OCTOBER 25 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP
Manning wins Region 7-AA title with a 38-13 triumph over Marion
Marion – The Manning High School football team secured the Region 7-AA title with a 38-13 victory over Marion on Friday at the Marion field.
The Monarchs, ranked No. 8 in the High School Sports Report AA poll, won their eighth straight game to improve to 8-1 on the season and 5-0 in the region. Marion fell to 1-8 and 0-5.
Joshua Cooper rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries to lead Manning, which ran for 237 yards. Jaylnn Coard had 72 yards and a touchdown on four carries and also had three 2-point conversion runs. Jontavious Canty had 71 yards and a touchdown on nine carries.
Quarterback Ja’Rae Mitchell completed 8 of 11 passes for 112 yards and two TDs. He also had four carries for 22 yards.
Jeffery Ceasar had three catches for 54 yards and a touchdown, and Jaron Hammett had an 18-yard TD catch. Lovell Stevenson had three catches for 30 yards.
Ceasar also had a 63-yard punt return along with four tackles and an interception on defense.
Lamar Hilton led the Manning defense with 11 tackles.
Saluda 35
Strom Thurmond 25
Saluda – Saluda remained undefeated with a 35-25 victory over Strom Thurmond on Friday at the SHS field.
The Tigers, the No. 1 team in AA, improved to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in Region 2. The Rebels fell to 5-2 and 2-1.
Brayden Williams ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries and had a 21-yard reception to lead Saluda. Tristan Daniels rushed for 74 yards and two more scores on 11 carries and had a 25-yard catch.
Quarterback Drew Arant completed 9 of 17 passes for 139 yards and a TD. Victavis Gaines had three catches for 25 yards and the TD.
Leading the way for Strom Thurmiond was Lee Brisbaun. He completed 11 of 29 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Jay Sewell had eight catches for 128 yards and the two TDs.
Deonte Phillips had seven carries for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Dorman 9
Gaffney 7
Gaffney – Ransom Farr booted the final of his three field goals from 41 yards out with 3:04 remaining in the game to lift Dorman to a 9-7 victory over previously undefeated Gaffney on Friday at The Reservation.
Farr’s other two field goals came in the second quarter, from 41 and 32 yards, respectively, to give the Cavaliers a 6-0 halftime lead.
Gaffney, ranked No. 1 in the AAAAA Division II poll, fell to 6-1 overall and 3-1 in Region 2-AAAAA. Dorman improved to 5-3 and 3-2.
Kentavion Anderson had eight tackles and two quarterback sacks while Dru Darby had seven tackles and two sacks to lead the DHS defense.
Gaffney’s points came on a 25-yard touchdown pass from Jayvon Gilmore to Jamarcus Smith in the third quarter. Evan Olson added the extra point to make it 7-6.
Gilmore completed 11 of 21 passes for 161 yards while Smith had six catches for 93 yards.
Shedrick Sarratt had 10 tackles to lead the Indian defense.
Dillon 47
Waccamaw 39
Pawleys Island – Jamarion Fling scored six touchdowns to lead Dillon to a 47-39 shootout win over Waccamaw on Friday at the WHS field,
Fling ran for 276 yards on 40 carries for the Wildcats, who are ranked third in AAA and improved to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in Region 7-AAA. The Warriors fell to 5-4 and 2-2.
Rahmond Hamilton rushed for 56 yards and a score on six carries while completing 8 of 12 passes for 120 yards. Zamaurious Robertson had four catches for 68 yards while having one carry for 23 yards.
Daniel Capehart led the defense with 13 tackles while Keryien Brown had 11.
Barnwell 34
Edisto 8
Barnwell – Barnwell improved to 8-1 on the season with a 34-8 win over Edisto on Friday at the BHS field.
The Warhorses, ranked second in AA, improved to 3-0 in Region 5-AA. They can win the region title with a victory over Whale Branch on Friday.
BHS quarterback Cameron Austin completed 10 of 13 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 24 yards and a score on seven carries. Nehemiah Brown had 14 carries for 88 yards and two TDs.
Batesburg-Leesville 48
Pelion 0
Batesburg-Leesville – Batesburg-Leesville remained undefeated with a 48-0 victory over Pelion on Friday at the B-L field.
Quarterback Tanner Watkins completed 8 of 13 passes for 167 yards and a TD while rushing for 50 yards and two scores on five carries. Amadre Wooden had 13 carries for 156 yards and two touchdowns
KD Whitt and LJ Williams had scoring runs. Jamerius Clark had three catches for 102 yards, one of them a 70-yard TD. Tyler Classen had four catches for 52 yards.
Logan Sturkie had two catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns. William Robinson had five catches for 67 yards.
Cheraw 38
Buford 14
Cheraw -- Cheraw clinched the Region 4-AA title with a 38-14 victory over Buford on Friday at the CHS field.
The Braves improved to 4-0 in region play and 6-3 overall. Buford fell to 2-6 and 1-3.
Quarterback Kadin Thomas completed 12 of 17 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns. Nick Gordon had a 46-yard touchdown catch and finished with six catches for 86 yards. Desean Drake had a 40-yard scoring catch among his five catches for 89 yards, and Zay Campbell had a 25-yard TD catch.
Sam Phillips added a 25-yard field goal for Cheraw. Cam McClendon and Justyn Joint both had scoring runs.
Antonio Amos had 11 carries for 67 yards and a touchdown for Buford. Marvin Randolph ran for 48 yards and a score on nine carries.
Clinton 62
Blacksburg 14
Clinton – Clinton remained unbeaten in Region 2-AA with a 61-14 victory over Blacksburg on Friday at Wilder Stadium.
The Red Devils, ranked fifth in AA, improved to 6-2 overall and 3-0 in region play. Blacksburg fell to 3-5 and 0-2.
CHS had 605 yards of total offense, including 478 on the ground. Javen Cook led the way by rushing for 152 yards and a score on 12 carries. AZ Simmons had three carries for 82 yards and a touchdown, Tushawan Richardson ran for 73 yards and two scores on seven carries while completing 3 of 8 passes for 102 yards.
KJ vance had eight carries for 64 yards and a touchdown. Rhett Gilliam had two scoring runs while Owen Glenn and Angelo Cromer both had a TD run.
Shun Rogers caught six passes for 120 yards and a score for Blacksburg. Josh Sims completed 12 of 28 passes for 229 yards and the TD pass while running for the other score.
Dominique Odom rushed for 86 yards on 22 carries. Devin Swindler had two catches for 88 yards.
Mountain View Prep 49
Broome 20
Spartanburg -- Mountain View Prep remained undefeated with a 49-20 triumph over Broome on Friday at the MVP field.
Mountain View Prep, ranked second in AAA, improved to 8-0 overall and 3-0 in Region 3. Broome fell to 3-5 and 0-2, .
Bryson Drummond completed 12 of 16 passes for 273 yards and four touchdowns. Kaveon Washington had four catches for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Kadarius Hainsworth had six catches for 82 yards and two scores.
Jaylen McGill had a 55-yard TD catch and rushed for 101 yards and two more scores on 11 carries.
Thomas Heyward 51
Carolina Academy 6
Ridgeland -- Joshua Gibson returned two kickoffs for touchdowns as Thomas Heyward Academy improved to 8-1 overall with a 51-6 victory over Carolina Academy on Friday at the THA field.
Gibson had two returns, one going for 84 yards and the other for 60 yards.
Tony O’Banner rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on seven carries to lead the Rebels. Colton Young had 127 yards and a score on seven carries.
Quarterback Kiran Boggess completed 6 of 8 passes for 68 yards and a score. O’Banner had a 20-yard touchdown catch.
Beau Pinckney led the THA defense with 12 tackles. Kelan Fripp had 11 tackles and two TFLs, Benjamin Gibson had nine tackles and two TFLs, and Dodge Peeples had seven tackles and two TFLs
Northside Christian 34
Florence Christian 7
Florence – Northside Christian Academy scored the game’s first 21 points and went on to a 34-7 win over Florence Christian School on Friday at the FCS field.
JR Kunard led Northside, which improved to 8-1, with 126 yards on 10 carries, including a 69-yard touchdown run. Sam Burks rushed for 118 yrds and two scores on 17 carries, BJ Suits had eight carries for 38 yards and a TD.
Jake Jeffrey returned an interception 46 yards for the other touchdown.
FCS fell to 5-4.
Central 34
Chesterfield 8
Chesterfield – Central improved to 7-2 on the season with a 34-8 win over Chesterfield on Friday at the Chesterfield field.
The Eagles, ranked 12th in AA, improved to 3-1 in Region 4-AA. Fourteenth-ranked Chesterfield fell to 6-3 and 1-3.
Dwanye Louallen Jr. led Central offensively. He completed 16 of 24 passes for 249 yards while running for 89 yards and a TD on 11 carries. Aiden Short had 13 catches for 69 yards and two touchdowns while catching four passes for 79 yards.
Tray Wilson had five catches for 77 yards and had three carries for 19 yards and a TD.
Marques Allen and Jaiden Hillian led the Central defense with nine tackles apiece. Hillian also had a sack and a TFL.
South Florence 36
Lower Richland 19
Florence – South Florence remained unbeaten in Region 5-AAAA with a 36-19 victory over Lower Richland on Friday at Bruin Stadium.
SFHS improved to 7-2 overall and 5-0 in region play. South Florence, ranked seventh in AAAA, will travel to sixth-ranked Hartsville on Friday to play for the region title. The Red Foxes are also 5-0 in region play.
Jayden Sellers returned a punt 44 yards for a touchdown and caught a 20-yard TD pass to lead the Bruins. Tre’ Leonard ran for 174 yards and two TDs on nine carries, while Zion Gilbert ran for 151 yards on 12 carries.
Messiah Jackson threw two TD passes.
LR, which finished the regular season 5-5 with a 3-3 region record, was led by Jordan Hargrave, who had five catches for 97 yards and TD. Quarterback Aiden Jones completed 13 of 17 passes for 138 yards and ran for two scores.
T.L. Hanna 40
Greenville 27
Anderson – T.L. Hanna rolled up over 500 yards of total offense in a 40-27 victory over Greenville on Friday at the Hanna field.
The Yellow Jackets, ranked seventh in AAAAA Division II, improved to 6-2 overall and 4-1 in Region 1-AAAAA. Greenville fell to 1-7 and 1-4.
KD Patterson led the way with 273 rushing yards and three touchdowns while six other runners had at least 25 yards.
The defense blocked two punts and recovered both for TDs.
