West Virginia Wrestling

2001 OVAC Tournament

Tournament held January 18-20, 2001 at the Wheeling Civic Center

Team Scoring – Overall Top Ten

East Liverpool 186
Oak Glen 184
Martins Ferry 161.5
Beaver Local 160
Wheeling Park 148
Cameron 142.5
Buckey Local 140
John Marshall 138.5
Barnesville 134.5
St. Clairsville 103.5
Class AAAA
East Liverpool 186
Wheeling Park 148
Buckeye Local 140
John Marshall 138.5
Cambridge 94.5
Steubenville 84.5
Edison 75.5
Weir 47
Meadowbrook 36
Brooke 24.5
Class AAA
Oak Glen 184
Martins Ferry 161.5
Beaver Local 161
St. Clairsville 103.5
Harrison Central 99.5
Union Local 98
Indian Creek 75
Magnolia 36
Bellaire 34
Tyler Consolidated 17
Class AA
Barnesville 134.5
Shadyside 86
Shenandoah 86
Wellsville 68
Monroe Central 65
River 40
Steubenville Central 32
Caldwell 28
Linsly 16
Wheeling Central 6
Class A
Cameron 142.5
Beallsville 57
Bellaire St. John’s 37
Bridgeport 32
Weirton Madonna 25
Conotton Valley 3

Championship Finals


103 Jake Bales (EL) dec. Josh Hoover (BvL), 9-6
112 Nathan Kendjorsky (BL) maj. Dec. Nic Rossiter (HC), 11-3
119 Adam Kennedy (WP) dec. Derek Maple (Ed), 6-5
125 Cole Bowersock (BvL) dec. Tyler Hughes (Cam) 5-1
130 Derek Kennedy (WP) p. Jon Varner (EL), 1:23
135 Eric Noel (OG) dec. Jeremy Furbee (Camb), 7-1
140 Derek Roth (MF) dec. Christopher Wilson (MC), 10-4
145 Bobby Mayhugh (MF) dec. David Bertolino (BL), 5-4
152 Derek George (JM) dec. Kurt Glasser (SS), 3-2
160 Justin Jefferis (Barn) dec. Derrick Stickles (OG), 5-2
171 Jake Sowers (Camb) dec. Zach Powell (Barn), 3-0
189 Philip Bellville (OG) dec. Vince Magnone (Weir), 2-1
215 Adam Hoppel (BvL) maj. Dec. Will Wade (Shen), 11-1
275 Jesse Wells (Shen) p. Michael Price (Camb), 3:57

Third-Fourth Place
103 Josh Gorayeb (WP) p. Ben Cain (Mead), 2:33
112 Mike Jones (MF) dec. David Jack (SS), 11-2
119 John Tierney (MF) dec. Chas Patton (BL), 3-2
125 David Tierney (MF) p. Scott Conrath (StC), 3:39
130 Gaelen Lowers (OG) dec. Billy Barath (StC), 3-2
135 Jim Crubley (EL) dec. Mike Muldrew (JM), 1-0
140 Nate Smith (BvL) maj. dec. Ryan Kinzy (Beal), 13-3
145 Roger Kupfer (Cam) dec. Jeremy Ghrist (EL), 7-5 OT
152 Tucker Brown (Cam) dec. Derrick Sefsick (HC), 3-0
160 Chris Taylor (JM) dec. Trevor Cooper (IC), 3-0
171 Ronnie Hebrock (OG) dec. Roger Richardson (Steub), 8-7
189 Wyatt O’Neil (Cam) dec. Kyle Jones (EL), 6-2
215 Matt Duvall (UL) dec. Joe Weaver (Mag), 9-5
275 Joey Caughey (OG) dec. Joe Beebout (EL), 6-5

Fifth-Sixth Place
103 Jesse Emery (HC) dec. John Howard (JM), 6-5
112 Lucas Huffman (R) dec. Brian Humphrey (WP), 5-4
119 Jared Anderson (Barn) dec. Mark Wheatley (Camb), 4-3
125 Chris Case (BSJ) dec. Garrett Six (OG), OT Tiebreaker
130 Tom Snyder (UL) dec. Jason Lucas (Barn), 3-2
135 Joel O’Neil (Cam) dec. Jason Petticord (Barn), 12-5
140 Adam Yudasz (StC) dec. Kyle Eckleberry (OG), 5-2
145 John Prokapakis (Ed) p. Brad Nicka (WM), 2:26
152 Dan Moore (BvL) dec. Ryan Tacosik (UL), 7-6
160 Guy Nestor (BL) dec. Jordan Williams (BvL), 9-3
171 Matt Schoolcraft (EL) dec. Justin Hepe (BSJ), 6-5
189 Dennis Nardo (UL) won via inj. def. over Jared Williams (BvL)
215 John Wells (JM) dec. B. J. Cook (WP), 5-2
275 Tom Brown (Cald) dec. Tony Carothers (HC), 3-2

Seventh-Eighth Place
103 Tony Mayle (IC) dec. Todd Schmelzenbach (Shen), 1-0
112 Griffin Stipetich (JM) dec. Ryan Gallagher (Barn), 2-0
119 Bubba Larew (Beal) maj. dec. Scott Campbell (HC), 13-5
125 Jeremy Cowan (EL) p. Glasser (SS), 2:50
130 Casey Hughes (Cam) dec. Jared Hoppel (BvL), 3-2
135 Jack Schott (BL) dec. Josh Reitter (UL), 5-2
140 Johnny Jefferis (Barn) dec. Billy Watson (Wells), 5-1
145 Paul Sweeney (Steub) won via inj. def. over Luke Burkhardt (SS)
152 Chad Barker (Barn) dec. Rashad Terry (IC), 5-2
160 Josh West (Steub) dec. Chris Green (EL), 5-0
171 Jack Otto (BL) dec. Jake Pyle (Weir), 6-0
189 James Lyones (Steub) p. Josh Boyd (WP), 4:09
215 John Eden (MF) p. Patrick McGillian (OG) 4:30
275 Jimmy Snyder (Steub) dec. Koel Davis (UL), 4-1

Championship Semifinals
103 Bates (EL) dec. Emery (HC), 12-2; Hoover (BvL) dec. Cain (Mead), 9-3
112 Kendjorsky (BL) p. Jones (MF), 3:51; Rossiter (BL) dec. Jack (SS), 10-6
119 Maple (Ed) dec. Tierney (MF) OT Tiebreaker; Kennedy (WP) maj. dec. Wheatley (Camb), 10-2
125 Bowersock (BvL) won via inj. def. over Conrath (StC); Hughes (Cam) dec. Tierney (MF), 7-2 OT
130 Kennedy (WP) p. Lucas (Barn), 2:33; Varner (EL) dec. Lowers (OG) 6-4 OT
135 Noel (OG) maj. dec. Crumbley (EL), 11-3; Furbee (Camb) dec. Muldrew (JM), 6-2
140 Wilson (MC) dec. Yudasz (StC), 5-3; Roth (MF) dec. Eckleberry (OG), 1-0
145 Bertolino (BL) dec. Ghrist (EL), 7-6; Mayhugh (MF) dec. Kupfer (Cam), 4-2
152 Glasser (SS) maj. dec. Sefsick (HC), 13-1; George (JM) p. Tacosik (UL), 5:30
160 Jefferis (Barn) dec. Nestor (BL), 11-6; Stickles (OG) dec. Taylor (JM), 2-1
171 Sowers (Camb) dec. Hebrock (OG), 5-4; Powell (Barn) dec. Richardson (Steub), 8-4
189 Bellville (OG) dec. O’Neil (Cam), 7-3; Magnone (Weir) dec. Nardo (UL), 5-4 2OT
215 Hoppel (BvL) p. Weaver (Mag), 4:35; Wade (Shen) dec. Wells (JM), 4-0
275 Price (Camb) dec. Carothers (HC), 2-1 2OT; Wells (Shen) p. Brown (Cald), 2:12

Consolation Semifinals
103 Gorayeb (WP) maj. dec. Emery (HC), 12-4; Cain (Mead) dec. Howard (JM), 7-6
112 Jones (MF) p. Huffman (R), 1:17; Jack (SS) dec. Humphrey (WP), 6-2
119 Tierney (MF) dec. Anderson (Barn), 3-1; Patton (BL) dec. Wheatley (Camb), 5-0
125 Conrath (StC) dec. Six (OG), 3-2; Tierney (MF) maj. dec. Case (BSJ), 10-0
130 Barath (StC) p. Lucas (Barn), 0:57; Lowers (OG) maj. dec. Snyder (UL), 10-0
135 Crumbley (EL) dec. O’Neil (Cam), 6-5; Muldrew (JM) dec. Petticord (Barn), 3-1
140 Kinzy (Beal) p. Yudasz (StC), 4:09; Smith (BvL) dec. Eckleberry (OG), 6-2
145 Ghrist (EL) won via disq. over Nicka (WM); Kupfer (Cam) dec. Prokapakis (Ed) 7-5 OT
152 Sefsick (HC) dec. Moore (BvL), 7-4; Brown (Cam) dec. Tacosik (UL), 4-2
160 Cooper (IC) dec. Nestor (BL), 5-3 OT; Taylor (JM) dec. Williams (BvL), 3-1
171 Hebrock (OG) dec. Hepe (BSJ), 4-2; Richardson (Steub) dec. Schoolcraft (EL), 12-6
189 O’Neil (Cam) dec. Williams (BvL), 5-0; Jones (MF) dec. Nardo (UL), 8-6
215 Duvall (UL) dec. Wells (JM), 9-5; Weaver (Mag) dec. Cook (WP), 10-5
275 Caughey (OG) p. Carothers (HC), 0:53; Beebout (EL) dec. Brown (Cald), 2-1 2OT

Bierkortte Award (Outstanding Wrestler)
Cole Bowersock (Beaver Local – 125) – Three-time OVAC Champion

Mr. Mat (Meritorious Service)
William MeEdlowney (Wheeling)


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