2019 South Carolina 5A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2023
Hillcrest High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
Hillcrest 41, River Bluff 30
170 Walker Stephenson (H) pin William Rogers (RB)
182 Eyan McKnight (H) maj.dec. Levi Cooper (RB)
195 Isaac Ortega (RB) dec. Tyler Kilgore (H)
220 Michael Kesler (RB) DQ Gerald Bryant (H)
285 Ian Obeso (RB) dec. Jacoreyn Byrd (H)
106 Josh Wilkerson (H) pin Jumon Stubbs (RB)
113 Treavelle Westfield (H) maj.dec. Brandon Riley (RB), 14-4
120 Dylan O'Keefe (H) dec. John Zahm (RB), 6-2
126 Darren O'Keefe (H) pin Emmanuel Rodriguez (RB)
132 Michael Shiffer (H) pin Jacob Turberville (RB)
138 Armondo Maestre (RB) pin Danny Pettinato (H)
145 Parker Palmer (RB) pin Lucas Conti (H)
152 Grantt Hopkins (H) pin John Brown (RB)
160 William Butler (RB) pin Hunter McKenzie (H)
Coach Robby Bell - Hillcrest
Coach Evan Moxie - River Bluff
At Airport H.S. - February 9, 2019
Upper State Finals:
Hillcrest 28, Byrnes 24
Coach Robby Bell - Hillcrest
Coach Russ Howard - Byrnes
At Byrnes H.S. - February 6, 2019
Lower State Finals:
River Bluff 36, Summerville 33
Coach Evan Moxie - River Bluff
Coach Darryl Tucker - Summerville
At River Bluff H.S. - February 6, 2019
State Duals Brackets:
2019 5A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
106 David Hunsberger (Byrnes) over Rico Robinson (Summerville), (Fall 1:40)
113 Chris Compton (Byrnes) over Tyler Ward (Socastee), (Dec 7-2)
120 Israel Schultz (Goose Creek) over Mateo Vargo (Fort Dorchester), (Dec 8-5)
126 Preston Soriano (Stratford) over Joseph Brown (Fort Dorchester), (TB-1 8-6)
132 Jordan Aluyan (Fort Dorchester) over Andrew Simpson (Rock Hill), (Dec 8-5)
138 Bailey Wilkins (Rock Hill) over Chandler Amaker (Fort Dorchester), (Dec 5-1)
145 Chance Kilcrease (Lexington) over Thomas Schock (Woodmont), (Dec 4-3)
152 Michael Ramirez (Rock Hill) over Garrett Starks (DQ) (Woodmont), (Fall 5:03)
160 William Butler (River Bluff) over Jeremy Fisher (Mauldin), (Fall 1:23)
170 Walker Stephenson (Hillcrest) over Christopher Handl (Conway), (MD 11-3)
182 Shawn Haile (Chapin) over Isaac Ortega (River Bluff), (Dec 12-7)
195 Josh Hill (Easley) over Warren James (Byrnes), (Dec 8-3)
220 Jake Fernicola (Woodmont) over Jason Miranda (Gaffney), (Fall 1:52)
285 Devon Rice (Rock Hill) over Malik Shuler (Spartanburg), (TB-1 6-3)
State Consolation Finals:
106 Isaiah Poppe (Carolina Forest) over Carter Anderson (Greenwood), (Dec 6-4)
113 Doug Metts (Cane Bay) over Thomas Snipes (Mauldin), (Fall 2:52)
120 Joshua Sturgeon (Fort Mill) over Dylan O`Keefe (Hillcrest), (Dec 6-3)
126 Jaqion Williams (Greenwood) over Zach Jurey (Summerville), (Dec 5-1)
132 Jordan Reeder (Irmo) over Matthew Sanders (Boiling Springs), (MD 13-2)
138 Josh Green (Chapin) over Daniel Kitts (Byrnes), (MD 9-1)
145 Parker Palmer (River Bluff) over Ricky Jeletic (Mauldin), (Dec 9-2)
152 Shemar Washington (Northwestern) over Noah Sritan (Carolina Forest), (M. For.)
160 Isaac Manning (Lexington) over Nick Fazzone (Byrnes), (Dec 6-4)
170 Hunter Connelly (Byrnes) over Brandon Wiley (Westside), (Dec 7-1)
182 Eyan McKnight (Hillcrest) over Evan Clark (Lexington), (Dec 11-5)
195 Will Jones (Summerville) over Tyler Kilgore (Hillcrest), (MD 8-0)
220 Chase Smith (Cane Bay) over Torren Hicks (Lexington), (Dec 12-7)
285 Ian Obeso (River Bluff) over Zach Blanchard (Clover), (Dec 4-1)
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
1. Byrnes - 80.5 points
2. Rock Hill - 77.5 points
3. Fort Dorchester - 65.0 points
4. River Bluff - 64.0 points
5. Hillcrest - 55.5 points
6. Lexington- 51.5 points
7. Woodmont - 38.0 points
8. Summerville - 36.0 points
9. Cane Bay - 35.0 points
10. Mauldin - 33.0 points
11. Chapin - 32.5 points
12. Easley - 24.0 points
13. Stratford - 23.0 points
14. Carolina Forest - 19.0 points
15. Goose Creek - 18.0 points
16. Greenwood - 17.0 points
17. Gaffney - 16.0 points
17. Socastee - 16.0 points
19. Fort Mill - 15.0 points
20. Conway - 14.0 points
20. Northwestern - 14.0 points
20. Spartanburg - 14.0 points
23. Irmo - 13.0 points
24. Clover - 11.0 points
25. Westside - 10.0 points
26. Boiling Springs - 7.0 points
27. Lugoff-Elgin - 6.0 points
28. Berkeley - 3.0 points
28. Dorman - 3.0 points
28. Jl Mann - 3.0 points
28. Laurens - 3.0 points
32. Dutch Fork - 2.0 points
33. Ashley Ridge - 1.0 points
33. Sumter - 1.0 points
35. Wando - 0.0 points
35. West Ashley - 0.0 points
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
David Hunsberger (Fr. 106 lbs.) - Byrnes (Coach Russ Howard)
Individual State Tournament Location
Anderson Convention Center - February 22-23, 2019
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Chapin H.S. - February 15-16, 2019
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Lexington
2. River Bluff
3. Chapin
Upper State - at Laurens H.S. - February 15-16, 2019
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Hillcrest
2. Byrnes
3. Rock Hill
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