1988 South Carolina 3A-2A-1A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
Dreher High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. Dreher - 111.5 points (Coach Joe Soltish)
2. Belton-Honea Path - 78.5 points (Coach John Abercrombie)
3. Hanahan - 69.5 points (Coach Randy Learn)
4. Beaufort - 55.5 points (Coach William Damude)
5. Battery Creek - 46 points (Coach Al Wallace)
6. Hilton Head - 45 points (Coach Dave Martin)
7. Daniel - 40 points (Coach Don Boggs)
8. Woodmont - 38.5 points (Coach George Gardner)
9. Riverside - 36 points (Coach Malcolm Singleton)
9. Woodruff - 36 points (Coach Sam Sloan)
11. Seneca - 34 points (Coach Randall Balch)
12. Swansea - 28 points (Coach Jeff Slagle)
13. Walhalla - 24 points (Coach Kurt Kreuzberger)
14. Berea - 22.5 points (Coach Cleve Hall)
15. S.C. School for the Deaf - 21 points (Coach Paul Millard)
16. Chapin - 18 points (Coach Larry Friendly)
17. Stall - 16.5 points (Coach Troy Bennage)
18. West-Oak - 16 points (Coach Pat Roeder)
19. Cheraw - 14 points (Coach Brad Porter)
20. Lugoff-Elgin - 11 points (Coach Eddie Whitt)
21. Crescent - 7 points
21. St. Andrews - 7 points (Coach Mike Tolly)
23. Blue Ridge - 6 points
24. Aynor - 3 points
24. Loris - 3 points
26. Greenville - 2.5 points
27. A.C. Flora - 2 points
27. Bishop England - 2
29. Buford - 1
29. Greer - 1
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
98 Kevin Knoerr (Seneca) dec. Larry Workman (Woodmont), 5-0
105 James Creech (Dreher) dec. Tim Brown (Seneca), criteria OT
112 Chad Davis (Hanahan) dec. Brad Decembrino (Riverside), 5-0
119 Billy Bookman (Dreher) dec. Chris Humbert (Stall), 7-6
126 Robert Collier (Walhalla) dec. Chuck Steiner (Belton-Honea Path), 8-1
132 Scott Will (Riverside) dec. Marc Taylor (Beaufort), 8-1
138 Bryan Davis (Woodruff) maj.dec. Michael Bell (Daniel), 9-1
145 Corey Creech (Dreher) dec. Daniel Goodale (Hanahan), 6-1
155 Chad Phillips (Woodruff) dec. James Washington (Hilton Head), 8-2
167 Joey Rumble (Hanahan) pin Darius Jones (Berea)
175 Thomas Smith (Belton-Honea Path) pin Clinton Delaney (Beaufort)
185 Mike Newton (Daniel) defeated Ken Kennedy (Battery Creek)
UNL Alex Henderson (Dreher) dec. Jamison Temples (Chapin), 5-4
State Consolation Finals:
98 Cle Daniels (Beaufort) dec. Adam Hazel (Hanahan), 3-2
105 Ted Monroe (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Greg Certain (West-Oak), 5-3
112 William Craig (Battery Creek) dec. Harris Lawton (Beaufort), 12-11
119 Shawn Jones (Woodmont) defeated Kevin Simmons (Swansea)
126 Chris Watring (Battery Creek) pin Wayne Grace (St. Andrews)
132 Ronald Jones (Dreher) dec. Greg Libby (West-Oak), 4-2
138 Bill Berry (Swansea) pin Brent Callahan (Belton-Honea Path)
145 Otis Holmes (Hilton Head) dec. Nicholas Madison (Woodmont), 7-6
155 Don Barnett (SCSDB) dec. Tory Stock (Belton-Honea Path), 1-0 OT
167 Eric Mateen (SCSDB) defeated Jon Belk (Lugoff-Elgin)
175 Jay Kennedy (Cheraw) pin Cedric Watson (Dreher)
185 Tyrone Black (Dreher) dec. Jeff Abercrombie (Belton-Honea Path), 4-2
UNL Rich Murray (Hilton Head) dec. David Blackwell (Berea), 3-1
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Joey Rumble (Sr. 167 lbs.) - Hanahan 2A (Coach Randy Learn)
Coach of the Year Award
Don Boggs - Daniel
State Tournament Location
Swansea H.S. February 19-20, 1988
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Garrett H.S. - February 13, 1988
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Dreher
2. Beaufort
3. Battery Creek
Upper State - at Christ Church H.S. - February 13, 1988
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Belton-Honea Path
2. Daniel
3. Woodmont
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