145 Pounds

Pairings are listed in bracket order from top to bottom

 

FIRST-ROUND PAIRINGS

Rick Gardner (34-2), Greenfield-Central, junior vs. Wes Fassnacht (30-5), Delphi, senior.

Brandon Boots (38-3), Evansville Mater Dei, senior, Dustin Runkle (27-9), Carroll (Fort Wayne), sophomore.

Anthony Lapsley (34-1), Fort Wayne Snider, senior vs. Tom Kirk (30-5), Center Grove, senior.

Fred Joseph (46-2), Portage, sophomore vs. Todd Crull (29-10), Hagerstown, junior.

Stephen Minton (50-4), New Albany, senior vs. Todd Mowery (37-7), Northfield, junior.

Wesley Addington (41-3), Carmel, senior, Kevin Stafford (36-6), Lafayette Jefferson, junior.

James Oliver (39-3), Rensselaer, senior vs. Josh Pope (37-2), Blue River Valley, junior.

Kevin Carr (41-1), Wawasee, junior vs. Nate May (19-8), Bloomington South, sophomore.

 

FIRST-ROUND RESULTS

Friday, Feb. 20, 1998

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

Rick Gardner, Greenfield-Central, dec. Wes Fassnacht, Delphi, 10-5.

Brandon Boots, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. Dustin Runkle, Carroll (Fort Wayne), 4-0.

Anthony Lapsley, Fort Wayne Snider pinned Tom Kirk, Center Grove, 1:59.

Fred Joseph, Portage, dec. Todd Crull, Hagerstown, 12-0.

Stephen Minton New Albany, dec. Todd Mowery, Northfield, 13-4.

Wesley Addington, Carmel, dec. Kevin Stafford, Lafayette Jefferson, 13-5.

James Oliver, Rensselaer, dec. Josh Pope, Blue River Valley, 8-4.

Kevin Carr, Wawasee, dec. Nate May, Bloomington South, 18-8.

 

SECOND-ROUND RESULTS

Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998

Market Square Arena, Indianapolis

Brandon Boots, Evansville Mater Dei, dec. Rick Gardner, Greenfield-Central, 2-0 (OT).

Anthony Lapsley, Fort Wayne Snider, pinned Fred Joseph, Portage, 5:56.

Stephen Minton New Albany, dec. Wesley Addington, Carmel, 13-7.

Kevin Carr, Wawasee, won by technical fall over James Oliver, Rensselaer, 5:00 (22-4).

 

SEMIFINALS RESULTS

Saturday, Feb. 21, 1998

Anthony Lapsley, Fort Wayne Snider, pinned Brandon Boots, Evansville Mater Dei, 5:59.

Kevin Carr, Wawasee, dec. Stephen Minton New Albany, 15-2.

 

CONSOLATION BRACKET

Minton won by forfeit over Boots for third place.

Joseph dec. Oliver, 6-5 for fifth place.

Gardner dec. Addington for seventh place.

 

CHAMPIONSHIP

Anthony Lapsley, Fort Wayne Snider, dec. Kevin Carr, Wawasee, 11-2.

Lapsley finished 38-1; Carr finished 44-2.