1986 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Swansea High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Swansea - 93 points (Coach Jeff Slagle)
2. Camden - 78 points (Coach John Thompson)
3. Hanahan - 71 points (Coach Randy Learn)
4. Belton-Honea Path - 68 points (Coach John Abercrombie)
5. Hilton Head - 54.5 points (Coach Dave Martin)
6. Greer - 52.5 points (Coach Chip Sloan)
7. Dreher - 51 points (Coach Joe Soltish)
8. Seneca - 44 points (Coach Randall Balch)
9. Daniel - 42 points (Coach Allen Crenshaw)
10. Chapin - 35 points (Coach Paul Lareau)
11. Walhalla - 34.5 points (Coach Danny Woodward)
12. Buford - 27 points (Coach Joe Funderburk)
13. Lugoff-Elgin - 24.5 points (Coach Eddie Whitt)
14. Riverside - 19.5 points (Coach Malcolm Singleton)
15. Bishop England - 18 points (Coach Jack Cantey)
16. Greenville - 15 points
17. Crescent - 14 points
18. Woodruff - 13 points
19. Woodmont - 11 points (Coach George Gardner)
20. West-Oak - 9 points
21. Berea - 8.5 points
22. Battery Creek - 5 points
23. T.L. Hanna - 4 points
23. St. Andrews - 4 points
25. Stall - 1 points
25. Beaufort - 1 points
27. Aynor - 0 points
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Alex "Fats" Jackson (Dreher) pin Traye James (Chapin)
105 John Balkcom (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Davey Lee (Walhalla), 11-5
112 Andre Lykes (Swansea) maj.dec. Scott Will (Riverside), 14-2
119 Corey Creech (Dreher) dec. Johnny Smith (Greer), 8-6
126 Thomas Warren (Camden) dec. Joey Shahid (Bishop England), 11-4
132 Paul Keown (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Craig Walkinshaw (Hanahan), 9-8
138 Joey Rumble (Hanahan) dec. Johnny Watson (Greer), 16-11
145 Roslin Walker (Swansea) dec. Troy Moore (Camden), 9-4
155 Chris Stuckey (Hanahan) dec. Eric Fleming (Camden), 4-0
167 Tommy Smith (Swansea) pin Travis Laffin (Lugoff-Elgin)
175 Scott Moody (Hilton Head) maj.dec. James Putman (Belton-Honea Path), 13-2
185 Joe Beck (Hilton Head) dec. Willie Gray (Camden), 10-5
UNL Russ Howard (Greer) pin Steve Emory (Buford)
State Consolation Finals:
98 Tim Brown (Seneca) pin Darryl Cartee (Daniel)
105 Scott Holbrooks (Seneca) defeated Renwick Bates (Dreher)
112 Robert Collier (Walhalla) defeated Nicholas Madison (Woodmont)
119 Vic Jeffcoat (Swansea) defeated Greg Libby (West-Oak)
126 Morris Bowers (Chapin) defeated Sean Ellis (Buford)
132 David Waddell (Woodruff) defeated Joe Lareau (Chapin)
138 Gary Stephens (Daniel) defeated Kevin Boone (Camden)
145 Darrell Wilkerson (Hanahan) defeated Tim Loudermilk (Belton-Honea Path)
155 Chad Coleman (Greenville) defeated Aaron Boyles (Daniel)
167 Rodney Richard (Hanahan) defeated Tony Eskew (Belton-Honea Path)
175 Nate Sutten (Swansea) defeated ? ()
185 Mike Newton (Daniel) defeated Bruce Baxter (Crescent)
UNL Clarence Mayes (Seneca) defeated Troy Keitt (Lugoff-Elgin)
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Joe Beck (185 lbs.) - Hilton Head 2A (Coach Dave Martin)
State Tournament Location
Camden City Arena February 21-22, 1986
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Hilton Head H.S. - February 15, 1986
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Swansea
2. Hilton Head
3. Camden
Upper State - at Belton-Honea Path H.S. - February 15, 1986
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Belton-Honea Path
2. Daniel
3. Greer
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