Northwestern beats Dorman 35-19 to hand an undefeated team its first loss for third time in four games

Roebuck – Northwestern High School handed an undefeated and ranked AAAAA football team its first loss of the season for the third time in four games as it beat Dorman 35-19 on Friday at Cavalier Stadium.

    The Trojans, the 2-time defending AAAAA Division II state champions and ranked fourth in the latest High School Sports Report AAAAA poll, improved to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in Region 2. The third-ranked Cavaliers fell to 6-1 and 1-1.

    NHS jumped out to a 14-0 lead after one quarter. Shrine Bowl quarterback Xavier Means tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to Malik Ratliff and Dash Holley had a 10-yard scoring run.

    DHS cut the lead to 14-7 in the second quarter on a 3-yard run by Dai’shon Watkins-Hymes. Northwestern took a 21-7 lead into halftime as Means scored on a 4-yard run.

    The Trojans extended the lead to 28-7 in the third quarter as Means connected with Ratliff again, this time for 62 yards. Dorman pulled within 28-13 on a 55-yard run by running back Nick Means. The extra point attempt was blocked.

    Xavier Means tossed his third TD pass in the fourth quarter, this one a 45-yarder to Payton Vining. Carter Nash scored the Cavaliers’ final touchdown on a 6-yard run.

    Xavier Means had another big game, completing 13 of 19 passes for 208 yards and running for 118 yards on 13 carries. Daylen Shankle rushed for 69 yards on 14 carries.

    Ratliff had five catches for 95 yards, while Vining had two receptions for 65 yards. Kadin Vassel grabbed four passes for 39 yards.

    Alex Bendt connected on all five of his PAT attempts.

    Shrine Bowl linebacker KJ Burg led the Northwestern defense with 10 tackles and 2 ½ tackles for a loss. Alex Hengle had six stops, four TFLs and three quarterback sacks. Malik Darby had two TFLs and a sack.

    Nick Means led DHS by rushing for 136 yards on 17 rushes. Nash had 46 yards on 12 attempts.

    Quarterback Cooper Patterson completed 12 of 38 passes for 153 yards. Watkins-Hymes had six catches for 56 yards, and Kendeal Jones had three receptions for 61 yards.

    Dillon 35

    Waccamaw 20

    Pawleys Island – Dillon rallied from a 20-14 halftime by outscoring Waccamaw 21-0 in the second half for a 35-20 triumph at the WHS field.

    The Wildcats improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in Region 6-AA. The Warriors dropped to 2-5 and 0-2.

    DHS led 14-6 after the first quarter as Noah Singletary scored on a 1-yard run and Geno Lester had a 13-yard touchdown run. Waccamaw put up 14 points in the second quarter to take the lead into the locker room.

    Lester scored on a 12-yard run for the first TD of the second half, and Jose Betancourt added the third of his five extra points to give Dillon the lead for good at 21-20. Nibras Harrison tossed a 14-yard scoring pass to Jamarion Campbell to make it 28-20.

    The Wildcats put the game away on a 14-yard scoring run by Lester in the fourth quarter.

    Lester and Singletary both had outstanding rushing games. Lester ran for 193 yards and three touchdowns on 17 carries, while Singletary had 181 yards and a TD on 19 rushes.

    Harrison ran for 41 yards on five carries.

    Junior middle linebacker Malachi Nelson led the defense with 15 tackles and one tackle for a loss.

    Summerville 50

    Stratford 7

    Summerville – Summerville improved to 5-2 with a 50-7 victory over Stratford on Friday at the Summerville field.

    The Green Wave is now in Region 6-AAAAA. The Knights dropped to 0-8 and 0-3.

    Ethan D’Water threw three touchdown passes, a 6-yard Toreyion Jackson, a 45-yarder to Jaelyn Pounds and a 30-yarder to Demarcus King. Summerville had 228 passing yards.

    Shrine Bowl running back Jaylen Williams had a 10-yard scoring run, and Maxwell Grant had two TDs. Quintin Bitting had a 62-yard scoring run.

    Stratford’s score came on an 8-yard touchdown pass from Caleb Lott to Micah Adams. Lott completed 17 of 25 passes for 139 yards, while Adams had seven receptions for 53 yards. Tyvai Deas had five catches for 63 yards.

    Batesburg-Leesville 48

    Clear Dot Charter 0

    Batesburg-Leesville -- Batesburg-Leesville won its third straight game with a 48-0 triumph over Clear Dot Charter on Friday at The Pit.

    The Panthers improved to 3-4 overall and are now 2-0 in Region 2-Class A. The Bats fell to 3-4 and 1-1.

    Terrance Cook ran for three touchdowns and passed for another. H rushed for 116 yards on eight carries and completed 5 of 10 passes for 56 yards.

    Dee Coleman also rushed for over 100 yards and ran for three scores, finishing with 109 on eight carries. Mario Waters had 44 yards on four rushes.

    Graham Pierce had the TD reception among his three catches for 47 yards.

    Saluda 42

    Pelion 0

    Pelion – Saluda’s offense continued to roll, scoring 35 points in the first half on the way to a 42-0 win over Pelion on Thursday at the PHS field.

    The Tigers improved to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in Region 2-AA. The Panthers fell to 2-5 and 0-2.

    Tristan Daniels rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries to lead SHS. Avery Coyle completed 7 of 10 passes for 160 yards and three scores.

    Darryl Hill had two catches, both for TDs, for 114 yards. Ceddion Springs had a 74-yard touchdown run and caught two passes for 21 yards, one for a score.

    Tre Jackson rushed for 56 yards to lead Pelion. Matthew Snipes added 53 yards.

    Wagener-Salley 48

    Barnwell 14

 Wagener – Barnwell fell to 2-5 on the season as it lost its Region 4-Class A opener to Wagener Salley 48-14 on Friday at the W-S field.

The War Eagles improved to 7-1 overall and 1-1 in region play.

 Torye Pickens led the Warhorses, rushing for 136 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. Josiah Gibson completed 11 of 22 passes for 136 yards. Zavion Snelling had four catches for 87 yards.

 Snelling and Rayshaun Pernell had nine tackles apiece to lead the BHS defense.

    Senior Channing Smith completed 5 of 13 passes for three touchdowns and 140 yards to lead Wagener-Salley. Zamien Capers rushed for 30 yards and a TD on three carries and had a 72-yard reception.

    South Florence 51

    St. James 3

    Murrells Inlet – South Florence scored 31 points in the second quarter to break the game open and roll to a 51-3 victory over St. James on Friday at the SJHS field.

    The Bruins won their sixth straight game to improve to 6-2 overall and 4-0 in Region 7-AAAA. The Sharks fell to 2-6 and 0-4.

    SF only led 7-0 after the first quarter before exploding in the second quarter.

    Cameron James and Jayden Allen both rushed for over 100 yards for South. James had 129 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries, while Allen had 113 yards and two scores on 15 rushes.

    De’eric Davis completed 7 of 1 passes for 91 yards and a TD while rushing for 24 yards and two touchdowns on three carries. Semaj Parker had three catches for 62 yards and the TD.

 Dewain Felder led the defense with 15 tackles and three TFLs. Quashawn Byrd had 10 tackles and one TFL, and Davey Greene had two TFLs.

 Chesnee 36

 Clinton 20

 Chesnee – Chesnee’s Brymier Miller rushed for 278 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries to help the Eagles beat Clinton 36-20 on Friday at Chesnee Stadium.

The Eagles improved to 5-2 overall and 1-1 in Region 2-AA. The Red Devils lost their third straight game to fall to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in region play.

Chesnee led 14-13 at halftime before outscoring Clinton 22-7 in the second half.

Miller’s touchdown runs went for 73, 69 and 10 yards, respectively.

 Marquez Franklin added 71 yards and a TD on six carries for the Eagles. Franklin also caught a 65-yard touchdown pass from Evan=Reece Lawter.

 Angelo Cromer rushed for 82 yards and a score on 14 carries to lead Clinton. Owen Glenn completed 9 of 13 passes for 148 yards and two TDs while rushing for 21 yards.

 Graydon Watkins had both of the touchdown receptions among his five catches for 136 yards.

 Northside Christian 28

 Cardinal Newman 0

 Columbia – Northside Christian Academy remained undefeated on the season as it defeated Cardinal Newman 28-0 on Friday at the CN field.

The Crusaders improved to 8-0 in the non-region contest. The Cardinals fell to 2-6.

 BJ Suits ran for three touchdowns and threw for another for NCA. Suits rushed for 137 on 17 carries and completed 3 of 7 passes for 18 yards.

 Gracen Wilson rushed for 69 yards on 10 carries. Aslan Railey caught a 4-yard TD pass.