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1954 Louisiana Interscholastic Wrestling Championships

New Orleans Athletic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana

February 26-27, 1954

Final Team Standings      State Champions & Runner-Ups

Final Team Standings

Place School - Winning Head Coach Points
1 Holy Cross - Brother Melchior Polowy 69
2 Jesuit 8
2 Fortier 8
4 Warren Easton 5
5 Clinton 3
5 St. Aloysius 3

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State Champions & Runner-Ups

Outstanding Wrestler in Bold

Weight Class State Champion School Runner-Up School Score
95 Allen Blanchard Holy Cross David Martin Jesuit 2:14
103 Joe Myers Jesuit Melvin Gelpi Holy Cross 2:10
112 Sonny Kolb Holy Cross Ed Sapir Fortier 1:15
120 Jerry Cresap Fortier Neil Gautier Holy Cross 1:05
127 Raymond Conway Holy Cross Luke Palermo Holy Cross 0:55
135 Alfred Pedlahore Holy Cross Bill Ybarzabol St. Aloysius 16-9
145 Henry Keim Holy Cross Homer frederick Clinton 2:22
155 Lynn Gagnon Holy Cross James Sedberry Holy Cross 1:55
165 Lloyd Lerille Holy Cross Mario Menendez Holy Cross 0:47
175 Joseph Battaglia Warren Easton George Lee Holy Cross 4-1
185 Harry Schexnayder Holy Cross Edwin Songy Holy Cross 1:29
Heavyweight William Hughes Holy Cross Joe Bennitte Holy Cross 3:32

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