2003-04 171

My Rankings (Before OVAC)

Chaz Yoder is undefeated and has a win over Burkhardt, I see these 2 in the finals the next time they wrestle.

Rank	Last Name	First Name	School	Grade	OVAC 2003	OVAC 2002	OVAC 2001
1	Yoder	Chaz	MF	11th		8th 160
2	Burkhardt	Luke	Shad	12th	2nd 160	5th 152	8th 145
3	Bologna	Vic	HC	11th		4th 130
4	Ross	David	Steub	12th
5	Stevens	Chris	OG	11th
6	McVay	Dustin	UL	11th
7	Smith	Kyle	Barn	11th
8	Loughran	Nathan	Brk	11th
9	Cooper	Adam	Cam	11th

OVAC Seeds

Seed	Wrestler	School	Grade	Record
1	Chas Yoder	Martins Ferry	11th	20-0
2	Luke Burkhardt	Shadyside	12th	22-1
3	Vic Bologna	Harrison Central	11th	10-4
4	Chris Stevens	Oak Glen	11th	16-5
5	Kyle Smith	Barnesville	11th	15-9
6	David Ross	Steubenville	12th	24-3
7	Luke Sulek	Bellaire	11th	21-8
8	Matt Ogle	Caldwell	11th	16-4
ALT	Jacob Zerkle	Shenandoah	11th	13-8

OVAC Place finishers 2004

Seed in ( )

Place	Wrestler	Year	School	Record
1st	(1) Chas Yoder	11	Martins Ferry	23- 0
2nd	(2) Luke Burkhardt	12	Shadyside	26- 2
3rd	(6) David Ross	12	Steubenville	29- 3
4th	(4) Chris Stevens	11	Oak Glen	19- 7
5th	Shawn Simmons	11	John Marshal	3- 2
6th	Jacob Zerkle	11	Shenandoah	12- 11
7th	Nathan Loughran	11	Brooke	16- 10
8th	Dusty McVay	11	Union Local	8- 11

Chas Yoder Martins Ferry a powerful but, skilled wrestler cruised through the O.V.A.C. Tournament. He did have a little trouble with Burkhardt in the finals (7-2). He entered the State Tournament with a 43-1 record, but did not place, showing just how tough his weight class was! Yoder should be the favorite next year at this weight class or the 189 pound weight class. Luke Burkhardt Shadyside a two time runner-up at the OVAC Tournament, was arguably one of the hardest fighting wrestlers in recent memories. Luke did not let cancer, injuries, or losses slow down his progress. He did not make the State Tournament but did however become a High School All-American to end his senior year. David Ross Steubenville had many hard fought matches, and showed great heart to take third place at the O.V.A.C. Tournament. He then went on to become a State Qualifier. Chris Stevens Oak Glen had a quite but very productive season. He was on a great team and over looked often as a Junior. He quietly produced team points to help the Golden Bears all season including his fifth place finish at the State Tournament. I expect Chris to be in the lime light more next season. Shawn Simmons John Marshall got a late start to the season, entering the O.V.A.C. Tournament with a 3-2 record. Shawn made the most of it with a fifth place finish. Jacob Zerkle Shenandoah a surprise at this weight class wrestled back after a second round loss to take sixth place. Nathan Loughran Brooke improved a great deal from last season, and it showed this season, with a fifth place finish at the State Tournament. Vic Bologna Harrison Central an excellent wrestler, could be a factor in this weight class next year if he stays healthy. This weight class had a great number of Junior placers, making for a strong weigh class next season.

Also in this weight class you had 8 State Qualifiers, and 3 of those were State Placers and 0 State Champion: David Ross, Steubenville, (12), Kellen Hughes, Wintersville Indian Creek, (12), Chas Yoder, Martins Ferry, (11), Chris Stevens, Oak Glen, 11, Isaac Stewart, Cameron, 12, Ronnie Stevens, Tyler Consolidated, 11, Nathan Loughran, Brooke, 11, Shawn Simmons, John Marshall, 11.

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(Ohio Valley Athletic ex Coach) The purpose of this web site is to promote O.V.A.C. wrestling and the individuals that make it all possible. I don't proclaim to know everything about the O.V.A.C.'s or wrestling, but I have coached in the O.V.A.C.'s for the past 8 years so I do have some knowledge of the sport, coaches and the wrestlers(2002).