By Thomas Grant, Jr.
Chapin High School was the site for the U.S. Military Duals this past weekend.
A total of 15 teams from South Carolina and Tennessee participated in the four pool, two division tournament. Pool play saw the host school win its C league by defeating Wando (51-19), Spring Valley (59-0) and Camden (69-15).
Ranked sixth in the latest SCMAT.com Class 5A Division II rankings, the Eagles advance to the Gold Division where they defeated Gibbs (Tenn.) 48-31 and lost to Lugoff-Elgin 49-15 in the semifinals. The Eagles then lost 45-35 to T.L. Hanna to finish fourth in the Gold Division.
Dutch Fork placed third in Pool B, while Irmo was fourth in Pool D. After a first-round bye in the Silver Division, the Silver Foxes advanced to the final after defeating Camden 35-24.
The Silver Foxes ended up losing to South Aiken 58-21 to place second. Irmo finished sixth in the Silver Division after losing 36-24 to Camden in the Silver Division quarterfinal and to Spring Vallely by the same score in the consolation match.
Chapin resumes Region 4-5A wrestling Wednesday at Irmo.
SCMAT.COM TOP 20 WRESTLING RANKINGS
CLASS 5A
(Division I)
1. James Island
2. Carolina Forest
3. Ashley Ridge
4. Clover
5. Byrnes
6. Stratford
7. Summerville
8. Boiling Springs
9. Lexington
10. Blythewood
11. Rock Hill
12. River Bluff
13. Dorman
14. Wando
15. Cane Bay
16. Fort Dorchester
17. West Ashley
18. JL Mann
19. Dutch Fork
20. Mauldin
(Division II)
1. Fort Mill
2. Eastside
3. Indian Land
4. Lugoff-Elgin
5. Chapin
6. TL Hanna
7. Hillcrest
8. Greenwood
9. Catawba Ridge
10. Woodmont
11. Lucy Beckham
12. St. James
13. Northwestern
14. Gaffney
15. White Knoll
16. Nation Ford
17. Berkeley
18. Goose Creek
19. Socastee
20. Myrtle Beach
Photos by Edward Walker
