Who's your high School All- Time Squad?

Danimal Dan said:
Cincinnati Elder
106: Joe Lambers
113: Willie Doepker
120: Steve Klumb
126: Tommy Pretty
132: Nick Spatola
138: Elliot Spence
145: Connor Craig
152: Dave Shuler
160: Austin Murphy
170: Ian Korb
182: Jeff Heidemann
195: Kevin Hyland
220: Orlando Scales, Antonio McCloud
285: Nick Nusekabel
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Danimal, great list and I am not sure I would change much at all but how do you keep Jamison (State Runner Up, and 2x placer) and Rokk Johnson (State Runner Up, and 2x placer) off the list?? I know it is hard. Elder had a helluva run on 215/220 wrestlers in the 2000's and 2010's (10/11 state Qualifiers at the weight and 9 State Placers and 5 State finalist with 3 State Champs. Crazy right.
 
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Coach McCoy said:
Danimal, great list and I am not sure I would change much at all but how do you keep Jamison (State Runner Up, and 2x placer) and Rokk Johnson (State Runner Up, and 2x placer) off the list?? I know it is hard. Elder had a helluva run on 215/220 wrestlers in the 2000's and 2010's (10/11 state Qualifiers at the weight and 9 State Placers and 5 State finalist with 3 State Champs. Crazy right.
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Funny how certain programs are dominant in specific weights. During Orlando's freshman year, Elder had a dominant big man; just like Fairfield was never short on lightweights. Middleweights seems to be Moeller. Harrison was a jack of all trades.
 
LaSalle had Neil Neyer at 155 in '76. Not only was he the state champ that year...He was dominant! Went on to wrestle in college DI for one of the Michigan schools I believe. Also, for Princeton, anybody consider Jeff Gaines? 4th in state as a Jr. at 105, then got hurt as a Sr. at 112, or 119. Very physical 112 lb'er.
 
nooks said:
LaSalle had Neil Neyer at 155 in '76. Not only was he the state champ that year...He was dominant! Went on to wrestle in college DI for one of the Michigan schools I believe. Also, for Princeton, anybody consider Jeff Gaines? 4th in state as a Jr. at 105, then got hurt as a Sr. at 112, or 119. Very physical 112 lb'er.
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Jeff is still in good shape. Still rolling on the mats and making sure my boys knew were his name was on Princeton's Wall of Fame. During the last summer open mats, he was cutting threw so many lightweight state placers that it reminded me of Count Doukoo vs Obi Wan and Anikan.
 
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nooks said:
LaSalle had Neil Neyer at 155 in '76. Not only was he the state champ that year...He was dominant! Went on to wrestle in college DI for one of the Michigan schools I believe. Also, for Princeton, anybody consider Jeff Gaines? 4th in state as a Jr. at 105, then got hurt as a Sr. at 112, or 119. Very physical 112 lb'er.
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Nooks, Neil Neyer was truly dominant. His State Title was in his Jr year, he wasn't scored on until the District finals. He came back and was just as dominant his Sr year but got sick (had mono and they were worried about his spline) prior to the state meet and had to be held out or he would have been a 2 timer for sure. Just a little insight on him.
 
darthmalice said:
Funny how certain programs are dominant in specific weights. During Orlando's freshman year, Elder had a dominant big man; just like Fairfield was never short on lightweights. Middleweights seems to be Moeller. Harrison was a jack of all trades.
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Darth, correct. His name was Sean Jameson who was a returning state placer the year before and he ended up the State Runner Up (defaulted in the state finals to a kid from Wadsworth while he was winning the match because of injury. He had beaten that kid earlier in the year as well).
 
I’ll take a shot since I am having wrestling withdrawal

Canfield
103/106- Nick Barber 2x SQ, Ethan Fletcher SQ
112/113-Levi Spellman S1,S2
119/120-Korey Frost S5, Klynt Maston SQ
125/126-Robby Reed S2
130/132-Alex Benedict S2
135/138- Jim Jones S1 1990 S4 in 1989 and Scott Cleary S1 in 1993
145-Oscar Santiago S1 S2 S3
152-Georgio Poullas S1, S2, S6, S6
160-Joe Peet S1in 1988
170- David Crawford 2x S1,S4,S6
182-Anthony D’Alesio S1, S3,S4, 2x Ironman Placer
189/195-Nick Crawford S1,S5
215/220-Tyler Stein 2x S1
286-Mason Giordano S2

Not bad for a closed enrollment public school from Youngstown area
 
Cin. La Salle

State placement in ( )

106 - Dustin Norris (2,1)
113 - Lucas Byrd (7,3,1,1)
120 - Max Byrd (7,6,2,2)
126 - Casey Wiles (3,4) ****
132 - Corey Shie (5,3,2)
138 - Jake Niffenegger (2)
145 - Mark Ruberg (2)
152 - E'lan Heard (4)
160 - Neal Neyer (1)
170 - Trey Sizemore (7,1)
182 - Blake Wilson (5,5)
195 - Michael Baker (6,2)
220 - Garrett Bledsoe (8)
285 - Mike Cross (3)


**** 126 is tough to decide here. Below are the list to choose from
Randy Davis (2)
Jim Betsch (3)
Casey Wiles (3,4)
Antoine Allen (5,5)
 
nooks said:
LaSalle had Neil Neyer at 155 in '76. Not only was he the state champ that year...He was dominant! Went on to wrestle in college DI for one of the Michigan schools I believe. Also, for Princeton, anybody consider Jeff Gaines? 4th in state as a Jr. at 105, then got hurt as a Sr. at 112, or 119. Very physical 112 lb'er.
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Neyer went to Wisconsin.
 
...I knew it was "up north" somewhere:) My vote would be for Davis...only because he beat up on a not-so-favorite teammate of mine...
 
djm0007 said:
Can someone do one for Mayfield?
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Here's a start (with some weight movement as needed). Someone with a bit more familiarity can take it from here.

106 Anthony Auletta (1981-2)
113 Dan McNulty (2008-5, 2009-4, 2011-7) or Andrew Fiorenza (1983-6, 1984-6)
120 Dom Herrera (2000-4)
126 Charles Sabatino (1980-2, 1981-5)
132 Nathan Spencer (2003-4, 2004-4) or Mike Carlone (2010-7, 2011-2)
138 Ed Crockett (1962-1)
145 Thomas Gallagher (1978-1)
152 Mike Ward (2003-2, 2004-1, 2005-1)
160 Tylan Coleman (2009-4, 2010-6, 2011-3)
170 Corey Haynes (2009-2)
182 J.R. Fairman (2001-4, 2002-2)
195 Matt Delguyd (2000-4, 2001-2, 2002-2)
220 Paul Long (1986-5, 1987-1)
285 Derrick Bendau (2001-4, 2002-4, 2003-2)
 
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Bob Berg said:
Here's a start (with some weight movement as needed). Someone with a bit more familiarity can take it from here.

106 Anthony Auletta (1981-2)
113 Dan McNulty (2008-5, 2009-4, 2011-7) or Andrew Fiorenza (1983-6, 1984-6)
120 Dom Herrera (2000-4)
126 Charles Sabatino (1980-2, 1981-5)
132 Nathan Spencer (2003-4, 2004-4) or Mike Carlone (2010-7, 2011-2)
138 Ed Crockett (1962-1)
145 Thomas Gallagher (1978-1)
152 Mike Ward (2003-2, 2004-1, 2005-1)
160 Tylan Coleman (2009-4, 2010-6, 2011-3)
170 Corey Haynes (2009-2)
182 J.R. Fairman (2001-4, 2002-2)
195 Matt Delguyd (2000-4, 2001-2, 2002-2)
220 Paul Long (1986-5, 1987-1)
285 Derrick Bendau (2001-4, 2002-4, 2003-2)
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Nathan Spencer was also a runner-up at Newbury in D3 before transferring to Mayfield. Although Harry Feuer transferred to Brecksville for his senior year, he could be another name in the lower weights (3x placer).
 
Bob Berg said:
Here's a start (with some weight movement as needed). Someone with a bit more familiarity can take it from here.

106 Anthony Auletta (1981-2)
113 Dan McNulty (2008-5, 2009-4, 2011-7) or Andrew Fiorenza (1983-6, 1984-6)
120 Dom Herrera (2000-4)
126 Charles Sabatino (1980-2, 1981-5)
132 Nathan Spencer (2003-4, 2004-4) or Mike Carlone (2010-7, 2011-2)
138 Ed Crockett (1962-1)
145 Thomas Gallagher (1978-1)
152 Mike Ward (2003-2, 2004-1, 2005-1)
160 Tylan Coleman (2009-4, 2010-6, 2011-3)
170 Corey Haynes (2009-2)
182 J.R. Fairman (2001-4, 2002-2)
195 Matt Delguyd (2000-4, 2001-2, 2002-2)
220 Paul Long (1986-5, 1987-1)
285 Derrick Bendau (2001-4, 2002-4, 2003-2)
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Really nice list!
Two additional Mayfield wrestlers to consider are 1965 175-pound state champion Walt Podgurski and 1976 105-pound state champion Jay Beiter. Jay went on to wrestle at Hofstra University.
 
nooks said:
Can anybody do the Maple Heights or Akron Coventry teams?
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Doing Maple Hts. brings back so many memories. First team only (except in a few cases where it would be unconscionable to leave out the alternative), others feel free to add in more (as many State Champs are on the outside looking in - LaScala, Novak, Kornell, Calendar, Kosarko, Jamie Milkovich, Mike Milkovich, Barrett, the Sadowski brothers, etc.).

106 Frank Romano (1965-1, 1966-1)
113 Kory Mines (2007-6, 2008-2, 2009-1, 2010-1)
120 Pat Milkovich (1969-5, 1970-3, 1971-1) … but how can I leave out Lon Hicks (1968-3, 1969-1)?
126 Tom Milkovich (1967-1, 1968-1, 1969-1)
132 Audie Atienza (1988-2, 1989-1) or Bill Black (1967-2, 1968-1)
138 Joe Pflug (1999-2, 2000-2, 2001-1, 2002-1)
145 Joe Peritore (1962-1, 1963-1)
152 Ron Deubel (1993-6, 1994-1)
160 Anthony Magistrelli (1999-5, 2000-2, 2001-1)
170 Richard Robertson (2012-2, 2013-3) or Mike Fiala (1969-4, 1970-5)
182 Mark Urban (1977-4, 1978-1)
195 Enrique Robertson (2005-4, 2006-1)
220 Almonte' Patrick (2011-6, 2012-3)
HVT Merle Preble (1956-3, 1957-1)
 
Bob Berg said:
Doing Maple Hts. brings back so many memories. First team only (except in a few cases where it would be unconscionable to leave out the alternative), others feel free to add in more (as many State Champs are on the outside looking in - LaScala, Novak, Kornell, Calendar, Kosarko, Jamie Milkovich, Mike Milkovich, Barrett, the Sadowski brothers, etc.).

106 Frank Romano (1965-1, 1966-1)
113 Kory Mines (2007-6, 2008-2, 2009-1, 2010-1)
120 Pat Milkovich (1969-5, 1970-3, 1971-1) … but how can I leave out Lon Hicks (1968-3, 1969-1)?
126 Tom Milkovich (1967-1, 1968-1, 1969-1)
132 Audie Atienza (1988-2, 1989-1) or Bill Black (1967-2, 1968-1)
138 Joe Pflug (1999-2, 2000-2, 2001-1, 2002-1)
145 Joe Peritore (1962-1, 1963-1)
152 Ron Deubel (1993-6, 1994-1)
160 Anthony Magistrelli (1999-5, 2000-2, 2001-1)
170 Richard Robertson (2012-2, 2013-3) or Mike Fiala (1969-4, 1970-5)
182 Mark Urban (1977-4, 1978-1)
195 Enrique Robertson (2005-4, 2006-1)
220 Almonte' Patrick (2011-6, 2012-3)
HVT Merle Preble (1956-3, 1957-1)
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Another one left out is Big Mike's first two time champ, Pat Palumbo.
 
nooks said:
LaSalle had Neil Neyer at 155 in '76. Not only was he the state champ that year...He was dominant! Went on to wrestle in college DI for one of the Michigan schools I believe. Also, for Princeton, anybody consider Jeff Gaines? 4th in state as a Jr. at 105, then got hurt as a Sr. at 112, or 119. Very physical 112 lb'er.
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Actually, Jeff Gaines was a district champ at 112 his senior year.
 
bdhof said:
St Xavier

106 98 Damien Butler 4
113 112 Mike Ahern 2 6
120 119 Shawn Rocky 2 4
126 126 Ed Wohlwender 2 3
132 130 Mike Arnold 2
138 135 John Gallagher 2 7
145 145 Jim Byrd 2
152 152 Joshua Robbins 1 2 2
160 160 Vince Carraher 3
170 170 Joe Heyob 1 5
182 185 Steve Linz 4
195 195 Jonathan Jones 1 4
220 215 JD Beiting 5
T-275 275 Kevin Reilly 2
T-275 275 Jack Heyob 2





State placers not listed above who deserve mention:
103 & 112 Jake Farber 7 8
119 & 123 Bob Dalton 6 6
125 Scott Smith 2
130 Dave Salemme 3
135 Brad Hollo 2
140 Randy Carver 4
152 Alex Boerger 5
171 Dan Malinowski 2
171 Louis Miller 5 7
175 Dan Reilly 4
275 Nathan Boehm 5

I'm missing a Byrd who placed at a mid-weight in the late 60s. I can't find him on the OHSAA site. A few years only list top 4, even in years where they placed top 6. Don't know if I'm missing any others. I went thru the various years on the OHSAA site and did the best I could.
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State placers not listed....
Bob Ryan 155 6th in 1975
 
Bob Berg said:
Here's a start (with some weight movement as needed). Someone with a bit more familiarity can take it from here.

106 Anthony Auletta (1981-2)
113 Dan McNulty (2008-5, 2009-4, 2011-7) or Andrew Fiorenza (1983-6, 1984-6)
120 Dom Herrera (2000-4)
126 Charles Sabatino (1980-2, 1981-5)
132 Nathan Spencer (2003-4, 2004-4) or Mike Carlone (2010-7, 2011-2)
138 Ed Crockett (1962-1)
145 Thomas Gallagher (1978-1)
152 Mike Ward (2003-2, 2004-1, 2005-1)
160 Tylan Coleman (2009-4, 2010-6, 2011-3)
170 Corey Haynes (2009-2)
182 J.R. Fairman (2001-4, 2002-2)
195 Matt Delguyd (2000-4, 2001-2, 2002-2)
220 Paul Long (1986-5, 1987-1)
285 Derrick Bendau (2001-4, 2002-4, 2003-2)
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Tylan Coleman placed 5 in 2008
 
nooks said:
Can anybody do the Maple Heights or Akron Coventry teams?
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Akron Coventry is a fun team to do, especially with those Golden Years in the late 1970s and mid-1990s. It starts with the "Shawns" and ends with bumping up all the Potts and Scott to make it work. And in between, lots of studs. Pls add in as you wish.

106 Shawn Adkins 1996-1, 1997-1 (almost matched by Dave Riggs, 1973-1, 1974-2)
113 Shaun Tompkins 1995-2, 1996-6, 1997-1
120 Damon Stough 1994-6, 1995-4, 1996-1
126 Joe Workman 1992-2, 1993-3
132 Randy Glover 1977-1, 1978-1 or Ralph Glover 1979-1
138 Gus Kallai 1977-3, 1978-1, 1979-1
145 Keith Foxx 1976-2, 1977-1, 1978-1 (with special mention to a beast, Chad Owens 1993-1)
152 Charlie Biel 1991-2, 1992-1
160 John McGhee 1993-1, 1994-1, 1995-1, 1996-1
170 Bill Potts 1976-3, 1977-1, 1978-1
182 John Potts 1980-1, 1981-4
195 Mike Potts 1978-3, 1979-1, 1980-1
220 Mike Scott 1978-4, 1979-1
285 Ted Roth 1980-3
 
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Thanks Pope, for the Gaines update....And Bob Berg for the Maple & Coventry teams. What about Conrad Calendar for Maple?
 
Bob Berg said:
Akron Coventry is a fun team to do, especially with those Golden Years in the late 1970s and mid-1990s. It starts with the "Shawns" and ends with bumping up all the Potts and Scott to make it work. And in between, lots of studs. Pls add in as you wish.

106 Shawn Adkins 1996-1, 1997-1 (almost matched by Dave Riggs, 1973-1, 1974-2)
113 Shaun Thompson 1995-2, 1996-6, 1997-1
120 Damon Stough 1994-6, 1995-4, 1996-1
126 Joe Workman 1992-2, 1993-3
132 Randy Glover 1977-1, 1978-1 or Ralph Glover 1979-1
138 Gus Kallai 1977-3, 1978-1, 1979-1
145 Keith Foxx 1976-2, 1977-1, 1978-1 (with special mention to a beast, Chad Owens 1993-1)
152 Charlie Biel 1991-2, 1992-1
160 John McGhee 1993-1, 1994-1, 1995-1, 1996-1
170 Bill Potts 1976-3, 1977-1, 1978-1
182 John Potts 1980-1, 1981-4
195 Mike Potts 1978-3, 1979-1, 1980-1
220 Mike Scott 1978-4, 1979-1
285 Ted Roth 1980-3
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I assume you mean Shaun Tompkins at 113?
 

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ELYRIA WRESTLING: ALL-TIME TEAMS

NOTES
-Wrestlers listed have wrestled at or close to this weight at some point in their HS careers.
-Only In-Season High School Accomplishments considered
-Wrestler’s highest finish is listed first

*Covid-19 Shortened Season

?=State Champion
?=State Runner-Up
?=State 3rd
SP=State Placer
SQ=State Qualifier
SA=State Alternate
DP=District Placer
DQ=District Qualifier
TBD= To Be Determined (Still HS eligibility left)

1st Team
106- Stevie Mitcheff '08 (?,?, SP-5th, SP-7th)
113- Brendon Fenton '18 (?,?,?, SP-7th)
120- Danny Mitcheff ‘05 (?, 2X SQ)
126- Ricky Lewis ‘73 (?), Greg Saxton ‘85 (?)
132- John McNulty ‘78 (?, SP-6th)
138- Mick Burnett ‘20 (?, ?, SP-6th, SQ*)
145- Darren Cannon ‘83 (?)
152- Johnny Pycraft ‘06 (?, SQ)
160- Walter Keith ‘64 (?,?, SQ)- Elyria’s 1st SC
170- Doug Foor ‘84 (?, SP-4th)
182- J.T. Brown ‘17 (?, SP-4th 2X)
195- Ben Darmstadt ‘16 (?,?,?, SQ)
220- Jason Gott ‘11 (?, SA)
285- Kevin Vough ‘17 (?,?, ?, ?)

2nd Team
106- Peyton Fenton '22 (?, SQ*, TBD, TBD)
113- Armando Torres '14 (?, SQ)
120- Andrew Perez ‘04 (?, ?, SP-5th, SQ)
126- Dylan Shawver ‘20 (?,?, SP-4th, SQ*)
132- Jeff Lyons ‘87 (?)
138- Wilbur Lewis ‘67 (?,?)
145- Matt Whitely ‘05 (SP-5th)
152- Orlando Bush ‘67 (?)
160- Brendan Price ‘17 (?, SQ)
170- Tim Sweigart ‘72 (?, SQ)
182- Jake Evans ‘21 (SP-4th, 2X SQ*, TBD)
195- Ryan Nelisse ‘09 (SP-6th, SQ)
220- Drew Levis ‘19 (?)
285- Dennis Carpenter ‘80 (SP-4th)

3rd Team
106- Darrin Farrow '84 (?, SQ), Kevin Pierson '82 (SP-5th, SQ)
113- Shjamil Pattie '88 (?)
120- Nate Burnett ‘22 (SP-5th, SQ*, TBD, TBD
126- Kodie Egnor ‘10 (?)
132- Josh Breeding ‘18 (?, SP-5th, SQ)
138- Matt Zuckerman ‘19 (SP-4th, SP-7th, 2X SQ)
145- Mike Sittinger ‘73 (SP-6th, SQ)
152- Enrique Munguia ‘21 (?, SQ*, TBD)
160- Zack Goins ‘09 (SP-2X 4th, SP-5th), Mikah Price ‘16 (SP-5th, SP-8th)
170- Mike Baker ‘70 (?, SQ)
182- John Kopcho ‘66 (SQ), Forest Waugh ‘71 (SQ), Robert Slusher ‘79 (SQ)-Elyria West
195- Cameron King ‘17 (SQ), Ben Doehr ‘20 (SQ*)
220- James Faught ‘04 (SQ)
285- Pat Kershaw ‘68 (SP-5th), Darrell Hamilton ‘71 (SP-5th)

Honorable Mention
106 LBS Riley Banyas '23 (?, TBD, TBD, TBD), Kenny Redd '73 (SP-4th), Mike Trivett '79 (SP-4th), Johnny Vincent '62 (SP-4th), Paul Alonge '87 (SP-6th)
113- Doug Drew '78 (?, SP-4th, SQ), Ken Parker '69 (?, 2X SQ)
120- Bryce Allison ‘20 (SP-7th, SQ*), Nick Mayer III ‘15 (SP-7th), Paul Felton ‘03 (3X SQ)
126- Dalton McHenry ‘09 (?, SP-6th), Robert Smith ‘82 (SP-5th)
132- Nico O’Dor ‘16 (SP-4th, SA
138- Shawn Shumaker ‘88 (SP-5th)- Elyria West
145- Chris Bodiford ‘94 (SP-6th), Myles Wright ‘11 (SP-7th)
152- Larry Beal ‘73 (?), Farouq Muhammed ‘19 (SP-4th, SP-6th), Phillip Egnor ‘09 (SP-6th), Tristan Brady (SP-7th)
160- Larry Hill ‘87 (SQ)- Elyria West, Kevin Higgins ‘85 (DP), Taylor Workman ‘14 (2xDP)
170- Jim Westbrook ‘65 (SP-5th), Paul Sen ‘05 (2X SQ)
182- Chris Helm ‘00 (SA)
195- Connor Kamczyc ‘14 (DP), Lewis Aguilar ‘19 (DP)
220- Shane Newark ‘97 (DQ), Dylan Woodings ‘17 (DQ)
285- Tyrone Nelson ‘88 (SQ)- Elyria West, Marvin Major ‘94 (SQ), Jeremiah Fitzpatrick ‘04 (SQ)
 
1959- Dayton ( Mad River) makes its debut at the state tournament.

1965- Cincinnati (Elder) makes its debut at the state tournament.
 
Going to give it a shot for Mogadore, given that I don't know a lot of the history I just looked up all of the state placers.
I just listed their state placements unless I included 2020, then I listed their final borofan ranking

106-Jeff Murphy (1st) 1979
113-John Tompkins Sr (1st, 3rd, 1st) 1971-1973
120-Bob Tompkins (2nd) 1971
126-George Tompkins (1st, 2nd) 1978-1979
132-John Tompkins Jr (2nd, 6th) 1993-1994
138-Jerry Stratos (1st, 5th, 6th) 1995-1997
145-Dave Reynolds (3rd) 1977
152-Nick Skye (3rd on Boro 2020, 6th, 1 year left) 2019-present
160-Shayne Stewart (5th) 2009
170-no placers to be found
182-Tyler Knight (5th on Boro 2020, 2 years left) 2020-present
195-Paul Skye (4th, 6th, 8th) 2016-2018
220-Collin Kelley (7th, 8th) 2015-2016
285-no placers to be found

Other state placers not on the list
138-George Jenkins (5th) 1970
138-Dan Gilchrist (4th) 1998
145-Josh Tompkins (7th) 2016
The last state champion was Stratos in 1997.
 
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