2023 South Carolina 3A Wrestling State Champions SCMAT © 2023
West-Oak High School
State Duals Tournament
State Finals:
West-Oak 51, Aynor 15
170: Josh Collins (W-O) dec. Demarco Meyer (A), 12-10
182: Cole Johnson (A) dec. Damein Thaxton (W-O), 14-12
195: Riley Hucks (A) pin Connor Stancil (W-O)
220: Emmanuel Deas (A) dec. Corbin Dickson (W-O), 9-7
285: Jared Cruz (W-O) dec. Malikhi Dozier (A), 4-2
106: Peyton Durham (W-O) pin Grace Williams (A)
113: A.J. Delacruz (W-O) pin Jaret Edwards (A)
120: Teague Strobel (W-O) pin Kameron Harrell (A)
126: Landon Allen (W-O) pin Stephen Taylor Carroll (A)
132: Jaxton Freeman (W-O) pin John Michael Staples (A)
138: Conner Lambert (A) dec. Patrick Rholetter (W-O), 6-4
145: Marcus Thaxton (W-O) pin Dylan Carroll (A)
152: Lane Allen (W-O) pin Ethan Strickland (A)
160: Cael Davis (W-O) dec. Tanner Carroll (A), 6-4
Coach Derek Strobel - West-Oak
Coach Billy Jones - Aynor
At Dreher H.S. - February 11, 2023
Upper State Finals:
West-Oak 70, Chester 9
Coach Derek Strobel - West-Oak
Coach Dennis Jensen - Chester
At West-Oak H.S. - February 8, 2023
Lower State Finals:
Aynor 53, Gilbert 18
Coach Billy Jones - Aynor
Coach Mitch Hudson - Gilbert
At Aynor H.S. - February 8, 2023
State Duals Brackets:
2023 3A State Duals Bracket
Individual State Champions
State Finals:
106 AJ DeLaCruz (West Oak) over Eduardo De Paz (Chester), (Dec 7-1)
113 Teague Strobel (West Oak) over Cooper Strickland (Belton-Honea Path), (MD 11-0)
120 Genaro De La Garza (Woodruff) over Elmer Linares (Battery Creek), (Fall 1:15)
126 Jayden Morris (Belton-Honea Path) over Hayden Schroeder (Gilbert), (Dec 7-1)
132 Jaxton Freeman (West Oak) over Blake Greenwood (Clinton), (Dec 4-2)
138 JoJo Morris (Belton-Honea Path) over Aiden Shepherd (Travelers Rest), Fall 1:10)
145 Marcus Thaxton (West Oak) over Eli Strickland (Belton-Honea Path), (Dec 7-6)
152 Gunnar DeGroat (Battery Creek) over Cael Davis (West Oak), (Dec 3-1)
160 George Cody (Clinton) over Josh Collins (West Oak), (Dec 6-4)
170 Cason Young (Belton-Honea Path) over Damein Thaxton (West Oak), (Dec 9-7)
182 Colton Phares (Beaufort) over Austin Guererro (Hanahan), (MD 10-2)
195 Colton Travis (Gilbert) over Riley Hucks (Aynor), (Fall 2:00)
220 Emmanuel Deas (Aynor) over Corey Wilson (Lake City), (MD 12-3)
285 Qwentin Welborn (Daniel) over Davis Stubbs (Woodruff), (Dec 6-3)
State Consolation Finals:
106 Kayden Melendez (Waccamaw) over June Welch (Woodruff), (MD 18-7)
113 Tayriq Legree (Beaufort) over Straton Covington (Powdersville), (Dec 7-5)
120 Landon Allen (West Oak) over Sylas Woodard (Chapman), (Fall 3:34)
126 Matt Spignardo (Phillip Simmons) over Zach Freeman (Union County), (Fall 3:02)
132 Conner Lambert (Aynor) over Norikus Cowan (Belton-Honea Path), (Fall 3:40)
138 Gavin Qualls (Hanahan) over Landon Bishop (Powdersville), (Fall 1:29)
145 JB Tripp (Crescent) over Dylan Carroll (Aynor), (Fall 5:31)
152 Hunter Lusk (Walhalla) over Asher Roe (Belton-Honea Path), (MD 11-2)
160 Lucas Moore (Wren) over Tanner Carroll (Aynor), (Fall 1:15)
170 Graysen Dowden (Gilbert) over Jaylin Riggins (Loris), (Dec 7-5)
182 Grant Lawter (Belton-Honea Path) over Champ Reeves (Wren), (Dec 2-1)
195 Josiah Dinkins (Lakewood) over Trey Bolton (Belton-Honea Path), (Fall 3:35)
220 Lucas Tankersly (Travelers Rest) over Kamahrion Smith (North Charleston), (Fall 0:59)
285 Andre McFadden (Lake City) over Anthony Phelan (Battery Creek), (Fall 1:49)
Team Placement at Individual State Tournament
1. West-Oak - 150.0 points
2. Belton-Honea Path - 130.0 points
3. Aynor - 77.0 points
4. Gilbert - 56.0 points
5. Woodruff - 49.0 points
6. Battery Creek - 43.0 points
7. Clinton - 41.0 points
8. Beaufort - 39.0 points
8. Hanahan - 39.0 points
10. Lake City - 34.0 points
11. Travelers Rest - 30.0 points
12. Wren - 21.0 points
13. Chester - 20.0 points
13. Daniel - 20.0 points
13. Lakewood - 20.0 points
16. Loris - 19.0 points
17. Waccamaw - 18.0 points
18. Powdersville - 17.0 points
19. Phillip Simmons - 16.0 points
20. Crescent - 15.0 points
21. Walhalla - 11.0 points
22. North Charleston - 10.0 points
23. Union County - 9.0 points
24. Chapman - 6.0 points
25. Blue Ridge - 4.0 points
25. Emerald - 4.0 points
25. Seneca - 4.0 points
28. Camden - 2.0 points
29. Brookland Cayce - 0.0 points
29. Fountain Inn - 0.0 points
29. Pendleton - 0.0 points
Most Outstanding Wrestler Award
George Cody (Sr., 160 lbs.) - Clinton (Coach Andy Wright)
Individual State Tournament Location
Anderson Convention Center - February 24-25, 2023
State Qualifying Tournaments
Top 4 Wrestlers from each State Qualifier went to State:
Lower State - at Dreher H.S. - February 17-18, 2023
Team Placement at Lower State:
1. Aynor
2. Gilbert
3. Hanahan
Upper State - at Chester H.S. - February 17-18, 2023
Team Placement at Upper State:
1. West-Oak
2. Belton-Honea Path
3. Chester
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