1984: 8th Annual Lafayette Invitational Tournament*

January, 1984

Comeaux High School, Lafayette, Louisiana

The Northside High Vikings overpowered the 28 team field and set a new team scoring record in the process with 229 points, breaking the team scoring record which had been set by South Cameron with 208 points in the second tournament in 1978.  No other team had reached 200 points.  There was a three-way battle for second, third and fourth with Baker finishing second with 165.5 points, Acadiana finishing third with 161 and Bossier finishing fourth with 159.5 points.  Benny Lane of Northwood High School was selected as the Outstanding Wrestler in winning the 119 lb. weight class.  The Most Pins-Least Time trophy was won by Tim Smith of Buras who finished third at Heavyweight.  He recorded four pins in 5:47.  The Most Pins-Least Time trophy had been won four times by wrestlers with four pins, but none had their four pins in less time than recorded by Smith. In the first tournament, the Most-Pins-Least Time trophy was won with three pins in a total of 5:51.  In the other three tournaments the Most Pins-Least Time was won by wrestlers with five pins.

* Renamed the Ken Cole Invitational in 1992

Champions and Runners-Up

Final Team Standings

Place School Points Place School Points
1 Northside 229 T-15 Carencro 45
2 Baker 165.5 T-15 John Curtis 45
3 Acadiana 161 T-15 South Cameron 45
4 Bossier 159.5 18 Belaire 41
T-5 Buras 88 19 Jeanerette 38.5
T-5 Haughton 88 20 Lafayette 34
7 Capitol 81.5 21 Sulphur 29
8 Basile 79.5 22 Tara 27
T-9 Northwood 68 23 Baton Rouge 26
T-9 St. Martinville 68 24 Christian Life Academy 22.5
11 Natchitoches Central 64 25 Port Sulphur 22
12 Hackberry 55.5 26 Mississippi School for the Deaf 19
13 Robert E. Lee 54 T-27 Johnson Bayou 0
14 Comeaux 49 T-27 Westlake 0

Champions & Runners-Up

(Outstanding Wrestler in Bold)

Most Pins-Least Time - Tim Smith - Heavyweight - Buras: 5:47 (0:46, 0:19, 2:42, 2:00).

Weight Class

98 105 112 119 126 132 138 145 155 167 185 210 HWT
 

98 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Brent Goudeau Tara  
2 JimGaidry Robert E. Lee  
3 M. Montgomery Haughton  
4 Brian Bevers Northwood  
5 Chris McPherson Bossier  
6 Shannon Cast Northside  

105 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Shannon Trahan Northside  
2 Henry Cooks Capitol  
3 Mike Wright Jeanerette  
4 Dennis Scott Sulphur  
5 Todd Sonnier Acadiana  
6 Billy Buras Buras  

112 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Craig Clark Acadiana  
2 Mike Thomas Bossier  
3 Chad Stutzman Belaire  
4 Coy Shiver Hackberry  
5 Mark Bonin Jeanerette  
6 Brett Harris Natchitoches Central  

119 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Benny Lane (OW) Northwood  
2 Randy Conklin Bossier  
3 Brian Almond Baker  
4 Brian Briggs Buras  
5 Thomas Brown Northside  
6 Manzell Givens Capitol  

126 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Bryan Potier Acadiana  
2 Gary Washington Bossier  
3 Stephen Folmar Belaire
4 Craig Chevalier Northside  
5 Van Bush Robert E. Lee  
6 Brian Hebert Carencro  

132 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Kerry Laderoot Haughton  
2 Willie Green Baker  
3 Shaun King Natchitoches Central  
4 Donnis Broussard Northside  
5 Vaughn Mallery St. Martinville  
6 George Wils Sulphur  

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138 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Chris Adams Basile  
2 Ronnie James Haughton  
3 Tim Harris Acadiana  
4 Robert Harris Natchitoches Central  
5 Owen Thompson Northside  
6 David Altman Baker  

145 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Phil Crisp Acadiana  
2 Eugene Begnaud Northside 9-0
3 Tim Miller Haughton  
4 Mark Raye Buras  
5 Tim Beane Baker  
6 John Hebert Carencro  

155 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Kevin Wade Northside  
2 Ben Cupit Baker  
3 Brad Person Basile  
4 Paul Weller Lafayette  
5 Chris Byler Hackberry  
6 Darren Culpepper Haughton  

167 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Keith Thibodeaux Northside 3:03
2 Charlie Levert St. Martinville  
3 Otharee Spenser Mississipi School for the Deaf  
4 Todd Richard South Cameron  
5 Norman Drake John Curtis  
6 Joseph Alex Port Sulphur  

185 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Mark Drake John Curtis  
2 Mark Bacas Christian Life Academy  
3 Randy Hollier Acadiana  
4 Howard West Bossier  
5 Mark Estes Basile  
6 John Cormier St. Martinville  

210 Pounds

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Richard Jones Bossier  
2 Adam Bob Northside  
3 D. B. Tennant Baker  
4 Sean O'Neal Comeaux  
5 Todd Travis Acadiana  
6 Adam Dixon Capitol  

HWT

Place Wrestler School Score
1 Gregory Brown Capitol  
2 Billy Lambert Comeaux  
3 Tim Smith Buras 2:00
4 Leon Brannan Haughton  
5 Conrad Decuire Northside  
6 Kirk Armit Bossier  

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