
This page composed February 28, 2000 This page reviews the 1999-00 West Virginia State High School Wrestling
Tournament and includes those 1999-00 seniors and juniors who placed in the top three, sophomores who placed in the top five, and freshmen who placed in the top six. A few additional stats and comments are added to allow you to draw your own conclusions.
Attention wrestlers and coaches: If you have other "credentials" to add to your listing here (a good finish in other major tournaments, statistics, etc) let us know and we can update your stats!
Top Seniors - AAA This year, 22 seniors placed in the AAA top three:
- Anthony Regalbuto, Hedgesville, champion at 145 (53-0), OW award; champion at 125 (48-1) as a junior; fourth at 103 as a freshman (42-5); fourth at 1998 NHSCA Open (Raleigh, N.C.);
Champion 1999 NHSCA Open (Birmingham, Ala); Signed to wrestle at WVU early signing period.
- Matt Wehrle, Herbert Hoover, champion 189 (38-1); champion at 189 (37-2) as a junior; third at 189 as a sophomore (41-4)
- Joe Heath, Greenbrier East, champion 275 (40-0); champion at 275 as a junior (40-2); fifth at 275 as a sophomore (33-4); Sixth at 1999 NHSCA Open (Birmingham, Ala);
- J.P. Stanley, Cabell Midland, champion 125 (41-1); runner-up at 119 (40-2) as a junior; fifth 112 as a sophomore (37-7)
- Joey Mayle, Buckhannon-Upshur, champion 135 (48-5); sixth at 130 as a junior (33-8); fifth at 119 (36-7) as a sophomore; fourth at 112 as a freshman (28-18)
- Brandon Williams, Parkersburg, champion 152 (26-7); third at 152 (37-5) as a junior
- Jason Trusty, Parkersburg, champion at 140 (36-5); third at 140 (32-7) as a junior
- Steve Ochap, Wheeling Park, champion 215 (42-4); third at 215 (31-12) as a junior
- Clint Radcliff, Parkersburg South, champion 130 (32-5); fifth at 125 as a junior (26-15)
- Josh Coffey, Cabell Midland, runner-up 189 (33-5); champion at 215 (42-6) as a junior; fifth at 215 as a sophomore (34-15)
- Jim Shetler, Hedgesville, runner-up at 130 (48-6); fourth at 119 as a junior (46-5); third at 103 (40-1) as a sophomore
- Kenny Griffin, University, runner-up 145 (38-4); fourth at 130 as a junior (40-3); fourth at 119 as a sophomore (34-9)
- Billy Gatian, North Marion, runner-up 140 (39-9); fourth at 135 as a junior (35-13)
- Trent Casto, Buckhannon-Upshur, runner-up 112 (46-6)
- Paul Brooks, Huntington, runner-up at 135 (38-5)
- Brad Davis, Martinsburg, runner-up 160 (43-6)
- Ryan Morris, Woodrow Wilson, runner-up 215 (46-7)
- Mike Bosley, Parkersburg South, third at 135 (32-4); third at 130 (38-6) as a junior
- Ryan Fullen, Huntington, third 130 (38-7); fifth at 103 as a sophomore (33-10)
- Jeremy Layne, Capital, third 145 (46-4)
- Billy Baisden, Buckhannon Upshur, third 160 (43-6)
- Mike Findling, Brooke, third 275 (32-6)
Top Seniors - AA/A This year, 16 seniors placed in the AA/A top three:
- Ash Wenmoth, Williamstown, champion 125 (40-1), OW award; champion at 112 (33-1) as a junior; champion 103 as a sophomore (39-3); Third at 1999 NHSCA Open (Birmingham, Ala);
- Robert Busick, Weir, champion 215 (29-5); runner-up at 215 (27-3) as a junior; runner-up at 189 as a sophomore (26-10); sixth at 189 as a freshman (29-18)
- Nick Prather, Winfield, champion 140 (38-1); third at 125 (33-7) as a junior; third at 103 as sophomore (36-1); runner up at 103 as a freshman (31-13)
- Zach Zubay, Oak Glen, champion 103 (32-6); runner-up at 103 (28-12) as a junior
- Jason Litten, Frankfort, champion 152 (38-0); fourth at 145 as a junior (39-3); fifth at 145 as a freshman (29-9)
- Josh Cross, Wirt County, champion 135 (37-5); fourth at 119 as a sophomore (37-6) ;
- Jason Hayhurst, Ritchie County, runner-up 130 (29-3); champion at 125 (34-1) as a junior; champion at 119 as a sophomore (40-2); runner up at 112 as a freshman (42-2)
- Bobby Prater, Big Creek, runner-up 112 (28-6); third at 112 (35-10) as a junior
- Joel Zyla, Williamstown, runner-up 140 (35-13)
- Philip Kesner, Frankfort, runner-up 145 (23-2)
- Matt Holdsworth, Oak Glen, runner-up 152 (30-7)
- Logan Glass, Oak Glen, third 140 (28-9); runner-up at 130 (36-5) as a junior; champion at 130 as a sophomore (33-12)
- Jason Snider, Tyler Consolidated, third 160 (20-13); champion at 152 (30-7) as a junior; fifth at 145 as a sophomore (28-13)
- James Harris, Braxton, third 125 (48-3); third at 103 as a freshman (40-9)
- Sam Lilly, Shady Spring, third 145 (20-5); fifth at 140 as a junior (28-12)
- Justin Ritter, Braxton County, third 275 (41-8)
Top juniors - AAA This year, 11 juniors placed in the top three at the AAA state tournament:
- Matt Miller, East Fairmont, champion 171 (33-1); champion at160 (44-1) as a sophomore; fourth at 152 as a freshman (31-15)
- Matt Stevens, Parkersburg, champion 119 (35-2); champion at 103 (40-1) as a sophomore; 2X Tulsa National Champion, 3X Eastern National Champion; Third at 1998 NHSCA Open (Raleigh, N.C.);
3rd (112 lb) at the 1999 World Folkstyle Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa; Runner-up at 2000 NHSCA Open, Birmingham, 119 lb.
- Justin Stanley, Cabell Midland, champion 112 (35-1); fourth at 103 (38-10) as a sophomore
- Jonathan Delligatti, Fairmont Senior, runner-up 103 (33-4); fifth at 103 (38-11) as a sophomore; fourth at 103 as a freshman (34-13)
- Nathan Kinsley, University, runner-up 119 (36-5); third at 112 (39-5) as a sophomore; sixth at 1998 NHSCA Open (Raleigh, N.C.)
- Joey Thomas, Huntington, runner-up 171 (41-4)
- Matt Clay, Herbert Hoover, runner-up 275 (26-10)
- Chris Johnson, Nitro, third 119 (51-2); champion at 112 (50-2) as a sophomore; runner-up at 103 as a freshman (37-1)
- Casey Daggett, Parkersburg South, third 140 (28-6)
- Matt Sternthal, East Fairmont, third 189 (32-7)
- Aaron McCartney, Parkersburg South, third 215 (18-8)
Top juniors - AA/A This year, 16 juniors placed in the top three at the AA/A state tournament:
- Ashley Gandee, Ravenswood, champion 112 (44-1); champion at 103 (40-2) as a sophomore; sixth at 103 as a freshman (36-7); Runner-up 1999 NHSCA Open (Birmingham, Ala); Runner-up 2000 NHSCA Open (Birmingham, Ala)
- Eric Noel, Oak Glen, champion 130 (32-3) , runner-up at 119 (32-7) as a sophomore at Weir
- Adam Schindler, Ravenswood, champion 145 (43-1); third at 112 as a freshman (40-3)
- Phillip Bellville, Oak Glen, champion 189 (38-3); third at 189 (28-11) as a sophomore
- Tim Haddox, Williamstown, champion 119 (36-13)
- Tyler Hughes, Cameron, runner-up 125 (41-6); runner up at 112 as a freshman (21-8)
- Thomas Naylor, Ritchie County, runner-up 275 (38-3); third at 275 (41-4) as a sophomore
- Wyatt O'Neil, Cameron, runner-up 160 (41-7); fourth at 152 (36-8) as a sophomore
- Richard Stotler, Berkeley Springs, runner-up 171 (44-7); fourth at 189 (41-8) as a sophomore
- Greg Six, Oak Glen, runner-up 215 (27-11); fourth at 215 (27-15) as a sophomore
- Joshua Moyer, Independence, runner-up 189 (35-6); sixth at 189 as a sophomore (32-11)
- Chris Leach, Grafton, runner-up 135 (44-3)
- Corey Auvil, Grafton, third 112 (42-5); sixth at 103 sophomore (39-9)
- Andrew Hosey, Ritchie County, third at 103 (34-9)
- Drew Toth, South Harrison, third 152 (38-4)
- Jarrod Pugh, Liberty Raleigh, third 215 (27-3)
Top sophomores - AAA This year 15 sophomores placed in the top five at the AAA state tournament:
- Chris Daggett, Parkersburg South, champion 160 (36-4); Seventh 1999 NHSCA Open (Birmingham, Ala)
- Robbie Williams, Huntington, runner-up 125 (27-10)
- Nathan Pickens, Parkersburg South, runner-up 152 (19-4); Third place 1999 NHSCA Open (Birmingham, Ala)
- Jeff Courtney, Fairmont Senior, third 171 (41-5); fourth at 160 as a freshman (32-14); Gold Medalist in the Pan-American Games for the Deaf, Havana Cuba, August 1999, freestyle and Greco-Roman
- Jason Mays, Huntington, third 152 (34-4); fifth at 145 as a freshman (30-15)
- Matt Smith, Ripley, third 103 (35-4)
- Matt Bosley, Parkersburg South, third 112 (23-8)
- Robbie Ripley, Nitro, third 125 (39-9)
- Kevin Ballam, Hedgesville, fourth 103 (50-6)
- Chantz Griffith, Jefferson, fourth 112 (47-7)
- Ryan Metz, Parkersburg South, fourth 119 (20-14); fifth 1999 World Folkstyle Nationals, Des Moines, Iowa
- Chris Taylor, John Marshall, fourth 152 (34-12)
- Adam Kennedy, Wheeling Park, fifth 112 (24-3)
- Justin Kessler, Martinsburg, fifth 135 (38-15)
- Victor Beard, Musselman, fifth 140 (41-6)
Top sophomores - AA/A This year 17 sophomores placed in the top five at the AA/A state tournament:
- Derrick Stickles, Oak Glen, champion 160 (37-4)
- Aaron Barnette, Independence, champion 171 (35-9)
- Joe Caughey, Oak Glen, champion 275 (29-10)
- Chris Morris, Calhoun, runner-up 103 (30-3); fifth at 103 (37-7) as a freshman
- Tucker Brown, Cameron, runner-up 119 (41-6); third at 103 (35-5) as a freshman
- Ryan Bumgardner, Ritchie County, third 119 (15-5)
- Roger Kupfer, Cameron, third 130 (41-3); runner up at 112 (37-4) as a freshman
- Tyler Westbrook, Williamstown, third 135 (32-11)
- Ronnie Hebrock, Oak Glen, third 171 (28-10)
- Donnie Peck, Clay County, third 189 (36-9)
- Ryan Delebreau, Williamstown, fourth 189 (37-10)
- Bob Brookover, Williamstown, fifth 112 (32-17)
- Chad Snider, Tyler Consolidated, fifth 130 (25-16)
- Ben Wood, Independence, fifth 140 (35-8)
- Matt Seckman, Williamstown, fifth 152 (32-16)
- Vince Magnone, Weir, fifth 171 (35-7)
- Joe Weaver, Magnolia, fifth 215 (29-16)
Top freshmen - AAA This year two freshmen placed in the top six at the AAA state tournament:
- Matt Easter, Nitro, champion 103 (48-1); third, 1999 World Folkstyle Nationals, Des Moines Iowa; champion Eastern Nationals 1998; runner-up 1998 AAU Folkstyle Nationals, Pontiac MI;
- Chris Gibbs, Cabell Midland, fifth 119 (43-8)
Top freshmen - AA/A This year three freshmen placed in the top six at the AA/A state tournament:
- Casey Biddle, Williamstown, fourth 103 (32-15)
- Gary Dankovchik, Weir, sixth 103 (30-18)
- Drew Myers, Frankfort, sixth 112 (33-11)
- Chris Miller, Wirt County, sixth 145 (20-17)
Undefeated West Virginia Wrestlers 1999-00 Season
Anthony Regalbuto, Hedgesville, 145, 53-0
Jason Litten, Frankfort, 152, 38-0
Joe Heath, Greenbrier East, 275, 40-0
No Losses to West Virginia Wrestlers
1999-00 Season
Matt Easter, Nitro, 103, 48 - 1
Matt Stevens, Parkersburg High, 119, 35 - 2
Ash Wenmoth, Williamstown, 125, 40 -1
Clint Radcliff, Parkersburg South, 130, 32 -5
Matt Wehrle, Herbert Hoover, 189, 38-1
Steve Ochap, Wheeling Park, 215, 42-4 as of 2/20
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2000 Four-time state placewinners (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior)
- Jimmy Johnson, Calhoun County, AA/A (champ 103; champ 112; third 119; sixth 125)
- Mark Evans, Wheeling Park, AAA (fifth 103; sixth 112; fourth 125; fourth 125)
- Jared Walters, Cabell Midland, AAA (third 112; runner-up 125; champion 130; fourth 130)
- Joey Mayle, Buckhannon-Upshur, AAA (fourth 112; fifth 119; sixth 130; champion 135)
- Nick Prather, Winfield, AA/A (runner-up 103; third 103; third 125; champion 140)
- Jason Hayhurst, Ritchie County, AA/A (runner-up 112; champion 119; champion 125; runner-up 130)
- Jeff Hughes, Cameron, AA/A 140 (sixth 135; third 130; runner-up 140; fourth 145
- Robert Busick, Weir, AA/A (sixth 189; runner-up 189; runner-up 215; champion 215)
Wrestlers to watch in 2001
Looking to defend or reclaim state championships in 2001
Seniors in 2001 (1999-00 weight class)
- Ashley Gandee, Ravenswood, AA/A 112
- Justin Stanley, Cabell Midland, AAA 112
- Matt Stevens, Parkersburg, AAA 119
- Tim Haddox, Williamstown, AA/A 119
- Chris Johnson, Nitro, AAA 119
- Eric Noel, Oak Glen, AA/A 130
- Adam Schindler, Ravenswood, AA/A 145
- Matt Miller, East Fairmont, AAA 171
- Phillip Bellville, Oak Glen, AA/A 189
Juniors in 2001 (1999-00 weight class)
- Chris Daggett, Parkersburg South, AAA 160
- Derrick Stickles, Oak Glen, AA/A 160
- Aaron Barnette, Independence, AA/A 171
- Joe Caughey, Oak Glen, AA/A 275
Sophomores in 2001 (1999-00 weight class)
- Matt Easter, Nitro, AAA 103
Looking to become a four-time state champion
- Matt Easter, Nitro, AAA 103
Looking to become four-time state placewinners
Seniors in 2001 (1999-00 weight class)
- Ashley Gandee, Ravenswood, AA/A 112
- Jonathan Delligatti, Fairmont Senior, AAA 103
- Chris Johnson, Nitro, AAA 119
- Bryan Moats, Hedgesville, AAA 140
- Matt Miller, East Fairmont, AAA 171
Juniors in 2001 (1999-00 weight class)
- Tucker Brown, Cameron, AA/A 119
- Chris Morris, Calhoun, AA/A 103
- Roger Kupfer, Cameron, AA/A 112
- Jason Mays, Huntington, AAA 145
- Jeff Courtney, Fairmont Senior, AAA 160
Sophomores in 2001 (1999-00 weight class)
- Matt Easter, Nitro, 103 AAA
- Casey Biddle, Williamstown, 103 AA/A
- Gary Dankovchik, Weir, 103 AA/A
- Chris Gibbs, Cabell Midland, 119 AAA
- Drew Myers, Frankfort, 112 AA/A
- Chris Miller, Wirt County, 145 AA/A
Junior High/Middle School - Undefeated
Colby Painter, Western Greenbrier, 75, 29-0 as of 1/29
Felix Osuna Cotto, Blennerhassett, 83, 11-0 as of 1/26
J.J. Flint, East Fairmont Jr High, 90, 29-0 as of 1/30 (season complete)
Corey (Anthony) Porter, Blennerhassett, 90, 22-0 as of 1/26
Jacob Frerichs, Hayes Jr. High, 95, 28-0 as of 1/31
Shane Grogg, Blennerhassett Jr. High, 102, 23-0 as of 1/26
Mike Davis, Harpers Ferry, 135, 33-0 as of 2/12 (season complete)
Kyle Walters, Edison, 135, 14-0 as of 1/30
Mitch Smith, 123, Ripley Middle School, regular season 27-0
Mark Smith, Western Greenbrier, 145, 24-0 as of 1/29
Dan Carpenter, Edison, 165, 13-0 as of 1/30
Matthew Delligatti, Miller Junior High, 165, 32-0 as of 2/16
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Updated February 28, 2000