2003-04 189

My Rankings (Before OVAC)

A bunch of powerful wrestlers square off at 189. I gave the nod to Tominack because of his finals experience. Any of the top 4 could make the finals.

Rank	Last Name	First Name	School	Grade	OVAC 2003	OVAC 2002	OVAC 2001
1	Tominack	Cody	WP	12th	2nd 189
2	Samsa	Bobby	Shad	12th	3rd 171	6th 145
3	Howard	Daniel	StC	12th	5th 189
4	Horn	John	Shen	10th	7th 189
5	Ewing	Josh	JM	12th
6	Cowser	Adam	IC	11th
7	Scurlock	Bobby	Camb	10th
8	Beach	James	Steub	12th
9	Pratt	Mike	HC	11th
10	Blake	Steve	Cam	11th
11	Foltz	David	OG	11th
12	Norris	Chris	BvL	11th

OVAC Seeds

Seed	Wrestler	School	Grade	Record
1	Bobby Samsa	Shadyside	12th	19-0
2	Cody Tominack	Wheeling Park	12th	21-1
3	Daniel Howard	St. Clairsville	12th	23-1
4	John Horn	Shenandoah	10th	18-6
5	Josh Ewing	John Marshall	12th	20-4
6	David Foltz	Oak Glen	11th	10-8
7	Adam Cowser	Indian Creek	11th	15-8
8	James Beech	Steubenville	11th	16-12
ALT	Cody Bruce	Bellaire	11th	11-7

OVAC Place finishers 2004

Seed in ( )

Place	Wrestler	Year	School	Record
1st	(2) Cody Tominack	12	Wheeling Park	22- 1
2nd	(1) Bobby Samsa	12	Shadyside	23- 1
3rd	(4) John Horn	10	Shenandoah	24- 7
4th	(3) Daniel Howard	12	St. Clairsville	23- 3
5th	(5) Josh Ewing	12	John Marshal	19- 6
6th	(6) David Foltz	11	Oak Glen	12- 10
7th	(8) James Beech	11	Steubenville	19- 13
8th	Mike Pratt	11	Harrison Central	11- 12

Cody Tomanick Wheeling Park was my number one choice at 215 and then 189. Cody fought injuries all season, but still was a State Placer and an O.V.A.C. Champion. Powerful Bobby Samsa Shadyside was a close second in my rankings. He showed his toughness in his overtime finals match with Tominack. Samsa finished his high school career with a trip to the State Tournament. It was fun to watch Bobby go from 135 to 189, and still using his lighter weight moves while at 189. John Horn Shenandoah looked to be senior as a freshman! I expect him to build on his third place O.V.A.C. finish, and his trip to the State Tournament. Horn should be at the top of my list at 189, if he can maintain his weight. Daniel Howard St. Clairsville another powerful wrestler was battling injuries but still placed fourth, defaulting in the finals for third and fourth place. Staying injury free Daniel went on to become a State Qualifier. Josh Ewing John Marshall placed fifth but did beat Horn in the quarter finals, he then went on to place ahead of injured Tominack at the State Tournament. David Foltz Oak Glen mirrors Chris Stevens Oak Glen's 171 ponder. He is another great point scorer that was over looked last season. David should be in the top four next season if not higher. James Beech Steubenville seemed light for 189 and should be a top four contender for next season. The biggest surprise to this weight class might be Samuel Zeyer Martins Ferry a standout wrestler in Junior High. He competed at the end of the season and almost made a trip to the State Tournament. If Zeyer is at 189 he will be a threat for the title!

Also in this weight class you had 8 State Qualifiers, and 3 of those were State Placers and 0 State Champion: Dan Howard, St. Clairsville, (12), John Horn, Sarahsville Shenandoah, (10), Bobby Samsa, Shadyside, (12), David Foltz, Oak Glen, 11, Steven Blake, Cameron, 11, Michael Gessler, Tyler Consolidated, 12, Josh Ewing, John Marshall, 12, Cody Tominack, Wheeling Park, 12.

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