West Virginia Wrestling

1986 WV State High School AAA Championship

February 27 - March 1, 1985
Team Scores
1 Wheeling Park 170.5
2 Parkersburg 165.5
3 Oak Glen 122.5
4 North Marion 95
5 Fairmont Sr. 90.5
6 Stonewall Jackson 76.5
7 Parkersburg South 71.5
8 DuPont 65.5
9 Herbert Hoover 61.5
10 Weir 46
11 Woodrow Wilson 43
12 Ripley 42.5
 13 Huntington 41
14 Milton 28.5
15 John Marshall 27.5
16 Nicholas County 24.5
17 East Fairmont 24
18 Elkins 23.5
19 Philip Barbour 23
20 East Bank 22.5
21 George Washington 22
22 Huntington East 12
22 Morgantown 12
24 Barboursville 11
24 Liberty 11
 26 Keyser 10
27 Braxton County 9
28 Jefferson County 7
29 Buckhannon Upshur 6
30 Universithy 3.5
31 South Charleston 3
31 Mount View 3
33 Lewis County 2.5
34 Martinsburg 1.5
35 Hedgesville 1
35 Charleston 1
Greenbrier East, Hurricane,
Nitro, St Albans 0

Tournament program AT THIS LINK (3.9 meg .pdf file, long download). Pages unique to this year are reproduced. Advertisments and lists of past champs, etc, are omitted. Includes features on Wheeling Journalist Bill Van Horne, Jim Snyder of the Parkersburg News, Sam Williams, and Rod Oldham.

Thanks to Aaron Naternicola, Randy Edrington, and Coaches Coach Ed Gilson, Garry Bender, and Jamie Bolen.

98
(Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Steve Brown, Parkersburg
2. Craig Hale, Huntington
3. John Ruiz, Weir
4. Jeff Sobol, Oak Glen
5. Scott Marion, Buckhannon Upshur
6. Doug White, Wheeling Park

 105 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Chance Taylor, Wheeling Park
2. Rick Davis, East Bank
3. Sean Murray, Oak Glen
4. Bob Hyde, Morgantown
5. Ronnie Ratliff, Ripley
6. Frank Cox, Parkersburg

 112 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. John Crain, Oak Glen
2. Jeff Triplett, Parkersburg
3. Pat Miller, Parkersburg South
4. Bill Welker, Wheeling Park
5. Allen Drennen, Herbert Hoover
6. Steve Reed, Nicholas County
119 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Jay Moore, North Marion
2. Allan Wimer, Herbert Hoover
3. Dave Koreski, Parkersburg
4. Steve Walker, Stonewall Jackson
5. Chris Hale, Huntington
6. Greg Grant, Huntington East

 126 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Mike Ball, Milton
2. Dave Nedeff, Parkersburg
3. Robert Johnson, Philip Barbour
4. John Jezioro, West Fairmont
5. Clint Masters, North Marion
6. Phil Walden, Stonewall Jackson

 132 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Frank Crain, Oak Glen
2. Rob Thorne, North Marion
3. Dave Taylor, Wheeling Park
4. Andy Collison, Stonewall Jackson
5. Chris Casto, Ripley
6. Darrell Crites, Keyser
138 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Vinnie Monseau, Wheeling Park
2. Steve Porter, Parkersburg South
3. Mike Julian, West Fairmont
4. Wayne Stephens, Parkersburg
5. Tony Prowse, Herbert Hoover
6. Tom Jarrell, Woodrow Wilson

 145 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Dan Woodyard, Parkersburg
2. Leon Chaney, North Marion
3. Bob Flint, East Fairmont
4. Jeff Deardorff, DuPont
5. Dewayne Durham, Woodrow Wilson
6. Gary Taylor, Wheeling Park

 155 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Curt Jerrome, Wheeling Park
2. Mike Underwood, Weir
3. Matt Cupp, Elkins
4. Chris Cavaliere, Ripley
5. Brad Deardorff, DuPont
6. Greg Samples, George Washington
167 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Mike Lantz, Parkersburg
2. Jeff Gable, Wheeling Park
3. Charlie Crisp, DuPont
4. Heath Perry, Stonewall Jackson
5. Randy Flanagan, Oak Glen
6. Eric Young, Parkersburg South

 185 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Jimmy Lamb, West Fairmont
2. Alex Shook, John Marshall
3. Terry Collins, Parkersburg South
4. Jim Tignor, Herbert Hoover
5. Joe Antolock, North Marion
6. Jerry Anderson, Weir

 HWT (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. William Harris, DuPont
2. Richie Radford, Stonewall Jackson
3. Mike Thomas, Wheeling Park
4. Kevin Farley, Woodrow Wilson
5. Brian Hill, Liberty Harrison
6. Matt Powenski, West Fairmont
OW - Mike Lantz, Parkersburg 167
COY - Edward 'Buzz' Evans, Wheeling Park

Championship Finals
 98 Steve Brown, Parkersburg dec. Craig Hale, Huntington 3-1
105 Chance Taylor, Wheeling Park dec. Rick Davis, East Bank 9-4
112 John Crain, Oak Glen tech fall Jeff Trippett, Parkersburg 17-2 4:19
119 Jay Moore, North Marion major Allan Wimer, Herbert Hoover 9-1
126 Mike Ball, Milton dec. Dave Nedeff, Parkersburg 7-1
132 Frank Crain, Oak Glen tech. fall Rob Thorne, North Marion
138 Vinnie Monseau, Wheeling Park dec. Steve Porter, Pkb South 3-2 OT
145 Dan Woodyard, Parkersburg dec. Leon Chaney, North Marion 9-8
155 Curt Jerrome, Wheeling Park pin Mike Underwood, Weir :38
167 Mike Lantz, Parkersburg DQ (stalling) Jeff Gable, Wheeling Park
185 Jimmy Lamb, Fairmont Sr. dec. Alex Shook, John Marshall 9-4
HWT William Harris, DuPont pin Rich Radford, Stonewall Jackson 3:17

3rd Place Finals
98 John Ruiz, Weir dec. Jeff Sobel, Oak Glen 9-2
105 Sean Murray, Oak Glen def Bob Hyde, Morgantown
112 Pat Miller, Pkb South dec. Bill Welker, Wheeling Park 10-3
119 Dave Koreski, Parkersburg dec, Steve Walker, Stonewall 9-2
126 Robert Johnson, Philip Barbour dec. John Jezioro, Fairmont Sr. 7-3
132 Dave Taylor, Wheeling Park pin Andy Collison, Stonewall 4:56
138 Mike Julian, Fairmont Sr. dec. Wayne Stephens, Parkersburg 4-3
145 Bob Flint, East Fairmont pin Jeff Deardorff, DuPont 2:43
155 Matt Cupp, Elkins major Chris Cavaliere, Ripley 12-0
167 Charlie Crisp, DuPont dec. Heath Perry, Stonewall 6-5
185 Terry Collins, Pkb South dec. Jim Tignor, Herbert Hoover 3-1
HWT Mike Thomas, Wheeling Park dec. Kevin Farley, Woodrow Wilson 2-1

5th Place Finals
98 Scott Marion, Barboursville major Doug White, Wheeling Park 17-6
105 Ronnie Ratliff, Ripley superior Frank Cox, Parkersburg 12-0
112 Allan Drennen, Hoover pin Steve Reed, Nicholas 1:57
119 Chris Hale, Huntington dec. Greg Grant, Huntington East 4-0
126 Clint Masters, North Marion dec. Phil Walden, Stonewall 2-0 OT
132 Chris Casto, Ripley major Darrell Crites, Keyser 9-0
138 Tony Prowse, Hoover dec. Tom Jarrell, Woodrow 1-0
145 Dewayne Durham, Woodrow def Gary Taylor, Wheeling Park
155 Brad Deardorff, DuPont dec. Greg Samples, George Washington, 5-3
167 Randy Flanigan, Oak Glen dec. Eric Young, Pkb South 11-4
185 Joe Antolock, North Marion dec. Jerry Anderson, Weir, 11-10
HWT Brian Hill, Liberty dec. Matt Powenski, Fairmont Sr. 3-2

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