1972 South Carolina 4A-3A-2A-1A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Lower Richland High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Lower Richland - 48 points (Coach William Tourek) - 4A
2. Bishop England - 41.5 points (Coach Jack Cantey) - 3A
3. Camden - 36.5 points (Coach Baxter Williamson) - 4A
4. Dreher - 34 points (Coach Ray Chetti) - 4A
5. Middleton - 33.5 points (Coach Jim Flowers) - 4A
6. Spartanburg - 32.5 points (Coach Fred Kyzer) - 4A
7. James Island - 22.5 points (Coach Charles Combs) - 3A
8. Fort Johnson - 21 points (Coach Bill Smith) - 3A
9. Brookland Cayce - 19 points (Coach John Checkovich) - 4A
10. Union - 18 points (Coach Jim Barnes) - 4A
11. A.C. Flora - 17 points - 4A
11. Westside - 17 points (Coach Mike Mongelli) - 4A
13. Westminster - 10 points (Coach Pat Roeder) - 2A
13. Keenan - 10 points (Coach Larry Langford) - 4A
15. Belton-Honea Path - 9 points (Coach Mike Story) - 3A
16. Sumter - 8 points (Coach Bob Cherry) - 4A
16. Greer - 8 points (Coach Steve Woodward) - 4A
18. Buford - 7 points (Coach William Riner) - 1A
18. Daniel - 7 points (Coach Al Curtis) - 4A
20. Summerville - 6 points (Coach Mike Mauldin) - 4A
Other wrestling teams with State Qualifiers:
Moultrie - 4A
Gaffney - 4A
Woodruff - 2A
Byrnes - 3A
Airport - 4A
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Tom Perry (Middleton) pin Steve King (Spartanburg)
105 Marvin Pearson (Dreher) defeated Chuck Potts (Lower Richland)
112 Rusty Bennett (Bishop England) defeated Wayne Rholetter (Westminster)
119 Brad Branham (Camden) defeated Steve Vitali (Keenan)
126 Raymond Brown (Brookland-Cayce) defeated Mike Bennett (Bishop England)
132 Tom Smith (Lower Richland) defeated Charles Bouie (Dreher)
138 Davy Cobb (Camden) defeated David Lear (A.C. Flora)
145 Gary Byrd (Dreher) defeated Cleveland Johnson (Lower Richland)
155 Bobby Arnett (Spartanburg) defeated Leslie Backman (James Island)
167 Tony Green (Middleton) dec. Tim Knowles (Bishop England), 5-1
185 Darnell Brown (Lower Richland) defeated Jon Chardukian (Camden)
UNL Milton Glover (Westside) defeated Tony Whitman (Belton-Honea Path)
State Consolation Finals:
98 Wayne Richardson (Fort Johnson) defeated Wayne Hucks (Union)
105 Dennis Farmer (Union) defeated Mike Spalviero (Fort Johnson)
112 John Collins (A.C. Flora) defeated Mike Yonkers (Lower Richland)
119 Rocky Duffy (Bishop England) defeated Joe Spalviero (Fort Johnson)
126 Don Bryson (Union) defeated Clay Terrell (Spartanburg)
132 Samuel Spann (Summerville) defeated Danny Player (Buford)
138 Bobby Mungin (James Island) defeated Bobby Zobel (Middleton)
145 Mike Veronee (James Island) defeated Steve Welter (Daniel)
155 John Faust (Brookland-Cayce) defeated Ralph Couch (Buford)
167 Ronnie Bennett (Greer) defeated Leonard Brown (Westside)
185 Mike Harrill (Spartanburg) defeated Larry Schmid (Daniel)
UNL Frank Moses (Sumter) defeated Rick Patterson (Fort Johnson)
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Tom Perry (Sr. 98 lbs.) - Middleton 4A (Coach Jim Flowers)
State Tournament Location
Brookland Cayce H.S. February 18-19, 1972
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 2 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at James Island H.S. - February 12, 1972
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. James Island
2. Bishop England
3. Fort Johnson
Northwest State - at JL Mann H.S. - February 12, 1972
Team Placement at Northwest State:
1. Belton-Honea Path
2. Wade Hampton
3. Daniel
Piedmont State - at Spartanburg H.S. - February 12, 1972
Team Placement at Piedmont State:
1. Spartanburg
2. Union
3. Greer
Central State - at Lower Richland H.S. - February 12, 1972
Team Placement at Central State:
1. Camden
2. Lower Richland
3. Dreher
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