Midlands wrestlers qualify for state titles. See who is headed to championships
The South Carolina High School League held its individual wrestling Upper and Lower State qualifiers over the weekend.
The top four finishers in the Upper State and the Lower State qualified for the state wrestling championships to be held Feb. 23-24 at Anderson Civic Center.
A look at Columbia area wrestlers who qualified (x-denotes Upper or Lower state champion):
Class 5A
106: Jace Randolph. Chapin; Peter Vaporis, River Bluff; Dane Dillon, White Knoll
113: x-Preston White, Chapin; Adrian Galo, White Knoll
120: Aiden Steele Chapin; Patrick O’Donnell, Blythewood
126: Josh Atkins Chapin
132: Kolin Kunkle, Dutch Fork
138: Robert Brown, River Bluff
144: Wilson Immesberger, Dutch Fork; Breydon Jennings, Lexington; Cael Edwards, River Bluff
150: Elijah Johnson, Blythewood; William Lide, Lexington
157: x-Kaleb McNeil, Dutch Fork, Desmond Macklin, Blythewood; Lake Newman, Chapin
165: Harrison Jones, Chapin; Logan Taylor, White Knoll; Hudson Pye, River Bluff
175: x-Edward Pitts, River Bluff; Carlos Ponce, White Knoll
190: x-Toler Hornick Chapin; x-Reese Lawrence, River Bluff; Reco Rembert, White Knoll
215: x-Benjamin Del Piore, Chapin; x-Joshua Neblo, River Bluff
285: x-Rylan Madison, Blythewood
Class 4A
106: Titan Magee, Lugoff-Elgin
113: Quentin Benjamin, Lugoff-Elgin; Ethan Adams, AC Flora
120: Brenden Brazier, AC Flora
126: Hunter Baxley, Lugoff-Elgin
132: Zackary Porterfield, Westwood
138: Ryan Biggerstaff, AC Flora
144: Francis Aiken. Ridge View
150: x-Gabe Rush, Lugoff-Elgin; Logan Crandall, Airport
157: Trey Neil, Airport; Edward Jefferson, Lugoff-Elgin
165: Darin Brown, Richland Northeast
175: Logan Hinton, Lugoff-Elgin
190: Coleman Gross, Lugoff-Elgin
215: x-Ethan Gamble, Irmo; Bryant Cherry, Airport; Zion Johnson, Westwood
Class 3A
106: Franco Pressley, Dreher
113: x-Benson Goeden, Brookland-Cayce; Evan Arthur, Dreher
120: Grant Sexton, Camden
126: Devin Lirgg, Gilbert
132: x-Hayden Schroeder, Gilbert; Mekhi Hampton. Swansea; Jordan-Michael Davis, Dreher
144: x-Jonathan Brentlinger, Gilbert; Chase Alley, Swansea
150: x-Shane Wise, Gilbert; Timyran Lippett, Dreher
165: Connor Mathews, Brookland-Cayce
175: Tyrell Bowens, Dreher
190: x-Colton Travis, Gilbert; Willie Smith, Dreher
215: Kelvin Blackwell, Gilbert
285: Xavian Davenport, Gilbert
Class A/2A
106: Josiah Guerrero, North Central; Landon Byrd, Pelion
113: x-Luis Noyola, North Central; Xavier Barbosa-Gomez, Fairfield Central
120: D’Quan Mitchell, Keenan
138: Ryker Woolstenhulme, Mid-Carolina
144: x-Jaquwan Tillman, North Central
150: Mason Privette, North Central; Dalton Woolstenhulme. Mid-Carolina
157: Dylan Privette, North Central; Colin Williams, Pelion
175: Zion Clarke, Columbia; Ethan Templin, Mid-Carolina
190: x-Joe Araiza-Neil, North Central; Steven Gadsden, Fairfield Central
285: Mekhi Whaley, North Central; Nigel Williams, Keenan; Ben Baldwin, Mid-Carolina; Tyler Clark, Columbia
