2008 South Carolina Wrestling Coaches Association North/South All-Star Classic2008 SCWCA North/South All-Star Classic
Date: February 29 - March 1, 2008 Location: North Myrtle Beach Friday Night North/South All-Star Match North 80, South 56 [N] Corbin Martin (Eastside) maj.dec. Joel Newton (Airport), 10-2 [N] Tyler Marler (Palmetto) pin Leonard Hudnal (Burke) [N] Andrew Vaughn (walhalla) dec. Mike Stanley (Summerville), 8-3 [S] Richie Schneider (North Myrtle Beach) pin Chris Barrett (Pickens) [N] James Brotemarkle (Fort Mill) dec. Travis Rodgers (Dutch Fork), 1-0 [S] Rafael Burkette (Cheraw) maj.dec. Jack Eddy (Hillcrest), 9-1 [N] Wes Sexton (Belton-Honea Path) pin Brent Floyd (Chapin) [N] Ethan Lecroy (Walhalla) maj.dec. Rahsaun Hemingway (Marion), 16-2 [S] T.T. Prayther (North Myrtle Beach) injury default Jared Williams (Northwestern) [N] James Long (Ninety-Six) pin Kenderio Lewis (Cheraw) [N] Andrew Jenkins (Eastside) dec. Larry Long (Bamberg Ehrhardt), 7-3 [N] Trey Alley (Chesterfield) dec. Steven Magazine (Camden), 8-5 [S] Trent Myers (Airport) dec. Travelle Burros (Union), 6-4 [N] Dalton Harper (Chesterfield) dec. Brandon Brown (West Ashley), 10-7 [N] Chris Teague (Eastside) dec. Brady Dubay (Berkeley), 9-5 [S] Dallas Phillips (Brookland Cayce) dec. Tyler McElhaney (Clover), 8-2 [N] Deral Brown (Lugoff-Elgin) maj.dec. Bill Glace (Abbeville), 15-4 [S] Berlin Oliver (Summerville) dec. Matt Carroll (Greenwood), 8-4 [N] Brendon Espey (Riverside) dec. Tyler Newton (Airport), 7-6 [N] Grayson Hutson (Irmo) dec. Ryan Branham (Brookland Cayce), 6-3 [N] Bryce Martin (Eastside) maj.dec. Bryce Green (North Myrtle Beach), 11-2 [N] Zach Neubert (Clover) maj.dec. Chris Didyoung (Blythewood), 11-2 [N] Mike Medema (Fort Mill) pin Omega Richardson (Chester) [S] Thomas Speers (White Knoll) dec. Harrison Pressley (Spartanburg), 7-5 [S] Joe Boykin (Bishop England) dec. Josh Fulmer (Blythewood), 4-0 [N] Wesley Newton (Eastside) dec. Darius Frazier (Edisto), 6-0 [N] James Wood (Chapin) dec. Rickey Gonzales (Bluffton), 6-4 [S] Travis Wynn (Beaufort) dec. Sean Gaffney (Hillcrest), 5-4 [S] Cavin Sunkins (Hilton Head) maj.dec. Jared Clark (Broome), 10-2 [S] Jeffrey Walker (Stratford) dec. Frank Ceva (Dorman), 6-4 [S] Chip Hester (North Myrtle Beach) pin Jesse Simpson (Broome) [S] Ryan Koons (Bluffton) dec. Andrew Vaughn (Walhalla), 11-6 [S] Iouli Burroughs (Dutch Fork) dec. Matt Broad (Hillcrest), 5-3 [N] Aaron Counts (Lugoff-Elgin) pin Andre DeWeese (Summerville) [S] Robert Quinn (Fort Dorchester) dec. Tyler Marler (Palmetto), 8-2 Saturday Afternoon Feature All-Star Matches Wesley Newton (Eastside) dec. Brendon Espey (Riverside), 6-1 Matt Broad (Hillcrest) maj.dec. Jesse Simpson (Broome), 11-2 Jack Eddy (Hillcrest) maj.dec. Chris Barrett (Pickens), 11-2 Travis Rodgers (Dutch Fork) win by injury default Wes Sexton (Belton-Honea Path) Rahsaun Hemingway (Marion) pin Brent Floyd (Chapin) Mike Stanley (Summerville) maj.dec. Larry Long (Bamberg Ehrhardt), 14-2 Andrew Jenkins (Eastside) pin Kenderio Lewis (Cheraw) Brandon Brown (West Ashley) dec. Brady Dubay (Berkeley), 4-1 Berlin Oliver (Summerville) dec. Tyler McElhaney (Clover), 2-0 Ryan Branham (Brookland Cayce) pin Matt Carroll (Greenwood) Mike Medema (Fort Mill) tech.fall Bill Glace (Abbeville), 17-1 Bryce Green (North Myrtle Beach) dec. Harrison Pressley (Spartanburg), 8-6 Josh Fulmer (Blythewood) dec. Rickey Gonzales (Bluffton), 1-1 3OT James Wood (Chapin) dec. Darius Frazier (Edisto), 7-3 Thomas Speers (White Knoll) dec. Chris Didyoung (Blythewood), 11-6 Andrew Vaughn (walhalla) dec. Trent Myers (Airport), 12-10 Sean Gaffney (Hillcrest) dec. Jared Clark (Broome), 4-2 Steven Magazine (Camden) dec. Ryan Koons (Bluffton), 10-8 OT Tyler Marler (Palmetto) pin Andre DeWeese (Summerville) Matt Broad (Hillcrest) dec. Jeffrey Walker (Stratford), 6-4 Rafael Burkette (Cheraw) win by injury default Travis Rodgers (Dutch Fork) Grayson Hutson (Irmo) dec. Bryce Martin (Eastside), 2-1 Tyler Newton (Airport) dec. Omega Richardson (Chester), 7-6 James Long (Ninety-Six) win by injury default Travelle Burros (Union) Cavin Sunkins (Hilton Head) dec. Frank Ceva (Dorman), 2-2 3OT Ethan Lecroy (Walhalla) dec. Richie Schneider (North Myrtle Beach), 6-2 Wesley Newton (Eastside) dec. Zach Neubert (Clover), 4-2 Chip Hester (North Myrtle Beach) dec. Iouli Burroughs (Dutch Fork), 5-3 Travis Wynn (Beaufort) maj.dec. Joe Boykin (Bishop England), 12-3 Chris Teague (Eastside) dec. Dallas Phillips (Brookland Cayce), 5-1 T.T. Prayther (North Myrtle Beach) tech.fall James Brotemarkle (Fort Mill), 22-7 Robert Quinn (Fort Dorchester) dec. Aaron Counts (Lugoff-Elgin), 5-1 Corbin Martin (Eastside) dec. Deral Brown (Lugoff-Elgin), 3-1 2OT North Coaches Coach Robby Bell Coach Matt Wurst Coach Greg Brewer Coach Rick Somerville South Coaches Coach Dale Metzger Coach Kevin Graham Coach John Mahaffey And, for a little Flowrestling video flashback, check out this great 2008 match with future 2x NJCAA and 1x NAIA All-American TT Prayther: 2008 S.C. North-South All Star Match TT Prayther vs Jared Williams
One of the great traditions that came out of the North/South All-Star event was the "Wrestler of the Year" awards given out by the SC Wrestling Coaches Association. Here is the 2007-2008 annual award given out at the North/South All-Star banquet: 2007-2008 S.C. Senior Wrestler of the Year - T.T. Prayther - North Myrtle Beach 4A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Robert Quinn - Fort Dorchester 3A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Corbin Martin - Eastside 2A-1A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Dalton Harper - Chesterfield If you notice a correction, addition or just want to comment please send a reply to scmat@hotmail.com thanks, Mark Buford