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Parkersburg High School
Big Reds -- Wrestling
- Coach: Chris Way
- Assistant Coach: Troy Owens, Steve Rader, Tom Brock, Tony Dickens
- Class: AAA
- Region: 1
- Conference affiliation: MSAC - Mountain State Athletic Conference
- School colors: Red and white
- School Address:
- 2101 Dudley Ave
- Parkersburg,
WV
26101
- School Phone: (304) 420-9595
- School FAX: (304) 485-8010
- County: Wood
- Coach Address: (Coach Way)
- e-mail address, Coach Way: chriswaywv16@yahoo.com
- Athletic director: Richard Lance
- Principal: Ralph Board
- Directions to school: Take Rt 2 exit off I-77. Turn south and
stay on Rt 2/68 until you come to the third stop light. Take the left,
and follow that street (Dudley Ave) to the school.
Parkersburg High School had the first West Virginia state championship
wrestling team in 1948, and has stayed at or near the top ever since.
The Big Reds have fielded 21 state championship teams, 144
individual state champs, 27 High School All-Americans, and nine
outstanding wrestler awards at the state tournament.
Parkersburg High School - High School All-Americans
1971 - Marvin Pickens (155)
1973 - Charlie Richards (Hwt)
1981 - Greg Bradshaw (138)
1982 - Scott Schenerlien (185)
1984 - Mike Lantz (145)
1989 - Gary Tuttle (152)
1990 - Doug Rexroad (112)
1990 - Aaron Fleming (Hwt)
1992 - Steve Higgins (112)
1992 - David Fleming (119)
1993 - Eric Freed (125)
1995 - Tim Higgins (130)
1998 - Matt Stevens (103)
2000 - Matt Stevens (119)
2000 - Chris Farina (mgr) - Runner-up, USA Wrestling magazine Manager
Of The Year contest.
2001 - Matt Stevens
2004 - Lou Thomas (215)
2004 - Robert Shyver (130)
2004 - Brandon Rader (135)
2005 - Josh Neal (125)
2005 - Chance Litton - National Champion (171)
2005 - Brandon Rader - National Champion (135)
2005 - Andy Thomas - National Champion (160); First team Academic All-American
2006 - Joey Lindamood (215) - First team Academic All-Academic
2008 - Matt Lindamood - First team Academic All-American
Parkersburg High School - State Tournament Outstanding Wrestler Award
Winners
1971 - Marvin Pickens
1981 - Greg Bradshaw
1982 - Scott Schenerlein
1986 - Mike Lantz
1989 - Gary Tuttle
1990 - Doug Rexroad
1992 - Dave Fleming
2001 - Matt Stevens
2005 - Brandon Rader
Parkersburg High School - Dutton Award Winners
1986 - Mike Lantz
1989 - Gary Tuttle
2001 - Matt Stevens
2004 - Lou Thomas
2005 - Brandon Rader
Dave Schultz Award from Wrestling Hall of Fame
2001 - Matt Stevens
2004 - Lou Thomas
2005 - Brandon Rader
2006 - Joey Lindamood
Several PHS wrestlers have gone on to compete the next level after High
School, including:
Lou Thomas (PHS '04), Brandon Rader, Chance Litton, Doug Rexroad, Dave Fleming, Tim Higgins,
Eric Freed, Gary Tuttle, Dave Koreski, and Bryce Edwards at West
Virginia University
Greg Bradshaw, Matt Stevens at Ohio University
Aaron Fleming at California PA
Mike Lantz at North Carolina State (NCAA qualifier)
Charlie Richards, Scheny Schenerlein, Scott Schenerlein, and Brian Leggett at West
Liberty. Scott Schenerlein was 2X runner-up at the NAIA nationals,
1986, 1987, two-time NAIA All-American.
Dave Satterfield (2X State Champ, '92, '93) was a National Qualifier on
the West Liberty team that finished 2nd at the Division II Nationals in
1995.
Current PHS Assistant Coach Troy Owens (PHS State Champ, 1977, 105)
finished 7th at the NAIA tournament for West Liberty. He was nine-year
All-Army first team member, and finished fourth in the 1988 Olympic
trials.
Leland Merrill (PHS '37), was a Bronze Medalist in the 1948 London
Olympics and a national AAU champion for Michigan State, 1942.
Greg Pettit (PHS '83), was a Gold Medalist in the 1988 Olympics for the
deaf in Moscow.
Robert Shyver (PHS '04) at Mercyhurst College PA
Chris Daggett at Liberty University
Matt Littleton, West Liberty State College
Andy Thomas, West Virginia University
Parkersburg High is fed by Vienna Rec., North Parkersburg, and the
Parkersburg Cougars youth programs, and Hamilton, Jackson, and
VanDevender Middle Schools.
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Updated 09/30/2009