1980 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Fort Johnson High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Fort Johnson - 110 points (Coach Mark Agner)
2. Mauldin - 92 points (Coach Stan Hopkins)
3. Greer - 79.5 points (Coach Steve Woodward)
4. Belton-Honea Path - 76 points (Coach John Abercrombie)
5. St. Andrews - 57.5 points (Coach Ed Coles)
6. Walhalla - 50.5 points (Coach Larry Lawhorne)
7. Chicora-North Charleston - 46.5 points (Coach Billy Holton)
8. Greenville - 36.5 points (Coach Henry Chiariello)
9. C.A. Johnson - 32.5 points (Coach Jeff Capagrossi)
10. York - 26 points (Coach George Spencer)
11. Riverside - 23 points (Coach Peter Langford)
12. Bonds-Wilson - 22 points (Coach Mike Casey)
13. St. John's - 17 points (Coach Robert Lail)
14. Daniel - 16.5 points (Coach Allen Crenshaw)
15. James Island - 16 points (Coach Charlie Smith)
16. Berea - 14 points (Coach Tom Good)
17. Myrtle Beach - 11 points
18. Socastee - 9 points
19. Garrett - 7 points (Coach Mark Gaetke)
20. Hanahan - 5 points (Coach Bill Monks)
21. Bishop England - 2 points
21. Broome - 2 points
23. Seneca - 0 points
23. A.C. Flora - 0 points
23. Carolina - 0 points
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Fred Kelly (Greenville) dec. Grey Hart (Fort Johnson), 8-5
105 Donnie Pritcher (Fort Johnson) dec. Bruce Sirisky (St. Andrews), 7-5
112 Floyd Dotter (Bonds-Wilson) dec. Randy Kelly (Greenville), 7-0
119 Leonard Champaign (Fort Johnson) defeated Joe Griffin (St. Andrews)
126 Eddie Greer (Greer) dec. Mike Kenmuir (Belton-Honea Path), 11-5
132 John Feldhacker (Belton-Honea Path) pin Art Bagwell (Mauldin)
138 David Lester (Chicora-North Charleston) maj.dec. Steve Devita (Walhalla), 11-2
145 John Black (Mauldin) pin Harry Darby (York)
155 Calvin Fowler (Greer) dec. Charles White (Belton-Honea Path), 7-1
167 David Cobb (Mauldin) pin Lance Carleton (James Island)
175 Andy Satterfield (Walhalla) dec. Thomas Ravenell (St. Andrews), 9-5
185 Tim Wash (Fort Johnson) dec. Dennis Eller (Daniel), 10-7
UNL Lamar Sherman (Greer) dec. Marvin Baxter (Chicora-North Charleston), 5-2
State Consolation Finals:
98 Randall Cheeseborough (St. John's) dec. Ken Pirkle (Mauldin), 4-2
105 Danny Catchings (Walhalla) pin Mike Ellison (Belton-Honea Path)
112 Hal Wertan (Fort Johnson) defeated Bob Miller (Socastee)
119 Billy Rainey (York) defeated Rayford Bruton (Greer)
126 Larry Goodwine (C.A. Johnson) defeated Ronald Busbee (Garrett)
132 Joe Davis (Fort Johnson) defeated Donnie Smith (Chicora-North Charleston)
138 Steve Robinson (C.A. Johnson) defeated John Huss (Riverside)
145 Doug Ware (Belton-Honea Path) defeated Victor Cobb (Fort Johnson)
155 Tony Moore (Riverside) defeated John Newkirk (Mauldin)
167 Patrick Thompson (Berea) defeated Eric Tyce (St. Andrews)
175 Harold Burris (Greer) defeated John Trammell (Hanahan)
185 Anthony Goodwine (C.A. Johnson) defeated Winfield Brown (St. John's)
UNL Scott Farrell (Mauldin) dec. Chris Bowen (Myrtle Beach), 6-2
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
John Feldhacker (Sr. 132 lbs.) - Belton-Honea Path (Coach John Abercrombie)
State Tournament Location
St. Andrews February 22-23, 1980
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at St. Andrews H.S. - February 15-16, 1980
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Fort Johnson
2. St. Andrews
3. Bishop England
Upper State - at York H.S. - February 15-16, 1980
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Belton-Honea Path
2. Mauldin
3. Greer
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