West Virginia Wrestling

1978 AA State Wrestling Tournament


Date: 2-23/24/25/1978


Location: Huntington Civic Center

Team Scores

1.Mannington 80.5
2.Buffalo-Wayne 78.5
3.Spencer 56.5
4.Big Creek 56
5.Magnolia 46
6.Wirt County 36
7.Shady Spring 26
8.Winfild 23.5
9.Nicholas County 22.5
10.Williamstown 22.5
11.Cameron 20.5
12.Berkley Springs 18
13.Parkersburg Catholic 16
14.Gary 16
15.Dunbar 16
16.Iaeger 14.5
17.Clay County 14.5
18.Frankfort 12
19.Richwood 12
20.Poca 8
21.Milton 5
22.Morgantown University 2.5
23.Central Preston 2
24.Washington Irving 2

Championship Finals/3rd 4th Place Matches
(Top is AA Final/Second Line Is For 3rd Place)

98lbs
Champ: Blake(Cam) dec Booth(Buff-W) 14-3
Third: Tossone(Mann) Dec Wears (Win) 3-1 ot

105lbs
Champ: Farley(Shady) dec Meade(Gary) 4-3
Third: Watson(Mann) dec Pantone (Mag) 8-1

112lbs
Champ: Simms(NCounty) dec Addair(Iae) 11-8
Third: Harkness(WCounty) dec Nutter(Spen) 7-6

119lbs
Champ: Ashley(Spencer) fall Baker(BCreek) 2:23
Third: Lane(Clay) dec Harvey(BSprings) 8-0

126lbs
Champ: Casto(Williamstown) dec Fluharty(Mann) 9-1
Third: Smith(Mag) dec McBee(BSprings) 4-0

132lbs
Champ: Ray(Buff-W) dec Mears (Win) 23-6
Third: Cvtnick(Rav) dec Morris (Mann) 1-0

 138lbs
Champ: Blatt(Buff-W) dec Byard(Mann) 9-8
Third: Patterson (Hurr) dec Marshall(Mag) 8-6

145lbs
Champ: Angle(Buff-W) dec Bishop(Hurr) 7-0
Third: Michael(Mag) dec Craddock(Spencer) 5-4

155lbs
Champ: Payne(BCreek) fall Williams(Mann) 1:17
Third: Burns(Wirt) dec Lucas(spen) 6-5

167lbs
Champ: Slack(Hurr) dec Jones(BCreek) 12-3 ot
Third: Kendall(Spen) dec Foster(Milton) 5-0

185lbs
Champ: Fergueson(Wirt) dec Thomas(Pburg-Catholic) 8-7
Third: Gibson(Poca) dec Lynch(Shady) 12-6

Unlimited
Champ: Gibson(Hurr) fall Kieffer(Dunbar) 5;20
Third: Fraley(Frank) fall Sherry(Mann) 5:26



A/AA Championship Quarter Finals

98lbs
T.Tossone(mannington) fall L.Wright(Spencer)
S.Booth(Buff-Wayne) dec M. Morrelo(G.West)
C.Wears(Winfield) fall D. Blake(Cam)

105lbs
M.Pantone(Magnolia) Fall R.Hannah(Clay Co.)
D.Farley(Shady S) dec T.Helmick(Parkersburg Catholic)
K.Meade(Gary) dec R.Watson(Mannington)
J.Wallace(Buffalo) dec T.Young(Wheeling Central)

112lbs
L.Addair(Iaeger) dec K.Nutter(Spen)
D.Hart(hurr)dec W.Jones(Uni)
S.Thorn(Cpreston) dec M.Burks(Win)
A.Simms(NCounty) dec R.Harkness(Wirt)

119lbs
M.Ashley(Spencer)fall M.Miller(Cam)
B.Layne(Clay Co.) fall D.Jones(GWest)
B.Baker(BCreek) fall J.Hesson(poca)
S.Harvey(BSprings) fall A.Goddard(Mag)

126lbs
K.Casto(WTown) fall S.Cunninham(Dun)
G.Mcbee(BSprings) Dec B.Purdue(Indy)
M.Fluharty(Mann) dec K.Wilson(Shady)
K.Smith(mag) dec J.Armstrong(Hurr)

132lbs
S.Belcher(Mag) fall J.Walker(Shady) In OT
F.Wears(Win) dec M.Morris(Mann)
L.Ray(BuffWayne) dec R.Bonner(Frank)

138lbs
B.Blatt(BuffWayne) fall D.Jones(GWest)
J.Patterson(Hurr) dec J.Thompson(Shady)
T.Byard(Mann) dec R.Corbin(Rav)

145lbs
J.Bishop(Hurr) fall C.Craddock(Spen)
R.Leggett(Ncounty) dec E.Bosley(FranK)
D.Jefferson(Uni) dec J.Walker(GWest)
C.Angle(BuffWayne) dec M.Carey(Mag)

155lbs
R.Lucas(Spen) fall J. Settle(Shady)
M.Williamson(Mann) fall S.Good(Dupont)
R.Carter(Clay Co) dec R.Fisher(Frank)

W.Payne(BCreek) fall J.Burns(Wirt)
167lbs
T.Kendall(Spen) Fall D.Babuschak(Bridgeport)
D.Slack(Hurr) dec M. Bonnett(Webster Co.)
L.Jones(B.Creek) fall D.Foster(Milton)
J.Boggs(WIrving) dec R.Jones(Mag)

185lbs
L.Thomas(ParkersburgCatholic) fall T.Vaughn(ClayCO)
J.Lynch(Shady) dec R.Morris(Bridgeport)
C.Trump(BSprings) dec B.Skidmore(WebsterCo)
B.Fergueson(WirtCo) dec R.Gibson(Poca)

Unlimited
B.Barker(Mag) fall R.Harris(Richwood)
E.Kieffer(Dun) dec T.Sherry(Mann)
B.Gibson(Hurr) dec L.Fridley(Frank)
L.Hanshaw(NCounty) dec J.Mahan(Rav)

A/AA Championship Semi Finals

98lbs
S.Booth(BuffWayne) fall T.Tossone(Mann)
D.Blake(Cam) dec C.Wears(Win)

105lbs
D.Farley(Shady) dec M.Pantone(Mag)
K.Meade(Gary) fall J.Wallace(BuffWayne)

112lbs
L.Addair(Iaeger)dec D.Hart(Hurr)
A.Simms(NCounty) dec S.Thorn(CPreston)

119lbs
M.Ashely(Spen) fall D.Lane(ClayCO)
D.Baker(BCreek)fall S.Harvey(BSprings)

126lbs
K.Casto(WTown) fall B.Purdue(Indy)
M.Fluharty(Mann) dec K.Smith(Mag)

132lbs
F.Wears(Win) dec S.Belcher(Mag)
L.Ray(BuffWayne) fall S.Cvetnick(Rav)

138lbs
B.Blatt(BuffWayne) dec M.Marshall(Mag)
T.Byard(Mann) dec J.Patterson(Hurr)

145lbs
J.Bishop(Hurr) fall R.Leggett(NCounty)
C.Angke(BuffWayne) dec D.Jefferson(Uni)

155lbs
M.Williams(Mann) dec R.Lucas(Spen)
W.Payne(BCreek) dec R.Carter(ClayCO)

167lbs
D.Slack(Hurr) Dec T.Kendall(Spen)
L.Jones(B.Creek) Dec J.Boggs(WIrving)

185lbs
L.Thomas(PburgCatholic) fall J.Lynch(Shady)
B.Fergueson(WCounty) Dec C.Trump(BSprings)

Unlimited
E.Kieffer(Dunbar) fall B.Parker(Mag)
B.Gibson(Hurr) dec L.Hanshaw(NCounty)


Submitted by: r.edrington

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