SC Wrestling Weekly Stories and Photos - Monday - October 31, 2005


Lexington Preseason #4 in 4A


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Coach Derek Strobel of Lexington


Returning State Placers and State Qualifiers:

Wesley Stansberry - Lexington (So., 2005 112 SQ)
William Watson - Lexington (Sr., 2005 140 2nd)
Tim Morris - Lexington (Jr., 2005 160 SQ)
Joel Wilkes - Lexington (Sr., 2005 215 SQ)


Wrestlers gone from last year that will be missed:

Michael Cunningham - Lexington (2005 119 SQ)
Philip Neese - Lexington (2005 189 3rd, 2004 160 3rd, 2003 171 SQ) 
Hunter Van Buren - Lexington (2005 275 SQ, 2003 215 SQ)


Here is Lexington's Two Year Track Record at the State Dual Tournaments:

State Dual Results from 2005
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2nd Round of Playoffs:
Northwestern 36, Lexington 30 


State Dual Results from 2004
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3rd Round (Quarterfinals) of Playoffs:
Fort Mill 31, Lexington 28 


Team Scores (top 9) from Individual State 2005
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1. Summerville  126.50 
2. Battery Creek  90.50 
3. Fort Mill  69.00 
4. Byrnes  62.50 
5. Fort Dorchester  50.00 
6. Dutch Fork  45.50 
7. Rock Hill  39.00 
8. Goose Creek  37.00 
9. Lexington  31.00 


Team Scores (top 6) from Individual State 2004
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1. Summerville  153.00 
2. Stratford  86.00 
3. Byrnes  56.00 
4. Dutch Fork  52.00 
5. Fort Mill  51.50 
6. Lexington  48.00 


Individual State Tourney Results 2005
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112 Wesley Stansberry 0- 2- 0
Match: 6 lost to GC Elijah McNeil Decision
Match: 59 lost to IRM Joey Honeycutt Decision

119 Michael Cunningham 1- 2- 0
Match: 10 lost to SMV Derek Nelson Decision
Match: 61 defeated ESL Tyler Davis Decision Pts: 1.0
Match: 117 lost to HH Calvin Murray Decision

140 William Watson 2- 1- 0
Match: 25 defeated SMT Chris Allen Fall Pts: 4.0
Match: 97 defeated IRM Steve Sisk Decision Pts: 12.0
Match: 161 lost to BAT Ben Mastrofili Fall

160 Tim Morris 0- 2- 0
Match: 38 lost to GC Rod Reese Fall
Match: 75 lost to IRM Mac Jones Fall

189 Philip Neese 3- 1- 0
Match: 45 lost to BAT Jeremiah Webb Decision
Match: 79 defeated BYR Josh Covington Decision Pts: 1.0
Match: 135 defeated WRN Justin Hedden Decision Pts: 5.0
Match: 175 defeated BRK Jamal McNeil Fall Pts: 5.0

215 Joel Wilkes 1- 2- 0
Match: 50 defeated SMV Deron Ellington Decision Pts: 2.0
Match: 109 lost to FM Zach Berg Major Decision
Match: 138 lost to FD Robert Quinn Decision

275 Hunter-Van Buren 1- 2- 0
Match: 56 lost to SMV Khalif Chavis Decision
Match: 84 defeated FM Allen Runyon Decision Pts: 1.0
Match: 140 lost to JI Ian Achey Decision


Individual State Tourney Results 2004
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103 Eric Toye 3- 1- 0
Match: 2 lost to SMV TJ Hall Decision
Match: 57 defeated WA Justin Chinnis Fall Pts: 3.0
Match: 113 defeated FD Brandon Fontenot Fall Pts: 7.0
Match: 142 defeated STR Daniel Sarmiento Decision 4-0 Pts: 3.0

119 TJ Cofield 1- 2- 0
Match: 10 defeated DF Ray Steele Decision Pts: 2.0
Match: 89 lost to FM Mitchell Alston Decision
Match: 118 lost to WA Ryan Payne Decision

125 Wes Lyle 1- 2- 0
Match: 16 lost to SMV Andrew Young Fall
Match: 64 defeated Forfeit Forfeit Pts: 3.0
Match: 120 lost to WAN David Sullivan Decision

135 Morgan McCoy 0- 2- 0
Match: 22 lost to BAT Ben Mastrofili Fall
Match: 67 lost to MAU Chris Burford Decision

145 Mark Lee 2- 1- 0
Match: 29 defeated STR Chris Simmons Fall Pts: 4.0
Match: 99 defeated FM Dee Templeton Decision Pts: 12.0
Match: 164 lost to SMV Tony Simmons Decision 6-1

160 Philip Neese 3- 1- 0
Match: 37 lost to JI Tyler Campbell Decision
Match: 75 defeated DOR Jared Skinner Fall Pts: 3.0
Match: 131 defeated RH Leventa Murray Major Decision Pts: 6.0
Match: 169 defeated JI Tyler Campbell Decision 7-2 Pts: 3.0

189 Brandon Skelly 1- 2- 0
Match: 47 defeated BAT Jeremiah Webb Decision Pts: 2.0
Match: 108 lost to FD Stryker Huffman Fall
Match: 135 lost to MAU Brian Ibarra Major Decision


Article by Mark Buford