2022 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2023
West-Oak High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
West-Oak 54, Aynor 18
285 CJ Rabon (A) dec. Jared Cruz (WO), 7-1
106 Jaret Edwards (A) fall Abram Rogers (WO)
113 Teague Strobel (WO) fall Taylor Carroll (A)
120 Landon Allen (WO) fall John Michael Staples (A)
126 Jedd Hess (A) dec. Connor Wilson (WO), 4-0
132 Jaxton Freeman (WO) dec. Conner Lambert (A), 5-3
138 Jeremy Dobbs (WO) fall Noah Johnson (A)
145 Cael Davis (WO) fall Dylan Carroll (A)
152 Marcus Thaxton (WO) dec. Tanner Carroll (A), 10-7
160 Dylan Burgess (WO) fall Ryder Soles (A)
170 Damein Thaxton (WO) fall Emerson Rea (A)
182 Josh Collins (WO) fall Ty Williams (A)
195 AJ Dickerson (WO) fall Riley Hucks (A)
220 Emmanuel Deas (A) forfeit
Coach Derek Strobel - West-Oak
Coach Billy Jones - Aynor
At Dreher H.S. - February 12, 2022
Upper State Finals:
West-Oak 26, Belton-Honea Path 25
170 D. Thaxton (W-O) dec. G. Lawter (BHP), 6-0
182 Collins (W-O) dec. Lollis (BHP), 8-1
195 Dickerson (W-O) maj. dec. Stone (BHP), 11-2
220 Z. Lawter (BHP) dec. Box (W-O), 2-0
285 Cruz (W-O) dec. Lawton (BHP), 5-1
106 Ramsey (BHP) pin Rogers (W-O), 3:33
113 Strobel (W-O) maj. dec. C. Strickland (BHP), 13-5
120 Jayden Morris (BHP) pin Allen (W-O), 1:17
126 Cowan (BHP) dec. Wilson (W-O), 10-9
132 Freeman (W-O) dec. Roe (BHP), 7-3
138 JoJo Morris (BHP) maj. dec. Dobbs (W-O), 12-1
145 M. Thaxton (W-O) dec. E. Strickland (BHP), 9-7 (OT)
152 Davis (W-O) dec. Tollison (BHP), 8-5
160 Young (BHP) dec. Burgess (W-O), 5-2
Coach Derek Strobel - West-Oak
Coach Chris Strickland - Belton-Honea Path
At Belton-Honea Path H.S. - February 9, 2022
Lower State Finals:
Aynor 44, Gilbert 27
Coach Billy Jones - Aynor
Coach Mitch Hudson - Gilbert
At Gilbert H.S. - February 9, 2022
State Duals Brackets:
2022 3A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
106 June Welch (Woodruff) over Eduardo De Paz (Chester), (Fall 5:43)
113 Teague Strobel (West-Oak) over Genaro DeLaGarza (Woodruff), (Dec 6-5)
120 Jayden Morris (Belton-Honea Path) over Landon Allen (West-Oak), (TF-1.5 3:17 (15-0))
126 Zachary Freeman (Union County) over Sam Cherichello (Bishop England), (Fall 1:12)
132 Jojo Morris (Belton-Honea Path) over Blake Wise (Gilbert), (Fall 2:00)
138 Dylan Brooks (Powdersville) over Jeremy Dobbs (West-Oak), (Dec 9-4)
145 Saber Woodard (Chapman) over Eli Strickland (Belton-Honea Path), (Fall 5:08)
152 Nick Wattenbarger (Powdersville) over Terry Hilderbrand II (Brookland-Cayce), (Dec 6-4)
160 Damein Thaxton (West-Oak) over Shahiem Willard (Chester), (Fall 5:04)
170 Sloan Casteel (Hanahan) over Rathael Pendergrass (Chester), (Dec 8-5)
182 AJ Dickerson (West-Oak) over Jackson Caulder (Gilbert), (Fall 5:05)
195 Cam Grier (Mid-Carolina) over Josh Sams (Berea), (Dec 12-6)
220 Ian Pullen (Mid-Carolina) over Brad Scharmer (Woodruff), (SV-1 4-2)
285 Andre McFadden (Lake City) over Qwentin Welborn (Daniel), (Fall 0:49)
State Consolation Finals:
106 Malachi Conway (Emerald) over Jaret Edwards (Aynor), (Dec 13-8)
113 Cooper Strickland (Belton-Honea Path) over Elijah Mayers (Gilbert), (Fall 2:15)
120 Sam Degroat (Battery Creek) over Ryan Gallagher (Waccamaw), (TF-1.5 5:21 (18-2))
126 Sam Alaquel (Keenan) over Trent Bowser (Chester), (Dec 6-3)
132 Jaxton Freeman (West-Oak) over Landon Bishop (Powdersville), (MD 11-1)
138 Drue Shipman (Chester) over Gavin Qualls (Hanahan), (Dec 6-1)
145 Cael Davis (West-Oak) over Jonathan Brentlinger (Gilbert), (Fall 4:43)
152 Lucas Moore (Wren) over Ryder Soles (Aynor), (M. For.)
160 Justin Goode (Emerald) over Cason Young (Belton-Honea Path), (Dec 9-7)
170 Grayson Kiesler (Gilbert) over Jonathan Hicks (Mid-Carolina), (Dec 6-3)
182 Will Dennard (Hanahan) over Dreshaun Brown (Battery Creek), (Dec 7-4)
195 Peyton Gregory (Union County) over Bryson Key (North Charleston), (Fall 0:38)
220 Emmanuel Deas (Aynor) over Zach Lawter (Belton-Honea Path), (Dec 11-4)
285 Cam Young (Woodruff) over Timyrus Lipett (Lower Richland), (SV-1 3-2)
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
1. West-Oak - 119.0 points
2. Belton-Honea Path - 97.0 points
3. Chester - 72.0 points
4. Gilbert - 68.0 points
5. Woodruff - 66.5 points
6. Mid-Carolina - 52.0 points
6. Powdersville - 52.0 points
8. Hanahan - 46.0 points
9. Aynor - 41.0 points
10. Union County - 36.0 points
11. Emerald - 30.0 points
12. Battery Creek - 25.5 points
13. Lake City - 24.0 points
14. Chapman - 23.0 points
15. Bishop England - 20.0 points
16. Berea - 18.0 points
16. Daniel - 18.0 points
16. Wren - 18.0 points points
19. Keenan - 17.0 points
20. Waccamaw - 16.0 points
21. Brookland-Cayce - 15.0 points
22. Lower Richland - 11.0 points
23. North Charleston - 10.0 points
24. Loris - 4.0 points
25. Pendelton - 3.0 points
26. Clinton - 2.0 points
27. Camden - 1.0 points
28. Academic Magnet - 0.0 points
28. Blue Ridge - 0.0 points
28. Broome - 0.0 points
28. Georgetown - 0.0 points
28. Lakewood - 0.0 points
28. Palmetto - 0.0 points
28. Seneca - 0.0 points
28. Swansea - 0.0 points
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
June Welch (So., 106 lbs.) - Woodruff (Coach John Harper)
Individual State Tournament Location
Anderson Convention Center - February 25-26, 2022
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Camden H.S. - February 18-19, 2022
Team Placement at Lower State:
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Upper State - at Chester H.S. - February 18-19, 2022
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Belton-Honea Path
2. West-Oak
3. Chester
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