West Virginia High School Wrestling

18th Annual West Virginia State Wrestling Championship

at Mountaineer Fieldhouse, Morgantown
February 26-27, 1965

The 1965 Tournament continued wrestling's boom in popularity as a new record of 27 schools were represented at the State Championship along with 72 wrestlers. The tournament also expanded from five regions in 1964 to six regions in 1965 with only regional champions advancing to the state.

With two byes per weight class, coaches elected to have the top seeds wrestle the lower seeds in the first round to maximize advancement points and let the middle seeded wrestlers take the byes. The tournament also dropped the consolation bracket and went to single elimination with no wrestle backs for third place. The combination of third and fourth seeds receiving opening round byes and the elimination of scoring in a consolation bracket may have effected the final team outcome.

Shady Springs and Berkeley Springs both qualified six wrestlers for the tournament and were co-favorites to win with top challenges expected to come from Charleston, Morgantown and Parkersburg with five participants each. Two-time defending champions Shady Springs had high expectations to be the second school to win three consecutive team titles.

Shady Springs and Berkeley Springs both qualified three wrestlers for the finals but fell behind first place Parkersburg who had qualified four individuals after Friday night's semi-finals. Charleston and Morgantown fell off the pace with two finalists.

Berkeley Springs had the best chance to overtake Parkersburg if they could win all three of their championship matches with pins but Parkersburg's won two of their four matches to clinch the team title.

Four wrestlers returned in 1965 to defend their championships from the previous year but only three survived the two day event. They were Shady Spring's Mason Epperly at 112, Berkeley Springs' Steve Clark at 177 and Parkersburg's Bill Kupfner at unlimited. Thirty five wrestlers entered the tournament undefeated and nine were able to keep their records intact.

Preliminary matches 2pm and semi-finals bouts for 7pm Friday
Championship round 1pm Saturday
Ticket prices for each session are $1 for adults and 50 cents for students
Tournament Director: Steve Harrick
Number Of Qualifiers
Shady Spring (6)
Berkley Springs (6)
Parkersburg (5)
Morgantown (5)
Charleston (5)
Fairmont West (4)
Logan (4)
Huntington High (4)
Oak Glen (3)
 Beckley (3)
Martinsburg (3)
George Washington (3)
Madison Scott (3)
Weir (2)
Milton (2)
Mullens (2)
Keyser (2)
Moundsville (1)
 Wirt County (1)
Philip Barbour (1)
Kingwood (1)
Buckhannon (1)
Winfield (1)
Huntington East (1)
Sophia (1)
Moorefield (1)
South Charleston (1)

Top 10 Team Scores

1.Parkersburg 45.00
2.Berkely Springs 35.00
3.Shady Springs** 32.00
4.Charleston 21.00
5.Morgantown 20.00
6.George Washington 14.00
7.Keyser 13.00
8.Logan 12.00
Wirt County 12.00
10.Fairmont West 11.00
Scott 11.00
Moundsville 11.00
Follow this link to see the brackets

Finals Matches

Championship

Place Winners

Weight: 95

    1st: Steve Glasscock BS 22- 0- 0
    2nd: Dick Meadows SS 19- 1- 0

Weight: 103

    1st: Leon Ravenscroft KEY 20- 0- 0
    2nd: Ken Vensel PKB 8- 2- 1

Weight: 112

    1st: Mason Epperly* SS 21- 0- 0
    2nd: Benny Jones PKB 8- 2- 1

Weight: 120

    1st: Jim Stevens MRG 11- 3- 0
    2nd: Jack Waugh BS 21- 1- 0

Weight: 127

    1st: Andrew Jackson LOG 13- 1- 1
    2nd: Don Friend MRG 8- 1- 0

Weight: 133

    1st: Brian Persinger MND 14- 0- 0
    2nd: Jim Carr BU 14- 1- 0

Weight: 138

    1st: Dave Bock GW 21- 0- 0
    2nd: Carson Meade SS 7- 1- 0

Weight: 145

    1st: Bob Vensel PKB 11- 0- 1
    2nd: Charles Nicholson PB 19- 3- 0

Weight: 154

    1st: Charles Mills WIR 13- 0- 0
    2nd: Jim Ealy CHS 14- 5- 0

Weight: 165

    1st: Jack Kerr FW 17- 2- 1
    2nd: Perry Pearson SCT 14- 1- 1

Weight: 177

    1st: Steve Clark* BS 21- 0- 0
    2nd: Bob Wilkes MLT 16- 1- 0

Weight: UNL

    1st: Bill Kupfner* PKB 12- 0- 0
    2nd: Ray Dodson CHS 18- 1- 0

Match Results

QUARTER-FINALS
Match: 2 Wt: 95 Steve Glasscock BS def Gary Hatfield MLT by Decision ?
Match: 3 Wt: 95 Dick Meadows SS def Cliff Everly OG by Decision ?
Match: 6 Wt: 103 Leon Ravenscrof KEY def Bernie Drennen GW by Decision ?
Match: 7 Wt: 103 Ken Vensel PKB def Jim White BCK by Decision 4-2
Match: 10 Wt: 112 Mason Epperly* SS def Tom Keller MRT by Decision ?
Match: 11 Wt: 112 Benny Jones PKB def Mike Benson MRG by Decision 4-2 ot
Match: 14 Wt: 120 Jack Waugh BS def Roy French SS by Decision ?
Match: 15 Wt: 120 Jim Stevens MRG def Albert Hagar SCT by Decision ?
Match: 18 Wt: 127 Pat Henry MRT vs. Dwight Motley WER
Match: 19 Wt: 127 Jackson Nunnery* SCT vs. Don Epperly SS
Match: 22 Wt: 133 Bob Barr KEY vs. Pete Michaels HNT
Match: 23 Wt: 133 Bob Clay SOP vs. Randy Tucker CHS
Match: 26 Wt: 138 Dave Bock GW def Randy Smith MRG by Decision ?
Match: 27 Wt: 138 Clarence Pennington MRT vs. Logan Bias LOG
Match: 30 Wt: 145 Don Epperly SC vs. Ted Simpkins HNT
Match: 31 Wt: 145 Bob Vensel PKB def Mike Jenkins MUL by Fall :50 2
Match: 34 Wt: 154 Charles Mills WIR def Norvel Hendershot BS by Decision ?
Match: 35 Wt: 154 Jim Ealy CHS def Dick Evans FW by Decision ?
Match: 38 Wt: 165 Steve Foster BCK vs. Tom Bowen OG
Match: 39 Wt: 165 Perry Pearson SCT def Kenneth Delawder MRF by Decision ?
Match: 42 Wt: 177 Steve Clark* BS def Bill Stone BCK by Decision ?
Match: 43 Wt: 177 Bob Wilkes MLT def Rod McDonald FW by Decision ?
Match: 46 Wt: UNL Bill Kupfner* PKB def John Nichols BS by Fall :30 2
Match: 47 Wt: UNL Ray Dodson CHS def Dave Elder HE by Decision ?

SEMI-FINALS
Match: 49 Wt: 95 Steve Glasscock BS def Ed Workman BS by Decision ?
Match: 50 Wt: 95 Dick Meadows SS def Dick Haines MRG by Decision ?
Match: 51 Wt: 103 Leon Ravenscrof KEY def Joe Astrano FW by Decision ?
Match: 52 Wt: 103 Ken Vensel PKB def Joe Varney LOG by Decision 11-2
Match: 53 Wt: 112 Mason Epperly* SS def Maxie Wilmoth WIN by Decision ?
Match: 54 Wt: 112 Benny Jones PKB def Nathan Hairston CHS by Decision 7-5
Match: 55 Wt: 120 Jack Waugh BS def Bill Archer HNT by Decision ?
Match: 56 Wt: 120 Jim Stevens MRG def John Arango WER by Decision ?
Match: 57 Wt: 127 Andrew Jackson LOG def unknown
Match: 58 Wt: 127 Don Friend MRG def unknown
Match: 59 Wt: 133 Jim Carr BU def unknown
Match: 60 Wt: 133 Brian Persinger MND def unknown
Match: 61 Wt: 138 Dave Bock GW def Bill Miller OG by Decision ?
Match: 62 Wt: 138 Carson Meade SS def unknown
Match: 63 Wt: 145 Charles Nicholson PB def unknown
Match: 64 Wt: 145 Bob Vensel PKB def Dave Clark BS by Decision 10-2
Match: 65 Wt: 154 Charles Mills WIR def John Queen LOG by Decision ?
Match: 66 Wt: 154 Jim Ealy CHS def Steve Walker SS by Decision ?
Match: 67 Wt: 165 Jack Kerr FW def unknown
Match: 68 Wt: 165 Perry Pearson SCT def Luther Wade HNT by Decision ?
Match: 69 Wt: 177 Steve Clark* BS def Dick Biddle PKB by Decision 7-2
Match: 70 Wt: 177 Bob Wilkes MLT def Gil Reel GW by Decision ?
Match: 71 Wt: UNL Bill Kupfner* PKB def Clarence Forren MUL by Decision 2-1
Match: 72 Wt: UNL Ray Dodson CHS def Gary Brown KNG by Decision ?

FINALS
Match: 74 Wt: 95 Steve Glasscock BS def Dick Meadows SS by Fall 1:55 2
Match: 76 Wt: 103 Leon Ravenscrof KEY def Ken Vensel PKB by Decision 6-1
Match: 78 Wt: 112 Mason Epperly* SS def Benny Jones PKB by Decision 5-0
Match: 80 Wt: 120 Jim Stevens MRG def Jack Waugh BS by Decision 3-2
Match: 82 Wt: 127 Andrew Jackson LOG def Don Friend MRG by Fall :45 2
Match: 84 Wt: 133 Brian Persinger MND def Jim Carr BU by Decision 5-2
Match: 86 Wt: 138 Dave Bock GW def Carson Meade SS by Fall 1:31 3
Match: 88 Wt: 145 Bob Vensel PKB def Charles Nicholson PB by Fall 1:54 2
Match: 90 Wt: 154 Charles Mills WIR def Jim Ealy CHS by Decision 5-4 riding time
Match: 92 Wt: 165 Jack Kerr FW def Perry Pearson SCT by Decision 6-3
Match: 94 Wt: 177 Steve Clark* BS def Bob Wilkes MLT by Decision 5-2
Match: 96 Wt: UNL Bill Kupfner* PKB def Ray Dodson CHS by Decision 5-1

Thanks to Brent Sams, Parkersburg WV and Randy Edrington, Huntington WV
From the Parkersburg News and Huntington Herald Dispatch

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