Bellefontaine’s High School Wrestling Team hosted its annual Jimmy Mac Invitational Saturday and finished 4th out of 13 teams!
The Chieftains came away with eight placers in the top 6.
They were led by senior Wes Morris who won the 138-pound championship, going 5-0, all by pin.
Two wrestlers record their first career wins, Isaiah Roberts and Justin Robinson.
BHS PLACERS:
- 138 – Wes Morris 1st — 5-0 w/ 5 pins
- 113 – Jeffery Smith 3rd — 4-1 w/ 4 pins
- 120 – Jared Young 3rd — 4-1 w/ 4 pins
- 144 – Zane Tevis 3rd — 3-2 w/ 2 pins
- 165 – Zavier May 3rd — 4-1 w/ 4 pins
- 215 – Julius Butler 3rd — 4-1 w/ 4 pins
- 126 – Draven Drake 6th — 3-3 w/ 3 pins
- 190 – Parker Knox 6th — 2-2 w/ 2 pins
Others recording wins:
- 285 – Charlie Bible 3-2 w/ 3 pins
- 175 – Noah Torsell 2-3 w/ 1 pin
- 285 – Conor Evans 2-3 w/ 2 pins
- 120 – Isaiah Roberts 1-4 w/ 1 pin
- 126 – Wyatt Latimer 1-4 w/ 1 pin
- 215 – Justin Robinson 1-4 w/ 1 pin
Trent Marcinko (138), Braelin Saxton (150, & Brandon Wong (150) also competed for the Chieftains.
TEAM SCORES:
1-Allen East 320.5
2-Watkins Memorial 269
3-Huber Heights Wayne 236
4-Bellefontaine 233.5
13 Teams Total
Bellefontaine travels to the Galion Invitational on Saturday.
“We saw some good and bad to start the season, but overall, we were encouraged by our results Saturday,” said BHS head coach Aaron LaBatt. “We worked at building the field of teams back up this year. It was solid competition, so for us to finish fourth was good to see. We have plenty to work on, but it was a good start for the young group we have.”
“Individually, Wes came to wrestle and was very focused and determined,” said LaBatt. “He needs to keep that mindset all year. Jeffery, Jared, and Zavier all wrestled well. Zane lost to two high-level kids, but we felt he wrestled well in those. We were also excited to see Isaiah Roberts, Justin Robinson, and Conor Evans get wins.”
The Benjamin Logan Raiders were in action Saturday at the Xenia XLT held at Xenia High School.
The Raiders wrestled their way to a team championship.
Placers for the Raiders were:
- 106 – Freshman – Cooper Buck – Champion
- 120 – Sophomore – Carter Buck – 3rd place
- 132 – Freshman – Owen Weaks – 2nd place
- 132 Xtr – Freshman – Kyle Kibler – 4th place
- 138 – Senior – Evan Carpenter – Champion
- 144 – Freshman – Jordan Pender -3rd place
- 157 – Junior – Kendall Plikerd -Champion
- 165 – Freshman – Hayden Hites – 3rd place
