St. George – The Dorchester Academy football team won its sixth straight game with a 46-14 victory over Dillon Christian School in the first round of the SCISA Class A state playoffs on November 3 at the DA field.
The Raiders, the top-ranked team in the High School Sports Report SCISA Class A Pick 6 poll, improved to 9-2 on the season. They will play host to Patrick Henry Academy on November 10.
The winner will advance to the state championship game to be played on November 17 at a site to be determined.
Wayland Gruber led Dorchester offensively, rushing for 140 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries. Gruber also completed 12 of 17 passes for 152 yards and three touchdowns.
Connor Hartzog had 93 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries, while John Whetsell had five carries for 63 yards and a score.
Whetsell also had three catches for 34 yards. Abe Shuler had four catches for 74 yards and a touchdown, John Quattlebaum had a 13-yard touchdown catch, and Drew Young had a 19-yard touchdown catch.
Gruber, Quattlebaum and Hartzog each had an interception on defense. Landon Crisp had six tackles, while Hartzog and Ben West both had five tackles. Nick Pinckney had a quarterback sack.
DORCHESTER VOLLEYBALL FINISHES 7-13
The Dorchester volleyball team had a 7-13 record on the season, finishing fourth in Region 1-AA with a 2-8 record. The Raiders qualified for the state tournament, losing to eventual state runner-up The King’s Academy 2-0 in the first round. DA defeated St. John’s Christian 2-1 in the second game before being eliminated with a 2-1 loss to Andrew Jackson Academy.
Raiders head coach Sheryle Young said it was an up-and-down season.
“Consistency has been a big problem for us this season,” Young said. “When we are playing like we are capable of playing, we are very competitive and that's what's so frustrating for us. I was pleased with our play at the state tournament, and even though we didn't win our last match we played tough and ended the season on a positive note.”
Senior outside hitter Paige Shelton and senior libero Krystal Judy were selected to the all-region team and playing in the North-South All-Star Game. Young said junior setter Reagan Burns also had a strong season.
Other members of the team were senior Taylor Hughes, juniors Marley Herndon, Grayson Hodge, Morgan Martin, Mary Grace Pinckney and Lucy Varnadoe, sophomore Rylee Matthews, freshmen Alyssa Grooms, Palmer Kizer and Rylee Weathers and eighth-grader Emery McClure.
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