1973 South Carolina 4A-3A-2A-1A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Lower Richland High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Lower Richland - 65.5 points (Coach Rudolph Cooper) - 4A
2. Union - 35 points (Coach Jim Barnes) - 4A
3. Summerville - 32 points (Coach Jim Flowers) - 4A
4. Bishop England - 31 points (Coach Jack Cantey) - 3A
5. Spartanburg - 24 points (Coach Fred Kyzer) - 4A
6. Fort Johnson - 21.5 points (Coach Chester Willis) - 3A
7. Buford - 19 points (Coach William Riner) - 1A
8. James Island - 13.5 points (Coach Charles Combs) - 3A
9. Walhalla - 12.5 points (Coach Bob Maure) - 3A
10. Airport - 12 points (Coach Tommy Witt) - 4A
10. Greer - 12 points (Coach Steve Woodward) - 4A
10. Keenan - 12 points - 4A
13. Wade Hampton - 11 points (Caoch Ryan Hendley) - 4A
14. Brookland Cayce - 8 points (Coach John Checkovich) - 4A
14. Byrnes - 8 points (Coach Jim Corne) - 3A
14. Woodruff - 8 points (Coach Danny Holland) - 2A
14. Sumter - 8 points (Coach Bob Cherry) - 4A
18. Daniel - 7 points (Coach Al Curtis) - 4A
19. A.C. Flora - 5 points (Coach James Thigpen) - 4A
20. Belton-Honea Path - 4 points (Coach Mike Story) - 3A
20. Easley - 4 points (Coach Carthel Crout) - 4A
22. Camden - 2 points (Coach Baxter Williamson) - 4A
23. Goose Creek - 1 points - 4A
23. Rock Hill - 1 points - 4A
25. Eastside - 0 points - 4A
25. Gaffney - 0 points - 4A
25. J.L. Mann - 0 points (Coach Jim Slaton) - 4A
25. Middleton - 0 points - 4A
25. Moultrie - 0 points - 4A
25. Northwestern - 0 points - 4A
25. St. Andrews - 0 points - 4A
25. Seneca - 0 points - 3A
25. Westminster - 0 points - 2A
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Steve King (Spartanburg) dec. Thomas Alexander (Lower Richland), 6-3
105 Dennis Farmer (Union) dec. Doug King (Spartanburg), 6-5
112 Bobby Stroble (Greer) dec. Mike Yonkers (Lower Richland), 7-1
119 Steve Potts (Lower Richland) dec. Rocky Duffy (Bishop England), 9-2
126 Stanley Johnson (Lower Richland) dec. Anthony Long (Union), 9-7
132 Mike Bennett (Bishop England) dec. Bobby Steele (Buford), 6-0
138 Tony Krimminger (Buford) dec. Lanny Melton (Woodruff), 4-3
145 Tom Brock (Airport) dec. Robert Evans (Summerville), 4-1
155 Rick Connors (Lower Richland) dec. Emanuel Griffin(Keenan), 7-1
167 Leonard Seabrook (James Island) pin Richard Anderson (Lower Richland)
185 Tim Kennedy (Wade Hampton) dec. Dexter Sims (Union), 9-3
UNL Bubba Shugart (Walhalla) dec. Frank Moses (Sumter), 10-3
State Consolation Finals:
98 Wayne Richardson (Fort Johnson) dec. Donald Tate (Brookland-Cayce), 5-1
105 Mike Spalviero (Fort Johnson) default Randy Coker (Brookland-Cayce)
112 Wayne Hucks (Union) dec. Sam Tucker (Camden), 5-4
119 James Young (Summerville) dec. Chip Bailey (Daniel), 5-2
126 Wes Fuller (Fort Johnson) dec. Clay Terrell (Spartanburg), 2-0
132 Billy Spearman (Summerville) dec. Leroy Johnson (Lower Richland), 7-6
138 David Day (Easley) dec. Ralph Miller (Bishop England), 11-5
145 Colin Flaherty (Bishop England) dec. James Ancrum (Keenan), 7-0
155 Stanley Yarborough (Summerville) pin Steve Welter (Daniel)
167 Phil Mauney (Summerville) pin Weldon Edwards (Byrnes)
185 Ben Belton (A.C. Flora) dec. Charles Burt (Brookland-Cayce), 5-0
UNL Tony Whitman (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Gene Edwards (Byrnes), 6-0
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Leonard Seabrook (Sr. 167 lbs.) - James Island 3A (Coach Charles Combs)
State Tournament Location
Brookland Cayce H.S. February 16-17, 1973
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 2 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Summerville H.S. - February 10, 1973
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Summerville
2. Bishop England
3. James Island
Northwest State - at JL Mann H.S. - February 9-10, 1973
Team Placement at Northwest State:
1. Greer
2. Wade Hampton
3. Belton-Honea Path
Piedmont State - at Northwestern H.S. - February 9-10, 1973
Team Placement at Piedmont State:
1. Union
2. Spartanburg
3. Byrnes
Central State - at Caughman Road Middle School (Lower Richland) - February 9-10, 1973
Team Placement at Central State:
1. Lower Richland
2. Brookland Cayce
3. Keenan
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