South Carolina 1A Wrestling State Dual Championship 2006-2007
1A Dual State Finals - Saturday, February 10 (State Finals at Lugoff-Elgin)
#2 Chesterfield vs. #22 Bamberg-Ehrhardt
Let's start with how big these two schools are:
The 2006-2007 School Year - Attendance Figures for 195 state wide schools
#153 out of 195 schools - Chesterfield 518 students
#155 out of 195 schools - Bamberg-Ehrhardt 508 students
Then we can check out the team trophy count:
Team State Championships - Chesterfield 2, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 0
Team State Runner-ups - Chesterfield 1, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 0
Individual accomplishments need to get thrown in too (wrestlers counted in only one category):
State 1st in the lineup - Chesterfield 2, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 0
State 2nd in the lineup - Chesterfield 0, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 0
State 3rd in the lineup - Chesterfield 0, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 1
State 4th in the lineup - Chesterfield 0, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 0
State Qualifiers lineup - Chesterfield 2, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 1
This is a historical year --- the first ever in S.C. for a 1A State Wrestling Title!
The 1A coaches really wanted this last year and had to wait until this year for the
final approvals to clear through the SCHSL. The irony is there really is only one
team all along that everyone knew would win this 1A title. For several years now
Chesterfield has competed with every team across the state 1A through 4A and defeated
most every opponent. In 2004 and 2005 they captured Dual State Titles in 1A-2A and also
finished as Dual State Runner-up in 2006. Not bad for a 1A school that has 500 students.
Coach Lance Abernathy has proven that he can have the best 14 of those 500 students and
take on anybody. Bamberg-Ehrhardt has also had a solid program for years and this year
they can lay claim to being in the finals to claim 1st or 2nd. Coach Derek Ayers has
many solid wrestlers including 2 juniors - 125 Larry Long (Jr., 2006 119 3rd) and
140 Laquinn Nimmons (Jr., 2006 125 SQ). Chesterfield counters with two very talented
freshman at 103 and 112 likely to win state titles - Elijah Burr and Ian Harper.
Chesterfield also brings talent with 119 Steven James (Sr., 2006 130 SQ, 2005 125 SQ),
#1 ranked 125 Trey Alley (Jr., 2006 103 1st, 2005 103 2nd),
#1 ranked 130 Dalton Harper (Jr., 2006 125 1st, 2005 112 1st) and
145 Parker Anderson (Jr., 2006 145 SQ). We pick an easy selection for winning ...
SCMAT Prediction - Chesterfield wins
From Saturday, February 3rd:
Round 3 - Semi-Finals
Upper State Finals - Chesterfield 69, Indian Land 8
Lower State Finals - Bamberg-Ehrhardt 63, Academic Magnet 18
Round 2 - Quarter-Finals:
Chesterfield 76, Christ Church 8
Indian Land 42, Landrum 59
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 66, Military Magnet 12
Academic Magnet 42, Cross 30
Round 1
Christ Church defeated North Central
Indian Land defeated Whitmire
Landrum defeated Southside Christian
Military Magnet defeated Baptist Hill
Brackets for some past SC State Wrestling Dual Tournaments can be located here --- 2006 4A State Duals < = > 2006 3A State Duals < = > 2006 2A-1A State Duals < = > 2006 SCISA State Duals 2005 4A State Duals < = > 2005 3A State Duals < = > 2005 2A-1A State Duals Please note in the 3A Dual bracket below - Lake City made it to the Finals in 2004, not Georgetown. 2004 4A State Duals < = > 2004 3A State Duals < = > 2004 2A-1A State Duals 2003 4A State Duals < = > 2003 3A State Duals < = > 2003 2A-1A State Duals 2002 4A State Duals < = > 2002 3A State Duals < = > 2002 2A-1A State Duals 2001 4A State Duals < = > 2001 3A State Duals < = > 2001 2A-1A State Duals Finally, a History of the SC 1A State Wrestling Tournament A State Title determined by Dual Championship - 2007 - TBD 2-10-07 AA-A State Title determined by Dual Championship - 2006 Crescent 32, Chesterfield 27 (Chris Strickland, Lance Abernathy) 2005 Chesterfield 57, Broome 22 (Lance Abernathy, Steve Carruth) 2004 Chesterfield 34, Crescent 30 (Lance Abernathy, Chris Strickland) 2003 Cheraw 62, West-Oak 15 (Brad Porter, ?) 2002 Swansea 43, Walhalla 22 (Chad Meredith, Trey Gardner) 2001 Woodruff 44, Swansea 26 (Chad Singleton, Quincy Riley) AA-A State Title determined by Team Points Championship - 2000 Tie - Loris Mike Morris 83-83 Crescent Russell Blackston 1999 Loris Michael Morris 91.5-89 Bishop England Paul Spence 1998 Chapin Bob Taylor 153.5-99 Edisto 1997 Chapin Bob Taylor 105.5-95 Woodruff Scott Adkins 1996 Chapin Bob Taylor 104½-99½ Walhalla Kurt Kruzberger 1995 Swansea Quincy Riley 117-116 West-Oak Sammy Grant 1994 West-Oak Sammy Grant 129½ -114 Chapin Bob Taylor 1993 Chapin Bob Taylor 130-110 Swansea Quincy Riley 1992 Swansea Quincy Riley 143½-130½ Blue Ridge Malcom Singleton AA-A combined with class AAA 1991 Battery Creek Nathan Day 98 - 80 Swansea Jeff Slagle 1990 Swansea Jeff Slagle 114½ -81½ Lugoff-Elgin Eddie Whitt 1989 Swansea Jeff Slagle 119½ - 119 Dreher Joe Soltish 1988 Dreher Joe Soltish 111½ -78½ Belton-Honea Path John Abercrombie 1987 Belton-Honea Path John Abercrombie 80 - 76 Hanahan Randy Learn 1986 Swansea Jeff Slagle 93 - 78 Camden John Thompson 1985 Swansea Jeff Slagle 91½ - 81½ Belton-Honea Path John Abercrombie 1984 St. Andrews Ed Coles 139½ - 35 J. F. Byrnes Roy Turner AA-A 1983 Woodruff Danny Holland 158 - 122½ St. John's (JI) R. L. Lail, Jr. 1982 Woodruff Danny Holland 135½ - 131 Swansea Tom Williams 1981 Swansea Phil Williams 188 - 167 Woodruff Danny Holland 1980 Swansea Phil Williams 202½ - 122 Chapin Paul Lareau 1979 Swansea Phil Williams 199 - 21 Woodruff Danny Holland 1978 Woodruff Danny Holland 187½ -167 Swansea Frank Shealy (All Classifications 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A together) 1977 Airport Jim Barnes 122 - 80 Bonds-Wilson James E. Cox 1976 Airport Jim Barnes 75 ½ - 68 Fort Johnson Chester Willis 1975 Lower Richland Jim Fitzpatrick 73 - 57 Airport Jim Barnes 1974 Lower Richland Rudolph Cooper 55 - 41 ½ Summerville Jim Flowers 1973 Lower Richland Rudolph Cooper 65 ½ - 35 Union Jim Barnes 1972 Lower Richland William Tourek 48 - 41 ½ Bishop England Jack Cantey 1971 Fort Johnson M. Leroy Jackson 56 - 53 Brookland Cayce John Checkovich 1970 St. Andrews Rusty Hamilton 113 - 61 James Island Edward Hertwig 1969 St. Andrews Rusty Hamilton 130 - 93 James Island Edward Hertwig Best wishes to all teams that are competing in this year’s 1A State Wrestling Duals Tournament! Article by Mark Buford Wrestling USA Magazine’s SC State Editor