Neosho was the runner-up in the team standings at the Branson Invitational on Saturday.
Liberty finished first with 266 points, while Neosho was second with 155.5.
After Ozark (145.5) and Smithville (130.5), Carl Junction finished fifth in the standings with 115 points.
McDonald County was eighth with 95.5 points.
NEOSHO HIGHLIGHTS
Neosho’s Eli Zar was the champion at 170 pounds. He earned a 5-4 decision over Moberly’s Zach Lewis in the title match.
Raymond Hembree was the runner-up at 113 pounds after falling by tech fall to Liberty’s Hunter Taylor in the title bout.
Collyn Kivett took second at 160 after dropping a 4-3 decision to Rolla’s Andre Ridenhour in the title match.
Hayden Crane placed third at 132 after pinning his teammate Jack Lankford.
Finishing fourth in their brackets were Fisher Butler (120), Nate Copeland (138), Trent Neece (152) and DeLeon Ulysses (195).
Nico Olivares was sixth at 285, while Johnny Chrisco (126) and Bostyn Patterson (145) both finished seventh in their brackets.
CARL JUNCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Sam Melton was the runner-up at 120 pounds. Melton suffered a 9-1 setback to Liberty’s Cooper Rider in the title bout.
Carl Junction’s Lukas Walker (113) and Chance Benford (182) placed third in their respective brackets.
Walker pinned Moberly’s Landon Morris in 48 seconds in the third-place match at 113.
Benford won by fall over Branson’s Alejandro Berumen in the third-place match at 182.
Finishing fourth in their brackets were Carter Foglesong (106), Tony Stewart (170) and Cayden Bollinger (220).
Kameron Bennett finished fifth at heavyweight.
MCDONALD COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald County’s Samuel Murphy was the champion at 220 pounds. Murphy pinned Liberty’s Trevor Bindel in the title bout.
Blaine Ortiz finished second at 126 pounds. Smithville’s Kolby McClain won by fall over Ortiz in the title match.
Jayce Hitt was the runner-up at 285. He suffered a loss by fall to Monett’s Harrison Merriman in the title match.
Also for the Mustangs, Levi Smith was fifth at 152, Ayden Ball took fifth at 132 and Alex Bogart was eighth at 182.
