Louisiana High School Wrestling Archives



1984 8th Annual Lafayette Invitational Tournament*

January, 1984

Comeaux High School, Lafayette, Louisiana

The Northside High Vikings overpowered the 28 team field and set a new team scoring record in the process with 229 points, breaking the team scoring record which had been set by South Cameron with 208 points in the second tournament in 1978.  No other team had reached 200 points.  There was a three-way battle for second, third and fourth with Baker finishing second with 165.5 points, Acadiana finishing third with 161 and Bossier finishing fourth with 159.5 points.  Benny Lane of Northwood High School was selected as the Outstanding Wrestler in winning the 119 lb. weight class.  The Most Pins-Least Time trophy was won by Tim Smith of Buras who finished third at Heavyweight.  He recorded four pins in 5:47.  The Most Pins-Least Time trophy had been won four times by wrestlers with four pins, but none had their four pins in less time than recorded by Smith. In the first tournament, the Most-Pins-Least Time trophy was won with three pins in a total of 5:51.  In the other three tournaments the Most Pins-Least Time was won by wrestlers with five pins.

* Renamed the Ken Cole Invitational in 1992

Champions and Runners-Up

Final Team Standings

Place School Points
1 Northside 229
2 Baker 165.5
3 Acadiana 161
4 Bossier 159.5
5 Buras 88
5 Haughton 88
7 Capitol 81.5
8 Basile 79.5
9 Northwood 68
9 St. Martinville 68
11 Natchitoches Central 64
12 Hackberry 55.5
13 Robert E. Lee 54
14 Comeaux 49
15 Carencro 45
15 John Curtis 45
15 South Cameron 45
18 Belaire 41
19 Jeanerette 38.5
20 Lafayette 34
21 Sulphur 29
22 Tara 27
23 Baton Rouge 26
24 Christian Life Academy 22.5
25 Port Sulphur 22
26 Mississippi School for the Deaf 19
27 Johnson Bayou 0
27 Westlake 0

Champions & Runner-Ups

(Outstanding Wrestler in Bold)

Most Pins-Least Time - Tim Smith - Heavyweight - Buras: 5:47 (0:46, 0:19, 2:42, 2:00).

Weight Class

98 105 112 119 126 132 138 145 155 167 185 210 HWT
 

98 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Brent Goudeau Tara  
2 JimGaidry Robert E. Lee  
3 M. Montgomery Haughton  
4 Brian Bevers Northwood  
5 Chris McPherson Bossier  
6 Shannon Cast Northside  

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105 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Shannon Trahan Northside  
2 Henry Cooks Capitol  
3 Mike Wright Jeanerette  
4 Dennis Scott Sulphur  
5 Todd Sonnier Acadiana  
6 Billy Buras Buras  

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112 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Craig Clark Acadiana  
2 Mike Thomas Bossier  
3 Chad Stutzman Belaire  
4 Coy Shiver Hackberry  
5 Mark Bonin Jeanerette  
6 Brett Harris Natchitoches Central  

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119 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Benny Lane (OW) Northwood  
2 Randy Conklin Bossier  
3 Brian Almond Baker  
4 Brian Briggs Buras  
5 Thomas Brown Northside  
6 Manzell Givens Capitol  

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126 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Bryan Potier Acadiana  
2 Gary Washington Bossier  
3 Stephen Folmar Belaire  
4 Craig Chevalier Northside  
5 Van Bush Robert E. Lee  
6 Brian Hebert Carencro  

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132 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Kerry Laderoot Haughton  
2 Willie Green Baker  
3 Shaun King Natchitoches Central  
4 Donnis Broussard Northside  
5 Vaughn Mallery St. Martinville  
6 George Wils Sulphur  

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138 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Chris Adams Basile  
2 Ronnie James Haughton  
3 Tim Harris Acadiana  
4 Robert Harris Natchitoches Central  
5 Owen Thompson Northside  
6 David Altman Baker  

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145 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Phil Crisp Acadiana  
2 Eugene Begnaud Northside 9-0
3 Tim Miller Haughton  
4 Mark Raye Buras  
5 Tim Beane Baker  
6 John Hebert Carencro  

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155 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Kevin Wade Northside  
2 Ben Cupit Baker  
3 Brad Person Basile  
4 Paul Weller Lafayette  
5 Chris Byler Hackberry  
6 Darren Culpepper Haughton  

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167 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Keith Thibodeaux Northside 3:03
2 Charlie Levert St. Martinville  
3 Otharee Spenser Mississipi School for the Deaf  
4 Todd Richard South Cameron  
5 Norman Drake John Curtis  
6 Joseph Alex Port Sulphur  

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185 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Mark Drake John Curtis  
2 Mark Bacas Christian Life Academy  
3 Randy Hollier Acadiana  
4 Howard West Bossier  
5 Mark Estes Basile  
6 John Cormier St. Martinville  

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210 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Richard Jones Bossier  
2 Adam Bob Northside  
3 D. B. Tennant Baker  
4 Sean O'Neal Comeaux  
5 Todd Travis Acadiana  
6 Adam Dixon Capitol  

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HWT

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Gregory Brown Capitol  
2 Billy Lambert Comeaux  
3 Tim Smith Buras 2:00
4 Leon Brannan Haughton  
5 Conrad Decuire Northside  
6 Kirk Armit Bossier  

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