Beaufort High's Clint Wright and Bluffton's Austin Farmer joined Hilton Head Island's Label Lewis at the top of their respective weight classes in the S.C. Wrestling Coaches Association rankings compiled and released Wednesday by scmat.com.
Wright and Farmer, both seniors, moved to the top spot in the Class 4-A 195- and 138-pound classes, respectively. Both wrestlers were individual champs in their classes at last weekend's Beaufort County Wrestling Championship at Bluffton High School.
Wright was previously ranked third in the 220-pound class, while Farmer was unranked.
Hilton Head Island's Lewis retained his No. 1 ranking at 132 in Class 3-A.
S.C. Wrestling Coaches Association Rankings
Compiled Jan. 30 by scmat.com
TEAM
Class 4-A: 1. Rock Hill, 2. Lexington, 3. Hillcrest, 4. Summerville, 5. Beaufort, 6. Boiling Springs, 7. Dorman, 8. Lugoff-Elgin, 9. Fort Dorchester, 10. York, 11. Wando, 12. Ashley Ridge, 13. Stratford, 14. Fort Mill, 15. Goose Creek, 16. Dutch Fork, 17. Cane Bay, 18. Bluffton, 19. Northwestern, 20. South Pointe.
Class 3-A: 1. Eastside, 2. Broome, 3. Emerald, 4. Belton-Honea Path, 5. Socastee, 6. Hanahan, 7. Pickens, 8. Chapin, 9. Myrtle Beach, 10. North Myrtle Beach, 11. West-Oak, 12. Palmetto, 13. Chapman, 14. Dreher, 15. Hilton Head Island, 16. Union County, 17. Chester, 18. Swansea, 19. Greenville, 20. Gilbert.
Class 2-A/1-A: 1. Bamberg-Ehrhardt, 2. Liberty, 3. Aynor, 4. Crescent, 5. Cheraw, 6. Battery Creek, 7. Edisto, 8. Chesnee, 9. Waccamaw, 10. Marion, 11. Indian Land, 12. Lake City, 13. Pendleton, 14. Columbia, 15. Loris, 16. Abbeville, 17. Ninety-Six, 18. Landrum, 19. Academic Magnet, 20. Carolina.
INDIVIDUALS
Class 4-A
106: 1. Alex Roberts, Sr., Hillcrest; 7. Jake Sharp, Jr., Beaufort
113: 1. Jackson Myers, Jr., Lexington; 2. Levi Joly, Jr., Bluffton; 6. William Spann, Fr., Beaufort
120: 1. Hector Contreras, Sr., Dorman
126: 1. Robert Cunningham, Sr., York; 5. Talon Seitz, Fr., Bluffton
132: 1. Mike Miller, Jr., South Pointe
138: 1. Austin Farmer, Sr., Bluffton
145: 1. Nick Leitten, Sr., Fort Mill; 6. Forrest Kimbrell, Sr., Beaufort
152: 1. Chad Wood, Jr., Summerville; 7. Michael Meyerink, Jr., Bluffton
160: 1. Thomas Mabry, Jr., Gaffney; 7. Trey Arant, Sr., Beaufort
170: 1. Ellison Sanders, Sr., Hillcrest
182: 1. Jerelle Hannah, Sr., Lugoff-Elgin; 5. Codrian Smalls, Sr., Beaufort
195: 1. Clint Wright, Sr., Beaufort
220: 1. Nate Meagher, Sr., Lexington; 3. Tyler Wilson, Sr., Beaufort
285: 1. Beau Nunn, Sr., York; 8. Kentrell Seabrook, Jr., Beaufort
Class 3-A
106: 1. Nathan Brazel, Sr., Gilbert; 8. Matt Levy, Soph., Hilton Head Island
113: 1. David Walker, Soph., Eastside
120: 1. Mikel Nelson, Sr., Socastee
126: 1. Cole Anderson, Jr., Eastside
132: 1. Label Lewis, Sr., Hilton Head Island
138: 1. Clay Walker, Jr., Eastside
145: 1. Tahj Gilliam, Sr., Woodruff
152: 1. Joseph Desjardins, Sr., Myrtle Beach
160: 1. Shaq Oliver, Jr., Emerald
170: 1. Dennis Flores, Sr., Hanahan
182: 1. Mike Fernandez - Eastside (Jr., 2012 195 2nd)
195: 1. Mikhail Vlahos, Sr., North Myrtle Beach; 4. J.C. Graham, Sr., Hilton Head Island
220: 1. Jacob Garibay, Soph., Hanahan
285: 1. Gage Cervenka, Soph., Emerald
Class 2-A/1-A
106: 1. Anthony Zovich, Sr., Carolina
113: 1. Barry Padgett, Jr., Pelion
120: 1. Malcolm Jones, Sr., Bamberg-Ehrhardt; 7. Caleb Weaver, Soph., Battery Creek
126: 1. Landis Hiers, Sr., Bamberg-Ehrhardt
132: 1. Josh McDermett, Jr., Academic Magnet; 8. Brian LaBean, Jr., Battery Creek
138: 1. Xavier Johnson, Sr., Edisto
145: 1. John Van Slooten, Jr., Waccamaw
152: 1. Player Long, Sr., Bamberg-Ehrhardt
160: 1. Eddie Emery, Sr., Ninety-Six; 2. Deandre Johnson, Sr., Battery Creek, 3. Mark Rivers, Sr., Whale Branch
170: 1. B.J. Yeargin, Sr., Crescent
182: 1. Mark Moody, Sr., Bamberg-Ehrhardt
195: 1. Daniel Witmore, Sr., North Central; 6. Isaiah Sloan, Jr., Battery Creek
220: 1. Tony Whitley, Sr., Carolina
285: 1. Quintin Lewis, Sr., Cheraw; 7. Max Ford, Jr., Whale Branch


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