1999 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions
Lugoff-Elgin High School
images/1999 Lugoff-Elgin.jpg State Duals Tournament State Finals: Lugoff-Elgin 39, Eastside 25 103 James Parker (LE) pin J.D. Causey (E) 112 Ryan McLester (LE) pin Neal Merritt (E) 119 Jonathan Gaines (LE) dec. Demario Pendergrass(E) 125 Brent Poynter (E) pin Neal Flowers (LE) 130 Jeff Courson (LE) dec. Jake Etheredge (E) 135 Jonathan Baker (LE) dec. Lee Fletcher (E) 140 Burnett Pendergrass (E) dec. Colby Bowers (LE) 145 Chris Ayers (E) dec. Peter Hemingway (LE) 152 Brent Foster (E) dec. Donald Creel (LE) 160 Brent McCorkle (E) pin Derrick Hall (LE) 171 Matt Baker (LE) pin Cliff Poynter (E), 1:46 in 1st 189 Joe Cuneo (E) dec. Boykin Gaskins (LE) 215 Ben Connell (LE) pin Dennis Rorie (E), 1:14 in 1st 275 Todd Heddy (LE) pin Hayes Mercer (E) Coach Tim Wash - Lugoff-Elgin Coach Jack Kosmicki - Eastside at Lugoff-Elgin H.S. - February 13, 1999 Upper State Finals: Eastside 31, Seneca 25 103 Johnson (S) maj.dec. Causey (E) 15-3 112 Carter (S) maj.dec. Merritt (E) 9-1 119 Butler (S) dec. Pendergrass (E) 9-4 125 B. Poynter (E) dec. Campbell (S) 10-6 130 Etheredge (E) dec. Elliott (S) 6-4 135 Owens (S) tech.fall Fletcher (E) 17-2 140 Coutu (S) dec. Pendergrass (E) 10-3 145 Ayers (E) pin Pursley (S) 152 Foster (E) pin Ballew (S) 160 McCorkle (E) maj.dec. Nicholson (S) 17-7 171 C. Poynter (E) dec. Boyleston (S) 8-2 189 Cuneo (E) dec. Adams (S) 6-1 215 Rorie (E) dec. Wetherll (S) 10-5 275 Williams (S) pin Mercer (E) Coach Jack Kosmicki - Eastside Coach Andy Smyth - Seneca at Lugoff-Elgin H.S. - February 13, 1999 Lower State Finals: Lugoff-Elgin 65, Lake City 9 SCMAT still seeking boxscore Coach Tim Wash - Lugoff-Elgin Coach Steve Blanchard - Lake City at Lugoff-Elgin H.S. - February 13, 1999 State Duals Brackets: 1999 3A State Duals Bracket Individual State Champions State Finals: 103 Derrick Johnson (Seneca) dec. James Parker (Lugoff-Elgin), 6-1 112 Ryan McClester (Lugoff-Elgin) tech.fall Barry Carlton (Greer) 119 Tony Butler (Seneca) dec. Bryan Bearden (Pickens), 7-4 125 Jeff Courson (Lugoff-Elgin) pin Ben Stoudenmire (Riverside) 130 Norman Leach (Brookland-Cayce) dec. Jake Etheredge (Eastside), 2-1 135 Ben Bindewald (Riverside) pin Aaron Reasoner (St. Andrews) 140 Greg Coutu (Seneca) dec. Peter Hemingway (Lugoff-Elgin), 5-4 145 Jeff Neal (Wade Hampton) forfeit Mondale Patterson (Camden) 152 Brent Foster (Eastside) dec. Chad Martin (Greenville), 13-11 160 Brent McCorkle (Eastside) pin Rahiem Holman (Southside) 171 Garrett Merck (Daniel) dec. Matt Baker (Lugoff-Elgin), 4-3 189 Jeff Taylor (Belton-Honea Path) dec. Joe Cuneo (Eastside), 4-2 215 Ben Connell (Lugoff-Elgin) dec. Omard Potts (Fort Mill), 13-6 275 Anthony Graham (Lake City) dec. Steven Moore (Broome), 5-4 State Consolation Finals: 103 Demetrius Land (Chester) dec. Pierre Patterson (A.C. Flora), 7-3 112 Jason Carter (Seneca) dec. Mark McCalmont (Wade Hampton), 4-3 119 Watch Brockington (Lake City) dec. Brett Howell (Georgetown), 13-11 125 Nathan Gould (Fort Mill) dec. Scott Campbell (Seneca), 5-0 130 Jonathan Baker (Lugoff-Elgin) dec. Bradley Vaughn (J.L. Mann), 10-8 135 Andy Owens (Seneca) tech.fall Marc Duvall (Georgetown), 17-2 140 Chris Williams (Fort Mill) maj.dec. Burnett Pendergrass (Eastside), 14-2 145 Chris Ayers (Eastside) dec. Matt Morrison (Chester), ? OT 152 Matt Crain (Greer) pin Steve Lail (Brookland-Cayce) 160 Lance Brice (Chester) dc. Steven Chinners (Georgetown), 11-7 171 Kyle Cannon (Chester) dec. Donte Burgess (Lake City), 7-5 189 Jason Smith (Chester) forfeit Matt Ludwig (Riverside) 215 Zack Farley (Carolina Forest) pin Aubrey Sports (Georgetown) 275 Caleb Crews (St. Andrews) dec. T.J. Atkins (Fort Mill), 2-1 Team Placement at Individual State Tournament 1. Lugoff-Elgin - 128.5 points (Coach Tim Wash) 2. Seneca - 102 points (Coach Andy Smyth) 3. Eastside - 94.5 points (Coach Jack Kosmicki) 4. Chester - 66.5 points (Coach Tony Lancaster) 5. Fort Mill - 53 points (Coach Darren Wilson) 6. Lake City - 48 points (Coach Steve Blanchard) 7. Riverside - 46.5 points (Coach Chris MacFarland) 8. Georgetown - 40 points (Coach Tyrone Talbert) 9. St. Andrews - 34 points (Coach John Williams) 10. Greer - 32 points (Coach Andy Laye) 11. Belton-Honea Path - 29.5 points (Coach George Martin) 12. Wade Hampton - 29 points (Coach Jeff Neal) 13. Brookland-Cayce - 28 points (Coach John Checkovich) 14. Camden - 22 points (Coach Joey Hendrix) 15. Daniel - 21 points (Coach Phillip Smith) 16. Greenville - 19.5 points (Coach Charles Winney) 17. Broome - 18 points (Coach Jay Boyter) 18. Carolina Forest - 17.5 points (Coach Matt Anderson) 19. Pickens - 16 points (Coach John Connell) 19. Southside - 16 points (Coach Joe Windley) 21. J.L. Mann - 9 points (Coach Chris Pittman) 22. A.C. Flora - 8.5 points (Coach Robert Hemingway) 23. Dreher - 6 points 24. Timberland - 5 points 25. Myrtle Beach - 4 points 26. Marion - 0 points 26. Union County - 0 points Most Outstanding Wrestler Award ? Individual State Tournament Location Furman University February 26-27, 1999 State Qualifying Tournaments Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State: Lower State - at Brookland Cayce H.S. - February 19-20, 1999 Team Placement at Lower State: 1. 2. 3. Upper State - at Greer H.S. - February 19-20, 1999 Team Placement at Upper State: 1. 2. 3. Send any updates or feedback to scmat@hotmail.com