STILLWATER, Okla. – Caleb Rodriguez’s pin of August Moser at heavyweight gave Bishop McCort High School (Johnstown, Pennsylvania) a 37-28 win over Delbarton School (Morristown, New Jersey) in the championship match of the Third-Annual National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dual Classic. 

Featuring 10 of the top high school teams in the nation, the Dual Classic is presented by Cliff Keen Wrestling and Territory Resources in association with the U.S. Army and Visit Stillwater. 

Bishop McCort becomes the third different Dual Classic winner. Edmond North High School (Edmond, Oklahoma) won the inaugural event in 2023 and lost in the finals in 2024 to Wyoming Seminary College Prep (Kingston, Pennsylvania). The 2024 finals match was tied at 31 at the end of regulation and Wyoming Seminary won on criteria for most matches won, eight to six.  

Massillon Perry High School (Massillon, Ohio) beat Stillwater High School (Stillwater, Oklahoma), 33-26, to finish third while Edmond North defeated Sunnyside High School (Tucson, Arizona), 41-31, to place fifth. 

Greens Farms Academy (Westport, Connecticut) defeated Ponaganset High School (Glocester, Rhode Island), 35-30 to place seventh while James Martin High School (Arlington, Texas) beat Joliet Catholic High School (Joliet, Illinois), 35-34 to finish ninth. 

In the current MatScouts rankings, Bishop McCort is fifth, Delbarton is sixth, Stillwater is 12th, Edmond North is 15th, Massillon Perry is 18th, Sunnyside is 21st, Greens Farms Academy is 33rd, Joliet Catholic is 44th, and Ponaganset is 45th. 

Kayla Batres of Green Farms made history as the first female to compete in the Dual Classic. She went 4-1 with three falls, a forfeit and a loss by decision. In the latest National Girls High School rankings, Batres is No. 1 at 110 pounds and No. 15 in the Pound-for-Pound rankings. 

Delbarton’s Jayden James, who is ranked No. 1 at 150 pounds and #16 in overall Pound-for-Pound rankings, went 5-0 with three technical falls, a fall and a forfeit. 

Bo Bassett and Jax Forrest of Bishop McCort are ranked No. 1 at 144 pounds and 132 pounds and No. 3 and No. 5 in overall Pound-for-Pound rankings, respectively. Bassett was 5-0 with three falls and two technical falls while Forrest was 5-0 with two falls and three technical falls. 

Edmond North’s Kody Routledge, who is ranked No. 1 at 157 pounds and No. 17 in overall Pound-for-Pound rankings, was upset by Bishop McCort’s Melvin Miller, who is ranked No. 4 at 165 pounds in Round 5. Routledge finished the tournament 4-1, winning twice by fall, technical fall, and decision. 

Stillwater's Ladarion Lockett, who is ranked No. 2 at 165 pounds and No. 4 in the overall Pound-for-Pound rankings, was 4-0 with three wins coming by fall and one win being a technical fall. 

The matches will be available on the MatScouts channel on Rokfin at Rokfin.com/MatScouts. 

Complete results are available at https://bit.ly/4gJuJw7 while the event program can be downloaded at https://bit.ly/3BGDatd 

2024 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dual Classic
Presented by Cliff Keen Athletic and Territory Resources
In Association with United States Army and Visit Stillwater
December 20 and 21, 2024
Stillwater High School
Stillwater, Oklahoma  

Order of Finish

1st - Bishop McCort High School (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)

2nd - Delbarton School (Morristown, New Jersey)

3rd - Massillon Perry High School (Massillon, Ohio)

4th - Stillwater High School (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

5th - Edmond North High School (Edmond, Oklahoma)

6th - Sunnyside High School (Tucson, Arizona)

7th - Greens Farms Academy (Westport, Connecticut)

8th - Ponaganset High School (Glocester, Rhode Island)

9th - Joliet Catholic High School (Joliet, Illinois)

10th - James Martin High School (Arlington, Texas)

Championship Match

Bishop McCort 37, Delbarton 28 

3rd / 4th Place Match 

Massillon Perry 33, Stillwater 26 

5th / 6th Place Match 

Edmond North 41, Sunnyside 31 

7th / 8th Place Match

Greens Farms 35, Ponaganset 30 

9th / 10th Place Match 

Arlington Martin 35, Joliet Catholic 34 

Pool A Round Robin 

Standings

4-0 Delbarton School (Morristown, New Jersey)

3-1 Stillwater High School (Stillwater, Oklahoma)

2-2 Sunnyside High School (Tucson, Arizona)

1-3 Greens Farms Academy (Westport, Connecticut)

1-3 James Martin High School (Arlington, Texas) 

Round 1 - Pool A

Stillwater 50, Arlington Martin 19

Sunnyside 34, Greens Farms Academy 29 

Round 2 - Pool A

Delbarton 53, Greens Farms Academy 8

Sunnyside 51, Arlington Martin 21 

Round 3 - Pool A

Delbarton 49, Sunnyside 19

Stillwater 44, Greens Farms Academy 26 

Round 4 - Pool A

Delbarton School 71, James Martin 3 

Stillwater 57, Sunnyside 19  

Round 5 - Pool A

Delbarton 36, Stillwater 26 

Greens Farms Academy 46, James Martin 20 

Pool B Round Robin 

Standings

4-0 Bishop McCort High School (Johnstown, Pennsylvania)

3-1 Massillon Perry High School (Massillon, Ohio)

2-2 Edmond North High School (Edmond, Oklahoma)

1-3 Ponaganset High School (Glocester, Rhode Island)

0-4 Joliet Catholic High School (Joliet, Illinois) 

Round 1 - Pool B

Edmond North 31, Ponaganset 26 

Massillon Perry 59, Joliet Catholic 9 

Round 2 - Pool B

Bishop McCort 67, Joliet Catholic 3 

Massillon Perry 61, Ponaganset 3 

Round 3 - Pool B

Bishop McCort 36, Massillon Perry 24

Edmond North 55, Joliet Catholic 16 

Round 4 - Pool B

Bishop McCort 56, Ponaganset 9 

Massillon Perry 30, Edmond North 29 (Criteria, Greatest Number of Technical Falls, 2-1)  

Round 5 - Pool B

Bishop McCort 46, Edmond North 19 

Ponaganset 40, Joliet Catholic 20