SCMAT South Carolina Wrestling

August 1, 2024

Throwdown on the Yorktown - 1st-ever collegiate wrestling will occur on the flight deck of USS Yorktown - Veterans Day weekend, Friday, November 8 in Charleston SC.
Less than 200 event tickets are remaining as the public sale opened up August 1. Regardless of event entry, you’re also invited to buy an after-party, private event ticket.
Throwdown on the Yorktown - Facebook page
Throwdown on the Yorktown - ticket purchases


Congratulations to these 7 Fargo All-Americans from South Carolina!

Montero Royal (Goose Creek) 106lbs 2nd Fargo 16U Men Greco-Roman National Championships

Stephano Calderon (May River/Sons of Thunder Wrestling) 88lbs 8th Fargo 16U Men Greco-Roman National Championships

Cason Howle (Greenwood) 215lbs 4th Fargo Junior Men Greco-Roman National Championships

Riley Hucks (Aynor/Sons Of Thunder Wrestling) 190lbs 8th Fargo Junior Men Greco-Roman National Championships

William Jakeway (Hilton Head/Sons Of Thunder Wrestling) 113lbs 8th Fargo Junior Men Greco-Roman National Championships

Zao Estrada (Hilton Head/Daughters Of Zion Wrestling) 115lbs 1st Fargo Junior Women Freestyle National Championships

Annalise Maralit (Ashley Ridge) 95lbs 5th Fargo Junior Women Freestyle National Championships


Congratulations to these recent five All-Americans from South Carolina!

Patrick Brophy (Chapin/The Citadel/Charleston Regional Training Center) 92kg 5th at US Open Championships U20 Freestyle

Riley Hucks (Aynor/Sons Of Thunder Wrestling) 87kg 7th US Open Championships U20 Greco-Roman

Cason Howle (Greenwood/Blue Chip Wrestling Club) 92kg 4th US Open Championships U17 Freestyle

Cason Howle (Greenwood/Blue Chip Wrestling Club) 92kg 3rd US Open Championships U17 Greco-Roman

Zao Estrada (Hilton Head/Daughters Of Zion Wrestling) 120lbs 2nd USA Wrestling National Girls High School Showcase


STILLWATER, Okla. - The National Wrestling Hall of Fame announced the state winners of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award (DSHSEA). Congratulations to Jermaine (J.J.) Peace (Cane Bay H.S.) as the South Carolina state DSHSEA winner!
DSHSEA state winners press release

STILLWATER, Okla. - The National Wrestling Hall of Fame announced the state winners of the Tricia Saunders High School Excellence Award (TSHSEA). Congratulations to June Welch (Woodruff H.S.) as the South Carolina state TSHSEA winner!
TSHSEA state winners press release

SCHSL Realignment 2024-2026

The SCHSL Wrestling "Individual Championships" will move from the Anderson Civic Center to the Florence Center in 2025. In conjunction with the entire wrestling postseason moving up a week for both individual and state dual championships (2-8-25). The SCHSL Wrestling State Individual Championships at the Florence Center will be on February 21-22, 2025. The Florence Center in Florence, SC is a 10,000-seat multipurpose arena.

Congratulations to these S.C. wrestlers that became All-Americans at 2024 NHSCA Nationals (April 4-7):

Junior Nationals 113 5th Richard Springs (Fort Dorchester)
Junior Nationals 138 6th George Maholtz (Eastside)
Junior Nationals 195 3rd Cason Howle (Greenwood)
Freshman Nationals 132 5th Houston Rudisill (May River)
Freshman Nationals 195 4th Trey Robinson (Rock Hill)
Girls H.S. Nationals 165 8th Emily Riopel (Laurens)
Girls H.S. Nationals 138 4th Jada Lawrence (Bluffton)
Girls H.S. Nationals 107 6th June Welch (Woodruff)
Girls H.S. Nationals 235 3rd Kennedi Washington (Greenwood)
Middle School Nationals 80 5th Carter Lirgg
Middle School Nationals 142 8th Tyrone Norris
Middle School Nationals 230 8th Tarion Vincent


The South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2024 will have the Induction and Banquet on April 14. See relevant links below ... limited admissions remain as the 200 registration milestone gives SC the greatest Banquet yet.
Promotional and Admission/Registration link
NWHOF South Carolina Chapter site
Coach Tim Wash recognition video after 2023 NWHOF induction


David Hunsberger won the NCAA D2 National Championship at 165 lbs! Hunsberger wrestled at Byrnes during high school. Juan Edmond-Holmes was the NCAA D2 National Runner-up at 285 lbs! Edmond-Holmes wrestled at Goose Creek during high school. Lander University would also finish National Runner-up as a team. Congratulations to Coach R.C. LaHaye and Lander wrestling!

Central Michigan's Tom Borrelli Took Unconventional Coaching Path

June Welch (Woodruff) just signed and will wrestle for North Central College (Naperville, IL). NCC won the 2023 Women’s Wrestling National Championship. North Central Women is No. 1 in the latest NCAA Women’s Coaches Poll, heading into Nationals. Congratulations June!

North/South All-Star Classic results from March 1-2 (boxscores under March Scoreboard as well as the link below):
4A/3A North 41, 5A/2A North 40 (1st Place)
5A/2A South 48, 4A/3A South 27 (3rd Place)
5A/2A North 45, 4A/3A South 34 (Friday)
4A/3A North 54, 5A/2A South 28 (Friday)

SCWCA North/South All-Star Classic results:
2024 SCWCA North/South All-Star Classic


The South Carolina Wrestling Coaches Association is pleased to announce the Annual Awards for Senior Wrestlers of the Year, presented at the SCWCA North/South All-Star Wrestling Classic.

S.C. Senior Wrestler of the Year - J.J. Peace - Cane Bay (Coach Aaron Hynick)
5A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Owen Hendricks - Dorman (Coach Zack Clary)
4A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Jack Wyland - Eastside (Coach Jack Kosmicki)
3A Senior Wrestler of the Year - JoJo Morris - Belton-Honea Path (Coach Chris Strickland)
2A-1A Senior Wrestler of the Year - Sam Cherichello - Bishop England (Coach Paul Spence)


The South Carolina Wrestling Coaches Association is pleased to announce the following nominees for the South Carolina Wrestler of the Year. These are all great candidates that are all terrific wrestlers, leaders and student athletes. Best of luck to each one. The winners will be announced on Friday, March 2nd at the Best Western North South All Star Wrestling Banquet.

Landon Allen- West-Oak, Coach Derek Strobel
Pat Baer- Dixie, Coach Anthony Martin
Sam Cherichello- Bishop England, Coach Paul Spence
Gunner Degrout- Battery Creek, Coach Alex Rutherford
Hampton Higdon- Byrnes, Coach Kane Pruitt
Owen Hendricks- Dorman, Coach Zack Clary
Rylan Madison- Blythwood, Coach Paul Watson
Lorenzo Andre McFadden Pressley- Lake City, Coach Lorenzo McFadden, Sr
Joseph Morris- BHP, Coach Chris Strickland
Jermaine Peace- Cane Bay, Coach Aaron Hynick
Alex Rush- Timberland, Coach Ryan Rhodes
Chandler Sewell- Greer, Coach Seth Goff
Cooper Strickland- BHP, Coach Chris Strickland
Charlie Spires- Pelion, Coach Brian Hedgecock
Teague Strobel- West-Oak, Coach Derek Strobel
Frank Taylor- Ninety Six, Coach Roy Lemmons
Qwentin Welborn- Daniel, Coach Andrew Akers
Jack Wyland- Eastside, Coach Jack Kosmicki


Team placement recaps from the 2024 season:
5A Team State Tournament Placements and History
4A Team State Tournament Placements and History
3A Team State Tournament Placements and History
2A-1A Team State Tournament Placements and History
Girls Team State Tournament Placements and History
SCISA Team State Tournament Placements and History

North/South All-Star Announcement from SCWCA

State Championships on Trackwrestling (Browse Tournaments and Search for "SCHSL State Championships")


The South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Class of 2024 has been selected and approved for induction by the National Board. They are inducted for Lifetime Achievement to Wrestling:
Ike Anderson
Bill and Elizabeth Bell
Chris Brock
Tony Caterisano
Ron Donlick
Jim McGovern
Ralph Urbanic
Ken Wilson

Congratulations to all these Inductees on their selection into the 2024 Class of the South Carolina Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame!

Information regarding the April 14, 2024 induction ceremony and how to purchase Admission will be available in the next few weeks. The banquet and ceremony will be held at the USC Alumni Center in Columbia.


All State bracket projections are below.
If you see any corrections, please let me know at scmat@hotmail.com

5A State Individual projected brackets
4A State Individual projected brackets
3A State Individual projected brackets
2A-1A State Individual projected brackets
Girls State Individual projected brackets

2024 SC State Wrestling Championships at Anderson Civic Center - information being sent to Coaches


5A Upper State on Flowrestling
5A Lower State on Trackwrestling (Browse Tournaments and Search for "2024 SCHSL AAAAA LOWER STATE")

4A Lower State on Flowrestling
4A Upper State on Trackwrestling (Browse Tournaments and Search for "SCHSL 4A Upperstate Qualifier")

3A Upper State on Flowrestling
3A Lower State on Trackwrestling (Browse Tournaments and Search for "2024 AAA SCHSL LOWER STATE")

2A-1A Upper State on Flowrestling
2A-1A Lower State on Flowrestling


SCISA State Individual brackets Live to Flowrestling (Saturday)

State Duals Finals on Saturday at Dreher H.S. (SCMAT Ranking and season record included)
5A - #1 Summerville (27-2) vs. #3 Fort Mill (26-2)
4A - #1 Eastside (36-0) vs. #5 Lugoff-Elgin (39-9)
3A - #1 West-Oak (25-4) vs. #18 Gilbert (23-10)
2A-1A - #1 Chesnee (25-3) vs. #7 Buford ()


NCAA Div. II Super Regionals hosted by Lander University – Saturday March 1st


5A State Duals bracket at SCHSL
4A State Duals bracket at SCHSL
3A State Duals bracket at SCHSL
2A-1A State Duals bracket at SCHSL
SCISA Dual Championships bracket

SCMAT Exclusive - Part 1, Intro Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Part 2, #8 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Part 3, #7 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Part 4, #6 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Part 5, #5 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Bonus 1 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Part 6, #4 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Part 7, #3 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Bonus 2 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Part 8, #2 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Part 9, #1 Greatest State Duals Finals
SCMAT Exclusive - Bonus 3, The Undefeated

Greg Brewer sent all Coaches the following announcement today: Coaches - Please see the tournament letters for the Girls High School individual state qualifiers. Please direct Upper State questions to Evan Moxie at evan.moxie@spart2.org and Lower State questions to Cody Slaughter at cslaughter@fsd1.org
2024 Girls Upper State Tournament Letter
2024 Girls Lower State Tournament Letter

Coaches, North/South All-Star nominations were emailed to coaches on Monday, January 9th. If you did not receive it, please contact Tommy Bell at thomasbell@anderson5.net