1979 Ken Cole Invitational

In 1979 the tournament field increased from 10 to 14 teams and was changed from a one day to a two day event. Individual awards were also increased from the first three to the first five place winners in each weight class. Winning the team title was the host team, the Lafayette Mighty Lions, with 131 points. The highlight for the team was the championship match at 155 lbs. John Andrus of Lafayette High School defeated the number 1 seed, John Ehret's eventual 1979 Division II State Champion, Augusto Menendez, by the score of 6-3. As a result of that loss, John Ehret not only did not win the tournament, but placed third to Capitol which scored 126.5 to 125.5 for John Ehret. Jeanerette was fourth with 124 points. Six points separated the next four teams with Belaire fifth at 114.5, Baker sixth at 113 and Northside and South Cameron tying with 108.5. Gilbert Joe of Jeanerette repeated as the 145 lb. champion and was also selected as the Outstanding Wrestler. James Boudreaux of South Cameron successfully defended his championship at 126 lbs. and became the tournament's first 3-time winner.

Most Pins-Least Time Award - Bobby Sartain - Belaire: 4 pins in 10:51 (5:43), 0:37, 2:32, 1:49).

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98 Pounds

Place	Wrestler	School	Score
1	Brett Boudreaux	Lafayette
2	Logan Fournerat	Basile
3	Roger Stokes	Northside
4	Tim Leblanc	Brusly
5	Richard Guillotte	Jeanerette
6	Darren Theriot	South Cameron

105 Pounds

Place	Wrestler	School	Score
1	Allen Baudoin	Jeanerette
2	Richard Dayries	Brusly
3	Tim Chidester	Basile
4	Pat Boutte	Belaire
5	Jonathan Brown	Capitol
6	Doug Chiles	Tara

112 Pounds

Place	Wrestler	School	Score
1	Bruce Bowman	Baker
2	Tony Lightfoot	Tara
3	Mark Lerille	Lafayette
4	Chris Bonin	Acadiana
5	John Eldridge	Jeanerette
6	Shane Theriot	South Cameron

119 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score

1 Bryan Hawkins John Ehret

2 Leonard Joseph Jeanerette

3 Terry Clark Acadiana

4 Nerry Dooley Northside

5 Bobby Baron Lafayette

6 George Cupit Baker

126 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score

1 James Boudreaux South Cameron

2 Kevin Tabor Belaire

3 Louis Pyle John Ehret

4 Bryan Richard Brusly

5 Ron Brooks Capitol

6 Gary Achee Lafayette

132 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score

1 Mike Kelly Baker

2 Melvin Johnson Capitol

3 Shannon Theriot South Cameron

4 Randy Blanchard Tara

5 Joey McCullough Tara

6 John Burnham Lafayette

138 Pounds

Place	Wrestler	School	Score
1	Jerry Lewis	Jeanerette
2	Kent Boudreaux	Lafayette
3	Scott Forrester	Belaire
4	John Livings	Carencro
5	Daryl Vickers	Tara
6	Jody Combs	Baker

145 Pounds

Place	Wrestler	School	Score
1	Gilbert Joe (OW)	Jeanerette
2	Stuart Hart	John Ehret	9-0
3	Irvin Bang	South Cameron
4	Louis Marrionneaux	Brusly
5	Dana Ash	Baker
6	Joe Brown	Capitol

155 Pounds

Place	Wrestler	School	Score
1	John Andrus	Lafayette
2	Augusto Menendez	John Ehret
3	Bobby Sartin	Belaire	1:49
4	Jonathan Andrus	Northside
5	Danile Calix	Baker
6	C. Fontenot	Acadiana

167 Pounds

Place	Wrestler	School	Score
1	Claude Numa	John Ehret
2	Chris Carriere	Northside
3	Jack Carr	Belaire
4	Vernon Sanders	Capitol
5	Mike Bernard	Carencro
6	Larry LeBlanc	Acadiana

185 Pounds

Place	Wrestler	School	Score
1	Eric Elliott	Capitol
2	Mike Arnold	Northside
3	Jed Person	Basile
4	Craig Cannon	Baker
5	Mitchell Landry	John Ehret
6	Ladd Dyson	South Cameron

HWT

Place	Wrestler	School	Score
1	Kelvin Gray	Capitol
2	Darryl Boudreaux	Belaire
3	Mark Barton	Acadiana
4	John Harvey	Basile
5	Ruben Doxey	South Cameron
6	Jeff Johnson	Northside

Place	School	Points	Place	School	Points
1	Lafayette	131	T-7	South Cameron	108.5
2	Capitol	126.5	9	Brusly	82
3	John Ehret	125.5	10	Acadiana	67
4	Jeanerette	124	11	Tara	64
5	Belaire	114.5	12	Basile	53
6	Baker	113	13	Carencro	32.5
T-7	Northside	108.5	14	Comeaux	3