1993 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions
James Island High School
images/1993 James Island.jpg Team Placement at State Tournament 1. James Island - 119 points (Coach Nelson Huggins) 2. Eastside - 98.5 points (Coach Ed Coles) 3. Belton-Honea Path - 85 points (Coach John Abercrombie) 4. Dutch Fork - 84 points (Coach B.D. LaPrad) 5. Battery Creek - 73.5 points (Coach Nathan Day) 6. Beaufort - 43 points (Coach William Damude) 7. North Charleston - 37 points (Coach Chuck Jones) 8. Seneca - 29 points (Coach Andy Smyth) 9. Hilton Head - 28 points (Coach George Dixon) 10. Stall - 27 points (Coach Troy Bennage) 10. Dreher - 27 points (Coach Danny Brooks) 12. Daniel - 25 points (Coach Allen Crenshaw) 13. Lugoff-Elgin - 20 points (Coach Tim Wash) 14. Wade Hampton - 19 points (Coach Jeff Neal) 15. St. Andrews - 17 points (Coach Ralph Urbanic) 16. Middleton - 16 points (Coach Scott Dennis) 16. Berea - 16 points (Coach Wayne Green) 18. Riverside - 13 points (Coach Rick Scott) 19. Cheraw - 12 points (Coach Brad Porter) 20. Garrett - 9.5 points 21. Wodmont - 3 points 21. Greer - 3 points 23. Fort Dorchester - 0 points 23. Myrtle Beach - 0 points 23. Greenville - 0 points 23. Camden - 0 points 23. Broome - 0 points Individual State Champions State Finals: 103 Jimmy Griffin (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Devin Gossett (Eastside), 9-8 112 Bruce Brunson (James Island) dec. Brian Hoover (Battery Creek), 6-5 119 Jeff Eugene (Battery Creek) maj.dec. Melvin Jenkins (North Charleston), 11-0 125 Melton Adams (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Jason Venable (Middleton), 7-5 130 Carlos Champaign (James Island) pin Lamont Smith (Berea) 135 David Boages (James Island) dec. Robert Morton (Eastside), 9-6 140 Jason Valek (Dutch Fork) dec. Matt Rhine (Stall), 12-10 OT 145 Cedric Stevens (Eastside) dec. Michael Driggers (North Charleston), 7-3 152 Rich Hewlett (Dutch Fork) dec. Kevin Carr (St. Andrews), 7-4 160 Carl Barton (Beaufort) dec. James Pugh (Eastside), 15-7 171 Eric Snyder (Beaufort) dec. Jeremiah Jones (Seneca), 10-4 189 Felix Richardson (Battery Creek) dec. Paul Bullock (Eastside), 3-1 OT 275 Joel Holliday (Daniel) dec. Matt Tillman (James Island), 10-4 State Consolation Finals: 103 J.B. Ratteree (Dutch Fork) dec. Johnathon Astorga (Garrett), 7-3 112 Marcus Wright (Stall) dec. Toronto Curry (Belton-Honea Path), 10-6 119 Brad Standridge (Riverside) dec. Lee Hancock (Seneca), 7-1 125 Chris Goepper (Eastside) maj.dec. James Brassell (Lugoff-Elgin), 11-0 130 Ben Fleming (Cheraw) dec. Emery Atkinson (Lugoff-Elgin), 12-6 135 Stuart Johnston (Wade Hampton) dec. Patron Smith (Belton-Honea Path), 4-0 140 David Smith (Battery Creek) maj.dec. Aaron Temple (James Island), 12-4 145 Derek Strobel (Dutch Fork) pin Pap Dorsey (Hilton Head) 152 Pete Scott (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Eric Fields (Hilton Head), 12-7 160 Toye Bell (James Island) pin Jeremey Stone (Belton-Honea Path) 171 Sean Gallman (Dutch Fork) dec. Dana Goins (Hilton Head), 5-3 189 Doug Wright (James Island) dec. Kelly Brown (Dreher), 6-5 275 Keith Porter (Dreher) pin Mark Rogers (Belton-Honea Path) Most Outstanding Wrestler Award ? State Tournament Location Dutch Fork H.S. February 20, 1993 State Qualifying Tournaments Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State: Lower State - at Fort Dorchester H.S. - February 12-13, 1993 Team Placement at Lower State: 1. James Island 2. Battery Creek 3. Hilton Head Upper State - at Eastside H.S. - February 12-13, 1993 Team Placement at Upper State: 1. Eastside 2. Belton-Honea Path 3. Dutch Fork Send any updates or feedback to scmat@hotmail.com