Bell County wrestling recently competed in two tournaments. The girls went to the Lioness at East Jessamine on Thursday and had a good showing. They finished third as a team. On Saturday, the ladies finished as the top team at the Hazard Invitational Christmas Tournament.
The boys were able to get in on the act finishing in first place also. Bell and Corbin tied for the championship with 179 points each.
At the Lioness, the ladies were led by eighth grader McKenzie Webb. She dominated her weight class by pinning all her opponents on her way to winning first place. Shelby Collins wrestled fewer than three minutes on the day pinning all three girls she faced in less than a minute mowing her way through her bracket. Bell also had runner up finishes by Alexis Holman, Ireland Stigal and Jojo Inman. Hannah Fetters and Keira Good placed third. Grace Helton placed fifth, while seventh grader Zoey Boatright finished sixth.
At the Hazard tournament, the Bell girls won four first places: Collins, Holman, Helton and Stigal. Good placed second. Fetters was third. Kylee Elliott finished fifth following an injury that kept her out of her final three matches. Alivia Reed competed hard for the Bobcats.
On the boys’ side, senior Matthew Dowlin led the way winning all of his matches by pins on his way to winning his weight class. Isaiah Troutman, Connor Hurst and Payton Burnett also had pins in every match while winning titles. Hayden Canady and Matthew Howard also reached the finals. Collins and Holman pulled double duty by winning their classes for the girls and also advancing to the finals for the boys. Johnathan Fuson, Aden England, and eight grader Hunter Goodin all placed fourth. Eighth grader Tyler Hoskins won two matches by pin. Chase Berry, Brayden Pace, Spencer Phipps, Johnathan Tapp, Dalton Jones and Chase Raisley all contributed to the team title.
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Lady Cats place third at East Jessamine, first at Hazard
December 24, 2023
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