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Round 1: The Braves took a couple of shots from Munster with their very physical style, but it likely woke the team up and they went on a pinning spree midway through the dual, with everyone from Gabe Myers at 132 to Gavin Davis at 165 winning by fall.
A couple of positives also came out of the first dual, as the Braves are indeed at full strength with freshman Jacob Bleeke weighing in at 113 and Sam Wolpert seemingly healthy and in the lineup to start the morning.
Bellmont 60 Munster 20
215-Ryne Fawbush (B) p. Jeovani Trejo, :31
285-Grady Baker (B) p. Aden El Harit, 1:41
106-Frankie Rodriguez (M) m.d. Jacob Binegar, 13-3
113-Nash Burke (M) p. Jacob Bleeke, 1:02
120-Ben Mills (B) p. Christian Petroshovich, 2:54
126-Diego Betancourt (M) m.d. Ethan Curtis, 14-6
132-Gabe Myers (B) p. Luis Gomez, 2:48
138-Henry Faurote (B) p. Miguel Angel Vasquez, 1:42
144-Will Franze (B) p. Ricky Wyatt, 2:32
150-Sam Wolpert (B) p. Martin Casas, 1:08
157-Austin Manley (B) p. Manny Guaramale, 1:34
165-Gavin Davis (B) p. Malachi Neal. :47
175-Wesaal Wardak (M) p. Landon Rich, 1:27
190-Xavior Palacios (B) p. Cameron Lindsey, :57
Round 2: Wheeler opened with four forfeits, spotting the Braves 24 points as they set their eyes on the shutout. Austin Manley had the match of the morning, falling behind 10-1 before coming back to pin his opponent and teaching him a lesson on where the pinning zone is with a 3:11 fall.
Landon Sielschott (see below) made his varsity debut and fought off his back to survive the first period, then scored the fall for the comeback.
Landon Rich scored his first win of the year with a fall, also coming from behind, to win at 175.
The Braves will now switch gyms and head across the hall to wrestle Lakeland before returning to the main gym for Round 4.
Bellmont 83 Wheeler 0
285-Grady Baker (B) WBF
106-Jacob Binegar (B) WBF
113-Jacob Bleeke (B) WBF
120-Ben Mills (B) WBF
126-Landon Sielschott (B) p. Blake Laba, 3:18
132-Gabe Myers (B) p. Cameron Ford, 4:44
138-Henry Faurote (B) p. Cash McChiche, 1:11
144-Will Franze (B) p. Jakub Stanek, 2:43
150-Sam Wolpert (B) p. Luke Pohlmeyer, 1:00
157-Austin Manley (B) p. Koltin Kingery, 3:11
165-Gavin Davis (B) t.f. Jayden Ortiz, 19-4
175-Landon Rich (B) p. Victor Hutcheson, 2:37
190-Xavior Palacios (B) p. Cooper Burton, :55
215-Ryne Fawbush (B) p. Blake Tichy, :35
Round 3: The Braves did not get much resistance from Lakeland, taking three forfeits from the Lakers and winning 65-15 while also allowing a couple of guys to get into the lineup and get some mat time.
Will Franze and Austin Manley each had excellent matches and gave the team a tech fall and a pin, respectively.
Bellmont 65 Lakeland 15
106-Jacob Binegar (B) p. Remington Walden, 1:48
113-Jacob Bleeke (B) WBF
120-Qwanell Gabriel (L) m.d. Luke Ruble, 14-2
126-Zac Brown (L) t.f. Ethan Curtis, 17-2
132-Gabe Myers (B) p. Quentin Kjendalen, 3:58
138-Henry Faurote (B) p. Patrick Watkins, 1:13
144-Will Franze (B) t.f. Jett Goyheart, 18-2
150-Bryar Allshouse (L) p. Kade Cutler, :48
157-Austin Manley (B) p. DJ Leslie, 1:40
165-Gavin Davis (B) p. Zack Hunt, 1:12
175-Landon Rich (B) p. Aiden Givens, 1:06
190-Xavior Palacios (B) WBF
215-Ryne Fawbush (B) WBF
285-Grady Baker (B) p. Jackson Ealish, 1:47
Round 4: Chesterton were thoroughly dominated by the Braves in the fourth round as the team returned to the main gym to beat the Trojans for the third straight season at the Thanksgiving Duals.
Bellmont won 10 of 14 matches, including an impressive set of tech falls by Jacob Bleeke, Will Franze and Jacob Binegar.
The team will now look to Eastside as their fifth opponent in hopes of finishing the first day unbeaten.
Bellmont 57 Chesterton 22
113-Jacob Bleeke (B) t.f. Gavin Ciswki, 18-3
120-Ben Mills (B) WBF
126-Max Quiroz (C) t.f. Ethan Curtis, 19-4
132-Gabe Myers (B) p. Damien Santiago, 1:37
138-Henry Faurote (B) p. Lucas Johnson, 3:53
144-Will Franze (B) t.f. Joey Demio, 20-3
150-Caden Mahaffey (C) p. Sam Wolpert, 2:35
157-Charlie Shaffer (C) t.f. Austin Manley, 17-2
165-Gavin Davis (B) p. Andrew Shaffer, :47
175-Lucas Anderson (C) p. Landon Rich, 1:15
190-Xavior Palacios (B) p. Robert Staldito, 1:04
215-Ryne Fawbush (B) p. Kaden Summer, 3:57
285-Grady Baker (B) p. Tyler Nevious, 3:29
106-Jacob Binegar (B) t.f. Emmett Burkus, 15-0
Round 5: The Eastside Blazers were indeed the challenge the Braves expected, jumping out to a 14-0 lead and trailing just 29-20 with five bouts remaining. Bellmont took four of those final five matches, however, and won comfortably, 53-26.
Of note was a barnburner of a match at 132, where Gabe Myers fell for the first time this season on a late takedown to Noah Dove, 10-8. Henry Faurote picked his teammate up with an absolute thrashing of Lane Snyder, a wrestler he beat last year 4-2. Faurote’s 15-0 tech fall came in just 1:53 and stunned the #10-ranked wrestler at 144 pounds.
Gavin Davis looked like he was going to have a great bout against Ethan Fike at 165, but Fike injured himself on a Davis takedown and was forced to default and be helped off the mat with an apparent knee injury.
Bellmont 53 Eastside 26
120-Collin Warfield (E) p. Ben Mills, 1:27
126-Kain Carter (E) t.f. Landon Sielschott, 20-4
132-Noah Dove (E) d. Gabe Myers, 10-8
138-Henry Faurote (B) t.f. Lane Snyder, 15-0
144-Will Franze (B) p. Braden Gerke, 1:35
150-Sam Wolpert (B) p. Trapper Trenery, 1:02
157-Austin Manley (B) p. Dakota Beals, 1:07
165-Gavin Davis (B) inj. def. Ethan Fike
175-James Richman (E) p. Blake Christner, 2:23
190-Xavior Palacios (B) p. Job Richman, 2:22
215-Ryne Fawbush (B) p. Corbin Gardner, :40
285-Grady Baker (B) p. Max Clark, :58
106-Wyatt Cox (E) p. Jacob Binegar, 2:51
113-Jacob Bleeke (B) WBF
