West Virginia Wrestling

1983 Class AA/A State Tournament


Date: February 24-26, 1983
Location: Wheeling Civic Center

Team Scores
1. Williamstown 150.5
2. Spencer 89.5
3. Shady Spring 87
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
9. Cameron 39
11. Berkeley Springs 38
12. Greenbrier West 36
13. Ravenswood 35.5
14. Wirt 32
15. Richwood 30
16. Huntington Vinson 30
 		17. Central Preston 24
17. Liberty Raleigh 24
17. Magnolia 24
20. Grafton21
21. Huntington St Joseph 18.5
21. Tucker County 18.5
23. Weirton Madonna 17.5
24. Harrisville 16.5
25. Dunbar 16
26. Doddridge 12.5
27. Independence 12
28. Clarksburg Washington Irving 9
29. Buffalo Wayne 6.5
30. Sissonville 5
31. Pine Grove Valley 3
32. Petersburg 2


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;





Note: The top three from each region qualified for the state tournament. Regional champs received a first round bye.

98 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Rich Greathouse, Spencer
2. Jeff Lester, Shady Spring
3. Bill Walkup, Greenbrier West
4. Terry Dean, Clay County
5. Dave Hinerman, Cameron
6. Mike Smith, Williamstown

 105 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Lester Hughart, St Marys
2. Dale Watring, Tucker County
3. Mark Mathis, Iaeger
4. John Bain, Wirt County
5. Danny Raines, Spencer
6. Neil Duffield, Clay County

 112 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Carlos Crawford, Shady Spring
2. Dan Wright, Liberty Harrison
3. Jeff Hughart, St Marys
4. Rick Brown, Clay County
5. Scott Erlewine, Calhoun County
6. Steve Starcher, Spencer

119 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Eric Butler, Williamstown
2. Norvel Williams, Dunbar
3. Tony Gilkerson, Huntington Vinson
4. Dave Ringer, Weirton Madonna
5. Kevin Alderman, Richwood
6. Ronnie Kennery, Iaeger

 126 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Dan Rowell, Williamstown
2. Greg Greathouse, Spencer
3. Mark Linn, Frankfort
4. Rex Ratliff, Greenbrier Westr
5. Ricky Lane, Shady Spring
6. Clifton Beasley, Clay County

 132 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Craig Appel, Frankfort
2. Chuck Thomas, Magnolia
3. Jay Chinchek, Wheeling Central
4. Herbert Mitchell, Greenbrier West
5. Andrew Smith, Berkeley Springs
6. Bill West, St Marys

138 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Pat Friend, Ravenswood
2. Mike Roberts, Spencer
3. Jeff Smith, Central Preston
4. Robert Nagler, Huntington St Josephs
5. Ted Taylor, St Marys
6. Tom Deitz, Wheeling Central

 145 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Kevin George, Williamstown
2. Tim Chambers, Cameron
3. Chris Coffman, Doddridge
4. Rex Neely, Shady Spring
5. Brian Parks, Central Preston
6. Larry Hanshaw, Clay County

 155 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Malcolm Ashley, Calhoun County
2. Jeff Smith, Williamstown
3. Brad Macguire, Iaeger
4. Charles Herrington, Berkeley Springs
5. Paul Dotson, Clay County
6. Mike Simon, Weirton Madonna

167 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Jeff O'Dell, Richwood
2. Dan Ray, Wirt County
3. Rod Zide, Williamstown
4. Andy Dunn, Cameron
5. Ed Curtis, Ravenswood
6. Chris Hisson, Sissonville

 185 (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. Fritz Braunlich, Wheeling Central
2. Dan Layhew, Grafton
3. Rod Cokeley, Harrisville
4. Rod Lane, Williamstown
5. John Mann, Berkeley Springs
6. Tim Fouty, Spencer

 HWT (Bracket AT THIS LINK)
1. John Witzberger, Wheeling Central
2. Jeff Fetty, Huntington Vinson
3. Steve Hescht, Williamstown
4. Kriss Beavers, Shady Spring
5. Jeff Watson, Washington Irving
6. Jeff Cook, Independence

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 and Aaron Naternicola

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