1981 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Byrnes High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Byrnes - 188 points (Coach Tim Remaley)
2. Fort Johnson - 130.5 points (Coach Mark Agner)
3. St. Andrews - 89 points (Coach Ed Coles)
4. Belton-Honea Path - 65.5 points (Coach John Abercrombie)
5. Mauldin - 63 points (Coach Mike Frye)
6. Greer - 58.5 points (Coach Keever Sloan)
7. Chester - 53 points (Coach Bill Motte)
8. Chicora-North Charleston - 50.5 points
9. Garrett - 47 points (Coach Mark Gaetke)
10. York - 36 points (Coach Ralph Coomer)
11. Bishop England - 32.5 points
12. Berea - 31 points (Coach Tom Good)
13. Carolina - 30 points (Coach Phil Turner)
13. T.L. Hanna - 30 points (Coach Jimmy Cox)
13. C.A. Johnson - 30 points
16. Walhalla - 29 points (Coach Larry Lawhorne)
17. Bonds-Wilson - 26.5 points (Coach Mike Casey)
18. St. John's - 23 points (Coach Robert Lail)
19. Greenville - 20.5 points (Coach Henry Chiariello)
20. Hanahan - 18 points (Coach Bill Monks)
21. Westside - 14.5 points
22. James Island - 14 points
22. Daniel - 14 points (Coach Allen Crenshaw)
24. Keenan - 11 points
25. Socastee - 10.5 points
26. Seneca - 8 points
27. Riverside - 6.5 points
28. Myrtle Beach - 0 points
28. AC Flora - 0 points
28. Woodmont - 0 points
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Grey Hart (Fort Johnson) dec. Ken Pirkle (Mauldin), 9-7
105 Fred Kelly (Greenville) dec. Tony Hill (Byrnes), 6-2
112 Donnie Pritcher (Fort Johnson) dec. Tim Evans (Byrnes), 7-6
119 Rayford Bruton (Greer) maj.dec. Steve McCall (Carolina), 12-4
126 Leonard Champaign (Fort Johnson) maj.dec. Billy Rainey (York), 10-0
132 Tim Jaskiewicz (St. Andrews) dec. Ronald Busbee (Garrett), 4-2
138 Allen Bruton (Byrnes) dec. Steve Devita (Walhalla), 6-3
145 Doug Brockington (St. Andrews) maj.dec. Chuck O'Shields (Byrnes), 15-5
155 Hiram McCarroll (Byrnes) dec. Doug Ware (Belton-Honea Path), 6-3
167 Stefon Wood (Greer) pin John Newkirk (Mauldin)
175 Joe Hunter (Byrnes) dec. Joe Myers (Bonds-Wilson), 5-0
185 Frankie Tobias (Chester) pin George Robinson (St. John's)
UNL David Clayton (Byrnes) pin Dwayne Hayes (Hanahan)
State Consolation Finals:
98 Lawrence Webb (T.L. Hanna) defeated John English (C.A. Johnson)
105 Larry Singletary (Garrett) defeated Slugger Whitfield (Westside)
112 Gil Bates (Belton-Honea Path) defeated Nick Cheek (Chicora-North Charleston)
119 Harold Spann (Chester) defeated Hal Wertan (Fort Johnson)
126 Ronnie Wright (Byrnes) defeated Bob Miller (Socastee)
132 George Davis (Byrnes) defeated Russell Fingar (Fort Johnson)
138 Mitch Fuller (Fort Johnson) dec. Tim Welborn (Mauldin), 6-5
145 Darian McCloud (C.A. Johnson) defeated Everett Whitesides (York)
155 Jerrell Bucholtz (St. Andrews) defeated Travis Cowan (York)
167 Eric Tyce (St. Andrews) pin Patrick Thompson (Berea)
175 Harold Jackson (Chicora-North Charleston) defeated Kevin Dupree (Fort Johnson)
185 Dennis Eller (Daniel) defeated Steve Messam (Chicora-North Charleston)
UNL April Pou (Keenan) defeated John Adams (C.A. Johnson)
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Doug Brockington (So. 145 lbs.) - St. Andrews (Coach Ed Coles)
State Tournament Location
T.L. Hanna H.S. February 20-21, 1981
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 8 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Fort Johnson H.S. - February 13-14, 1981
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Fort Johnson
2. St. Andrews
3. Bonds-Wilson
Upper State - at T.L. Hanna H.S. - February 13-14, 1981
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Byrnes
2. Mauldin
3. Belton-Honea Path
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