West Virginia High School Wrestling

32nd Annual West Virginia State Wrestling Tournament - AAA

February 22-24, 1979
Wheeling Civic Center, Wheeling, WV

Notes

Region I continued to dominate the action, with nine Region I champs in the state finals, and five of the championship bouts noted to be rematches of the previous week's regional finals.

Undefeated wrestlers for the year include Randy Pryor, Weir, 25-0; Carl Stanley, Wheeling Park, 30-0; Roger Hite, Parkersburg South, 25-0;

Parkersburg's Charlie Craven entered the tournament as the heavy favorite at UNL, bringing an undefeated record, having won every match that season via fall. He was upset in the finals by Rich Schoene of John Marshall, whom he had defeated earlier in the season.

Rand Rutter of Parkersburg, Champ at 98lbs, is the son of Harvey Rutter who was the 133lb champ for Wheeling in 1954.

Team Scores

1 John Marshall 147.5
2 Parkersburg South, 131.5
3 Wheeling Park 94.5
4 Brooke 89
5 Parkersburg 80.5
6 Huntington 69.5
7 West Fairmont 64
8 Oak Glen 63
9 Nicholas County 48
10 Buckhannon 45

 11 Elkins 44.5
11 Beckley 44.5
13 Weir 41
14 Mount View 38
15 Point Pleasant 35
16 Nitro 31.5
17 South Charleston 29
18 Liberty Harrison 28
19 Ripley 26.5
19 Stonewall Jackson 26.5
 20 DuPont 21
21 Keyser 20.5
22 Sissonville 16
23 Morgantown 14
24 George Washington 12
25 Herbert Hoover 9
26 Huntington East 8
27 Philip Barbour 6
28 Barboursville 5
28 East Bank 5
30 East Fairmont 1

Placewinners

98
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Rand Rutter, Parkersburg
2. Ken Campbell, West Fairmont
3. Barry Barbe, Wheeling Park
4. Kevin Gamble, Brooke
5. Mike Rodgers, Point Pleasant
6. Charles Scarafino, Beckley

 105
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Randy Pryor, Weir
2. Don Simmons, John Marshall
3. Shawn Bays, South Charleston
4. Tom McIntyre, Liberty Harrison
5. Don Beeman, Keyser
6. Steve Hoefs, Nitro

 112
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Tom Hayes, Ripley
2. Mike Calandros, Point Pleasant
3. Mark Adkins, Beckley
4. Bob Fortney, West Fairmont
5. Bill Pickrell, Parkersburg South
6. Dave Schlarb, Parkersburg

119
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Carl Stanley, Wheeling Park
2. Greg Bradshaw, Parkersburg
3. Doug Atkins, Huntington
4. Brian Duymich, John Marshall
5. Kelly Marchal, Stonewall Jackson
6. Dave Rittenhouse, Parkersburg South

 126
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Bob Weigand, Wheeling Park
2. Rick Hite, Parkersburg South
3. Alan Cochran, Stonewall Jackson
4. Ron Bright, Elkins
5. Larry Mazzella, Brooke
6. Jerry Bell, Nitro

 132
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Roger Hite, Parkersburg South
2. Brian Six, Oak Glen
3. Dan Mitchell, Mount View
4. Brian Ullom, John Marshall
5. Melvin Kuhns, Weir
6. Bob Kinser, DuPont

138
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Paul Richmond, Huntington
2. John Panza, Brooke
3. Chuck Davis, Wheeling Park
4. Ron Lightner, John Marshall
5. Ron Wines, Parkersburg South
6. Tim Knight, Nicholas County

 145
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Rick Leggett, Nicholas County
2. Jeff Hobbs, Oak Glen
3. Keith Underwood, Parkersburg South
4. Andy Cassell, Nitro
5. Rusty Conners, John Marshall
6. Bob Linney, Buckhannon

 155
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Tom Brumfield, Huntington
2. Doug Fox, Parkersburg South
3. Phil Mazzella, Brooke
4. Tracy Eureka, Oak Glen
5. Aaron Blankenship, Nicholas County
6. Marty Maloney, Herbert Hoover

167
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Greg Morris, John Marshall
2. Tom Borich, Parkersburg South
3. Mark Delligatti, West Fairmont
4. Charles Hissom, Sissonville
5. Cam Zopp, Buckhannon
6. Phil Smih, Wheeling Park

 185
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Steve Hart, Elkins
2. Greg Lehasky, John Marshall
3. Rick Camilletta, Brooke
4. Rick Jennings, George Washington
5. Brian Russnak, Mount View
6. Dave DeLong, Oak Glen

 UNL
Bracket AT THIS LINK
1. Rich Schoene, John Marshall
2. Charlie Craven, Parkersburg
3. Bernie Linney, Buckhannon
4. Terry Guidi, Morgantown
5. Chuck Taylor, Brooke
6. Phil Massinople, West Fairmont

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