Scott City wrestling team competes in rugged Higgins Invitatational

Lexington, Neb. (westernkansasnews.com)–The Scott City Beaver wrestling team made their annual voyage to Nebraska for the annual John Higgins Invitational Tournament on Friday and Saturday at Lexington High School.

On Friday, the girls took the mat, and had a good showing, placing in a tie for fifth place, despite missing some wrestlers in the lineup. The Lady Beavers would place seven of their 10 wrestlers, and had a third place finish from Haylie McDaniel at 110 and Dayanara Jimenez finished third at 170 pounds. Lexington would dominate the tournament, while North Platte was second.

Saturday was the day the boys took the mat. It would be a tough day, as the Beavers were missing some wrestlers in their lineup in a challenging tournament. Scott City finished in 11th place, and put five wrestlers in the medal round. Blaze Gossman had the highest finish, making the finals and finishing second at 165 pounds. Bennington would win the tournament, while Gering placed second.

Girls
Team Scores
Lexington 230.5; North Platte 169; Gering 135.5; Lincoln SE 100.5; Aurora 95; Scott City 95; Goodland 86.5; Hastings 79; McCook 62; Cozad 53.5; Grand Island NW 47.5; Gothenburg 15.5; Sidney 15;

Scott City Results
110: Haylie McDaniel 3-1, 3rd Place
115: Phebe Trout 0-2, DNP
120: Amaya Parker 2-2, 5th Place
125: Astrid Ridriguez 1-2, DNP
130: Avery Gonzalez 0-2, DNP
135: Brodi Speer 2-2, 5th Place
145: Yuliana Escobedo 2-2, 3rd Place
155: Ruley Suppes 1-3, 4th Place
170: Dayanara Jimenez 3-1, 3rd Place
190: Isadora Labra 1-2, 3rd Place

Boys
Team Scores
Bennington 193.5; Gering 156.5; York 133; Gretna 122; North Platte 116.5; Lexington 104; McCook 99; Hastings 89; Cozad 78.5; Wray 75; Scott City 59; Sidney 51; Holdrege 49; Gothenberg 46

Scott City Results
106: Uli Armendariz 1-2, DNP
126: Kasey Rohrbough 0-2, DNP
132: Emilio Alarcon 0-2, DNP
138: Chaysston Anderson 1-3, 6th Place
150: Matthew Wheeler 2-2, 4th Place
157: Kade John 1-3, 6th Place
165: Blaze Gossman 2-1, 2nd Place
175: Isaac Day 0-2, DNP
190: Hunter Fry 0-2, DNP
215: Ian Rodriguez 0-2, DNP
285: Max Depperschmidt 1-3, 6th Place