1979 South Carolina 2A-1A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Swansea High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Swansea - 199 points (Coach Phil Williams) - 2A
2. Woodruff - 121 points (Coach Danny Holland) - 2A
3. Crescent - 103 points (Coach Alex Martin) - 2A
4. North Charleston - 92.5 points (Coach Robert Merritt) - 2A
5. Buford - 87 points (Coach Joe Funderburk) - 1A
6. S.C. School for the Deaf and Blind - 39 points (Coach Bill Ramborger) - 1A
7. Westminster - 26 points (Coach Pat Roeder) - 2A
8. H.E. McCracken - 10 points (Coach Mike Story)
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Brett Pittman (Westminster) pin Nick Cheek (North Charleston)
105 James McKinney (Buford) defeated Alfred Mack (Swansea)
112 Skipper Hewell (Crescent) pin Evan Mack (Swansea)
119 Steve Beck (Crescent) defeated Steve Langley (Buford)
126 Donald Smith (North Charleston) defeated Lewis Stephens (Woodruff)
132 Nathaniel Brooks (Swansea) defeated Ashby Blakely (Woodruff)
138 David Lester (North Charleston) defeated Tommy Granger (Swansea)
145 David Smith (Swansea) defeated Chris McCullough (Crescent)
155 Barnell Mack (Swansea) pin Randall Norwood (Crescent)
167 Eugene Ealy (Buford) defeated Reginald Davis (Swansea)
175 John Riley (Swansea) pin Wesley Smith (Woodruff)
185 Perry Gaffney (Swansea) pin Chris Wiggins (North Charleston)
UNL Randy Brown (Crescent) defeated Wayland Moon (SCSDB)
State Consolation Finals:
98 Ricky Harper (Woodruff) defeated Larry Mack (Swansea)
105 Mike McAlister (Woodruff) - 3rd place only, no 4th place
112 Tim Huckaby (Woodruff) defeated Thomas Niles (North Charleston)
119 Andrew Walker (Swansea) defeated Charles Gilbert (SCSDB)
126 Joe Green (McCracken) defeated Michael Chappell (SCSDB)
132 David Kennington (Buford) defeated Tony Brown (Crescent)
138 Marion Miller (Crescent) defeated Doug Smith (Woodruff)
145 John Jones (Buford) defeated Mike Suttles (Westminster)
155 Harold Miller (Woodruff) defeated Kevin Hux (North Charleston)
167 Lee Elmore (Woodruff) defeated Steve Duffell (Crescent)
175 no 3rd or 4th place
185 Allen Owens (Woodruff) defeated Tim Funderburk (Buford)
UNL Kenneth Raulerson (Swansea) defeated Mike Ashley (Buford)
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Co-MOW - David Lester (Jr. 138 lbs.) - North Charleston 2A (Coach Bob Merritt)
Co-MOW - Eugene Ealy (167 lbs.) - Buford 1A (Coach Joe Funderburk)
State Tournament Location
Buford H.S. February 24, 1979
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