Denmark Olar still searching for a complete game

By Neill Kirkpatrick

Special to the HSSR

Denmark – The Denmark-Olar Vikings heads into the home stretch of their schedule needing to play their best football of the season if they want to make the class A playoffs and have a shot a region championship.

The Vikings have had some tough luck this season as they sit at 1-5/0-1 with three region games remaining. They will host Hardeeville (1-6,0-2) and Allendale Fairfax (0-5,0-0) before they travel 6.45 miles down Hwy 78 to take on rival Bamberg Ehrhardt (4-2,1-0). All three games are region games and the Vikings will need to win at two of the games to secure a spot in the class A Lower State playoffs.

Offensive consistency has been the biggest issue for the Vikings all season. They have had some good moments but penalties, turnovers and mental mistakes have stopped promising drives all year.

Freshman quarterback Nykeem Brimfield (6-4, 220) and sophomore quarterback Tiberius Duncan (6-5, 200) have taken most of the snaps. Both have live arms but they have showed their inexperience as well.

Against Blackville Hilda head coach William Raysor put in junior Robert Bovain (6-1, 180) at quarterback to add a little experience to the position.

“Robert is a special player. He will do anything we ask him to do. He makes plays wherever we play and we know he is going to give us his all every play,” said Coach Raysor.

Bovian is the teams leading rusher and is on his way to a 1000-yard year. He rushed for 141 yards against Blackville Hilda at running back and then switched to QB and almost led a come from behind win.

Defensively, he has been unblockable from his outside linebacking position. He pressures the quarterback on pass plays and makes tackles behind the line on running plays. He is one of the top juniors in the state by the HSSR.

Playing opposite of Bovain is HSSR Top 100 Senior Tykeem Ross (6-3, 245). Offenses game plan around Ross as causes havoc as well. He has also shown his ability at tight end making several catches.

Blackville Hilda head coach Kevin Jones said, “We went to wishbone to run away from Ross. He is tremendous player and you have to account for him on every play.”

Charleston Brown (6, 250) has been a terror on the inside for the Vikings on defense. He gets in the backfield and disrupts offenses. He is also the leader of the offensive line.

Terrance “Agent Zero” Hinton (5-8, 165) has been the main target in the passing game but has not had a lot of opportunities down field.

“We have stressed all year that we have to play four quarters football to win games and we just have not done that. When we play our best we can compete with anyone but we have to finish and that has been the issue all year,” said coach Raysor.