This page composed March 4, 2005 This page reviews the 2004-05 West Virginia State High School Wrestling
Tournament and includes those 2004-05 seniors and juniors who placed in the top three, sophomores who placed in the top five, and freshmen who placed in the top six. A few additional stats and comments are added to allow you to draw your own conclusions.
Attention wrestlers and coaches: If you have other "credentials" to add to your listing here (a good finish in other major tournaments, statistics, etc) let us know and we can update your stats!
Top seniors - AAA
This year 22 seniors placed in the top three at the AAA state tournament:
- Brandon Rader, Parkersburg, champion 135 (45-1); champion 130 (45-4) as a junior; champion 119 (36-5) as a sophomore; champion 112 (39-2)as a freshman
- Mitch Smith, Ripley, champion 140 (47-1); runner-up 140 (48-1) as a junior; champion 140 (51-1) as a sophomore; champion 135 (44-0) as a freshman
- Anthony Easter, Nitro, champion 119 (45-0); champion 112 (39-0) as a junior; champion 103 (38-3) as a sophomore; third 103 (38-1) as a freshman
- Dustin Richey, John Marshall, champion 152 (43-1); champion 145 (35-5)as a junior; champion 145 (36-4) as a sophomore
- Chance Litton, Parkersburg, champion 171 (47-2); runner-up 145 (44-7) as a junior; runner-up 130 (34-8) as a sophomore; third 119 (32-11) as a freshman
- Micah Gerasimovich, Morgantown, champion 145 (45-2); fifth 135 (42-8) as a junior; fourth 125 41-11) as a sophomore
- Kevin Staub, Wheeling Park, champion 275 (39-4)
- Josh Neal, Parkersburg, runner-up 130 (23-5); champion 119 (40-1) (Shady Spring AA/A) as a junior; champion 112 (39-2) (Shady Spring AA/A) as a sophomore; fifth 103 (12-3) (Shady Spring AA/A) as a freshman
- Shaun Smith, Parkersburg South, runner-up 145 (35-7); champion 140 (31-6) as a junior; fifth 135 (25-10) as a sophomore
- Billy Ray, East Fairmont, runner-up 189 (32-4); runner-up 171 (43-7) as a junior; sixth 160 as a sophomore (32-10);
- Josh Davis, Parkersburg South, runner-up 215 (26-9); third 215 (23-10) as a junior;
- Josiah Dorton, Parkersburg South, runner-up 275 (36-5); third 275 (26-11) as a junior
- Casey Ice, Parkersburg, runnner-up 140 (26-8); fourth 135 (25-16) as a junior
- Chris Conner, Martinsburg, runner-up 160 (46-4)
- Bryan Teter, Parkersburg South, runner-up 171 (28-6)
- Derrick Young, Hedgesville, third 189 (53-8); third 189 (35-8) as a junior; fourth 160 (46-13) as a sophomore
- Michael Cremeans, Cabell Midland, third 215 (48-3); third 171 (43-4) as a junior; fourth 171 (35-15) as a sophomore
- Justin Lodge, North Marion, third 135 (37-4); third 130 (41-5) as a junior; fifth 119 (41-7) as a sophomore
- Chad Nelson, Huntington, third 152 (47-3); fourth 145 (48-6) as a junior; sixth 135 (38-8) as a sophomore
- Dana Davis, Brooke, third 160 (47-7); runner-up 152 (35-9) as a junior;
- Ike Ward, Buckhannon-Upshur, third 125 (50-6)
- John Rexroad, Buckhannon-Upshur, third 171 (30-3)
Top seniors - AA/A This year 20 seniors placed in the top three at the AA/A state tournament:
- Derek Scarbro, Shady Spring, champion 125 (29-2); champion 125 (28-1) as a junior; champion 130 (42-5) as a sophomore; fourth 130 (11-2) as a freshman
- Cody Potts, Oak Glen, champion 214 (43-0); champion 215 (40-1) as a junior
- Jeff Cumpston, Cameron, champion 152 (32-1); champion 140 (35-3) as a junior
- Tim Cumpston, Cameron, champion 119 (42-5); runner-up 112 (28-9) as a junior; third 103 (33-10) as a sophomore
- Anthony Harvey, Shady Spring, champion 130 (29-5); fourth 130 as a junior (34-5); runner-up 125 as a sophomore (33-6)
- Chris Stevens, Oak Glen, Champion 189 (38-5); fifth 171 (35-11) as a junior
- Brandon Miller, Oak Glen, runner-up 125 (41-3); champion 112 (37-6) as a junior; fifth 103 (32-13) as a sophomore
- Andrew Cummings, Calhoun County, runner-up 135 (37-5); runner-up 135 (37-6) as a junior
- Justin Chapman, Shady Spring, runner-up 140 (36-2); fourth 135 (40-7) as a junior;
- David Foltz, Oak Glen, runner-up 171 (38-8);
fourth 189 (28-14) as a junior
- Justin Price, Calhoun, runner-up 152 (41-3);
- Randy Waugh, Berkeley Springs, runner-up 189 (45-13)
- Anthony Murphy, Gilbert, runner-up 275 (27-13)
- Perry Ellis, Wahama, third 130 (38-2); fifth 119 (30-9) as a sophomore; sixth 103 (27-8) as a freshman
- James Adams, Braxton County, third 140 (41-3); fifth 130 (37-6) as a junior;
- Jonathan Geary, Petersburg, third 119 (45-3); sixth 112 as a junior (50-5)
- Dustin Thompson, Shady Spring, third 171 (28-5)
- Steve Malutich, Liberty Harrison, third 189 (47-6)
- Steven Blake, Cameron, third 215 (33-11)
- Zach Poland, Petersburg, third 275(44-2)
Top juniors - AAA This year 11 juniors placed in the top three at the AAA state tournament:
- Codi Norman, Parkersburg South, champion 189 (30-2); champion 160 (22-6) as a sophomore; runner-up 152 (28-8) as a freshman
- Ron Green, Wheeling Park, champion 125 (44-1); champion 103 (35-1)as a sophomore
- Joey Lindamood, Parkersburg, champion 215 (41-5); runner-up 189 (42-9) as a sophomore (23-13);
- Chad Porter, Parkersburg South, runner-up 152 (37-6); champion 135 (27-5) as a sophomore; runner-up 119 (27-12) as a freshman
- Jeremy McCarty, Lewis County, runner-up 135 (39-4); third 135 (AA/A) (39-5) as a sophomore;
fourth 130 (AA/A) (38-7) as a freshman
- Abbie Rush, Wheeling Park, runner-up 119 (46-4); third 112 (42-1) as a sophomore; third 103 as a freshman (37-3)
- Zach McCray, Parkersburg South, runner-up 125 (29-11); fourth 119 (18-15)as a sophomore
- Aaron Kelly, Parkersburg South, third 140 (21-6); third 125 (23-13) as a sophomore; fourth 103 (29-11) as a freshman
- Zach Fraley, Huntington, third 112 (47-2); sixth 103 (34-14) as a freshman
- Matt Dunn, Parkersburg South, third 130 (31-10)
- Ganyon Bunner, East Fairmont, third 275 (45-5);
Top juniors - AA/A This year 12 juniors placed in the top three at the AA/A state tournament:
- Robert Rash, Independence, champion 112 (43-1); champion 103 (44-3) as a sophomore; runner-up 103 (47-3) as a freshman
- Rhett Northcraft, Oak Glen, champion 160 (38-3); champion 152 (39-3) as a sophomore; fifth 171 (25-10) as a freshman
- Judd Billings, Ravenswood, champion 135 (30-5); runner-up 119 (39-8) as a sophomore; champion 103 (32-5) as a freshman
- Jess Mahan, Oak Glen, champion 140 (40-6); third 130 (36-7) as a sophomore; third 130 (30-12) as a freshman
- Paul Goodrich, Calhoun County, champion 171 (43-0); fourth 160 (41-5) as a sophomore
- Brandon Davis, Oak Glen, runner-up 119 (32-12); runner-up 103 (32-9) as a sophomore
- Jeff Pettit, Cameron, runner-up 145 (45-6); sixth 135 (28- 14) as a sophomore
- Michael Grilli, Liberty Harrison, runner-up 130 (46-10)
- Brent Hereford, Point Pleasant, runner-up 160 (35-9)
- Justin Ramsey, Calhoun, third 125 (36-5)
- Andrew Lester, Shady Spring, third 135 (37-6)
- Cody Mollohan, Herbert Hoover, third 145 (40-8)
Top sophomores - AAA This year 14 sophomores placed in the top five at the AAA state tournament:
- Dustin Haislip, Musselman, champion 112 (38-2); third 103 (40-2) as a freshman
- Ronnell Green, Wheeling Park, champion 103 (38-5)
- Corey Matheny, Parkersburg South, runner-up 103 (29-12)
- Hueston Keller, Parkersburg South, runner-up 112 (31-8)
- Daniel Felton, Brooke, third 103 (42-5); sixth 103 (31-11) as a freshman
- Travis Townsend, Parkersburg South, third 119 (30-12)
- Henry Miller, University, fourth 152 (34-8); third 140 (39-5)as a freshman
- Chris Miles, Cabell Midland, fourth 135 (38-11); sixth 130 (18-9) as a freshman
- Colton Gustines, Jefferson, fourth 103 (31-5)
- Stephen Jewell, Wheeling Park, fourth 112 (33-8)
- Billy Barrett, Musselman, fourth 125 (41-4)
- Nick Munday, Parkersburg South, fourth 160 (16-7)
- Zach Morton, East Fairmont, fifth 119 (34-23)
- Drew Retton, Fairmont Senior, fifth 152 (35-18)
Top sophomores - AA/A This year 10 sophomores placed in the top five at the AA/A state tournament:
- James Casto, Point Pleasant, champion 145 (46-4); fifth 140 (37-8)as a freshman
- Brian Barnhart, St Marys, runner-up 215 (41-6)
- Ryan Flowers, Williamstown, third 112 (41-8); third 103 (33-9)as a freshman
- Tyson Bennett, Berkeley Springs, third 152 (49-8); sixth 145 (14-5) as a freshman
- Trent Walker, Greenbrier West, third 160 (41-5)
- Chuck Richards, Ritchie County, fourth 112 (27-10)
- Janson Hall, Shady Spring, fourth 145 (35-10)
- A.J. Blankenship, Berkeley Springs, fifth 112 (34-16)
- Josh Bowles, Grafton, fifth 125 (34-14)
- Ryan Fell, Oak Hill, fifth 171 (44-7)
Top freshmen - AAA This year 7 freshmen placed in the top six at the AAA state tournament:
- Seth Easter, Nitro, champion 130 (45-3)
- Andy Thomas, Parkersburg, champion 160 (40-7)
- Erik Hinerman, North Marion, third 145 (37-7)
- Tyrell Mason, North Marion, sixth 103 (35-12)
- Tyler Riddle, Ripley, sixth 112 (23-19)
- James McFarland, Brooke, sixth 119 (32-19)
- Logan Martin, Ripley, sixth 125 (28-9)
Top freshmen - AA/A This year 15 freshmen placed in the top six at the AA/A state tournament:
- Brandon Wilson, St Marys, champion 103 (35-0)
- Adam Barnette, Independence, champion 275 (37-11)
- Ethan Dray, Oak Glen, runner-up 103 (27-12)
- Tommy Little, St Marys, runner-up 112 (35-9)
- David Dennis, Ravenswood, third 103 (42-6)
- Zach Bashch, Wheeling Central, fourth 130 (39-6)
- Cody Miller, Oak Glen, fourth 152 (31-15)
- Jordan Adkins, Clay County, fifth 103 (40-5)
- Randy Ferrell, Greenbrier West, fifth 119 (11-2)
- Zach Six, Oak Glen, fifth 135 (22-34)
- Chase Hyde, Ritchie County, fifth 145 (28-13)
- Cody Moore, Herbert Hoover, sixth 119 (32-7)
- Jared Kleman, Clay County, sixth 125 (27-15)
- Matt Littleton, Wirt County, sixth 152 (27-9)
- Nick Hylton, Liberty Raleigh, sixth 160 (33-12)
Undefeated Wrestlers
High School Undefeated
Brandon Wilson, St. Marys, 103, 35-0 2005 season
Anthony Easter, Nitro, 45-0 2005 season
Cody Potts, Oak Glen, 215, 43-0 2005 season
Paul Goodrich, Calhoun, 171, 43-0 2005 season
Junior High/Middle School Undefeated
Markus Griffin, Taylor County Middle School, 78lb, 29-0 as of 1/31/05
Andrew Jenkins, East Fairmont Jr HS, 102lbs. 41-0 as of Feb. 7, 2005
Randy Ferrill, Western Greenbrier, 128lb, 48-0 as of 1/25/05
Danny Doyle, Sherrard, 128lb, 30-0 as of 1/30/05
Shane Kandis, Bridge Street Middle School, 155lb, 34-0 as of 1/30/05
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Four-time state champion
- Brandon Rader, Parkersburg (135, 130, 119, 112)
2005 Four-time state placewinners (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior)
- Brandon Rader, Parkersburg, champion 135 (45-1); champion 130 (45-4) as a junior; champion 119 (36-5) as a sophomore; champion 112 (39-2)as a freshman
- Mitch Smith, Ripley, champion 140 (47-1); runner-up 140 (48-1) as a junior; champion 140 (51-1) as a sophomore; champion 135 (44-0) as a freshman
- Anthony Easter, Nitro, champion 119 (45-0); champion 112 (39-0) as a junior; champion 103 (38-3) as a sophomore; third 103 (38-1) as a freshman
- Chance Litton, Parkersburg, champion 171 (47-2); runner-up 145 (44-7) as a junior; runner-up 130 (34-8) as a sophomore; third 119 (32-11) as a freshman
- Josh Neal, Parkersburg, runner-up 130 (23-5); champion 119 (40-1) (Shady Spring AA/A) as a junior; champion 112 (39-2) (Shady Spring AA/A) as a sophomore; fifth 103 (12-3) (Shady Spring AA/A) as a freshman
- Derek Scarbro, Shady Spring, champion 125 (29-2); champion 125 (28-1) as a junior; champion 130 (42-5) as a sophomore; fourth 130 (11-2) as a freshman
Wrestlers to watch in 2006
Looking to defend or reclaim state championships in 2006
Seniors in 2006 (2004-05 weight class)
- Robert Rash, Independence (112)
- Ron Green, Wheeling Park (125)
- Judd Billings, Ravenswood, (135)
- Jess Mahan, Oak Glen (140)
- Chad Porter, Parkersburg South (152)
- Rhett Northcraft, Oak Glen (160)
- Paul Goodrich, Calhoun (171)
- Codi Norman, Parkersburg South (189)
Juniors in 2006 (2004-05 weight class)
- Dustin Haislip, Musselman (112)
- Ronnell Green, Wheeling Park (103)
- James Casto, Point Pleasant (145)
Sophomores in 2006 (2004-05 weight class)
- Seth Easter, Nitro (130)
- Andy Thomas, Parkersburg (160)
- Brandon Wilson, St Marys (103)
- Adam Barnette, Independence (275)
Looking to become a four-time state champion
- Seth Easter, Nitro (130) champ as freshman
- Andy Thomas, Parkersburg (160) champ as freshman
- Brandon Wilson, St Marys (103) champ as freshman
- Adam Barnette, Independence (275) champ as freshman
Looking to become four-time state placewinners
Seniors in 2006
- Codi Norman, Parkersburg South
- Abbie Rush, Wheeling Park
- Aaron Kelly, Parkersburg South
- C.J. Runyon, Huntington
- Judd Billings, Ravenswood
- Robert Rash, Independence
- Jess Mahan, Oak Glen
- Jeremy McCarty, Lewis County)
- Rhett Northcraft, Oak Glen
- Chad Porter, Parkersburg South
Juniors in 2006
- Henry Miller, University
- Dustin Haislip, Musselman
- Daniel Felton, Brooke
- Chris Miles, Cabell Midland
- Ryan Flowers, Williamstown
- James Casto, Point Pleasant
- Tyson Bennett, Berkeley Springs
Sophomores in 2006
- Seth Easter, Nitro
- Andy Thomas, Parkersburg
- Erik Hinerman, North Marion
- Tyrell Mason, North Marion
- Tyler Riddle, Ripley
- James McFarland, Brooke
- Logan Martin, Ripley
- Brandon Wilson, St Marys
- Adam Barnette, Independence
- Ethan Dray, Oak Glen
- Tommy Little, St Marys
- David Dennis, Ravenswood
- Zach Bashch, Wheeling Central
- Cody Miller, Oak Glen
- Jordan Adkins
- Randy Ferrell
- Zach Six, Oak Glen
- Chase Hyde, Ritchie County
- Cody Moore, Herbert Hoover
- Jared Kleman, Clay County
- Matt Littleton, Wirt County
- Nick Hylton, Liberty Raleigh
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Updated March 4, 2005