Summerville Eliminates Ashley Ridge from Football Playoffs

By Roger Lee

HSSR Contributing Writer 

Summerville - Summerville flipped the script on Ashley Ridge Nov. 14 to exact a little revenge.

With temperatures dipping into the 40s in The Swamp, the Green Wave (10-2) claimed a 48-27 road win over the Swamp Foxes (6-5) in the second round of the 5A, Division 1 playoffs. The victory avenges a 42-19 win Ashley Ridge had over Summerville Oct. 17.

During the team’s regular-season encounter, Ashley Ridge running back Ryan Campbell rushed for more than 200 yards and four touchdowns against Summerville. The second time the teams met, Green Wave running back Jayvyn Williams surpassed the 200-yard rushing mark and scored three TDs. Summerville quarterback Max Stafford passed for a pair of TDs and ran for another.

“The physicality and effort were extremely high tonight,” said Summerville coach Ian Rafferty. “It’s a rival game and the second round so it was a great game and great atmosphere and our kids hung in there and did the things we ask them to do to come out with the victory. The execution, at times, wasn’t very good but we have a resilient bunch of kids and we are kind of built for the playoffs.”

Summerville travels to Carolina Forest (10-1) Friday, Nov. 21 for the third round. The Panthers are the top seed for the Lower State. Their only loss of the season came to Irmo.

Ashley Ridge coach Ashley Haskins said Summerville played well and made some adjustments to its defense that made a big impact.

“Watching the film will bring everything to light, but I think Summerville came out here tonight with a different purpose,” Haskins said. “They came off the ball a lot harder and they ran the ball harder. They had a great plan and their tempo was a good idea. That got to us a little bit early and they made plays.”

Ashley Ridge scored first with a 26-yard TD run by Camren Garner. Then Summerville tied the game when Stafford passed to a wide-open Jaelyn Pounds and he sprinted for a 90-yard TD. The Green Wave took its first lead of the game when Williams swept free on a 77-yard TD run.

Ashley Ridge regained the lead on a 40-yard TD pass from Trevor Kalisz to Monte Brown.

However, Summerville added a 16-yard TD run by Williams and a 1-yard TD run by Cam Grayson for a 27-14 lead at halftime.

Williams scored his third TD on a 46-yard scamper early in the third quarter.

Ashley Ridge kept fighting and blocked a Green Wave punt inside Summerville’s 10-yard line that linebacker Malquan Pimentel recovered and carried into the end zone for a 34-21 score with the ensuing extra-point kick.



Then Summerville iced the game with Stafford’s TD run and his 10-yard TD pass to Jaiden Kelly-Murray late in the quarter. Ashley Ridge did manage to add one more score on a 7-yard pass from Kalisz to Jaylin Grant.