1983 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions
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 (Coach Sid Sasiene) 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 Todd 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 2. Greer 3. Section 3 - at Dreher H.S. - February 12, 1983 Team Placement at Section 3: 1. C.A. Johnson 2. Dreher 3. Section 4 - at Hanahan H.S. - February 12, 1983 Team Placement at Section 4: 1. Hanahan 2. St. Andrews 3. Garrett Send any updates or feedback to scmat@hotmail.comSCMAT © 2018