2023 South Carolina 2A-1A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2023
Liberty High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
Liberty 66, North Central 12
195 Jason Reed (L) pin Jose Herrera (NC)
220 Trinity Oglesby (L) pin Dalton Davis (NC)
285 Mekhi Whaley (NC) pin Payton Clark (L)
106 Jonah Pearce (L) pin Matthew Hamilton (NC)
113 Brian Reed (L) pin Alex Outen (NC)
120 Trent Burdett (L) pin Marcus Bradshaw (NC)
126 Blake Chandler (L) pin Luis Noyola (NC)
132 Ashton Brazell (NC) pin Sam Cain (L)
138 Isaac Reece (L) dec. Jaquwan Tillman (NC), 7-3
145 Landon Teague (L) pin Dylan Privette (NC)
152 Dalton Shelton (L) dec. AJ McLean (NC) , 8-0
160 Ian Vellecillo (L) pin Sam Araiza-Neil (NC)
170 JT Spence (L) pin Elijah Fletcher (NC)
182 Same Bates (L) pin Joseph Araiza-Neil (NC)
NOTE - Liberty deducted 1 team point after 145 lbs. (unsportmanslike)
Coach Dale Burrell - Liberty
Coach Jason Brazell - North Central
At Dreher H.S. - February 11, 2023
Upper State Finals:
Liberty 37, Ninety-Six 31
Coach Dale Burrell - Liberty
Coach Roy Lemmons - Ninety-Six
At Liberty H.S. - February 8, 2023
Lower State Finals:
North Central 45, Cross 34
Coach Jason Brazell - North Central
Coach Willie Nearhood - Cross
At North Central H.S. - February 8, 2023
State Duals Brackets:
2023 2A-1A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
106 Alex Allison (High Point Academy) over Mason Knight (Buford), (Fall 4:34)
113 Alex Rush (Timberland) over Brian Reed (Liberty), (Fall 3:24)
120 Charlie Spires (Pelion) over Trent Burdette (Liberty), (Dec 5-2)
126 Blake Chandler (Liberty) over Wyatt Hawk (Chesnee), (Fall 0:50)
132 Sam Cherichello (Bishop England) over Heicol Jiminez (Millitary Magnet), (MD 19-6)
138 Thadeus Gerstenacker (Chesnee) over Ethan Dawson (Timberland), (Fall 4:31)
145 Lukas Crosby (High Point Academy) over Aedan Mendoza (Chesnee), (TF-1.5 4:34 (15-0))
152 Drue Shipman (Lewisville) over Landon Teague (Liberty), (Dec 4-3)
160 Frank Taylor (Ninety-Six) over Brendan Ross (High Point Academy), (Dec 7-2)
170 JT Spence (Liberty) over Santory Jones (Cross), (Fall 5:37)
182 Garrett Williams (Chesnee) over Said Gasimov (High Point Academy), (Fall 1:01)
195 Addison Nickles (Abbeville) over Nicholas Hofer (Chesnee), (Dec 6-3)
220 Justin Pardue (Buford) over Cole Preiditsch (Bishop England), (Fall 4:00)
285 Amonte McCray (Cross) over Juquis Calhoun (Ninety-Six), (TF-1.5 4:56 (16-1))
State Consolation Finals:
106 Jonah Pierce (Liberty) over Rylee Rushton (Ninety-Six), (Fall 1:00)
113 Tyler Henderson (Chesnee) over Byron Murray (Wagener-Salley), (Fall 5:24)
120 Luke Johannes (High Point Academy) over Marcus Bradshaw (North Central), (MD 8-0)
126 Sean Loughery (Bishop England) over Adrian Hershberger (Dixie), (MD 12-4)
132 Briant Witherspoon (Ninety-Six) over Kriston Moore (Cross), (Dec 10-4)
138 Ryan Jones (Ninety-Six) over Mason Deese (Buford), (Dec 7-1)
145 Dalton Shelton (Liberty) over Kaleihl McKenzie (Edisto), (MD 10-2)
152 Andrew Stoltzfus (Dixie) over Antonio Amos (Buford), (Fall 1:30)
160 Ian Vallecillo (Liberty) over Elijah Fletcher (North Central), (Fall 1:34)
170 Kaden Hornsby (Andrew Jackson) over PJ Ruston (Ninety-Six), (Fall 0:26)
182 Pat Baer (Dixie) over Karmello Jones (Cross), (Fall 2:57)
195 Disqualified Liberty Flagrant Disqualified () over Lakota Scott (Barnwell), (Fall 3:47)
220 Martavis Mason (Ninety-Six) over Jabari Swinney (Marion), (Fall 1:16)
285 Tyreik Davison (Keenan) over Trinity Oglesby (Liberty), (Fall 1:43)
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
1. Liberty - 157.5 points
2. Chesnee - 116.5 points
3. Ninety-Six - 102.0 points
4. High Point Academy - 94.0 points
5. Cross - 64.0 points
6. Buford - 62.0 points
7. Bishop England - 51.5 points
8. Timberland - 47.0 points
9. Dixie - 34.0 points
10. North Central - 27.0 points
11. Lewisville - 26.0 points
12. Pelion - 23.0 points
13. Abbeville - 20.0 points
14. Andrew Jackson - 17.0 points
15. Edisto - 16.0 points
16. Keenan - 15.0 points
17. Millitary Magnet - 14.0 points
18. Marion - 13.0 points
19. Wagener-Salley - 10.0 points
20. Barnwell - 9.0 points
21. Bridges Prep - 4.0 points
22. Cheraw - 3.0 points
23. Academic Magnet - 0.0 points
23. Bamberg-Ehrhardt - 0.0 points
23. Columbia - 0.0 points
23. East Clarendon - 0.0 points
23. Landrum - 0.0 points
23. Mid-Carolina - 0.0 points
29. Chesterfield: -1.0 points
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Lukas Crosby (Sr., 145 lbs.) - High Point Academy (Coach George McDaniel)
Individual State Tournament Location
Anderson Convention Center - February 24-25, 2023
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at North Central H.S. - February 17-18, 2023
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. North Central
2. Buford
3. Cross
Upper State - at CA Johnson H.S. - February 17-18, 2023
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Liberty
2. Ninety-Six
3. Chesnee
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