1985 South Carolina 4A Wrestling State Champions
Rock Hill High School
images/1987 Rock Hill.jpg Team Placement at State Tournament 1. Rock Hill - 178 points (Coach Jim Barnes) 2. Summerville - 174.5 points (Coach Steve LaPrad) 3. Byrnes - 38 points (Coach Dale Pegram) 4. James Island - 36 points (Coach Charlie Smith) 4. Irmo - 36 points (Coach Rick Jones) 6. Brookland Cayce - 35.5 points (Coach John Checkovich) 7. Lancaster - 30 points (Coach Butch Nelson) 8. Lower Richland - 29 points (Coach Nate Evans) 9. Greenwood - 25 points (Coach Joel McCracken) 10. Socastee - 24 points (Coach Jim Flowers) 11. Mauldin - 23 points (Coach Mike Frye) 12. Northwestern - 22.5 points (Coach Dan Hershberger) 13. Spring Valley - 22 points (Coach Jim Bonneville) 14. Spartanburg - 18.5 points (Coach Tim Remaley) 15. Hillcrest - 14 points (Coach Ike Simpson) 16. Hartsville - 13 points (Coach Lewis Lineberger) 17. Gaffney - 12.5 points (Coach Jim Prevost) 18. Orangeburg-Wilkinson - 9 points (Coach Raleigh Jackson) 19. Conway - 7 points (Coach Nate Thompson) 19. Dorman - 7 points (Coach George Foster) 21. Sumter - 3 points 22. Chester - 2.5 points 23. Wando - 2 points 24. Airport - 0 points 24. Bonds-Wilson - 0 points 24. Lexington - 0 points Individual State Champions State Finals: 98 Kevin Nichols (Rock Hill) dec. George Foster, 6-5 105 Pat McCarthy (Spring Valley) maj.dec. Melvin Robinson (Byrnes), 15-2 112 Marty Willaby (Northwestern) dec. Rod Hallman (Rock Hill), 3-0 119 Shane Richardson (Rock Hill) dec. Chris Byrd (Summerville), 11-6 126 Robert Hemingway (Lower Richland) dec. Jeff Ashley (Rock Hill), 6-5 132 Mackie Moorer (James Island) dec. Andy Lyda (Mauldin), 11-4 138 Walt Heatherly (Byrnes) dec. Bruce Salters (Summerville), 8-5 145 Nobbie Boular (Rock Hill) maj.dec. Dennis Gaines (Summerville), 12-4 155 Keith Harris (Rock Hill) dec. Eddie Taylor (Irmo), 11-6 167 Jeff Knox (Summerville) dec. Dorsha Moore (Rock Hill), 6-4 175 Tony Spearman (Summerville) pin Lamar Clark (Lancaster) 185 Dwight Sterling (Rock Hill) dec. Jimmy Mitchum (Summerville), 7-3 UNL Tyler Mosley (Greenwood) dec. David Baldwin (Summerville), 3-2 State Consolation Finals: 98 Corey Farr (Brookland-Cayce) defeated Ryan Hardwick (Lower Richland) 105 Kelvin Nichols (Rock Hill) pin Keith Benjamin (Hartsville) 112 Joey Singleton (Socastee) pin David Poole (Mauldin) 119 Brett Champion (Lancaster) defeated Rodney Barnes (Orangeburg-Wilkinson) 126 Darrin Simmons (Summerville) defeated Bubba Eaton (James Island) 132 Stacey Woods (Summerville) defeated Eric Baylor (Greenwood) 138 Derick Mixon (Irmo) pin Kip Smalls (James Island) 145 Brian Repp (Irmo) defeated Dana Copeland (Hartsville) 155 Billy Hammond (Summerville) defeated Steve Walker (Brookland-Cayce) 167 Chris Roper (Brookland-Cayce) pin Charley Baxter (Spartanburg) 175 Anthony Sweeney (Hillcrest) defeated Gordon Gregory (Dorman) 185 Steve Martin (Gaffney) defeated Keith Skinner (Conway) UNL Wes Thompson (Rock Hill) pin Wit Vinsett (Spartanburg) Most Outstanding Wrestler Award ? State Tournament Location Sumter H.S. February 23, 1985 State Qualifying Tournaments Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State: Lower State - at ? H.S. - February 16, 1985 Team Placement at Lower State: 1. 2. 3. Upper State - at Rock Hill H.S. - February 16, 1985 Team Placement at Upper State: 1. Rock Hill 2. Brookland Cayce 3. Irmo Send any updates or feedback to scmat@hotmail.com