2024 South Carolina 2A-1A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2024
Chesnee High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
Chesnee 39, Buford 19
126: Wyatt Hawk (C) maj.dec. Cohen Kennington (B), 17-3
132: Nathan Gardner (B) dec. Leo De La Cruz (C), 11-8
138: Thadeus Gerstenacker (C) pin Holden Sistare (B)
144: Quinton Gerstenacker (C) dec. Brenton Beason (B), 7-1
150: Malachi Hill (C) dec. Mason Deese (B), 7-0
157: Antonio Amos (B) dec. Jesse Cozby (C), 9-2
165: Gunter Gerstenacker (C) maj.dec. Samuel Watson (B), 14-2
175: Austin Bigford (C) pin Jakob Catoe (B)
190: Michael Jaimez Laney (B) pin Vernon Roberts (C)
215: Tucker Bohn (B) dec. Timothy Reznichenko (C), 7-1
285: Aiden Allen (C) maj.dec. Richard McKinnon (B), 9-0
106: Eli Barnhill (C) forfeit
113: Isiah Baker (B) maj.dec. Taven Pesaro (C), 10-2
120: Ben Hefner (C) dec. Mason Knight (B), 8-4
Coach Jon Rentz - Chesnee
Coach Garrett Plyler - Buford
At Dreher H.S. - February 10, 2024
Upper State Finals:
Chesnee 36, Liberty 30
Coach Jon Rentz - Chesnee
Coach Dale Burrell - Liberty
At Chesnee H.S. - February 7, 2024
Lower State Finals:
Buford 39, Timberland 30
Coach Garrett Plyler - Buford
Coach Ryan Rhodes - Timberland
At Timberland H.S. - February 7, 2024
State Duals Brackets:
2024 2A-1A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
106 Alex Allison (Liberty) over Landon Byrd (Pelion) (TF-1.5 3:17 (16-0))
113 Jonah Pierce (Liberty) over Taven Pesaro (Chesnee) (Dec 7-1)
120 Alex Rush (Timberland) over Grady McManis (Liberty) (MD 14-1)
126 Luke Johannes (High Point Academy) over Brian Reed (Liberty) (Dec 9-2)
132 Bray Cain (Liberty) over Briant Witherspoon (Ninety-Six) (Dec 4-2)
138 Sam Cherichello (Bishop England) over Thad Gerstenacker (Chesnee) (Fall 5:52)
144 Quinton Gerstenacker (Chesnee) over Jaquwan Tillman (North Central) (Dec 9-8)
150 Malachi Hill (Chesnee) over Dalton Shelton (Liberty) (Fall 3:00)
157 Frank Taylor (Ninety-Six) over Andrew Stoltzfus (Dixie) (MD 8-0)
165 PJ Rushton (Ninety-Six) over Ian Vallecillo (Liberty) (Dec 6-5)
175 JT Spence (Liberty) over Kayden Payne (Ninety-Six) (Fall 1:03)
190 Said Gasimov (High Point Academy) over Pat Baer (Dixie) (Fall 5:28)
215 Tucker Bohn (Buford) over Na'Gaevien Calhoun (Abbeville) (Fall 4:42)
285 Michael Jaimez-Laney (Buford) over Aiden Allen (Chesnee) (Dec 8-1)
State Consolation Finals:
106 Drew Timmerman (Ninety-Six) over Derrick Isaac (Cheraw) (Fall 1:20)
113 Luis Noyola (North Central) over Rylee Rushton (Ninety-Six) (Dec 6-5)
120 D'Quan Mitchell (Keenan) over Mason Knight (Buford) (Dec 14-7)
126 Tyler Henderson (Chesnee) over Preston Cederquist (Bishop England) (Fall 3:53)
132 Sean Loughery (Bishop England) over Leo De La Cruz (Chesnee) (Dec 8-5)
138 Mason Deese (Buford) over Robert Brown jr (Timberland) (Fall 1:10)
144 Isaac Reece (Liberty) over Ryan Jones (Ninety-Six) (Dec 6-4)
150 Antonio Amos (Buford) over Kaleihl Mckenzie (Edisto) (Dec 4-3)
157 Dixon Hardy (Bishop England) over Isaac jackson (Landrum) (Fall 1:45)
165 Griffin Buss (Bishop England) over Gunther Gerstenacker (Chesnee) (SV-1 7-5)
175 Karmello Jones (Cross) over Ali Jenkins jr (Bridges Prep) (Fall 1:00)
190 Joe Araiza-Neil (North Central) over Jackson Collins (Edisto) (Dec 10-7)
215 Max McGee (Ninety-Six) over Lucas Young (Dixie) (Fall 1:26)
285 Jeremiah Chavez (Bridges Prep) over Mekhi Whaley (North Central) (Fall 2:42)
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
1. Liberty - 162.5 points
2. Ninety-Six - 123.0 points
3. Chesnee - 118.0 points
4. Buford - 83.0 points
5. Bishop England - 70.5 points
6. North Central - 55.0 points
7. High Point Academy - 48.5 points
8. Dixie - 47.0 points
9. Timberland - 44.0 points
10. Edisto - 26.0 points
11. Bridges Prep - 25.0 points
12. Pelion - 18.5 points
13. Abbeville - 17.0 points
14. Keenan - 16.5 points
15. Cross - 16.0 points
16. Landrum - 13.0 points
17. Cheraw - 10.5 points
18. Bamberg-Ehrhardt - 6.0 points
18. Marion - 6.0 points
20. Columbia - 4.0 points
21. Burke - 3.0 points
22. Fairfield Central - 2.0 points
23. Christ Church - 1.0 points
23. Mid Carolina - 1.0 points
25. Academic Magnet - 0.0 points
25. Chesterfield - 0.0 points
25. East Clarendon - 0.0 points
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Sam Cherichello (Sr., 138 lbs.) - Bishop England (Coach Paul Spence)
Individual State Tournament Location
Anderson Convention Center - February 23-24, 2024
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at North Central H.S. - February 16-17, 2024
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Bishop England
2. Buford
3. North Central
Upper State - at Chesnee H.S. - February 16-17, 2024
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Liberty
2. Chesnee
3. Ninety-Six
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