SCMAT continues our series reviewing the Greatest State Duals Finals in South Carolina wrestling history.

This is Bonus 2 of our series, with this article covering 6 of the 11 matches that almost made the Elite Eight Greatest.

SCMAT shared in the Introdution to this series that 11 additional State Duals Finals made it to our cutoff list, before we settled on 8 Duals to cover in our series. These 11 additional matches came down to the final weight class to settle the Dual ... the team that won was slightly ahead going in to the final weight class, with the match still on the line.

This Bonus 2 will provide newspaper articles on 6 of those classic State Duals Finals.

The newspaper articles below capture each match:

Fort Mill 34, Summerville 32 - 2023 5A State Duals Final

Fort Mill edges Summerville in state wrestling finals
Green Wave grapplers fall in state championship match
Brock Solid! Fort Mill wins 5A State Dual Wrestling Championship
Fort Mill wins first ever state title, edging Summerville for AAAAA crown
Brock stepping down as Fort Mill High Wrestling Coach
2023 5A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Fort Mill 34, Summerville 32

Crescent 37, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 32 - 2021 2A-1A State Duals Final

Crescent wrestling claims first state championship in 15 years
2021 2A-1A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Crescent 37, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 32

Bamberg-Ehrhardt 39, North Central 31 - 2019 2A-1A State Duals Final

Bamberg-Ehrhardt wresting wins second straight state title
Bamberg-Ehrhardt rallies past North Central for 2A wrestling title
2019 2A-1A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Bamberg-Ehrhardt 39, North Central 31

Bamberg-Ehrhardt 44, Liberty 33 - 2018 2A-1A State Duals Final

Bamberg-Ehrhardt wrestling ready to take to the mat for state title tilt on Saturday
Liberty edges Andrew Jackson for Upstate mat title
Bamberg-Ehrhardt Red Raiders rally to win state Class 2A wrestling title
2018 2A-1A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Bamberg-Ehrhardt 44, Liberty 33

West-Oak 34, Battery Creek 24 - 2017 3A State Duals Final

West-Oak wrestlers finish third in Greenville Red Raider Dual Meet
Battery Creek wrestling returns to No. 1, owns top seed in 3A playoffs
Upper State's best - West-Oak Warriors wear the crown again
Wrestling final is end of line for Battery Creek core
Warrior wrestlers build on tradition - OUR VIEW
Battery Creek wrestling knocked off in Championship Final
Best of the best - West-Oak celebrates 3A championship
2017 3A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - West-Oak 34, Battery Creek 24

Battery Creek 36, Liberty 31 - 2015 2A-1A State Duals Final

When Nathan Day got back to coaching, Battery Creek got back to winning titles
Battery Creek wins Class 2-A/1-A wrestling duals state championship
2015 2A-1A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Battery Creek 36, Liberty 31

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Mark Buford

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