1988 South Carolina 4A Wrestling State Champions


Summerville High School


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Team Placement at State Tournament

1. Summerville - 204 points (Coach Steve LaPrad)
2. Rock Hill - 169.5 points (Coach Jim Barnes)
3. Irmo - 103 points (Coach B.D. LaPrad)
4. Eastside - 71 points (Coach Ed Coles)
5. Lancaster - 55 points (Coach Ken Wilson)
6. Lexington - 49 points (Coach Roy Turner)
7. Northwestern - 43 points (Coach Dan Hershberger)
8. Sumter - 42.5 points (Coach Troy Phillips)
9. Socastee - 37 points (Coach Chap Fay)
10. Chester - 36 points (Coach John Barrett)
11. Spring Valley - 35.5 points (Coach Jim Bonneville)
12. Stratford - 35 points (Coach Tony Smith)
13. Goose Creek - 33.5 points (Coach Leonard Covington)
14. Wando - 26 points (Coach Albert Spalviero)
15. Spartanburg - 24.5 points (Coach Tim Remaley)
16. Union - 24 points (Coach Bill Owens)
17. Lower Richland - 21.5 points (Coach Nate Evans)
18. Greenwood - 21 points (Coach Joel McCracken)
18. Orangeburg Wilkinson - 21 points (Coach Raleigh Jackson)
20. Gaffney - 20.5 points (Coach Jim Prevost)
21. Brookland Cayce - 19.5 points (Coach John Checkovich)
22. Hillcrest - 16 points 
23. Mauldin - 12 points (Coach Mike Frye)
24. Wade Hampton - 11 points 
25. Berkeley - 9 points (Coach Jerry Lewis)
25. Conway - 9 points (Coach Nate Thompson)
27. Airport - 8 points (Coach Clarence Kuzma) 
27. North Charleston - 8 points 
29. Richland Northeast - 7.5 points
30. Laurens - 7 points (Coach Bill Strickland)
31. Westside - 6 points (Coach Milt Glover)
32. Dorman - 5 points (Coach Quay Farr)
33. Pickens - 4 points (Coach John Connell)
34. Hartsville - 3 points (Coach Lee Segars)
35. Byrnes - 1 points (Coach Jim McMakin)


Individual State Champions

State Finals:
98   Germaine Littlejohn (Gaffney) defeated Michael House (Union) 
105 John Broadbent (Eastside) dec. Mark O'Brien (Summerville), 7-4
112 Alan Smith (Summerville) dec. Jamie Gaffney (Rock Hill), 5-2
119 Rickey Stuckey (Irmo) pin Corey Farr (Brookland-Cayce) 
126 Benjy LaFond (Summerville) dec. Marcus Pollock (Irmo), 5-3
132 Tyler Neal (Rock Hill) dec. Mike Parrish (Summerville), 4-3 OT
138 Marc Moore (Rock Hill) dec. Gerald Washington (Summerville), 4-1
145 Jamie Demasi (Irmo) pin Kelso Harvin (Sumter) 
155 Brad Taylor (Lancaster) maj.dec. Andrew Brown (Eastside), 12-0
167 Tyrone Talbert (Summerville) dec. Domenic Caldwell (Northwestern), 5-2
175 Scotty Gordon (Summerville) dec. Mike Johnson (Rock Hill), 5-2
185 Sean Swoope (Rock Hill) dec. Nick Franchina (Eastside), 2-1
UNL Albert Grant (Summerville) dec. Marty Tallent (Rock Hill), 4-1

State Consolation Finals:
98   James Jones (Rock Hill) defeated Beverly Bush (Lower Richland) 
105 James Boneparte (Orangeburg-Wilkinson) defeated Troy Sheldon (Lexington) 
112 Jeff Fann (Irmo) defeated Mike Smith (Socastee) 
119 Lamar Thompson (Rock Hill) defeated Brent Harper (Summerville) 
126 John Tillman (Rock Hill) defeated Darryl Dye (Chester) 
132 Mike Coffey (Irmo) defeated Terry Walters (Socastee) 
138 Carlos Sanchez (Spring Valley) defeated Mark Lewis (Lexington) 
145 Jeff Cole (Summerville) dec. Marty Jarosick (Mauldin), 4-1
155 Peter Wysocki (Summerville) defeated Craig Funk (Stratford) 
167 Johnny Lee (Sumter) defeated Mark Starnes (Lancaster) 
175 Houston Ross (Northwestern) defeated Brian Puckett (Lexington) 
185 Dee Williams (Lancaster) defeated Paul Staggers (Goose Creek) 
UNL Fred Deal (Greenwood) defeated Charles Cannon (Lexington) 


Most Outstanding Wrestler Award

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State Tournament Location

Spartanburg H.S. February 19-20, 1988


State Qualifying Tournaments

Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:

Area 1 Qualifier - at Eastside H.S. - February 13, 1988
Team Placement at Area 1 Qualifier:
1. Eastside
2. Laurens
3. Greenwood

Area 2 Qualifier - at Rock Hill H.S. - February 13, 1988
Team Placement at Area 2 Qualifier:
1. Rock Hill
2. Spartanburg
3. Lancaster

Area 3 Qualifier (Mid-State) - at Irmo H.S. - February 13, 1988
Team Placement at Area 3 Qualifier (Mid-State):
1. Irmo
2. Lexington
3. Sumter

Area 4 Qualifier - at Summerville H.S. - February 13, 1988
Team Placement at Area 4 Qualifier:
1. Summerville
2. Goose Creek
3. Stratford



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