The Batesville High School Wrestling team traveled to East Central for their annual six-way. The six teams participating include: Batesville, Cambridge City, East Central, Lawrenceburg, Shanendoah, and Tri. The Bulldogs finished the day with one win and four losses but gained valuable experience during the matches. Neal Nobbe was the lone Bulldog with a perfect 5-0 record on the day earning him a champion medal for the 160 lb class.
The Bulldogs opened the day against the Trojans of East Central. The teams split the eight contested matches with four wins and four losses each but the Trojans came out on top by a score of 36-27.
Hunter Fetters, Nick Schneider, Chris Schene, and Drew McLeod all fell by pin to their opponents; while Neal Nobbe and Will Amberger earned victories after pinning their opponents. Xavier King was victorious after beating his opponent by a 7-3 decision and two Bulldogs, Dallas Lamping and Allen Hudepohl, received forfeits from the Trojans.
The second match of the day for Batesville was against Shanendoah. Batesville fell for their second time on the day by a score 36-29.
Hunter Fetters, Dallas Lamping, Nick Schneider, and Chris Schene wrestled well but fell by pin during their matches. Allen Hudepohl won by pin while Will Amberger won by a tech fall decision of 17-1. Bulldog wrestlers receiving forfeits were: Xavier King, Drew McLeod, and Neal Nobbe.
Batesville’s third match of the day came from the 5-0 Lawrenceburg Tigers. Both teams had many forfeits matching up only six live matches. The two teams split three wins and three losses each but the edge went to Lawrenceburg beating Batesville 40-33.
Pins for the Bulldogs came from Hunter Fetters and Drew McLeod and Neal Nobbe avenged an earlier season loss by beating his opponent in a 4-1 decision. Allen Hudepohl was the lone Bulldog receiving a forfeit. Both Chris Schene and Xavier King fell by pin to their opponent and Will Amberger fell by a 20-6 decision to undefeated Mason Parris.
The teams only win on the day was against Shanendoah by a score of 41-24. There were only five live matches out of the fourteen weight classes due to many forfeits by both teams. The Bulldogs were able to win three of the five matches.
Dallas Lamping and Nick Scneider both wrestled well but fell by pin to their opponent. Nick earned his first career takedown during the match but could not hold on giving up a second period reversal that led to a pin. Chris Schene, Will Amberger, and Allen Hudepohl all came up big by pinning their opponents. Batesville wrestlers receiving forfeits were: Hunter Fetters, Xavier King, Drew McLeod, and Neal Nobbe.
Batesville’s final match of the day was against Tri High school. Nine matches were wrestled and the Bulldogs came away with four wins falling short on five of them. Tri was victorious beating the Bulldogs 59-22.
The Tri team came out strong winning five of the first six matches. Hunter Fetters, Nick Schneider, Chris Schene, and Drew McLeod all fell by pin. Dallas Lamping lost by a 17-1 decision. Xavier King won by a 8-0 decision and Neal Nobbe, Will Amberger, and Allen Hudepohl all finished the day with pins.
Courtesy of Bulldogs Coach Chris Deal with Wendy Deal.