1998 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2020
Lugoff-Elgin High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
Lugoff-Elgin 48, Fort Mill 12
103 - Justin Gainey (LE) pin Rob Keziah (FM)
112 - Ryan McClester (LE) pin Chris Anderson (FM)
119 - Jeff Courson (LE) maj.dec. Nate Gould (FM), 11-0
125 - Chris Angel (LE) tech.fall Matt Moore (FM), 20-5
130 - Terrence Frechette (LE) pin Justin Seay (FM)
135 - Stuart Graham (FM) dec. Peter Hemingway (LE), 6-6 2OT
140 - Chris Williams (FM) dec. Jason Charles (LE), 9-7
145 - Jack Smith (FM) dec. Matt Shields (LE), 6-4
152 - Jeff Pearson (LE) dec. Chris Irwin (FM), 6-4
160 - Darren Moore (FM) dec. Marcus Bryant (LE), 8-5
171 - Matt Baker (LE) dec. Jeremy Carrick (FM), 10-4
189 - Boykin Gaskins (LE) dec. Stephen Dover (FM), 6-4
215 - Ben Connell (LE) pin Omard Potts (FM)
275 - Daniel Norris (LE) forfeit
Coach Tim Wash - Lugoff-Elgin
Coach Darren Wilson - Fort Mill
at Lugoff-Elgin H.S. February 28, 1998
Upper State Finals:
Fort Mill 34, Seneca 33
SCMAT still seeking boxscore
Coach Darren Wilson - Fort Mill
Coach Andy Smyth - Seneca
at Fort Mill H.S. February 25, 1998
Lower State Finals:
Lugoff-Elgin 43, James Island 21
103 - James Parker (LE) forfeit
112 - Sharod "Roddy" White (JI) dec. Justin Gainey (LE)
119 - Jeff Courson (LE) dec. Champaigne (JI)
125 - Chris Angel (LE) pin Paul Sallee (JI)
130 - Terrence Frechette (LE) dec. Andy Anderson (JI)
135 - Donovan Flood (JI) dec. Peter Hemingway (LE)
140 - Herbert Scott (JI) dec. Jason Charles (LE)
145 - Kevin Brown (JI) dec. Matt Shields (LE)
152 - Jeff Pearson (LE) pin Drayton (JI)
160 - Marcus Bryant (LE) dec. Josh Kent (JI)
171 - Matt Baker (LE) pin Trey Wilkins (JI)
189 - Curtis Brown (JI) pin Boykin Gaskins (LE)
215 - Ben Connell (LE) dec. Bryan Byrd (JI)
275 - Daniel Norris (LE) dec. Russell Sechrist (JI)
Coach Tim Wash - Lugoff-Elgin
Coach Martin Williams - James Island
at James Island H.S. February 25, 1998
State Duals Brackets:
1998 3A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
103 Justin Gainey (Lugoff-Elgin) pin Derrick Johnson (Seneca)
112 David Lance (Battery Creek) defeated Sharod White (James Island)
119 Jason Scarborough (Brookland-Cayce) defeated Jeff Courson (Lugoff-Elgin)
125 Nick Merritt (Eastside) defeated Will Ryan (Hilton Head)
130 Travis Drake (Cheraw) defeated Terence Frechette (Lugoff-Elgin)
135 Charles Russ (Wade Hampton) defeated Donovan Fludd (James Island)
140 Greg Coutu (Seneca) defeated Quentin Bolden (Hilton Head)
145 Jeremiah Dunn (Hilton Head) defeated Jeff Neal (Wade Hampton)
152 Jeff Pearson (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Roger Arn (Hilton Head)
160 Eric Skipper (Battery Creek) defeated Chad Cox (Seneca)
171 Josh Dellinger (Greer) maj.dec. Irvin Alston (Stall), 8-0
189 Chris Ethridge (Dreher) defeated Travis Avant (Georgetown)
215 Ben Connell (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Brian Brown (James Island)
275 Daniel Norris (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Kevin Breedlove (Daniel)
State Consolation Finals:
103 Barry Carlton (Greer) defeated Chris Anderson (Fort Mill)
112 Marquis Ratliff (Cheraw) defeated Willie Shull (Brookland-Cayce)
119 Aaron Reasoner (St. Andrews) defeated Brian Harrison (Cheraw)
125 Chris Angel (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Anthony Giglotti (Ridge View)
130 Ben Bindewald (Riverside) defeated Justin Seay (Fort Mill)
135 Peter Hemingway (Lugoff-Elgin) defeated Stuart Graham (Fort Mill)
140 Brandon Stone (Belton-Honea Path) defeated Freddy Bessent (Myrtle Beach)
145 Jack Smith (Fort Mill) defeated Matt Shields (Lugoff-Elgin)
152 Chris Irwin (Fort Mill) defeated Justin Burgess (Brookland-Cayce)
160 Danny McKinney (Brookland-Cayce) defeated Tripp Rhoades (Greer)
171 Garrett Merck (Daniel) defeated Darren Wilson (Georgetown)
189 Daryl Ritacco (Riverside) defeated Curtis Brown (James Island)
215 Omard Potts (Fort Mill) defeated Edward Gore (Chester)
275 Travis Crain (Greer) defeated Barry High (Georgetown)
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
No team points available
Coaches for each team with a State Placer:
Battery Creek - Nathan Day
Belton-Honea Path - George Martin
Brookland-Cayce - John Checkovich
Cheraw - Brad Porter
Chester - ?
Daniel - Quay Scott
Dreher - Bill Bacon
Eastside - Jack Kosmicki
Fort Mill - Ricky Blackman
Georgetown - Steve Blanchard
Greer - David Smith
Hilton Head - George Dixon
James Island - Martin Williams
Lugoff-Elgin - Tim Wash
Myrtle Beach - Charlie Clay
Ridge View - Ken Boleman
Riverside - Chad Singleton
Seneca - Andy Smyth
St. Andrews - Michael Hales
Stall - ?
Wade Hampton - Jeff Neal
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
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Individual State Tournament Location
Lugoff-Elgin H.S. - February 21, 1998
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at James Island H.S. - February 13-14, 1998
Team Placement at Lower State:
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Upper State - at Seneca H.S. - February 13-14, 1998
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