1980: 4th
Annual Lafayette Invitational Tournament*
January, 1980
Lafayette High School, Lafayette, Louisiana
The Capitol Golden Lions from Baton Rouge dominated the 19
team tournament with 192 points to 157 for runner-up Brusly. The Golden
Lions of Coach Edgar Fullwood placed ten wrestlers among the top six place
winners in the 12 weight classes. Gilbert Joe of Jeanerette moved up to
155 lbs., won, and was again named Outstanding Wrestler to become the only
two-time winner of that award. Joe dominated his weight class by winning
each of his four matches by pin in a total of 3 minutes, 36 seconds. The
Most Pins-Least Time trophy was won by Roger Halphen (HWT) from Buras with five
pins in 16 minutes, 17 seconds.
* Renamed the Ken Cole Invitational in 1992
Champions
and Runners-Up
Final Team Standings
Place |
School |
Points |
Place |
School |
Points |
1 |
Capitol |
192 |
T-10 |
Hahnville |
66 |
2 |
Brusly |
157 |
T-12 |
Basile |
47 |
3 |
Lafayette |
143 |
T-12 |
Northside |
47 |
T-4 |
Redemptorist |
131.5 |
14 |
Acadiana |
43 |
T-4 |
Wossman |
131.5 |
T-15 |
Baton Rouge |
42.5 |
6 |
Jeanerette |
109.5 |
T-15 |
Buras |
42.5 |
7 |
St. Martin's |
104 |
17 |
Tara |
31.5 |
8 |
Carencro |
99 |
18 |
Port Sulphur |
15 |
9 |
Natchitoches Central |
71.5 |
19 |
Hackberry |
0 |
T-10 |
Comeaux |
66 |
|
|
|
Champions & Runners-Up
(Outstanding Wrestler in Bold)
Weight Class
98 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
David Estilette |
Carencro |
|
2 |
Derrick Rispone |
Redemptorist |
|
3 |
Carlos Williams |
Capitol |
|
4 |
Greg Lejeune |
Brusly |
|
5 |
Lenny Guillotte |
Jeanerette |
|
6 |
Andrew Taliancich |
Buras |
|
|
105 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Tim Leblanc |
Brusly |
|
2 |
Arnold Andrus |
Carencro |
|
3 |
Craig Mistretta |
Redemptorist |
|
4 |
Robert Morris |
Capitol |
|
5 |
Logan Fournerat |
Jeanerette |
|
6 |
Tommy Hamilton |
Wossman |
|
|
112 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
John Gonzales |
Wossman |
|
2 |
Carl Leblanc |
Lafayette |
|
3 |
Dexter Prejean |
Carencro |
|
4 |
Doug Chiles |
Tara |
|
5 |
Richard Guillotte |
Jeanerette |
|
6 |
Jonjennel Joseph |
Capitol |
|
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119 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Johnny Hamilton |
Wossman |
|
2 |
Brett Boudreaux |
Lafayette |
|
3 |
Nathaniel Mallett |
Capitol |
|
4 |
Allen Boudoin |
Jeanerette |
|
5 |
Richie Dayries |
Brusly |
|
6 |
Nerry Dooley |
Northside |
|
|
126 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Mark Lerille |
Lafayette |
|
2 |
Brent Rhodes |
Brusly |
|
3 |
Ronald Brooks |
Capitol |
|
4 |
Paul Hoyler |
Comeaux |
|
5 |
Joel Thomas |
Baton Rouge |
|
6 |
None Awarded |
N/A |
|
|
132 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Melvin Johnson |
Capitol |
Convincingly |
2 |
Steve Kantrow |
St. Martin's |
|
3 |
James Lee |
Natchitoches Central |
|
4 |
Marc Sims |
Wossman |
|
5 |
Wayne Prejean |
Brusly |
|
6 |
Edmond Druilhey |
Northside |
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138
Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Martin
Muller |
St. Martin's |
13-3 |
2 |
Oscar Miller |
Capitol |
|
3 |
Randy Moreau |
Redemptorist |
|
4 |
Ken Gray |
Natchitoches Central |
|
5 |
Gary Achee |
Lafayette |
|
6 |
Raymond Smith |
Port Sulphur |
|
|
145 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Jerry Lewis (OW) |
Jeanerette |
|
2 |
Kent Boudreaux |
Lafayette |
|
3 |
Ronnie Walker |
Wossman |
|
4 |
Jeff Martin |
St. Martin's |
|
5 |
Johnny Manno |
Redemptorist |
|
6 |
Benet Dupree |
Natchitoches Central |
|
|
155 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Gilbert Joe |
Jeanerette |
|
2 |
Shelby Ramagos |
Brusly |
|
3 |
Matt Scott |
Comeaux |
|
4 |
James Guidry |
Lafayette |
|
5 |
Stanley Toppins |
Capitol |
|
6 |
John Monday |
Buras |
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167 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Lonnie Dykes |
Wossman |
|
2 |
Kevin Stafford |
Natchitoches Central |
|
3 |
Larry LeBlanc |
Acadiana |
|
4 |
David Morris |
Baton Rouge |
|
5 |
Kevin Taylor |
Tara |
|
6 |
Gary Sutton |
St. Martin's |
|
|
185 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Vernon Sanders |
Capitol |
|
2 |
Robert Landry |
St. Martin's |
|
3 |
Jed Person |
Basile |
|
4 |
Kevin Stanley |
Hahnville |
|
5 |
Lyle Moreau |
Carencro |
|
6 |
Dwight Fredericks |
Comeaux |
|
|
HWT
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Bryan Guidry |
Brusly |
|
2 |
Sidney Dupuis |
Carencro |
|
3 |
Roger Halphen |
Buras |
|
4 |
Chris Holiday |
Redemptorist |
|
5 |
Anthony Hawkins |
Capitol |
|
6 |
Ed Brown |
Acadiana |
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