Summerland wrestlers scored 101 points at Friday's Southern Valley Invitational, finishing sixth overall.

Sutherland won the invite, with 169 points, followed by Chase County, 166.5; Sedgwick County/Fleming, Colorado, 139; Loomis, 127; and Arapahoe, 116.5.

Five Bobcat wrestlers earned medals at the meet.

Ethan Kester ended third in 138. He defeated CC's Alonso Martinez, by fall in :54 and Franklin's Lorance Davis, by fall, in 1:33. In the quarterfinals, Brody Patterson, Wilcox-Hildreth, defeated Kester, 13-4. In the consolation semifinal, Kester pinned Eli Holle, Atwood-Rawlins County, Kansas, in 1:52 and won an 11-0 major decision over Red Cloud/Blue Hill's Carter Auten.

Jesse Thiele ended third at 144. He opened competition with a win by fall, in 1:11, over Hitchcock County's Jaret Neben. Thiele earned a 5-1 decision over Titus Goshert, Araphoe, in the quarterfinal before falling, in 4:25, to Cauy Kohl, Sutherland. In the consolation semifinal, Thiele pinned Malachi Christensen, of CC, in 2:45, setting up a third-place match against Mario Ortiz, SC. Thiele won by fall, in 3:34.

Austin Mendoza finished fourth at 132. He opened with a win by fall, in :46, over Coleman Firme, Sedgwick County and pinned Arapahoe's Corbin Carpter in 3:06. In the quarterfinals, he won an 8-6 sudden victory over Tanner McLain, of HC. Phillip Titkemeier, Loomis, pinned Mendoza, in 3:36, in the semifinal. In the third-place match, Briggs Hill, Araphoe, defeated Mendoza by technical fall, 17-1.

Matt Umphress placed fourth at 157. After losing by fall, in 2:46, to Rafe Hill, Araphoe, Umphress defeated Jarret Pfannenstiel, Norton Community, Kansas, 9-5, and earned a 10-4 decision over Scott Hoover, CC. In the consolation semifinal, Umphress pinned Games Rasser, RC/BH before falling to Clay Bohr, Loomis, in 1:28.

AJ Hobbs ended in fourth in the 165 class. In the first round, he pinned Levi Reichman, SC, in :55 before falling to Grant Statz, SC, in :23. In the consolation quarterfinal, Hobbs pinned Arapahoe's Carrick McCorkle, in 1:37. In the consolation semifinal, Hobbs pinned Ryker Copeland, Sutherland, in 4:28. The win set up a third-place match against Fabian Arelin, CC, who pinned Hobbs in :29.

Ayden Bazelman picked up a win by fall, in :37, over Cooper Woollen, WH, in the first round of the 113-pound division. In the second round, Arapahoe's Carter Blickenstaff pinned the Bobcat freshman in 1:02. In the consolation quarterfinal, Bazelman pinned Koeyn Louthan, Loomis, in :36 and lost by fall, in 4:42, to Josh Russell, Alma.

Connor Thomson opened 138-pound competition with a 6-5 decision over Hayden Lans, SV. Thomson lost, by fall, in 2:51, to Brody Patterson, WiHi. In the consolation round, Thomson lost, by fall, in 4:54, to Alex Diaz, Arapahoe.

Logan Kester competed in the 150 class and opened with a win, by fall, in 1:18, over Wyatt Soncksen, Arapahoe. He also won by fall, in 3:07, over Rhett Brown, Bertrand. In the semifinal, Kester dropped an 18-4 decision to Luis Co, CC. He lost in the consolation heartbreak round, 7-3, to Arapahoe's Grayson Koller.

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Pushover • Logan Kester attempts to turn an opponent during a match, Friday, at the Southern Valley Invite. Kester was eliminated in the heartbreak round.

Shayne Jenkins competed in the 165 class and opened with a loss, by fall, in :33, to Arelin, CC. In a consolation match, Samuel Hare, HC, earned an 11-3 major decision over Jenkins.

In the 190-pound class, Jason Shaver lost an opening-round match to Brayden Evans, Bertrand, by fall in 1:43. Shaver met Karson Hubl, HC, in the first consolation round and lost a 6-5 decision.