Two Midlands teams to wrestle for state titles. A look at matchups, ticket info
.jpg "The 2023 SC High School League wrestling championships will take place Saturday at Dreher High School.")
Two Kershaw County schools will wrestle for state championships.
North Central and Lugoff-Elgin won their semifinal matches on Wednesday and will wrestle in Saturday’s championships at Dreher High School.
North Central defeated Cross, 45-34, to win the Class 2A Lower State championship. The Knights will face Liberty at 10 a.m. Saturday. It’s North Central’s third championship appearance since 2019.
Lugoff-Elgin is headed to its first state championship since 2010, when it was in Class 3A.. The Demons defeated May River, 53-15, to win the Class 4A Lower State championship.
Lugoff-Elgin will face defending state championship Eastside at 4 p.m. Eastside is going for its eighth straight championship and 18th overall, which would tie Rock Hill for most in state history. L-E is going for its sixth championship.
Three other Midlands teams had their seasons end Wednesday.
Chapin lost to Fort Mill, 36-31, in the Class 5A Upper State championship while Summerville defeated River Bluff, 39-24, in 5A Lower State.
Gilbert lost to Aynor, 53-18, in the Class 3A Lower State championship.
SC Wrestling Championship Schedule
Saturday
At Dreher High School
Class 2A: Liberty vs. North Central, 10 a.m.
Class 3A: West-Oak vs. Aynor, 1 p.m.
Class 4A: Eastside vs. Lugoff-Elgin, 4 p.m.
Class 5A: Fort Mill vs. Summerville, 7 p.m.
Ticket information
All tickets are $12. Everyone must have a ticket unless they are a toddler or infant and can sit on someone’s lap. Tickets can be found at www.gofan.co beginning Feb. 9.
How to watch
All matches will be streamed on NFHS Network for $11.99, which includes access to the site for an entire month.
This story was originally published February 8, 2023 at 9:55 PM.
