons. Round 3 – Cauy Shaw (O`Neill) 32-6 won by fall over Joel Myers (Broken Bow) 42-10 (Fall 5:00)
Cons. Semi – Cauy Shaw (O`Neill) 33-7 won by decision over Gavyn Buschkoetter (S. Central NE Unified Dist. #5) 45-7 (Dec 10-9)
3rd Place Match – Marc Zeckser (Doniphan-Trumbull) 49-2 won by major decision over Cauy Shaw (O`Neill) 33-7 (MD 17-8)

195 –  Bailey Thompson, Sr. (36-4)- 1st Place

Champ. Round 1 – Bailey Thompson (O`Neill) 34-4 won by fall over Diego Guerrero (Wood River) 36-17 (Fall 1:38)
Quarterfinal – Bailey Thompson (O`Neill) 34-4 won by major decision over Marce Vasquez (Bridgeport) 38-3 (MD 13-1)
Semifinal – Bailey Thompson (O`Neill) 35-4 won by decision over Ryan Worm (David City) 41-5 (Dec 3-2)
1st Place Match – Bailey Thompson (O`Neill) 36-4 won by decision over Ethan Gabriel (Ord) 40-2 (Dec 2-0)

220 – Jason Hahlbeck, Sr. (41-0)- 1st Place

Champ. Round 1 – Jason Hahlbeck (O`Neill) 40-0 won by fall over Collin Smyth (Gibbon) 36-8 (Fall 1:41)
Quarterfinal – Jason Hahlbeck (O`Neill) 40-0 won by fall over Treyvon Brooks (Broken Bow) 41-11 (Fall 1:18)
Semifinal – Jason Hahlbeck (O`Neill) 41-0 won by fall over Garrett Davidson (Cross County/Osceola) 48-1 (Fall 4:44)
1st Place Match – Jason Hahlbeck (O`Neill) 42-0 won by decision over Aaron Hinojosa (Chase County) 48-4 (Dec 1-0)

Class C Final Team Scores