Bellefontaine’s High School and Middle School Wrestling teams competed in the annual Battle of Route 68 against Urbana and won back the traveling trophy.
This is the seventh time in nine duals that the Chiefs have won the 68 trophy! Their previous wins were in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and now 2023. The Battle of 68 series started in 2015.
DUAL SCORES:
HS Bellefontaine 42, Urbana 30
MS Bellefontaine 42, Urbana 34
Winning for the HS:
106 – Jared Young – pin
113 – Wyatt Latimer – forfeit
126 – Wes Morris – forfeit
138 – Zane Tevis – forfeit
144 – Zavier May – pin
175 – Parker Knox – pin
285 – Charlie Bible – pin
The dual came down to the final match. The Chiefs were ahead 36-30 when Charlie Bible recorded a pin at heavyweight for a 42-30 final.
Also competing for the Chiefs were Jeffery Smith (120), Mason Cook (150), Justin Robinson (215), and Conny Evans (285).
Winning for the MS:
80- Aiden Wells
86- Brooks Kinchen
104- Brenden Murray
122- Nicholas Beair
134- Tristyn Wilson
142 Thane Admire
150- Noah Torsell
Also wrestling for the Chiefs:
92- Eli Deal
98- Braidyn Coulson
116- James Foster
128- Ricky Smiley
142- Aven Caudill
MS Girls recording wins:
116 – Karsyn Newkirk- pin
122 – Rylee Yelton – pin
“We’re real proud the guys after tonight’s performance. This is something the kids really enjoy and adds a fun element with the traveling trophy. We moved the lineup around a little bit to help match up better with Urbana. We also had guys who have struggled this year give their best performances. It came down to the final match at heavyweight, Charlie had pinned that kid before, but there was a lot of pressure on him tonight. He handled it well and delivered when his team needed him to. Every one of these guys fought and that was what we needed to come away with a win tonight,” said BHS head coach Aaron LaBatt.
Bellefontaine returns to the mat Saturday, February 11 at the Dixie Invitational.
