The South Carolina Wrestling Coaches Association/SCMat.com statewide rankings were released Wednesday, and as expected, several area teams are represented.
Waccamaw, No. 6 in Class AA/A, is the highest ranked Grand Strand team. The Warriors are led by St. James transfer John Van Slooten, who is the No. 1 wrestler in the classification in the 145-pound division. Van Slooten won Class AAA state title a year ago while still at St. James.
Other area teams appearing in this week's rankings include North Myrtle Beach (No. 8, AAA), Socastee (No. 10, AAA), Aynor (No. 8, AA/A) and Loris (No. 16, AA/A).
Three of those teams - Waccamaw, Socastee and North Myrtle Beach - will get together Thursday at the North Myrtle Beach duals. The matches begin at 6 p.m.
This week's rankings:
AAAA
1. Rock Hill
2. Lexington
3. Hillcrest
4. Summerville
5. Beaufort
6. Boiling Springs
7. Dorman
8. Lugoff-Elgin
9. Fort Dorchester
10. Stratford
11. Wando
12. Fort Mill
13. South Pointe
14. York
15. Ashley Ridge
16. Cane Bay
17. Northwestern
18. White Knoll
19. Dutch Fork
20. Bluffton
AAA
1. Eastside
2. Broome
3. West-Oak
4. Belton-Honea Path
5. Hanahan
6. Emerald
7. Dreher
8. North Myrtle Beach
9. Chapman
10. Socastee
11. Hilton Head
12. Chapin
13. Pickens
14. Palmetto
15. Union County
16. Airport
17. Gilbert
18. Blue Ridge
19. Greenville
20. Chester
AA/A
1. Bamberg-Ehrhardt
2. Cheraw
3. Edisto
4. Liberty
5. Chesnee
6. Waccamaw
7. Battery Creek
8. Aynor
9. Crescent
10. Marion
11. Indian Land
12. Lake City
13. Pendleton
14. Columbia
15. Keenan
16. Loris
17. Eau Claire
18. Academic Magnet
19. Abbeville
20. Ninety-Six
