SCMAT Exclusive Wrestling Article 1-10-24

SCMAT Exclusive Wrestling Article 1-10-24

Bonus 1 - Greatest State Duals Finals

Fort Dorchester 2007 4A State Champions

SCMAT continues our series reviewing the Greatest State Duals Finals in South Carolina wrestling history.

This is Bonus 1 of our series covering 5 of the 11 matches that almost made the Elite Eight Greatest.

SCMAT shared in the Introdution to this series that 11 additional State Duals Finals made it to our cutoff list, before we settled on 8 Duals to cover in our series. These 11 additional matches came down to the final weight class to settle the Dual ... the team that won was slightly ahead going in to the final weight class, with the match still on the line.

This Bonus 1 will provide newspaper articles on 5 of those classic State Duals Finals. Bonus 2 will be out in two weeks for the other 6 matches.

The newspaper articles below capture each match:

Rock Hill 28, Summerville 23 - 2014 4A State Duals Final

Bearcats rally to win 17th state wrestling title
Rock Hill tops Summerville for title
Green Wave battle for wrestling crown
2014 4A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Rock Hill 28, Summerville 23

Rock Hill 28, Fort Dorchester 24 - 2009 4A State Duals Final

Bearcats win title in dramatic fashion
Rock Hill takes down Patriots for state title
Rock Hill's three weapons
2009 4A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Rock Hill 28, Fort Dorchester 24

Fort Dorchester 31, Hillcrest 22 - 2007 4A State Duals Final

Patriots capture state wrestling championship
Upset gives Patriots The Crown, freshman defeats top-ranked foe
Patriots get their shot at state title
Hillcrest decision Fort Mill in playoffs
2007 4A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Fort Dorchester 31, Hillcrest 22

Summerville 38, Rock Hill 29 - 1998 4A State Duals Final

Green Wave pins Rock Hill for state title
Summerville's strong finish ends Rock Hill's reign
Summerville wrestles way back to state finals
1998 4A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Summerville 38, Rock Hill 29

Battery Creek 37, Eastside 27 - 1994 3A State Duals Final

Battery Creek foils Eastside's bid for wrestling title
1994 3A State Duals Final (boxscore at link) - Battery Creek 37, Eastside 27