2002 South Carolina 2A-1A Wrestling State Champions


Swansea High School





State Duals Tournament

State Finals:

Swansea 43, Walhalla 22
103 John Harper (W) dec. Brown (S), 10-9
112 Holcombe (S) dec. Craig (W), 2-1
119 Maurice Eazal (S) maj.dec. Hewatt (W), 19-7
125 Padgett (S) pin Holden (W)
130 Solon Staley (S) pin Nick Lawrence (W)
135 Thomas Cummings (W) pin Walker (S)
140 Jason Bostic (S) dec. John Hocker (W), 6-5
145 Jonathan Brown (S) dec. Jon Byrd (W), 7-6
152 Porter (W) pin Cook (S)
160 Brandon Lusk (W) maj.dec. Eddie Moore (S), 17-5
171 Darius Caldwell (S) pin Jay Freeman (W)
189 Will Singleton (S) pin Kinder (W)
215 Jess Bowers (W) maj.dec. Steven Windham (S), 9-0
275 Matt Briggman (S) pin Stuart Whitmire (W)

Coach Chad Meredith - Swansea
Coach Trey Gardner - Walhalla

At Swansea H.S. - February 9, 2002

Upper State Finals:

Walhalla 37, Woodruff 25
215 Jess Bowers (Walhalla) pin
275 Stuart Whitmire (Walhalla) pin
103 John Harper (Walhalla) pin
112 
119 Dustin Deshields (Woodruff) pin 
125 Matt Bailey (Woodruff) dec.
130 Zach Brown (Woodruff) dec.
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145 
152 
160 Brandon Lusk (Walhalla) dec. Andrew Bennett (Woodruff), 8-7
171 Jay Freeman (Walhalla) pin Justin Nelson (Woodruff)
189 

Coach Trey Gardner - Walhalla
Coach Chad Singleton - Woodruff

At Swansea H.S. - February 9, 2002

Lower State Finals:

Swansea 41, Chesterfield 29

Coach Chad Meredith - Swansea
Coach Lance Abernathy - Chesterfield

At Swansea H.S. - February 9, 2002

State Duals Brackets:

2002 2A-1A State Duals Bracket


Individual State Champions

State Finals:
103 Rocky Phillips (Loris) dec. John Harper (Walhalla), 6-4
112 Donte Isaac (Cheraw) pin Dave Michaud (Chesterfield) 
119 Maurice Eazel (Swansea) dec. Daniel Rayfield (Chesterfield), 9-8
125 Jose Bordallo (Bishop England) dec. Carey Gambrell (Crescent), 10-3
130 Marcus Canipe (Chesterfield) dec. Solon Staley (Swansea), 8-1
135 Eric Gause (Loris) dec. Justin Harris (Crescent), 10-7
140 Scott Canipe (Chesterfield) dec. Marcellus Darby (Edisto), 8-6
145 Michael Phillips (Crescent) dec. Will Gainey (Chesterfield), 11-4
152 Trevon Fordham (Hanahan) pin Sammy Robinson (Cheraw) 
160 Jim Ollis (Crescent) inj.def. Jermaine Harrington (Cheraw) 
171 Darius Caldwell (Swansea) maj.dec. Jeff Mixon (Edisto), 16-6
189 Troy Canipe (Chesterfield) dec. Will Singleton (Swansea), 1-0
215 Jess Bowers (Walhalla) tech.fall Steven Windham (Swansea), 18-3
275 Matt Briggman (Swansea) pin Stuart Whitmire (Walhalla) 

State Consolation Finals:
103 Jay Gainey (Chesterfield) dec. Mike Richardson (Chapin), 6-5
112 Brett Bendt (Bishop England) dec. Jesse Wright (Emerald), 7-5
119 Chad Dyson (Aynor) dec. Brandon Morgan (Buford), 12-5
125 David Tucker (Cheraw) dec. Matt Bailey (Woodruff), 11-6
130 Tanner Brown (Crescent) maj.dec. Brandon Wright (Loris), 10-0
135 Charles Bugarin (Bishop England) dec. Justin Haney (Woodruff), 9-7
140 Thomas Cummings (Walhalla) dec. Justin Bush (Bishop England), 6-1
145 Jonathan Brown (Swansea) pin Henry Dyson (Loris) 
152 Cameron Fielding (Crescent) pin Leighton Hegler (North Central) 
160 Rico Lewis (Loris) dec. Corey Rowland (West-Oak), 9-2
171 Jay Freeman (Walhalla) dec.1 McKenzie Johnson (Loris), 3-1
189 Charles Burbage (Hanahan) pin Patrick Roeder (West-Oak) 
215 Joe Brinson (Chapin) dec. Derek Cantwell (Woodruff), 3-2
275 Zach Keister (Chapin) dec. Jonathan Oxandaboure (North Central), 10-7


Team Placement at Individual State Tournament

1. Swansea - 129.50 points
2. Chesterfield - 125.50 points
3. Crescent - 106.50 points
4. Walhalla - 81.50 points
5. Loris - 80.00 points
6. Cheraw - 64.00 points
7. Bishop England - 53.50 points
8. Edisto - 37.50 points
9. Chapin - 36.00 points
10. Hanahan - 35.00 points
11. Woodruff - 33.00 points
12. West-Oak - 27.00 points
13. North Central - 19.00 points
14. Aynor - 16.00 points
15. Emerald - 14.00 points
16. Buford - 10.00 points
17. Ninety-Six - 4.00 points
18. Palmetto - 3.00 points
19. Christ Church - 2.00 points
20. Indian Land - 1.00 point
20. Liberty - 1.00 point
22. Bamberg-Ehrhardt - 0.00 points
22. Baptist Hill - 0.00 points
22. Chapman - 0.00 points
22. Pendleton - 0.00 points
22. Southside Christian - 0.00 points
22. Woodmont - 0.00 points


Most Outstanding Wrestler Award

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Individual State Tournament Location

Carolina Coliseum (Columbia) - February 22-23, 2002


State Qualifying Tournaments

Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:

Lower State - at Bishop England H.S. - February 15-16, 2002
Team Placement at Lower State:
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Upper State - at West-Oak H.S. - February 15-16, 2002
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