1983: 7th
Annual Lafayette Invitational Tournament*
January, 1983
Comeaux High School, Lafayette, Louisiana
In 1983 25 schools were in the Lafayette Invitational and
the team championship ended in a tie between Baker and Jeanerette at 174 points
each. West Jefferson edged Bossier for third place with 156 points to
152.5. In tying for first place, Baker had the overall team depth.
Baker's only wrestler in the finals was Willie Green who won at 132 lbs.
Including Green, Baker placed seven wrestlers in the top five in the 13 weight
classes. Jeanerette had four in the finals. All four won, including
Lenny Guillotte in the 119 lb. weight class, which had been won by his brother
Richard the previous two years. Jeanerette's other winners were Robert
Mestayer (138 lbs.), Clarence Sutton (155 lbs.) and Robert Shelton (167 lbs.)
* Renamed the Ken Cole Invitational in 1992
Champions
and Runners-Up
Final Team Standings
Place |
School |
Points |
Place |
School |
Points |
Place |
School |
Points |
T-1 |
Baker |
174 |
10 |
Redemptorist |
81.5 |
19 |
St. Martinville |
33.5 |
T-1 |
Jeanerette |
174 |
11 |
Carencro |
73 |
20 |
Basile |
19 |
3 |
West Jefferson |
156 |
12 |
Tara |
68.5 |
21 |
Northwood |
12 |
T-4 |
Bossier |
152.5 |
13 |
Capitol |
62 |
22 |
Lafayette |
10 |
T-4 |
Acadiana |
135.5 |
13 |
Bannabel |
61.5 |
23 |
Port Sulphur |
7.5 |
6 |
Belaire |
133 |
15 |
Natchitoches Central |
60.5 |
T-24 |
Hackberry |
0 |
7 |
Northside |
117 |
T-16 |
Sulphur |
39 |
T-24 |
Westside |
0 |
8 |
Haughton |
110 |
T-16 |
Comeaux |
36 |
|
|
|
9 |
Robert E. Lee |
97 |
18 |
Buras |
35.5 |
|
|
|
Champions & Runners-Up
(Outstanding Wrestler in Bold)
Most Pins-Least Time Award - Robert Shelton - 167 lbs. -
Jeanerette: 4 Pins in 7:18 (1:21, 1:20, 1:34, 3:03).
Weight Class
98 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Gus Mazroy |
Robert E. Lee |
|
2 |
Gerald Borne |
West Jefferson |
|
3 |
Mark Mercurio |
Tara |
|
4 |
Ricky Dickerson |
Carencro |
|
5 |
Shannon Trahan |
Northside |
|
6 |
Chris McPherson |
Bossier |
|
|
105 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Rodi Rispone |
Redemptorist |
|
2 |
Galvey Vincent |
Acadiana |
|
3 |
Walter Gongora |
West Jefferson |
|
4 |
Mike Thomas |
Bossier |
|
5 |
Mike Phelps |
Bonnabel |
|
6 |
Thomas Brown |
Northside |
|
|
112 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Matt Redding |
West Jefferson |
|
2 |
Van Bush |
Robert E. Lee |
|
3 |
Randy Conklin |
Bossier |
|
4 |
Craig Clark |
Acadiana |
|
5 |
Edward Roane |
Jeanerette |
|
6 |
Kevin Credeur |
Carencro |
|
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119 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Lenny Guillotte |
Jeanerette |
|
2 |
Lance Bullion |
Robert E. Lee |
|
3 |
Stephen Folmar |
Baker |
|
4 |
Todd Millet |
Tara |
|
5 |
Danny Lantier |
Acadiana |
|
6 |
Doug Rainwater |
Haughton |
|
|
126 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Craig Mistretta |
Redemptorist |
|
2 |
Bryan Porter |
Acadiana |
|
3 |
Larry Randazzo |
Bonnabel |
|
4 |
Gary Washington |
Bossier |
|
5 |
Andrew Taliancich |
Buras |
|
6 |
Ronald Levy |
Jeanerette |
|
|
132 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Willie Green |
Baker |
|
2 |
Eugene Begnaud |
Northside |
|
3 |
Kerry Laderoot |
Haughton |
|
4 |
Shaun King |
Natchitoches Central |
|
5 |
John Hebert |
Carencro |
|
6 |
Rick DeRoche |
Bonnabel |
|
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138 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Robert Mestayer |
Jeanerette |
|
2 |
Mike Crooks |
West Jefferson |
|
3 |
Fred Evans |
Natchitoches Central |
|
4 |
David Weber |
Haughton |
|
5 |
David Altman |
Baker |
|
6 |
John Guillory |
Robert E. Lee |
|
|
145
Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Keith Eccles |
West Jefferson |
|
2 |
John Thompson |
Belaire |
9-0 |
3 |
Anthony Padella |
Jeanerette |
|
4 |
Ronnie James |
Haughton |
|
5 |
Tim Michie |
Sulphur |
|
6 |
Gerald Thomas |
Northside |
|
|
155 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Clarence Sutton |
Jeanerette |
|
2 |
Pete Bush |
Tara |
|
3 |
Ben Cupit |
Baker |
|
4 |
Kelvin Wade |
Northside |
|
5 |
Phil Crisp |
Acadiana |
|
6 |
Roy Smith |
Bossier |
|
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167 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Robert Shelton |
Jeanerette |
3:03 |
2 |
Mark Scardina |
Belaire |
|
3 |
Doug Pickering |
Baker |
|
4 |
Keith Thibodeaux |
Northside |
|
5 |
Charlie Levert |
St. Martinville |
|
6 |
Mike Vetkoetter |
Bossier |
|
|
185 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Erik Ketelsen (OW) |
Belaire |
|
2 |
Gene Strogen |
Haughton |
|
3 |
Carl Dabadie |
Baker |
|
4 |
Wilson Landry |
Carencro |
|
5 |
Scott Wentzell |
Sulphur |
|
6 |
Pat Guedry |
Redemptorist |
|
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210 Pounds
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
James Shaheen |
Belaire |
|
2 |
Richard Jones |
Bossier |
|
3 |
Todd Travis |
Acadiana |
|
4 |
Gerry Evans |
Baker |
|
5 |
Bruce Lambert |
Comeaux |
|
6 |
Oliver Baker |
Bonnabel |
|
|
HWT
Place |
Wrestler |
School |
Score |
1 |
Sean Montgomery |
West Jefferson |
|
2 |
Lee Green |
Capitol |
|
3 |
Bryant Williams |
Belaire |
|
4 |
Ron Dean |
Bossier |
|
5 |
D. G. Tennant |
Baker |
|
6 |
Leon Brannon |
Haughton |
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