HSSR SCISA - Pick 6 Polls

HSSR SCISA AAAA Pick 6 Football Poll - (As of October 2, 2023)

1.  Hammond

2. Cardinal Newman
3. Laurence Manning

4. Porter-Gaud.

5. Augusta Christian

6. Trinity Collegiate
 

HSSR SCISA AAA Pick 6 Football Poll - (As of October 2, 2023)

1.  Wilson Hall

2. Florence Christian

3. Hilton Head Christian

4. Pinewood Prep

5. Northwood Academy

6. Pee Dee

HSSR SCISA AA Pick 6 Football Poll - (As of October 2, 2023)

1. Williamsburg

2. Bethesda Academy

3. Beaufort Academy

4. Colleton Prep

5. Spartanburg Christiani

6. Carolina Academy

HSSR SCISA Class A Pick 6 Football Poll - (As of September 25, 2023)

1.  Patrick Henry

2. Clarendon Hall

3. Thomas Heyward

4. Lee Academy

5. Dorchester

6. St. John's Christian

HSSR SCISA 8-Man Pick 6 Football Poll - (As of October 2, 2023)

1.  Jefferson Davis

2. Holly Hill

3. Richard Winn

4. Wardlaw

5. Faith Christian

6. Holy Trinity Classical

SCISA TEAMS FIGHTING FOR PLAYOFF SEEDING

By: Gerald Doolittle

Goose Creek, S.C. – The South Carolina Independent Schools Associations 2023 football season enters the sixth week on 9/29 with teams now getting serious about getting good playoff seedings.

Going into week six the top teams in order for Class 4-A is Hammond (4-2), Cardinal Newman (5-0), Laurence Manning (3-2), Porter-Gaud (5-1), Augusta Christian (3-3) and Trinity Collegiate (3-3).  Hammond defeated Laurence Manning for the 2022 title.

The top six in Class 3-A is Wilson Hall (4-1), Florence Christian (2-3), Hilton Head Christian (3-2), Pinewood Prep (2-3), Northside Christian (4-1) and Pee Dee Academy (2-3).   Pee Dee Academy defeated Florence Christian for the 2022 title.

The top six in Class 2-A are Williamsburg Academy (5-0), Bethesda Academy (6-0), Beaufort Academy (5-1), Colleton Prep (4-2), Carolina Academy (3-2) and Orangeburg Prep (2-3).  Williamsburg Academy defeated Colleton Prep for the 2022 title.

The top six in Class 1-A are Patrick Henry Academy (6-0), Lee Academy (4-1), Clarendon Hall Academy (4-1), Thomas Heyward Academy (3-2), Dorchester Academy (4-2) and St. Johns Christian Academy (2-4).  Lee Academy defeated Thomas Heyward Academy for the 2022 title.

The top six in 8-Man is Jefferson Davis Academy (5-1), Holly Hill Academy (4-1), Richard Winn Academy (4-1), Wardlaw Academy (4-1), Faith Christian (3-2) and Holy Trinity (3-2).  Holly Hill defeated W.W. King Academy for the 2022 title.

Coach Cory Helms at Cardinal Newman hopes his Cardinals are ready to knock Hammond off the throne in 2022.   So far, the Cardinals have outscored their opponents 225-39.  The Cardinal offense has been led by quarterback Duncan Skehan (sr) who has completed 56 of 81 passes for 1060 yards with 11 touchdowns.  Cortez Lane (sr) has rushed for 727 yards scoring 8 touchdowns and 6 receptions for 107 yards scoring 1 touchdown. 

Other offensive playmakers have been Jar’kese Grant (so) rushing for 237 yards and 4 touchdowns.  Skeham has rushed for 179 yards scoring 5 touchdowns.  Amari King (jr) has 12 receptions for 250 yards and 4 touchdowns.  Darius Bailem (sr) has 15 receptions for 238.  Lane, Troy Seal (sr) and D’antre Ham (sr) all have over 100 receiving yards with 1 touchdown each.

Coach Brad Bowles at Porter-Gaud has his Cyclones ready to make a serious run for the Title.  His offense has been led by Jammall Fludd (jr) who has rushed for 864 yards scoring 17 touchdowns.  Nolen Shuman (jr) has rushed for 312 yards scoring 5 touchdowns.  From the quarterback slot Shuman has completed 28 passes for 319 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Tony Brown (jr) has rushed for 263 yards with 2 touchdowns and Hartley Bickerstaff has rushed for 118 yards with 1 touchdown.  Grayer Hyatt (jr) has 161 receiving yards with 1 touchdown.

  Coach Jared Amell hopes his Trinity Collegiate Titans with four region games left can be in a position to make post-season seeding.  Much of the Titan offense has come from Courtlyn Brunson (sr) who has rushed for 782 yards scoring 5 touchdowns.  From the quarterback slot Brunson has completed 12 passes for 176 yards and has 19 receptions for 171 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Tristian Spann (so) has rushed for 213 yards scoring 2 touchdowns.  He also has 24 receptions for 387 yards with 3 touchdowns. Cade Amell (8th) from the quarterback slot has completed 56 passes for 713 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Coach Adam Jarecki at Wilson Hall hopes his Barons are ready to make a serious run for the Class 3-A Title.  His quarterback Clark Kinney (sr) has completed 34 passes for 507 yards with 4 touchdowns.  Dylan Jones (sr)  is leading the ground attack with 466 yards for 6 touchdowns.  Miles Van Patten (sr) has added 197 yards for 2 touchdowns.  Van Patten has 13 receptions for 261 yards scoring 4 touchdowns.

Coach Neil Minton at Florence Christian hopes he has his Eagles ready to challenge for the Class 3-A title.  Senior Juels I Huntley is leading the rushing attack with 558 yards for 8 touchdowns.  Andrew Miller (fr) has added 125 yards for 2 touchdowns. Quarterback Gavin Holt has completed 16 passes for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The Hilton Head Christian Eagles are working hard to make a deep playoff run in 2023.  The Eagle offensive attack has been fired by Dylan Clark.  From the quarterback slot he has completed 68 passes for 741 yards and 6 touchdowns.  He has rushed for 259 yards scoring 6 touchdowns.

Clark’s top receiver has been A J Houpt (sr) who has 28 catches for 352 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Gage Zatalokin (sr) has 16 catches for 237 yards and 2 touchdowns. Tyshon Mansell has 13 catches for 162 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Coach DeVonte Holloman at Pinewood Prep has a balanced offensive attack that he hopes will carry the Panthers deep into the playoffs.

Will Watson (so) has been the workhorse for the Panthers.  He has rushed for 479 yards scoring 5 touchdowns had at quarterback completed 44 passes for 611 yards and 8 touchdowns.   

Grayson Salego (fr) and Asa Windham (jr) has rushed for 285 and 150 yards with each scoring 3 touchdowns.  Windham has also completed 14 passes for 253 yards and 2 touchdowns.

The top receiver for the Panthers has been Troy Dandridge (sr) with 324 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Terrence Stallworth has 277 receiving yards for 4 touchdowns.

Coach Johnny Waters at Northwood Academy hopes his Chargers can use his strong passing attack to make a serious run for the 3-A Title.  Quarterback Austyn Grady has completed 75 passes for 1104 yards and 12 touchdowns.  His top receiver has been Aydan Hogan (so) with 28 catchers for 467 yards and 5 touchdowns.  Rhett Hill (sr) has 16 catches for 237 yards and 4 touchdowns.  Ty Washington (jr) has 15 catches for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns.  Gabriel Cook (jr) has 14 catches for 167 yards. 

Jeremiah Singleton has carried the load rushing the ball.  He has 95 carries for 762 yards scoring 11 touchdowns.

Coach Jonathan King at Pee Dee Academy despite losing all the offensive punch from last seasons Championship team hopes his Golden Eagles can make another deep run for the 3-A crown.

Miles Trussell (jr) has been a triple threat in the Golden Eagles offense.  At quarterback he has completed 16 passes for 278 yards and 3 touchdowns.  He has rushed for 137 yards scoring 3 touchdowns and has 17 receptions for 297 yards and a touchdown.

Colby Richardson (jr) has also been a dual threat. At quarterback he has completed 38 passes for 584 yards and 2 touchdowns.  He has rushed for 158 yards with 1 touchdown.   Hughes Elvington (sr) has 16 receptions for 299 yards with 1 touchdown. 

Coach Tyler Boyd at Williamsburg Academy has his Stallions ready to defend the Class 2-A Title they won in 2022. 

Micah Balder (so) and Conrad Balder (sr) have together ran the offense from the quarterback slot.  Micah has completed 19 passes for 367 yards with 2 touchdowns and Conrad has completed 11 passes for 174 yards with 3 touchdowns. 

Camden Moore (sr) has led the rushing attack with 422 yards and 7 touchdowns.  Teague Ward (sr) has rushed for 360 yards and 8 touchdowns.  Micah has rushed for 166 yards and 5 touchdowns and Travis Bennett jr (so) has rushed for 130 yards and 1 touchdown.

Coach Antwain Turner has his Bethesda Academy team off to a 6-0 start hoping they can continue strong as they fight for the 2-A title.  The Bethesda offense has been run by quarterback Triston Randall (sr) who has completed 42 passes for 922 yards with 5 touchdowns.

The Bethesda rushing attack has been led by Noah Jenkins (sr) with 779 yards and 15 touchdowns.  Thomas Peters (sr) has led the receivers with 16 catches for 309 yards and 3 touchdowns. Caleb Dillon follows with 10 catches for 248 yards and 3 touchdowns. 

Coach Nic Shuford has his Beaufort Academy Eagles ready to have the school’s best football team in the schools history as they are 5-1 going into the stretch run.

Dietrich Shuford (jr) has been leading the balanced Eagle attack with 38 completed passes for 676 yards and 4 touchdowns.  He has also rushed the ball for 471 yards and 2 toucdowns.

Jaxson Porter (sr) has rushed for 670 yards scoring 10 touchdowns and Devonte Green (sr) has rushed for 627 yards with 5 touchdowns. 

Devin Fripp (so) has 14 receptions for 301 yards and 1 touchdown.  Porter has 12 receptions for 218 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Coach Joe Gray Peeples has the Patrick Henry Academy Patriots off to a 6-0 start to the 2023 season with hopes of coaching the team to a Class 1-A Title.

The Patriots offense has been led by Hugh Fairey(sr) who from the quarterback slot has completed 57 pass for 1059 yards and 9 touchdowns.  He also has rushed for 531 yards with 7 touchdowns. 

         Mikell Tucker Mathis (jr) has rushed for 344 yards with 8 touchdowns.  Forest Fairey (sr) has led the Patriot receivers with 26 catches for 556 yards and 6 touchdowns.  Al-Tariq Johnson has 10 catches for 247 yards and 2 touchdowns.  Jacob Corley (so) has 7 catches for 121 yards and 1 touchdown. 

Coach Todd Larrimer at Clarendon Hall Academy has the Saints off to a 4-1 start with hopes of a deep run in post-season.  Quarterback Brock Mathis (sr) has led the offense with 11 pass completions for 342 yards and 3 touchdowns.  He also has 157 rushing yards with 1 touchdown. 

The Saints rushing attack has been led by Darius Aiken (sr) with 611 yards for 3 touchdowns. Kole Elliott (sr) has been the top receiver with 203 yards and 1 touchdown.

Coach Anthony Reitenour at Jefferson Davis Academy has his Raiders primed to knock Holly Hill Academy off the 8-Man throne where they have been for the last three years.   The Raiders defeated Holly Hill 28-22 in an earlier game that does not count in region standings.  The two teams will collide on 10/27 at Jefferson Davis for the game that counts in region play.   

The Raiders rushing game has been led by Nasir Void (jr) with 569 yards and 7 touchdowns.  James Grubbs (jr) follows with 388 yards and 4 touchdowns.  Colson Loadholt (jr) has 335 yards and 9 touchdowns.  He also at quarterback completed 16 passes for 149 yards and 1 touchdown.  He also has 10 receptions for 200 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Paxton Wall (sr) from the quarterback slot has completed 18 passes for 286 yards and 5 touchdowns. He also has rushed for 46 yards and has 2 receptions for 59 yards and 1 touchdown. 

Coach Mark Rodgers at Wardlaw Academy has his Patriots off to a 4-1 start with hopes of a deep playoff run.  The Patriots are in a battle with Richard Winn Academy for region title.

Quarterback Colt Bailey(jr) is a threat in both passing and rushing.  He has completed 11 of 22 passes for 276 yards and 4 touchdowns.  In the rushing game he has 370 yards with 11 touchdowns.

Seniors Jesse Cleveland and Addison Faust have added  630 and 460 yards scoring 3 touchdowns each.  Faust is also the top receiver with 158 yards on 6 catches for 1 touchdown.