1969 South Carolina 4A-3A-2A-1A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
St. Andrews High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. St. Andrews - 130 points (Coach Rusty Hamilton) - 4A
2. James Island - 93 points (Coach Doyle Swafford) - 3A
3. Spartanburg - 56 points (Coach Ralph Voyles) - 4A
4. Daniel - 25 points (Coach Al Curtis) - 4A
5. Winyah - 22 points (Coach Lou Manning) - 3A
Unofficial team placement after top 5 (based on bracket results/team point calculations/newspapers/Wrestling USA Magazine):
Summerville - 20 points (Coach Hank Boyd) - 3A
Wade Hampton - 18 points (Coach Mike Mongelli) - 4A
Belton-Honea Path - 15 points (Coach Norman King) - 3A
A.C. Flora - 15 points (Coach William Tourek) - 4A
Westminster - 13 points (Coach Bob Garwood) - 2A
Moultrie - 10 points (Coach W. Gilden) - 3A
Airport - 10 points (Coach Sam Corley) - 4A
Brookland Cayce - 8 points (Coach John Checkovich) - 4A
Bishop England - 5 points (Coach Jack Cantey) - 3A
Beaufort - 3 points (Coach Charlie Rucker) - 3A
Seneca - 3 points (Coach ?) - 3A
Union (Coach Lloyd Fisher) - 3A
Buford (Coach Bill Riner) - 2A
Barnwell (Coach Gwynne Hupfer) - 2A
Camden - 0 points (Coach Foy Thompson) - 4A
Dreher - 0 points (Coach Jim Byrd) - 4A
Lower Richland - 0 points (Coach ?) - 3A
York - 0 points (Coach ?) - 3A
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
95 Raymond Aytes (St. Andrews) dec. Wayne Rholetter (Westminster), 7-2
103 Larry Salerni (St. Andrews) dec. Louie Costa (James Island, 7-4
112 Clay Martin (James Island) dec. Ronnie Rudd (St. Andrews), 2-1
120 Jackie Moore (St. Andrews) dec. Albert Spalviero (James Island), 3-2
127 Joey Canter (Summerville) dec. Pete McCoy (St. Andrews), 5-3
133 Tommy Easterby (St. Andrews) dec. Barney Oliver (Moultrie), 3-1
138 Tom Wills (St. Andrews) dec. Gil Haley (Winyah), 2-2 riding time
145 Mike Ellis (A.C. Flora) dec. Larry Craven (James Island), 5-1
154 Tom Bolus (James Island) dec. Garrett Riggins (St. Andrews), 2-0
165 Jerry Hurt (St. Andrews), dec. Mike Duncan (Spartanburg), 5-4 OT
175 Jim Roberts (St. Andrews) dec. Larry Shuttles (Spartanburg), 4-3
188 Steve Parker (Spartanburg) pin Mike Patterson (Airport)
UNL Willie Craven (James Island) dec. Andrew Leventis (Wade Hampton), 4-0
State Consolation Finals:
95 Sam Johnson (Spartanburg) dec. Mike Avant (Winyah), 6-4
103 Pat Early (Bishop England) pin Joe Walker (Daniel)
112 Wayne Stubblefield (Daniel) pin James Bryson (Westminster)
120 Jackie Hendricks (Daniel) dec. Harvey Roberts (Spartanburg), 6-0
127 Brad Yates (James Island) dec. Tony Phillips (Brookland-Cayce), 9-2
133 Victor Svenson (James Island) dec. Bob Heaton (Wade Hampton), 1-0 OT
138 Steve Patterson (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Steve Suits (Spartanburg), 6-0
145 Barry Stisser (Spartanburg) dec. Brooks Parks (St. Andrews), 5-2
154 Bob Lentz (Wade Hampton) dec. Charles Garrison (Belton-Honea Path), 2-0
165 Arnold Murphy (Daniel) dec. Sparky Green (James Island), 5-4
175 Rusty Gordon (Summerville) pin Ricky Harper (Seneca)
188 Bill Blake (Winyah) pin Kimball Farr (James Island)
UNL Randy Berry (Brookland-Cayce) pin Curtis Pruett (Beaufort)
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Joey Canter (127 lbs.) - Summerville 3A (Coach Hank Boyd)
Coach of the Year Award
Rusty Hamilton - St. Andrews
State Tournament Location
St. Andrews Junior H.S. February 21-22, 1969
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 3 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at St. Andrews H.S. - February 15, 1969
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. St. Andrews
2. James Island
3. Summerville
Upper State - at Furman University - February 8, 1969
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Spartanburg
2. Daniel
3. Belton-Honea Path
Central State - at USC Peabody Gym - February 15, 1969
Team Placement at Central State:
1. Buford
2. Barnwell
3. York
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