1998 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions
Lugoff-Elgin High School
State Duals Tournament State Finals: Lugoff-Elgin 48, Fort Mill 12 103 - Justin Gainey (LE) pin Rob Keziah (FM) 112 - Ryan McClester (LE) pin Chris Anderson (FM) 119 - Jeff Courson (LE) maj.dec. Nate Gould (FM), 11-0 125 - Chris Angel (LE) tech.fall Matt Moore (FM), 20-5 130 - Terrence Frechette (LE) pin Justin Seay (FM) 135 - Stuart Graham (FM) dec. Peter Hemingway (LE), 6-6 2OT 140 - Chris Williams (FM) dec. Jason Charles (LE), 9-7 145 - Jack Smith (FM) dec. Matt Shields (LE), 6-4 152 - Jeff Pearson (LE) dec. Chris Irwin (FM), 6-4 160 - Darren Moore (FM) dec. Marcus Bryant (LE), 8-5 171 - Matt Baker (LE) dec. Jeremy Carrick (FM), 10-4 189 - Boykin Gaskins (LE) dec. Stephen Dover (FM), 6-4 215 - Ben Connell (LE) pin Omard Potts (FM) 275 - Daniel Norris (LE) forfeit Coach Tim Wash - Lugoff-Elgin Coach Darren Wilson - Fort Mill at Lugoff-Elgin H.S. February 28, 1998 Upper State Finals: Fort Mill 34, Seneca 33 SCMAT still seeking boxscore Coach Darren Wilson - Fort Mill Coach Andy Smyth - Seneca at Fort Mill H.S. February 25, 1998 Lower State Finals: Lugoff-Elgin 43, James Island 21 103 - James Parker (LE) forfeit 112 - Sharod "Roddy" White (JI) dec. Justin Gainey (LE) 119 - Jeff Courson (LE) dec. Champaigne (JI) 125 - Chris Angel (LE) pin Paul Sallee (JI) 130 - Terrence Frechette (LE) dec. Andy Anderson (JI) 135 - Donovan Flood (JI) dec. Peter Hemingway (LE) 140 - Herbert Scott (JI) dec. Jason Charles (LE) 145 - Kevin Brown (JI) dec. Matt Shields (LE) 152 - Jeff Pearson (LE) pin Drayton (JI) 160 - Marcus Bryant (LE) dec. Josh Kent (JI) 171 - Matt Baker (LE) pin Trey Wilkins (JI) 189 - Curtis Brown (JI) pin Boykin Gaskins (LE) 215 - Ben Connell (LE) dec. Bryan Byrd (JI) 275 - Daniel Norris (LE) dec. Russell Sechrist (JI) Coach Tim Wash - Lugoff-Elgin Coach Martin Williams - James Island at James Island H.S. February 25, 1998 State Duals Brackets: 1998 3A State Duals Bracket Individual State Champions State Finals: 103 Justin Gainey (Lugoff-Elgin) pin Derrick Johnson (Seneca) 112 David Lance (Battery Creek) defeated Sharod White (James Island) 119 Jason Scarborough (Brookland-Cayce) defeated Jeff Courson (Lugoff-Elgin) 125 Nick Merritt (Eastside) defeated Will Ryan (Hilton Head) 130 Travis Drake (Cheraw) defeated Terence Frechette (Lugoff-Elgin) 135 Charles Russ (Wade Hampton) defeated Donovan Fludd (James Island) 140 Greg Coutu (Seneca) defeated Quentin Bolden (Hilton Head) 145 Jeremiah Dunn (Hilton Head) defeated Jeff Neal (Wade Hampton) 152 Jeff Pearson (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Roger Arn (Hilton Head) 160 Eric Skipper (Battery Creek) defeated Chad Cox (Seneca) 171 Josh Dellinger (Greer) maj.dec. Irvin Alston (Stall), 8-0 189 Chris Ethridge (Dreher) defeated Travis Avant (Georgetown) 215 Ben Connell (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Brian Brown (James Island) 275 Daniel Norris (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Kevin Breedlove (Daniel) State Consolation Finals: 103 Barry Carlton (Greer) defeated Chris Anderson (Fort Mill) 112 Marquis Ratliff (Cheraw) defeated Willie Shull (Brookland-Cayce) 119 Aaron Reasoner (St. Andrews) defeated Brian Harrison (Cheraw) 125 Chris Angel (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Anthony Giglotti (Ridge View) 130 Ben Bindewald (Riverside) defeated Justin Seay (Fort Mill) 135 Peter Hemingway (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Stuart Graham (Fort Mill) 140 Brandon Stone (Belton-Honea Path) defeated Freddy Bessent (Myrtle Beach) 145 Jack Smith (Fort Mill) defeated Matt Shields (Lugoff-Elgin) 152 Chris Irwin (Fort Mill) defeated Justin Burgess (Brookland-Cayce) 160 Danny McKinney (Brookland-Cayce) defeated Tripp Rhoades (Greer) 171 Garrett Merck (Daniel) defeated Darren Wilson (Georgetown) 189 Daryl Ritacco (Riverside) defeated Curtis Brown (James Island) 215 Omard Potts (Fort Mill) defeated Edward Gore (Chester) 275 Travis Crain (Greer) defeated Barry High (Georgetown) Team Placement at Individual State Tournament No team points available Coaches for each team with a State Placer: Battery Creek - Nathan Day Belton-Honea Path - George Martin Brookland-Cayce - John Checkovich Cheraw - Brad Porter Chester - ? Daniel - Quay Scott Dreher - Bill Bacon Eastside - Jack Kosmicki Fort Mill - Ricky Blackman Georgetown - Steve Blanchard Greer - David Smith Hilton Head - George Dixon James Island - Martin Williams Lugoff-Elgin - Tim Wash Myrtle Beach - Charlie Clay Ridge View - Ken Boleman Riverside - Chad Singleton Seneca - Andy Smyth St. Andrews - Michael Hales Stall - ? Wade Hampton - Jeff Neal Most Outstanding Wrestler Award ? Individual State Tournament Location Lugoff-Elgin H.S. - February 21, 1998 State Qualifying Tournaments Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State: Lower State - at James Island H.S. - February 13-14, 1998 Team Placement at Lower State: 1. 2. 3. Upper State - at Seneca H.S. - February 13-14, 1998 Team Placement at Upper State: 1. 2. 3. Send any updates or feedback to scmat@hotmail.comSCMAT © 2020