West Virginia Wrestling

1983 Class AAA State Tournament

Date: February 24-26, 1983

Location: Wheeling Civic Center

Team Scores
1. Parkersburg South 177
2. John Marshall 106
3. Milton 102.5
4. Huntington High School 85.5
5. West Fairmont 74
6. North Marion 53
7. Weirton 49.5
8. Wheeling Park 40
9. Parkersburg 32.5
10. Herbert Hoover 31.5
11. Barboursville 30
12. Jefferson 29.5
13. Nicholas County 22
13. Ripley 22
15. George Washington 20.5
 16. Elkins 20
17. Stonewall Jackson 18.5
18. DuPont 17.5
19. Point Pleasant 17
20. Lincoln 16.5
21. Brooke 15.5
22. Oak Glen 12.5
23. Hurricane 7
24. East Fairmont 6
24. Beckley 6
26. Buckhannon Upshur 1.5
26. Keyser 1.5
28. Liberty Harrison 1
28. Martinsburg 1
28. Nitro 1


Individual Champions


Front:
98 TODD ROWE, WHEELING PARK; 105 DARREN MOORE, PARKERSBURG SOUTH; 112 RICH UNDERWOOD, PARKERSBURG SOUTH; 119 KEN CHERTOW, HUNTINGTON; 126 BOB TAYLOR, HUNTINGTON; 132 SAM ST. CLAIR, HUNTINGTON;

Back:
UNL FRANK LONGWELL, JOHN MARSHALL; 185 JOE LEPERA, FAIRMONT WEST; 167 DARREN HUFFMAN, GEORGE WASHINGTON; 155 JERRY WRIGHT, PARKERSBURG SOUTH; 145 MATT DEEM, PARKERSBURG; 138 STEVE PRUETT, BARBOURSVILLE;

Note: The top three from each region qualified for the state tournament. Regional champs received a first round bye.


98 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Todd Rowe, Wheeling Park
2. David Miller, Parkersburg South
3. Jay Moore, North Marion
4. Tim Chaffin, Huntington
5. Julian Stubbs, Fairmont Senior
6. Rick Vargo, John Marshall

 105 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Darren Moore, Parkersburg South
2. Larry Vida, Weir
3. Kevin Crede, Herbert Hoover
4. Larry Massile, Point Pleasant
5. Jeff Grant, Milton
6. Scott West, John Marshall

 112 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Rich Underwood, Parkersburg South
2. Tony Dickens, Milton
3. Dave Tennant, North Marion
4. Dave Long, Parkersburg
5. Rod Dragonir, Weir
6. Ron Sigler, Jefferson

119 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Ken Chertow, Huntington
2. Randy Young, John Marshall
3. Craig Stanley, North Marion
4. Phil Milantoni, Brooke
5. Dave Underwood, Weir
6. Ron Martin, Milton

 126 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Bob Taylor, Huntington
2. Tom Fordyce, Parkersburg South
3. Tony Jones, Fairmont Senior
4. Ty Hennige, North Marion
5. Mike Underwood, Weir
6. Don McCarty, DuPont

 132 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Sam St Clair, Huntington
2. Jack Barker, Milton
3. Todd Dugan, Parkersburg South
4. Chris Viani, Fairmont Senior
5. John Casto, Ripley
6. Tim Vincent, East Fairmont

138 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Steve Pruett, Barboursville
2. Shawn Flaherty, Lincoln
3. Robbie Cummings, Milton
4. Mike Knox, John Marshall
5. Todd Schoolcraft, Herbert Hoover
6. Kip Atkinson, Point Pleasant

 145 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Matt Deem, Parkersburg
2. Ed Porter, Parkersburg South
3. Dwayne Meadows, Milton
4. Joe Hoskins, John Marshall
5. P.J. Perry, Stonewall Jackson
6. Craig Mount, Barboursville

 155 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Jerry Wright, Parkersburg South
2. Paul Simmons, John Marshall
3. Chris Leggett, Nicholas County
4. Frank Alvaro, Fairmont Senior
5. Scott Kilmer, Hurricane
6. Larry Farley, Woodrow Wilson
167 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Darrin Huffman, George Washington
2. Tom Johnson, Parkersburg South
3. Bill Gilbert, John Marshall
4. Dave Fisher, Wheeling Park
5. Nino Wilson, Jefferson
6. Cecil Christian, Milton

 185 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Joe Lepera, Fairmont Senior
2. Jeff Kent, Parkersburg South
3. Glen Foster, Milton
4. Chuck Keeney, DuPont
5. Mark Pauley, Herbert Hoover
6. Warren Weitfeld, Brooke

 HWT (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Frank Longwell, John Marshall
2. Phil Riggleman, Elkins
3. Les Hill, Jefferson
4. Steve Staley, Oak Glen
5. Brad Hunt, Ripley
6. Steve Morgan, Stonewall Jackson

Championship Finals
98lbs Championship: Rowe(Wpark) dec Miller(South)11-8
105lbs Championship: Moore(South) fall Vida(Weirton) 3:36
112lbs Championship: Underwood(South) fall Dickens(Milton) 5:38
119lbs Championship: Chertow(HHS) fall Young(JM) 3:53
126lbs Championship: Taylor(HHS) major dec Fordyce(South) 16-2
132lbs Championship: S.Stclair(HHS) dec Barker(Milton) 9-2
138lbs Championship: Pruett(BVille) dec Flaherty(Lincoln) 7-3
145lbs Championship: Deem(Pburg) dec Porter(South) 4-0
155lbs Championship: Wright(South) fall Simmons(JM) 4:53
167lbs Championship:Huffman(GWashington) major dec Johnson(South) 12-3
185lbs Championship: Lepera(Fairmont Sr.) dec 10-6 Kent(South)
Hvy Championship: Longwell(JM) dec Riggleman(Elkins) 4-1

Semifinals
98lbs Miller(South) dec Moore(NM) 5-2
98lbs Rowe(Wpark) fall Stubbs(Fair Sr.) 3:20
105lbs Moore(South) fall Crede(HHoover) 5:14
105lbs Vida(Weirton) dec 4-1 West(JM)
112lbs Underwood(South) dec Tennant(NM) 12-6
12lbs Dickens(Milton) dec Long(Pburg) 9-5
119lbs Chertow(HHS) dec Milantoni(Brooke) 8-6
119lbs Young(JM) dec Stanley(JM) 7-2
126lbs Foedyce(South) dec Henninge(NM) 4-3
126lbs Taylor(HHS) dec Jones(Fair Sr) 7-1
132lbs Barker(Milton) dec Viani(Fair Sr.) 3-1
132lbs St.Clair(HHS) dec Vincent(Fairmont East)
138lbs Pruett(Bville) fall Schoelcraft(HHoover) 3:26
138lbs Flaherty(Lincoln) dec 10-0 ot Atkinson (P.Pleasant)
145lbs Porter(South) dec Perry(Stonewall Jackson) 8-0
145lbs Deem(Pburg) dec Meadows(Milton) 5-0
155lbs Wright(South) dec Farley(Beckley) 3-1
155lbs Simmons(JM) fall Aivere(Fair Sr.) 2:43 ot
167lbs Johnson(South) dec Christian(Milton) 12-7
167lbs Huffman(GWashington) over Fisher(Wpark)
185lbs Kent(South) dec Kenney(Dupont) 12-4
185lbs Lepera(Fair Sr.) Wins By DQ Over Foster(Milton)
Hvy Longwell(JM) dec Hill (Jefferson) 4-2 ot
Hvy Riggleman(Elkins) dec 6-0 Morgan(Stonewall Jackson)

Thanks to Randy Edrington and Aaron Naternicola

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