Week Zero Football Roundup

          Charlotte – Northwestern High School scored 21 points in the fourth quarter, but it was too little, too late as the Trojans fell to Providence Day of Charlotte 42-35 in the Keep Pounding Classic on Saturday at Bank of America Stadium.

         Quarterback Finley Polk of Northwestern completed 27 of 43 passes for 397 yards and four touchdowns against three interceptions. Providence Day quarterback Jadyn Davis completed 24 of 34 passes for 451 yards and five touchdowns.

         Jaylen Burris was the Trojans’ leading receiver with five catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Turbo Richard had five catches for 60 yards and rushed for 62 yards on 17 carries. Richard also had two kickoff returns for 78 yards. Jayden Nichols had six catches for 70 yards and a TD.

         Providence Day’s Jordan Shipp had 13 catches for 238 yards and two scores, while Channin Goodwin had five catches for 139 yards and two TDs.

Crest 44

Gaffney 38

              Shelby, N.C. – Crest High School of Shelby, North Carolina, scored the game’s final 10 points to pull out a 44-38 win over Gaffney on Friday at the Crest field.

While in different states, the school’s are only 18 miles apart.

         Jaiden McDowell led the Gaffney rushing attack with 142 yards and three touchdowns on 20 carries. Quarterback Riley Staton completed 14 of 25 passes for 279 yards and two scores. Jamarcus Smith had six catches for 110 yards and a score, and Emazon Littlejohn had six catches for 104 yards and a TD.

       Byrnes 24

         Hough 9

         Cornelius, N.C. – Byrnes High School traveled to the Charlotte area to defeat Hough High School 24-9 on Friday.

       Tre Segarra had a 13-yard scoring run and caught a 62-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Andrew Stevens to lead the Rebels. Segarra rushed for 84 yards on 18 carries.

         Stevens completed 8 of 16 passes for 161 yards.

         Chamarryus Bomar returned an interception for a touchdown and had three tackles, one of them for a loss.

      Saluda 42

      Mid-Carolina 10

      Prosperity – Saluda High School jumped out to a 28-0 halftime lead and rolled to a 42-10 win over Mid-Carolina on Friday at the M-C field.

     Kyree Etheridge rushed fo4 104 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries to lead the Tigers. KenMane Brunson ran eight times for 77 yards and two scores, and Brayden Williams had 10 carries for 79 yards and a score. Drew Arrant completed 11 of 14 passes for 112 yards.

      White Knoll 49

      Orangeburg-Wilkinson 0

     Orangeburg – Quarterback Landon Sharpe completed 15 of 20 passes for 287 yhards and three touchdowns to lead White Knoll to a 49-0 victory over Orangeburg-Wilkinson on Friday at the O-W field.

     Sharpe threw scoring passes to Hasan Lee, CJ Earl and Tiyon Fanning. Lee had five catches for 85 yards, Earl two for 45 and Fanning one for 47. Evan Henderson had five catches for 90 yards.

     Fanning also had 108 rushing yards and a TD on 15 carries, while Earl had a 34-yard scoring run. Earl also returned three punts for 62 yards.

     Mondo Domenech led the Wolves defense with seven tackles, three of them for loss, and a sack. Benjamin Bradley returned a fumble 96 yards for a score.

     Sumter 53

     Lakewood 8

     Sumter – Sumter High School opened a 35-0 lead at halftime and cruised to a 53-8 victory over Lakewood on Friday at J. Frank Baker Stadium.

         Quarterback Pate Merchant completed 14 of 21 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Gamecocks. His top target was Jamireh Bey, who had five catches for 120 yards and three touchdowns. One of the TDs was for 66 yards.

         John Peeples rushed for 76 yards and three scores on 12 carries.

         Jordane Lowery led the Sumter defense with eight tackles, three of them for loss. Anthony Addison had eight tackles as well, 2 ½ for loss.

         Clinton 50

         Batesburg-Leesville 28

         Batesburg-Leesville – Clinton High School jumped out to a 43-7 halftime lead and rolled to a 50-28 win over Batesburg-Leesville on Friday at The Pit.

       Red Devils quarterback T. Richardson completed 5 of 6 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 32 yards and another score on just three carries.

         Zay Johnson had a 38-yard TD catch while returning a punt 54 yards and two kickoffs for 48 yards. Kadon Crawford had 36 yards on two catches, one of them for a TD.

        Kason Copeland led the rushing attack with 71 yards and a score on 10 carries. DJ Clark had a 55-yard TD run, and Javen Cook had four rushes for 44 yards and a score. Cook also had a 27-yard reception.

         Amadre Woodson led B-L offensively rushing for 63 yards and a TD on 11 carries and coming up with an 83-yard TD catch. Jayden Davis had 10 carries for 90 yards and a TD.

         Airport 36

         Swansea 2

         Swansea – Jesse Ray Hoover threw for four touchdowns and ran for another to lead Airport High School to a 36-2 victory over Swansea in its first game under head coach Shane Fidler on Friday at the Swansea field.

         Hoover completed 14 of 23 passes for 215 yards while rushing for 56 yards on eight carries. Avery Jones caught all four of the TD passes, finishing with nine catches overall for 144 yards. Kendrick Pearson rushed for 107 yards on 14 carries.

         Montrelle Keys led the Airport defense with 10 tackles, three of them sacks. Bryant Cherry had 11 total tackles, while Hayden Chapman had six tackles and 1 1/2 tackles for loss.

         Chester 42

         Lancaster 6

         Lancaster -- Chester High School opened its season with a 42-6 victory over Lancaster on Saturday at the LHS field.

         Elijah Coleman led the Cyclones by rushing for 130 yards on 23 carries. Quarterback Trooper Floyd completed 7 of 12 passes for 104 yards and three TDs. Reggie Heath had five catches for 87 yareds and two TDs.

         Linebacker Antonio Hopkins led the defense with eight tackles, two tackles for loss, two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown. CJ McCree had 13 tackles and one TFL, Hudhaifah Taylor had 11 tackles and one TFL and DJ Stevenson had a 37-yard interception return.

         Philip Simmons 52

         Andrews 28

         Charleston – Markellis Asbury and Sharod Williams both ran for two touchdowns and Michael Spignardo caught two TD passes from Tavien Orellana to lead Philip Simmons to a 52-28 win over Andrews on Friday at the PS field.

         Asbury rushed for 135 yards on 13 carries, while Williams had 83 yards on 11 carries. Troy Stevenson had a 35-yard scoring run.

         Bryce Smalls led the defense with 12 tackles, three of them for loss. Spignardo had a 51-yard interception return to go with four tackles.

         Lavon White led the Andrews offense with 113 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. Brandon Cumbee completed 6 of 12 passes for 87 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 48 yards and a score on four carries. Aarin Moore caught four passes for 42 yards and a TD while returning five kickoffs for 160 yards, including an 81-yarder.

         Chris Stewart led the Andrews defense with eight tackles, 1 ½ TFLs, a fumble recovery, a forced fumble and pass breakup.