West Virginia State High School Wrestling Tournament, 1997-98

AAA 189

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- Rob Ball, Parkersburg, jr, 17-7 Ball 10-4 Sharp, 8-2 Sharp, 3-1 ot Conaway, 2-1
F4- John Lambert, Oak Hill, sr, 24-10
R2- Lonnie Sharp, Elkins, sr, 28-5 Sharp, 8-0
T3- Simon Copley, Cabell Midland, sr, 23-7
C4- Matt Wehrle, Herbert Hoover, so, 37-3 Wehrle, F0:49 Wehrle, 3-2
F1- Kevin Strunk, John Marshall, so, 14-16
R3-Jason Cox, Huntington, jr, 35-6 Cox, 3-2
T2- Jarrett Jennings, Preston, jr, 23-15
C2- Jason Conaway, North Marion, sr, 35-2 Conaway, F0:52 Conaway, F3:48 Conaway, F1:20
F3- Kris Mallory, St Albans, so, 14-12
R1- Wes Pickens, Parkersburg South, jr, 11-9 Pickens, F3:12
T4- Eric Barker, Roane County, sr, 37-9
C3- Justin Valleau, Nitro, sr, 37-10 Valleau, F1:53 Valleau, 11-6
F2- Mark Shaffer, Hedgesville, sr, 21-14
R4- Ryan Rawlings, Ripley, so, 20-19 Rawlings, F5:45
T1- Steve Ochap, Wheeling Park, so, 8-7


Consolation Bracket -- AAA 189 lbs

Loser champ round 1 Loser champ quarter vs winner cons round 1 Cons quarterLoser champ semi vs winner cons quarter Cons finalThird place
Wehrle, HH Wehrle, F4:16 Wehrle, 5-2
Pickens, PS Pickens, 8-1 Pickens, 7-1
Lambert, OH Copley, 4-3
Copley, CM
Rawlings, Ripley Rawlings, 4-2 ot
Strunk, JM Strunk, F4:35
Jennings, Preston
Valleau, Nitro Valleau, 3-2
Ball, Parkers Ball, 5-1 Cox, 3-2
Mallory, St A Barker, F1:53
Barker, Roane
Cox, Hunt Cox, F4:30
Shaffer, Hed Ochap, 17-6
Ochap, WP


Fifth Place -- AAA 189 lbs

Loser consolation semiFifth place
Pickens, PS Cox, 13-5
Cox, Hunt


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