1987 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions


Belton-Honea Path High School


SCMAT hopes to obtain a team photo soon


Team Placement at State Tournament

1. Belton-Honea Path - 80 points (Coach John Abercrombie)
2. Hanahan - 76 points (Coach Randy Learn)
3. Greer - 65 points (Coach Jim Few)
4. Swansea - 60 points (Coach Jeff Slagle)
5. Dreher - 57.5 points (Coach Joe Soltish)
6. Beaufort - 52 points (Coach William Damude)
7. Hilton Head - 46 points (Coach Dave Martin)
8. Woodmont - 41 points (Coach George Gardner)
9. Battery Creek - 36 points (Coach Al Wallace)
10. Woodruff - 34.5 points (Coach Sam Sloan)
11. Greenville - 32 points (Coach Steve Miller)
12. Camden - 31 points (Coach John Thompson)
23. Daniel - 23.5 points (Coach Allen Crenshaw)
14. Aynor - 22 points (Coach Marion Shaw)
15. Walhalla - 21.5 points (Coach Kurt Kreuzberger)
16. Crescent - 20 points (Coach Woody Barfield)
17. West-Oak - 18.5 points (Coach Pat Roeder)
18. Lugoff-Elgin - 18 points (Coach Eddie Whitt)
19. Seneca - 16.5 points (Coach Randall Balch)
20. Riverside - 16 points (Coach Malcolm Singleton)
21. Stall - 15 points (Coach Troy Bennage)
22. Berea - 12 points (Coach Cleve Hall)
23. T.L. Hanna - 7 points 
24. Chapin - 3 points (Coach Paul Lareau)
24. Christ Church - 3 points
24. Loris - 3 points
27. Buford - 0 points
27. Landrum - 0 points
27. St. Andrews - 0 points


Individual State Champions

State Finals:
98   James Creech (Dreher) pin Larry Workman (Woodmont) 
105 Chad Davis (Hanahan) pin Kevin Simmons (Swansea) 
112 Dan Wirnsberger (Greer) tach.fall John Balkcom (Belton-Honea Path), 27-12
119 Robert Collier (Walhalla) dec. Scott Will (Riverside), 5-1
126 Thomas Warren (Camden) dec. Greg Libby (West-Oak), 5-3 OT
132 Dave Wirnsberger (Greer) dec. Corey Creech (Dreher), 5-3
138 Joel Peeden (Battery Creek) dec. Charles McKenny (Greenville), 12-5
145 Otis Holmes (Hilton Head) dec. Roslin Walker (Swansea), 3-2
155 Joey Rumble (Hanahan) pin OT Stevie Hallman (Swansea) 
167 Ken Kennedy (Battery Creek) dec. Chad Coleman (Greenville), 4-3
175 Kelly Young (Beaufort) pin Chase Ricker (Greer) 
185 Harold Adger (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Mike Newton (Daniel), 8-7
UNL Jamie Prosser (Aynor) dec. Troy Keitt (Lugoff-Elgin), OT

State Consolation Finals:
98   Lamont DuBose (Belton-Honea Path) defeated Nathan Green (Camden) 
105 Tim Brown (Seneca) dec. 105 Ted Monroe (Belton-Honea Path), 8-6
112 Carl Green (Swansea) defeated Billy Bookman (Dreher) 
119 Chris Humbert (Stall) defeated Benjy Washington (Beaufort) 
126 Robbie O'Rourke (Belton-Honea Path) defeated Nicholas Madison (Woodmont) 
132 Larry Hoffman (Hilton Head) defeated Chris Kelly (Seneca) 
138 Stephen Cruell (Berea) defeated Bryan Davis (Woodruff) 
145 Chad Phillips (Woodruff) defeated Daniel Goodale (Hanahan) 
155 Todd Metz (Crescent) defeated John Gandis (T.L. Hanna) 
167 Rodney Richard (Hanahan) pin Clinton Delaney (Beaufort) 
175 Tom Rhodes (Hilton Head) defeated Ken Moroney (Crescent) 
185 Mike Sanders (Woodmont) pin Tyrone Black (Dreher) 
UNL John Robinson (Woodruff) pin Lorenzo Searcy (Beaufort) 


Most Outstanding Wrestler Award

Otis Holmes (145 lbs.) - Hilton Head 2A (Coach Dave Martin)


Coach of the Year Award

Dave Martin - Hilton Head


State Tournament Location

Chapin H.S. February 20-21, 1987


State Qualifying Tournaments

Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:

Lower State - at Swansea H.S. - February 14, 1987
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Swansea
2. Beaufort
3. Dreher

Upper State - at ? H.S. - February 14, 1987
Team Placement at Upper State:
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