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State Wrap Up - Episode 8: The Bracket Breakers - South Carolina and Tennessee

A bracket breaker is defined differently for different states and sometimes differently by classification in the same state. Mostly it comes down to how large the bracket is as to what defines a bracket breaker and where they finish. So read each state first to understand how I have chosen to define it. Broadly speaking … it is a wrestler that comes in under the radar and goes on to win matches they either “shouldn’t” win (according to their previous weeks finish).


South Carolina

Five wrestlers (out of a possible 56) were able to come from a non-Upper or Lower State Champ position to claim a state title in South Carolina. With just a 6-man bracket … the threshold to make “bracket breaker” was climbing all the way to the top step.

1A-2A: No bracket breakers in 1A-2A. Every champ had won either a lower state title or an upper state title the weekend before.

3A: No bracket breakers in 3A. Every champ had won either a lower state title or an upper state title the weekend before.

4A:

  • Lane Schrader (Eastside) - Finished 2nd in Upper State to Brice Carron. Won by tech fall over Destin Freeman, a 5-4 decision over Drew Vigh, and then a fall of Alan Powell to claim the 4A 126 lb. State title.

  • Jack Wyland (Eastside) - Finished 2nd in Upper State to Adam Clinemeyer. Pinned Danchez McNeal and Naszeir Bellamy to make the finals. Downed Upper State 3rd place finisher Spencer Cox 2-1 to claim the 4A 132 lb. state title.

  • Nygel Moore (South Pointe) - Finished 2nd in Upper State to Foster Lambert. Pinned Chris Snowden before grinding an 8-7 decision over Lower State Champ Navruz Ibragimov 8-7 in the semis. Moore then pinned Aaron Miller in 2:58 to claim the 4A 182 lb. state title.

  • Daniel Esparza (Eastside) - Finished 2nd in Upper State to Karrington Charles. Pinned DJ Rayzor in 1:03 and then won by decision over Lower State Champ Triston Williams 6-3, and then beat Upper State Champ Charles 3-1 in sudden victory to claim the 4A 285 lb. state title.

5A:

  • Brayton Killiri (Summerville) - Finished 2nd in Lower State to Brandon Flory. Killiri pinned Vandiver in the 2nd period and cruised to a 10-1 major decision of Upper State Champ Colton Holmes before beating Flory 8-3 for the 5A 126 lb. state title.


Tennessee

Tennessee had different size brackets for different classifications … meaning the definition of a bracket breaker changed based on classification. Division 2 and Girls each had 8 wrestler brackets … so a #3 or #4 from either the East or West Regions that made the state finals were considered “bracket breakers”.

In 1A-2A (16-man brackets) - any wrestler that was a #3 or #4 from their region and finished top 4 at the state tournament made the list. 3A was a bit different because there are 8 regions and only the #1 and #2 advanced to the finals. Bracket breaker in 3A was any #2 that finished top 4.

D2:

  • Jay Eversole (Lakeway Christian) - Eversole, the #4 out of the East, downed West Region Champ Joseph Jones in the 1st round and East Region Runner-up Tate Williams in the semis to advance to the 112 lb. finals opposite Nick Corday of Baylor. Eversole finished 2nd at the state tournament after finishing 4th in the East Region the weekend before.

  • Lauren McDonald (McCallie) - McDonald, the #3 out of the East, pinned Gabriel Croom and East Region Champ Max Fisher before falling to West Region Champ Parker Petersen in the 285 lb. finals. McDonald finished 2nd at the state tournament after finishing 3rd in the East Region the weekend before.

Girls:

  • Hailey Webb (Farragut) - Webb, the #3 out of the East Region, had a fall of Crysalyn O’Connor and a 26-9 tech fall of East Region Champ Trinity Hunt to reach the finals in the Girls 160 lb. bracket. She lost to Brielle Bissonette to take 2nd at 160.

  • Katie McNabb (Sale Creek) - McNabb, the #3 out of the East Region, had a fall of Lily Chantler and Isabel Petty to make the Girls 170 lb. final. She lost to defending State Champ Shelby Zacharias to finish 2nd.

  • Chukwuedom Odeigah (Collierville) - Odeigah, the #3 out of the West Region, had a 3rd period fall of Gabriella Gray before downing the defending State Champ Ariyanna Anderson 14-9 in the semis. She lost to Ella Murhpey of Hardin Valley in the 190 lb. Final.

1A-2A:

  • Dakota Pattee (Nolesville): Pattee entered the 1A-2A 126 lb. bracket as the #3 out of Region 3. He won by fall and then a 4-0 decision over Region 4 Champ Dylan Davenport put him in the semis. A loss to Lewis, but wins over Region 1 Champ Charles Dabney and Davenport (again) put him on the 126 lb. podium in 3rd. 3rd in Region 3 and 3rd in the state.

  • Perrin Clark (East Ridge): Clark entered the 1A-2A 132 lb. bracket as the #3 out of Region 3. Clark lost in the 1st round to Garrett Haley and then proceeded to win 4 in a row (3 by fall and a forfeit) to make the consolation finals. Clark was 3rd in Region 3 and finished 4th in the state tournament at 132 lbs.

  • Gaberial Pennington (Eagleville): Pennington entered the 1A-2A 138 lb. bracket as the #3 out of Region 3 (notice a trend?). He had a fall of Yarbrough and a 4-1 decision over Roby Thomas to advance to the semis - where he lost to 2x State Champ Hunter Mason. Pennington then beat Magourik 9-3 and Kale Albritton 16-14 to take 3rd. 3rd in Region 3 and 3rd in the state tournament at 138 lbs.

  • Lucas Taylor (White House Heritage): Taylor entered the 152 lb. bracket as the #4 seed from region 4. He beat Region 2 Champ Jonas Vandergriff of Hixson by fall in the 1st round, Region 1 3rd place Dawson Jones by fall in the quarters and Region 4 Champ Daniel White by fall in the semis. He lost to returning State Champ Garrett Foreman in the finals, but finished 2nd after starting the tournament as a #4 out of Region 4.

  • Dalen Kimble (Sycamore): Kimble was the #3 out of Region 4 and won his 1st round matches before falling to Foreman in the semis 4-0. He won his consi semi match and his 3rd/4th place match over Daniel White to finish 3rd. 3rd from Region 4 and 3rd at the state tournament.

  • Carson Reep (Gibbs): Reep entered the 160 lb. bracket as the #3 from from Region 1. Reep won his 1st two matches before losing in the semis to runner-up Malachi Bennett. Reep pinned Roberts in the consi semis and then downed Region 2 Champ Kobie Smith 8-7 to finish 3rd.

  • Zach Sinner (Nolensville): Sinner entered the 170 lb. bracket as the #3 from Region 3. He beat Elijah Hubbs 5-0 and Region 2 Champ Kylar Chadwick by fall to make the semis. He lost to Kaden White 9-7, but beat Kyle Watts to make the consi finals. Sinner started the tournament as the #3 out Region 3 and finished 4th in the state at 170.

  • Nathan Montpool (Nolensville): Montpool entered the 195 lb. bracket as the #3 from Region 3. He had two falls before losing to eventual Champ Ethan Sutton 9-4 in the semis. He bounced back with a 9-8 win over John Geist and a fall over Arie Donaldson to finish 3rd.

  • Rob Atwood (Trousdale County): Atwood entered the 220 lb. bracket as the #3 from Region 3. He had a 1st round fall over Jeremiah Cope before losing in sudden victory to eventual Champ (and ultimately a 3x State Champ) Jonathan Morton of Elizabethton in the quarters. Atwood then won 3 in a row to make the consi finals before losing to defending State Champ Parrish Pacetti 6-0 for 3rd/4th.

3A

  • Logan Fowler (Cleveland): The chances that Fowler was going to make this list was pretty high. He was one of the top 106’s in the state entering the tournament even though he had finished 2nd to Bryson Terrell in Region 4. What might have been a bit unexpected was that he ran through the bracket … 2 1st period falls and a 15-0 tech fall before beating Terrell 10-8 in the finals to claim the title.

  • Ethan Lipsey (Bradley Central): Lipsey entered the tournament as the #2 at 113 from Region 4. He lost his 1st round match to Region 6 Champ Nicholas Mercante of Wilson Central, but then won 5 in a row (including a 3-1 decision over Mercante) to finish 3rd.

  • Chas Stokes (Oakland): Stokes entered the 3A 113 lb. bracket as the #2 from Region 5. He had a fall and a 7-5 decision over Devin Lozdoski before falling to Bentley Ellison in the semis. He beat Owen Gobel 7-2 in the consi semis to make top 4 in a very deep 3A bracket.

  • Easton Lipsey (Bradley Central): Lipsey entered the 126 lb. bracket as the #2 out of Region 4. He had a forfeit and an 11-0 decision before falling to 3x State Champ Trey Bates in the semis 7-3. Lipsey beat Justin Noll 6-2 and Wemawamungu Moktani 7-2 to take 3rd.

  • Wemawamungu Moktani (Munford): Moktani entered the 126 lb. bracket as the #2 out of Region 8. Moktani lost his opening match to Mason Sells 2-1 before winning 4 in a row (including a sudden victory win over Sells) to make the consi finals.

  • Riley Fort (Wilson Central): Fort entered the 132 lb. bracket as the #2 out of Region 6. He beat Adam Tibotski 12-0 and pinned Taron Patterson before falling in the semis to Brennan Watkins 3-2. Fort pinned Hunter Davis in the consi semis before losing to Sam Shires and finishing 4th in a deep weight.

  • Luke Belcher (Bradley Central): Belcher entered the 138 lb. bracket as the #2 out of Region 4. It wasn’t a surprise to see him handle the bottom side of the bracket as he had a fall, a 6-3 decision over Jacob Roaten, and a 9-1 major decision of Alan Fort before getting a rematch with Cleveland’s Trae McDaniel. McDaniel won the rematch 10-3 and Region 4 went 1st and 2nd at 138.

  • Anthony Lynn (Bradley Central): Lynn was 2nd out of Region 4 at 145. He won his 1st two matches by fall before losing to Landon Fisher of Jefferson County in the semis. A 2-0 win over Alex Rose of Blackman in the consi semis put him on the podium at 145.

  • Aidan Brenot (Clarksville) - Brenot was 2nd out of Region 6 at 152. He won his opening match against Laxton 8-6 in sudden victory and then pinned Henry Tate and earned a major decision over Elijah Cowan to make the finals. He lost a 10-5 decision to finish 2nd at 152.

  • Logan Fisher (Jefferson County) - Fisher was just the 3rd wrestler that was 2nd in his region (Region 1 in this case) to advance to the finals … where he faced the Region 1 Champ in Tre Morrisette. Fisher had two 3rd period falls on his way to the finals including a tight match vs. Justin Brown of Blackman in the semis. He, like Belcher and Brenot (the other two #2’s), would fall in the finals and finish 2nd.

  • Anthony Pyron (Mt Juliet) - Pyron, 2nd out of Region 6, won his 1st round match by fall over Region 5 Champ Justin Chew and his quarterfinal over Region 1 Champ Clint Morrisette 11-6. He lost by major decision to Matheson Meade, but rebounded to finish 3rd … not surprisingly the #1 out of Region 6 - Mason Smith was the returning State Champ at 152 and went on to claim his 2nd title.

  • Tetoe Boyd (Cleveland) and Owen Zuckerman (Houston) - Boyd and Zuckerman - both #2’s - advanced to the finals at 182. Neither had a particularly easy path, but both came in as returning State Placers. Boyd ended up winning it with a 7-2 decision to become the only 3A wrestler that finished as a Region runner-up to go on to claim a title in 2021.

  • Donovan Rich (Beech) - Rich was 2nd in Region 6 and fought his way through the top side to face Dominic Love of Green Hills in the finals. Love was the Region 6 Champ - so we had another region rematch at 195. Love got up 6-3 before getting the fall at the end of the 2nd period to claim the 195 lb. title.

  • Austin McClure (Bradley Central) - McClure was 2nd in Region 4 and fought through the bottom side with tough wins over Region 5 Champ Graham Keating and Keimel Redford before losing to Joshua Cummins in the semis. A win over Keating (again) in the consi semis and 2-1 over Harness in the consi finals put him on the podium in 3rd.

  • Samuel Harness (Cookeville) - Harness was 2nd in Region 5. He downed Region 6 Champ Jesse Richardson 5-4 and Region 1 Champ Sonny Watson 1-0 before losing to Jaden Langford in the semis. Another hard fought 5-4 decision over Richardson in the consis semis put him in the top 4.

State Wrap Up - Episode 2: Tennessee and South Carolina Hammers

Each state had some absolute hammers at their state tournaments. We routinely recognize hammers throughout the season (in fact we try to do it weekly in December and January). In that case, coaches are asked to submit a wrestler that exceeded their expectations - whether that was on the mat, in the classroom in a leadership position, etc. We believe “hammers” aren’t just those wrestlers that destroy their competition and it is important to recognize those wrestlers that are continuing to push their ceiling.

But in this case - we are looking for those wrestlers that really hammered their way to a state title. These are the wrestlers that left no doubt. Not all State Champs are listed … the names below met 3 criteria: 1) they won a state title, 2) each classification had representatives, and 3) they met the point cutoff. Honestly - some brackets were tougher than others and a wrestler that won 5-4 in the semis and then 3-2 in sudden victory to win a title might be more deserving even though he or she did not score as many team points … I fully recognize that. But to avoid confusion (and to make it as objective as possible) I went with the above criteria.

Points cutoff for each class:

  • South Carolina (all): 22

  • Tennessee 3A - 28

  • Tennessee 1A-2A: 28

  • Tennessee D2: 25

  • Tennessee Girls: 26


Brielle Bissonette (Clarksville) - Tennessee Girls 160 lb. State Champ

Brielle destroyed the bracket - earning 3 falls - 2 in the 1st period as she claimed the Tennessee Girls 160 lb. State Title over Hailey Webb of Farragut.

Thomas Borders (Wilson Central) - Tennessee 3A 120 lb. State Champ

Borders claimed his 3rd state title (in 4 attempts) by crushing the bracket early … He had 3 falls before having a real battle in the finals vs. Arlo Laxton of Cleveland. Borders takedown in the 2nd proved the difference in a 3-2 final.

Easton Brannan (Belton Honea-Path) - South Carolina 3A 138 lb. State Champ

Brannan had two 1st period falls en route to the South Carolina 3A 138 lb. title. Pinning Cael Davis in 1 minute and 33 seconds and Jaqwan Tillman in 1 minute and 29 seconds.

Andy Cable (Pigeon Forge) - Tennessee 1A-2A 120 lb. State Champ

Cable, the sensational sophomore from Pigeon Forge, wasn’t challenged on his way to the top step in Tennessee 1A-2A at 120. He had 2 falls and then an 11-3 major over Noah Shriner before downing Spencer Reep of Gibbs 12-4 for the title.

Kodiak Cannedy (Greeneville) - Tennessee 1A-2A 160 lb. State Champ

Cannedy claimed his 3rd state title with ease. He had 4 first period falls and the only two points he gave up the entire day were two escapes in his opening round match.

Cody Chittum (Cleveland) - Tennessee 3A 145 lb. State Champ

Chittum is the #1 ranked 145 lb. in the nation and it showed. He had 4 falls en route to his first Tennessee first state title since 2018 (he has been at Blair Academy for the last two years - so hasn’t wrestled in the state tournament in quite some time). Chittum is a buzzsaw in all positions, but is particularly tough on his feet … scoring 15 takedowns this weekend and yielding just one.

Nick Corday (Baylor) - Tennessee D2 113 lb. State Champ

Like many of the others on this list … Corday dominated early with 2 falls and then hammered his finals opponent (Jay Eversole) 13-2 to claim his 2nd Tennessee State Title.

Lukas Crosby (High Point) - South Carolina 1A-2A 132 lb. State Champ

Crosby, like all of the South Carolina hammers on this list, had a bye and 2 falls. More impressive though is that he didn’t surrender a single point … 5-0 before the 1st period fall in the semis and 7-0 before the 2nd period fall in the final.

Ashton Davis (Cleveland) - Tennessee 3A 220 lb. State Champ

Davis has had some close matches this season - but none happened at the Tennessee 3A State Tournament. He had 2 falls and a 10-2 major to reach the finals where he pinned Wilson Central’s Noah Todd in the 3rd period (in a 2-0 match).

Dayne Dalrymple (Christian Brothers) - Tennessee D2 132 lb. State Champ

Dalrymple added another state title to his collection with a domination of the Tennessee D2 132 lb. bracket. He had 2 falls early in the tournament and then beat Conor Payne 8-0 in the finals.

Darrius Davis (Byrnes) - South Carolina 5A 285 lb. State Champ

Davis, the Upper State Champ, ran through the 285 lb. 5A bracket. He pinned Jacoreyn Byrd in the 2nd period and Davin Jackson in the 3rd period to claim the title.

Garrison Dendy (Baylor) - Tennessee D2 145 lb. State Champ

Dendy claimed his 3rd Tennessee State title with 3 falls to claim the 145 lb. top step. Dendy’s fall in the 2nd period came after a scoreless opening period and then Stigamier chose bottom … which gave Dendy the opportunity to get the fall.

Ryan Dobbs (West-Oak) - South Carolina 3A 152 lb. State Champ

Dobbs also had two 1st period falls as he claimed the 3A 152 lb. State title. He pinned Jackson Caulder in 1 minute and 46 seconds and Matt Williams in 1 minute and 27 seconds.

Garrett Foreman (Pigeon Forge) - Tennessee 1A-2A 152 lb. State Champ

Foreman claimed his 2nd consecutive 1A-2A title with a domination of the bracket … he had a forfeit and 2 1st period pins (including one in the final) - his toughest match was in the semis vs. Dalen Kimble of Sycamore. A 4-0 win with a takedown and a reversal. Gave up just one point in all day.

Ella’lina Gonzalez (Clarksville) - Tennessee Girls 103 lb. State Champ

Gonzalez claimed her first state title with 3 falls including a 1st period fall of Divine Desilets of Tullahoma in the finals. Gonzalez, who is just a sophomore, did not yield a point all day.

David Harper (Baylor) - Tennessee D2 195 lb. State Champ

Like a walk in the park … Harper only spent a total of 2 minutes (and a few seconds) on the mat all day. Takedown, fall; Takedown fall; and to spice things up he had a takedown, nearfall, and then the fall in the finals making it #3 for Harper.

Kaleb Haven (North Central) - South Carolina 1A-2A 195 lb. State Champ

Haven spent just under 3 minutes on the mat en route to the 1A-2A 195 lb. title. He pinned Mikale Hare in just 22 seconds before pinning Isaiah Ellis in 2:33 to win the 195 lb. title.

Brayden Ivy (Lakeway Christian) - Tennessee D2 138 lb. State Champ

Ivy dominated the Tennessee D2 138lb. bracket. He pinned Gowen in the 1st period (after being up 10-2) and then earned a 17-1 tech fall of Micah Tisdale in the finals.

Will Jeffcoat (Pelion) - South Carolina 1A-2A 285 lb. State Champ

Jeffcoast destroyed both David Fonseca and Tuckers Sellers en route to the 285 lb. title … wrestling a total of 1 minute and 9 seconds.

Thomas Johnson (Aynor) - South Carolina 3A 285 lb. State Champ

Johnson finished his season unbeaten at 19-0 with two 1st period falls to claim the 3A 285 lb. title.

Dominic Love (Green Hill) - Tennessee 3A 195 lb. State Champ

Love started out his run to the title with an 8-2 win over Kallum Lowe (a 2020 State Placer). He followed that up with a fall of Maddox Reed and Connor Milhorn before pinning Donovan Rich of Beech in the finals.

Hunter Mason (Greeneville) - Tennessee 1A-2A 138 lb. State Champ

Mason claimed his 2nd title in as many tries and simply hammered the field. He had a 20-5 tech fall and a 17-1 tech fall before pinning Luke London in the 1st period (after leading 6-1).

Martavis Mason (Ninety-Six) - South Carolina 1A-2A 220 lb. State Champ

Mason, the Upper State Champ, pinned Jamaal McKinney halfway through the 3rd period and then pinned Addison Nickles in the 1st period of the 1A-2A 220 lb. final.

Eyan McKnight (Hillcrest) - South Carolina 5A 195 lb. State Champ

McKnight was just one of two South Carolina 5A wrestlers to make the list … the competition seemed more even in 4A and 5A and thus wrestlers scored fewer points for their teams. McKnight was the exception … he had two 2nd period falls (and did not surrender a single point during the tournament) to claim the title.

Nygel Moore (South Pointe) - South Carolina 4A 182 lb. State Champ

Moore battled from a runner-up spot on the bracket to claim the 182 lb. State title. He pinned Chris Snowden before taking our Lower State Champ Navruz Ibragimov 8-7 in the semis. Moore then pinned Aaron Miller in the finals to claim the title.

Jojo Morris (Belton Honea-Path) - South Carolina 3A 126 lb. State Champ

Morris had a 1st period fall over Zach Freeman before taking on Jamie Valenzuela in the finals. His fall of Valenzuela came in the 2nd period in a close 4-3 match.

Tre Morrisette (Dobyns Bennett) - Tennessee 3A 160 lb. State Champ

Morrisette claimed his 2nd state title with 3 falls and a 17-2 tech fall. He pinned Landon Fisher of Jefferson County in the finals in the 1st period and gave up just 6 points the entire day.

Jonathan Morton (Elizabethton) - Tennessee 1A-2A 220 lb. State Champ

Morton won a very good weight class in Tennessee 1A-2A. He pinned Vetter before surviving a tough quarter with Ron Atwood of Trousdale County (a 3-1 sudden victory win). He then pinned Mason Keel and pinned last year’s State Runner-up Caleb Wolfe in the 3rd period of a very close match.

Ella Murhpey (Hardin Valley) - Tennessee Girls 190 lb. State Champ

Ella, just a freshman, ran through the 190 lb. bracket with 3 falls. She pinned Makayla Craig, Jamya Brewer, and Chukwuedom Odeigah to take the top step.

Parker Petersen (Father Ryan) - Tennessee D2 285 lb. State Champ

We missed seeing a possible Petersen vs. Howard matchup as Howard was out of the season with a knee injury. As a result, Petersen destroyed the 285 lb. weight class … wrestling his 3 matches in a total of 1 minute and 19 seconds.

Josh Shaw (Hanahan) - South Carolina 3A 182 lb. State Champ

Shaw, the lower state champ, won by injury default over Jonathan Daimon Hicks and then pinned Peyton Gregory in 57 seconds to claim the 3A 182 lb. title.

Kayson Sorgee (Landrum) - South Carolina 1A-2A 126 lb. State Champ

A bye and 2 falls for the Upper State Champ put him on the top step in South Carolina 1A-2A. He was up 11-0 on Aiden Quick before his semifinal fall and up 10-4 on Dalton Smith before getting the fall in the final.

Cooper Strickland (Belton Honea-Path) - South Carolina 3A 106 lb. State Champ

Strickland pinned Elijah Mayers in 2:17 and Seth Tolman in 1:28 to claim the South Carolina 3A 106 lb. State title. He outscored both of his opponents 10-1 before getting the fall.

Caleb Uhorchuk (Signal Moutnain) - Tennessee 1A-2A 113 lb. State Champ

Caleb, the defending 106 lb. State Champ, bumped up to 113 and took out the defending Champ LeAndre Dabney of Greeneville in the finals 9-4. Uhorchuk won a very deep weight class with relative ease - pinning 2020 State Placers Hunter Gentry and Gregory Gomez along the way.

Daniel Uhorchuk (Signal Mountain) - Tennessee 1A-2A 126 lb. State Champ

The West Point commit (signee?) was unstoppable in 1A-2A 126. He had 3 falls en route to the finals and took an injury default over Trevor Lewis of Hixson in the finals to claim his 4th state title.

Roseanna Vaughn (Northwest) - Tennessee Girls 119 lb. State Champ

Vaughn was unstoppable this season and she continued that throughout the state tournament. She pinned Katie Vail and Milla McNutt to advance to the finals where she pinned the defending State Champ Annalynn Rakett in the 2nd period.

Alex Whitworth (McCallie) - Tennessee D2 170 lb. State Champ

5. Few Tennessee wrestlers win five state titles … Alex Whitworth has joined that elite club and he did so with ease. He pinned Blatt and had a 17-0 tech fall over Ben Bumgarner before downing Ben Revere 19-3 in the 170 lb. finals.

Jack Wyland (Eastside) - South Carolian 4A 132 lb. State Champ

Wyland is just one of two non-Upper or Lower Champ (South Carolina) to make this list after he battled through the bracket from a runner-up spot. Wyland pinned Danchez McNeal before pinning Naszeir Bellamy in the semis. Wyland then beat Spencer Cox 2-1 to claim the 4A 132 lb. title.

South Carolina 1A-2A State Duals - Final 4
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#1 ranked Crescent holds off Chesnee 39-36 to advance to Wednesday night’s showdown with #3 ranked Ninety-Six in the Upper State Final (state semis). #6 Pelion downs Cheraw 45-28 to advance to their Final 4 matchup with #2 Bamberg-Ehrhardt … I believe Pelion beat Bamberg-Ehrhardt 42-37 earlier in the year.