SEPTEMBER 15 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

           Gaffney – Northwestern High School scored 35 straight points between the first and third quarters on the way to a 49-24 victory over Gaffney on Friday at The Reservation.

           The Trojans, ranked second in the High School Sports Report Sweet 16 AAAA poll, improved to 3-1 on the season. GHS, ranked second in AAAAA, fell to 3-2.

           Northwestern’s Turbo Richard returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown. Matthew Fish added the first of seven extra points to make it 7-0 just 13 seconds into the game.

          After Jake Spadavecchia booted a 30-yard field goal for the Indians, it was five straight TDs for the Trojans. The final TD was a 51-yard punt return by Richard to make it 42-3.

           Richard ran for 114 yards and two more touchdowns on just nine carries. Quarterback Finley Polk completed 19 of 27 passes for 228 yards and one touchdown while running for a pair touchdowns as well,

           Kameron Vance caught six passes for 77 yards and a TD, and Jayden Nichols had six catches for 89 yards.

           Gaffney running back Jaiden McDowell rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries while catching seven passes for 85 yards and a TD. Quarterback Riley Staton completed 21 of 41 passes for 282 yards and two TDs. Jamarcus Smith had six catches for 84 yards.

           South Florence 22

           South Pointe 19

           Rock Hill – South Florence High School went on the road to beat South Pointe 22-19 on Friday at the SPHS field in a battle of top five AAAA teams.

South Florence, which is ranked third, improved to 4-0. The fifth-ranked Stallions fell to 3-2.

           The Bruins fell behind 13-0 after one quarter and trailed 13-7 at halftime. Those points came on a 6-yard run by Jayden Sellers with Evan Holland adding the first of two extra points.

           South Florence took the lead for good on a 4-yard run by Sellers in the third quarter. Kemonte Rose then returned an interception 27 yards for a tuchdwn in the fourth quarter and Sellers ran for th3e 2-point conversion to make it 22-13.

           Sellers had 12 carries for 75 yards and two touchdowns and caught three passes for 45 yards. He also returned a kickoff 56 yards. Zion Gilbert had eight carries for 70 yards, and Rodney Lesane had two catches for 31 yards.

           Rose had two picks and four tackles. Noah Moore had 12 tackles, four TFLs and two sacks.

Chapman 22

Clinton 21

           Clinton – Chapman Higih School stopped Clinton on a 2-poiint conversioin run after the Red Devils scored a touchdown on the final play of the game to hold on for a 22-21 win at Wilder Stadium on Friday.

           Chapman had taken a 22-15 on a 2-yard run by quarterback Coleman Gray and an extra point from Jackson Visoury with 9:23 remaining in the final quarter.

           Clinton, ranked third in AAA, suffered its first loss in five games. It got the football at its 1-yard line with just 1:43 left. However, the Red Devils drove 99 yards with Kadon Crawford catching a 5-yard scoring pass from quarterback Tushawan Richardson on the final play. Richardson was tackled short of the end zone on the 2-poiubt conversion to preserve the win for Chapman.

           Gray led 4-1 and AAA No. 8 Chapman by rushing for 177 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries while completing 8 of 17 passes for 150 yards and another TD. Shawn Cunningham caught six of the passes for 136 yards and the TD. Mathai Scott rushed for 90 yards on six carries.

           Richardson had a good game for the Red Devils. He completed 14 of 24 passes for 159 yards and two TDs while running for 100 yards on 11 carries. Crawford had 9 catches for 99 yards and two TDs while throwing a 35-yard scoring pass to Keleja Byrd.

           DJ Clark rushed for 83 yards on 16 carries.

           Kingstree 54

           Hemingway 0

           Hemingway – Kingstree High School improved to 2-3 with a 54-0 win over Hemingway on Friday at the HHS field.

           The Blazers ran for 329 yards and were led by Chiquan Giles with 115 yards and two scores on eight carries. Quarterback Ja’Shaun Dorsey ran for 31 yards and two scores on five carries and threw a 20-yard TD pass to Tyleek Dukes.

           Rodney Bryant had seven carries for 83 yards and a touchdown. Javian Mccrea had two carries for 39 yards and a TD.

Terrance Scott led the Kingstree defense with four tackles, three of them for a loss, a forced fumble and a safety.

Hemingway dropped to 0-4.

           T.L. Hanna 38

           Greenwood 7

                      Anderson – T.L. Hanna High School improved to 4-1 with a 38-7 win over Greenwood on Friday at the Hanna field.

                 After Greenwood scored the game’s first points, Hanna took a 14-7 lead into halftime.

                 Vashun Burton rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries to lead T.L. Hanna, ranked ninth in AAAAA. Jaylon Boles rushed for 94 yards on six carries, and Josh Donald rushed for 92 yards and two scores on four carries.

Greenwood, ranked 11th in AAAA, fell to 2-3.

           Dillon 48

           Socastee 25

           Myrtle Beach – Jammarion Fling and Josiah Oxendine combined to rush for 349 yards and five touchdowns in Dillon High School’s 48-25 victory over Socastee on Frdaiy at the SHS field.’

           Fling rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries to lead the 3-1 Wildcats, ranked second in AAA. Oxendine, the quarterback, had 146 yards and two scores on six carries. He completed 6 of 10 passes for 69 yards and a TD.

           Brandon Allen had three catches for 46 yards and a TD.,

           Zamaurious Robertson returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown

Socastee fell to 1-4.

           Waccamaw 23

           Andrews 18

           Andrews – Waccamaw High School improved to 2-3 with a 23-18 win over Andrews on Friday at Webber Rowell Stadium.

           Adrian Grate Jr. scored on a 6-yard run in the fourth quarter to give the Warriors their final margin of victory. He ran for 26 yards and the score on 10 carries and also completed a 33-yard pass to quarterback Colin Behney.

           Behney completed 4 of6 passes for 50 yards, including a 30-yard TD pass to Andre Grate. Andre Grate had two catches for 38 yards.

           Bryce Holloway led the defense with 11 tackles and Adrian Grate Jr. and Aiden Hastings both had 10 tackles.

           AJ Lee rushed for 163 yards and two touchdeowns on 22 carriesa to lead 3-2 Andrews, ranked 12th in AA. Brandon Cumbee had 73 yards on five carries. Aarin Moore caught a 64-yard touchdown pass from Zion Moyd.

           Luke Blakeley led the defense with 12 tackles to go with one tackle for loss. Sharod Sumpter had eight tackles, one forced fumble and a TFL, Chris Stewart had seven tackles, 1 ½ TFLs and a forced fumble, and Donovan Davis had six tackles and forced a fumble.

           Bethesda Academy 53

           Cross Schools 0

           Savannah, Ga. – Bethesda Academy scored 34 points in the first quarter on the way to a 53-0 victory over Cross Schools on Friday at the BA field.

           Noah Jenkins rushed for 87 yards and two TDs on five carries to lead Bethesda, which improved to 5-0 and is ranked third in the HSSR SCISA AA Pick 6 poll. Jordan Cheever and Thomas Peters also ran for scores. Triston Randall completed 6 of 8 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns. Caleb Dillon had two catches for 34 yards and a score, and Peters had a 32-yard TD catch.

           Raleigh Wesley returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown. Riley Alecock and Jadon Turner also had interceptions, and each of the three had three tackles for loss as did Kamerion Lanigan.

           Loris 33

           Conway 14

           Conway – Loris High School defeated Conway 33-14 on Friday at the CHS field to improve to 3-0 on the season.

           The Tigers fell to 0-5.

           Tray Knox rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carrries and caught two passes for 47 yards and a score to lead Loris, ranked 15th in AAA. Jackson Huff completed of 26 passes for 190 yards and three touchdowns.

           B.J. Johnson had five catches for 75 yards and a score, Zhimier Herring had five catches for 57 yards and a TD, and Quantez Dyson had five catches for 20 yards. Jordan Vancise ran for 66 yards on 15 carries.

           Conway quarterback Devin Grainger completed 10 of 18 passes for 140 yards and two TDs. Jordan Jenkins had three catches for 37 yards and a TD, Jamell Davis had a 34-yard TD catch, and Derek Grant had four catches for 52 yards. Trevon Washington rushed for 75 yards on 11 carries.

           Woodmont 28

           Easley 14

           Easley -- Easley High School fell to ?-? with a 28-14 loss to Woodmont on Friday at the EHS field.

           Will Patton rushed for 94 yards on 15 carries and threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Jaylan Henry to lead Easley. Logan Sullivan carried the football 26 times for 95 yards and a TD.

           Luke Peeples led the defense with 10 tackles, Kyler Turner and Carter Owen both had eight tackles and Talan Scott had five tackles, a forced fumble and two TFLs.

Woodmont improved to 4-1.

           White Knoll 67

           South Aiken 6

           Lexington – White Knoll high School scored 37 points in the second quarter on the way to a 67-6 win over South Aiken on Friday at the WKHS field.

           The Wolves, who improved to 4-0 and are ranked 11th in AAAAA, were led by Tiyon Fanning with three touchdowns and 63 yards on nine carries. DJ Dingle had 10 carries for 109 yards and one TD, and Sean Evans rushed for 62 yards and a TD on 11 carries. Jaiden Kimble also had a TD run.

           Quarterback Landon Sharpe completed 13 of 18 passes for 227 yards and two TDs while rushing for another. Evan Henderson had five catches for 95 yards and a score and Hasan Lee had four catches for 76 yards and one TD.

           Dutch Fork 41

           North Augusta 12

           Irmo – Dutch Fork High Schiool won its second straight game with a 41-12 victory over North Augusta on Fridaya at Dutch Fork Stadium.

           The Silver Foxes, ranked 10th in AAAAA and now 2-3, led just 13-9 at halftime but put the game away with 21 points in the fourth quarter.

           Maurice Anderson ran for 172 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Ethan Offing completed 14 of 16 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns. Trey Starks had two catches for 50 yards and a touchdown, and Boone Miller had two catches for 27 yards and a TD. Jacob Hamilton had four catches for 70 yards.

           Starks also rushed for 68 yards and a score on four carries, and Trent Lodge had four carries for 34 yards and one TD.

           Deon Wimsley led the defense with 11 tackles, three of them for loss. Raleigh Salters had 10 tackles and four TFLs, and Dakota Jordan had three TFLs.

           Quarterback Corey Tillman led 3-2 North Augusta by rushing for 103 yards on nine carries and completing 7 of 11 passes for 48 yards. Beans Hunt had seven carries for 77 yards and Michael Doe 64 yards and a TD on 20 carries.

           Isaiah Weathersbee led the Yellow Jacket defense with nine tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

           Airport 35

           Fox Creek 18

           West Columbia – Airport High School scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to pull out a 35-18 victory over Fox Creek on Friday at the AHS field.

           Amari Lewis carried the football 25 times for 125 yards and a touchdown to lead the 4-1 Eagles. Quarterback Jesse Ray Hoover completed 11 of 14 passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns. Shiloh Perry had nine catches for 66 yards and both touchdowns.

           Bryant Cherry led the defense with 15 tackles, while Montrelle Keys had 10 tackles and two TFLs. Hayden Chapman recovered two fumbles and forced a fumble to go with four tackles. Jeremiah Gilchrist had two TFLs.

Gilbert 14

Lexington 3

           Gilbert – Gilbert High School remained undefeated on the season while sending Lexington to its first loss in a 14-3 triumph on Friday at the GHS field.

           Drake Braddock completed 11 of 19 passes for 185 yards and a touchdown for the Indians, ranked fourth in AAA and now 4-0. Matt Edwards had four catches for 100 yards and the TD. Jaylen Jay had 23 carries for 84 yards and a score while catching three passes for 44 yards.

           Trevon Williamson had 12 tackles, a sack and a TFL to lead the defense. Wynn Meetze had 10 tackles and a TFLL, and Landon Browning had eight tackles and broke up three passes. Elijah Mayers also had three PBUs.Gray Gunter had a sack and three quarterback pressures.

Lexington, ranked third in AAAAA, fell to 4-1.

           Chapin 38

Brookland-Cayce 31

          Chapin -- Chapin High School won its fourth straight game with a 38-31 victory over Brookland-Cayce on Friday at the CHS field.

           Brady Albro led the 4-1 Eagles, ranked 16th in AAAAA, by completing 22 of 30 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns. Maddox Floyd had seven catches for 66 yards and a score, Kalen Bostick had five catches for 87 yards and a score, and Anthony Turnbow had an 18-yard TD catch.

           Jon Rossi carried the football 15 times for 80 yards, and Tanner Short had two scoring runs among his five carries for 19 yards.

Gavin Stam had 18 tackles and two TFLs to lead the Chapin defense. Short had 12 tackles and three TFLS, Xavier Williams had nine tackles and an interception, Brogdon Ambrose and Luke Becker both forced a fumble and Griffin Burns recovered a fumble to go with nine tackles.

B-C, ranked 12th in AAA, fell to 2-2.

           Whale Branch 62

           Burke 0

           Charleston – Darrell Cummings and Bradford Thompson both scored two touchdowns to lead Whale Branch High School to a 62-0 victory over Burke on Friday at the BHS field.

           Cummings led Whale Branch, ranked 14th in Class A and now 3-0, by running for 136 yards on eight carries. Thompson had three carries for 45 yards. KJ Chisolm had 51 yards and a TD, Zaire Polite had 33 yards and a TD, Jayvion Harris had 35 yards and a TD, Alonzo Allen had 44 yards and a TD, and Deontray Lewis had a 1-yard TD run.

           Dorien Alston led the defense with eight tackles and five tackles for loss. Treshon Hills had eight tackles and four TFLs, and I’veon Watson and Lewis both had three TFLs. Allen, Thompson, Raheim Saunders and Micah Green had two TFLs apiece.

Burke fell to 0-6.

            Chester 30

           Catawba Ridge 17

           Chester -- Chester High School improved to 4-1 with a 30-17 victory over Catawba Ridge on Friday at the CHS field.

           The Cyclones, ranked sixth in AAA, were led by quarterback Trooper Floyd.  He completed 18 of 28 passes for 267 yards and three TDs. Reggie Heath had seven catches for 65 yards and a tpouchdown. Antonio Hopkins had four rushes for 79 yards and a touchdown and caught an 83-yard TD pass.

           Hopkins led the defense with 13 tackles, three TFLs and three QBPs from his linebacker post. Darriyarn Baxley had 12 tackles, two TFLs , two QBPs and an interception, and Daiquari McCree had 11 tackles and two TFLs.