1989 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Swansea High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Swansea - 119.5 points (Coach Jeff Slagle)
2. Dreher - 119 points (Coach Joe Soltish)
3. Beaufort - 62 points (Coach William Damude)
4. Greer - 55 points (Coach Mark Reeve)
5. Buford - 46.5 points (Coach Joe Funderburk)
6. Woodruff - 43 points (Coach Sam Sloan)
7. Greenville - 39 points (Coach Rossie Meadows)
8. Belton-Honea Path - 35 points (Coach John Abercrombie)
9. Loris - 34.5 points (Coach Barry Brooks)
10. Battery Creek - 26 points (Coach Nathan Day)
11. Lugoff-Elgin - 24 points (Coach Eddie Whitt)
12. Daniel - 20 points (Coach Don Boggs)
13. Blue Ridge - 15.5 points (Coach Malcolm Singleton)
14. Chapin - 14 points (Coach Paul Lareau)
14. Hanahan - 14 points (Coach Randy Learn)
14. Pickens - 14 points (Coach John Connell)
17. Bishop England - 13 points (Coach Jack Cantey)
17. Walhalla - 13 points (Coach Kurt Kreuzberger)
19. Berea - 12 points (Coach Wayne Green)
20. A.C. Flora - 11 points (Coach John Alexander)
20. Hilton Head - 11 points (Coach Bill Hutson)
22. Woodmont - 9 points (Coach George Gardner)
23. Camden - 8 points (Coach John Thompson)
24. Westside - 7 points (Coach Milton Glover)
25. Riverside - 6 points (Coach Mike Hawkins)
25. Stall - 6 points (Coach Troy Bennage)
25. West-Oak - 6 points
28. Byrnes - 3 points
28. Seneca - 3 points
30. Cheraw - 2.5 points
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
103 Beverly Bush (Dreher) dec. Cle Daniels (Beaufort), 6-5
112 Elijah Dixon (Swansea) dec. James Creech (Dreher), 10-8 OT
119 Taris Smith (Swansea) dec. Harris Lawton (Beaufort), 11-5
125 Billy Bookman (Dreher) pin Chad Singleton (Blue Ridge)
130 Kevin Simmons (Swansea) tech.fall Adrian Jackson (Greenville), 18-1
135 James Lewis (Loris) pin Craig Rust (Pickens)
140 Marc Taylor (Beaufort) maj.dec. McGarrett Simmons (Swansea), 10-2
145 Bill Berry (Swansea) dec. Bryan Davis (Woodruff), 7-1
152 Dan Wirnsberger (Greer) maj.dec. Steven Nance (Swansea), 21-8
160 Tony Galloway (Daniel) dec. Chad Phillips (Woodruff), 7-4
171 Tory Stock (Belton-Honea Path) pin Jon Belk (Lugoff-Elgin)
189 Jeff Rumsey (Greer) dec. Tyrone Black (Dreher), 5-4
UNL Alex Henderson (Dreher) pin Joe Steele (Buford)
State Consolation Finals:
103 Anthony Holcombe (Walhalla) maj.dec. David Simpson (Riverside), 13-2
112 William Craig (Battery Creek) maj.dec. Matt Manucy (Westside), 15-5
119 Derrick Scurry (Woodruff) forfeit Sammy Graham (Loris)
125 Eric Nedwards (Woodmont) Dec. Steven Flynn (Buford), 9-5
130 Tony Gower (Hilton Head) pin Greg Abercrombie (Belton-Honea Path)
135 Patrick Robinson (Greenville) forfeit Ovac Tong (Bishop England)
140 Bennie Wideman (Berea) dec. Larry Landry (Battery Creek), 5-3
145 Jamie Gore (Hanahan) dec. Danny Clayman (Stall), 2-1
152 Randy Taylor (Buford) tech.fall Chris Henderson (Camden), 15-0
160 Chris Willingham (Chapin) dec. Gary Harman (Dreher), 7-4
171 Cedric Watson (Dreher) dec. Gerald Glover (Beaufort), 10-7
189 James Lykes (A.C. Flora) dec. Charlie Pearson (Lugoff-Elgin), 7-5
UNL Chad Hannon (Greer) dec. Ron Fleming (Greenville), 7-3
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Elijah Dixon (Jr. 112 lbs.) - Swansea 2A (Coach Jeff Slagle)
State Tournament Location
Greenville H.S. February 17-18, 1989
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Swansea H.S. - February 11, 1989
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Swansea
2. Dreher
3. Beaufort
Upper State - at Pickens H.S. - February 11, 1989
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Belton-Honea Path - TIE
1. Greenville - TIE
3. Daniel
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