The Bellefontaine High School boys wrestling team finished 6th out of 10 teams at the River Valley Bender Duals on Saturday, going 2-3 in their matches.
Dual Scores:
- Bellefontaine 36, Upper Sandusky 27
- Mechanicsburg 71, Bellefontaine 6
- Shelby 63, Bellefontaine 18
- Bellefontaine 39, Cardington 36
- Madison Plains 35, Bellefontaine 33
Individual Records:
- 113 – Jeffrey Smith: 5-0, 4 pins
- 132 – Maddox Keith: 4-1
- 138 – Draven Drake: 3-2
- 144 – Ricky Smiley: 3-2
- 190 – Zaid Legon: 2-3
- 285 – Cameron Hensley: 2-3
- 120 – Brooks Kinchen: 1-4
- 126 – Brenden Murray: 1-4
- 165 – Drake Hoon: 1-4
- 175 – Noah Torsell: 1-4
Bellefontaine Head Coach Aaron LaBatt praised his team’s resilience, noting, “We had six starters out of our lineup, so a lot of backups had to step up. We had a lot of individual efforts that put us in a position to win, and that’s all you can ask for.”
Coach LaBatt also highlighted standout performances, especially from Brenden Murray, whose victory in the fourth round secured the win in the dual. “Brenden has one of the biggest hearts on the team,” LaBatt said. “I hope that victory helps his confidence.”
Jeffrey Smith had an undefeated day, going 5-0 with four pins, while Maddox Keith also delivered strong wins.
Exhibition matches were wrestled by Braidyn Coulson (132) and Carter Janes (138).
The varsity team will wrap up their regular season this Saturday at the Central Buckeye Conference at Jonathan Alder, while the junior varsity squad will conclude their season at the Marysville JV Finale.
