West Virginia State High School Wrestling Tournament, 1997-98

AAA 275

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-Erik Spriggs, Parkersburg South, sr, 17-8 Spriggs, F0:59 Spriggs, F1:44 Zach Kerns, Elk, F2:49 Zach Kerns, Elk, 5-3 ot
F2- Travis Smith, Jefferson, sr, 11-25
R3- Craig Morgan, Huntington, so, 26-10 Morgan, 4-1
T4-Joe Heath, Greenbrier East, so, 29-2
C2- Zach Kerns, Elkins, sr, 35-1 Zach Kerns, Elk, F0:46 Zach Kerns, Elk, F2:31
F1-Alan Kerns, Morgantown, jr, 13-12
R4- Matt Reed, Lewis County, sr, 31-6 Reed, F4:29
T3- Doug Null, Nitro, sr, 29-16
C3- Josh Jones, Point Pleasant, sr, 6-5 Jones, F0:44 Jones, F0:36 Hennessey, F1:51
F4-Alan Brown, Herbert Hoover, sr, 21-11
R1-Loren Heldreth, Wheeling Park, jr, 30-15 Shomo, 7-6
T2- Nick Shomo, Philip Barbour, so, 14-11
C4- Mike Hennessey, Nicholas County, sr, 36-3 Hennessey, F1:28 Hennessey, 5-3 ot
F3- Jack Chapman, Cabell Midland, sr, 8-3
R2- Jim Gaines, North Marion, so, 25-12 Gaines, F3:06
T1- Brett Gray, John Marshall, so, 18-15


Consolation Bracket -- AAA 275 lbs

Loser champ round 1 Loser champ quarter vs winner cons round 1 Cons quarterLoser champ semi vs winner cons quarter Cons finalThird place
Spriggs, PS Spriggs, DEF inj Reed, F2:42
Shomo, PB Heath, F4:25 Heath, F3:53
Smith, Jeff Heath, F4:17
Heath, GE
Gaines, NM Gaines, F3:53
Alan Kerns, Morg Null, F3:45
Null, Nitro
Jones, PP Reed, F2:33
Morgan, Hunt Heldreth, F1:31 Reed, F1:13
Brown, HH Heldreth, F3:41
Heldreth, WP
Reed, LC Reed, F4:01
Chapman, CM Gray, DE
Gray, JM


Fifth Place -- AAA 275 lbs

Loser consolation semiFifth place
Heath, GE Heath, F2:10
Jones, PP


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