Say what you want about professional wrestling being dull, boring and fixed. The BC wrestlers have proven it takes more than loud talking, pile drivers and body slams to put the “smack down.”

After a sluggish start, the BC wrestlers, ranked No. 6 in the state, came on strong at the finish to soundly defeat eighth ranked Rio Hondo in the teams’ first home conference dual meet on Oct. 10. The grapplers used a combination of timely pins, vocal coaching and brute strength to physically overwhelm the visiting team 33 to 18.

“They (Rio Hondo) have a good team. They have some really good individuals,” said BC head coach Bill Kalivas. “They have some people injured right now.”

BC was lead by the dynamic duo of heavyweight Brett Clark and Jason Moreno. The remaining team members, including Steve Elisondo, Todd Guevara and Karras Kalivas also scored big wins against their opponents.

Elisondo, a sophomore, pinned Devin Willet in what turned out be a short match, only lasting 1:28.

In a more closely contested match-up, the 174-pound Kalivas defeated 184-pound Dustin Finley 10-7. This was wrestled as an exhibition match.

Guevara scored the first victory of the night and got the ‘Gades on track by pinning Hector Loque in the 165-pound weight class.

Clark, undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state, defeated heavyweight David Fallas by repeatedly slamming him into the mat and finally pinning him with 47 seconds remaining in the first period.

Moreno, who is also undefeated, won his match with a 7-2 decision over a tough Luis Fragoso, to keep his record unblemished as well.