Building a winner; Buffs wrestlers finish 19th in Kansas City
Kansas City, MO-As people have come to expect over the last couple of years, Garden City’s brutal schedule has led to a strong March. Head Coach Carlos Prieto is banking on that trend to continue.
In a two-day stretch that saw some of the best talent in the region, the Buffaloes finished 19th out of 40 teams at the 2014 Kansas City Stampede.
“This was a really good test for our guys,” Prieto said afterwards. “This tournament definitely exposed some weaknesses.”
Which is what the veteran head coach was hoping for, because come March, those weaknesses should all but be patched up.
Tevin Briscoe at 145 and Michael Prieto at 126 paced the Buffaloes with fifth and sixth place finishes respectively. But it was a grueling 48 hours for them and the rest of the squad.
On Friday, the Buffaloes were just 25-23 in their 48 matches a far cry from their two-day demolition in Manhattan and Clay Center the week before. But the competition level was also that much higher.
Freshman Kaj Perez, who started the weekend slowly, finished strong at 106 lbs, winning each of his last four matches.
106
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Cons. Round 1 – Kaj Perez (Garden City) over Lane Birch (Staley) (DQ)
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106
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Cons. Quarters – Kaj Perez (Garden City) over Jeremy Gore (Farmington) (TF 15-0 3:14)
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106
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Cons. Semis – Kaj Perez (Garden City) over Sergio Orozco (Dowling Catholic) (MD 8-0)
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106
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Round 1 – Denton Ward (Southmoore) over Kaj Perez (Garden City) (Dec 7-5)
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106
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Round 4 – Connor Brown (Oak Grove) over Kaj Perez (Garden City) (Fall 2:26)
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106
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Round 5 – Kaj Perez (Garden City) over Brady Bickert (Holt) (Dec 5-0)
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106
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Cons. 1st – Kaj Perez (Garden City) over Alex Valencia (Perry) (MD 10-2)
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113
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Round 1 – Jack Karstetter (Sand Springs) over Cris Vividor (Garden City) (TF 20-5 5:22)
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113
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Round 2 – Austin Pfister (Jesuit) over Cris Vividor (Garden City) (Dec 4-0)
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113
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Round 4 – Cevion Sevarado (Christian Brothers College) over Cris Vividor (Garden City) (Dec 10-9)
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113
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Round 5 – Jet Tryon (Oak Grove) over Cris Vividor (Garden City) (Fall 3:29)
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120
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Cons. Round 1 – Sammy Guevara (Garden City) over Gabe Wood (Granite City) (Dec 9-6)
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120
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Cons. Round 3 – adrian villesca (Tuttle) over Sammy Guevara (Garden City) (Fall 5:02)
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120
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Cons. Round 4 – Sammy Guevara (Garden City) over MAX YEARGAIN (Timberland) (Dec 7-6)
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120
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Cons. Round 5 – Robert Martinez (Southmoore) over Sammy Guevara (Garden City) (Fall 2:24)
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120
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Cons. Quarters – Zach Durbin (Seckman) over Sammy Guevara (Garden City) (Fall 3:35)
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120
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Round 1 – MAX YEARGAIN (Timberland) over Sammy Guevara (Garden City) (Dec 6-4)
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120
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Round 2 – Tyler Dieringer (Stillwater) over Sammy Guevara (Garden City) (Fall 3:13)
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120
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Round 3 – Jeff Heinz (Omaha Skutt Catholic) over Sammy Guevara (Garden City) (Fall 1:41)
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120
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Round 5 – Sammy Guevara (Garden City) over Marcos Rubio (Canyon Randall Hs) (Fall 4:45)
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126
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Champ. Round 1 – Michael Prieto (Garden City) over Christian Bowen (Goddard High School) (Dec 5-2)
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126
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Quarterfinals – Colby Smith (Holt) over Michael Prieto (Garden City) (Dec 12-7)
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126
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Cons. Round 2 – Michael Prieto (Garden City) over Hunter Roberts (Park Hill) (Dec 3-2)
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126
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Cons. Round 3 – Michael Prieto (Garden City) over Nate Keim (Collinsville) (TB-1 4-2)
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126
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Round 2 – Michael Prieto (Garden City) over SAM PANEITZ (Timberland) (MD 10-0)
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126
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Round 3 – Michael Prieto (Garden City) over Andy Atchley (Baylor School) (TF 15-0 5:07)
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126
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Round 4 – Michael Prieto (Garden City) over Gavin Boone (Ponca City Senior) (MD 10-0)
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126
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Round 5 – Michael Prieto (Garden City) over Shawn Kavadas (Oak Grove) (Fall 1:27)
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126
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5th Place Match – Matthew Schmitt (Platte County) over Michael Prieto (Garden City) (Dec 3-1)
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132
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Round 1 – Curtis Near (Garden City) over Alex Atchley (Baylor School) (Dec 13-7)
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145
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Champ. Round 1 – Tevin Briscoe (Garden City) over Bryson Nuckles (Ark City High School) (Fall 2:36)
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145
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Quarterfinals – Tristan Moran (Stillwater) over Tevin Briscoe (Garden City) (Dec 6-3)
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145
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Cons. Round 2 – Tevin Briscoe (Garden City) over Jason Box (Neosho) (Dec 9-7)
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145
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Cons. Round 3 – Tevin Briscoe (Garden City) over Kendall Frame (Goddard High School) (Dec 7-1)
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145
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Round 3 – Tevin Briscoe (Garden City) over Martin Brunnert (Holt) (Fall 3:13)
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145
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Round 4 – Tevin Briscoe (Garden City) over Camron Haines (Farmington) (MD 17-5)
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145
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Round 5 – Tevin Briscoe (Garden City) over caleb Powell (Baylor School) (MD 8-0)
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145
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5th Place Match – Tevin Briscoe (Garden City) over Griffin Riley (Collins Hill) (Dec 9-4)
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152
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Champ. Round 1 – Daniel Cartagena (Allen Hs) over Quinton LaPointe (Garden City) (Fall 1:17)
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152
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Cons. Round 1 – Zane Basma (Sand Springs) over Quinton LaPointe (Garden City) (Dec 4-2)
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152
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Cons. Round 2 – Kaden Sauer (Dowling Catholic) over Quinton LaPointe (Garden City) (Dec 4-1)
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152
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Round 1 – Quinton LaPointe (Garden City) over Ryan Davidson (Staley) (MD 12-3)
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152
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Round 2 – Jacob Woodard (Bettendorf) over Quinton LaPointe (Garden City) (Fall 5:21)
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152
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Round 3 – Quinton LaPointe (Garden City) over Fabian Gallegos (Canyon Randall Hs) (Fall 3:35)
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152
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Round 4 – Quinton LaPointe (Garden City) over Cameron Gutierrez (Southmoore) (Fall 1:14)
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152
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15th Place Match – Quinton LaPointe (Garden City) over Tony Connor (Collinsville) (M. For.)
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160
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Champ. Round 1 – Sam Williams (Neosho) over Jesse Nunez (Garden City) (Dec 7-2)
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160
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Cons. Round 1 – Jesse Nunez (Garden City) over Charley Genisio (Staley) (Dec 3-2)
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160
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Cons. Round 2 – Johnny Blankenship (Platte County) over Jesse Nunez (Garden City) (MD 12-3)
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160
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Cons. Round 3 – Jesse Nunez (Garden City) over Austin Keller (Holt) (Dec 9-5)
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160
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Round 3 – Jesse Nunez (Garden City) over Payton Malcolm (Ponca City Senior) (TF 17-1 3:38)
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160
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Round 4 – Jesse Nunez (Garden City) over Alex Svec (Dowling Catholic) (Dec 6-0)
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160
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Round 5 – William Seibert (Farmington) over Jesse Nunez (Garden City) (Dec 9-3)
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160
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9th Place Match – Jesse Nunez (Garden City) over Donovan Sutherland (Baylor School) (M. For.)
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170
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Champ. Round 1 – Andrew Buckley (Kearney) over Zac Finch (Garden City) (Dec 10-4)
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170
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Cons. Round 1 – Zac Finch (Garden City) over Kyle Thompson (Granite City) (MD 9-1)
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170
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Cons. Round 2 – Zac Finch (Garden City) over Cayman Seagraves (Baylor School) (TF 15-0 4:13)
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170
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Cons. Round 3 – Brett Woodruff (Goddard High School) over Zac Finch (Garden City) (Fall 0:54)
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170
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Round 1 – Zac Finch (Garden City) over Emilio Monsivais (Holt) (Dec 7-0)
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170
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Round 2 – Zac Finch (Garden City) over Kelsey Kintz (Bettendorf) (TF 17-0 2:45)
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170
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Round 4 – Zac Finch (Garden City) over Deven Brewer (Westmoore) (Inj. [time])
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170
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Round 5 – LUKE MOORE (Thompson HS) over Zac Finch (Garden City) (Fall 0:54)
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170
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7th Place Match – Garrett Miller (Allen Hs) over Zac Finch (Garden City) (Dec 8-6)
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182
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Cons. Round 1 – Antonio Perez (Garden City) over Dusty Loftin (Tuttle) (Dec 3-0)
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182
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Cons. Round 3 – Shane Flandermeyer (Westmoore) over Antonio Perez (Garden City) (Dec 3-2)
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182
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Cons. Round 4 – Antonio Perez (Garden City) over John Vap (Goddard High School) (Fall 1:15)
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182
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Cons. Round 5 – Antonio Perez (Garden City) over Dusty Loftin (Tuttle) (Fall 2:22)
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182
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Cons. Quarters – Christian McBroom (Canyon Randall Hs) over Antonio Perez (Garden City) (Fall 3:05)
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182
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Round 2 – Cee Monsivais (Holt) over Antonio Perez (Garden City) (Fall 3:10)
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182
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Round 3 – Guy Patron Jr (Jesuit) over Antonio Perez (Garden City) (Fall 0:59)
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182
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Round 5 – Jackson Mikkelson (Creston Orient-Macksburg) over Antonio Perez (Garden City) (Dec 6-1)
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195
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Cons. Round 1 – Zeke Herrera (Garden City) over Joe Deluca (Holt) (Fall 1:30)
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195
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Cons. Quarters – Zeke Herrera (Garden City) over LUKE HESTER (Thompson HS) (Fall 5:42)
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195
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Cons. Semis – Zeke Herrera (Garden City) over Austin Fry (Ponca City Senior) (Fall 3:17)
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195
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Round 2 – Delvin Jordan (Sand Springs) over Zeke Herrera (Garden City) (Fall 1:13)
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195
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Round 4 – Jared Nickelson (Farmington) over Zeke Herrera (Garden City) (Fall 1:17)
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195
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Round 5 – Jayden Bears (Staley) over Zeke Herrera (Garden City) (Fall 2:46)
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195
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Cons. 1st – Zeke Herrera (Garden City) over Jared Nickelson (Farmington) (Fall 3:24)
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220
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Cons. Round 1 – Benny Hernandez (Garden City) over Benjamin Raulston (Ponca City Senior) (Dec 8-5)
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220
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Cons. Round 3 – Benny Hernandez (Garden City) over Arlington (AJ) Wellington (Collins Hill) (MD 19-5)
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220
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Cons. Round 4 – Benny Hernandez (Garden City) over Nick Hoover (Staley) (Dec 6-2)
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220
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Cons. Quarters – Jordan Finn (Westmoore) over Benny Hernandez (Garden City) (Dec 7-6)
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220
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Round 1 – Benny Hernandez (Garden City) over Dalton White (Canyon Randall Hs) (Fall 3:40)
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220
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Round 2 – Benny Hernandez (Garden City) over Kadon Hulett (Creston Orient-Macksburg) (Dec 6-3)
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220
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Round 3 – Garrett Beier (Perry) over Benny Hernandez (Garden City) (Fall 1:15)
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220
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Round 5 – Casey Jumps (Platte County) over Benny Hernandez (Garden City) (Dec 7-2)
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220
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Cons. 5th – Benny Hernandez (Garden City) over Caden Reimers (Omaha Skutt Catholic) (Dec 6-5)
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285
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Cons. Round 1 – Aaron Lozano (Garden City) over Cody Fox (Collinsville) (Fall 3:25)
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285
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Cons. Quarters – Aaron Lozano (Garden City) over Tauivi Olamaleva (Blue Springs) (Fall 0:43)
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285
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Cons. Semis – Dillon Grieme (Kearney) over Aaron Lozano (Garden City) (Dec 1-0)
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285
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Round 1 – Otto Pfneisel (Seckman) over Aaron Lozano (Garden City) (Dec 3-2)
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285
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Round 2 – Elijah Alger (Dowling Catholic) over Aaron Lozano (Garden City) (Dec 3-1)
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285
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Round 4 – Aaron Lozano (Garden City) over Brandon Mason (Tuttle) (Fall 5:03)
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285
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Round 5 – Ben Elledge (Neosho) over Aaron Lozano (Garden City) (Dec 1-0)
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285
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Cons. 3rd – Aaron Lozano (Garden City) over Otto Pfneisel (Seckman) (Fall 5:57)
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