2021 South Carolina 5A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2023
Hillcrest High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
Hillcrest 36, Summerville 33
152 Grant Hopkins (H) pin Steele Walker (S)
160 Hunter Jagodzinski (H) dec. Jeramiah Pressley (S), 10-4
170 David Rundell (S) dec. Austin Kilgore (H), 7-4
182 Kyle Combs (S) dec. Jackson Harms (H), 7-2
195 Leo Drakulic (H) pin Brock Eastman (S)
220 Eyan McKnight (H) DQ De'Andre Jones (S)
285 Jacoreyn Byrd (H) dec. Rubin Izzard (S), 6-4
106 Tyler Grindstaff (H) pin Xavier Anderson (S)
113 Ben Guilliam (S) pin A'sahi Lomax (H)
120 Gavin Butler (S) dec. Trent Smith (H), 3-0
126 Brayton Killiri (S) pin Colton Holmes (H)
132 Aidan Jurey (S) inj.def. Jace Mann (H)
138 Thomas Snipes (H) pin Jacob Black (S)
145 Ryu Brown (S) forfeit
Coach Anthony Esposito - Hillcrest
Coach Darryl Tucker - Smmerville
At Dreher H.S. - February 20, 2021
Upper State Finals:
Hillcrest 30, Northwestern 24
Coach Anthony Esposito - Hillcrest
Coach Leon Boulware - Northwestern
At Hillcrest H.S. - February 17, 2021
Lower State Finals:
Summerville 34, River Bluff 24
Coach Darryl Tucker - Smmerville
Coach Joseph Cummings - River Bluff
At Summerville H.S. - February 17, 2021
State Duals Brackets:
2021 5A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
106 JJ Peace (Cane Bay) over Teague Strobel (Lexington), (MD 17-6)
113 Braedon Bailey (Carolina Forest) over Ben Guilliam (Summerville), (Dec 4-3)
120 Chris Compton (James F. Byrnes) over Irving Cabrera (Northwestern), (Dec 12-6)
126 Brayton Killiri (Summerville) over Brandon Flory (Cane Bay), (Dec 8-3)
132 Kaleem Heard (Northwestern) over Yannis Charles (Clover), (Dec 10-6)
138 Thomas Snipes (Hillcrest) over Jason Garay (White Knoll), (TF-1.5 5:21 (19-2))
145 Weston Eadie (Ashley Ridge) over Grantt Hopkins (Hillcrest), (Dec 4-2)
152 David Hunsberger (James F. Byrnes) over Steven Johnson (Nation Ford), (TF-1.5 4:33 (22-7))
160 Johnny Guardian (Conway) over Jackson Harms (Hillcrest), (Dec 3-2)
170 Chandler Amaker (Fort Dorchester) over Asa Walton (Clover), (SV-1 3-1)
182 William Rogers (River Bluff) over Kyle Combs (Summerville), (Dec 3-1)
195 Eyan McKnight (Hillcrest) over Ty Shealy (White Knoll), (Fall 3:24)
220 Isaac Mclellan (Northwestern) over Mark Kistler (River Bluff), (Fall 1:18)
285 Darrius Davis (James F. Byrnes) over Davin Jackson (Sumter), (Fall 5:24)
State Consolation Finals:
106 Jonte Crumpton (Carolina Forest) over Jaden Charles (Clover), (Dec 9-6)
113 Sebastian Colon (Fort Mill) over Ben Singletary (Ashley Ridge), (Dec 13-8)
120 Justin Mata (Ashley Ridge) over Delshaun Peace Robinson (Cane Bay), (Fall 1:36)
126 Colton Holmes (Hillcrest) over Noah Kitchton (Fort Mill), (Fall 0:57)
132 Joshua Sturgeon (Fort Mill) over Nick Kotiw (Wando), (Dec 9-6)
138 Garrett Skeens (Conway) over Landon Beeson (Lexington), (Fall 2:57)
145 Austin Collins (Conway) over Tanner Ginn (Dutch Fork), (Dec 7-2)
152 Isaiah Pope (Carolina Forest) over Rayshawn Springs (Fort Dorchester), (Dec 5-4)
160 Micah DiCarlo (Wando) over Jack Brown (River Bluff), (MD 8-0)
170 Josh Green (Chapin) over Brady Leaphart (Lexington), (Fall 1:37)
182 Seth Freeman (Dorman) over Tj Stacey (Clover), (Dec 6-4)
195 Javin Hackett (Socastee) over Cap Holley (St James), (Dec 9-5)
220 Christopher Garland (Ashley Ridge) over Graysen Latham (Clover), (M. For.)
285 Nico Piccirilli (Dorman) over Jacoreyn Byrd (Hillcrest), (Fall 1:22)
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
1. Hillcrest - 91.5 points
2. Byrnes - 63.5 points
3. Northwestern - 54.0 points
4. Ashley Ridge - 50.0 points
4. Summerville - 50.0 points
6. Clover - 48.0 points
7. Conway - 42.0 points
8. River Bluff - 40.0 points
9. Cane Bay - 37.0 points
9. Carolina Forest - 37.0 points
11. Lexington - 28.0 points
11. White Knoll - 28.0 points
13. Fort Mill - 23.5 points
14. Fort Dorchester - 22.0 points
15. Dorman - 18.0 points
16. Sumter - 16.0 points
17. Wando - 15.5 points
18. Nation Ford - 15.0 points
19. Chapin - 12.0 points
20. St James - 8.0 points
21. Socastee - 7.0 points
22. Dutch Fork - 6.0 points
23. Jl Mann - 0.0 points
23. Mauldin - 0.0 points
23. Rock Hill - 0.0 points
23. Spartanburg - 0.0 points
23. Stratford - 0.0 points
23. TL Hanna - 0.0 points
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
David Hunsberger (Jr. 152 lbs.) - Byrnes (Coach Russ Howard)
Individual State Tournament Location
Dreher H.S. - March 6, 2021
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 3 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at White Knoll H.S. - February 27, 2021
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Ashley Ridge
2. Chapin
3. Cane Bay
Upper State - at Nation Ford H.S. - February 27, 2021
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Hillcrest
2. Clover
3. Northwestern
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