SOURCE: westsidenewsny.com

January 29, 2023

Great Article! Nice job Malachi and company! @BBCSDBuzz https://t.co/R7WVESTPLs

— Rich Hannan (@BBathleticpride) January 30, 2023

Malachi Smith has a goal to earn a Division I scholarship to wrestle at a Division I school and, based on his trajectory at Byron-Bergen, you would be foolish to bet against him.

As an eight-grader he took sixth place in Section V B2 division. As a freshman he advanced to third place. One year ago, in his sophomore season, he was second in B2 at 172 lb. and in the Section V Championships before eventually finishing seventh at the New York State Intersectional Championships and State Qualifier.