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Knights finish second in invitational

Published Thursday, February 02, 2012 11:09 AM

By Rob Gantt
The Gazette

Stratford High School’s wrestling team ended the regular season with a second-place finish in the Stratford Invitational on Saturday.

The Knights finished behind winner Bamberg-Ehrhardt. The Red Raiders had five weight class winners and placed four other wrestlers inside the top four of their classes to edge the Knights by less than six points, 176-170.50.

Beaufort, Cane Bay and Battery Creek were third through fifth in the tournament.

The winners for Stratford were Billy Ackerman (108) and Austin Koile (162). Nick Young (122), Brandon Young (197) and Isaac Greer (222) were runner-ups for the Knights.

Cane Bay’s top wrestlers were Dylan Pope (162) and Matt Rudy (184), who placed second in their weight classes.

The postseason begins this week for area wrestling teams.

The Class AAA playoffs begin Wednesday, while the Class AAAA state tournament begins Saturday.

Class AA will decide its two championship match representatives with one-day tournaments on Saturday, one in the Upper State and the other at Hanahan High School.

Team Scores

Bamberg-Ehrhardt 176, Stratford 170.5, Beaufort 157.5, Cane Bay 110, Battery Creek 104, Wando 90.50, James Island 75, Chesterfield 68.50, Bluffton 60, Blacksburg 48.50, Georgetown 47, North Charleston 43, Berkeley 32, Hanahan 25, Bishop England 15, Stall 7.

Weight Class Champions

108 - Billy Ackerman, Stratford

115 – Malcom Jones, Bamberg-Ehrhardt

122 – Moises Lomeli-Garcia, North Charleston

128 – Lan Hiers, Bamberg-Ehrhardt

134 – Garrett Woodworth, Blacksburg

140 – Lane Walling, Bamberg-Ehrhardt

147 – Player Long, Bamberg-Ehrhardt

154 – DeAndre Johnson, Battery Creek

162 – Austin Koile, Stratford

172 – Mark Moody, Bamberg-Ehrhardt

184 – Thyrick Legree, Beaufort

197 – Clint Wright, Beaufort

222 – Codrian Smalls, Beaufort

287 – David Radcliff, Battery Creek

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