1970 South Carolina 4A-3A-2A-1A Wrestling State Champions
St. Andrews High School
images/1970 St Andrews.jpg Team Placement at State Tournament 1. St. Andrews - 113 points (Coach Rusty Hamilton) - 4A 2. James Island - 61 points (Coach Edward Hertwig) - 3A 3. Dreher - 37 points (Coach Jim Byrd) - 4A 3. Spartanburg - 37 points (Coach Fred Kyzer) - 4A 5. Belton-Honea Path - 32 points (Coach Norman King) - 3A 6. A.C. Flora (Coach William Tourek) - 4A 7. Brookland-Cayce (Coach John Checkovich) - 4A 8. Wade Hampton (Coach Mike Mongelli) - 4A 9. Camden (Coach Baxter Williamson) - 4A 10. Bishop England - 11 points (Coach Jack Cantey) - 3A Unofficial team placement after top 10 (based on bracket results/team point calculations): Westminster (coach Pat Roeder) - 2A JL Mann - 4A Daniel (Coach Al Curtis) - 3A Union (Coach Lloyd Fisher) - 4A Moultrie - 4A York - 3A Barnwell - 2A Lower Richland - 0 points - 4A Airport - 0 points - 4A Buford - 0 points - 1A Gaffney - 0 points - 4A Greenville - 0 points - 4A Winyah - 0 points - 3A Individual State Champions State Finals: 95 John Parler (A.C. Flora) dec. Tom Perry (St. Andrews), 7-6 103 Raymond Aytes (St. Andrews) dec. Phil Partin (Camden), 4-1 112 Larry Salerni (St. Andrews) dec. Clay Martin (James Island), 4-3 120 Albert Spalviero (James Island) dec. Harvey Roberts (Spartanburg), 12-8 127 Jackie Moore (St. Andrews) dec. Bob Heaton (Wade Hampton), 5-0 133 Pete McCoy (St. Andrews) dec. Brad Yates (James Island), 1-1 riding time 138 Tommy Easterby (St. Andrews) dec. Richard Anderson (Dreher), 11-5 145 Tom Wills (St. Andrews) dec. Charlie Horton (Belton-Honea Path), 8-3 154 Mike Ellis (A.C. Flora) dec. Larry Craven (James Island), 5-0 165 Charles Garrison (Belton-Honea Path) pin Robert Hubbard (James Island) 175 Jerry Hurt (St. Andrews) dec. Don Horton (Daniel), 6-0 188 Jim Roberts (St. Andrews) pin Mike Fentress (Bishop England) UNL James Burkett (Dreher) dec. Willie Craven (James Island), 7-4 State Consolation Finals: 95 Danny Cobb (Westminster) forfeit Stan Johnson (Dreher) 103 Charles Howell (Dreher) dec. Steve Godfrey (J.L. Mann) 6-4 112 Wayne Rholetter (Westminster) dec. Sam Johnson (Spartanburg), 7-3 120 Raymond Brown (Brookland-Cayce) dec. Stephen Vitali (A.C. Flora) 6-2 127 Faran Pittman (York) dec. John Keith (Spartanburg) 8-6 133 Tony Phillips (Brookland-Cayce) maj.dec. Steve Rodgers (Spartanburg), 18-4 138 Mike Apps (Wade Hampton) dec. Todd Buchanan (Union), 6-2 145 Arthur Drayton (Moultrie) dec. Tom West (J.L. Mann), 6-0 154 James Williams (Dreher) dec. Barry Stisser (Spartanburg), 3-1 OT 165 Ernest Grigsby (Brookland-Cayce) dec. Ben Elliott (Spartanburg), 4-1 175 Jon Chardukian (Camden) dec. Steve Berry (Brookland-Cayce), 8-4 188 Gene Cooley (Belton-Honea Path) pin Mark Hendley (Wade Hampton) UNL Mark Franke (Spartanburg) pin Robbin Bolick (Union) Most Outstanding Wrestler Award Charles Garrison (165 lbs.) - Belton-Honea Path 3A (Coach Sonny King) Coach of the Year Award Rusty Hamilton - St. Andrews State Tournament Location James Island H.S. February 20-21, 1970 State Qualifying Tournaments Top 2 Wrestlers from Lower State Qualifier went to State and the Top 3 Wrestlers from Upper and Central Qualifier went to State: Lower State - at James Island H.S. - February 13, 1970 Team Placement at Lower State: 1. St. Andrews 2. James Island 3. Bishop England Upper State - at Spartanburg H.S. - February 14, 1970 Team Placement at Upper State: 1. Belton-Honea Path 2. Spartanburg 3. Wade Hampton Central State - at A.C. Flora H.S. - February 6-7, 1970 Team Placement at Central State: 1. A.C. Flora 2. Brookland Cayce Send any updates or feedback to scmat@hotmail.com