Goose Creek - While there is still a lot of football to play in the 2025 regular season, Friday night’s region 7-AAAAA game between Berkeley and Stratford had the feel of a championship game. Certainly, the winner of the game would be in position to win the region, and it was obvious that both teams had that idea. Stratford scored 21 unanswered points in the second-half to claim a 21-17 win, improving to 5-1 on the season. The Knights won for just the third time in the last 10 meetings against their county rivals. Berkeley fell to 4-2 in a game that saw the Stags dominate the first half to claim a 17-0 halftime lead. Stratford running back Maliq McGowan finished with 227 rushing, most coming in the second half rally. McGowan, who transferred to Stratford from Goose Creek in July, was not selected to play in either of the state’s two all-star games. “Berkeley was kicking our butt in the first half,” Stratford head coach Dennie McDaniel said. “We told the kids at halftime that we couldn’t score 17 points on one play. We had to one play at a time. This is a resilient group. They just kept playing. “I feel like they got a little tired in the second half so their pass rush slowed down. Our kids didn’t give up. I am really proud of them.” The first quarter was basically a stalemate until the Stags took a 7-0 lead on a 34-yard pass from Henry Rivers to Elijah Mitchell with :40 seconds remaining in the quarter. Rivers finished the night with 101 yards rushing and 116 yards passing. Stratford’s offense struggled to get going throughout the first half but that would change. Berkeley turned a blocked punt into a score in the second quarter. Jahmir Heyward blocked the punt and later scored a touchdown on a two-yard run. Ryland Curwen added a 35-yard field goal with six seconds left in the first half for Berkeley’s final points of the night. Early in the third, McGowan got his game going, breaking off a 38-yard run to the Berkeley 14. However, the Knights ended up losing a fumble inside the five-yard line. Berkeley could not move out of their own one and a punt gave the Knights great field position at the Berkeley 35-yard line. The Knights turned that into a score as Jachin Davis hit DQ Crosby on a nine-yard touchdown pass midway through the third period. McGowan’s 25-yard run later in the quarter set up a 16-yard pass from Davis to McGowan, cutting the Berkeley lead to 17-14 with 1:18 left in the period. Berkeley returned the ensuing kickoff for a touchdown but a penalty nullified the score. The Stags were penalized several times during the second half. With 5:52 to play in the game, McGowan ripped of a 44-yard scoring run to push Stratford to a 21-17 lead. Berkeley was unable to move the ball and Stratford ran out the clock inside the Stags’ 10. Stratford will play at Lucy Beckham next week while Berkeley will play at Goose Creek.

By Neill Kirkpatrick Special to the HSSR Charleston – Phillip Simmons and Woodland entered Friday’s contest looking to open Region 6 Class AA with a win and it was the Iron Horses who imposed their will and controlled the game from start to finish as they handed the Wolverines their fourth consecutive loss 39-14. “It was a huge win for our team. Getting the first region win sets the tone for the rest of the season,” said Phillip Simmons head coach Eric Bendig. The win was the fourth straight for the Iron Horses after dropping their first two contest and this win puts them atop the region standings with Andrews and Timberland. Coach Bendig, “We’ve been building momentum so to come out and execute as we did against a good Woodland team shows are kids are locked in. The growth from those early games has been visible and our guys have been locked into the plans and they play for the right reason. They love each other and it is a great locker room.” The Wolverines have been going in the opposite direction as they dropped their third straight after a 3-0 start. Their losses have all been to ranked (HSSR POLLS) opponents in Bishop England ( 5 th AAAA), Bamberg Ehrhardt (1 st A) and Friday night’s loss to 7 th ranked AA Phillip Simmons. “We have to a better job of not turning the ball over and playing better third down defense. I thought our defense played well in the first half but we didn’t play complementary football,” said Woodland head coach Eddie Ford. Coach Ford continued, “We have played three really good football teams that past three weeks and while the scores may not show it we have gotten better. I feel like if we can iron out the issues we can make run towards the playoffs.” The Iron Horse’s defense set the tone for the game on Woodlands first possession of the game allowing only 11 yards. In fact, counting the 11 yards the Wolverines gained just 18 yards on their first four possessions. Leading the charge for the Iron Horses were senior linebacker Ethan Chisum, and juniors defensive ends Alex Tchoryk and Diavante Irving, and defensive tackle Christian Cromedy. Cromedy clogged the middle forcing the Woodland’s runners to the outside where Tchoryk and Irving would make a play or force them back inside to meet Mr. Chisum. Chisum led the team with 12 tackles, three tackles for loss, a sack, and a fumble recovery while Irving forced two fumbles to go with five tackles. “Our defense has been playing lights out. We challenged them to be more physical as a unit and they responded. They forced Woodland into uncomfortable situations all night. They deserve a lot of credit for setting the tone of this game,” said coach Bendig. The offense followed up the defense first stop with a 5-play , 62-yard drive to take a 6-0 lead. The drive was highlighted by the Iron Horses version of the “Triplelets” in juniors quarterback Hayes Goddard, wide receiver Ashton Kellermann, and running back Omonte Taylor . Taylor had three carries for 25 yards while Goddard and Kellermann connected twice for 44 yards and a touchdown. Woodlands defense would come up big on the next Iron Horse possession. The Iron Horses drove the ball to a first and goal at the Wolverine four-yard line. A holding penalty whipped out a touchdown and moved the ball back to the 14. The Wolverines got pressure up the middles on Goddard and forced a fumble which recovered by the Wolverines Chandler Fogle turning away the Iron Horses. After a Woodland punt out to the 50. The Iron Horses needed one play to extend their lead when Goddard and Kellermann connected on a beautiful 50-yard touchdown pass. Senior CJ Falotico added the extra point and the lead was 13-0. Woodland’s offense finally showed some life on their fifth possession. Behind Kymonte Goodwin and Jeraze Salley they moved from their 35 to a first down at the Iron Horse 13. On first down Chisum came up with a three-yard tackle for loss putting the Wolverines behind the chains. A fourth down incompletion turned the ball back over to the Iron Horses. The Wolverine defense followed the Iron Horse defense by turning over the Iron Horse offense on downs. Taylor started the drive by ripping off a 31-yard run to the 48. Goddard would connect Blake Johnson for 28-yards down to the Wolverine 37. But then the Wolverines defense forced four straight incompletions to stop the drive. Woodlands best chance to score came on the final possession of the first half. After picking up a first and then a roughing the passer penalty moved the ball to the Iron Horses 25. Salley’s threw into the endzone on third down but the Iron Horses Montrell Mungin went up and picked off the pass in the endzone with 17 seconds remaining. The Iron Horses put the game away in the third quarter when they scored on their first three possessions of the second half. The first was a two-play drive after the second half kick-off. Goddard hit Kellermann for a 19-yard gain and then connected with Patrick Clarke for a 33 -yard touchdown strike. After a Irving forced a fumble that was recovered by Chisum gave the Iron Horses the ball at their 20. On second down the Goddard to Kellerman combo struck again for a 58-yard catch and run. The drive would stall but Falotico would make sure the Iron Horses scored as he nailed a 34-yard field goal to make the score 23-0.

AAAAA Honor Roll Henry Rivers, Berkeley, 14 of 16, 236 yds, 4 TD Max Stafford, Summerville, 205 yards passing, 2 TD Cam Grayson, Summerville, 105 yards rushing, 2 TD Teru Davis, Summerville, 111 yards receiving Spencer Bobian, Ridge View, 191 yds rush, 2 TD Easton Crocker, Lexington, 162 pass yds, TD; TD rush Jiralyn Staley, Greenville, 100 yds rush, TD James Veasey, Blythewood, 215 all-purpose yds, 2 TD pass, TD rush Chance Johnson, Blythewood, 128 receiving yards, TD Zach Williams, Lugoff-Elgin, 321 yds pass, 3 TD Shamil Shaddiq, Lugoff-Elgin, 13 rec, 206 yds, 3 TD EJ Richardson, Lugoff-Elgin, 310 all-purpose yds, TD rush, TD rec, TD pass Nigel Smith, Northwestern, 153 yds rush, 3 TD Jamol Horton, Indian Land, 3 rush TD Jabez Thomas, Dorman, 2 int., rush TD Franklin Richardson, Sumter, 223 rush, 92 pass, 6 TD Banks Bouton, Gaffney, 63 yds pass, 80 yds rush Trey Burke, Spartanburg, 137 [ass yds, 2 TD; 43 yds rush Trenton Lynch, Spartanburg, 146 yds rush, TD Caine Rogers, Byrnes, 151 pass yds, 2 TD Tristan Lewis, Greenwood, 91 yds pass, 66 yds rush, 2 TD Jackson Free, Hillcrest, 260 yds pass, 3 TD Luke McCourry, Hillcrest, 141 rec. yds AAAA Honor Roll Quinn Mahoney, Bishop England, 191 yards passing, 4 TD Brody Tonon, Bishop England, 102 yards rushing, TD Zack Balog, Bishop England, TD reception, punt return TD Mike Doe, North Augusta, 329 yds rush, 3 TD Corey Gleaton, Gray Coll., 182 yds rec, 2 TD Xavier Wright, Gray Collegiate, 376 yds pass, 5 TD Grayson Rimpf, Camden, 197 pass yds, 4 TD Navier Boykin, Camden, 134 rush yds, TD Kingston Bibb, Daniel,150 yds rush, 2 TD Gavin Forrester, Blue Ridge, 190 pass yds, 3 TD; 123 rush yds, 3 TD Anthony Atkins, Christ Church, 2 TD rush, int. Thad Czarnecki, Hilton Head, 15 tackles, TD rush Sean Mitchell, May River, 206 yds rush, 3 TD;TD rec. Preston Smith, Midland Valley, 229 yds rush Andrew Frick, Brook-Cayce, 202 yds pass, 61 yds rush Jacob Owings, Wren, 111 yds rec. Qa Brannon, Union Co, 261 yds pass, 68 yds rush AAA Honor Roll Jordan Wright, Oceanside Collegiate, TD reception, interception return TD Tripp Gallus, Hanahan, 185 yards passing, 2 TD Isaiah Snodgrass, Hanahan, 126 yards rushing, 2 TD Quamell Grant, Hanahan, 130 yards receiving, 2 TD Aiden Manavian, Oceanside Collegiate, 222 yards passing, 2 TD Kenton Caldwell, Newberry, 2 TD pass, TD rush Drelyn Brown, Silver Bluff, 219 yds rush, 3 TD Noah Thomas, BHP, 190 yds pass, 2 TD;57 yds rush, TD MJ Earl, BHP, 119 yds rush, 3 TD Tajeh Martin, BHP, 143 yds rec., TD Aiden Gibson, Woodruff, 115 rush yds AA Honor Roll Quay Peoples, North Cenral, 101 yds rush, 2 TD; blocked punt Alan Moore, Pelion, 211 yds pass, 2 TD Tre Jackson, Pelion,149 rush yds, 2 TD Brady Cottingham, Pelion, 118 yds rush, TD Andre Wooden, Bates-Lees, 2 TD rush, 99-yard kick ret TD Reese Boehke, Bates-Lees, TD pass, Int. punt ret. TD Bryce Adams, Chesterfield, 188 yds pass Noah Crump, Buford, 157 yds pass, TD Caleb Feaster, Chester, 160 yds rush, TD Jakari Holloman, Central, 118 yds rush, 2 TD Ashten Wilson, Central, 131 yds rush, TD Ty Foster, Landrum, 162 yds pass, TD Class A Honor Roll Mah’ky Green, Cross, 141 yards rushing, 2 TD Drayden Franklin, Baptist Hill, 254 yds pass, 3 TD Martrell Wright, Baptist Hill, 166 rec yds, 2 TD Kevin Smalls, Baptist Hill, 19 tackles, 5 TFL Cameron Middleton, Baptist Hill, 13 tackles, 4 TFL Jairym Conyers, Scott’s Branch, 253 yds pass, 6 TD; TD rush Darrell Harper, McBee, 185 yds rush, TD Kaiden Howard, McBee, 141 yds rush, 2 TD Kendrick Patterson, Great Falls, 131 yds rush, 2 TD Demais Stevens, Great Falls, 127 yds rush, TD SCISA Scott Tibbals, Porter-Gaud, 123 yards rushing, TD; 57 yards passing John Whetsell, Dorchester Academy, 269 yards rushing, 3 TD Silas Brawner, Pinewood Prep, 268 yards passing, 5 TD Grayson Salego, Pinewood Prep, 125 yards rushing, 4 TD Lavoris Lucas, Pinewood Prep, 118 yards receiving, 2 TD Kevin Johnson, Northwood Academy, 220 yds passing, 2 TD JOSEPH MORSE W W KING RUSHED 18/268 3 TDS 1 SACK PATRICK BELK HEATHWOOD HALL PASSED 15/28 223 3 TDS RUSHED 9/48 ALLEN CHISOLM PORTER-GAUD 10 TACKLES 1 SACK WILL HUGHES AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN 10 TACKLES 1 INT HARRIS JANIK AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN PASSED 19/35 168 BEN MUELA KISER HAMMOND PASSED 13/21 108 1 TD RUSHED 12/75 ETHAN COLLINS LAURENS ACADEMY PASSED 11/16 179 4 TDS RUSHED 3/46 1 TD CALEB HARDY LAURENS ACADEMY RUSHED 17/135 1 TD RECEIVING 6/110 2 TDS 14 TACKLES NATHAN BELL LAURENS ACADEMY 15 TACKLES G. VAUGHN LAURENS ACADEMY 14 TACKLES HALL SEASE ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY RUSHED 14/149 2 TDS GRAYSON HAY ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY 13 TACKLES 3 SACKS ELI MATHYS ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY 20 TACKLES 2 SACKS EVERETT ULMER ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY 20 TACKLES 4 SACKS REID MCCOLLUM HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN PASSED 14/27 249 3 TDS PARKER KIZER HOLLY HILL ACADEMY RUSHED 25/288 3 TDS

Wolverines score game's final 20 points to pull out victory

Ruby Cecchini from AC Flora in match play. She would go on to win the #4 Singles Champion.

HSSR 2025 Football Rankings- SCHSL & SCISA (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3- 2025) HSSR Div. I AAAAA Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. James Island 5-0 (194-37) 2. Dutch Fork 3-1 (144-80) 3. Dorman 4-1 (177-90) 4. Summerville 4-1 (190-100) 5. Sumter 5-1 249-110) 6. Stratford 4-1 (235-76) 7. Carolina Forest 3-1 (197-124) 8. River Bluff 3-2 (139-77) 9. Ridge View 3-2 (191-84) 10. Clover 4-2 (193-136) HSSR Div. II AAAAA Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. Irmo 5-0 (222-116) 2. Northwestern 5-1 (283-138) 3. Indian Land 5-0 (195-22) 4. Greenwood 4-1 (171-121) 5. White Knoll 4-1 (158-49) 6. Berkeley 4-1 (200-102) 7. Greenville 4-1 (107-66) 8. TL Hanna 4-1 (149-119) 9. Lucy Beckham 3-1 (133-77) 10. Gaffney 3-2 (125-72) HSSR AAAA Football Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. South Pointe 4-1 (110-62) 2. South Florence 4-1 (201-89) 3. Camden 5-1 (213-123) 4. AC Flora 5-1 (207-69) 5. Bishop England 5-0 (226-35) 6. Daniel 4-1 (168-111) 7. Gray Collegiate 3-2 (128-113) 8. Seneca 4-1 (238-106) 9. North Augusta 5-1 (235-99) 10. Hilton Head 5-1 (175-84) 11. Midland Valley 4-1 (145-119) 12. Bluffton 4-2 (202-121) 13. May River 4-1 (175-84) 14. Wren 3-2 (193-101) 15. Hartsville 2-3 (182-217) HSSR Class AAA Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3--2025) 1. BHP 6-0 (270-44) 2. Mountain View Prep 5-0 (234-66) 3. Oceanside Collegiate 4-2 (224-156) 4. Loris 5-0 (341-48) 5. Newberry 6-0 (273-89) 6. Swansea 5-0 (196-46) 7. Dillon-3-2 (218-103) 8. Orangeburg-Wilkinson 4-0 (170-14) 9. Marlboro County 4-1 (130-66) 10. Christ Church 4-1 (166-117) 11. Woodruff 5-1 (218-120) 12. Fox Creek 5-0 254-38) 13. Waccamaw 4-1 178-53) 14. North Charleston 4-1 (138-77) 15. Powdersville 3-2 (184-166) HSSR Class AA Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. Central 5-0 (176-67) 2. North Central 5-1 (175-96) 3. Timberland 4-1 (117-105) 4. East Clarendon 5-1 (172-52) 5. Fairfield Central 4-2 (189-107) 6. Chesnee (3-2 (147-135) 7. Philip Simmons (3-2 (183-95) 8. Batesburg-Leesville 3-2 (167-88) 9. Strom Thurmond 3-2 (173-101) 10. Saluda 3-2 103-83) 11. Hampton County 3-3 (215-150) 12. Edisto 4-2 (153-122) 13. Philip Simmons 3-2 (183-95) 14. Woodland 3-2 (105-123) 15. Liberty 4-2 (256-174) HSSR Class A Football Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. Bamberg-Ehrhardt 6-0 (282-43) 2. Abbeville 3-2 (155-123) 3. Latta 5-0 (220-68) 4. Cross 5-1 (184-25) 5. Carvers Bay 6-0 (162-92) 6. Johnsonville 5-1 (145-101) 7. Ware Shoals 5-0 (156-68) 8. Dixie 4-1 (152-109) 9. Lamar 3-2 (197-134) 10 Lake View 2-2 (76-76) 11. HKT 3-2 (182-109) 12. Baptist Hill 4-1 (160-76) 13. Scott’s Branch 4-1 (144-101) 14. Calhoun Falls 3-2 (155-123) 15. Lewisville 2-3 (96-127) SCISA AAAA Football Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. Northwood Academy 5-1 (215-76) 2. Hammond 5-1 (126-53) 3. Heathwood Hall 4-2 (111-51) 4. Laurence Manning 3-3 (140-115) 5. Porter-Gaud 2-4 (152-110) 6. Ben Lippen 2-4 (107-144) SCISA AAA Football Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. Wilson Hall 4-1 (181-68) 2. Pinewood Prep 5-1 (296-108) 3. Florence Christian 4-1 (127-81) 4. Trinity Collegiate 4-2 (163-112) 5. Hilton Head Christian 2-4 (169-266) 6. John Paul II 2-3 (86-179) SCISA AA Football Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. Bethesda Academy 4-0 (206-42) 2. Calhoun Academy 5-1 (236-113) 3. Pee Dee Academy 2-2 (80-108) 4. Greenwood Christian 5-2 (189-141) 5. Orangeburg Prep 3-3 (156-162) 6. Spartanburg Christian 2-4 (147-145) SCISA Class A Football Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. Williamsburg Academy 6-0 (187-65) 2. Beaufort Academy 5-1 (227-75) 3. Dorchester Academy 5-0 (180-42) 4. Colleton Prep 5-1 (252-104) 5. Carolina Academy 3-2 (179-163) 6. Andrew Jackson Academy 1-5 (104-197) SCISA 8-Man Football Ranking (Entering Week 6 of Season, 10-3-2025) 1. Holly Hill Academy 6-0 (244-122) 2. WW King 6-0 (296-114) 3. Laurens Academy 5-1 (218-134) 4. Jefferson Davis 3-3 (180-162) 5. Cathedral 3-3 (174-132) 6. Richard Winn 3-3 (209-204)

Fifteen High School Sports Report players selected to the South Carolina squad

Team photo courtesy of Northwood Academy.

By WORTHY EVANS Contributing Writer, HSSR Columbia - In its Region 5-5A opener Friday night, Ridge View had a simple but solid game plan. Dominate the line of scrimmage and run, run, run. Spencer Bobian rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries, and the Blazers rolled up 304 rushing yards on 46 tries to plow past Westwood 46-8. “We’re a good rushing football team. We’ve got two or three guys who can really run the football,” fifth-year Ridge View head coach Derek Howard said. “A lot of it is Aiden Keefe who’s been playing H-back for us. He’s opened up a lot of holes. He’s like an extra offensive lineman playing in a fullback position. We’re a different offense when he’s in there. Spencer Bobian did a great job of carrying the football and I think Ryan Williams did a good job for us as well.” Nine Ridge View runners had touches, most of them as substitutions in the second half. Bobian’s running attack set up all the scores in the first half. The Blazers (3-2) cruised through the first half riding the coattails of Bobian, who went into the locker room at halftime with 161 yards and a score on 17 carries. Bobian’s rushes set up Ashton Champman’s 17-yard touchdown pass to Carter Coleman and two Ryan Williams rushing touchdowns of 23 and 17 yards. Bobian gave Ridge View a 32-0 lead with a 1-yard TD run with 1:40 left in the first half. After Champman’s TD pass to Coleman and Williams’ first score—both of which Aidan Keefe followed with 2-point conversion runs—The Blazers defense chalked up a safety at the 2:57 mark of the first quarter to go up 18-0. “That’s kind of where we are and what we do,” Howard said about Ridge View’s start. “When we’ve come out in our games we’ve been hyped up real early, it’s just trying to keep that intensity throughout the whole game is the part that we’re trying to work towards.” The only highlight of the night for Westwood—and the team’s only first down, came just before halftime. Ridge View held Westwood (4-2) to minus-8 total yards until late in the second quarter. With the Redhawks parked at their own 20-yard line, Jovan Howard burst up the middle for a 78-yard run. Carrington Carter finished the quick drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Miles Grant . Carter found Jaylen Donaldson in the end zone for the 2-point conversion with 12.6 seconds to go before intermission to cut Ridge View’s lead to 32-8. In a scoreless third quarter the Westwood defense managed to force Ridge View to two turnovers on downs, but the Blazers’ offense couldn’t capitalize. The Blazers picked up two fourth-quarter scores, Bobian’s 2-yard TD run and Toryn Stuckey’s touchdown from 20 yards out, to seal the win. Westwood’s loss snapped its 4-game winning streak. “They’re one of the best teams in the state of South Carolina, and we’re not. And tonight showed that,” Westwood first-year head coach Stephen Burris said. “They’re physical, they’re fast, they play the game the way it’s supposed to be played, and until we do the day-to-day things as a program to get to that stage, these nights are going to happen.” Ridge View plays host to Spring Valley Friday. Westwood is idle this week and plays the Vikings at Spring Valley Oct. 9. Ridge View 18 14 0 14 – 46 Westwood 0 8 0 0 – 8 First Quarter R - Carter Coleman 17 pass from Ashton Champman (Aidan Keefe run) 7:42 R - Ryan Williams 23 run (Keefe run) 5:01 R - Safety 2:57 Second Quarter R - Williams 17 run (Issaija Yohannes kick) 3:01 R - Spencer Bobian 1 run (Yohannes kick) 1:40 W - Miles Grant 2 pass from Carrington Carter (Jaylen Donaldson pass from Carter) Fourth Quarter R - Bobian 2 run (Yohannes kick) 10:31 R - Toryn Stuckey 20 run (Yohannes kick) 1:41 RV WHS First downs 22 1 Rushes-yds 46-304 20-70 Passing yds 35 4 Att-Com-Int 15-9-2 14-2-1 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-yds 10-83 3-30 Punts-avg 1-41 8-28.8 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING R - Spencer Bobian 24-191, Ryan Williams 5-40, Aidan Keefe 4-9, Chris Capers 3-12, Chris McDonald 3-6, Toryn Stuckey 2-27, Liam Mueller 2-6, Ashton Chapman 2-(-7), Jalyq Black 1-21. W - Jovan Howard 8-76, Carrington Carter 8-11, Quentin McGill 4- (-17). PASSING R - Ashton Champman 8-12-1 Bijon Virgo 1-3-1. W - Carrington Carter 2-13-1. Josiah Henryhand 0-1-0. RECEIVING R - Jourdin Mack 3-19, Carter Coleman 2-20, Aidan Keefe 2-(-2), Chris McDonald 1-(-2), Tyler Mathis 1-4. W - C.J. Bennett 1-2. Kham Cunningham 1-2.

Christ Church head coach Quin Hatfield.

Northwood tops Hammond 23-10 to highlight the week of games

South Florence seniors, Gabe McLaughlin takes the handoff from Messiah Jackson. Photo courtesy of Daisy Bostick.

Thirty-one players are from High School Sports Report sponsored schools

2024 Flight 2 Singles Champion, Emily Smith from AC Flora High School.

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AAAAA Honor Roll Jachin Davis, Stratford, 164 yards passing, 2 TD;77 yards rushing, 2 TD Max Stafford, Summerville, 176 yards passing, 2 TD Jayven Williams, Summerville, 126 yards rushing, 3 TD; 90-yard kick return TD Jack LaMonica, Lucy Beckham, 219 yards rushing, 3 TD Connor Dantzler, James Island, 345 yards passing, 3 TD Raph Puiu, James Island, 5 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD Drevon Dopson, Irmo, 4 TD passes Brayden Moore, River Bluff, 213 yds passing, 3 TD Darius Carter, River Bluff, 9 rec, 123 yds, 2 TD Xavier Means, Northwestern, 236 yds pass, 2 TD; 47 yds rush, TD Nigel Smith, Northwestern, 108 yds rush, 3 TD Kason Cannupp, Nation Ford, 276 yds passing, 3 TD Jayden Scott, Nation Ford, 17 rec, 109 yds 3 TD Banks Bouton, Gaffney, 273 yds pass, 2 TD Bradley Smith, Gaffney, 110 yds rec, TD Peyton Schrader, Eastside, 107 yds pass 71 yds rush. 3 TD Kishawn Farrow, Greenville,174 yds pass, TD; 118 yds rush, TD Matt Kucia, Indian Land, 198 yds passing, TD Sequel Patterson, Indian Land, TD rush; 93-yd kick ret TD Jamol Horton, Indian Land, 105 yds rush, 2 TD Will Griggs, Catawba Ridge, 157 yds passing,2 TD Emani Nance, TL Hanna, 104 yds rush, 4 TD Zach Williams, Lugoff-Elgin, 231 yds pass, TD Shamil Saddig, Lugoff-Elgin, 143 ys rec, TD Trenton Lynch, Spartanburg, 208 yds rush, 3 TD; 65 yds rec, 2 TD Trey Burke, Spartanburg, 222 yds pass, 3 TD Lucas Tankersly, Eastside, 181 yds rush, 3 TD Jayvonte Brown, Sumter, 10 tackles, 7 TFl AAAA Honor Roll Quinn Mahoney, Bishop England, passed for 201 yards and three touchdowns; 2 rushing TD J’Zavien Currance, South Pointe, 222 yards passing, TD; 86yards rushing, TD Roper Wentsky, AC Flora, 222 yards passing, TD Xavier Wright, Gray Collegiate, 132 yards passing, TD Grayson Rumpf, Camden, 18 of 20 passing, 371 yards, 7 TD Tylin Drakeford, Camden, 157 yds rec, 3 TD Will Haunert, Camden, 147 yds rec, 3 TD Andrew Frick, Brook-Cayce, 3 TD passes Tyree Johnson, Brook-Cayce, TD rec, Int. Ret. TD AJ Hillary, North Augusta, 4 TD passes Tayshon Freeman, 3 TD pass, 2 TD rush Messiah Jackson, South Florence, 123 yds pass, TD; 53 yds rush, 2 TD Jace Grass, Daniel, 146 yds pass, 2 TD Gavin Thoma, Seneca, 250 yds pass, 4 TD Amari Verner, Seneca, 216 yds rush, 2 TD Judd Windham, Christ Church, 177 yds pass, 2 TD Michael Martin, Christ Church, 127 yds rush, 4 TD Jackson Dearybury, Broome, 25 of 29 passing, 370 yds, 3 TD Tyqwon Booker, Broome, 238 yds rush, TD Reece Wangermann, Broome, 11 rec, 134 yds, TD; rush TD Derrick Raniszewski, Hilton Head, 139 yds pass, TD Thad Czarnecki, Hilton Head, 113 yds rush, TD AAA Honor Roll Aiden Manavian, Oceanside Collegiate, 285 yds pass, 3 TD Terence Johnson, Oceanside Collegiate, 7 receptions, 111 yards, 2 TD Isaiah Snodgrass, Hanahan, 181 yards rushing, 4 TD CJ Furby, North Charleston, 220 yards passing, 3 TD Mak Anderson, MVP, 173 pass yds TD; 2 TD rush Lorenzo Kitching, North Charleston, 175 yards rushing, 2 TD; 168 yards receiving, 2 tD Kenton Caldwell, Newberry, 314 all-purpose yds, 2 TD pass, TD rush DJ Lee, Southside Christian, 185 yds rush, 2 TD MJ Earl, BHP, 126 yds rush, 3 TD Collin Davis, Woodruff, 121 yds pass, 2 TD Aiden Gibson, Woodruff, 146 yds rush, 2 TD Qa Brannon, Union Co, 182 yds pass, TD AA Honor Roll Hayes Goddard, Philip Simmons, 254 yards passing, 4 TD Ashton Kellerman, Philip Simmons, 137 yards receiving, 2 TD Bri’Shawn Lee, Strom Thurmond, 181 yds pass, 2 TD Logan Neal. Andrew Jackson, 139 yds pass, TD Kamron McGill, Andrew Jackson, 17 tackles Jase Fair, Andrew Jackson, 13 tackles Kaden Diggs, Fair-Cent., 85 yds pass, 93 yds rush, TD Ty Shannon, Fair-Cent., 112 rec. yds Caleb Feaster, Chester, 112 yds rush, 2 TD Hudhaifah Taylr, Chester,108 yds rush, TD T’Mari Caldwell, Chester, 105 yds rush, TD Luke Reed, Chester, 7 tackles, 5 TFL Jaylen Singletary, Hampton Co, 171 yds rush, 2 TD Jamijae Karim, Liberty, 124 yds rush, 2 TD Tanner Elrod, Liberty, 124 yds rush, 2 TD Bryce Adams, Chesterfield, 188 yds pass Holden Lowery, Chesterfield, 101 rec yds Class A Honor Roll Tyler Harris, Cross, 3 TD passes Kendrick Patterson, Great Falls, 209 yds rushing Demars Stevens, Great Falls, 117 yds rush, TD Jalen McGraw, Bamberg-Ehr., 100 yds rush, TD Zori Pierce, Lamar, 196 pass yds, 2 TD; 73 yds rush, 2 TD Jacorreun Howze, Lewisville, 101 yds rush, 3 TD; 62 yds pass Brayden Franklin, Baptist Hill, 104 yds pass, 3 TD Lamar Singleton, Baptist Hill, 15 tackles Jasir Grant, Baptist Hill, 15 tackles Kevin Smalls, Baptist Hill, 20 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 sacks Darrell Harper, McBee,183 yds rush, TD Kaiden Howard, McBee, 141 rush, 2 TD SCISA Honor Roll Scott Tibbals, Porter-Gaud, 233 passing yards, 2 TD Kevin Johnson, Northwood Academy, 236 yards passing, 2 TD Aydan Hogan, Northwood Academy, 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD Dominic Russell, Northwood Academy, 13 tackles John Whetsell, Dorchester Academy, 213 yards rushing, 3 TD Silas Brawner, Pinewood Prep, 367 yards passing, 4 TD Lavoris Lucas, Pinewood Prep, 133 yards receiving Grayson Salego, Pinewood Prep, 117 yards rushing Will Watson, Pinewood Prep, 13 tackles, 6 TFL JOSEPH MORSE WW KING RUSHED 22/375 5 TDS 1 BLOCKED PUNT TUCKER MCGINTY W W KING 15 TACKLES JACOB BUSSEY WW KING 26 TACKLES MATTHEW BEHMER WILSON HALL 3 INTS PATRICK BELK HEATHWOOD HALL PASSED 10/17 161 2 TDS DRAKE PORTER BEN LIPPEN 15 TACKLES BEN MORRIS BEN LIPPEN 12 TACKLES PARKER KIZER HOLLY HILL RUSHED 29/233 4 TDS DAVIDSON LYNCH TRINITY COLLEGIATE PASSED 9/23 114 2 TDS WALKER WILLCOX TRINITY COLLEGIATE 15 TACKLES MICAH BALDER WILLIAMSBURG RUSHED 4/132 1 TD GRANT SMALL WILLIAMSBURG RUSHED 18/143 3 TDS MICHAEL ARD WILLIAMSBURG 15 TACKLES JAY KELLAHAN WILLIAMSBURG 14 TACKLES NOAH CAFFELL SPARTANBURG CHRISTIAN RUSHED 29/184 2 TDS BEN MUELA KISER HAMMOND PASSED 7/11 145 RUSHED 12/152 JACE WILLIAMS THOMAS SUMTER PASSED 22/29 310 2 TDS C. WILLIAMS THOMAS SUMTER RECEIVING 10/126 1 TD ETHAN COLLINS LAURENS ACADEMY PASSED 15/21 242

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OCA's Junior QB Aiden Manavian in the 2024 State Title Game.

Central remains undefeated with a 40-6 victory over Blacksburg

Charleston - Charleston’s version of “The Holy War” took place on Friday night as Bishop England visited longtime rival Porter-Gaud. Both schools are religion-affiliated private schools – Bishop England is a Catholic-based school while Porter-Gaud is affiliated with the Episcopalian church. The schools have been playing in football for decades but there have been breaks in the series over the years. Friday night’s game was the fourth consecutive meeting in the most recent renewal with Porter-Gaud winning two of the last three contests. Bishop England, ranked fifth in the state Class AAAA rankings, had their toughest test of the season but improved to 4-0 with a 40-23 win. Porter-Gaud fell to 2-3 on the season. Bishops’ quarterback Quinn Mahoney passed for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns while adding a two scores on the ground. He added more than 50 yards on the ground. “This is an unbelievable group of young men who have put their heart and soul into this program,” Bishops coach Logan Hall said. “This was an important game for us. We’re proud the school, our community and everyone associated with our program. Now we have to get ready for another one. But we will enjoy this one.” The Bishops out-scored their first three opponents, 147-6, but the defense was challenged by the SCISA Cyclones. The teams combined for 23 penalties, totaling 224 yards. Bishop England finished the game with 374 yards while Porter-Gaud totaled just over 300 yards. The Bishops opened the game with an impressive nine-play drive that ended with three-yard pass from Mahoney to Will Donato. The Cyclones answered with a 12-play drive that resulted in a 35-yard field goal by Hunter Thiem. The second quarter was full of penalties, punts and turnovers. The Bishops intercepted two passes. Hunter Alex’s pick set the offense up deep in Porter-Gaud territory and Mahoney’s three-yard run made it 14-3 with 4:15 left in the half. Zach Balog returned his interception to the endzone but the score was nullified with a penalty. Two plays later, Porter-Gaud’s Allen Chisolm intercepted Mahoney. The Cyclones needed only two plays to score as Tibbals found Wilson Yarborough on a 23-yard scoring pass, cutting the deficit to 14-10. Porter-Gaud had one last possession in the half and made it count. A 33-yard pass to Yarborough set up Thiem’s 45-yard field goal as time expired, sending the teams into the half with Bishop England leading 14-13. The first half featured 12 penalties. Both teams had more than 150 yards in the half. Porter-Gaud opened the third quarter with a gamble, failing to pick up a first down on a fourth-and-three from their own 41-yard line. Mahoney hit Zach Balog on the Bishops’ third play, pushing the lead to 21-13. Porter-Gaud had a time-consuming drive, aided by Bishop England penalties, and Thiem booted his third field goal of the game from 37 yards, pulling the Cyclones closer at 21-16. The teams combined for 18 penalties through three quarters. Brody Tonon’s two-yard run with 8:01 left in the game, making the score, 27-16. Porter-Gaud, however, struck back quickly with Tibbals hitting Amir Chisolm on a 70-yard pass, cutting the lead to 27-23 with 5:26 remaining. Facing a third-and-nine from their own 38, Mahoney connected with Brody Tonon on the sideline. Tonon ran through a tackle and did not stop until he reached the end zone for a 33-23 lead with 4:09 left.  The Bishops intercepted a pass on Porter-Gaud’s next possession and Mahoney scored on a five-yard run for the final margin.

By WORTHY EVANS Contributing Writer HSSR Columbia - Homecoming, the Region 5-5A opener, and a spirited crosstown rivalry converged into one charged football game before a packed house at Blythewood’s District Two Stadium Friday night. In the fifth game of the Battle for the Axe, Westwood rallied from a 10-7 deficit early in the third quarter to take a 20-10 lead by the end of that frame and held on for a 20-17 victory over Blythewood to retain the Jeanne Schmidt Memorial Trophy . Jovan Howard rushed for 127 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown run, Angelo Rios ran for a score and caught a TD pass, and Carrington Carter passed for 180 yards and two scores to lead the Redhawks (4-1) to their first region victory of the season. Since 2012 when Westwood first fielded a football team, the Redhawks lead the rivalry 6-5. Since the Jeanne Schmidt Memorial Trophy, an oversized blue-and-red axe that Westwood won last year with a 7-0 victory over Blythewood in 2024, Westwood leads the series 3-2. With Blythewood playing a lot of man-to-man coverage, Westwood head coach Stephen Burris said the team worked on playing against all facets of man in practice. “Our challenge this week was for our offensive line to control all those extra guys in the box, and our receivers need to go one-on-one,” he said. “I thought they did a good job of it. We missed some deep shots and that’s going to happen, but you’ve got to throw it to at least show that you will throw it. I thought Carry did a great job of managing the game and doing what we asked him to do. Our receivers made plays when they had to be made, and overall it was a great team win.” For the Bengals (2-3), Landyn Strong rushed for 115 yards, including a 79-yard touchdown run, and James Veasey threw a touchdown pass to Ben Hendrix . Besides the rushing and scoring highlights, Friday night was a night of turnovers. Westwood had three lost fumbles and an interception, while Blythewood lost three fumbles and threw two interceptions. “They did a great job adjusting to what we were doing to them in the first half,” Burris said of Blythewood. “I thought we moved the ball all night long. We got inside the red zone three times but had three turnovers, and then we turned it over again on the interception.” Westwood moved up and down the field with ease in the first half, racking up 211 total yards–134 through the air and 77 on the ground, but takeaways by the Bengals defense proved costly. Bengals placekicker Ashton Davis made good on a 26-yard field goal late in the first quarter, but Westwood drove quickly down field and took a 7-3 lead on Carter’s short pass to Rios, who stretched the play into a 24-yard touchdown with 48 seconds left in the first quarter. Westwood recovered a Blythewood fumble after that touchdown pass and marched downfield, looking to take a two-possession lead. Jovan Howard seemed to set Westwood up in the red zone on a long run toward the end zone. Blythewood defenders met Howard hard at the 11-yard line and he coughed up the football. Westwood had one fumble in the first quarter, but Howard’s fumble was the first of three straight Redhawk turnovers in the second quarter. Burris said the team could have been bothered by the takeaways, but that wasn’t the case. “I’m proud of these kids for just sticking with it and staying in the fight and not getting frustrated,” he said. When play resumed in the third quarter Westwood punted twice and Blythewood fumbled the ball away. After the Redhawks’ second punt, Blythewood took over at its own 10-yard line and got a first down on Vesey’s 11-yard pass to Strong. On the next play the Bengals offensive line sprung Strong, who sprinted down the right side of the field for a 79-yard touchdown run. That score gave Blythewood a 10-7 lead at the 4:13 mark of the third. Westwood responded in kind with a chunk play of its own. Taking over at its own 20, the Redhawks drove to the 36-yard line on five plays. On the sixth play Howard took the hand off and broke through the lines and bolted 64 yards to the left side of the end zone to give Westwood a 13-10 lead with 1:03 left in the third. Before that play, Westwood went for it on fourth and 1 at its own 29-yard line. Carter’s 2-yard pass to Miles Grant moved the sticks and set up Howard’s scamper. “We’re going to take risks on offense,” Burris said. “We only got two yards, and it wasn’t like we set the world on fire, but the kids did a great job executing at that moment, Carry did a good job of getting the ball out to Miles and Miles did a good job of getting the yards. A couple of plays late Jovan Howard rips off one and we take control of the game.” Blythewood’s second fumble of the half happened on the first play from scrimmage after the kickoff. Westwood recovered at the Blythewood 25-yard line and one play later Rios rushed into the end zone from 24 yards out to give the Redhawks a 20-7 lead in the last seconds of the third. Blythewood struggled to move the ball in the fourth quarter, but in the final three minutes the Bengals put together a quick scoring drive that Veasey capped with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Hendrix with 1:57 to play. The Blythewood defense forced a turnover on downs with 1:03 left and the Bengals were set up at their own 48-yard line. Veasey moved his team slightly into Westwood territory, but a long pass inside the 20-yard line fell into the hands of a Westwood defender along the visiting sidelines to end the Bengals’ chance to win. Westwood’s offense took the field in the shadow of the goalposts and kneeled on the ball to let the last few seconds tick away. “I’ll take an ugly win over a pretty loss any day of the week,” Burris said. “Going 1-0 in the region matters most.” The Redhawks play host to Ridge View (2-2), which was idle last week. The Blazers’ two losses came as single score defeats on the road to defending 5A champions Dutch Fork (Division I) and Northwestern (Division II). “We’ve got a really really good team coming to our place next week, so it’s back to work,” Burris said. Blythewood travels to Spring Valley (2-3), which lost 54-0 at Sumter . Westwood 7 0 13 0 – 20 Blythewood 3 0 7 7 – 17 First Quarter B - Ashton Davis 26 field goal 3:09 W - Angelo Rios 24 pass from Carington Carter (Mushin Yakubu kick) :48 Third Quarter B - Landyn Strong 79 run (Davis kick) 4:13 W - Jovan Howard 64 run (kick failed) 1:03 W - Rios 24 run (Yakubu kick) :14 Fourth Quarter B - Ben Hendrix 12 pass from James Veasey (Davis kick) 1:57 WHS BHS First downs 19 12 Rushes-yds 39-210 31-99 Passing yds 180 148 Att-Com-Int 16-19-1 15-22-2 Fumbles-lost 3-3 5-3 Penalties-yds 5-50 9-81 Punts-avg 3-39.0 4-46.8 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING W - Javon Howard 11-127. Angelo Rios 20-88. Carrington Carter 7-(-9), Quentin McGill 1-4. B - Landyn Strong 17-115, James Veasey 9-1, Braden Mayre 4-(-8), Team 1-(-9). PASSING W - Carrington Carter 16-19-1. B - James Veasey 15-22-2. RECEIVING W - Quentin McGill 5-60, Angelo Rios 4-61, Javon Howard 3-44, Miles Grant 2-10, Tyrek Jenkins 1-2, Kham Cunningham 1-3. B - Chance Johnson 4-57, Braden Marye 3-27, Jordan Greaves 2-27, Ben Hendrix 2-19, Ryan Hall 2-10, Amari Fisher 1-4, Tay’Shawn Johnson 1-4.

Oceanside Collegiate stuns AAAAA Division I No. 1 Dutch Fork 24-20

Pinewood Prep’s Heyward Moore tackles Laurence Manning’s Scoop Dennis. Photo by Roger Lee

BHP Junior WR/CB, Tajeh Watson-Martin.

Dillon – While they haven’t played every year, the Dillon vs. Hartsville football rivalry goes back several decades. Both programs have rich traditions and have been among the top programs in the Pee Dee so when they do get together on the gridiron, it’s a pretty big deal. After a break for more than 20 years, the two powerhouses resumed yearly meetings in 2022. Hartsville has won two of the three meetings heading into Friday’s night contest. While many of the players don’t know the old tradition, the die-hard fans in both communities do remember and want to hold an edge for a year. The 2025 game pits the 1-2 Red Foxes against the 1-2 Wildcats of Dillon. Both teams are still working to find a consistent level of performance and playing quality competition can be a good teaching experience. “We don’t look at their record. We know they’re a good football team,” Dillon head coach Kelvin Roller said. “They have good players. That shows on film. I know Hartsville come here ready to play. We have to match their intensity and physicality.” Hartsville head coach Jeff Calabrese has put his team through a tough non-region slate with games against Carolina Forest, Camden and Rock Hill. The coach sees progress but says his team is not close to its potential. “You know we have a whole lot of young guys out there and they’re learning on the go,” the coach said. “We just try to get better each day and then we go play and see where we are. Dillon is going to test us in every area. This is a tremendous challenge.” Both teams play with young quarterbacks. Dillon starts freshman Khayel Sam-fong Telia, a promising 6-2 prospect that continues to improve with each game. Hartsville starts sophomore Ford Wallace, a good athlete with improving performances each week. Quarterback play dictates a lot in terms of wins and losses, but each coach realizes how important it is for complete team play. “We have to do things to help our quarterback,” Calabrese said. “We need to improve defensively, tackle better, execute better. We need to get stops.” Other key games in week 4 Dutch Fork at Oceanside Collegiate Bishop England at Porter-Gaud South Pointe at AC Flora Fairfield Central at Newberry Clinton at Daniel Bamberg-Ehrhardt at Woodland Chesnee at Woodruff Nation Ford at Northwestern

AAAAA Player of the Week: Connor Dantzler, James Island: Senior quarterback Connor Dantzler had a career-night in the Trojans’ 34-14 win over Cane Bay. Dantzler completed 13 of 19 passes for 346 yards and two touchdowns to help improve James Island to 4-0 on the season. AAAAA Honor Roll K’den Foxworth, Berkeley, 113 yards rushing Jack LaMonica, Lucy Beckham, 154 yards rushing, TD Finn Gunter, Lucy Beckham, 144 yards passing Jaden Gethers, Lucy Beckham, 149 all-purpose yards Maliq McGowan, Stratford, 79-yard kick return TD; 68 yards rushing, TD Jachin Davis, Stratford, 176 passing yards, 3 TD Trenton Fordham, Stratford, 2 interceptions (one returned for TD); fumble recovery Bryson Bowers, James Island, 13 tackles, TFL Malachi Washington, James Island, 142 yards rushing, TD Jordan Kendrick, James Island, 109 yards receiving Raphael Puiu, James Island, 145 yards receiving, 2 TD Jaxon Knotts, Dutch Fork, 175 yards pass Spencer Bobian, Ridge View, 123 yards, TD D’Juan Franklin, Ridge View, 11 tackles, 2 TFL Emar Nance. TL Hanna, 104 yards rushing, 4 TD Easton Crocker, Lexington, 222 yards passing, 3 TD Nigel Lewis, Lexington, 8 receptions, 128 yards 2 TD Tristan Lewis, Greenwood, 169 yards rush, TD;281 yards passing, TD Disiray Christian, Greenwood, 6 receptions, 198 yards, TD Patience Andrews, Nation Ford,115 yds rush, 77 yards receiving, 2 TD Dreyon Dopson, Irmo, 201 yds pass, 4 TD Darius Carter, River Bluff, 137 yds receiving, TD, interception Alex Sandt, St. James, 208 yards pass, 3 TD James Vessey, Blythewood, 148 pass yds, 2 TD Landyn Strong, Blythewood, 186 yds rush, TD Darius Dixon, Blythewood, 15 tackles, 4 TFL, 2 sacks Tyler Black, Chapin. 271 yds pass, 2 TD; 67 yds rush, TD Jessup Boulware, Chapin, 6 rec, 147 yds Dyson Kelly, Fort Mill, 123 pass yds, 3 TD Brodin Mitcheson, Fort Mill, 128 yds rush, 2 TD Zach Williams, Lugoff-Elgin, 184 pass yds, 3 TD Jarkese Grant, Lugoff, Elgin, 129 yds rush AAAA Honor Roll Player of the Week: Gavin Thoma, Seneca, 372 yds pass, 5 TD (18 of 20) Quinn Mahoney, Bishop England, 202 yards passing, TD; 29 yards rushing Brody Tonon, Bishop England, 143 yards rushing, 3 TD Aeden McCarthy, Bluffton,29 of 39 352 yards, 4 TD Carnell Warren, Bluffton, 10 receptions, 122 yards, TD Amare Patterson, Bluffton, 7 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD Jzavien Currence, South Pointe,196 yards passing, 2 TD; 113 yards rushing, TD Messiah Jackson, South Florence, 90 yards passing,TD, 68 yards rush, 2 TD Mike Doe, North Augusta, 224 yards rush, 2 TDs Tahmary Echols, Wilson, 2 TD rush; int return for TD Roper Wentzky, AC Flora, 272 yds [ass. 4 TD Amari Verner, Seneca, 120 yds rush, 3 TD Jeremiah Hunter, Seneca, 10 rec, 228 yds, 3TD Derrick Raniszewki, Hilton Head, 154 yds pass, 2 TD Sean Mitchell, May River, 164 yds rush, 2 TD Andrew Frick, Brook-Cayce, 329 yds pass, 4 TD Tyree Johnson, Brook-Cayce, 8 rec, 181 yds, 2 TD Solomon Kelson, Lower Richland, 110 yds rush, 2 TD AAA Honor Roll Player of the Week: Colin Davis, Woodruff, 23 of 30 pass, 354 yds, 3 TD Aiden Manavian, Oceanside Collegiate,220 passing yards, TD Zahki Muncey, Oceanside Collegiate, 184 yards rushing, TD Anthony Williams, Oceanside Collegiate, 6 receptions, 100 yards Noah Thomas, BHP, 114 yards passing,2 TD;98 yards rushig Mack Rambo, St. Joes, 170 yards rush, 4 TD Kenton Caldwell, Newberry, 3 TD pass, TD rush Moon Gerald, Loris, 272 yds pass, 3 TD D’Andre Caldwell, Swansea, 170 yds rush, 2 TD Brayden Williams, Saluda, 173 yds pass, 3 TD Keenan Jackson, Waccamaw, 2 int, 8 tackles. Rushing TD Luke McCracken, Aynor, 138 yds rush, 4 TD Mak Anderson, MVP, 203 yards pass, 3 TD; 250 rush, 3 TD Adrian Grate, Waccamaw, 143 yds rush, 2 TD Airen Gibson, Woodruff, 119 yds rush, TD; 68 yds rec Judd Windham, Christ Church, 167 yds pass, TD; TD rec Banks Horton, Christ Church, 14 tackles Troy Hailey, Marl Co, 108 rush, TD Branden People, O-W, 348 pass yds, 5 TD Daylin Haltiwanger, O-W, 3 rec, 105 yds, 3 TD AA Honor Roll Malyk Goodman, Timberland, 103 passing yards, 73 rushing yards Antuan Faison, Timberland, 90 yards rushing, TD; 12 tackles, 2 PBU Montez Addison, Timberland, 105 rushing yards, TD; receiving TD Javen Cook, Clinton, 215 yds rush, 3 TD Kaden Diggs, Fair-Central, 122 yds pass Kenyan Douglas, Fair-Cemtral, 127 yds rush, TD Dwayne Louellen, Central, 175 yds pass, 2 TD Aiden Short, Central, 223 yds rush, 4 TD Class A Honor Roll Class A Player of the Week: Scott’s Branch quarterback Jairen Conyers passed for 273 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 120 yards and a score in a win over Lake View Mah’ky Green, Cross, 157 yards rushing, TD Michael Bennett, Cross, 11 tackles, 3 TFL, sack Zori Pierce, Lamar, 179 yds rush, 116 yds pass, 4 TD Jairen Conyers, Scott Branch, 273 yds pass, 2 TD, 120 yds rush, TD SCISA Honor Roll SCISA Player of the Week – Davidson Lynch of Trinity Collegiate passed for 445 yards amd four touchdowns, adding a rushing TD John Whetsell, Dorchester Academy, 172 yards rushing, 2TD John Quattlebaum, Dorchester Academy, 154 yards passing, 2 TD Silas Brawner, Pinewood Prep, 264 yards passing, 5 TD Jayden Alexander, Pinewood Prep, 3 receptions, 157 yards, 3 TD Desmond Williams, Trinity Collegiate, 7 rec, 207 yards, TD Garrison Copeland, Trinity Collegiate, 8 rec, 156 yds, 2 TD, int. ELIJAH HUTTO W W KING PASSED 6/8 142 YDS 3 TDS JOSEPH MORSE W W KING RUSHED 19/85 2 TDS CASEN BUZHARDT W W KING 10 TACKLES 1 SACK JORDAN TURNER BETHESDA PASSED 5/6 118 YDS 4 TDS PARKER KIZER HOLLY HILL ACADEMY RUSHED 15/363 6 TDS 1 INT TD TYLER GREEN HOLLY HILL ACADEMY 10 TACKLES 1.5 SACKS ETHAN COLLINS LAURENS ACADEMY PASSED 8/12 147 1 TD RUSHED 6/31 3 TDS MASON COOPER LAURENS ACADEMY RUSHED 27/155 1 TD CALEB HARDY LAURENS ACADEMY 21 TACKLES 1 SACK LUKE SOBEY PATRICK HENRY ACADEMY 13 TACKLES GRANT SMALL WILLIAMSBURG ACADEMY RUSHED 15/213 4 TDS ELI BROWN WILLIAMSBURG ACADEMY RUSHED 14/101 1 TD COLT LAYTON CALHOUN ACADEMY RUSHED 23/166 2 TDS JACE WILLIAMS THOMAS SUMTER PASSED 25/32 470 YDS 8 TDS C. WILLIAMS THOMAS SUMTER RECEIVING 11/208 3 TDS SAM PETRAUSCHKE THOMAS SUMTER RECEIVING 5/130 3 TDS CARTER HILL THOMAS SUMTER 15 TACKLES BRADEN FINAN THOMAS SUMTER 16 TACKLES REID MCCOLLUM HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN PASSED 16/23 292 3 TDS RUSHED 16/108 2 TDS 1 INT JOSEPH HOUPT HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN RECEIVING 6/144 2 TDS HALL SEASE ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY RUSHED 23/142 3 TDS ZION GADDIST BEN LIPPEN RUSHED 12/101 2 TDS MICHAEL TRAYNUM BEN LIPPEN RUSHED 9/130 1 TD NIC SHUFORD BEAUFORT ACADEMY PASSED 10/14 119 YDS 1 TD RUSHED 5/40 1 TD NYCH UNDERWOOD BEAUFORT ACADEMY RUSHED 19/186 4 TDS 1 INT

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Bulffton QB Aedan McCarthy led the Bobcats to a 31-7 win over Hampton County.

By WORTHY EVANS HSSR Contributing Writer Columbia - The Westwood football team broke the paper in front of the inflatable Redhawk tunnel Friday night, and that spelled the end for Airport .  Nearly every offensive and defensive player got onto the field at District Two Stadium as Westwood rang up a 65-7 victory with a running clock in the second half. “Anytime you get a win, you take it, but the goal is to get everybody in every week,” head coach Stephen Burris said. “Obviously it’s not always possible but our starters, their responsibilities we told them before this game was to make sure everybody got the chance to play. Challenge accepted and mission accomplished.” While working with a short field, the Redhawks (3-1) had seven rushers contribute to 189 yards and four touchdowns on the ground, and Carrington Carter spread the ball to seven receivers for four scores. Jaden Boyd returned a kickoff 75 yards for a touchdown. Placekicker Mushin Yakubu made good on a 20-yard field goal and was 8-for-9 in point-after attempts. On the defensive side, the Redhawks held Airport (0-4) to 49 yards rushing and 10 yards passing in the first half, sacking quarterback Isaiah Clemons twice and making seven tackles for loss. They recovered two fumbles that the offense converted to touchdowns, and Brandon Evans made an interception that led to another score. Westwood got the ball moving after Airport’s opening possession mostly went backward. The Redhawks got to work at midfield and took nine plays to reach the end zone on Carter’s 13-yard pass to Jaylen Donaldson at the 5:37 mark of the first quarter. Westwood scored two more touchdowns, on Carter’s 15-yard pass to C.J . Bennett and a 40-yard catch-and-run play to Tyrek Jenkins to go up 21-0 by the first quarter buzzer. Angelo Rios opened the second quarter scoring with a 23-yard TD run, and after Kendrick Pearson scored Airport’s only touchdown from one yard out, Boyd returned the kickoff 75 yards to put Airport up 34-7. Carter connected with Tyrek Jenkins for a 40-yard score before intermission. With a running clock in the second half, Westwood got a 20-yard field goal from Yakubu, a 5-yard touchdown run from Rios, an 8-yard TD run from Jovan Howard and a 64-yard rushing score from Quentin McGill . “I’m proud of them,” Burris said. “We’ve still got some things we need to work on, and we know it’s going to get a little bit harder next week. It’s a rivalry game, the Battle for the Axe, so we looking forward to it.” Westwood renews its rivalry with Blythewood Friday. Since 2012, when Westwood first fielded a football team, the series is tied at 5-5. After the rivalry was christened “The Battle for the Axe” with the Jeanne Schmidt Memorial Trophy as the prize for the winner, the teams are 2-2. The Bengals (2-2) are coming off a restorative 41-6 victory over Keenan and look to take the trophy back after falling 7-0 to the Redhawks last year. Besides renewing a friendly rivalry, both teams will open their Region 5-5A schedule with the game. After Westwood’s opening loss to 4-0 A.C. Flora , it outscored Lakewood , Richland Northeast , and Airport by a combined score of 160-21. This year’s nonregion schedule showed not to be competitive beyond the season opener with the Falcons, but Burris said “We played a very good team in A.C. Flora, who will play in a lot of games this season and play into the playoffs,” he said. “It (competition) dropped off a little, but our standard doesn’t change regardless of who we’re playing. When we turn the film on we’re always making sure our kids are doing what we coached them to do, that’s regardless of opponent.” With games against Blythewood, 2-2 Ridge View , 2-2 Spring Valley , 3-1 Lugoff - Elgin , 1-3 West Florence and 3-1 Sumter on tap through Oct. 31, Burris said he knows his team will be ready to play for a high spot in the 5A Division 2 playoffs. “I think we’re prepared from the standpoint of are we executing the way we’re expected to execute,” he said. “We had some lopsided scores but we’re a good football team, and that’s what’s supposed to happen. I think we’ve got a good football team and we have a chance to have a really good football team, and we’re about to find out starting Friday.” Airport 0 7 0 0 – 7 Westwood 21 20 17 7 – 65 First Quarter W - Jaylen Donaldson 13 pass from Carrington Carter (Mushin Yakubu kick) 5:37 W - C.J. Bennett 15 pass from Carter (Yakubu kick) 2:15 W - Tyrek Jenkins 40 pass from Carter (Yakubu kick) 2:02 Second Quarter W - Angelo Rios 23 run (kick failed) 7:35 A - Kendrick Pearson 1 run (kick) 3:04 W - Jayden Boyd 75 kickoff return (Yakubu kick) 2:53 W - Quentin McGill 40 pass from Carter (Yakubu kick) :49 Third Quarter W - Yakubu 20 field goal 10:27 W - Rios 5 run (Yakubu kick) 8:46 W - Jovan Howard 8 run (Yakubu kick) :58 Fourth Quarter W - Quentin McGill 68 run (Yakubu kick) 3:24 AHS WHS First downs 8 12 Rushes-yds 34-108 18-179 Passing yds 11 189 Att-Com-Int 15-7-1 18-12-1 Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-yds 7-60 1-5 Punts-avg 5-24.6. 0-0.0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING A - Isaiah Clemons 15-44, Kendrick Pearson 11-40, Ashton Boyd 5-29, Team 3-(-5). W - Angelo Rios 6-58, Jovan Howard 6-37, Josiah Henryhand 2-8, Carrington Carter 2-1, Quentin McGill 1-68, Tyrek Jenkins 1-9. PASSING A - Isaiah Clemons 7-15-1. W - Carrington Carter 12-18-1. RECEIVING A - Kendrick Pearson 5-21, Team 2-(-10). W - Jovan Howard 3-23, C.J. Bennett 3-23, Tyrek Jenkins 2-46, Jaylen Donaldson 2-25, Kham Cunningham 2-19, Quentin McGill 1-40, Angelo Rios 1-3.

South Pointe beats Northwestern 27-23 in Rock Hill showdown

Aiden Manavian runs for a first down during Oceanside Collegiate’s 35-21 win at Ashley Ridge Sept. 12. Photo by Roger Lee.

BHP Senior QB Noah Thomas in the 2024 State Title game.

Rock Hill – In what should be an exciting game, undefeated Northwestern will battle city rival and perennial AAAA power South Pointe on Friday night. The game is billed as the “game of the week” by the High School Sports Report. Northwestern is the No. 2 ranked team in Class AAAAA and the defending Division II state champions have been impressive in their first three outings. The Trojans have early wins over Spartanburg (39-7), Ridge View (35-28) and South Florence (55-35). “We feel like the early schedule is helping us improve a lot and will prepare us for the playoffs down the road,” said Northwestern head coach Page Wofford. “We have played three teams that are likely at least third-round playoff teams this season. And, we have a fourth this week in South Pointe. Our kids are getting battle-tested and they are responding very well. We’re fortunate to be 3-0.” Northwestern is propelled offensively by junior quarterback Xavier Means, a first-year starter. Means has passed for 633 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for268 yards and two scores. Quay Mobley is the top running back and Kam Vance has 29 receptions for 325 yards and five touchdowns in three games. “Execution and not turning the ball over,” says Wofford of the early keys to success, Kameron McFadden and Jeremiah Cannon are two of the leaders defensively. Northwestern came into the season with an entirely new defensive front but Wofford sees that unit getting better each week.” South Pointe (2-1) is the top-ranked team in AAAA but has yet to turn it on offensively, scoring 48 points in three games. The Stallions also have played a tough early schedule. The Stallions have allowed just 33 points in three games. “They have athletes and good players all over the field,” Wofford said. “It’s just a matter of time until they figure it out offensively and I hope it’s after Friday night. They’re a really good football team, we know that. They have some weapons and their defense is really good.They are going to be a problem for a lot of teams.” The Stallions have perhaps the state’s top athlete in Jzavien Currence, a USC commit. Currence has passed for 314 yards and has rushed for 196 yards. He also rates highly as a defensive back. RJ Brown is another key player in the backfield while Stallion defensive leaders include KJ Burg and Daquan Evans. Northwestern has won the last three meetings with their rivals, averaging 34 points per game in those three wins, South Pointe won three of four games between 2018-2021. Fans of both schools, as well as Rock Hill High, put a lot of emphasis on the “city championship.” South Pointe already has beaten Rock Hill and Northwestern will play the Bearcats in region play. Friday’s game will go a long way in determining the city champion. “I guess it’s a cool thing for the fans of each school but we don’t emphasize that too much here,” Wofford said. “The trophy we want is handed out in December.” Other key games around SC on Sept. 12. Bluffton at Hampton County Camden at Ridge View Oceanside Collegiate at Ashley Ridge Carolina Forest at Irmo Crestwood at Sumter Dreher at Bishop England Eastside at Blue Ridge Wren at T.L. Hanna

Week 2 High School Honor Roll AAAAA Player of the Week: Greenwood quarterback Tristan Lewis passed for a school-record 423 yards and five touchdowns in Greenwood’s one-point win over Dorman. Lewis also tallied 75 yards on the ground. AAAAA Honor Roll Tyler Meyers, Cane Bay, 146 yards rushing, TD Tyrell Bess, Cane Bay, 15 total tackles Jachin Davis, Stratford, 145 yards passing, 2 TD;140 yards rushing, 2 TD Maliq McGowan, Stratford, 180 all-purpose yards, 2 TD Finn Gunter, Lucy Beckham, 189 yards passing, 2 TD Jaden Gethers, Lucy Beckham, 126 all-purpose yards, 2 TD Connor Dantzler, James Island, 12-of-17 passing, 227 yards, 3 TD Trevor Kalisz, Ashley Ridge, 136 yards passing, 1 TD; 35 yards rushing, TD Ryan Campbell, Ashley Ridge, 250 yards rushing, TD Jagger Spivey, Ashley Ridge, 101 yards receiving LJ Washington, Berkeley, 127 yards rushing, TD Keller Wofford, Berkeley, 165 yards passing, 2 TD Cooper Kafina, Summerville, 239 yards passing, 3 TD Jayven Williams, Summerville, 113 yards rushing, 2 TD Jaiden Kelly-Murray, Summerville, 6 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD; 36 yards rushing Xavier Means, Northwestern, 250 passing yards, 3 TD; 147 rushing yards, 2 TD Nigel Smith, Northwestern, 114 yards rushing, TD KamVance, Northwestern, 13 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD Nick Means, Dorman, 163 yards rushing, 4 TD Ashton Chapman, Ridge View, 232 yards passing, TD Jaxon Knotts, Dutch Fork, 295 yards passing, 3 TD;47 yards rushing, TD Stone Furrey, Dutch Fork, 6 receptions, 158 tards, TD Jay Duncan, Greenwood, 13 receptions, 167 yards, 3 TD Jaiden Bryant, Irmo, 2 defensive TD, 14 tackles, 3 sacks Tripp Bryant, Greenville, 138 passing yards, 2 TD; 53 rushing yards Trenton Lynch, Spartanburg, 160 yards rushing, 3 TD Matt Kucia, Indian Land, 145 yards passing, 3 TD Jamel Horton, Indian Land, 115 yards rushing, TD Jovan Howard, Westwood, 4 TD rushing Josian Coleman, Easley, 220 yards passing,3 TD Kason Cannupp, Nation Ford, 306 yards passing Hayden Myers, River Bluff, 201 yards rushing, TD Brayden Moore, River Bluff, 193 yards passing, TD Broden Mitcheson, Fort Mill, 134 yards rushing, TD EJ Richardson, Lugoff-Elgin, 143 all-purpose yards, 3 TD Josh Kahl, Boiling Springs, 191 passing yards, 3 TD AAAA Player of the Week: Bluffton QB Aedan McCarthy completed 18-of-28 passes for 459 yards and 4 TD in his team’s win. AAAA Honor Roll Quinn Mahoney, Bishop England, 247 yards passing, 44 yards rus+5hing, 4 TD Messiah Jackson, South Florence, 209 passing yards, 2 TD; 2 TD rushing Cameron James, South Florence, 115 yards rushing, 2 TD Jayuan Perkins, South Florence, 153 receiving yards, 2 TD Amare Patterson, Bluffton, 3 receptions, 161 yards, 2 TD Logan Bragg, Laurens, 150 passing yards, TD Jace Grass, Daniel, 314 passing yards, 4 TD Trey Wimbley, Daniel, 7 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD Xaver Geter, Midland Valley, 301 passing yards, 2 TD Preston Smith, Midland Valley, 132 yards rushing, TD Jaylen Washington, Midland Valley, 115 yards receiving, 2 TD Bryston Newton, Midland Valley, 12 tackles, 4 TFL Tylin Drakeford, Camden, 136 yards rushing, 2 TD Navier Boykin, Camden, 128 yards rushing, TD Roper Wentsky, AC Flora, 4 TD passes Gavin Thomas, Seneca, 163 passing yards, 3 TD Amari Verner, Seneca, 179 yards rushing, 3 TD Tyler Waller, Gray Collegiate, 165 yards passing, TD Trevon Williamson, Gray Collegiate, 134 yards rushing, TD Calvin Wofford, Crestwood, 134 yards rushing Carnell Warren, Bluffton, 6 receptions, 173 yards, 2 TD Sean Mitchell, May River, 194 yards rushing, 2TD Jayvin Risher, Hilton Head, 159 yards rushing, 2 TD AAA Player of the Week: Kenton Caldwell, Newberry : Bulldogs QB rushed for 206 yards and passed for 191 yards and two touchdowns as his team improved to 3-0. AAA Honor Roll Aiden Manavian, Oceanside Collegiate, 21-of-24, 297 yards passing, 2 TD Terence Johnson, Oceanside Collegiate, 9 receptions, 154 yards Noah Thomas, BHP, 201 passing yards, TD Cam Robinson, BHP, 91 rush yards, 2 TD T. Watson-Martin, BHP, 117 yards rushing, TD Kenton Caldwell, Newberry, 206 yards rushing, 191 yards passing, 2 TD Hunter O’Neal, Keenan, 426 yards rushing, 5 TD Max Anderson, Mountain View Prep, 269 yards passing, 3 TD Mak Anderson, Mountain View Prep, 153 yards rushing, 4 TD Mack Rambo, St. Joseph’s, 114 yards rushing, 2 TD Sam Patterson, St. Joseph’s, 175 receiving yards, 2 TD Tre Blakeney, Marlboro County, 144 yards passing, TD Judd Windham, Christ Church, 167 yards passing, TD Connor Davis, Woodruff, 243 passing yards, 3 TD Aiden Gibson, Woodruff, 132 yards rushing, 2 TD Kori Moates, Woodruff, 11 receptions, 154 yards, 2 TD Zamire Gerald, Loris, 222 yards passing, 5 TD Khalid Sherman, Loris, 139 yards receiving, 2 TD Tripp Gallus, Hanahan, 155 yards passing Lorenzo Kitching, North Charleston, 205 yards rushing, 2 TD AA Player of the Week: Jamijae Karim, Liberty: rushed for 165 yards and scored four touchdowns as the Red Devils knocked off AAAA Pickens, 42-17. AA Honor Roll Caleb Feaster, Chester, 225 yards rushing, 2 TD Dwayne Louellen, Central, 160 yards passing, 3 TD Aiden Short, Central, 113 yards rushing, TD Jakari Holloman, Central, 107 yards rushing, 2 TD Kamauri Jones, Fairfield Central, 100 passing yards, 55 rushing yards Kenyan Douglas, Fairfield Central, 3 rushing TD Tarell Grant, Hampton County, 159 yards passing, 2 TD Jayden Singletary, Hampton County, 131 yards rushing, 3 TD Ty Foster, Landrum, 235 yards passing Braylon Revis, Landrum, 157 yards rushing, TD Jamijae Karim, Liberty, 165 yards rushing, 4 TD Kendall Jackson, Liberty, 133 yards rushing, 2 TD Tanner Elrod, Liberty, 101 yards rushing Bryce Adams, Chesterfield, 211 passing yards, 3 TD Greg Rushing, Chesterfield, 155 yards rushing, 2 TD Owen George, Academic Magnet, 131 yards rushing, 2 TD; 77 yards passing Class A Player of the Week – Jayden Johnson, Ware Shoals , led his team to a 3-0 start with a 20-12 win over Landrum…rushed for 154 yards and passed for 130 yards Class A Honor Roll Tyler Harris, Cross, 148 yards passing Jordan Strong, Lewisville, 144 yards passing, TD Jacorreun Howze, 113 yards rushing, TD Brandon Nance, Dixie, 3 TD rushing Jayden Martin, Dixie, 88 yards rushing Cordell McLain, Ridgeland, 13 tackles Josh Winbush, Ware Shoals, 11 tackles, 4 TFL SCISA Player of the Week, Silas Brawner, Pinewood Prep , junior quarterback passed for 304 yards and five touchdowns in a win over Trinity Collegiarte. SCISA Honor Roll ELIJAH HUTTO—W W KING PASSED 10/10 248 YDS 5 TDS DALLAS HILL—W W KING RECEIVING 3/95 3 TDS JACOB BUSSEY—W W KING 13 TACKLES ETHAN COLLINS—LAURENS ACADEMY PASSED 14/22 256 YDS 4 TDS MASON COOPER—LAURENS ACADEMY RUSHED 17/155 1 TD CALEB HARDY—LAURENS ACADEMY RECEIVING 8/192 4 TDS 10 TACKLES NATHAN BELL – LAURENS ACADEMY 15 TACKLES ELIAS LITTLETON—LAURENS ACADEMY 11 TACKLES ELI GARRETT---LAURENS ACADEMY 11 TACKLES JORDAN TURNER—BETHESDA PASSED 5/8 185 YDS 3 TDS RALO WESLEY---BETHESDA RECEIVING 4/114 YDS 2 TDS N. JACKSON---BETHESDA 14 TACKLES LUKE SOBEY---PATRICK HENRY ACADEMY 14 TACKLES DRAKE PORTER---BEN LIPPEN 16 TACKLES JORDAN BLACKMON---DILLON CHRISTIAN PASSED 10/18 187 YDS 1 TD RUSHED 7/60 1 TD CADE AMELL---HAMMOND ACADEMY PASSED 9/14 143 YDS 1 TD RUSHED 3/33 YDS PARKER KIZER---HOLLY HILL ACADEMY RUSHED 39/264 YDS 5 TDS Lavoris Lucas, Pinewood Prep, 116 all-purpose yards, 2 TD Kevin Johnson, Northwood Academy, 19-of-31 passing, 207 yards, TD Aydan Hogan, Northwood Academy, 7 receptions, 100 yards John Whetsell, Dorchester Academy, 123 yards rushing, 2 TD; 25 yards receiving John Quattlebaum, Dorchester Academy, 184 yards passing, 3 TD Chelly Williams, Orangeburg Prep, 275 yards passing, 2 TD Tilden Riley, Orangeburg Prep, 7 receptions, 202 yards, 2 TD Christian Williams, Thomas Sumter, 12 receptions, 226 yards, 2 TD Cael Parler, Calhoun Academy, 117 yards rushing, 3 TD Colt Layton, Calhoun Academy, 117 yards rushing, TD Jace Williams, Thomas Sumter, 218 yards passing, TD Andrew Miller, Florence Christian, 118 yards rushing, TD Cale Owens, Colleton Prep, 97 yards passing, TD; 88 yards rushing, TD Tanner Wolf, Colleton Prep, 101 yards rushing, 3 TD Devin Fripp, Beaufort Academy,115 yards rushing 2 TD Nyeh Underwood, Beaufort, 206 yards rushing, 3 TD Nic Shuford, Beaufort Academy, 133 yards passing, 2 TD;102 yards rushing, TD Ben McLaurin, Wilson Hall, 97 yards rushing, TD Grant Small, Williamsburg,215 yards rushing, 2 TD Michael Ard, Williamsburg, 11 tackles

Cross - .Cross High safety/wide receiver Caden Ramsey made his college destination known on Monday, announcing that he would be signing with the University of South Carolina. Ramsey (6-5, 200) is a top 10 prospect in the state and chose the Gamecocks over a final list that included Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech and Syracuse. Ramsey was offered by USC tight ends coach Shawn Elliott on June 27 and the Gamecocks quickly jumped to the top of the list. “It feels good to get it over with,” said Ramsey, who attended Saturday’s game against South Carolina State. “I felt pretty good about USC all along. Coach Elliott and coach Beamer made it feel like home. I know I made the right decision.” Ramsey is expected to play tight end in college and will likely be used primarily as a hybrid or h-back. He has only played receiver and safety at Cross. Last season, Ramsey’s 13 interceptions led the state. He has two interceptions in the first three games of this season, along with three offensive touchdowns. Last season, as a receiver, Ramsey had 38 receptions for 673 yards and eight touchdowns. Ramsey is not concerned with the move to a new position, saying that he expects to add 25 to 30 pounds once he arrives in a college setting. “I will definitely add some weight if I change positions,” he said. “It’s no big deal for me. I’ll play anywhere they tell me to play. I just want to be on the field helping us win games.” Cross head coach Shaun Wright s ays Ramsey should have no trouble switching positions. “He’s a versatile, athletic kid who can do just about anything on the field,” Wright said. “He’s our safety, a receiver, he’s our long snapper and our backup quarterback. He can punt too. He really is a once in a lifetime player for me as a coach. Generational talent.” Ramsey also is one of the state’s top basketball players and also excels in the 400 meter dash in track. Ramsey is the second Berkeley County product to commit to an SEC school, joining Timberland offensive lineman Desmond Green , who is pledged to Florida. He also is the second Cross High player ever to commit to USC, joining former defensive back Rod Wilson.

St. John’s Christian Academy Announces Dr. Jerry Brown as Head Football Coach and Bruce Ellington-Player Development Coach Moncks Corner, SC – September 8, 2025 – St. John’s Christian Academy (SJCA) is proud to announce the addition of two remarkable leaders to its football program: Dr. Jerry Brown as Head Football Coach and Bruce Ellington as the Player Development Coach . Together, they join SJCA’s dedicated coaching staff in shaping the next generation of Cavalier athletes. Dr. Jerry Brown enters his 55th year of coaching, including 36 years as a head coach. His legendary career is marked by an unmatched record of success: 8 State Championships (3 as assistant, 5 as head coach) – never losing a title game. Three State Titles at Berkeley High School (1994, 1996, 2009). One of only three coaches in South Carolina history to win state titles at three different schools: Batesburg-Leesville, Spring Valley, and Berkeley. Served as both Head Coach and Assistant in the Shrine Bowl and North-South All-Star Games , winning all four. Inducted into the South Carolina Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2018) and the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2021). Beyond the gridiron, Dr. Brown has faithfully served as a deacon at Santee Community Church in Moncks Corner and Christ Church in Columbia. He is a devoted husband to Mary Ames Brown and proud father of three children, Lucia, Paul, and Larry, and grandfather to Ames, Edye, Hardy, and great-granddaughter Elle. Raised in Moncks Corner, Bruce Ellington is a former professional athlete known for his extraordinary accomplishments as a two-sport standout at the University of South Carolina and for his five-year career in the National Football League (NFL). High School Achievements: Led Berkeley High School to the 2009 Division II-AAAA state football championship as quarterback; finalist for South Carolina’s Mr. Football Award. On the basketball court, he earned South Carolina 4A Player of the Year with senior averages of 22 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists per game. Collegiate Career: Excelled as both the starting point guard for USC’s men’s basketball team and a wide receiver for the Gamecocks football program. Graduated with a degree in sociology. NFL Career: Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in 2014 and played five seasons with the 49ers, Houston Texans, Detroit Lions, and New England Patriots. Ellington’s versatility, leadership, and determination are hallmarks of his athletic career and will be a source of inspiration for SJCA student-athletes. Dr. Brown and Coach Ellington embrace core values that align deeply with the mission of St. John’s Christian Academy: faith in Christ, a dedicated work ethic, determination, accountability, brotherly love, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Together with the existing Cavalier coaching staff, they are committed to building a program that develops not only strong athletes but also strong Christian men who will serve others with integrity. “We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Brown and Coach Ellington to the Cavalier Family,” said Becky Ellison, Head of School. “Their combined experience, passion for the game, and dedication to developing young men both on and off the field will strengthen our football program and inspire our school community.” Upcoming Home Game We invite our SJCA family to come out this Friday, September 12, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. for our home football game against Carolina Academy . Let’s pack the stands, show our Cavalier spirit, and give Coach Brown, Coach Ellington, and our Cavaliers a true SJCA welcome. Swords Up and Go Cavs!  Media Contact: Becky Ellison, Head of School St. John’s Christian Academy 843-761-8539 becky.ellison@sjcacavaliers.com

St. Johns Christian Academy To Name Dr. Jerry Brown As head Football Coach On Monday Afternoon, Former Berkeley High & SC Star Athlete Bruce Ellington Will Also Be Named A Top Assistant Also By Billy G. Baker Publisher Moncks Cormer — Dr. Jerry Brown, who coached up five state championship football teams in coaching stints at Spring Valley , Berkeley , and Batesville - Leesville between 1985 and 2022 ; becoming only of three coaches to ever accomplish such a feat in state history, will be introduced as the new head football coach at St. Johns Christian Academy at the football stadium at the school at 4 p.m. Monday. At the same event, former Berkeley High two-sport star Bruce Ellington , who went on to play basketball and football at South Carolina , will be introduced as a top assistant coach with Coach Brown at the school. In a late Sunday night call to the HSSR from St. Johns Christian Academy Head of School Becky Ellison, was elated that both Coach Brown and Ellington would be reuniting with each other, and the plan is to have them meet with the team at 9 a. m on Monday morning.  “We are beyond excited, and very appreciative to have Dr. Jerry Brown and Bruce Ellington to come on board to help rebuild our football program,” said Ellison, a three-time former HSSR all-state softball player from Stall High School, where she helped lead a team to a state title. “We are inviting the media to attend a 4 p.m. press conference on our football field on Monday afternoon to introduce both Coach Brown and Bruce Elvington.” Dr. Jerry Brown's Career Coaching record (as verified with intense research from HSSR historian Gerald Doolittle on Sunday night) reveals a 296-149 record at the conclusion of Brown’s last season at Berkeley in 2022. Here is a break-down of Coach Brown’s 37-year journey in coaching: Spring Valley 1985-1989 Record 48-14 State title in 1988 finishing 12-2; Fairfield Central 1990 1992 12-23 record, Berkeley 1992-2010- Record was 176-64with State Titles in 1994 (15-0), 1996 (14-1) & 2009 (9-3). Bateburg - Leesville -2012 & 2013-17-8, with AA State title in 2013 with 12-2 record; Spring Valley -One season in 2014-with 6-5 record, Northside Christian in 2016 with 3-6 record; Wade Hampton between 2017-2020 with 29-14 record, and back at Berkeley- 2021 & 2022 with a 5-15 record (missed some time coaching dealing with health issues of his wife, Mary Ames Brown.) Coach Brown is a member of the SC Football Coaches Hall of Fame. In his coaching career he has been named Statewide Football Coach of the Year Five Times by The High School Sports Repor t & other news organizations. Coach Brown played in the 1967 Shrine Bowl as a player from Winnsboro, SC. He was an assistant Shrine bowl coach in 2000 and in 2022 he was the head Shrine bowl coach as the Sandlappers won the game 17-13. Coach Brown also served as both an assistant and head coach in the annual North-South all-star football game at Myrtle Beach. Coach Brown was 4-0 in the four all-star games he served in.

With 3-0 start, Fort Mill football quickly forgetting about the past seven years By WORTHY EVANS Contributing Writer Columbia - Consider the Fort Mill football team revived. With a 33-7 victory over Blythewood Friday night at Richland District Two Stadium, the Yellow Jackets are off to their best start since 2017 (when they started 4-1 and finished 4-8). At 3-0 with the win over the Bengals, Fort Mill has surpassed their yearly win total dating back to 2018. In getting their third victory the Yellow Jackets made plays in all facets of the game, including two blocked punts, one of which was returned for a touchdown, a defense that snagged two interecptions, and an offense that grinded it out and scored when it needed to. “Damn I’m proud of this team,” eighth-year head coach Rob McNeely said. “Defense was hell tonight, Special teams, I knew we could get to a kick, we practice it every freaking Wednesday, and the dudes, they executed.” Junior running back Broden Mitcheson powered the Fort Mill offense with 134 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. The Blythewood defense sacked senior quarterback Quinn Kelly six times, but Kelly stayed on his feet enough to complete 13 of 20 passes for 170 yards with one interception. The Bengals defense also forced two fumbles. Fort Mill took the opening kickoff and drove 52 yards down the field before the Blythewood defense held on fourth and four. Noah Hardy’s first field goal of the game, a 45-yarder, went through with room to spare and put the Yellow Jackets on the scoreboard. After that score, Blythewood clamped down on the Fort Mill offense, sacking Kelly four times and forcing two fumbles. The Bengals offense had its own struggles. Blythewood put together an 11-play, 61-yard drive before failing to convert on a third-and-10 at the Fort Mill 20. Ashton Davis came in for a 37-yard field goal attempt to tie it at the end of the first quarter, but the holder muffed the snap and the resulting kick sailed lazily to the right, well short of the goal posts. Blythewood went three-and-out on a possession halfway through the second quarter and Davis came on to punt. Fort Mill defender Brett Scales shot through the line and slapped Davis’s kick to the ground. Scales then scooped up the football around the 30-yard line and ran it in easily to put the Yellow Jackets up 10-0. “Brett Scales is the heart and soul of our team,” McNeely said. “He’s a coach out on the field. He comes hard every day. He runs defensive scout team for us to get a look. That’s the kind of kid he is, and those kids are better players (because of him). They’re great kids and I love them.” After Blythewood quarterback James Veasey threw an interception, Fort Mill drove to the Bengals’ 7-yard line. The Blythewood defense held, but Hardy knocked in a chip shot from 24 yards out with 12 seconds left in the half to give the Yellow Jackets a 13-0 lead at the half. Mitcheson capped a mid-third quarter drive with a one-yard touchdown run that put Fort Mill up 20-0. The Yellow Jackets added two more 1-yard touchdown runs from Terrell Robinson and Andrew Kowalski in the fourth quarter to take a 33-0 lead. Veasey’s 33-yard touchdown pass to Chance Johnson with 1:32 left in the game enabled Blythewood to avoid a home-opening shutout. The Bengals (1-2) scored 70 points in their first two games, a 34-27 season-opening victory at Nation Ford Aug. 22 and a last-minute 38-36 loss at Midland Valley Aug. 29. Against the Yellow Jackets, Blythewood came up empty for more than three quarters. “We didn’t take care of our jobs tonight,” third-year Blythewood head coach James Martin said. “First half special teams really hurt us but we still fought the whole time. I’m proud for that. We had ourselves in good positions defensively, but we also put ourselves in bad positions defensively just by some field position issues. We have to keep playing and keep fighting. We have nonregion games for a reason, and we’ve got one more to get it right.” Veasey finished the night 12-for-29 in passing for 111 yards, with two interceptions. Blythewood rushers had 86 net yards on 22 carries. Fort Mill plays host to Lancaster (0-3) and Blythewood plays host to Keenan (2-1) Friday. The Yellow Jackets have seven more games this season, but McNeely said the team’s success is grounded on his players’ belief in themselves. “None of the previous years should affect this year’s outcome. End of story,” he said. “These kids believe in themselves and each other, and I’m just proud of them.” Fort Mill 3 10 7 13 – 33 Blythewood 0 0 0 7 – 7 First Quarter F - Noah Hardy 45 field goal 7:24 Second Quarter F - Brett Scales 30 blocked punt return (Hardy kick) 5:56 F - Hardy 24 field goal :12 Third Quarter F - Broden Mitcheson 1 run (Hardy kick) 6:32 Fourth Quarter F - Terrell Robinson 1 run (Hardy Kick) 10:10 F - Andrew Kowalski 1 run (kick failed) 4:49 B - Chance Johnson 33 pass from James Veasey (Ashton Davis kick) 1:32 FM BHS First downs 17 12 Rushes-yds 38-87 22-86 Passing yds 170 111 Att-Com-Int 20-13-1 29-12-2 Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-yds 8-65 5-60 Punts-avg 3-46.0. 4-29.5 Individual Statistics RUSHING F - Broden Mitcheson 22-134, Quinn Kelly 11-(-50), Andrew Kowalski 2-2, Terrell Robinson 1-1, Team 2-5. B - Landon Strong 9-60, James Veasey 9-8, Brandon Mayre 4-18. PASSING F - Quinn Kelly 13-20-1. B - James Veasey 12-29-2. RECEIVING F - Jameson Terrell 5-64, Henry Crocker 3-35, Deveian Southward 2-32, Keenan McCormack 1-22, Joseph Duey 1-20, Broden Mitcheson 1-7. B - Chance Johnson 5-62, Ryan Hall 2-29, Tay’Shon Johnson 2-13, Ben Hendrix 1-10, Team 2-(-3).

Northwestern senior CB/WR Jonathan (5-10, 160) in the Div II Class AAAAA Championship Game in 2024.