High school wrestling fans had a historic moment, as Bishop McCort ended Wyoming Seminary’s 719-day winning streak with a smashing 37-17 victory. The long-awaited dual meet showed the strength of Bishop McCort’s team and confirmed their status as emerging titans in high school wrestling. Junior Bo Bassett won a 21-5 technical fall in 2:52 over Wyatt Fry at 150 lbs.

Bo Bassett, the top-ranked wrestler in his division, gave a highly impressive performance and displayed the determination and toughness that summed up his club’s unbeaten path. Justin Basch, founder of Basch Solutions, has posted the new rankings of Bishop McCort and Wyoming Seminary since last year. He captioned the post highlighting the historic nature of their achievement: “Quite the high school dual last night as #2 Bishop McCort takes out #4 Wyoming Seminary 37-17, handing them their first dual loss since January 20th, 2023.”

At 106 pounds, No. 12 Keegan Bassett was the favorite to go against No. 15 Wyatt Stauffer, whom McCort had already beaten 7-2 in their previous meeting. Jack Chamberlain defeated freshman Jayden O’Farrill by a major decision of 20–10 at 165 to finish the streak for Wyoming Seminary. Apart from that, Melvin Miller, the top-ranked sophomore for Bishop McCort, defeated Brian Chamberlain by a major decision of 20-9 at 175.

At 190, Bishop McCort sophomore C.J. Pensiero netted a 17-0 technical fall in 1:56 over Nolan McCarthy. The other matches include #1 Jax Forrest against #23 Dale Corbin, and Forrest won by 19-8. Jax Forrest came down to 126 lbs from 132 lbs for this dual.

The Blue Knights had two victories at the end of the evening. Jude Correa, ranked #1, decked Matteo Noronha in 19 seconds at 215. The final score was 37-17 when heavyweight Anderson Palian defeated Caleb Rodriguez 3-1 to end the bout. That’s how Bishop McCort was able to break the streak and crush Wyoming. Now the question arises: how does this impact high school wrestling?

Impact of Bishop McCort’s victory on high school wrestling

Bishop McCort’s wrestling team breaking the 719-day winning streak of Wyoming Seminary is an indication of the former’s growth as a team. Wyoming Seminary has been a school with great success, as gifted athletes have been able to continue to NCAA competitions in large numbers.

With the victory, Bishop McCort made a loud and clear statement that wrestling is their program’s best sport and that it also has the capacity to equip the athletes for the college level. They add credibility to their victory, which makes it clear that they can compete with any wrestling team.

This victory will bring Bishop McCourt to a higher national ranking. Up to now, the school was last among the top positions, with only the Seminary of Wyoming ahead, but now they have a very high probability of arriving at the number 1 position in the high school wrestling hierarchy.

The kind of acknowledgment that guys like Bo Bassett and Jax Forrest receive will help them get a full scholarship if they choose to show their best performance in college wrestling tournaments. The win does the same for Bishop McCort’s ranking for exceptional talent; consequently, it builds a new path in the field for high school wrestlers’ recruitment.