Final Team Scores and West Virginia Results, National High School Wrestling Tournament, Pittsburgh PA -- April 4-6, 1997
676 STATE FINALISTS COMPETING
WEST VIRGINIA ALL-AMERICANS:
- 125 Ryan Muldrew (JM) 5th Place
- 140 John Jackson (JE) 7th Place
- 215 Mike Sharpe (PS) 7th Place
Highlight: Ryan Muldrew (JM) decisioning by 9-5 score Jeremy Rhodes of
Sheldon Clark, KY, 1997 Kentucky State Champion and former WV state
qualifier for Ripley as a freshman in the 1994 WV State Tournament.
OUTBRACKET CONSOLATIONS:
- 125 Ryan Muldrew (JM) F0:55 Steve Lyman (MA)
- 135 Randy Bragg (IND) 8-2 Jason Stinnett (SC)
- 145 Chad Walters (PS) 4-3 Nick Bennett (NY)
- 145 Zac Litton (PKB) 5-4 Rob Booth (NJ)
- 171 Joel Howard (MN) F0:50 Ryan Courtney (FS)
2nd ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP:
- 119 Tommy Davis (DE) 7-4 Dustin Collins (PS)
- 119 Jason Gabrielson (MD) 6-4 Zack Hasse (PS)
- 140 John Jackson (JE) F0:53 Ken Henze (IL)
- 215 Jason Cooley (AK) 10-7 Mike Sharpe (PS)
- 215 Greg Forbes (MD) TF21-6 Benji Parsons (SISS)
PRELIMINARY CONSOLATIONS:
- 125 Ryan Muldrew (JM) 6-3 Josh Latham (FL)
- 135 Mark Bost (GA) 5-2 Randy Bragg (IND)
- 135 Chris Ward (JM) F1:32 B.J. Dwyer (CO)
- 135 Buddy McKeen (GR) 5-4 Chuck Gerak (OH)
- 145 Chad Walters (PS) 18-7 Nathan Wright (AZ)
- 145 Zac Litton (PKB) FORF Zack Miller (PA)
- 171 Oscar Hoit (OG) 10-3 Daniel Flood (GA)
- 171 Brandon McDowell (TX) F4:23 Chris Copley (HHS)
- 189 Ryan Noonan (IN) 8-7 Ryan Painter (GW)
1st ROUND CONSOLATIONS:
- 125 Ryan Muldrew (JM) 9-8 Scott Owen (NM)
- 135 Shane Johnson (OK) 3-2 Chris Ward (JM)
- 135 Buddy McKeen (GR) 5-3 Matt Varra (CO)
- 145 Curtice Smith (AZ) F3:28 Chad Walters (PS)
- 145 Zac Litton (PKB) 11-0 Tony Chapman (TX)
- 171 Rowdy Lundegreen (TX) 10-1 Oscar Hoit (OG)
- 275 Josh Waugh (BS) F3:30 Evan Cail (NH)
QUARTERFINALS
- 140 Bobby Gonshorowski (IA) 6-4 John Jackson (JE)
2nd ROUND CONSOLATIONS:
- 119 Julio Alaniz (MN) 3-2 Dustin Collins (PS)
- 119 Brandon York (MD) 5-3 Zack Hasse (PS)
- 125 Ryan Muldrew (JM) 7-0 Steve Belknap (MI)
- 135 Buddy McKeen (GR) FORF Shane Allgood (NE)
- 145 Zac Litton (PKB) 8-6 OT Kyle Klonizos (UT)
- 215 Mike Sharpe (PS) 6-2 Geoff Jones (GA)
- 215 Frank Fodera (MA) 12-4 Benji Parsons (SISS)
- 275 David Gutierrez (AZ) 5-1 Josh Waugh (BS)
3rd ROUND CONSOLATIONS:
- 125 Ryan Muldrew (JM) 9-5 Jeremy Rhodes (KY)
- 135 Brad Fisher (MN) 11-3 Buddy McKeen (GR)
- 145 Nathan Lawrenz (KS) 9-7 OT Zac Litton (PKB)
- 215 Mike Sharpe (PS) 13-3 Kris Eglin (NY)
4th ROUND CONSOLATIONS:
- 125 Ryan Muldrew (JM) F1:52 Chad Flores (KS)
- 140 John Jackson (JE) 6-5 Skeeter Sweet (NC)
- 215 Mike Sharpe (PS) 5-4 Dathan Miller (CA)
QUARTERFINAL CONSOLATIONS:
- 125 Ryan Muldrew (JM) 7-2 Thomas Juarez (CA)
- 140 Chamie Hooks (PA) 10-4 John Jackson (JE)
- 215 Bart Johnson (ID) F0:51 Mike Sharpe (PS)
SEMIFINAL CONSOLATIONS:
- 125 Paul Paquin (NY) 6-4 Ryan Muldrew (JM)
7th PLACE:
- 140 John Jackson (JE) FORF Andy Ralph (OH)
- 215 Mike Sharpe (PS) 9-7 OT Alex Haines (KS)
5th PLACE:
- 125 Ryan Muldrew (JM) 13-7 Tim Michel (MO)
PL AB State Name SC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 OH Ohio 213 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1
2 PA Pennsylvania 208.5 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 1
3 NJ New Jersey 189.5 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 0
4 CA California 186.5 2 2 0 3 0 0 2 3
5 NY New York 185 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
6 MN Minnesota 161 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 0
7 NC North Carolina 143.5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
8 MI Michigan 103.5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
9 IA Iowa 98.5 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
10 IN Indiana 97.5 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1
11 MD Maryland 95.5 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
12 FL Florida 92 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
13 TX Texas 88.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 IL Illinois 75 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1
15 KS Kansas 70 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
16 MO Missouri 68 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
17 WV West Virginia* 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
18 UT Utah 66 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 AZ Arizona 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 VA Virginia 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 OK Oklahoma 47.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 KY Kentucky 47 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 WI Wisconsin 42.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 ID Idaho 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 CO Colorado 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
26 SC South Carolina 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 LA Louisiana 31.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DE Delaware 30.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
29 MA Massachusets 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 NH New Hampshire 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 NM New Mexico 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
32 NV Nevada 29.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 TN Tennessee 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 ND North Dakota 25.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 GA Georgia 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 OR Oregon 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 CT Connecticut 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 WA Washington 22.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 AK Alaska 20.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
40 MT Montana 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 SD South Dakota 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 VT Vermont 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 AL Alabama 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 ME Maine 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 RI Rhode Island 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 NE Nebraska 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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