Camden turned in a dominating performance Friday and Saturday at Hilton Head High’s Coastal Clash, running away with the team title and winning the individual titles in 10 of the 14 weight classes.
Camden racked up 423 points to easily outpace runner-up South Pointe (299.5), and Camden’s B-team finished third (251.5), narrowly edging May River (244.5). Beaufort High (164.5) finished fifth, followed by South Effingham (138) in sixth and host Hilton Head High (122.5) in seventh. Bluffton (74) finished 10th.
May River’s Rod Grant was the only local wrestler to win an individual championship, pinning Bluffton’s Xavier Dykstra in the first period to capture the 220-pound title. May River’s Isham Peace (113), and Beaufort’s James Dagin (160) and Michael Cenci (170) joined Dykstra in claiming runner-up finishes.
The Sharks also had three third-place finishers in EJ Seman (106), Anthon Funderburk (170), and Kailin Prescott-Ferguson (285). Hilton Head’s Santiago Rueda (132) and Ean Gardner (182), and Beaufort’s Kaywan Johnson (152) also placed third.
Championship Finals
106: Riley Dahlgren (Camden) dec. Matt Morton (Camden B), 6-0
113: Nathan Orum (Camden) dec. Isham Peace (May River), 9-3
120: Caleb Picard (Camden) dec. Spencer Cox (South Pointe), 5-4
126: Anthony Doyle (Camden) pinned Julius Orendi (Camden B), 1:53
132: Kaleb Clark (Camden) maj.dec. AJ Powell (South Pointe), 10-0
138: Robert Henderson (Camden) pinned Matt Holton (Effingham), 4:51
145: Charles Morton Jr (Camden) pinned Porter Bryant (Camden B), 3:57
152: Nathan Santos (Camden) pinned Shy’quan Ferguson (South Pointe), 2:37
160: Eric Mitchell (South Pointe) dec. James Dagin (Beaufort), 6-5
170: Omega Clark (Camden) pinned Michael Cenci (Beaufort), 0:56
182: Hunter Tindall (South Effingham) pinned Nygel Moore (South Pointe), 2:34
195: Josh Hill (Easley) dec. Isaac Ekanem (South Pointe), 13-9
220: Roderick Grant (May River) pinned Xavier Dykstra (Bluffton), 1:57
285: Garrett Gaston (Camden) dec. Austin Blaske (South Effingham), 5-2
Consolation Finals
106: EJ Seman (May River) pinned Noah Creque (May River B), 3:55
113: Kemoni Reaves (South Pointe) dec. James Levy (Hilton Head), 10-9
120: Daniel Fredericks (Camden B) tech.fall Chad Hadden (May River), 15-0
126: Bryce Vanderhoek (Effingham) dec. Corbitt Parrish (Effingham), 6-5
132: Santiago Rueda (Hilton Head) dec. Gavin Daniels (Camden B), 6-2
138: Kholby Hopper (Camden B) pinned Tyler Kessler (Effingham), 2:46
145: Matthew Belk (South Pointe) pinned Adam Napier (South Effingham), 3:59
152: Kaywan Johnson (Beaufort B) pinned Eli Griffen (Camden B), 3:19
160: Josh Morton (Camden) maj.dec. Cahmari Johnson (Camden B), 8-0
170: Anthon Funderburk (May River) dec. Brayden Bell (South Effingham), 5-2
182: Ean Gardner (Hilton Head) dec. Deonte Dozier (Camden), 1-0
195: Deanthony Hendrix (Camden) maj.dec. Malkolm Stephens (South Effingham), 13-1
220: Josh Greenwood (South Pointe) pinned Brian Jones (Camden), 1:31
285: Kailin Prescott-Ferguson (May River) dec. Ernie Greenwood (South Pointe), 8-2
Fifth Place
106: Gary Bayne (Beaufort) dec. Mal Santiago (Effingham), 11-8
113: Jacob Fink (Camden B) maj.dec. Conner Nevin (Effingham), 15-1
120: Cameron Baca (Effingham) won by forfeit over Caleb Holcombe (Easley)
126: CJ Ciccarelli (May River) maj.dec. Darnell Browner (Hilton Head), 10-2
132: Mike Sunkins (May River) pinned KJ Holland (Hilton Head B), 0:52
138: Matthew Durrance (Beaufort) pinned Miquel Cavalherio (May River B), 3:59
145: Anthony Nelsen (May River) dec. Colton Phares (Beaufort), 9-6
152: Adam Burvenich (Beaufort) pinned Nathan Ultman (Bluffton), 4:17
160: Wyatt Banfield (May River) won by forfeit over Daniel Ussery (Bluffton)
170: Chris Schwarting (Camden B) pinned Kyle Murphy (South Pointe), 3:33
182: Devon Langfeldt (Beaufort) dec. Britt Blair (Camden B), 8-6
195: Isreal Salmeron (Hilton Head) pinned Chris Brown (May River), 1:43
220: Anthony Yancey (Camden B) tech.fall Colby Gass (Easley), 16-0
285: Jacori Malcolm (Camden B) dec. Shylo Carr (Easley), 6-2