1982 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
St. Andrews High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. St. Andrews - 157.5 points (Coach Ed Coles)
2. Fort Johnson - 137 points (Coach Mark Agner)
3. Mauldin - 78.5 points (Coach Mike Frye)
4. Belton-Honea Path - 69 points (Coach John Abercrombie)
5. T.L. Hanna - 59 points (Coach Jimmy Cox)
6. Hanahan - 51 points (Coach Rodney Barndollar)
7. St. John's - 47.5 points (Coach Robert Lail)
8. Byrnes - 42.5 points (Coach Tim Remaley)
9. Greenville - 36 points (Coach Mark Bishop)
10. James Island - 35 points (Coach Charlie Smith)
10. York - 35 points (Coach Ralph Coomer)
12. Riverside - 30 points (Coach Peter Langford)
13. Garrett - 26.5 points (Coach Mark Gaetke)
14. Greer - 24 points (Coach Keever Sloan)
14. Daniel - 24 points (Coach Allen Crenshaw)
16. North Charleston - 21 points (Coach Billy Holton)
17. Berea - 20.5 points (Coach Tom Good)
17. Myrtle Beach - 20.5 points (Coach Nate Thompson)
19. Walhalla - 18 points
19. Bishop England - 18 points (Coach Jack Cantey)
21. Baptist Hill - 17.5 points
22. Bonds-Wilson - 17 points (Coach Mike Casey)
23. Chester - 14 points (Coach Bill Motte)
24. Westside - 8 points
24. Woodmont - 8 points (Coach Jim Warmington)
26. Carolina - 4 points
27. Socastee - 2.5 points
28. Seneca - 2 points
29. Pickens - 0 points
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Dexter Scott (Fort Johnson) pin Scott Bailey (T.L. Hanna)
105 Ken Pirkle (Mauldin) dec. Jim Ambrose (Myrtle Beach), 5-1
112 Fred Kelly (Greenville) dec. Randall Cheeseborough (St. John's), 6-3
119 Donnie Pritcher (Fort Johnson) dec. Gil Bates (Belton-Honea Path), 13-10
126 Brian Sirisky (St. Andrews) dec. Robert Liptak (Mauldin), 7-4
132 Jon-Jon Scott (Fort Johnson) dec. Carlton Fleming (James Island), 4-0
138 Pernell Brockington (St. Andrews) maj.dec. Gerard Huggins (Riverside), 12-2
145 Bruce Ladson (Fort Johnson) maj.dec. Ronald Smith (Greer), 20-6
155 Doug Ware (Belton-Honea Path) pin Doug Brockington (St. Andrews)
167 Jerrell Bucholtz (St. Andrews) maj.dec. Emmanuel Geddis (St. John's), 13-0
175 John Newkirk (Mauldin) pin Mathias Nelson (St. Andrews)
185 John Todd Powers (T.L. Hanna) dec. Stanley Hunter (Byrnes), 5-1
UNL Dwayne Hayes (Hanahan) dec. Dennis Eller (Daniel), 1-0
State Consolation Finals:
98 Peter Ferguson (St. Andrews) pin Terry Moorer (James Island)
105 Lawrence Webb (T.L. Hanna) dec. Tracy Gilliard (James Island), 3-1
112 Trey Bennett (Bishop England) maj.dec. James Cobb (Belton-Honea Path), 13-4
119 Danny Dotter (Bonds-Wilson) dec. Barry Norris (Riverside), 6-5
126 Stanley Fludd (James Island) dec. James Rambert (Chester), 5-3
132 Mike Gore (Hanahan) maj.dec. George Davis (Byrnes), 8-0
138 Preston Pendergrass (Garrett) maj.dec. David Beasley (Hanahan), 13-2
145 Mark Jaskiewicz (St. Andrews) dec. Robert Williams (Belton-Honea Path), 6-5
155 David Whitlock (Fort Johnson) dec. Travis Cowan (York), 14-8
167 Everett Whiteside (York) dec. Ernie Downs (Berea), 7-6
175 Dean Brown (Baptist Hill) maj.dec. Curtis Hazelton (Garrett), 11-3
185 Darrell Griffin (St. Andrews) pin Steve Messam (North Charleston)
UNL Tony Davis (Woodmont) pin Anthony Nathan (Walhalla)
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Doug Ware (155 lbs.) - Belton-Honea Path (Coach John Abercrombie)
State Tournament Location
Fort Johnson H.S. - February 20, 1982
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 9 Wrestlers from Upper State Qualifier and
Top 7 Wrestlers from Lower State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Fort Johnson H.S. - February 12-13, 1982
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. St. Andrews
2. Fort Johnson
3. James Island
Upper State - at Greenville H.S. - February 12-13, 1982
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Belton-Honea Path
2. Mauldin
3. York
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