1983 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Belton-Honea Path High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Belton-Honea Path - 91 points (Coach John Abercrombie)
2. St. Andrews - 81 points (Coach Ed Coles)
3. Byrnes - 73.5 points (Coach Roy Turner)
4. T.L. Hanna - 65.5 points (Coach Jimmy Cox)
5. Greer - 60 points (Coach Chip Sloan)
6. C.A. Johnson - 57 points (Coach Thomas Gillie)
7. Garrett - 54 points (Coach Mark Gaetke)
8. Hanahan - 46 points (Coach Rodney Barndollar)
9. Walhalla - 36.5 points (Coach Chuck Pinta)
10. Daniel - 26 points (Coach Allen Crenshaw)
11. Chester - 24 points (Coach Bill Motte)
12. Bishop England - 20.5 points (Coach Jack Cantey)
13. Westside - 18 points (Coach Hal Shirley)
14. Riverside - 17 points
15. North Charleston - 16.5 points
16. York - 16 points (Coach Bruce Hill)
17. Stall - 12 points
17. Woodmont - 12 points
19. Dreher - 11 points
20. Carolina - 9 points (Coach Alex Martin)
21. Myrtle Beach - 5 points
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Calvin Sloan (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Tony President (Garrett), 7-5
105 Peter Ferguson (St. Andrews) dec. Scott Bailey (T.L. Hanna), 7-6
112 Slugger Whitfield (Westside) dec. Tommy Mitchell (York), 8-7
119 Gil Bates (Belton-Honea Path) pin Robert Holseberg (Hanahan)
126 Danny Dotter (Hanahan) dec. Barry Norris (Riverside), 3-1
132 Randy Hewitt (Greer) dec. Terry Hughes (Chester), 5-4
138 Bobby Jankowy (Walhalla) maj.dec. Vince Shelton (Garrett), 8-0
145 Pernell Brockington (St. Andrews) pin Rethaniel Robinson (C.A. Johnson)
155 Doug Brockington (St. Andrews) dec. Ronald Smith (Greer), 7-5
167 Ray Gillie (C.A. Johnson) dec. Alphonso Flute (North Charleston), 10-5
175 Brian Sautter (T.L. Hanna) dec. Glen Newton (Byrnes), 7-1
185 John Powers (T.L. Hanna) maj.dec. Stanley Hunter (Byrnes), 10-2
UNL Paul Repik (Bishop England) dec. Darrell Griffin (St. Andrews), 9-8
State Consolation Finals:
98 ? () defeated Marty Harris (Daniel)
105 ? () defeated ? ()
112 James Dingle (Garrett) defeated Roy Lee Jackson (Chester)
119 ? () defeated Buster Nimmer (Daniel)
126 Bo Phillips (Belton-Honea Path) defeated Hank Welter (Daniel)
132 ? () defeated Eric Anderson (T.L. Hanna)
138 Lee Ray Encarnacion (Stall) defeated Ray Douglas (Chester)
145 Harry Rucker (Belton-Honea Path) defeated Walter Heatherly (Byrnes)
155 ? () defeated ? ()
167 Ricky Jennings (Belton-Honea Path) defeated Tim Turner (Carolina)
175 Karl Brandt (Walhalla) dec. Jon Shumpert (Hanahan), 8-6
185 ? () defeated ? ()
UNL Mark Tillotson (Byrnes) vs. Mike Harris (Greer)
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Gil Bates (Sr. 119 lbs.) - Belton-Honea Path 3A (Coach John Abercrombie)
Coach of the Year Award
John Abercrombie - Belton-Honea Path
State Tournament Location
Belton-Honea Path February 19, 1983
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 2 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Section 1 - at Belton-Honea Path H.S. - February 12, 1983
Team Placement at Section 1:
1. Belton-Honea Path
2. T.L. Hanna
3. Walhalla
Section 2 - at ? H.S. - February 12, 1983
Team Placement at Section 2:
1. Byrnes
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Section 3 - at ? H.S. - February 12, 1983
Team Placement at Section 3:
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Section 4 - at Hanahan H.S. - February 12, 1983
Team Placement at Section 4:
1. Hanahan
2. St. Andrews
3. Garrett
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