1970 South Carolina 4A-3A-2A-1A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2018
St. Andrews High School
Team Placement at State Tournament
1. St. Andrews - 113 points (Coach Rusty Hamilton) - 4A
2. James Island - 61 points (Coach Edward Hertwig) - 3A
3. Dreher - 37 points (Coach Jim Byrd) - 4A
3. Spartanburg - 37 points (Coach Fred Kyzer) - 4A
5. Belton-Honea Path - 32 points (Coach Norman King) - 3A
6. A.C. Flora (Coach William Tourek) - 4A
7. Brookland-Cayce (Coach John Checkovich) - 4A
8. Wade Hampton (Coach Mike Mongelli) - 4A
9. Camden (Coach Baxter Williamson) - 4A
10. Bishop England - 11 points (Coach Jack Cantey) - 3A
Unofficial team placement after top 10 (based on bracket results/team point calculations):
Westminster (coach Pat Roeder) - 2A
JL Mann - 4A
Daniel (Coach Al Curtis) - 3A
Union (Coach Lloyd Fisher) - 4A
Moultrie - 4A
York - 3A
Barnwell - 2A
Lower Richland - 0 points - 4A
Airport - 0 points - 4A
Buford - 0 points - 1A
Gaffney - 0 points - 4A
Greenville - 0 points - 4A
Winyah - 0 points - 3A
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
95 John Parler (A.C. Flora) dec. Tom Perry (St. Andrews), 7-6
103 Raymond Aytes (St. Andrews) dec. Phil Partin (Camden), 4-1
112 Larry Salerni (St. Andrews) dec. Clay Martin (James Island), 4-3
120 Albert Spalviero (James Island) dec. Harvey Roberts (Spartanburg), 12-8
127 Jackie Moore (St. Andrews) dec. Bob Heaton (Wade Hampton), 5-0
133 Pete McCoy (St. Andrews) dec. Brad Yates (James Island), 1-1 riding time
138 Tommy Easterby (St. Andrews) dec. Richard Anderson (Dreher), 11-5
145 Tom Wills (St. Andrews) dec. Charlie Horton (Belton-Honea Path), 8-3
154 Mike Ellis (A.C. Flora) dec. Larry Craven (James Island), 5-0
165 Charles Garrison (Belton-Honea Path) pin Robert Hubbard (James Island)
175 Jerry Hurt (St. Andrews) dec. Don Horton (Daniel), 6-0
188 Jim Roberts (St. Andrews) pin Mike Fentress (Bishop England)
UNL James Burkett (Dreher) dec. Willie Craven (James Island), 7-4
State Consolation Finals:
95 Danny Cobb (Westminster) forfeit
103 Charles Howell (Dreher) dec. Steve Godfrey (J.L. Mann) 6-4
112 Wayne Rholetter (Westminster) dec. Sam Johnson (Spartanburg), 7-3
120 Raymond Brown (Brookland-Cayce) dec. Stephen Vitali (A.C. Flora) 6-2
127 Faran Pittman (York) dec. John Keith (Spartanburg) 8-6
133 Tony Phillips (Brookland-Cayce) maj.dec. Steve Rodgers (Spartanburg), 18-4
138 Mike Apps (Wade Hampton) dec. Todd Buchanan (Union), 6-2
145 Arthur Drayton (Moultrie) dec. Tom West (J.L. Mann), 6-0
154 James Williams (Dreher) dec. Barry Stisser (Spartanburg), 3-1 OT
165 Ernest Grigsby (Brookland-Cayce) dec. Ben Elliott (Spartanburg), 4-1
175 Jon Chardukian (Camden) dec. Steve Berry (Brookland-Cayce), 8-4
188 Gene Cooley (Belton-Honea Path) pin Mark Hendley (Wade Hampton)
UNL Mark Franke (Spartanburg) pin Robbin Bolick (Union)
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
Charles Garrison (165 lbs.) - Belton-Honea Path 3A (Coach Sonny King)
Coach of the Year Award
Rusty Hamilton - St. Andrews
State Tournament Location
James Island H.S. February 20-21, 1970
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 2 Wrestlers from Lower State Qualifier went to State and the
Top 3 Wrestlers from Upper and Central Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at James Island H.S. - February 13, 1970
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. St. Andrews
2. James Island
3. Bishop England
Upper State - at Spartanburg H.S. - February 14, 1970
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. Belton-Honea Path
2. Spartanburg
3. Wade Hampton
Central State - at A.C. Flora H.S. - February 6-7, 1970
Team Placement at Central State:
1. A.C. Flora
2. Brookland Cayce
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