Four area wrestling standouts will participate in next month's newly formatted S.C. Wrestling Coaches Association North-South All-Star Classic. Loris' Maurice Morris and Terrence Cox, Myrtle Beach's Caleb Desjardins and North Myrtle Beach's Taylor Collins received invites to the event, which will be held March 5-7 in North Myrtle Beach.
The all-star weekend is undergoing its third major overhaul since it was created by Brookland-Cayce's John Checkovich in 1989.
This year, three teams were chosen from South Carolina. A group of 14 wrestlers comprises an all-South Carolina team, which includes the state's most talented individuals. North and South teams were then chosen from the remaining pool of seniors.
The South Carolina team will wrestle against a group of Georgia all-stars on Friday, March 6 at 7:45 p.m.. That match will be preceeded by the North and South all-star teams meeting in a dual match. The matches will be held at North Myrtle Beach High School.
ROSTERS
Team South Carolina
103- John Perry, Battery Creek
112- Will James, Wando
119- Eric Rohletter, West Oak
125- Brandon Fiex, Fort Mill
130- Wesley Dallas, Fort Dorchester
135- Eddie Coles, Eastside
140- Chad Beck, Rock Hill
145- Giazzi Segarra, Dorman
152- Zach McCormick, Westside
160- Zane Newton, Emerald
171- Kraig Crawford, Lexington
189- Bill Glace, Abbeville
215- Kyle Smith, Riverside
285- Johnson Jamison, Riverside
South all-stars
112- Clement Metrejean- Fort Dorchester
119- Barrett Owens, Chapin
125- Hampton Motley, Lexington
125- Terrence Cox, Loris
130- Horus Madrid, Camden
130- Blake Tillman, Lugoff-Elgin
135- George Holstead, Dutchfork
135- Tashawn Takeall, Berkeley
135- Ryan Sparks, Hilton Head
140- Will Long, Camden
140- Patrick Boulware, Bluffton
145- Josh Sullivan, Sumter
145- Rocky Williams-McClure
152- Will Graham, Lugoff-Elgin
152- Emerson Shaw, Chapin
152- Zach Howerton, Lexington
152- Josh Stevenson, Airport
160- Lawerence Buck, Edisto
160- Matthew Chapman, Gilbert
171- Maurice Morris, Loris
171- Ryan Sullivan, Summerville
171- Caleb Dejardins, Myrtle Beach
189- Tyler Ellis, Battery Creek
189- Reed Jacobs, Wando
215- DJ Davis, Wando
215- Adrian Stewart, Fort Dorchester
285- James Hannon, Hilton Head
285- Jimmy Carson, Irmo
Coaches- Albert Spalviero, James Island- Derek Ayers, Cane Bay- Ray Adkins, Hanahan
North all-stars
112- Luke Campbell- Laurens
119- Cody McCall, Crescent
125- Will Baker, Eastside
125- Justin McClester, Lugoff-Elgin
130- Michael Hellman, Greenwood
130- Andrew Davis- Easley
130- Chris Jones, Travelers Rest
135- Richie Flynn, Woodruff
140- DJ Jules, Greenville
140- Josh Cowan- Abbeville
140- Dillon Creed, Indian Land
140- Shwan White- Richland Northeast
145- Kyle Blankenship- Belton Honea-Path
152- Austin Poynter- Eastside
152- Patrick Yib, Boiling Springs
152- Trevor Martin, Dorman
152- Ben Monroe- Chapin
160- Chris Abeyta, Greenwood
160- Thomas Mockridge, Fort Mill
171- Jon Weber, Riverside
171- Josh Tuck, Rock Hill.
171- Jeff Hoover, Gilbert
189- Nolan Courvell- Wade Hampton
189- Taylor Collins, North Myrtle Beach*
215- TJ Cayruth, Dutch Fork
215- Brandon Proveaux, White Knoll
285- Austin Hedden, Walhalla
285- Ra'mon Truesdale, South Pointe
*Moved to North team to balance rosters.
Coaches- Chris Brock, Fort Mill- Brian Wilkins, JL Mann- Anthony Martin- Abbeville Assistant Coach- Ted Monroe, Lugoff-Elgin Middle School
