1955 Louisiana Interscholastic Wrestling Championships

New Orleans Athletic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana

March 4-5, 1955

Final Team Standings      State Champions & Runners-Up

Final Team Standings

Place School - Winning Head Coach Points
1 Holy Cross - Brother Melchior Polowy 72
2 Jesuit 8
2 Fortier 8
4 Warren Easton 5
5 St. Aloysius 3
6 Redemptorist 0

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State Champions & Runners-Up

Outstanding Wrestler in Bold

Weight Class State Champion School Runner-Up School Score
95 Lester Alfortish, Jr. Jesuit Mel Zimmer Holy Cross  
103 Allen Blanchard Holy Cross Raymond Yates Holy Cross  
112 Robert Chaisson Holy Cross William Bethea Fortier  
120 Jeptha "Sonny" Kolb Holy Cross Earl Pedelshore Jesuit  
127 Raymond Conway Holy Cross Alfred Gomez Holy Cross  
135 Jerry Cresap Fortier Vincent Schiro Holy Cross  
145 Ray Hale Holy Cross Hyman Bartolo Holy Cross  
155 Lynn Gagnon Holy Cross Terrell Brunet Holy Cross  
165 Henry Scheffler Holy Cross Lloyd Boesch Holy Cross  
175 Lloyd Lerille Holy Cross Jerry Sens St. Aloysius  
185 Joseph Battaglia Warren Easton Harry Schexnayder Holy Cross  
Heavyweight Joe Bennitte Holy Cross Marvin Cauallino Holy Cross  

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