2014 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions


Eastside High School





State Duals Tournament

State Finals:

Eastside (EAST) 47, Socastee (SOCA) 21
195 Joseph Smolenski, SOCA, dec. Michael Fernandez, EAST, 5-4. 
220 Kyle Burton, SOCA, pinned Jesus Esparza, EAST, 1:51. 
285 Faud Serdah, EAST, dec. Tevin Ferreiras, SOCA, 2-0. 
106 Zane Mitchell, EAST, pinned Eugene Utley, SOCA, 1:57. 
113 Fred McCurry, EAST, pinned Quin Gammon, SOCA, 1:45. 
120 Charlton Clark, EAST, tech. fall Dylan Martin, SOCA, 4:29 19-3. 
126 David Walker, EAST, pinned Justin Knipper, SOCA, 4:46. 
132 Clay Walker, EAST, pinned Jordan Hodge, SOCA, 0:11. 
138 Cole Anderson, EAST, pinned Brad Melnytskyy, SOCA, 2:59. 
145 Sam McKinney, SOCA, dec. Kaden Clark, EAST, 13-7. 
152 John Leggett, SOCA, dec. Ian Rodgers, EAST, 8-5. 
160 Rash Almasri, EAST, dec. Andrew Baddoo, SOCA, 16-10. 
170 Taylor Chemell, EAST, pinned Aydin Imani, SOCA, 2:46. 
182 Zach Mor, SOCA, pinned DeShawn Sullivan, EAST, 0:27. 

Coach Jack Kosmicki - Eastside
Coach Jeff Gibbins - Socastee

At River Bluff H.S. - February 19, 2014

Upper State Finals:

Eastside 51, Belton-Honea Path 15
138 Clay Walker, EAST, pinned Taylor Allen, BHP, 0:33
145 Kaden Clark, EAST, dec. Wayne Sless, BHP, 12-8
152 Ian Rodgers, EAST, dec. Tristyn Peterson, BHP, 7-4
160 Dylan Gary, BHP, pinned Rash Almasri, EAST, 1:39
170 John Thorpe, EAST, dec. Jordan Austin, BHP, 8-4 
182 Taylor Chemell, EAST, dec. Eddie Smith, BHP, 12-11
195 Michael Fernandez, EAST, pinned Teryn Jenkins, BHP, 0:38
220 Caleb Bowie, BHP, dec. Faud Serdah, EAST, 4-1
285 Zach Bolton, BHP, pinned Jesus Esparza, EAST, 0:20
106 Zane Mitchell, EAST, pinned Riley Gaines, BHP, 1:09
113 Fred McCurry, EAST, inj. def. Logan Patterson, BHP 
120 Charlton Clark, EAST, pinned Caleb Simpson, BHP, 1:18
126 David Walker, EAST, pinned Paul Sherard, BHP, 1:15
132 Cole Anderson, EAST, dec. Parker Peeples, BHP, 10-8
 
Coach Jack Kosmicki - Eastside
Coach Chris Strickland - Belton-Honea Path

At Eastside H.S. - February 17, 2014

Lower State Finals:

Socastee 42, St. James 30
106 Mackenzie Tecco (SJ) pin Eugene Utley 1:27
113 Chase Smith (SJ) pin Quin Gammon 5:43
120 Dylan Martin (SOC) pin Ross Miller 2:38
126 Justin Knipper (SOC) def. Tyler Wiggins 17-2 (Technical Fall)
132 Jordan Hodge (SOC) pin Alex Nielsen 2:45
138 Brad Melnytskyy (SOC) def. Jacob Seifert 4-0
145 Michael Mewhorter (SJ) def. Sam McKinney 5-1
152 John Leggett (SOC) pin Alex Mauricio 1:02
160 Steven Deible (SJ) pin Andrew Badoo 1:04 
170 Zach Sanders (SJ) def. Aydin Imani 4-0
182 Zach Mor (SOC) pin Bradley Mewharter 5:11
195 Joe Smolenski (SOC) def. Barrett Coker 14-0
220 Kyle Burton (SOC) pin Logan Richards 5:15
285 Aaron Foster (SJ) wins (forfeit) 

Coach Jeff Gibbins - Socastee
Coach Matt Anderson - St. James

At Socastee H.S. - February 15, 2014

State Duals Brackets:

2014 3A State Duals Bracket


Individual State Champions

State Finals:
106 Zane Mitchell, Eastside FALL Cody Owens, Wren Fall 5:38
113 DeOnta Patterson, Brookland-Cayce DEC Conner Pirkle, Emerald 4-1
120 Evan Carrigan, Westwood DEC Charlton Clark, Eastside 6-0
126 David Walker, Eastside DEC Dylan Crossland, Swansea 12-6
132 Clay Walker, Eastside FALL Cody Pirkle, Emerald Fall 5:52
138 Haven Horlback, Hanahan DEC Cole Anderson, Eastside 3-2
145 Patrick James, West Oak MAJOR Luke Newton, Emerald 16-5
152 Dylan Gary, Belton-Honea Path DEC Jacob Richards, West Oak 13-7
160 Anthony Sheehy, West Oak FALL Sam Holaday, Chapin Fall 5:26
170 Meleke Stewart, Chester DEC Zach Sanders, St. James 5-2
182 Cody Eller, West Oak MAJOR Martin Duane, Hilton Head 13-4
195 Caleb Bowie, Belton-Honea Path DEC Michael Fernandez, Eastside 7-6
220 Davis Nix, Walhalla FALL Temaris Dixon, Chester Fall 1:26
285 Gage Cervenka, Emerald DEC Zach Bolton, Belton-Honea Path 5-1

State Consolation Finals:
106 Scout Davison, Broome DEC Octavious Davis, Lower Richland 2-1
113 Ethan Pendleton, Union County DEC Logan Patterson, Belton-Honea Path 6-2
120 Kenyante Bush, Dreher DEC Bryan Jackson, Berkeley 6-4
126 Trumaine Irby, Berea FALL Cameron Amann, Myrtle Beach Fall 4:56
132 Jordan Hodge, Socastee DEC Dustin McKelvey, Broome 16-9
138 Brock Massey, Hilton Head DEC Bradey Whiteside, Palmetto 4-1
145 Alex Lewis, North Myrtle Beach DEC Josh Thomas, Camden 12-5
152 David Korneychuk, Chapman DEC Hakeem Ferguson, River Bluff 5-3
160 Jason Carter, Dreher FALL Steven Dieble, St. James Fall 4:24
170 Zorrie Green, Stall DEC Javius Lighty, Hartsville 4-2
182 Michael Scott, Chapman TF Zac Mor, Socastee 20-4; TF 5:49
195 Joe Smolenski, Socastee FALL Levi Wright, River Bluff Fall 0:39
220 Cory Jump, Brookland-Cayce DEC Dillon Whitlock, Berea 3-1
285 Octavius Thompson, Union County FALL Zach Darst, Seneca Fall 2:24


Team Placement at Individual State Tournament

1. Eastside - 116 points
2. West Oak - 86.5 points
3. Belton-Honea Path - 69.5 points
4. Emerald - 68 points
5. Socastee - 39.5 points
6. Chester - 36 points
7. Union County - 32 points
8. Brookland-Cayce - 29 points
9. Chapman - 28.5 points
10. Hilton Head - 28 points
11. Dreher - 27 points
12. St. James - 25 points
13. Broome - 24 points
14. Walhalla - 22 points
15. Westwood - 21 points
16. Hanahan - 20 points
17. Berea - 19 points
17. Swansea - 19 points
19. River Bluff - 17 points
19. Stall - 17 points
21. Chapin - 16 points
21. North Myrtle Beach - 16 points
21. Wren - 16 points
24. Seneca - 14 points
25. Berkeley - 9 points
25. Camden - 9 points
25. Hartsville - 9 points
28. Lower Richland - 8 points
29. Palmetto - 7.5 points
30. Blue Ridge - 7 points
31. Myrtle Beach - 6 points
32. Airport - 4 points
33. Gilbert - 3 points
33. Orangeburg-Wilkinson - 3 points
35. Marlboro County - 1 points
36. James Island - 0 points
36. Pickens - 0 points
36. Strom Thurmond - 0 points


Most Outstanding Wrestler Award

Clay Walker (Sr. 132 lbs.) - Eastside (Coach Jack Kosmicki)


Individual State Tournament Location

Anderson Convention Center - February 28-March 1, 2014


State Qualifying Tournaments

Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:

Lower State - at St. James H.S. - February 22, 2014
Team Placement at Lower State:
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Upper State - at Camden H.S. - February 22, 2014
Team Placement at Upper State:
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