Lexington County wrestling teams concluded the team portion of their postseason as the SCHSL state duels championships wrapped up.

Eighteen teams qualified for the postseason and 11 advanced past the first round. 

The first two rounds were hosted on the same day by highest seeded teams. Four teams were at each site and competed for a spot in the next two rounds on another day. 

Chapin’s boys, Swansea’s boys and River Bluff’s girls were the only teams to advance to the second day of competition. 

For the girls, the next two rounds were the final two rounds. The Gators traveled to Dreher to wrestle the other top teams in 5A, but fell short of winning it all. 

River Bluff was matched with Greenwood, while on the other mat, Rock Hill wrestled Blythewood. 

It was a tense environment with many competitive bouts. People were screaming, fans were on their feet and the wrestlers were putting on a show. 

River Bluff took an early lead in its match, but Greenwood fought back. It came down to the final few wrestlers before Greenwood secured some timely pins and took the win. 

The Gators' season came to an end in the semifinal, while Greenwood went on to finish second to Rock Hill. In just two years of existence, River Bluff made it to the semifinals both times. 

Now that the team portion is done, the girls will compete for individual state titles. Qualifiers took place Wednesday and Thursday. The championships will be Feb. 20-21 at the Florence Center.

The boys did not fare much better in their next round. Chapin wrestled St. James and lost, while Swansea lost to Battery Creek. St. James and Battery Creek went on to lose in the semifinal. 

Like the girls, the boys will shift focus to the individual tournament. Qualifying takes place this weekend, and the championship matches will also be Feb. 20-21 at the Florence Center. 

Final coaches rankings

5A Division I

1. James Island

2. Clover

3. Stratford

4. Ashley Ridge

5. Summerville

6. Carolina Forest

7. Byrnes

8. Blythewood

9. Rock Hill

10. Fort Dorchester

11. Boiling Springs

12. Dorman

13. Mauldin

14. Lexington

15. Wando

16. River Bluff

17. Cane Bay

18. Spartanburg

19. Wade Hampton

20. Dutch Fork

5A Division II

1. Fort Mill

2. Lugoff-Elgin

3. Eastside

4. St. James

5. Chapin

6. White Knoll

7. TL Hanna

8. Greenwood

9. Catawba Ridge

10. Hillcrest

11. Northwestern

12. Nation Ford

13. Greenville

14. Woodmont

15. Indian Land

16. Gaffney

17. Lucy Beckham

18. Goose Creek

19. Berkeley

20. Socastee

4A

1. May River

2. Travelers Rest

3. South Pointe

4. Fountain Inn

5. Daniel

6. Westside

7. Laurens

8. Aiken

9. Hartsville

10. North Augusta

11. York

12. Greer

13. Bluffton

14. Hilton Head

15. Dreher

16. South Aiken

17. Beaufort

18. Gilbert

19. AC Flora

20. Darlington

3A

1. West-Oak

2. Powdersville

3. Palmetto

4. Belton-Honea Path

5. Aynor

6. Union County

7. Broome

8. Waccamaw

9. Crescent

10. Hanahan

11. Woodruff

12. Battery Creek

13. Swansea

14. Marlboro County

15. Loris

16. Walhalla

17. Chapman

18. Christ Church

19. Keenan

20. Pendleton

2A/A

1. Chester

2. Chesnee

3. Liberty

4. Ninety-Six

5. Clinton

6. Dixie

7. Buford

8. Timberland

9. Edisto

10. Pelion

11. Bamberg-Ehrhardt

12. High Point Academy

13. Cheraw

14. Bridges Prep

15. Batesburg-Leesville

16. Military Magnet

17. Philip Simmons

18. Academic Magnet

19. American Leadership

20. Mid-Carolina

Girls

1. Rock Hill 

2. Greenwood 

3. River Bluff 

4. Blythewood 

5. Chester 

6. Northwestern 

7. Chesnee 

8. Boiling Springs 

9. Byrnes 

10. White Knoll 

11. South Florence 

12. Crescent 

13. Cane Bay 

14. Gilbert 

15. South Pointe 

16. Sumter 

17. American Leadership

18. Batesburg-Leesville 

19. Wando Girls

20. Hilton Head