1983 Class AA/A State Tournament Date: 2-24/25/26 1983 Location: Wheeling Civic Center Team Scores Team Scores 1. Williamstown 150.5 2. Spencer 89.5 3. Shady Spring 85 4. Wheeling Central 66.5 5. St. Mary's 59.5 6. Clay County 58 7. Frankfort 42 8. Iaeger 40.5 9. Calhoun County 39           Cameron 39 11. Berkely Springs 38

Individual Champions Front: 98 RICH GREATHOUSE, SPENCER; 105 LESTER HUGHART, ST. MARYS; 112 CARLOS CRAWFORD, SHADY SPRING; 119 ERIC BUTLER, WILLIAMSTOWN; 126 DAN ROWELL, WILLIAMSTOWN; 132 CRAIG APPEL, FRANKFORT; Back: 138 PAT FRIEND, RAVENSWOOD; 145 KEVIN GEORGE, WILLIAMSTOWN; 155 MALCOLM ASHLEY, CALHOUN COUNTY; 167 JEFF O'DELL, RICHWOOD; 185 FRITZ BRAUNLICH, WHEELING CENTRAL; UNL JOHN WITZBERGER, WHEELING CENTRAL;

Championship finals


98lbs Championship: Greathouse(SP) dec Lester (Shady) 3-2
105lbs Championship: Hughart (STM) major dec Watring(Tucker Co) 17-6
112lbs Championship: Crawford(Shady) major dec Wright(Liberty R) 12-2
119lbs Championship: Butler(Wtown) fall Williams(Dunbar) 2:38
126lbs Championship: Rowell (Wtown) dec Greathouse(SP) 9-5
132lbs Championship: Appel(Frankfort) fall Thomas (Magnolia) 5:33
138lbs Championship: Friend(Ravenswood) dec Roberts(SP) 9-2
145lbs Championship: George(Wtown) fall Chambers (Cam) 3:37
155lbs Championship: Malcom Ashley(Calhoun) dec Smith (Wtown) 8-2
167lbs Championship: Odell(Richwood) dec Ray (Wirt) 11-3
185lbs Championship: Braunlich(Wheeling Central) dec Layhew (Grafton) 11-4
HVY Championship: Witzberger(Wheeling Central) fall Fetty(Vinson) 3:22

Semifinal matches
98lbs Greathouse(SP) dec Walkup(Gwest) 8-3
98lbs Lester(Shady) fall Dean(Clay) 3:49
105lbs Hughart(STM) major dec Mathis (Iaeger) 16-6
105 lbs Watring(Tucker) fall Bain(Wirt) 5:36
112lbs Crawford(Shady) fall Starcher(SP) 1:57
112lbs Wright(Lib R) dec Brown(Clay) 6-3
119lbs Butler(Wtown) major dec Gilkerson(Vinson) 13-3
119lbs Williams(Dunbar)major dec Ringer (Weirton Madonna) 13-3
126lbs Powell(Wtown) fall Ratliff (GWest) 4:22
126lbsGreathouse(Spencer) dec Linn(Frankfort) 10-8
132lbs Appel(Frankfort) dec Chincheck(Wheeling Central) 9-2
132lbs Thomas(Magnolia) fall Mitchell(GWest) 5:22
138lbs Friend(Ravenswood) wins By DQ over Taylor(St.M)
138lbs Roberts(Sp) dec Dietz (Wheeling Central) 3-1
145lbs George(Wtown) major dec Neely(Shady) 12-1
145lbs Chambers(Cam) major dec Parks(Central Preston) 13-5
155lbs Smith (Wtown) fall Harrington(Berkely Springs) 4:47
155lbs Ashely(Calhoun) fall Maguire(Iaeger) 5:57
167lbs Ray (Wirt) dec Curtis(Ravenswood) 3-3ot(1st Takedwon)
167lbs Odell(Richwood) dec Zyde (Wtown)10-4
185lbs Braunlich(Wheeling Central) fall Fauty(SP)
185lbs Layhew(Grafton) fall Lane(Wtown) 3:57
Hvy Witzberger(Wheeling Central) fall Cook(Independence) 3:39
Hvy Fetty(Vinson) dec Beavers(Shady) 5-1

Thanks to Randy Edrington

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