COLLEGE WRESTLING: TIOGA GRAD BELLIS REACHES FINALS OF SOUTHERN SCUFFLE (January 4, 2026)

Valley Sports Report
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Tioga grad Caden Bellis, a freshman on the University of Pennsylvania wrestling team, scored a takedown in the closing seconds of his semi-final match Sunday morning to reach the 174-pound finals here at the Southern Scuffle.

Locked in a 1-1 battle with North Dakota State's Max Magayna, Bellis scored a takedown with 5 seconds remaining to pull out a 4-1 decision.

On Saturday, Bellis was 3-0 reach Sunday morning's semifinals.

Bellis, the eighth seed, forged an impressive 15-0 technical fall in 3:41 over Presbyterian's Joshua Henderson in the opening round.

In the round-of-16, Bellis scored a reversal midway through the second 30-second tiebreaker period of overtime to pull out a 3-1 decision over Bellermine's Grant Odell.

In the quarterfinals, Bellis squared off with Army's Andrew Christie, who knocked off top-seeded Nick Hamilton of Virginia in the opening round.

In a scoreless battle, Bellis broke free from Christie's cradle as he was trying to pull him over to his back for a reversal and a quick fall at 4:48.

Bellis will face third-seeded Will Henckel in the finals, which begin on FloWrestling at 3 p.m.

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IN PHOTO: Caden Bellis.

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