SCMAT ranking for 1A/2A

103 lbs
1. Akierrian Gilliam - Woodruff (Jr., 2008 103 3rd)
2. Tyler Alley - Chesterfield (So.)
3. Rashad Hancock - Cheraw (Jr.)
**can anyone stop Gilliam-don't think so.

112 lbs
1. Brody Bertolini - Ninety-Six (So., 2008 103 4th)
2. Matt Moore - Chesterfield (Jr., 2008 103 SQ)
3. Blake Whitfield - Crescent (So., 2008 112 SQ)
**good matchup here with Bertolini and Moore.

119 lbs
1. Cody McCall - Crescent (Sr., 2008 125 2nd, 2007 125 2nd, 2006 112 SQ)
2. Jeremy Phillips - Woodruff (Jr., 2008 112 2nd, 2007 103 2nd)
3. Andrew Rankin - Walhalla (Jr., 2008 103 1st, 2007 103 4th)
**McCall goes backwards after 2 years at 125-good move for the Sr.

125 lbs
1. Ian Harper - Chesterfield (Jr., 2008 119 1st, 2007 112 1st)
2. Marcus King - Palmetto (Sr., 2008 119 3rd, 2006 103 SQ)
3. Rashad Cunningham - Buford (Jr., 2008 119 4th)
**Harper already has a tech fall against #2 King last week.

130 lbs
1. Adam Oaks - Abbeville (Jr., 2008 125 4th)
2. Josh Johnson - Cheraw (Sr., 2008 130 SQ, 2007 125 SQ)
3. Chris Foreman - Woodruff (Sr., 2008 130 SQ, 2007 130 SQ)
**Oaks and Johnson has potential with the year Johnson is having.


135 lbs
1. Elijah Burr - Chesterfield (Jr., 2008 112 4th, 2007 103 1st)
2. Zach Kennedy - Gilbert (Sr., 2007 130 SQ in 4A)
3. Richie Flynn - Woodruff (Sr., 2008 125 3rd, 2007 119 3rd)
**looking for this to be Burr vs. Flynn in the finals.

140 lbs
1. Josh Cowan - Abbeville (Sr., 2008 145 3rd)
2. Jaquon Pegues - Cheraw (Sr., 2008 140 3rd)
3. Zack Lauzon - Broome (Jr., 2008 152 SQ)
**Cowan is a beast. No one else is in this weight.

145 lbs
1. Colloyd Jackson - Loris (Sr., 2008 145 SQ)
2. Tyler Jennings - Cheraw (Sr., 2008 145 SQ, 2007 140 3rd)
3. Dillon Creed - Indian Land (Sr.)
**supposed to be Creed's year but that was at 140. Look for Jackson to win big.

152 lbs
1. Joey Harper - Walhalla (Sr., 2008 152 SQ)
2. Carlos Robinson - Chesterfield (Sr., 2007 140 SQ)
3. Brian Van Metre - Bishop England (Sr., 2008 145 SQ)
**Robinson has too much for the Walhalla Harper.

160 lbs
1. Zane Newton - Emerald (Sr., 2008 152 1st, 2007 145 1st, 2006 135 3rd)
2. Matthew Chapman - Gilbert (Sr., 2008 152 4th)
3. Lawrence Buck - Edisto (Sr., 2008 160 SQ, 2006 140 SQ)
**Newton has it on cruise control.


171 lbs
1. Maurice Morris - Loris (Sr., 2008 160 1st, 2007 160 SQ)
2. Jeff Hoover - Gilbert (Sr., 2008 171 SQ, 2007 160 SQ)
3. Justin Nathan - Walhalla (Jr., 2008 189 SQ)
**Morris from Loris once again.

189 lbs
1. Kenyatta Gary - Cheraw (Sr., 2007 171 4th, 2006 171 SQ)
2. Bryan Glace - Abbeville (Sr., 2008 189 3rd)
3. Zac Watkins - Gilbert (Sr., 2008 189 SQ)
**Glace over Gary with little trouble.

215 lbs
1. Jacob Grandy - Woodruff (Jr., 2008 215 SQ)
2. Tim Wright - Chesterfield (Sr., 2008 215 SQ)
3. Gibbs - Mid-Carolina ()
**entire weight class in up for grabs.

285 lbs
1. Austen Hedden - Walhalla (Sr., 2008 215 2nd, 2007 215 2nd)
2. Aikil Sanders - Marion (So., 2008 285 SQ)
3. Matthew Johnson - Keenan

**this is Heddens year.

A few notes at 152....Patterson from Abbeville and Steifle from Emerald are both better than Harper

I still think Robinson can take 152.

Phillips from woodruff is at 125...
Geiges will make some noise at 119 as will Bromell. Cant leave out those two...

119 is a tossup between 4-5 guys.
Depends of who has the best day and which way the ref's are blowing. Hopefully there will be ALL PeeDee refs for the finals.

I haven't seen Robinson wrestle since last year so I am not sure about how much improvement he has made so I cannot comment accurately there. 119 is a defiantly a toss-up. I heard Palmetto had a pretty good 215 but I cannot confirm that. Maybe the Chesterfield guys can tell us if he is good enough to compete with Grandy?

Phillips is qualified at 119. He wrestled alot this year. scmat thinks he will be 119.

I think he understands he would fare better at 119.

palmettos 215 is good and we would have found out the other night if woodruffs 215 wouldnt have bumped up but regions is tonight so we should see them wrestle this time

I think Humphries beat McCoy a couple of weeks ago...at 125

ok at 152 its steifle all the way ive know the kid since he was in middle school, he has made huge improvements over the last 3 years, he will win state this year

i didn't know that the kid who's made the most improvement since middle school was entitled to a state championship...

I agree stiefle is a very good wrestler, but to give him state after he squeaked by the Abbeville kid? I think Stiefle has a chance, but so do 3 or 4 other guys.

did chesterfield's 152 wrestle @ da 96 tournament

mccoy is going 30, if his head is right he should tear it up.

Yes, my opinion is a little bias, but I give the edge to Stiefle at 152 this year. He has looked very solid all year long. If you want to see for yourself come to the region tournament in Walhalla saturday and you might be surprised.

loris has some kid at 152 i don't know his name but he a man

mccoy is smart to move up where nobody has won state...119 and 125 are full of placers!!

everyone should watch out for 189 and 215 because they are really just kinda up for grabs. out side of Gary of cheraw and Grandy of woodruff there is really no one standing out. those two are the front runners. but i hear that palmetto has a pair of wrestlers who will make some noise at these weights. i'm from the upperstate and expect too see at 189 Callaham of palmetto and smith of woodruff in the finals of the upperstate. Smith beat glace already and i don't see anyone else really making a run in the upperstate. at 215 i also think it will be a palmetto and woodruff show down for upperstate. just stating my opinion

Noticed where Moss from Broome is down at 112. He lost a barn burner to the Dorman 119 at Spartanburg County. The Dorman 119 is under-rated. He is the real deal. I don't think the ranked 1A-2A 112s could hang with the Dorman kid like that. Could Moss really be a contender at 112?