1997 South Carolina 4A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2020
Rock Hill High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
Rock Hill 54, Dutch Fork 13
103 - Marcus Cherry (RH) pin Rich Guy (DF), 1:37
112 - Chris Collins (RH) maj.dec. Steve Valponi (DF), 8-0
119 - Trey Whitlock (RH) pin Chuck Dimarco (DF), 2:43
125 - Frank Dickerson (RH) maj.dec. Chad Phillips (DF), 10-0
130 - Josh Cramer (RH) pin Cy White (DF), 0:58
135 - Jarrett Soles (RH) dec. Justin Roberts (DF), 10-8
140 - Tanner Barnes (RH) pin Chris Staley (DF), 3:22
145 - Marshall Rickenbacker (RH) tech.fall England Foster (DF), 17-2
152 - Kendrick Cherry (RH) tech.fall Micah Caskey (DF), 22-5
160 - Ryan Hardy (DF) pin Fred Hart (RH), 3:44
171 - Joe Lovier (DF) dec. Shawn Petties (RH), 9-6
189 - Lamont Hicks (RH) pin Scott Wilkinson (DF), 2;10
215 - Josh Brindel (DF) maj.dec. Ryan Paden (RH), 10-0
275 - David Williams (RH) dec. Robbie Whorton (DF), 6-3
Coach Jim Barnes - Rock Hill
Coach B.D. LaPrad - Dutch Fork
At Dutch Fork H.S. March 1, 1997
Upper State Finals:
Rock Hill 36, Irmo 26
103 - Syed Camit (I) dec. Marcus Cherry (RH), 3-1
112 - Chris Collins (RH) dec. Jordan Hammond (I), 15-12
119 - Trey Whitlock (RH) maj.dec. Chad Shumpert (I), 14-2
125 - Matt Ellis (I) dec. Josh Cramer (RH), 4-3
130 - Grant Cook (I) pin Frank Dickerson (RH), 1:05 sec 1st
135 - Matt Hipps (I) tech.fall Jarrett Soles (RH), 17-2
140 - Tanner Barnes (RH) maj.dec. Paul Hankins (I). 16-6
145 - Marshall Rickenbacker (RH) maj.dec. Sean McGovern (I), 11-3
152 - Kendrick Cherry (RH) pin Chris Javis (I), 6.1 sec. 2nd
160 - Mike Robbins (I) pin Fred Hart (RH), 22.17 sec. 1st
171 - Shawn Petties (RH) pin Mark Alderman (I), 53.84 sec. 2nd
189 - Lamont Hicks (RH) pin Tim Devlin (I), 33.1 sec. 1st
215 - Ryan Paden (RH) dec. Andy Sarakaitis (I), 10-6
275 - C.J. Frye (I) dec. David Williams (RH), 3-0
Coach Jim Barnes - Rock Hill
Coach David Maas - Irmo
At Irmo H.S. February 26, 1997
Lower State Finals:
Dutch Fork 45, Spring Valley 18
103 - Rich Guy (DF) pin Chad Monroe (SV), 5:25
112 - Steve Valponi (DF) dec. Joe McComas (SV), 12-8
119 - Chuck Dimarco (DF) maj.dec. Chris McKnight (SV), 11-3
125 - Marcus Hogue (SV) pin Chad Phillips (DF), 5:24
130 - Cy White (DF) dec. Jason Hais (SV), 10-4
135 - Justin Roberts (DF) pin Steven Jackson (SV), 5:51
140 - Chris Staley (DF) maj.dec. Rodney Martin (SV), 14-4
145 - Robbie Bynum (SV) pin England Foster (DF), 2:30
152 - Micah Caskey (DF) dec. Jason James (SV), 12-7
160 - Ryan Hardy (DF) pin Rahim Menafee (SV), 4:54
171 - Joe Lovier (DF) maj.dec. Chris Smythe (SV), 10-2
189 - Dan Johnson (SV) pin J.R. Jackson (DF), 0:32
215 - Josh Brindel (DF) dec. Adrian Henderson (SV), 4-2
275 - Robbie Whorton (DF) dec. Aiden Proveaux (SV), 2-1
Coach B.D. LaPrad - Dutch Fork
Coach Ken Wilson - Spring Valley
At Dutch Fork H.S. February 26, 1997
State Duals Brackets:
1997 4A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
103 Casey Cook (Northwestern) dec. Syed Camit (Irmo), 4-0
112 Chris Collins (Rock Hill) maj.dec. David Rosenthal (Mauldin), 9-1
119 Lars Seppala (Byrnes) maj.dec. Taraus Boyd (Northwestern), 10-1
125 Kenya Keith (Conway) dec. Marcus Hoage (Spring Valley), 7-4
130 Dietrich Gaston (Byrnes) dec. Cy White (Dutch Fork), 10-5
135 Joe Alessandrini (Socastee) pin John Cottrell (Lexington)
140 Gene Hawkins (Hartsville) maj.dec. Michael Carr (Lancaster), 12-3
145 Robby Bell (Hillcrest) dec. Adam Padgett (Lexington), 12-5
152 Damon Wingo (Summerville) dec. Kendrick Cherry (Rock Hill), 3-1
160 Kimani Lenoir (Northwestern) maj.dec. Ryan Hardy (Dutch Fork), 10-2
171 Shawn Petties (Rock Hill) maj.dec. Mike Fox (Northwestern), 21-7
189 Lamont Hicks (Rock Hill) dec. Adrian Henderson (Spring Valley), 12-5
215 Josh Brindel (Dutch Fork) dec. Travis Swanger (Northwestern), 7-2
275 Cleveland Pinkney (Sumter) pin Andrew Simmons (Goose Creek)
State Consolation Finals:
103 Marc Mounts (Stratford) defeated Rich Guy (Dutch Fork)
112 Alex Gillings (Airport) defeated Steve Volponi (Dutch Fork)
119 Nathan Corbett (Summerville) defeated Mike Abeyta (Greenwood)
125 Josh Cramer (Rock Hill) defeated Tron Daniels (Richland Northeast)
130 Aubrey Simmons (Stratford) defeated Marc Lewis (Hartsville)
135 Matt Hipps (Irmo) defeated Vince Bartges (Stratford)
140 Clark Cooper (Lexington) defeated Tanner Barnes (Rock Hill)
145 Marshall Rickenbacker (Rock Hill) defeated Edwin Watkins (Sumter)
152 Blake Anderson (Hillcrest) defeated Kevin Keyes (Goose Creek)
160 Bryan Doster (Socastee) defeated Mike Robbins (Irmo)
171 Chris Smythe (Spring Valley) defeated Joe Lovier (Dutch Fork)
189 Fred Turner (Hartsville) defeated Joey Rosario (Conway)
215 Andy Merriman (Mauldin) defeated Levino King (Orangeburg-Wilkinson)
275 C.J. Frye (Irmo) defeated Aaron Presley (Lexington)
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
No team points available
Coaches for each team with a State Placer:
Airport - Clarence Kuzma
Byrnes - Russ Howard
Conway - Nate Thompson
Dutch Fork - B.D. LaPrad
Goose Creek - Leonard Covington
Greenwood - Mike Wilson
Hartsville - Trey McGarity
Hillcrest - Rick Kreiner
Irmo - David Maas
Lancaster - Mike Kersey
Lexington - Roy Turner
Mauldin - John Abercrombie
Northwestern - Tim Robinson
Orangeburg-Wilkinson - Ron Donlick
Richland Northeast - Chris Merril
Rock Hill - Jim Barnes
Socastee - Chad Hawks
Spring Valley - Ken Wilson
Stratford - Kenny Farrell
Summerville - Mike Frye
Sumter - David Wright
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
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Individual State Tournament Location
Irmo H.S. - February 22, 1997
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Spring Valley H.S. - February 15, 1997
Team Placement at Lower State:
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Upper State - at Lexington H.S. - February 15, 1997
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