Walsh Nearly Sprung Upset
It was East Aurora Central School as the winner - by a narrow six points over unheralded and unsung Olean Archbishop Walsh High - in the team scoring of the annual Franklinville Central Wrestling Tournament. SOURCE: Olean Times Herald, January 23, 1978.
Varsity (Level: Scholastic, Style: Folkstyle)
Participating Teams |
Archbishop Walsh [NY], Belmont [NY], Cattaraugus [NY], East Aurora [NY], Franklinville [NY], Salamanca (B Team) [NY] |
Team Final |
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Award Winners |
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Placewinners |
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Championship Final (1st) |
91 lbs:
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Ken Dankert (Cattaraugus [NY]) > Dana Fusco (Archbishop Walsh [NY]),
FALL 1:46 |
98 lbs:
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Wayne Madrid (Cattaraugus [NY]) > Mike Clark (Belmont [NY]),
FALL 5:50 |
105 lbs:
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Jim Stanley (East Aurora [NY]) > Rod Hill (Cattaraugus [NY]),
FALL 5:48 |
112 lbs:
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Sam Liberto (East Aurora [NY]) > Butch Taylor (Salamanca (B Team) [NY]),
DEC 4-1 |
119 lbs:
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Bob Martin (Archbishop Walsh [NY]) > Ken Stanley (East Aurora [NY]),
DEC 7-2 |
126 lbs:
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Dan Reynolds (Archbishop Walsh [NY]) > Kurt Schmidt (Belmont [NY]),
DEC 8-2 |
132 lbs:
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Tony Wilber (Franklinville [NY]) > Dave Jefferds (Belmont [NY]),
DEC 5-2 |
138 lbs:
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Mark Becker (East Aurora [NY]) > Joel Dudley (Cattaraugus [NY]),
DEC 11-8 |
145 lbs:
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Tim Geffers (Belmont [NY]) > Dan Childs (East Aurora [NY]),
FALL 3:23 |
155 lbs:
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Dave Margeson (Archbishop Walsh [NY]) > Greg Vitali (East Aurora [NY]),
FALL 2:31 |
167 lbs:
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Mike Folaron (East Aurora [NY]) > Dave Reed (Franklinville [NY]),
DEC 7-3 |
177 lbs:
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Jerry Ash (Archbishop Walsh [NY]) > Lyndon Evans (Belmont [NY]),
FALL 0:49 |
215 lbs:
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Earl Kottwitz (Franklinville [NY]) > Hal Wilcox (Archbishop Walsh [NY]),
DEC 2-0 |
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Consolation Final (3rd) |
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