JEFFERSONVILLE — Two squads of wrestlers from Southern Indiana and Louisville clashed at Johnson Arena in the first-ever Battle of the Bridge, an All-Star showcase of Kentuckiana wrestling talent on Wednesday.

In the end, it was the Indiana A squad that took the meet. But all of the wrestlers at the event benefited by just taking part, because a bio of each participant will be sent to every college in the country, Team Jeff coach Danny Struck said.

“I hope this event continues to grow over the years,” Struck said. “ I hope it inspires wrestlers to be better, and attracts colleges to recruit kids from our area. I want it to foster a positive atmosphere between all Louisville metropolitan schools and kids. If we all strive to make each other better, in turn we will get better.”

The meet featured 15 state qualifiers from the Kentucky side — including three-time state champion John Fahy of Trinity and three other state runner ups — taking on the nine sectional champions and three state qualifiers from the Jeffersonville Sectional.

The Indiana A team — comprised almost exclusively of Jeffersonville wrestlers — handled Kentucky’s B team, but had a close one against the better Kentucky A squad, edging out a 36-30 victory. For Indiana, Alonzo Shepherd took a pinfall victory in the 112 weight class, as did Renaldo Weekley at 145 and Brandon Marlin at 160.

Weekley took the most outstanding wrestler award for Indiana, and John Fahy of Trinity won the award on the Kentucky side. Weekly also had two pinfalls in the event, one coming in just 11 seconds.

“Our kids loved it,” Kentucky team leader Tim Harbison of Dupont Manual said. “This will only get bigger each year, and it was neat to see different schools from both sides of the river interacting.”

Lindsey Wilson College and Campbellsville College were both on hand to watch the event.



Kentucky A 52,  Indiana B 13

103 - Coureur (Jeff, IN) over Sublet - KY

112 - Padilla (KY), over Kennedy (Floyd - IN)

119 - Rasado (KY), over Whitely (Flyd - IN)

125 - Meldrum (Floyd - IN), over Moore (KY)

130 - Fahy (Trinity - KY), over Gregory (Prov-IN)

135 - Newberry (KY) recieves FFT - IN

140 - Hitchings (KY) over Thomas (Floyd-IN)

145 - Estes (KY) over Emily (Floyd-IN)

152 - Barlow (KY) over Renolds (New Albany - IN)

160 - Wilbank (KY) over Thompson (Jeff-IN)

171 - Kulment (Trinity- KY) over Randall (Floyd-IN)

189 - Green (KY) over Faith (New Albany-IN)

215 - Darrow (Trinity-KY) over Brown (Jeff - IN)

285 - Mudd (New Albany IN) over Ford (DeSales KY)



Indiana A 36, Kentucky A 30

103 - Sublet (KY) over Gray (Pekin - IN) 18-6

112- Shepherd (Jeff- IN ) over Moore (KY)  fall 2:45

119 - Rasado (KY) over DeLeon (Jeff IN) 11-3

125 - Castro (Jeff - IN) over Moore (KY) fall 2:39

130 - Fahy (Trinity - KY) over Neal (CAI - IN) 17-2

135 - Newberry (KY) over Schremp (Jeff-IN) 16-9

140 - Hitchings (Trinity-KY) over Harbin (Jeff-IN ) 13-2

145 - Weekley (Jeff-IN) over Estes (KY) fall 1:53

152- Barrow (Fern Creek-KY) over Browner (Jeff-IN) fall 1:59

160 - Marlin (Jeff-IN) over Wilbanks (KY) fall 3:00

171- Kulment(trinity-KY) over Spangler (Jeff-IN) 10-0

189- Curtley (Jeff-IN) over Green (KY) 8-3

215 - Pratt (Jeff-IN) over Darrow (Trinity-KY) 10-5

285 - Dewitt (Jeff-IN) over Ford (KY) fall :32



Indiana A 64, Kentucky B 6

103 - Pointer (KY) over Gray (Pekin)

112- Shepherd (Jeff-IN) over Segall (KY)

119 - Lynum (KY) over DeLeon (Jeff-IN)

125 - Castro (Jeff-IN) over Groves (KY)

130 - Neal (CAI - IN) over Smith (KY)

135 - Schremp (Jeff-IN) over Cleveland (KY)

140 - Harbin (Jeff-IN) over Edwards (KY) fall in :52

145 - Weekley (Jeff-IN) over Taylor (KY) fall in :11

152 - Marlin (Jeff-IN) over Williams (KY) fall in :52

160 - Spangler (Jeff-IN ) wins by Forfeit

171- Curtley (Jeff-IN) over Gonzalez (Ky) fall in :46

215 - Pratt (Jeff-IN) win by forfeit

285 - Dewitt (Jeff-IN) win by forfeit



Indiana B 38, Kentucky B 27

103 - Pointer (KY) over Coureur (Jeff-IN)

112- Kennedy (Floyd-IN) over Segall (KY)

119 - Lynum (KY) over Whitely (Floyd-IN)

125 - Groves (KY) over Meldrum (Floyd - IN)

130 - Gregory (Prov-IN) over Smith (KY)

135 - Cleveland (KY) wins by forfeit

140 - Thomas (Floyd-IN) over Edwards (KY)

145 - Taylor (KY) over Emily (Floyd-IN)

152 - Reynolds (New Albany- IN) over Wood (KY)

160 - Williams (KY) over Thompson (IN)(injury)

171- Randall (Floyd-IN) wins by Forfeit

189 - Faith (New Albany-IN) over Gonzalez (KY)

215 - Brown (Jeff - IN) wins by forfeit

285 - Mudd (New Albany-IN) wins by forfeit



Indiana A - 2-0

Indiana B -1-1

Kentucky A 1-1

Kentucky B 0-2