High School Sophomore Bo Bassett's Full Run At Clarion Open 

I think the thing that impressed me the most was his attitude. Professional and respectful. Not allot of jumping around and flexing. He just goes out and wrestles full out then calmly walks off. Nice to see that on the mat.

High school sophomore with one of the most impressive gas tanks I've ever seen.

Big shout outs to both Bo & Blaze for stepping up and taking it to these D1 guys. There’s a lot of strong feelings going around on whether HS kids should be wrestling D1 guys. Bo proves the answer is a resounding yes. When ur rolling up everyone in HS, this is what real competitors and champs do. We let NCAA guys wrestle at the World level right? These kids are so damn talented and it could stunt their growth or potentially create burnout if they’re not getting tested regularly. Keep dominating Bo and don’t let the haters try to hold you down brother.🙏🏼

dang his pace is crazy

Bassett is gonna be The Eater of World’s by the time he wrestles college. Imagine what Cael Sanderson could do with this kid.

Bassett is wrestling like he’s not tired and as strong as some of the college kids which is nuts. In my opinion in the semi finals and finals he was losing and kept going at his insane pace and basically out worked his opponents. He seems to have no quit in him, and not a ton of weaknesses. This is very impressive, but I’m more impressed how bad he made these college kids look, literally out conditioning them.

That Gas Tank and being relentless, on top of being calm collected and just having fun. Good for him...

26:33 this was actually funny ash. Bro got pancaked twice back to back.

That achievement is absolutely amazing. Kudos to Bo for his incredible talent and hard work he puts into the sport of wrestling.

Bo is ridiculous, never stops going forward and has an amazing motor. Beating Vinny after being down big was pretty fun to watch.

That semis match was a thing of beauty. Good stuff man

He has that gift where is a step ahead, a thought ahead. More than that his fitness is clearly better than everyone he faced.

Bo and Blaze making their way to history at such an early age.

Way to look bo.... keep up the grind, and never give up

Snap…he put such a whoop on that first guy. And that final was incredible. Great composure. So rare to see a match at that level get so turned around. Awesome.

Bo and Blaze!!!! Stay humble and tear the gym apart!!!!

Congrats for Bo

The first kid he beat is tk Davis from rockmart ga, state champ, number of accolades, took mizzou commit and super 32 finalist Jake crapps into double overtime. It’s been obvious to me (and everyone else) Bo is on another level but it really hit me different when I see him wrestle kids i know and that I know are good, and he goes out and dominates them

As a former PA wrestler, I love watching this journey. I wish we could do a super match against 16 yr old Bo and 16 yr old Kolat. That would have sold some tickets

I just think wrestling is such an awesome sport I love watching wrestling, I think the young men are incredible athletes courageous brave individuals and I just wish more young men would participate and get involved I think it builds character and it definitely builds incredible physiques I just think it strengthens the individual all the way around

This boy is the future of wrestling.

Sophomore in high school he's going to be real damn good by the time he gets to college he's already pretty the amazing as he is nothing but skills only going to get better as he goes great wins bro keep it up man keep working hard

Bros a 17 yr old sopho 💀 but thats still crazy asf

Sophomore year was the best 3 years of my life. Bo we're proud of you dude. Keep up the great work!!

He is amazing

the level of training that kids are getting these days at an early age is making the gap between high school and college a slim margin if not no difference. Kids are staring at age 3 and getting world class training from then on.

Incredible!

Stay humble Bo. Don’t take the NIL contract too early and feel satisfied. Wrestle for that inner pride of southwest PA and young guns.

That's not a stall call you see every day. Pitt kid backed all the way across the circle.

If Bo were in college now, I could see him placing as high as 4th (don't quite see him beating Nagao, but I could see wins over Orine and Latona, for examples).

Rumor has it immediately after his finals match, the young wrestler ran home 152 miles without stopping and without breaking a sweat. 😄 Bo knows cardio 👕 Start printing them.

Bo Buzzsaw on his GRIZZLY!! Let's go, Champ!!👏👏👏

He is unbelievable

May have been mentioned already. The quarterfinal match's first period was 4 minutes long - from 10:35 to 14:35 timestamp. Probably seemed longer than that for Johnson. Let me know if I got that right. timer stuck on 1:11

Dam that's impressive for a high school sophomore!

That kid is going down in history by the time he’s done

Bo is the age of allot of College freshmen. Yes, he will do well the the College level.

Bo also wrestled the Shorty Hitchcock Memorial, A D2 tournament and teched all five guys in the FIRST period. How does this happen? I wrestled in middle school and high school in the 90's and it was unheard of high school guys beating D1 guys. Nowadays, we have high school guys beating former D1 national or current national champs. I don't know how this is humanly possible.

He’s a 2 yr hold back, still great but wtf

20:06 straight from defense to attack. Relentless. If your name is Bo and you wrestle...

my only issues with the new rules is a reversal not being 3 points. the amount of effort technique and precision to get a reversal is as impactful as a take down. until this is changed im going to be pretty salty

That’s insane

Its his gas tank. He never stops coming

They got kid-handled 😂.

Thats wild

Vincent isn’t no slouch either that’s a big win

Bo is a monster

How many times was he held back in school?

That's good wrestling.

Didn't Marcus Blaze also win? Thought he won over Ramos...

Damn, Imagine what he'll do to these guys in a few years

David got man handled

To the lady that asked “Do you guys want a donut?“ (7:05) Why yes I’d love one, no sprinkles please. 😊

Wow

Want to see him vs cruz

Since when did a take down go to three points?

It’s crazy to think that this kid is only a sophomore in high school

I been gone that long? When did you get 3 points for a takedown I thought it was 2

Bassett is roughing this Davis up

Pittsburg wrestling more conditioning. Saw a lot of their guys gas tanks run out

holy! bo bassett out here mauling grown men at 16. that first match was a Grade A ass whuppin

I have not watched wrestling in 3 months... So when did takedowns become 3 points?

Championship match you really saw the difference in strength. The guy from pit was way stronger as he is in college and bo still in highschool. Technique will beat strength any day

Somebody tell me why bo still pulls his singlet down on his legs😩

He has an Iowa style

At issue with HS age individuals going against college age athletes is the physical maturity that a college age male will have over a HS age male. This maturity could easily result in a serious injury to the HS age athlete. There are always the rare exceptions but in general this may not be a great idea.

Was wondering.........how many old folks wrestle in opens? Because somewhere out there is a 45 year old badass who could win a Clarion open bracket I bet.. Now that would be worthy of discussion, .... And no one would get mad. Because 45 year old never gonna take opponents roster spot.

That Pitt kid was a punk. He kept really close to the outer line to Bo had a hard time catching him.

Do you guys want a donut 😂😂😂😂

Okay I’m Ngl that first kid from Gardner Webb looked solid af and bo made him look like 💩

They say he's a sophomore even though he's older than most of the seniors in high school

Did he hit a growth spurt ??? I thought he wrestled at 113 lbs ?

Since when is a takedown 3 points?

Why does bo cut so much? (From a new wrestler)

Is a takedown 3pts now? 🤷🏾

32:04 so SLICK

Machine gun wrestling

Great and all, but it’s not respectable that he’s cheating the system and reclassing to be a 17 year old sophomore and be 20(or 21 if he redshirts) so he has way more time to prep for college unlike everyone else.

Not tk Davis

Not at all he just turned 17 few months back...

😊

he was bullying luh bro

Vin Santaniello had as much knowledge and enough talent to win, but did not match the intensity level.

Looks like this kid doesn't care what credentials others have. Hi Cardio reminds me of Aaron Pico.

wait... Bo is only a sophomore?!?

Hes really good but it helps that he is an 18 year old Sophomore

Looks a bit unnatural. Ive never seen that pace for so long! He just wouldn't slow down for a second. Damn near over dose on energy drinks and caffeine pills maybe

these guys are all backups and likely the same or similar age as bassett. marcus blaze is more impressive with his win over matt ramos

White boys fast. White Lightning!

Has he committed yet?

Isn't 17 a little old for a high school sophomore? Phenomenal tournament by him I'm just a little confused. Is that the new norm?

If college athletes don't like being beat by HS kids, then DO Better

Certified dog.

All then college kids butt hurt losing to a high schooler lol

Say it with me, PRIVILEGE....

I have watched Bo and brother Keagen wrestle for Pa gold since young young kids both always studs props to Bo he is a beast @DylanGrove MAryland

Always first to the center of the mat… mentally won as well

Hi @danaka