West Virginia State High School Wrestling Tournament, 1998-99

AAA 135

Regional Key: C = Champion; R = Runner up; T = Third place; F = Fourth; # = Region
Example: C4 means "Champion from Region 4"

Name/School Quarterfinal SemifinalFinal Champion
C1-Brian Flanegin, Wheeling Park, sr, 23-7 Flanegin, F0:35 Flanegin, 16-5 Flanegin, 10-1 Flanegin, 7-5
F4-John Sharpless, Woodrow Wilson, jr, 30-16
R2- Victor Beard, Musselman, so, 29-3 Bonecutter, 10-4
T3- John Bonecutter, Point Pleasant, so, 29-11
C4- Jesse Allman, Buckhannon Upshur, sr, 32-5 Allman, 16-9 Gatian, 2-0
F1- Steve Gonchoff, John Marshall, so, 12-14
R3- Todd Arbes, Cabell Midland, jr, 35-3 Gatian, 7-3
T2-Billy Gatian, Northy Marion, jr, 35-5
C2-Bryan Moats, Hedgesville, so, 32-1 Moats, F2:35 Moats, F4:38 Moats, 4-3
F3- Chris Higginbotham, Nitro, sr, 14-9
R1- Chet Coen, Brooke, 18-15 Coen, F3:48
T4- Kevin Whited, Roane County, sr, 23-20
C3- Jimme DeLong , Huntington, sr, 4-0 DeLong, F3:49 DeLong, F5:42
F2-Andre McDonald, Jefferson, so, 22-8
R4- Charlie Thomas, Herbert Hoover, jr, 26-6 Thomas, 14-6
T1- Josh Cross, Parkersburg South, jr , 9-14


Consolation Bracket -- AAA 135 lbs

Losers champ round 1 drop straight down
Loser champ quarterfinals do a half-bracket cross (ABCD drops to CDAB)
Losers champ semi drop straight down
Loser champ round 1 Loser champ quarter vs winner cons round 1 Cons quarterLoser champ semi vs winner cons quarter Cons finalThird place
Gatian, NM Gatian, 5-4 DeLong, 6-0
Coen, Brk Beard, 14-4 Beard, 7-3
Sharpless, WW Beard, F1:34
Beard, Mus
Thomas, HH Arbes, 6-3
Gonchoff, JM Arbes, 10-0
Arbes, CM
DeLong, Hun DeLong, F2:05
Bonecutter, PP Bonecutter, 7-2 Bonecutter, 4-3
Higginbotham, Nit Higginbotham, F1:46
Whited, Roa
Allman, BU Allman, 6-3
McDonald, Jef McDonald, 8-3
Cross, PS


Fifth Place -- AAA 135 lbs

Loser consolation semiFifth place
Beard, Mus Bonecutter, 3-1
Bonecutter, PP


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