Batesville Wrestling had a good day at Rushville, posting three wins in four duals. After falling to Centerville in the first pairing, the Bulldogs carded victories over Greensburg, Connersville and Rushville.
Alex Murphy and Max Amberger won their weight classes with 4-0 records. Mason Neeley, Damien Dance, Josh Mobley, and Chase Hamilton all finished with 3-1 records.
Host Rushville went 1-3. The victory came against Greensburg, 39-35. In addition to the Batesville lost, the Lions also fell short against Centerville and Connersville.
Zaak Reed and Tuff Tackett both won their weight classes for RCHS.
The following is an unedited report from Batesville coach Curtis Miller:
Batesville High School wrestling continues their season traveling to Rushville to compete against four other teams. Among those teams were 3 EIAC opponents and regional opponents. The Bulldogs wrestled well finishing with a 3-1 record all 3 of those wins coming against EIAC opponents.
The Bulldogs started the day with their lone loss losing to Centerville 17-55. The wins came from Alex Murphy at 120 with a 22-6 tech fall, Chase Hamilton at 195 with a pin, and Max Amberger at 285 with a forfeit.
BHS bounced back with a 42-19 victory against Greensburg. Mason Neeley (145), Josh Mobley (160), and Christian Garcia (220) all won by pin while Murphy and Amberger each won by decision. Conner Campbell (132) and Damien Dance (152) each received forfeits.
Next the Bulldogs won a battle with Connersville with a 42-35 victory. David Maher (138), Neeley, Dance, Mobley, and Hamilton all won by pin while Murphy and Amberger received forfeits.
The Bulldogs ended the day with a second victory over Rushville this time 51-24. Neeley, Dance, Mobley, Andrew Jones (182), Garcia, and Amberger won by pin. Murphy had the lone decision victory with a score of 8-3. Maher and Hamilton each received a forfeit.
Alex Murphy and Max Amberger won their weight classes with 4-0 records. Neeley, Dance, Mobley, and Hamilton each finished with 3-1 records. The Bulldogs moved to 5-5 after their performance on the weekend, and 4-1 in EIAC competition.
The following is an unedited report from Rushville coach Jim Tush:
Rushville hosted Connersville, Greensburg, Centerville, and Batesville on Saturday. Rushville ended up 1-3 on the day bringing their season total to 4-6. Zakk Reed tied for first at the 106 lb. class, and Tuff Tackett also finished the day with three wins. Pacey Dye, Aritz Gomez, and Alan Busche all captured two wins, with Edgar Fernandez and Elijah Biggs earning their first match victories of the season.
With a roster of 1 true senior and one senior who has never wrestled before, 2 juniors, 7 sophomores, and 6 freshmen, along with starting out 12 points in the hole for having two empty weight classes, our record and amount of wins is exciting. We know we are going to take some lumps against senior heavy teams. Wrestling is an on your feet problem solving sport, where experience is everything. Seeing all levels of competition helps us to prepare for the end of this season and upcoming seasons.
106 – Zakk Reed – Connersville-W-Pin at 113, Greensburg-L-18-6, Centerville-W-Pin, Batesville-W-FF
113 – FF
120 – Tuff Tackett – Connersville-W-FF, Greensburg-W-4-0, Centerville-W-4-2, Batesville-L-3-9
126 – Kian Nash – Connersville-L-Pin, Greensburg-W-FF, Centerville-L-Pin, Batesville-W-FF
132 – Pacey Dye – Connersville-L-Pin, Greensburg-W-FF, Centerville-L-Pin, Batesville-W-Pin
138 – Connor Hodson – Connersville-L-Pin,
138 – Wyatt Jacobs – Greensburg-W-opponent disqualified
145 – Edgar Fernandez – Connersville-W-Pin, Greensburg-L-Pin, Centerville-L-Pin, Batesville-L-Pin
152 – Aritz Gomez – Connersville-W-Pin, Greensburg-W-FF, Centerville-L-Pin, Batesville-L-Pin
160 – Elijah Biggs – Connersville-L-Pin, Greensburg-W-Pin, Centerville-L-Pin, Batesville-L-Pin
170 – Alan Busche – Connersville-L-Pin, Greensburg-W-FF, Centerville-L-Pin at 182, Batesville-W-Pin
182 – Carter Erwin – Connersville-L-Tech.Fall, Greensburg-L-Pin, Centerville-L-Pin, Batesville-L-Pin
195 – FF
220 – Trey Newman – Connersville-L-Pin, Greensburg-L-Pin, Centerville-L-Pin, Batesville-L-Pin
HWT – Justin Forman – Connersville-W-FF, Greensburg-L-Pin, Centerville-W-FF, Batesville-L-Pin
Team Scores:
Rushville 30 Connersville 47
Rushville 39 Greensburg 34
Rushville 15 Centerville 65
Rushville 24 Batesville 51
We thank coaches Miller and Tush for the information.