1991 South Carolina 4A Wrestling State Champions


Rock Hill High School


SCMAT hopes to obtain a team photo soon


Team Placement at State Tournament

1. Rock Hill - 124 points (Coach Jim Barnes)
2. Summerville - 114 points (Coach Steve LaPrad)
3. Irmo - 83.5 points (Coach B.D. LaPrad)
4. Spring Valley - 80 points (Coach Ken Wilson)
5. Chester - 48.5 points (Coach Frank Sessions)
6. James Island - 41 points (Coach Nelson Huggins)
7. Maudlin - 36 points (Coach Mike Frye)
8. Stratford - 32 points (Coach Doug Romano)
9. Northwestern - 30.5 points (Coach Dan Hershberger)
10. Spartanburg - 29 points (Coach Tim Remaley)
11. Laurens - 23 points (Coach Bill Strickland)
12. Lexington - 22 points (Coach Roy Turner)
13. Conway - 20 points (Coach Nate Thompson)
13. Eastside - 20 points (Coach Ed Coles)
15. Goose Creek - 17 points (Coach Leonard Covington)
16. Middleton - 16 points (Coach Ron Donlick)
17. Boiling Springs - 11 points (Coach Bill Motte)
17. Lower Richland - 11 points (Coach Dan Snook)
19. Hillcrest - 9 points (Coach Harold Stinnet)
20. Richland Northeast - 8 points (Coach Jody Truesdale)
21. Brookland-Cayce - 4 points (Coach John Checkovich)
22. Hartsville - 2 points
22. Orangeburg-Wilkinson - 2 points
24. Lancaster - 1 point
24. Berkeley - 1 point
26. Socastee - 0 points
26. Sumter - 0 points
26. Union - 0 points


Individual State Champions

State Finals:
103 Derek Strobel (Irmo) pin James Massey (Stratford) 
112 James Jones (Rock Hill) dec. Eric Williams (Spring Valley), 3-2
119 Chris Samulski (Spring Valley) dec. Ernest Stokes (Summerville), 5-3
125 John Ellis (Summerville) maj.dec. Morris Brice (Rock Hill), 11-1
130 Corey Dye (Rock Hill) pin Micah Evans (Spring Valley) 
135 Walter Simpson (Rock Hill) dec. Mark O'Brien (Summerville), 6-5 OT
140 Carlos Davis (Chester) maj.dec. John Venable (Middleton), 14-3
145 Lamar Thompson (Rock Hill) dec. Bobby Stephenson (Mauldin), 11-6
152 Aaron Strobel (Irmo) dec. Steve Benton (Eastside), 4-3
160 Jason Smythe (Spring Valley) dec. Matt Morand (Irmo), 5-4
171 Derrick Hall (Chester) dec. Billy Penn (Summerville), 9-9 OT
189 Damon Poage (Rock Hill) dec. Hank Campbell (James Island), 3-2
UNL Gene Washington (Irmo) maj.dec. Jim Roe (Mauldin), 15-4

State Consolation Finals:
103 Tony Robinson (Northwestern) maj.dec. Clay Cavanaugh (Lexington), 10-1
112 Tradd Cotter (Summerville) dec. Scott Tribble (Laurens), 7-5
119 Carlos Champaign (James Island) dec. Luke Roberts (Laurens), 2-0
125 Steve Mullen (Spartanburg) pin Terry Gregg (Boiling Springs) 
130 David Boages (James Island) dec. Eric McCollough (Lower Richland), 8-2
135 Johnny Ray (Laurens) dec. Tyrone James (Conway), 5-2
140 Scott Fewell (Northwestern) dec. David Warren (Goose Creek), 6-2
145 Brian Collier (Summerville) dec. Shawn Simmons (Goose Creek), 14-9
152 Nicky Gantt (Lexington) dec. J.R. Davison (Summerville), 5-3
160 Lawrence Bryant (Conway) dec. Mike Bochicchio (Hillcrest), 5-1
171 Damon Blango (Stratford) dec. Rod Adams (Eastside), 6-5
189 Dedrick Howard (Summerville) dec. Pat Jackson (Northwestern), 12-5
UNL Jim Miller (Spartanburg) pin Lee Ireton (Richland Northeast)


Most Outstanding Wrestler Award

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State Tournament Location

Dorman H.S. February 15-16, 1991


State Qualifying Tournaments

Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:

Lower State - at Sumter H.S. - February 9, 1991
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Summerville
2. Spring Valley
3. James Island

Upper State - at Rock Hill H.S. - February 9, 1991
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Rock Hill
2. Irmo
3. Chester



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