1997 South Carolina 2A-1A Wrestling State Champions


Chapin High School


SCMAT hopes to obtain a team photo soon


Team Placement at State Tournament

1. Chapin - 105.5 points (Coach Bob Taylor)
2. Woodruff - 95 points (Coach Doug McNairy)
3. Blue Ridge - 83.5 points (Coach Malcolm Singleton)
4. Swansea - 80 points (Coach Quincy Riley)
5. Edisto - 69 points (Coach Kevin Knoerr)
6. Crescent - 56.5 points (Coach Russell Blackston)
7. Christ Church - 48 points (Coach Bryan Stevens)
8. West-Oak - 43.5 (Coach Rick McLaughlin)
9. Liberty - 40 points (Coach Rick Somerville)
10. Bishop England - 38.5 points (Coach Paul Spence)
11. Loris - 35 points (Coach Mike Morris)
12. Hanahan - 30 points (Coach Ric Raycroft)
12. Walhalla - 30 points (Coach Kurt Kreuzberger)
12. Woodmont - 30 points (Coach George Gardner)
15. Aynor - 28 points (Coach Marion Shaw)
16. Ninety-Six - 23 points (Coach Brian Neal)
17. Buford - 20 points (Coach Clark Crump)
18. North Central - 19 points (Coach Billy Johnson)
19. Bamberg-Ehrhardt - 3 points (Coach Randall Balch)
20. Landrum - 1 points (Coach Mark Kennedy)
21. Academic Magnet - 0 points


Individual State Champions

State Finals:
103 Jeremy Moseley (Chapin) dec. Jamie Osborne (Edisto) , 5-3
112 Jason Hazard (Chapin) dec. Jason Lanning (Woodmont), 7-2 
119 Josh Montjoy (Woodruff) dec. Matt Richardson (Chapin), 4-3 
125 Lee Call (Woodruff) dec. Clint Yon (Swansea), 2-2 2OT
130 Will Parrott (Christ Church) dec. Josh Durham (West-Oak), 5-4
135 Chad Hallman (Swansea) tech.fall Ed Catoe (North Central), 26-10
140 Lamar Green (Blue Ridge) pin Anthony Del Priore (Chapin) 
145 Kevin McKee (Crescent) dec. Andrew Shallcross (Christ Church), 7-5
152 Robert Sweetman (Liberty) dec. Kenneth Jefferson (Loris), 1-0
160 Michael Regner (Bishop England) dec. Lamar Hardy (Chapin), 3-2
171 Jason Tumblin (Woodruff) dec. Perry Masters (Liberty), 10-8 OT
189 Richard Murray (Blue Ridge) dec. Nathan Purdy (Crescent), 8-6
215 Josh Hawkins (Blue Ridge) dec. Brian Alexander (Ninety-Six), 12-8
275 Garrett Plyler (Buford) dec. Stuart Antley (Edisto), 11-4

State Consolation Finals:
103 Raul Mota (Swansea) defeated Chris Gilchrist (Loris) 
112 Jeremy Garland (Walhalla) defeated Kenny James (Swansea) 
119 Lourenco Fowler (Woodmont) defeated Terrel Goudy (Ninety-Six) 
125 Bern Dupree (Christ Church) defeated John Barker (West-Oak) 
130 Bryan Cocchia (Hanahan) defeated Rhyne Stowe (Swansea) 
135 Jason Stinnett (Bishop England) defeated Brian Donlan (Chapin) 
140 Josh Haynes (Crescent) defeated Brian Mellard (Edisto) 
145 Dewitt Catoe (Hanahan) defeated Travis Gilchrist (Loris) 
152 Brad Antley (Edisto) defeated Robert Freeman (Swansea) 
160 Roby Woody (Walhalla) defeated Charles Durant (Woodruff) 
171 Jay Ross (Blue Ridge) defeated Jeff Dimaio (Aynor) 
189 Alex Small (Aynor) defeated Nathan Childs (Chapin) 
215 Brian Easler (Woodruff) defeated Mike Wise (Edisto) 
275 Dwayne Knight (Woodruff) defeated Adam Blackwell (West-Oak) 


Most Outstanding Wrestler Award

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State Tournament Location

Swansea H.S. February 22, 1997


State Qualifying Tournaments

Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:

Lower State - at ? H.S. - February 15, 1997
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Chapin
2. Edisto
3. Swansea

Upper State - at Christ Church H.S. - February 15, 1997
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Woodruff
2. West-Oak
3. Crescent



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