SCMAT Exclusive Wrestling Article 11-18-24
SC History of Freshman State Champions
Houston Rudisill (May River)
Montero Royal (Goose Creek)
Earlier this season, SCMAT covered Freshman Phenoms from last season (the Freshman state champions). With this Exclusive article, SCMAT is covering every Freshman wrestling state champion. All 84 Freshman over 56 years.
How many of these Freshman state champions went on to win 4 state titles?
Just 28 of our SC wrestlers have been a 4x champion. That is exactly 33% of our Freshman list of 84 wrestlers.
Three years ago, these four wrestlers started their vision quest with a Title as a Freshman
This season four wrestlers pursue inclusion in the 4x State Champion recordbook. Both Maholtz and Howle are in 5A this season.
Richard Springs - Fort Dorchester (Sr., 2024 120 1st, 2023 113 1st, 2022 106 1st - 5A)
George Maholtz - Eastside (Sr., 2024 150 1st, 2023 145 1st, 2022 126 1st - 4A)
Cason Howle - Greenwood (Sr., 2024 190 1st, 2023 182 1st, 2022 170 1st - 4A)
Jayden Morris - Belton-Honea Path (Sr., 2024 126 1st, 2023 126 1st, 2022 120 1st - 3A)
Will we have the first brothers in 3A both finish as 4x state champions?
Jayden Morris will be seeking to join his brother JoJo Morris as a 4x champ
JoJo Morris - Belton-Honea Path (2024 144 1st, 2023 138 1st, 2022 132 1st, 2021 126 1st - 3A)
This brother feat has only been accomplished once before in SC, with Ian and Dalton Harper achieving this in 2A-1A almost 15 years ago.
Ian Harper - Chesterfield (2010 135 1st, 2009 125 1st, 2008 119 1st, 2007 112 1st - 2A-1A)
Dalton Harper - Chesterfield (2008 140 1st, 2007 130 1st, 2006 125 1st, 2005 112 1st - 2A-1A)
Let's get to our list of 84 wrestlers ... here is the SC History of Freshman State Champions
Freshman State Champions in South Carolina:Year Wt Tourney Wrestler School Coach
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2024 106 4A Nate Manos Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2024 138 4A Houston Rudisill May River Ashley Powell
2024 106 5A Montero Royal Goose Creek Willie Nearhood
2023 106 5A Preston White Chapin Ken Wilson
2023 126 5A Conner Beaudin Byrnes Kane Pruitt
2023 106 4A Josh Horn Indian Land Flip Sheesley
2023 126 4A Peyton Schrader Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2023 106 3A A.J. DeLacruz West-Oak Derek Strobel
2023 106 2A-1A Alex Allison High Point Academy George McDaniel
2023 138 2A-1A Thad Gerstenacker Chesnee Jon Rentz
2022 106 5A Richard Springs Fort Dorchester Andrew Young
2022 138 5A Blue Stiffler Spring Valley Cody Garnett
2022 126 4A George Maholtz Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2022 170 4A Cason Howle Greenwood Nick Mountz
2022 220 4A Jackson Chavis Hartsville Michael Lynch
2022 120 3A Jayden Morris Belton-Honea Path Chris Strickland
2022 106 2A-1A Luke Johannes High Point Academy George McDaniel
2021 106 5A J.J. Peace Cane Bay Tim Wash
2021 132 4A Jack Wyland Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2021 106 3A Cooper Strickland Belton-Honea Path Chris Strickland
2021 126 3A JoJo Morris Belton-Honea Path Chris Strickland
2020 106 4A Will Hendricks Belton-Honea Path Chris Strickland
2020 106 2A-1A Davis Smalley Abbeville Bill Glace
2020 113 2A-1A Lukas Crosby High Point Academy George McDaniel
2019 106 5A David Hunsberger Byrnes Russ Howard
2019 106 4A Spencer Cox South Pointe Eddie Cook
2019 106 3A Saber Woodard Chapman Jacob Leslie
2019 113 3A A.J. Dickerson West-Oak Greg Brewer
2018 106 5A Chris Compton Byrnes Russ Howard
2018 106 4A Kaleem Heard York Shawn Petties
2018 106 2A-1A Jackson Stembridge Bamberg-Ehrhardt Jake Stewart
2018 160 2A-1A Kalab Haven Andrew Jackson Robert Tomalis
2018 106 3A Solomon Cortez Indian Land Leon Boulware
2017 126 5A Bailey Wilkens Rock Hill Cain Beard
2016 106 3A Jordan White Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2016 120 2A-1A Chandler Smalley Abbeville Daniel Huggins
2015 132 3A Alex Braden Hilton Head Mike Newton
2015 106 2A-1A Joseph Sanchez Battery Creek Nathan Day
2015 132 2A-1A Cole Murphy Liberty Dale Burrell
2013 106 4A Zack Clary Gaffney Thomas Voelker
2012 106 3A David Walker Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2012 285 2A-1A Gage Cervenka Emerald Andy Wright
2011 125 3A Clay Walker Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2011 140 3A John Van Slooten St. James Matt Anderson
2011 103 2A-1A Madison Leitner Gilbert Tracy Gooding
2010 160 2A-1A Jerelle Hannah Chesterfield Will Gainey
2009 103 4A Jordan Wigger Summerville Darryl Tucker
2008 103 4A Weston Beck Rock Hill Cain Beard
2008 112 4A Aaron Hansen Summerville Kenny Walker
2007 103 4A Jacob Mitchell South Pointe Eddie Cook
2007 112 4A John Green Fort Mill Chris Brock
2007 103 2A-1A Elijah Burr Chesterfield Lance Abernathy
2007 112 2A-1A Ian Harper Chesterfield Lance Abernathy
2007 140 2A-1A Nick Proveddi Crescent Chris Strickland
2006 103 4A Brandon Feix Fort Mill Chris Brock
2006 103 3A Eddie Coles Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2006 112 2A-1A Eric Rholetter West-Oak Jeremy Durham
2005 103 3A Bryce Martin Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2005 112 3A Corbin Martin Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2005 112 2A-1A Dalton Harper Chesterfield Lance Abernathy
2005 171 2A-1A Jonathan Willard Loris Thomas Britt
2004 135 3A J.C. Oddo Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2003 103 4A Elliot Courter Mauldin Mike Frye
2003 103 3A Matt Leach Eastside Jack Kosmicki
2002 103 2A-1A Rocky Phillips Loris James Wright
2001 103 4A Kyle Kimrey Dutch Fork B.D. LaPrad
1998 103 2A-1A Chip Sandifer West-Oak Mark Holliday
1997 215 3A Ben Connell Lugoff-Elgin Tim Wash
1997 103 2A-1A Jeremy Moseley Chapin Bob Taylor
1996 103 4A Chris Collins Rock Hill Jim Barnes
1995 130 4A Robby Bell Hillcrest Rick Kreiner
1994 145 4A Shawn Petties Rock Hill Jim Barnes
1992 103 2A-1A Derrick Campbell Blue Ridge Malcolm Singleton
1987 98 3A-2A-1A James Creech Dreher Joe Soltish
1987 112 3A-2A-1A Dan Wirnsberger Greer Jim Few
1986 98 4A Howard Jones Spartanburg Tim Remaley
1983 155 2A-1A David Teague Woodruff Danny Holland
1982 105 2A-1A Ray Lloyd Buford Joe Funderburk
1980 105 4A Bruce Gault Irmo B.D. LaPrad
1980 105 2A-1A Joe Shelble Chapin Paul Lareau
1978 105 4A Teddy Fitts Airport Jim Barnes
1978 98 2A-1A James McKinney Buford Joe Funderburk
1978 132 2A-1A Barnell Mack Swansea Frank Shealy
1975 145 4A-3A-2A-1A Carl Van Sewell Airport Jim Barnes
Next week on 11-25-24, SCMAT will have another Exclusive - Coaches that have wrestled and coached in the SC All-Star Wrestling Classic.
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Mark Buford
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