2025 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2025
West-Oak High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
West-Oak 58, Aynor 12
144 - Marcus Thaxton (W-O) tech.fall Jaxson Martinez (A), 16-0
150 - Sy Strobel (W-O) tech.fall Stephen Taylor Carroll (A), 15-0
157 - John Canfield (W-O) maj.dec. Eli Allen (A), 15-3
165 - Gatlin Greer (W-O) dec. Noah Elvis (A), 6-3
175 - Wyatt Saxon (W-O) tech.fall Stathan Skipper (A), 19-3
190 - Gage Ballard (W-O) pin Jackson Carmichael (A)
215 - Luke McCracken (A) dec. Carlos Rodriguez (W-O). 1-0
285 - Jose Morales (A) dec. Ryan Addis (W-O), 7-4
106 - Gunner Mease (W-O) forfeit
113 - Luke McLane (W-O) pin Brent Baker (A)
120 - Peyton Durham (W-O) pin Dillon Miles (A)
126 - Cason Loven (W-O) pin Blaise Hucks (A)
132 - A.J. DeLaCruz (W-O) pin Kam Harrell (A)
138 - Colin Turner (A) pin K'von Engram (W-O)
Coach Derek Strobel - West-Oak
Coach Billy Jones - Aynor
At Dreher H.S. - February 8, 2025
Upper State Finals:
West-Oak 54, Belton-Honea Path 24
Coach Derek Strobel - West-Oak
Coach Chris Strickland - Belton-Honea Path
At West-Oak H.S. - February 5, 2025
Lower State Finals:
Aynor 41, Waccamaw 40
Coach Billy Jones - Aynor
Coach Don Williams - Waccamaw
At Aynor H.S. - February 5, 2025
State Duals Brackets:
2025 3A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
106 Gunner Mease (West-Oak) MD Drew Whiteside (Palmetto), 14-5
113 Dillon Miles (Aynor) DEC Steele Kidder (Loris), 8-7
120 Noah Justice (Loris) MD Luke Gray (Crescent), 13-5
126 Jayden Morris (Belton-Honea Path) TF Kayden Alford (Loris), 15-0 1:44
132 AJ Delacruz (West-Oak) F Vance Schmidt (Belton-Honea Path), 2:52
138 Sylas Woodard (Chapman) TF Aspen Addison (Pendleton), 18-1 3:09
144 Marcus Thaxton (West-Oak) MD Jacob Garrison (Palmetto), 12-2
150 Sy Strobel (West-Oak) TF Ridge Martin (Palmetto), 16-1 5:41
157 Patrick Gallagher (Waccamaw) MD Benjamin Bullard (Walhalla), 19-11
165 JB Tripp (Crescent) TF Jayden Jenkins (Palmetto), 19-3 4:49
175 John Henderson (Pendleton) DEC Guyton Henderson (Mountain View Prep), 6-5
190 Javon Johnson (Loris) F Alex Wilker (Palmetto), 5:28
215 Cameron Jenkins (Palmetto) M FOR Jesse Howard (Crescent), 5-3 4:28
285 Rody Barnett (Christ Church) F Michael Boyd (Palmetto), 1:31
State Consolation Finals:
106 Cole Shields (Waccamaw) F Zion Taylor-jenkins (Union County), 2:44
113 Ken Vang (Belton-Honea Path) DEC Luke Mclane (West-Oak), 15-8
120 Peyton Durham (West-Oak) F West Fleming (Powdersville), 1:33
126 James Gray (Crescent) TF Owen Miller (Hanahan), 19-3 3:35
132 Hunter Teal (Hanahan) F Travion Renwick (Union County), 0:54
138 Mekhi Hampton (Swansea) DEC King Orvosh (Palmetto), 4-1 SV
144 Brayden Hill (Broome) DEC Stephen Carroll (Aynor), 11-5
150 Aiden Hastings (Waccamaw) TF Jatavious Means (Union County), 23-7 5:07
157 Landon Butler (Woodruff) M FOR Lane Smith (Belton-Honea Path), 4-3 2:33
165 John Canfield (West-Oak) DEC Owen Patterson (Waccamaw), 10-8
175 Wyatt Saxon (West-Oak) DEC Hunter Borts (Loris), 9-2
190 Leelin Laburda (Belton-Honea Path) DEC Romeo Mendez (Walhalla), 6-5 UTB
215 Elijah Weston (Pendleton) F Justin Lathon (Belton-Honea Path), 1:05
285 Elijah Bell (Powdersville) MD Trabari Lee (Crescent), 11-3
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
1. Palmetto - 204.5 points
2. West-Oak - 186 points
3. Belton-Honea Path - 140.5 points
4. Loris - 110 points
5. Waccamaw - 102.5 points
6. Crescent - 98 points
7. Union County - 86 points
8. Pendleton - 73 points
9. Powdersville - 72 points
10. Hanahan - 70 points
11. Aynor - 62 points
12. Walhalla - 50 points
13. Woodruff - 49 points
14. Broome - 42 points
15. Swansea - 40 points
16. Chapman - 35 points
17. Christ Church - 26 points
17. Mountain View Prep - 26 points
19. Battery Creek - 21 points
20. Keenan - 17 points
21. Georgetown - 15 points
22. Marlboro County - 12 points
23. Carolina - 6 points
24. Orangeburg-Wilkinson - 3 points
25. North Charleston - 1 point
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Jayden Morris (Sr., 126 lbs.) - Belton-Honea Path (Coach Chris Strickland)
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 Aynor H.S. - February 14-15, 2025
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Waccamaw
2. Aynor
3. Hanahan
Upper State - at West-Oak H.S. - February 14-15, 2025
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. West-Oak
2. Palmetto
3. Belton-Honea Path
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