1980 South Carolina 4A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Rock Hill High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Rock Hill - 148 points (Coach Tom Ellenberger)
2. Irmo - 119.5 points (Coach B.D. LaPrad)
3. Summerville - 103 points (Coach Steve LaPrad)
4. Wando - 84 points (Coach Albert Spalviero)
5. Byrnes - 78 points (Coach Tim Remaley)
6. Airport - 61.5 points (Coach Jim Barnes)
7. Middleton - 53.5 points (Coach Bob Olson)
8. Orangeburg-Wilkinson - 49 points (Coach Ronald Protts)
9. Northwestern - 48 points (Coach Sam Clark)
10. Sumter - 44 points (Coach Neil Collins)
Other wrestling teams with State Qualifiers, however team points or placement unknown:
Wade Hampton (Coach Mike Hawkins)
Union (Coach John Harbin)
Gaffney (Coach A.L. Curtis)
Laurens (Coach Mike Bridges)
Lower Richland (Coach Nate Evans)
Eastside (Coach Malcolm Singleton)
Brookland Cayce (Coach John Checkovich)
Dorman (Coach George Foster)
Spartanburg
Battery Creek - 18 points (Coach Doug Renfroe)
Stall - 8 points
Goose Creek - 7 points
Berkeley
TL Hanna (Coach Jimmy Cox)
Spring Valley
Richland Northeast
Dreher
Hartsville
Camden
Chester
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Craig Harris (Summerville) dec. Sandy Covington (Wade Hampton), 2-0
105 Bruce Gault (Irmo) dec. Dolph Farmer (Wando), 4-3 3OT
112 Thomas Hutchinson (Northwestern) pin David Morris (Eastside)
119 Wes Hallman (Rock Hill) tech.fall Mark Lear (Wando), 18-0
126 Timmy Gilbert (Wando) maj.dec. Gerald Ellington (Irmo), 9-1
132 Dan Vismor (Irmo) dec. Mac Carpenter (Wade Hampton), 4-2
138 Ricardo Robinson (Sumter) dec. Allen Bruton (Byrnes), 7-3
145 Jamie Ballard (Rock Hill) dec. Allen Wilson (Middleton), 6-4
155 Burke Wellborn (Summerville) dec. Gary Berenyi (Union), 9-4
167 Johnathan Hampton (Orangeburg-Wilkinson) pin William Boozer (Irmo)
175 Keith Griffin (Rock Hill) pin George Shampy (Airport)
185 Richard Harris (Rock Hill) dec. Chris Wyndham (Brookland-Cayce), 10-5
UNL David Clayton (Byrnes) pin Chris Corley (Irmo)
State Consolation Finals:
98 David Franklin (Middleton) defeated Lawrence Webb (T.L. Hanna)
105 Mike Bridges (Gaffney) defeated Foster Burton (Laurens)
112 James Pinckney (Wando) defeated Eric Hutchison (Sumter)
119 Ronnie Wright (Byrnes) defeated Casey Bennett (Gaffney)
126 Pat Neely (Rock Hill) dec. Ricky Mills (Union), 4-3
132 Guber Strickland (Rock Hill) dec. Mike Rice (Byrnes), 7-2
138 Calvin Barnes (Orangeburg-Wilkinson) dec. Coot Knox (Rock Hill), 2-1
145 Reid Banks (Summerville) dec. Lynn Rieke (Sumter), 3-2
155 Boo McMoore (Northwestern) win Kaiser Thomas (Dorman), DQ
167 Willie Leak (Rock Hill) dec. Clement Fields (Middleton), 8-6
175 Norman Harvin (Lower Richland) defeated David Carter (Spartanburg)
185 Eric Davis (Laurens) defeated Darryl Brooks (Lower Richland)
UNL Ben Blanton (Summerville) dec. Troy Phillips (Airport), 5-2
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
David Clayton (Jr. 275 lbs.) - Byrnes (Coach Tim Remaley)
State Tournament Location
Irmo H.S. February 22-23, 1980
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Summerville H.S. - February 15-16, 1980
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Summerville
2. Wando
3. Middleton
Northwest State - at Wade Hampton H.S. - February 15-16, 1980
Team Placement at Northwest State:
1. Byrnes
2. Wade Hampton
3. Dorman
Piedmont State - at Spartanburg H.S. - February 15-16, 1980
Team Placement at Piedmont State:
1. Rock Hill
2. Northwestern
2. Sumter
Mid-State - at Airport H.S. - February 15-16, 1980
Team Placement at Mid-State:
1. Irmo
2. Airport
3. Spring Valley
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