2025 South Carolina 2A-1A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2025
Chester High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
Chester 65, Buford 17
106 - Travis James (C) forfeit
113 - Eduardo De Paz (C) forfeit
120 - Andre Hall (C) pin Cohen Kennington (B)
126 - Raheem Rambert (C) pin Brody Harned (B)
132 - Nate Gardner (B) pin Malachi Rambert (C)
138 - Jakobe Starks Wright (C) pin Holden Sistare (B)
144 - Omari Pendergrass (C) pin Easton Morgan (B)
150 - Antonio Amos (B) pin Hudhaifah Taylor (C)
157 - ZyTavious Whitlock (C) forfeit
165 - Darriyarn Baxley (C) tech.fall Christian Griffin (B), 21-5
175* - Eris Steele (C) default Samuel Watson (B)
190 - Zion Carson (C) pin Joseph Steele (B)
215 - Tucker Bohn (B) pin Donnavan Wilmore (C)
285 - Jayren Holly (C) pin Eadrian West (B)
* - minus one team point for Buford
Coach Dennis Jensen - Chester
Coach Garrett Plyler - Buford
At Dreher H.S. - February 8, 2025
Upper State Finals:
Chester 37, Liberty 30
Coach Dennis Jensen - Chester
Coach Coach Derek Harris - Liberty
At Liberty H.S. - February 5, 2025
Lower State Finals:
Buford 40, Bridges Prep 33
Coach Garrett Plyler - Buford
Coach Alex Hagan - Bridges Prep
State Duals Brackets:
2025 2A-1A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
106 Wyatt Thames (Timberland) DEC Jacob Keaton (Liberty), 8-5
113 Landon Byrd (Pelion) MD Carson Sturgess (Mid-Carolina), 11-3
120 Andre Hall (Chester) F Jonah Pierce (Liberty), 2:41
126 Alex Allison (Liberty) TF Raheem Rambert (Chester), 16-0 2:52
132 Nathan Gardner (Buford) DEC Charlie Humphries (Dixie), 9-6 SV
138 Thadeus Gerstenacker (Chesnee) DEC Matthew Spignardo (Philip Simmons), 9-5
144 Quinton Gerstenacker (Chesnee) TF Ryker Woolstenhulme (Mid-Carolina), 21-5 3:11
150 Brian Reed (Liberty) MD Cullen Bradley (Chesnee), 14-1
157 Darriyarn Baxley (Chester) DEC Isaac Reece (Liberty), 10-6
165 Andrew Stoltzfus (Dixie) DEC Nathan Harris (Liberty), 6-2
175 Collins Brown (Abbeville) F Eris Steele (Chester), 5:47
190 JT Spence (Liberty) F Kayden Payne (Ninety-Six), 2:36
215 Said Gasimov (High Point Academy) DEC Tucker Bohn (Buford), 10-9
285 Lucas Young (Dixie) MD Jeremiah Chavez (Bridges Prep), 14-2
State Consolation Finals:
106 James Kay (Dixie) F Jorden Hilton-Kelly (Manning), 4:57
113 Eduardo De Paz (Chester) F Christopher Brown (Lake City), 0:38
120 Drew Timmerman (Ninety-Six) F Xavier Barbossa Gomez (Fairfield Central), 3:03
126 Dayton Daniel (ALA Lexington) MD Eric Martinez (Fairfield Central), 18-9
132 Luke Johannes (High Point Academy) F Avery Thames (Timberland), 1:30
138 Bray Cain (Liberty) DEC Derrick Graham (Lake City), 10-7
144 Omari Pendergrass (Chester) F Christian Anderson (Military Magnet), 1:35
150 Antonio Amos (Buford) F Kaleihl McKenzie (Edisto), 6:00
157 Jamar Hickson (Marion) DEC Carter Eby (Abbeville), 12-8
165 Colin Williams (Pelion) DEC Kevin Summers (Bridges Prep), 14-10
175 Ali Jenkins (Bridges Prep) F Cy Benich (Academic Magnet), 0:41
190 Zion Carson (Chester) F Torrance Wilson (Lake City), 1:43
215 Rakeem McCray (Lake City) F Malik Moultrie (Whale Branch), 0:51
285 Jayren Holly (Chester) DEC Edward Meeks (Cheraw), 12-10
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
1. Chester - 201 points
2. Liberty - 194.5 points
3. Chesnee - 110 points
4. Dixie - 104 points
5. Buford - 83 points
6. Pelion - 78.5 points
7. Lake City - 73 points
8. Ninety-Six - 67.5 points
9. Bridges Prep - 65 points
10. High Point Academy - 58 points
11. Timberland - 49.5 points
12. Mid-Carolina - 46.5 points
13. Edisto - 45 points
14. Abbeville - 43 points
15. Fairfield Central - 41.5 points
16. Cheraw - 39.5 points
17. Philip Simmons - 37.5 points
18. Bamberg-Ehrhardt - 32 points
19. Academic Magnet - 28.5 points
20. ALA Lexington - 25 points
21. Military Magnet - 19.5 points
22. Lewisville - 19 points
22. Manning - 19 points
24. Whale Branch - 17 points
25. Marion - 15 points
26. North Central - 14.5 points
27. Woodland - 12 points
28. East Clarendon - 11.5 points
29. Clinton - 11 points
30. Columbia - 10 points
30. Wagener-Salley - 10 points
32. Batesburg-Leesville - 7 points
33. Burke - 6 points
33. Landrum - 6 points
35. Eau Claire - 5 points
36. Andrew Jackson - 3 points
36. Chesterfield - 3 points
36. St. John's - 3 points
36. Whitmire - 3 points
40. C.A. Johnson - 0 points
40. Hardeeville - 0 points
40. Lamar - 0 points
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
J.T. Spence (Sr., 190 lbs.) - Liberty (Coach Derek Harris)
Individual State Tournament Location
Florence Center - February 21-22, 2025
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 8 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Timberland H.S. - February 14-15, 2025
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Edisto
2. Lake City
3. Cheraw
Upper State - at Chesnee H.S. - February 14-15, 2025
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Chester
2. Liberty
3. Chesnee
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