2022 South Carolina 5A Wrestling State Champions
Ashley Ridge High School
images/2022 Ashley Ridge.jpg State Duals Tournament State Finals: Ashley Ridge 27, Hillcrest 26 132 Trent Smith (H) dec. Mason Maralit (AR), 8-4 138 Rocky Moretti (AR) fall Parker Cheely (H) 145 Hunter Jagodzinski (H) dec. Connor Wilson (AR), 9-7 152 Keith Grace (AR) dec. Ethan Ellinger (H), 3-2 160 Thomas Snipes (H) fall Cade Branham (AR) 170 Jackson Harms (H) dec. Weston Eadie (AR), 3-2 182 Austin Kilgore (H) fall Jackson Diamond (AR) 195 Tyreek Johnson (AR) dec. David Prince (H), 6-5 220 Christian Garland (AR) dec. Benjamin Gooch (H), 9-2 285 Jacoreyn Byrd (H) dec. Terrance Wilson (AR), 6-2 106 Tyler Grindstaff (H) dec. Emery Dalton (AR), 11-4 113 JJ Marsar (AR) maj.dec. Coby Cortese (H), 12-2 120 Justin Mata (AR) maj.dec. A'sahi Lomax (H), 17-3 126 Ben Singletary (AR) maj.dec. Colton Holmes (H), 12-3 NOTE - minus one team point for Hillcrest (160 lbs) Coach Stacey Woods - Ashley Ridge Coach Anthony Esposito - Hillcrest At Dreher H.S. - February 12, 2022 Upper State Finals: Hillcrest 50, Clover 18 Coach Anthony Esposito - Hillcrest Coach Michael Fitzgerald - Clover At Hillcrest H.S. - February 9, 2022 Lower State Finals: Ashley Ridge 34, Summerville 24 Coach Stacey Woods - Ashley Ridge Coach Darryl Tucker - Summerville At Summerville H.S. - February 9, 2022 State Duals Brackets: 2022 5A State Duals Bracket Individual State Champions State Finals: 106 Richard Springs (Fort Dorchester) over Aaron Wilburn (Gaffney), (SV-1 4-0) 113 J.J. Peace (Cane Bay) over J.J. Marsar (Ashley Ridge), (Fall 3:20) 120 Ben Singletary (Ashley Ridge) over Delshaun Peace-Robinson (Cane Bay), (Fall 3:02) 126 Ben Guilliam (Summerville) over Justin Mata (Ashley Ridge), (Dec 8-3) 132 Rocky Moretti (Ashley Ridge) over Gavin Butler (Summerville), (Dec 5-0) 138 Blue Stiffler (Spring Valley) over Brayton Killiri (Summerville), (Dec 6-4) 145 Thomas Snipes (Hillcrest) over Yannis Charles (Clover), (Dec 9-3) 152 Weston Eadie (Ashley Ridge) over Hunter Jagodzinski (Hillcrest), (MD 14-5) 160 David Hunsberger (James F. Byrnes) over Austin Collins (Conway), (Fall 2:16) 170 Jackson Harms (Hillcrest) over Dawson Cashier (Rock Hill), (Dec 6-4) 182 Banks Mullen (Spartanburg) over Peyton Fisher (Mauldin), (Dec 8-7) 195 Patrick Brophy (Chapin) over Kyle Combs (Summerville), (MD 14-4) 220 Isaac McLellan (Northwestern) over Christian Garland (Ashley Ridge), (Dec 3-1) 285 Jacoreyn Byrd (Hillcrest) over Waverly Brooks (Rock Hill), (Fall 1:19) State Consolation Finals: 106 Jonte Crumpton (Carolina Forest) over Tyler Grindstaff (Hillcrest), (Dec 10-9) 113 Aiden Eubanks (Fort Mill) over Dawson Prevatte (White Knoll), (Fall 3:41) 120 Brody Bailey (Carolina Forest) over Corey Dye (Northwestern), (Dec 8-7) 126 Camren Knapper (Socastee) over Matt Clack (Blythwood), (M. For.) 132 Trent Smith (Hillcrest) over Caiden Saavedra (Cane Bay), (Dec 6-5) 138 Connor Wilson (Ashley Ridge) over Noah Kitchton (Fort Mill), (Dec 10-6) 145 Ryu Brown (Summerville) over Keith Grace (Ashley Ridge), (SV-1 8-6) 152 Cam Rice (White Knoll) over Caden Brandenburg (Nation Ford), (Dec 15-12) 160 Pierce Carpenter (Wando) over Ethan Ellinger (Hillcrest), (MD 11-0) 170 Eric Montgomery (Blythwood) over Ethan Wilkerson (Fort Dorchester), (MD 16-7) 182 Matthew Miller (Dorman) over Cole Banks (White Knoll), (Dec 5-3) 195 Tanner Johnson (Lexington) over Noah Lee (Northwestern), (Fall 3:54) 220 Grayson Gollie (St James) over Clayton Rygol (Nation Ford), (MD 10-2) 285 Alex Greene (Dorman) over Jordan Evans (Fort Dorchester), (Fall 0:46) Team Placement at Individual State Tournament 1. Ashley Ridge - 126.0 points 2. Hillcrest - 120.5 points 3. Summerville - 75.0 points 4. Cane Bay - 49.0 points 5. Fort Dorchester - 44.0 points 6. Northwestern - 40.0 points 7. Rock Hill - 39.0 points 8. Carolina Forest - 32.0 points 8. White Knoll - 32.0 points 10. Fort Mill - 30.0 points 11. Dorman - 28.0 points 12. Byrnes - 26.0 points 13. Chapin - 24.0 points 14. Lexington - 23.0 points 15. Clover - 22.0 points 15. Spartanburg - 22.0 points 17. Blythwood - 21.5 points 17. Spring Valley - 21.5 points 19. Gaffney - 17.5 points 20. Wando - 16.5 points 21. Conway - 16.0 points 21. Mauldin - 16.0 points 23. Nation Ford - 15.0 points 23. St James - 15.0 points 25. Socastee - 13.0 points 26. Boiling Springs - 3.0 points 27. Berkeley - 2.0 points 27. Wade Hampton - 2.0 points 29. Goose Creek - 1.0 points 29. JL Mann - 1.0 points 29. Woodmont - 1.0 points 32. Dutch Fork - 0.0 points 32. River Bluff - 0.0 points 32. Riverside - 0.0 points 32. Stratford - 0.0 points 32. Sumter - 0.0 points 32. TL Hanna - 0.0 points Most Outstanding Wrestler Award David Hunsberger (Sr. 160 lbs.) - Byrnes (Coach Russ Howard) Individual State Tournament Location Anderson Convention Center - February 25-26, 2022 State Qualifying Tournaments Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State: Lower State - at White Knoll H.S. - February 18-19, 2022 Team Placement at Lower State: 1. Ashley Ridge 2. Summerville 3. Lexington Upper State - at Nation Ford H.S. - February 18-19, 2022 Team Placement at Upper State: 1. Hillcrest 2. Northwestern 3. Clover Send any updates or feedback to scmat@hotmail.com