1999 South Carolina 4A Wrestling State Champions


Rock Hill High School


SCMAT hopes to obtain a team photo soon


State Duals Tournament

State Finals:

Rock Hill 35, Dutch Fork 25
103 - Terrence Thompson (RH) pin Mike Ellis (DF)
112 - Melvin Nelson (RH) pin Rich Guy (DF)
119 - Marcus Cherry (RH) maj.dec. Jonathan Benson (DF), 16-3
125 - Chris Collins (RH) maj.dec. Chuck DiMarco (DF), 13-3
130 - Ben LaPrad (DF) maj.dec. Jarrett Soles (RH), 9-0
135 - Steve Volponi (DF) dec. Tay Whitlock (RH), 10-7
140 - Marquis Turner (RH) dec. Scott Neal (DF), 5-3
145 - Terrence J. Thompson (RH) dec. Careef Robertson (DF), 11-4
152 - Chris Hinson (RH) dec. Omar Sanders (DF), 7-1
160 - England Foster (DF) pin Shane Archie (RH)
171 - Micah Caskey (DF) pin Ervin Venable (RH)
189 - Scott Wilkinson (DF) dec. Tavaris Martin (RH), 8-2
215 - Ryan Adams (RH) pin Rob D'Amato (DF)
275 - Elliot Singleton (DF) dec. Ben Jaggers (RH), 4-2

Coach Jim Barnes - Rock Hill
Coach B.D. LaPrad - Dutch Fork

at Spring Valley H.S. - February 6, 1999

Upper State Finals:

Rock Hill 53, Hillcrest 9

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Coach Jim Barnes - Rock Hill
Coach Rick Kreiner - Hillcrest

at Spring Valley H.S. - February 6, 1999

Lower State Finals:

Dutch Fork 32, Irmo 30
103 - Mike Ellis (DF) maj.dec. Andrew Sullivan (I), 10-1
112 - Rich Guy (DF) DQ Harrison Croft (I)
119 - Syed Camit (I) dec. Jonathan Benson (DF), 7-1
125 - Chuck DiMarco (DF) dec. Daniel Perry (I), 6-5
130 - Ben LaPrad (DF) maj.dec. Steven Brumet (I), 14-4
135 - Steve Volponi (DF) maj.dec. Jason Sloan (I), 14-1
140 - Chad Smumpert (I) tech.fall Scott Neal (DF), 15-0
145 - Grant Cook (I) tech.fall Omar Sanders (DF), 24-7
152 - Jordan Hammond (I) pin Pat Steir (DF)
160 - England Foster (DF) pin Darren Shearer (I)
171 - Micah Caskey (DF) pin Steve Sowards (I)
189 - Chris Jarvis (I) dec. Scott Wilkinson (DF), 9-5
215 - J.R. Reid (I) maj.dec. Rob D'Amato (DF), 16-6
275 - C.J. Frye (I) forfeit

Coach B.D. LaPrad - Dutch Fork
Coach David Maas - Irmo

at Spring Valley H.S. - February 6, 1999

State Duals Brackets:

1999 4A State Duals Bracket


Individual State Champions

State Finals:
103 Terrence Thompson (Rock Hill) tech.fall Chris Wills (Summerville), 20-5 
112 Melvin Nelson (Rock Hill) pin Joe Powers (Summerville), 1:42 in 2nd 
119 Marcus Cherry (Rock Hill) pin Clarence Davis (Northwestern), 0:23 in 3rd
125 Chris Collins (Rock Hill) tech.fall Chris Aiken (Summerville) 
130 Ben LaPrad (Dutch Fork) maj.dec. Abe Kuhn (Stratford), 14-2
135 Steve Volponi (Dutch Fork) dec. Brent LaPrad (Summerville), 8-5
140 Vince Bartges (Stratford) dec. Chad Shumpert (Irmo), 4-3
145 Jordan Hammond (Irmo) dec. Jeremiah Dunn (Hilton Head), 7-2
152 Donovan Fludd (James Island) dec. Quinn Tolbert (Summerville), 6-4
160 England Foster (Dutch Fork) maj.dec. Stephen Schlacter (Wando), 12-1
171 Micah Caskey (Dutch Fork) dec. Chris Jarvis (Irmo), 7-2
189 Luke Wright (Byrnes) dec. Scott Wilkinson (Dutch Fork), 3-1
215 Ryan Adams (Rock Hill) pin Ernest Barksdale (Laurens), 0:53 in 1st
275 C.J. Frye (Irmo) pin Craig Walker (Hillcrest), 1:22 in 3rd

State Consolation Finals:
103 Mike Ellis (Dutch Fork) pin Steven Kamyk (Fort Dorchester), 0:56 in 2nd 
112 Rich Guy (Dutch Fork) dec. Clayton Buckner (Berkeley), 3-2
119 Matt Finley (Hillcrest) dec. Syed Camit (Irmo), 8-3
125 Chuck DiMarco (Dutch Fork) dec. Alex Gillings (Airport), 5-2
130 Steven Brumet (Irmo) dec. Sharod "Roddy" White (James Island), 5-0
135 Dan Wilkes (Lexington) pin Tay Whitlock (Rock Hill), 1:18 in 1st
140 Dale Phillips (Berkeley) DQ Andy Anderson (James Island)
145 Terrence J. Thompson (Rock Hill) dec. Herbert Scott (James Island), 4-2
152 Quentin Bolden (Hilton Head) pin Herman Baker (Orangeburg-Wilkinson), 1:57 in 3rd
160 Jeff Healy (Summerville) dec. Marlow Foster (Byrnes), 5-3
171 John Bohren (Stratford) pin Brian Dawson (Lexington), 1:51 in 3rd
189 Kevin Kuhn (Summerville) dec. Curtis Brown (James Island), 7-5
215 Antwon Green (Summerville) pin Neal Segrest (Byrnes), 1:16 in 3rd
275 Reuben Daniels (Summerville) pin Reed Phillips (Fort Dorchester), 0:21


Team Placement at Individual State Tournament

No team points available

Coaches for each team with a State Placer:

Airport - Clarence Kuzma
Berkeley - Jake Stewart
Byrnes - Russ Howard
Dutch Fork - B.D. LaPrad
Fort Dorchester - Bill Ryland
Hillcrest - Rick Kreiner
Hilton Head - George Dixon
Irmo - David Maas
James Island - Albert Spalviero
Laurens - Rob Sheffield
Lexington - Roy Turner
Northwestern - Tim Robinson
Orangeburg-Wilkinson - Ron Donlick
Rock Hill - Jim Barnes
Stratford - Kenny Farrell
Summerville - Kenny Walker
Wando - John Hampey


Most Outstanding Wrestler Award

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Individual State Tournament Location

Furman University February 26-27, 1999


State Qualifying Tournaments

Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:

Lower State - at Spring Valley H.S. - February 19-20, 1999
Team Placement at Lower State:
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Upper State - at Lexington H.S. - February 19-20, 1999
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