By: Gary Fauber | Posted: Feb. 12, 2018 | Source: Beckley Register-Herald
Class AA/A pairings for the first round of the 2018 West Virginia high school wrestling championships beginning Feb. 22 in Huntington, including wrestler, school, class and record (key: C-regional champion, R-runner-up, T-third place, F-fourth place, number is region; read paragraphs top to bottom as brackets):
106 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Blake Boyers, East Fairmont, fr., 32-4 vs. F4-Brandon Maynard, Man, fr., 29-7; R2- Joseph Blake, Lewis County, 40-9 vs. T3-Zach Barber, Oak Hill, sr., 22-4;
C4-Christopher Smith, Pt. Pleasant, fr., 31-3 vs. F1-Camden Barr, Oak Glen, soph., 24-20; R3-Marshall Clere, Greenbrier West, soph., 28-19 vs. T2-Noah Allman, Grafton, fr., 41-16.
LOWER BRACKET: C2-Jake Long, Braxton County, fr., 46-8 vs. F3-Bradley Brown, Liberty (R), soph., 40-15; R1-Wiley Houser, St. Marys, fr., 37-5 vs. T4-Billy Smith, Winfield, fr., 29-18;
C3-John Sanders, Independence, fr., 18-16 vs. F2-Ryan Murphy, Liberty Harrison, fr., 38-19; R4-Logan Powell, Wirt County, fr., 33-9 vs. T1-Eli Nazelrodt, Petersburg, fr., 25-20.
113 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Blake Whorton, East Fairmont, soph., 40-2 vs. F3-Matt Amick, Nicholas County, jr., 43-10; R4-Justin Cornell, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 39-6 vs. T2-Alex Burge, Braxton County, fr., 39-14;
C3-Bryce Perdue, Independence, fr., 21-11 vs. F1-Tyler Staggs, Keyser, sr., 42-6; R2-Zaiah Blackwell, Roane County, jr., 33-17 vs. T4-Hunter Poole, Wirt County, soph., 25-10.
LOWER BRACKET: C4-Brantley Guckert, Williamstown, sr., 32-5 vs. F2-Joseph Powers, Doddridge County, fr., 31-18; R1-Shawn Moore, Oak Glen, jr., 34-8 vs. T3-Tyler Teel, Herbert Hoover, fr., 27-8;
C2-Noah Hodges, Grafton, jr., 51-3 vs. F4-Matt Smith, Winfield, sr., 23-15; R3-Ashby West, Oak Hill, soph., 33-8 vs. T1-Brady Layman, Ritchie County, fr., 40-6.
120 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Cole Laya, East Fairmont, sr., 35-1 vs. F2-Paxton Cody, Moorefield, soph., 8-12; R3- Eric Crowe, Greenbrier West, jr., 24-19 vs. T4-Hunter Whittington, Sissonville, jr., 23-8;
C2-Keith Skaggs, Grafton, sr., 22-2 vs. F1-Wyatt Conley, Weir, soph., 28-16; R4-Mike Daley, Winfield, fr., 31-14 vs. T3-Davy Stoots, Liberty (R), soph., 36-10.
LOWER BRACKET: C3-Sean Dawson, Independence, soph., 25-9 vs. F4-AJ Garrett, Wirt County, fr., 23-16; R1-Connor Spaulding, Ritchie County, jr., 34-4 vs. T2-Blake Sontos, Clay County, fr., 36-12;
C4-George Smith, Pt. Pleasant, jr., 29-5 vs. F3-Levi Price, Shady Spring, fr., 23-31; R2-Tyee Ellison, Braxton County, fr., 40-13 vs. T1-Kevin Brewer, Fairmont Senior, sr., 27-8.
126 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Brock Whorton, East Fairmont, sr., 39-0 vs. F4-Dallas Hazelett, Nitro, soph., 21-19; R2-Reese Burnside, Doddridge County, fr., 36-11 vs. T3-Logan Seldomridge, Greenbrier West, sr., 35-9;
C4-Mitchell Freeman, Pt. Pleasant, fr., 40-8 vs. F1-Gavin Ray, Oak Glen, fr., 25-12; R3-Justin Stover, Herbert Hoover, sr., 38-5 vs. T2-Preston Peck, South Harrison, soph., 31-17.
LOWER BRACKET: C2-Aidan Gibson, Bridgeport, soph., 40-10 vs. F3-Kyle Barker, Nicholas County, sr., 34- 14; R1-Blaze Cain, Weir, sr., 29-17 vs. T4-Casey Burdette, Sissonville, jr., 23-14;
C3-Liam Lusher, Independence, jr., 24-10 vs. F2-Devin Barnes, Liberty Harrison, jr., 38-18; R4-Colton Whipkey, Wirt County, soph., 27-17 vs. T1-Cole Morris, Berkeley Springs, soph., 38-9.
132 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Caleb Rea, Weir, sr., 39-4 vs. F3-Dan Nutter, Greenbrier West, jr., 22-19; R4-Trevor Hunt, Wahama, soph., 33-12 vs. T2-Gunner Childers, Liberty Harrison, fr., 30-19;
C3-Hunter Taylor, Independence, sr., 9-4 vs. F1-Brandon Shaw, Berkeley Springs, jr., 45-12; R2-Anthony Colombo, South Harrison, soph., 18-13 vs. T4-Mason Deem, Williamstown, soph., 29-9.
LOWER BRACKET: C4-Wyatt Powell, Wirt County, jr., 33-6 vs. F2-Gage Smith, Doddridge County, soph., 29-17; R1-Peyton Hall, Oak Glen, soph., 41-5 vs. T3-Seth Martin, Oak Hill, sr., 30-12;
C2-Kemo Summers, Bridgeport, fr., 36-10 vs. F4-Tyler Messinger, Lincoln County, jr., 19-9; R3-Clayton Pettry, Liberty (R), jr., 43-14 vs. T1-Lane Flint, East Fairmont, jr., 41-7.
138 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Austin Pumphrey, Frankfort, sr., 54-0 vs. F2-Kevin Wetzel, Moorefield, fr., 31-23; R3-Bailey Alderman, Richwood, sr., 40-11 vs. T4-Wyatt Wilson, Pt. Pleasant, fr., 31-17;
C2-Gage Vincent, Braxton County, sr., 49-4 vs. F1-Ethan Zimmerman, Berkeley Springs, soph., 51-9; R4- Eli Stump, Calhoun County, sr., 36-5 vs. T3-Colton Testerman, Shady Spring, soph., 32-19.
LOWER BRACKET: C3-Tanner Harris, Independence, sr., 24-8 vs. F4-Luke Hughes, Nitro, fr., 27-15; R1- Alec Cook, Madonna, jr., 44-5 vs. T2-Russel Murphy, Liberty Harrison, soph., 17-5;
C4-Casch Somerville, Williamstown, soph., 38-11 vs. F3-Eli Sedlock, Fayetteville, fr., 28-18; R2-Addison Courtney, Bridgeport, soph., 28-14 vs. T1-Khaleb Fazenbaker, East Fairmont, sr., 37-12.
145 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Zach Davis, Berkeley Springs, sr., 48-1 vs. F4-Clay Tanner, Ravenswood, soph., 25- 13; R2-Dillion Williams, Grafton, soph., 47-7 vs. T3-Trevor Edenfield, Greenbrier West, sr., 39-11;
C4-Jamie Ward, Winfield, jr., 30-2 vs. F1-Dylan Burks, East Fairmont, sr., 25-10; R3-Gamon Trigg, Bluefield, jr., 33-7 vs. T2-Gavin Triplett, Braxton County, jr., 28-6.
LOWER BRACKET: C2-Jake Whiting, Roane County, jr., 42-3 vs. F3-Ben Kee, Herbert Hoover, soph., 30-10; R1-Ethan Swick, Petersburg, sr., 34-13 vs. T4-Julian Stoneman, Williamstown, fr., 27-15;
C3-Alex Hart, Independence, sr., 31-7 vs. F2-Tanner George, Philip Barbour, jr., 21-8; R4-Zac Samson, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 33-14 vs. T1-Tyler Mason, Keyser, jr., 39-7.
152 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Dylan Kincell, East Fairmont, sr., 33-9 vs. F3-Sammy Pullens, Fayetteville, jr., 28-16; R4-Ethan Herdman, Wahama, sr., 37-9 vs. T2-Austin Gibson, Bridgeport, jr., 38-11;
C3-Haegan Harvey, Independence, sr., 30-6 vs. F1-Garrett Conaway, North Marion, fr., 44-15; R2-Adam Reichard, Roane County, sr., 47-7 vs. T4-Bryce Breeden, Winfield, jr., 24-5.
LOWER BRACKET: C4-Logan Southall, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 25-11 vs. F2-Logan Conley, Braxton County, fr., 39-20; R1-Davy Mundey, Berkeley Springs, sr., 58-2 vs. T3-Cameron Crislip, Nicholas County, sr., 46-8;
C2-Hunter Mitchell, Lewis County, sr., 48-4 vs. F4-Noah Garrett, Wirt County, sr., 18-15; R3-Malik Cox, Greenbrier West, soph., 25-11 vs. T1-Noah Kiszka, Frankfort, soph., 44-10.
160 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Hunter Baird, Madonna, sr., 21-8 vs. F2-Caleb Crabtree, Lincoln, jr., 42-19; R3-Trent Pullens, Fayetteville, sr., 40-5 vs. T4-Jacob Roub, Pt. Pleasant, sr., 30-16;
C2-Isaac Van Meter, Moorefield, fr., 50-2 vs. F1-Scotty Collins, Ritchie County, sr., 18-8; R4-Dalton McCune, Calhoun County, jr., 8-2 vs. T3-Colton Kessler, Greenbrier West, jr., 31-14.
LOWER BRACKET: C3-Connor Gibson, Independence, sr., 29-7 vs. F4-Caleb Whittington, Sissonville, sr., 15-9; R1-Dimarrian Thomas, East Fairmont, jr., 15-5 vs. T2-Jacob Whitney, Braxton County, sr., 50-7;
C4-Jay Hall, Winfield, sr., 31-7 vs. F3-Zach Paxton, Herbert Hoover, fr., 16-13; R2-Deacon Stearns, Liberty Harrison, jr., 43-8 vs. T1-JC Cousins, Frankfort, sr., 23-3.
170 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Shayden Daugherty, Keyser, sr., 45-3 vs. F4-Jacob Bryant, Pt. Pleasant, sr., 27-19; R2-Will Kunh, Lewis County, 39-12 vs. T3-Hayden Burdette, Richwood, sr., 22-10;
C4-Hunter Moore, Wirt County, sr., 32-5 vs. F1-Wyatt Wingrove, Cameron, sr., 22-18; R3-Tucker Lawson, Independence, sr., 25-13 vs. T2-Lincoln Mayle, Philip Barbour, jr., 26-15.
LOWER BRACKET: C2-Jordan Williams, Braxton County, soph., 48-3 vs. F3-Kris Wilson, Fayetteville, jr., 35-13; R1-Nate Kotsko, East Fairmont, jr., 38-8 vs. T4-Chance Dixon, Winfield, jr., 33-14;
C3-Chase Patterson, Greenbrier West, soph., 42-5 vs. F2-Benson Bassell, Bridgeport, sr., 38-14; R4-Vinny Devaney, Nitro, sr., 32-7 vs. T1-Peyton Thompson, Berkeley Springs, fr., 47-11.
182 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Garrett Cook, Madonna, jr., 44-4 vs. F3-Ben Lusk, PikeView, sr., 40-10; R4-Clayton Hill, Pt. Pleasant, sr., 28-17 vs. T2-Seth Meador, Braxton County, soph., 41-17;
C3-Adam Daniels, Independence, sr., 14-2 vs. F1-Grant Postlethwait, East Fairmont, jr., 25-21; R2-Colton Casto, Clay County, fr., 39-6 vs. T4-JD McCallister, Winfield, jr., 28-9.
LOWER BRACKET: C4-Paul Frampton, Nitro, sr., 38-4 vs. F2-Kyle Parsons, Roane County, jr., 33-20; R1- Alec Burgess, Petersburg, jr., 44-6 vs. T3-Zach Spencer, Herbert Hoover, jr., 27-10;
C2-Colten Hovermale, Lincoln, soph., 42-7 vs. F4-Christian Thomas, Wahama, sr., 28-12; R3-Colton Dorsey, Greenbrier West, jr., 30-9 vs. T1-Josh Mason, Ritchie County, sr., 36-6.
195 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Jackson Moomau, Petersburg, sr., 48-0 vs. F2-Ryan LaAsmar, Notre Dame, sr., 22-5; R3-Noah Brown, Greenbrier West, fr., 36-9 vs. T4-Glenn McFee, Wirt County, jr., 19-14;
C2-Elias Stamm, South Harrison, jr., 40-3 vs. F1-Nate Gerau, East Fairmont, jr., 18-18; R4-Juan Marquez, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 36-12 vs. T3-Eric Workman, Liberty (R), sr., 32-10.
LOWER BRACKET: C3-Mason Kump, Independence, jr., 27-11 vs. F4-Jacob Reynolds Jr, Poca, jr., 20-11; R1-Donovan Kirby, Madonna, jr., 35-7 vs. T2-Sturgis May, Braxton County, fr., 30-7;
C4-Alex Hale, Winfield, sr., 43-4 vs. F3-Jordan Vaught, PikeView, jr., 27-9; R2-Jaden Marino, Robert C Byrd, jr., 35-4 vs. T1-Kyler Flanigan, Oak Glen, sr., 18-23.
220 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Doug Morral, Petersburg, jr., 44-6 vs. F4-Waytt Stanley, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 17-12; R2-Quinn Meador, Braxton County, soph., 44-7 vs. T3-Ben Bailey, Herbert Hoover, sr., 26-4;
C4-Gavin Shamblin, Sissonville, soph., 29-9 vs. F1-Austin Conaway, North Marion, sr., 21-8; R3-Christian Lively, Oak Hill, sr., 24-5 vs. T2-DJ Smith, Roane County, soph., 27-13.
LOWER BRACKET: C2-Kavaughn Summers, Bridgeport, jr., 31-1 vs. F3-Logan Price, PikeView, jr., 37-12; R1-Tanner Clark, Berkeley Springs, sr., 15-4 vs. T4-Jacob Scraggs, Lincoln County, jr., 15-3;
C3-Trey Gunnoe, Independence, sr., 11-7 vs. F2-Seth Pumphrey, South Harrison, jr., 24-17; R4-Antonio Serevicz, Wahama, jr., 33-3 vs. T1-Antone Herring, St. Marys, sr., 31-8.
285 pounds
UPPER BRACKET: C1-Zach Frazier, Fairmont Senior, soph., 36-0 vs. F3-Devin Vance, Liberty (R), soph., 26- 23; R4-Cody Riley, Buffalo, soph., 14-8 vs. T2-Michael Junkins, Notre Dame, fr., 25-9;
C3-Levi Lesher, Midland Trail, sr., 30-5 vs. F1-Mikey Hamrick, Magnolia, soph., 21-8; R2-Ryan Metzgar, Lewis County, sr., 36-8 vs. T4-DJ Browning, Man, sr., 18-7.
LOWER BRACKET: C4-Jake Muncy, Pt. Pleasant, soph., 23-14 vs. F2-Isaiah Cumberledge, Braxton County, sr., 31-8; R1-Cory Chipps, Tyler Consolidated, sr., 29-3 vs. T3-Hunter Isom, Independence, soph., 17-6;
C2-Garrett Ware, Grafton, sr., 47-3 vs. F4-Tyler Mileto, Logan, jr., 24-6; R3-Trey White, PikeView, sr., 34- 3 vs. T1-Steven White, Keyser, sr., 36-6.
