West Virginia State High School Wrestling Tournament, 1996-97

AA/A 145

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Championship Bracket -- 145 lbs

Name/School Quarterfinal SemifinalFinal Champion
C1-Chad Purpura, Bishop Donahue, soph, 34-6 Purpura, 6-0 Purpura 3-2 Hovermale 5-2 Crow 9-6
F2-Kent McBride, Petersburg, jr, 4-2
R3-Shane Wines, Calhoun, sr, 31-7 Wines, F3:25
T4-Jeremy Lester, Meadow Bridge, soph, 23-5
C2-Justin Hovermale, Berkeley Springs, sr, 45-1 Hovermale, F1:41 Hovermale TF4:28
F1-Andy Schrack, Cameron, sr, 19-15
R4- David Saunders, Big Creek, sr, 16-16 Burgy, F4:35
T3-Scott Burgy, Wirt, jr, 30-13
C3- Jason Ross, Ritchie, jr, 30-8 Ross, F1:15 Crow 9-0 Crow 12-4
F4-Ernest Skaggs, Fayetteville, soph, 14-25
R1-Jerry Crow, Oak Glen, soph, 23-13 Crow, TF5:30
T2-Tony Hardway, Braxton, fr, 28-14
C4- Stephen Kinley, Liberty Raleigh, soph, 24-6 Kinley, 15-3 Litten F1:28
F3- Tommy Ore, Sissonville, sr, 14-19
R2- Jason Litten, Frankfort, fr, 26-7 Litten, 13-3
T1-Howard Melrose, Williamstown, soph, 24-12


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Consolation Bracket -- 145 lbs

Loser champ round 1 Loser champ quarter vs winner cons round 1 Cons quarterLoser champ semi vs winner cons quarter Cons finalThird place
Purpura, BD Purpura 3-1 Purpura 3-1
Ross, Rit Ross DE Kinley 4-0
McBride, Pet McBride 2:54
Lester, MB
Kinley, Lib R Kinley 16-2
Schrack, Cam Schrack F4:03
Saunders, BC
Litten, Frank Wines 9-8
Wines, Cal Wines 24-12 Wines 11-4
Skaggs, Fay Hardway F2:27
Hardway, Brax
Burgy, Wirt Melrose 6-3
Ore, Siss Melrose 6-3
Melrose, Will


West Virginia AA/A State Wrestling Tournament

Fifth Place -- 145 lbs

Loser consolation semiFifth place
Kinley, Lib R Litten 6-3
Litten, Frank


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