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Tournament History

Estil Ritter Willard Duffy Howard Fisher Lance Ellis Blake Maurer Alex Tsirtsis Angel Escobedo
Bloomington Muncie Central S.B. Central Indpls. Cathedral Ev. Mater Dei Griffith Griffith

Four-Time State Champions Team and Individual
Records
Estil Ritter, Bloomington
1924, 175 lb.; 1925, 175 lb.; 1926, Hvy.; 1927, Hvy. Most Points Scored:
Willard Duffy, Muncie Central 99 by Delta, 1981
1930, l00 lb.; 1931, 108 lb.; 1932, 115 lb.; 1933, 115 lb. Most Individual Champions (One Team):
Howard Fisher, S.B. Central 7 by Bloomington, 1949
1949, 95 lb.; 1950, 112 lb.; 1951, 127 lb.; 1952, 133 lb.
Most Times Placed in Top Five:
Lance Ellis, Indpls. Cathedral 46 by Bloomington
1986, 98 lb.; 1987, 112 lb.; 1988, 112 lb.; 1989, 119 lb.
First Father and Son Champions:
Blake Maurer, Ev. Mater Dei Clifford Myers, Bloomington, 1931 and Rob-
2001, 130 lb.; 2002, 145 lb.; 2003, 171 lb.; 2004, 171 lb. ert Myers, Bloomington, 1953 and 1954
Alex Tsirtsis, Griffith
First Brothers State Champions:
2001, 119 lb.; 2002, 130 lb.; 2003,135 lb.; 2004, 145 lb. Richard Voliva, 1928 and Harry Voliva, 1934,
Angel Escobedo, Griffith Bloomington
2002, 112 lb.; 2003, 125 lb.; 2004, 130 lb.; 2005, 135 lb.
First Brothers State Champions in Same
Year:
Three-Time State Champions Maurice and James Bender, Bloomington
1934
Clarence Fortner, T.H. Wiley Jon Galloway, South Bend Riley
1922, 125 lb.; 1923, 135 lb.; 1924, 135 lb. 1964, 154 lb.; 1965 154 lb.; 1966, 165 lb. First Twin Brothers State Champions:
George Ross, Wabash Jim Cornwell, Bloom. South Henry and James Moore, Bloomington 1943
1925, 145 lb.; 1926 145 lb.; 1927, 165 lb. 1969, 103 lb.; 1970, 115 lb.; 1971, 119 lb.
First State Champion, Two Different Schools:
Charles McDaniel, Bloomington Randy May, Bloomington South David Palmer, Muncie Southside, 1980 and
1931, Hvy.; 1932, Hvy.; 1933, Hvy. 1974, 98 lb.; 1975, 105 lb.; 1976, 112 lb. Delta, 1981 and 1982
Ray Frankowski, Hammond David Palmer, Muncie Southside/
1936, 165 lb.; 1937, 175 lb.; 1938, 175 1b. Delta Most Team Championships:
1980, 167 lb.; 1981, 167 lb.; 1982, 177 lb. 24 by Bloomington South (Bloomington)
Jack Foster, Hammond Clark
1937, 1251b.;1938,125 lb.;1939, 135 lb. Patrick Cassidy, Bloom. North
1993, 103 lb.; 1994, 112 lb.; 1995, 119 lb. Most Consecutive Team Championships:
Vernon Finley, Bloomington 9 by Evansville Mater Dei (1995-2003)
1943, 175 lb.; 1944, 175 lb.; 1945, 175 1b. Steven Bradley, Beech Grove
1996, 119 lb.; 1997, 125 lb.; 1998, 125 lb. Most Championships (Coach):
Jack Benson, Bloomington
1944, 120 lb.; 1945, 127 lb.; 1947, 133 lb. Jake O’Brien, Franklin Central 12 by Mike Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei
2001, 215 lb.; 2002 ,125 lb.; 2003, 215 lb.
Richard Lyon, Bloomington Most Consecutive Championships (Coach):
1945, 138 lb.; 1946, 138 lb.; 1947, 138 1b. Reece Humphrey, Law. North 9 by Mike Goebel, Evansville Mater Dei
2003, 112 lb.; 2004 ,125 lb.; 2005, 130 lb.
Richard Perkins, Muncie Central (1995-2003)
1946, 95 lb.; 1947, 103 lb.; 1948, 103 lb. Josh Harper, Mishawaka
2006, 103 lb.; 2007, 112 lb.; 2008, 125 lb. Fastest Fall in State Finals:
Eugene Donaldson, East Chicago :11 by Pat Day, Mishawaka, 2006
Roosevelt Andrew Howe, Hanover Central
1947, 175 lb.; 1948, 175 lb.; 1949 Hvy. 2006, 140 lb.; 2007, 152 lb.; 2008, 160 lb. Fastest Fall in Championship Match:
Bill Richardson, Laf. Jefferson Sean McMurray, Portage :20 by Richard Voliva, Bloomington, 1930
1956, 133 lb.; 1957,133 lb.; 1958, 133 lb. 2008, 135 lb.; 2009, 152 lb.; 2010, 160 lb.
Bill Andrews, Indpls. Manual Jason Tsirtsis, Crown Point Most Falls in State Finals:
1957, 103 lb.; 1958, 112 lb.; 1959, 120 lb. 2009, 125 lb.; 2010, 130 lb.; 2011, 140 lb. 10 by Ray Frankowski, 1936-38 (Frankowski
pinned all 10 opponents in three years)
Charles Cone, Kokomo
1963, 103 lb.; 1964, 112 lb.; 1965, 120 lb.
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