May River’s wrestling team claimed the team title at the Beaufort County Championship on Saturday at Hilton Head Island High School.
The Sharks had five individual champions and five runners-up to edge Beaufort High for the team title. The Eagles claimed six individual crowns.
Battery Creek had one individual champ and placed third, and host Hilton Head High claimed two individual titles and placed fourth. Whale Branch was fifth, and Bluffton was sixth.
Beaufort (Region 7-4A) and May River (Region 8-3A) each won region titles and will host the first two rounds of the dual playoffs in their respective divisions Saturday. Hilton Head High will travel to North Myrtle Beach for the opening rounds of the Class 4A playoffs, Battery Creek will open the Class 3A playoffs at the Region 5-3A champion, and Whale Branch’s playoff fate is yet to be determined.
Individual Champions
106: Drew Vigh, HHIHS
113: James Levy, HHIHS
120: Tommy Bearden, BCHS
126: Bennie Jenkins, MRHS
132: Kaywan Johnson, BHS
138: Jacob Denton, BHS
145: Robert Cruikshank, BHS
152: James Dagin, BHS
160: Jeremiah Johnson, BHS
170: Michael Cenci, BHS
182: Ryan Humel, MRHS
195: Roderick Grant, MRHS
220: Eli Hall, MRHS
285: Kailin Prescott-Ferguson, MRHS
Team Standings
1. May River
2. Beaufort
3. Battery Creek
4. Hilton Head High
5. Whale Branch
6. Bluffton