Louisiana High School Wrestling Archives
Louisiana High School Wrestling Archives
1978 Louisiana High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament
Baker High School, Baker, Louisiana
February 10-11, 1978
Division I Final Team Standings
| Place | School/Winning Head Coach | Points |
| 1 | East Jefferson - George Trygg | 187 |
| 2 | Brother Martin | 170.5 |
| 3 | Baker | 136 |
| 4 | Rummel | 109 |
| 5 | Bonnabel | 107 |
| 6 | Jesuit | 99 |
| 7 | Parkway | 96 |
| 8 | Lee | 94.5 |
| 9 | De La Salle | 92.5 |
| 10 | Catholic | 78 |
| 11 | Holy Cross | 77 |
| 12 | Airline | 74 |
| 13 | Redemptorist | 67.5 |
| 14 | Wossman | 45 |
| 15 | Belaire | 28.5 |
| 16 | Tara | 27.5 |
| 17 | Haughton | 25.5 |
| 18 | West Jefferson | 25 |
| 19 | Jeanerette | 20 |
| 20 | Capitol | 18 |
| 21 | Broadmoor | 15 |
| 22 | Destrehan | 8 |
| 23 | Lafayette | 7 |
| 24 | Natchitoches Central | 0 |
Division I Champions & Runner-Ups
(Outstanding Wrestler in Bold)
Division I Weight Classes
| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Mitch Michelli | Brother Martin | 11-0 |
| 2 | Jessie Heck | Baker | |
| 3 | Charles LeBlanc | Rummel | |
| 4 | Eric Seals | East Jefferson | |
| 5 | Kevin Daboval | Jesuit | |
| 6 | Lenny Davis | Bonnabel |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Craig Seals | East Jefferson | 14-2 |
| 2 | Greg Town | Lee | |
| 3 | Michael Pou | Jesuit | |
| 4 | Johnny Hamilton | Wossman | |
| 5 | Kevin Laderoot | Airline | |
| 6 | None Awarded | N/A |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | John Hart | West Jeferson | 6-5 |
| 2 | Fritz Koger | Catholic | |
| 3 | Joel McMullen | Brother Martin | |
| 4 | Robert Casillas | Parkway | |
| 5 | Mark Gainey | Redemptorist | |
| 6 | Drew Lajaunie | Holy Cross |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | John Nette | Bonnabel | 9-5 |
| 2 | Keith Varmall | East Jefferson | |
| 3 | Darryl Pea | Baker | |
| 4 | Troy Cross | Brother Martin | |
| 5 | Ronnie Zumo | Redemptorist | |
| 6 | Chris Hayes | Airline |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Tom Messonnier | Brother Martin | 9-6 |
| 2 | David Albrecht | East Jefferson | |
| 3 | David Kelly | Baker | |
| 4 | Todd Somoneaux | Rummel | |
| 5 | Jesse Herman | Haughton | |
| 6 | Mike Centola | De La Salle |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | John Fogarty | Bonnabel | 7-4 |
| 2 | Jess Easley | Baker | |
| 3 | Kyle Sherman | Jesuit | |
| 4 | Tommy Keiffer | De La Salle | |
| 5 | Al Wagner | Holy Cross | |
| 6 | Joe Cunningham | Brother Martin |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Mark Scariano | Brother Martin | 3-1 |
| 2 | Fred Kitziger | Jesuit | |
| 3 | Walter Krousal | Catholic | |
| 4 | Sam Bailey | Wossman | |
| 5 | Keith Ural | Rummel | |
| 6 | Mitch Denton | Parkway |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | James Ravanack | East Jefferson | 5-1 |
| 2 | Maurice Casadaban | Brother Martin | |
| 3 | Kevin Maxey | Parkway | |
| 4 | Dale Woodward | Baker | |
| 5 | Gregg Stacy | Rummel | |
| 6 | Gilbert Joe | Jeanerette |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Joe Calloway | Baker | 2-1 OT |
| 2 | Joe Sunseri | Bonnabel | |
| 3 | Billy Perry | Parkway | |
| 4 | Wayne Schmidt | Brother Martin | |
| 5 | Hank Chiles | Tara | |
| 6 | Paul Cozic | East Jefferson |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Bart Gutierez | Lee | 5-4 |
| 2 | Tony Alas | East Jefferson | |
| 3 | Joe Bodenheimer | Holy Cross | |
| 4 | Jimmy Burton | Airline | |
| 5 | Mike Dale | Rummel | |
| 6 | Steve Durret | Broadmoor |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Tommy Majors | East Jefferson | 2-0 |
| 2 | Paul berggreen | Catholic | |
| 3 | Bobby Dale | Rummel | |
| 4 | Justin Duke | De La Salle | |
| 5 | Mitch Downey | Parkway | |
| 6 | Dean Turner | Belaire |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Jim Campbell | Lee | 6-3 |
| 2 | Mike Delesdernier | Holy Cross | |
| 3 | Randy Duke | De La Salle | |
| 4 | Derrick Morgan | Airline | |
| 5 | Leslie Hunt | Redemptorist | |
| 6 | Bobby Stogen | Haughton |
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Division II Final Team Standings
| Place | School/Winning Head Coach | Points |
| 1 | South Cameron - Clarence Vidrine | 226 |
| 2 | Bossier | 201.5 |
| 3 | John Ehret | 169 |
| 4 | Acadiana | 166.5 |
| 5 | Northside | 115 |
| 6 | Buras | 105 |
| 7 | St. Martin's | 85 |
| 8 | Neville | 52 |
| 9 | Brusly | 50.5 |
| 10 | Basile | 41.5 |
| 10 | Baton Rouge | 41.5 |
| 12 | Covington | 29 |
| 13 | Carencro | 21 |
| 14 | Louisiana School for the Blind | 20.5 |
| 15 | Johnson Bayou | 9 |
| 16 | Bogalusa | 7 |
| 16 | Denham Springs | 7 |
| 18 | Cloutierville | 6 |
| 19 | Chaneyville | 3 |
Division II Champions & Runner-Ups
(Outstanding Wrestler in Bold)
Division II Weight Classes
| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Craig Theriot | Acadiana | 4:40 |
| 2 | Bo Pate | Bossier | |
| 3 | Stephon Jefferson | Buras | |
| 4 | Dean Fusillier | Northside | |
| 5 | Tim McCall | South Cameron | |
| 6 | Logan Fournerat | Basile |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Ward Theriot | South Cameron | 6-2 |
| 2 | Chris Bonin | Acadiana | |
| 3 | Eliot Guerin | Ehret | |
| 4 | Bruce Labarge | Buras | |
| 5 | Jerry Courtney | Bossier | |
| 6 | Mark Baxter | Covington |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Bryan Hawkins | Ehret | 6-3 |
| 2 | Norman Cormier | South Cameron | |
| 3 | Duane Alleman | Acadiana | |
| 4 | Nerry Dooley | Northside | |
| 5 | Leonard Koglin | Bossier | |
| 6 | Calvin Encalade | Buras |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Paul Barnes | Bossier | 4-2 |
| 2 | Chris Hannaman | Baton Rouge | |
| 3 | Wilfred Taylor | Buras | |
| 4 | Shannon Theriot | South Cameron | |
| 5 | Roy Dauzat | Ehret | |
| 6 | David Rabalais | Brusly |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Lenny Harner | Bossier | Referee's Decision |
| 2 | James Boudreaux | South Cameron | |
| 3 | Ronnie Lantier | Acadiana | |
| 4 | Vincent Tessitore | Ehret | |
| 5 | Bryan Richard | Brusly | |
| 6 | Charles Guy | Cloutierville |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Terry Washington | Bossier | 7-5 |
| 2 | Robert Bongard | Ehret | |
| 3 | Joe Ward | Buras | |
| 4 | Irvin Bang | South Cameron | |
| 5 | Joey McCullough | Northside | |
| 6 | John Livings | Carencro |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Stuart Hart | Ehret | 6-3 |
| 2 | Myron Mayard | South Cameron | |
| 3 | Jeff Martin | St. Martin's | |
| 4 | Wilbert Porche | Buras | |
| 5 | Kevin Miller | Baton Rouge | |
| 6 | Wilbert Cormier | Northside |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Agusto Menendez | Ehret | 4-3 OT |
| 2 | Hector Garcia | South Cameron | |
| 3 | Scott Cusimano | Covington | |
| 4 | Johnathan Andrus | Northside | |
| 5 | Gary Binyon | Bossier | |
| 6 | Bill Grigg | St. Martin's |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Russell Janice | Acadiana | Referee's Decision |
| 2 | Pat Smith | South Cameron | |
| 3 | Ricky Griffin | Bossier | |
| 4 | Chris Carrier | Northside | |
| 5 | Jessie Simon | Johnson Bayou | |
| 6 | Claude Numa | Ehret |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Tony Porche | South Cameron | 1:46 |
| 2 | Curtis Stephens | Neville | |
| 3 | Michael Arnold | Northside | |
| 4 | Jed Person | Basile | |
| 5 | Gary Sutton | St. Martin's | |
| 6 | Larry LeBlanc | Acadiana |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Bill Huff | Neville | 8-2 |
| 2 | Martin James | St. Martin's | |
| 3 | Gary Robinson | Bossier | |
| 4 | Joey Mancuso | Brusly | |
| 5 | Craig Ford | LA School for the Blind | |
| 6 | None Awarded | N/A |
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| Place | Wrestler | School | Score |
| 1 | Griffith Champagne | Acadiana | 2:35 |
| 2 | Bryan Bourgeois | Basile | |
| 3 | Issac Brown | Bossier | |
| 4 | Chris McKenzie | St. Martin's | |
| 5 | Ruben Doxey | South Cameron | |
| 6 | Kyle Ipson | Carencro |
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