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Another excellent
state championship provided by the LHSAA, the SBSC and the CenturyLink
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May 8th, 2019| Written by: Editor |
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"A sergeant came over, had some Websites in his hand, handed them to us
and said
'Kid...
Thiswebsitehasfiftythreepages,fourthousandfivehundredpictures,41,000words,258,000charactersdecribingwhowonwhatin
whatweightclassinwhatdivision,asummaryoftheweightclassovertheseasonandasummaryoffinalsmatchescoverstoriesoneachteamwinningchampionship
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and he talked for 45 minutes, and we didn't understand a word that he
said, but we had fun playing on the website and looking at the pictures
there..."¹ |
¹ "You can get
anything you want at Alice's Restaurant."
For the fourth consecutive year the Louisiana High School Athletics
Association (LHSAA), the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission (SBSC) and the
CenturyLink Center teamed-up to host an excellent LHSAA State Wrestling
Championships tournament.
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Special thanks go to LHSAA
Tournament Director Adam MacDowell, SBSC Executive Director Kelly Wells
and past/present LHSAA Directors of Communication and Media Relations,
Tiara Gibson and Kate Adams. |
Just as important were Tracie Sonnier, Jennifer Macha and
Bella Macha, who kept the tournament flowing impeccably.
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Ten mats easily fit on the floor of Bossier
City's CenturyLink Center |
As in the previous year the awards ceremonies were held
at the end of the 145 lbs. finals and the end of the 285 lbs. finals. This
year, a new time-saving method was utilized, including wrestling on Friday not
only through the quarterfinals, but through the consolation quarterfinals as
well. Hence, on Saturday, after a few matches, call them "appetizers,"
which were not possible late Friday due to the "45 minutes between matches"
rule, the semifinals were "soup", allowing the consolation semifinals to be
"salad." The "main courses" were the consolation finals (3rd-6th places),
not the finals as one might guess with this analogy, as the finals were "desert
à la Commander's Palace." (The food motif works as these matches were held
on Saturday, on which, after their morning weigh-ins, the wrestlers could eat.)
Swell, nifty, keen, neato and kewl other changes
included the placement of media stands at the short ends of the mats, with
another added on one side during the finals. The stands were great for
photographers and people taking video.
Team Championships
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Division I Champion:
Brother Martin Crusaders |
Division II Champion:
Parkway Panthers |
Division III Champions:
Basile Bearcats |
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Division I Runner-up:
Holy Cross Tigers |
Division II Runner-up:
Teurlings Catholic Rebels |
Division III Runner-up:
St. Louis Saints |
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Outstanding
Wrestlers
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Division I Outstanding
Wrestler:
Cole Ulfers - 195 lbs. St. Paul's |
Division II Outstanding
Wrestler:
Morgan Manuel - 145 lbs. Rayne |
Division III Outstanding
Wrestler:
Gavin Christ - 145 lbs. Basile |
St. Paul's junior Cole
Ulfers was seeded only sixth but, due to a round-one loss by second-seeded
Cameron Frederick of Brother Martin, only faced two seeded wrestlers on
his way to the finals. He had not faced third-seeded Logan Heffner
of Holy Cross, whom he defeated by a 19-3 Technical Fall in the
quarterfinals. He breezed through his semifinals match in 0:23
and waiting for him in the finals was top-seeded Devon Clark of East
Ascension. Clark defeated Ulfers in the consolation semifinals of
the Louisiana Classic 3-2. But Ulfers dominated this match,
winning 9-4. |
Senior Morgan Manuel of
Rayne won the 2018 Division II title as a #2 seed to Brett Schneider of
Teurlings Catholic in a 12-7 finals. This year he was a #2 seed to
Charles Travasos, also of Teurlings Catholic. The two were 2-1
prior to the state tournament. Travasos beat Manuel 5-3 in the
Jacob McMillan finals. Manuel beat Travasos 7-1 for 3rd-place at
the Ken Cole. Travasos broke the tie in the semifinals of the LA
Classic, 6-2. After a forfeit Manuel recorded two falls to
reach another state final, this one against Travasos. The result
was the same, as Manuel defeated Travasos 8-6 for his second Division II
title. |
Basile senior Gavin
Christ, aside from winning four consecutive Division III state
championships, now also has three Division III Outstanding Wrestler
awards. He won as a freshman in 2016 and again as a junior in
2018. This time, wrestling at 145 lbs., which was two weight
classes above the 132 lbs. at which he competed in events including
Division I and Division II wrestlers. No matter - Christ score
falls in the first and quarterfinals rounds, scored a 17-1 Technical
fall in the semifinals and scored a fall in 3:48 in the finals, against
Ouachita Christian's Mikey Gordy, who was a 2018 state champion. |
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Chalmette's DaiJon Bibbs and Kyle Boell of Fontainebleau were competing
for third place in the Division I 195 lbs. weight class when Bibbs
accidently used an illegal move, injuring Boell to the extent he could
not continue. In an example of outstanding sportsmanship Bibbs
pushed Boell to the awards podium, at which time the other placers
helped Boell get on the podium to receive his metal. Afterward,
Bibbs pushed Boell to the post-awards area. |
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Photograph taken by Miss Anna Tedesco of
Shreveport, for the Louisiana
Wrestling News. |
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Rocket Scientists
The ISC recognizes student-athletes who maintain
excellent Grade Point Averages (GPAs) throughout their high school years.
2018-19 All-Academic Class has three members who maintained 4.0 GPAs.
The remaining student-athletes maintains GPAs of 3.5 or higher.
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Brody Gray of Northside, Ryker St. John of
Haughton and Christian Satchell of Sam Houston maintained prefect 4.0
GPAs throughout high school. Gray (left two photos) placed 6th in the
Division II 138 lbs. weight class. Satchell (right two photos)
placed 1st in the Division II 132 lbs. weight class. Haughton's
Ryker St. John (center photo, far right in red) went 1-2 in this event in the
Division II 152 lbs. weight class, but posted a 10-5 during the 2018-19
season. |
The entire ISC 2018-19 All-Academic Class of
rocket scientists
Name |
School |
Name |
School |
Name |
School |
Name |
School |
Name |
School |
William Broussard |
Fontainebleau |
Patrick Evans |
Brother Martin |
Hunter Hawkins |
St. Amant |
Daniel Tran |
John Ehret |
Brody Gray |
Northside |
Luke Eccles |
Jesuit |
Darren Ferrier |
Jesuit |
Lodge Fortenberry |
Sulphur |
Matthew Algero |
St. Paul's |
Christian Satchel |
Sam Houston |
Kevin Vicknair Jr. |
St. Paul's |
Logan Heffner |
Holy Cross |
Devon Teer |
Dutchtown |
Justin Mercantel |
Fontainebleau |
Ryker St.John |
Haughton |
Michael Lundin |
Holy Cross |
Brennan Sturm |
Comeaux |
Jack Grady |
Jesuit |
Caleb Mickelson |
Zachary |
Joe Houston |
Teurlings Catholic |
Andrew Wurtzel |
Mandeville |
Peyton Bass |
Airline |
Preston Barze |
John Ehret |
Wesley Brady |
Zachary |
Colton Sonnier |
Teurlings Catholic |
Hasham Warrich |
Grace King |
Alvin Diggs |
John Ehret |
Austin Firmin |
Covington |
Chance Jackson |
Zachary |
Conner Cloinger |
Parkway |
Gavin Bonilla |
McKinley |
Trey Aubert |
Fontainebleau |
Michael Clapp |
Brother Martin |
Luke Romano |
Catholic |
Zach Jenkins |
Benton |
Caleb Jackson |
Zachary |
Cameron Frost |
Holy Cross |
Severo Bernal |
Grace King |
Darren Holloway |
McKinley |
Juan Flores |
Haughton |
Omar Ibrahim |
Caddo Magnet |
William Teppenpaw |
Bossier |
Alex Lozano |
East Jefferson |
Ethan Bairnsfather |
Rummel |
Andrew Schifflin |
Belle Chasse |
Nicholas Warden |
N. O. Military & Maritime |
Zachary Toups |
Haynes |
Will Gage |
St. Louis |
David Duplechain |
Hannan |
Noah Berryhill |
St. Louis |
Michael Gordy |
Ouachita Christian |
Hassen Al Hassani |
Haynes |
Thomas Gaffney |
Haynes |
Gavin Burns |
Haynes |
Taner
Morgan |
Episcopal |
Brad Boulet |
Notre Dame |
Bruce Arceneaux |
Church Point |
Jamar Brown |
De La Salle |
Gage Johnson |
Basile |
Kyle Guidry |
St. Louis |
Color
Guard and National Anthem
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Prior to the finals a
United States Marine Corps color guard was presented, and Evangel's Maya
Kimmel sand the "Star Spangled Banner" to a very appreciating crowd. |
Siblings
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For the first time in
Louisiana wrestling history three brother won state championships in the
same year. Freshman Evan, senior Cameron and freshman Jacob Frost
pulled off the "hat trick" for Holy Cross in Division I. Honorable
mention goes to Basile's Menier brothers, sophomore Alex and junior
Blake, who each won championships in Division III. |
State
Champions Smorgasbord
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As many state champions
from all divisions were asked to pose for a photograph. Granted,
not all were there, but nevertheless the ones who were seemed to be
enjoying themselves. |
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Possible
4x State Champions
Currently there are four wrestlers who have the
possibility to win four state championships.
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Freshman Evan Frost
of Holy Cross - Division I
Frost, only a freshman, went undefeated this season in Louisiana and
Florida. Evan defeated Jesuit senior Sam Dreuil 7-3 to win his
first Division I state championship at 106 lbs. |
Freshman Jacob Frost
of Holy Cross - Division I
Frost, another freshman (he and Evan are twins), went undefeated in
Louisiana
As an eighth-grader Frost was a Division I runner-up. This season he defeated
Brother Martin's Ethan Castex 5-0 in the finals. |
Freshman Glenn Price
of
Shaw - Division II
Price surprised a lot of people with two wins over Parkway's Jacob
Keeler. Of his five losses, one was a two-point decision by Jesuit
senior Sam Dreuil, whom he also defeated twice. Two were to
Brother Martin's Eric Devenport, 3-2 both times. One was a 9-8
loss to Division III state champion Alex Menier of Basile. |
Sophomore
Alex Menier of Basile - Division III
Menier is two-for-two re high school state championships. This
season he defeated Bonnabel's Sergio Maldonado, Comeaux's Seth Menard
and Shaw's Glenn Price. |
Junior Alex
Yokubaitis of St. Louis - Division III
Yokubaitis is well on his way. A senior this year, he won as a
freshman via an 11-2 Major Decision, as a sophomore 12-5 and this year
via a 15-0 Technical Fall. |
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Farewells
Robert Dauterive
Brother Martin Wrestler and Coach |
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In 2012 the New Orleans
Times-Picayune chose Dauterive as the GNO-Metro Coach of the
year. |
Coach Robert Dauterive in
a rare quiet moment. |
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With 19 Division I state team championships,
Brother Martin only trails Jesuit's 22 in the modern era (starting in
1971 when only one wrestler per team could participate in the state
championships). Robert Dauterive coached 10 of those teams.
He won three from 2000-2002 before retiring for the first time. He
came back in 2012 and won seven more, only losing once in 2017.
Dauterive expected the most out of his wrestlers, and usually he got it.
Not one to hide his emotions, he was booted from his own Trey Culotta
Invitation at least once. No matter though, as he always hired a
great staff of assistants to help him. When the Louisiana Wrestling Hall
of Fames gets new batteries to at least get back on life-support,
Dauterive is a "lock."
Dauterive was also formidable on the mats for the
Crusaders in the 1982-83 and 1983-4 seasons under coach Ray Charboneau.
In the 1982-83 season he pinned assistant
Brother Martin coach Carlos Bertot on December 1st. He won the De
la Salle "Big 8." He placed 6th at the Lee High Invitational and
placed second at the 11-5A District tournament, qualifying him for the
state championships, in which he placed 4th.
In the 1983-84 season Dauterive defeated De
la Salle's Mike Leblanc 3-2, although Leblanc went on the win the state
championship. He defeated Jesuit sophomore Chris Gasser 3-1, who
would win a Blue Jay state championship two years later. He placed
second at the De la Salle "Big 8" and won the Tiger Invitational. |
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Gavin Christ
Four-time State Champion for Basile
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(Left): Basile's Gavin Christ accepts
the 2019 Division III Outstanding Wrestler award. It was his third such
honor, having won as a freshman in 2017 and a junior in 2018. He has
been considered the best wrestler in the state during the last two
seasons. (Center): Christ receiving the Outstanding
Wrestler award at the Trey Culotta Invitational. (Right):
Christ accepts the Outstanding Wrestler award at the Louisiana Classic |
Wrestling for Basile since the seventh-grade,
Christ won state championships in each of his high school years, from
2017 to 2020, while losing only three matches. In the last two seasons, Christ has been undefeated
in Louisiana and in other states during the high school wrestling
"off-season."
Generally very modest, Christ cannot be blamed for exhibiting a little
bravado after his last high school tournament due to the psychological
effects of winning as many events and awards as he has in his career.
Christ will attend Campbell University in Buie's Creek, North Carolina,
about 30 miles south of Raleigh. |
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Mr. Jimmy Vidrine
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Gavin's father and the editor successfully plotted to get Mr. Jimmy
Vidrine to come to the finals of the Ken Cole Invitational, where he was
overwhelming welcomed by Comeaux coach Keith Bergeron and the entire
crowd. Mr. Vidrine was a five-time state champion for the
Bearcats, winning consecutive championships from 1960-1964 over
wrestlers from Holy Cross three times and Jesuit once (the 1960
runner-up is not known). |
Mr. Vidrine deserves more photos on this Website,
but at least one of the photographs below were published just for the vanity of the
other(s) in the photographs.
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With Kevin Bushnell and
Gavin Christ |
With the LWN editor |
Doffing his hat to the
crowd |
Coaching the future of
wrestling |
With current Bearcats |
GABE DALTON
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GABE IN THE HOUSE |
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75 Years Ago
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03/04/1944 |
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Thirteen matches took place. Holy Cross
won seven and Newman won six.
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50 Years Ago
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03/07/1969 |
03/08/1969 |
03/09/1969 |
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1969 was the first of three De la Salle
Division I state championships under coach Pat McArdle
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25 Years Ago
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02/13/1994 |
02/13/1994 |
02/13/1994 |
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This was Jesuit's
15th Division I state championship
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10 Years Ago
Saturday, February 14, 2009 |
Sunday, February 15th, 2009 |
St. Paul's |
Jesuit Lurks |
Shaw Inspired |
Fine Print |
02/14/2009 |
02/14/2009 |
02/14/2009 |
02/14/2009 |
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Jesuit Wins |
Holy Cross &
Brusly Win |
Notes |
Fine Print |
02/15/2009 |
02/15/2009 |
02/15/2009 |
02/15/2009 |
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Jesuit won their 23rd Division I title, Holy
Cross won their 1st Division II title and Brusly won their 7th Division
III title to go with their two Division II titles |
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Wrestling News
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Emily Hamman - 4th year and
fearless leader |
Jonathan Belaire, 1st year
and Anthony Benedetto - 2nd year |
Anna Tedesco - 3rd year |
Still does not read
manuals |
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This Website would not be possible without
the 15,000+ photographs these people send home with the editor.
They are tireless, sometimes devious, but committed to getting the best
action and candid shots they can find. Go Caddo Magnate Mustangs!
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