1987 South Carolina 4A Wrestling State Champions
Summerville High School
SCMAT hopes to obtain a team photo soon Team Placement at State Tournament 1. Summerville - 181.5 points (Coach Steve LaPrad) 2. Rock Hill - 133.5 points (Coach Jim Barnes) 3. Irmo - 133 points (Coach B.D. LaPrad) 4. Sumter - 40 points (Coach Troy Phillips) 5. Northwestern - 38 points (Coach Dan Hershberger) 6. Spartanburg - 37 points (Coach Tim Remaley) 7. Lower Richland - 28 points (Coach Nate Evans) 8. Laurens - 26 points (Coach Bill Strickland) 9. Eastside - 24 points (Coach Ed Coles) 9. Mauldin - 24 points (Coach Mike Frye) 11. Airport - 23 points (Coach Clarence Kuzma) 12. Lexington - 21.5 points (Coach Roy Turner) 13. Spring Valley - 17.5 points (Coach Jim Bonneville) 14. Brookland Cayce - 13 points (Coach John Checkovich) 15. Orangeburg Wilkinson - 11 points (Coach Raleigh Jackson) 16. Gaffney - 9.5 points (Coach Jim Prevost) 17. Wando - 8 points (Coach Albert Spalviero) 17. Socastee - 8 points (Coach Jim Flowers) 19. Goose Creek - 7 points (Coach Leonard Covington) 20. Lancaster - 6 points (Coach Ken Wilson) 21. Dorman - 0 points (Coach Quay Farr) 21. Hillcrest - 0 points (Coach Bob Nelson) 21. Conway - 0 points (Coach Nate Thompson) 21. Chester - 0 points (Coach John Barnett) 21. North Charleston - 0 points (Coach Jack Bunch) 21. Boiling Springs - 0 points (Coach Bill Mott) 21. Stratford - 0 points (Coach Tony Smith) 21. Greenwood - 0 points (Coach Joel McCracken) Individual State Champions State Finals: 98 John Broadbent (Eastside) dec. Alan Smith (Summerville), 6-1 105 Chris Burns (Summerville) dec. Howard Jones (Spartanburg), 7-5 112 Russell Coleman (Summerville) maj.dec. Rickey Stuckey (Irmo), 14-2 119 Benjy LaFond (Summerville) dec. Tommy Lyndon (Irmo), 4-2 126 Scotty Sheets (Rock Hill) tech.fall Marcus Pollock (Irmo), 18-2 132 Brad Norris (Irmo) dec. Jeff Waldron (Northwestern), 4-2 OT 138 Shawn Caviness (Summerville) dec. Jamie Demasi (Irmo), 8-1 145 Francis Mitchum (Summerville) dec. Stacey Robinson (Sumter), 9-7 155 Johnny Lee (Sumter) pin Mike Boston (Laurens) 167 Keith Harris (Rock Hill) pin Chris Murphy (Spring Valley) 175 Mike Morand (Irmo) dec. Scotty Gordon (Summerville), 6-3 185 Sean Swoope (Rock Hill) dec. Freddie Lied (Northwestern), 2-1 UNL David Baldwin (Summerville) dec. David Davis (Lower Richland), 11-10 State Consolation Finals: 98 James Boneparte (Orangeburg-Wilkinson) defeated Mark Barnhill (Irmo) 105 Scotty Norville (Rock Hill) defeated Corey Farr (Brookland-Cayce) 112 Matt Anderson (Socastee) defeated Brant Armstrong (Laurens) 119 Daryl McClinton (Rock Hill) defeated Kip Humphries (Northwestern) 126 Chris Muratore (Mauldin) dec. Jeff Bowman (Spartanburg), 10-6 132 Kenny Murray (Rock Hill) defeated Mike Parrish (Summerville) 138 Allen Wiedencamp (Lexington) defeated Marc Moore (Rock Hill) 145 Dominick Abate (Airport) default Jeff Campbell (Irmo) 155 John Nelson (Wando) defeated Leonard Mullinax (Gaffney) 167 Ricky Click (Mauldin) dec. Alvin Backmon (Lexington), 9-7 175 J.J. Nettles (Airport) defeated Wesley Knight (Rock Hill) 185 Kevin Tucker (Lower Richland) defeated Paul Staggers (Goose Creek) UNL Mitch Staub (Irmo) defeated Wit Vinsett (Spartanburg) Most Outstanding Wrestler Award Chris Burns (So. 105 lbs.) - Summerville (Coach Steve LaPrad) Coach of the Year Award Steve LaPrad - Summerville State Tournament Location Spartanburg H.S. February 20-21, 1987 State Qualifying Tournaments Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State: Lower State - at Summerville H.S. - February 14, 1987 Team Placement at Lower State: 1. Summerville 2. Spring Valley 3. Lancaster Upper State - at Rock Hill H.S. - February 14, 1987 Team Placement at Upper State: 1. Irmo 2. Rock Hill 3. Spartanburg Send any updates or feedback to scmat@hotmail.com