West Virginia State High School Wrestling Tournament, 1998-99

AA/A 160

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-Jason Jones, Oak Glen sr, 32-3 Jones, F1:44 Jones, 10-1 Jones, 14-3 Jones, 5-2
F3-Eric Haynes, Sissonville
R4-Chris Brown, Independence, so, 26-13 Widmyer, 2-0
T2- Tommy Widmyer, Berkeley Springs, sr, 37-7
C3- Danny Drennen, Wirt, jr, 32-8 Drennen, 5-3 Hardway, 8-6 OT
F1-Howard Melrose, Williamstown, sr, 21-16
R2- Tony Hardway, Braxton County, jr, 43-3 Hardway, 14-3
T4- Steve Payne, Big Creek, jr, 36-12
C4- Russell Sims, Greenbrier West, jr, 25-8 King, 12-6 Purpura, 7-3 Purpura, 5-3
F2- Mike King, Clay Battelle, jr, 26-13
R1- Chad Purpura, Bishop Donahue, sr, 29-6 Purpura, F2:59
T3- Richard Basford, Dupont, jr, 9-5
C2- Andrew Richards , South Harrison, sr, 30-2 Richards, 8-1 Richards, 7-3
F4- Jeremy Lester, Meadow Bridge, sr, 35-9
R3- Denny Cottrell, Calhoun, so, 18-16 Zuccolotto, F3:24
T1-Brent Zuccolotto, Weir, jr, 21-8


Consolation Bracket -- AA/A - 160 lbs

Losers champ round 1 drop straight down
Loser champ quarterfinals do a half-bracket cross (ABCD drops to CDAB)
Losers champ semi drop straight down
Loser champ round 1 Loser champ quarter vs winner cons round 1 Cons quarterLoser champ semi vs winner cons quarter Cons finalThird place
Hardway, Brx Hardway, 9-7 Richards, 8-3
King, CB King, F2:33 Zuccolotto, 11-3
Haynes, Sis Haynes, 6-5
Brown, Ind
Zuccolotto, Wei Zuccolotto, 11-9
Melrose, Wil Melrose, 11-8
Payne, Big C
Richards, SH Richards, F1:35
Widmyer, BkS Widmyer, 10-4 Widmyer, 3-2
Sims, GrW Sims, F3:53
Basford, Dup
Drennen, Wirt Drennen, 18-5
Lester, Mea Lester, 16-8
Cottrell, Cal


Fifth Place -- AA/A - 160 lbs

Loser consolation semiFifth place
Zuccolotto, Wei Zuccolotto, 5-2
Widmyer, BkS


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