Louisiana High School Wrestling Archives
Louisiana High School Wrestling Archives
1953 Louisiana Interscholastic Wrestling Championships
New Orleans Athletic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
February 27-28, 1953
Final Team Standings State Champions & Runner-Ups
| Place | School - Winning Head Coach | Points |
| 1 | Holy Cross - Brother Melchior Polowy | 72 |
| 2 | Jesuit | 14 |
| 3 | Fortier | 13 |
| 4 | Baton Rouge | Unknown |
| 4 | Catholic | Unknown |
| 4 | Jefferson | Unknown |
| 4 | Live Oak | Unknown |
| 4 | Louisiana School for the Blind | Unknown |
| 4 | Ridgeway | Unknown |
| 4 | St. Aloysius | Unknown |
| 4 | Terrebonne | Unknown |
Outstanding Wrestler in Bold
| Weight Class | State Champion | School | Runner-Up | School | Score |
| 95 | Sonny Kolb | Holy Cross | Honore Lartigug | Jesuit | 1:40 |
| 103 | Lawrence Bienvenue | Holy Cross | Emmett Culpepper | Holy Cross | 1:00 |
| 112 | Alfred Gomez | Holy Cross | Salvador Panzeca | Holy Cross | 2:00 |
| 120 | Jerry Cresap | Fortier | Hart Schwartzenbach | Jesuit | Decision |
| 127 | Sergio Inchaustegui | Holy Cross | Deles Hall | Jesuit | 0:35 |
| 135 | Lynn Gagnon | Holy Cross | Manuel Guitierrez | Holy Cross | 1:05 |
| 145 | Lloyd Lerille | Holy Cross | Henry Keim | Holy Cross | 0:57 |
| 155 | Paul Vander Haar | Jesuit | James Sedberry | Holy Cross | Decision |
| 165 | Jim Ledet | Holy Cross | Henry Rodriguez | Holy Cross | 1:32 |
| 175 | Joe Delaney | Holy Cross | Andy Petrovich | Holy Cross | 3:58 |
| 185 | Dan Allain | Fortier | Fred Burtch | Holy Cross | Decision |
| Heavyweight | Dalton Truax | Holy Cross | Joe Bennitte | Holy Cross | Decision |