1954 Louisiana Interscholastic Wrestling Championships
New Orleans Athletic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana
February 26-27, 1954
Final Team Standings State Champions & Runners-Up
Place | School - Winning Head Coach | Points |
1 | Holy Cross - Brother Melchior Polowy | 69 |
2 | Jesuit | 8 |
2 | Fortier | 8 |
4 | Warren Easton | 5 |
5 | Clinton | 3 |
5 | St. Aloysius | 3 |
Outstanding Wrestler in Bold
Weight Class | State Champion | School | Runner-Up | School | Score |
95 | Allen Blanchard | Holy Cross | David Martin | Jesuit | 2:14 |
103 | Joe Myers | Jesuit | Melvin Gelpi | Holy Cross | 2:10 |
112 | Sonny Kolb | Holy Cross | Ed Sapir | Fortier | 1:15 |
120 | Jerry Cresap | Fortier | Neil Gautier | Holy Cross | 1:05 |
127 | Raymond Conway | Holy Cross | Luke Palermo | Holy Cross | 0:55 |
135 | Alfred Pedlahore | Holy Cross | Bill Ybarzabol | St. Aloysius | 16-9 |
145 | Henry Keim | Holy Cross | Homer frederick | Clinton | 2:22 |
155 | Lynn Gagnon | Holy Cross | James Sedberry | Holy Cross | 1:55 |
165 | Lloyd Lerille | Holy Cross | Mario Menendez | Holy Cross | 0:47 |
175 | Joseph Battaglia | Warren Easton | George Lee | Holy Cross | 4-1 |
185 | Harry Schexnayder | Holy Cross | Edwin Songy | Holy Cross | 1:29 |
Heavyweight | William Hughes | Holy Cross | Joe Bennitte | Holy Cross | 3:32 |