OCTOBER 18 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Dillon – The Dillon High School football team scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to hand Marlboro County its first loss of the season in a 35-12 victory on Friday at the DHS field.

 The Wildcats, ranked sixth in the High School Sports Report AAA poll,  improved to 6-2 overall and 2-1 in Region 7-AAA. Second-ranked MCHS dropped to 6-1 and 2-1.

 Dillon took a 14-12 lead into the fourth quarter. Jamarion Fling had a 2-yard touchdown run early in the quarter to make it 21-12. The final two TDs were defensive scores. Kelvion Manning returned a fumble 49 yards and Dan Graves took one of his two interceptions 53 yards.

 Fling led the DHS offense with 127 yards and two scores on 20 carries. Dominick Felton had 73 yards and a TD on 14 carries. Rike Niyongabo had three catches for 62 yards.

Keryien Brown had 17 tackles, one quarterback sack and one tackle for loss to lead the Wildcat defense. Daniel Capehart had 16 tackles and one TFL.

Manning 49

Atlantic Collegiate 10

Manning – Manning won its seventh straight game with a 49-10 triumph over Atlantic Collegiate Academy on Friday at Ramsey Stadium.

Jeffery Ceasar led the Monarchs, who are 7-1 overall and 4-0 n Region 7-AA, by returning a kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown and a punt 67 yards for another score.

Jalynn Coard ran for two touchdowns while Joshua Cooper had a TD run while carrying the ball eight times for 49 yards. Ja’Rae Mitchell completed 5 of 7 passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. Justin Thompson had two catches for 48 yards and a TD.

Dayvon Bannister led the defense by returning an interception 92 yards for a score, Coard had two TFLs.

       The Monarchs, ranked eight in the AA poll, improved to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in Region 7. ACA fell to 1-6 and 1-3

Sumter 49

Blythewood 20

Sumter -- John Peeples scored five touchdowns to become Sumter's career touchdown leader in the Gamecocks' 49-20 victory over Blythewood on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Peeples ran for four of the touchdowns and caught a 37-yard pass for a score. He went into the game with 67 TDs, trailing Roderick McDowell by one. Peeples now has 72 touchdowns.

He rushed for 106 yards on 20 carries. Kam Fortune ran for 114 yards and a score on 10 carries and caught a 12-yard pass. Quarterback Franklin Richardson rushed for 26 yards on eight carries.

Richardson completed 9 of 12 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns. Tight end Jayden Kennedy had three catches for 131 yards and a touchdown.

Anthony Addison led the defense with 10 tackles, 2 TFLs and two sacks. Tymaries Durant had nine tackles, 1 1/2 TFLs and one sack, and Jeremiah Burson had seven tackles,  one interception, a forced fumble and two pas breakups.

Sumter, ranked third in the AAAAA Division 1 poll, improved to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in Region 5. Blythewood, which is ranked 10th in AAAAA Division I, dropped to 6-3 and 2-3.

Dutch Fork 42

Lexington 0

 Lexington – Top-ranked Dutch Fork improved to 7-0 on the season with a 42-0 high school football victory over Lexington on Friday at Wildcat Hollow.

 Quarterback Ethan offing completed 19 of 28 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns to the lead Silver Foxes, who improved to 3-0 in Region 4. Boykin Bickley had seven catches for 105 yards, Isaac Shine had six catches for 77 yards and a touchdown, and KJ Smith had three catches for 57 yards and a score.

 Shine also rushed for 46 yards and a score on 11 carries. Smith had three carries for 25 yards and a TD, and Brayden Johnson ran for 32 yards and a score on three carries.

Jayden Westbrook returned a punt 52 yards for a touchdown.

Brennon Carpenter completed 12 of 26 passes for 167 yards to lead Lexington, which fell to 5-3 and 1-2. Nigel Lewis had three catches for 78 yards.

         Dutch Fork is ranked No. 1 in the AAAAA Division I poll while Lexington is ranked ninth.

Northwestern 55

Rock Hill 7

 Rock Hill – Northwestern exploded for 34 points in the second quarter on the way to a 55-7 victory over Rock Hill on Friday at District 3 Stadium.

The Trojans, ranked third in the AAAAA Division II poll, improved to 9-0 on the season and 5-0 in Region ?. The Bearcats fell to 5-4 and 4-1.

Finley Polk completed 14 of 16 passes for 175 yards and two scores and ran for 23 yards and three TDs on seven carries to lead NHS. McCrea Knight and Evan Harrison also threw touchdown passes.

CJ Broughton had five catches for 105 yards and a TD. Daniel Caldwell had four catches for 60 yards and a score, and TaDarrian Knox and David Hood both had TD receptions.

Will Massey led the defense with 11 tackles, while Jayden Baxter and Tamario Watkins both had interceptions,

Kason Kanupp completed 12 of 22 passes for 177 yards and a touchdown to lead the Bearcats. EJ Ratley caught the scoring pass, while Shrine Bowl selection Malik Clark had six catches for 122 yards.

Gaffney 28

Riverside 21

Greer – Jamarcus Smith broke off a 54-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to lift Gaffney to a 28-21 victory over Riverside on Friday at the RHS field.

The game was tied 21-21 when Smith scored on the second play of the drive. Evan Olson added the extra point to make it 28-21 with 9:30 left in the game.

Smith rushed for 203 yards and the TD on 14 carries. Trason Snith ran for 33 yards on five carries and had a 31-yard scoring run in the third quarter to tie the game at 21-21.

 The Indians, ranked No. 1 in the AAAAA DII poll, improved to 7-0 on the season and ?-0 in Region 2-AAAAA. They, got their first touchdown on a 75-yard interception return by Viante Robbs in the first quarter. Andrew Ruppe had a 1-yard TD run in the second quarter.

Kendaris Bailey led the Indian defense with seven tackles and three quarterback sacks.

         Riverside’s Somad Eaddy had a 90-yard interception return for a score. Mikkel Skinner had a 2-yard scoring run and caught a 13-yard TD pass from Gideon Merhib.

         Skinner had six catches for 87 yards and carried the ball eight times for 18 yards. Merhib connected on 13 of 20 passes for 111 yards. Owen Down had a 46-yard interception to go with three tackles.

Riverside, ranked sixth, fell to 4-2 and 1-2.

         Lake City 41

         Marion 0

         Lake City – Lake City picked up its third straight victory with a 41-0 shutout of Marion on Friday at the LCHS field.

         The Panthers improved to 4-5 overall and 3-2 in Region 7-AA. Marion fell to 1-7 and 0-4.

         Amari Hanna completed 6 of 7 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for a score as well. Blayne Edwards caught two passes for 90 yards and a touchdown.

      Treshon Burgess had an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and also ran for two scores.

         Rakeem McCray led the defense with six tackles for loss. Devin Cockfield had nine tackles, three tackles for loss, an interception and a quarterback pressure.

         Dorchester 27

         Carolina 7

         Lake City – Dorchester Academy remained undefeated with a 27-7 victory over Carolina Academy on Friday at the CA field.

         The Raiders, ranked third in the SCISA Class A poll,  are now 7-0 overall and 2-0 in SCISA Region 1-Class A. The fifth-ranked Bobcats fell to 4-3 and 0-2.

         John Whetsell carried the football 35 times for 209 yards and three touchdowns to lead Dorchester,. John Quattlebaum completed 11 of 15 passes for 147 yards and a TD.

         Wynn Kuskey had five catches for 61 yards and a score. Abe Shuler had five catches for 66 yards, and Noah Risher had three catches for 25 yards.

         Layton Wimberly led the DA defense with 10 tackles. Quattlebaucrim had five tackles, Warren Judy had three tackles and two sacks, Landon Crisp had three tackles and one TFL, and Brenner Dantzler had an interception.

         Scott’s Branch 68

         Bethune-Bowman 6

         Summerton – Dresean Blanding scored two defensive touchdowns to lead Scott’s Branch to a 68-6 victory over Bethune-Bowman on Friday at Earnest Spann Stadium.

         Blanding, a senior linebacker, returned an interception for a touchdown and recovered a fumble for a score. He also had 10 tackles, two TFLs and a pass deflection.

         The Eagles, who were winless last season, are now 3-5 in their first season under head coach Patrick Fleming. They are 2-2 in Region 5-Class A.

         The Mohawks fell to 1-8 and 1-4.

T.L. Hanna 42

J.L. Mann 20

Anderson --- T.L. Hanna improved to 4-2 overall with a 42-20 victory over J.L. Mann on Thursday at the Hanna field,

Daylin Williams and KD Patterson both had two touchdowns for the Yellow Jackets, who are ranked 10th in the AAAAA DII poll.. Antonio Hatton returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score.

 Mann, ranked fourth in the AAAAA DI poll, fell to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in Region 1-AAAAA. Hanna is also 2-1 in region play.

Saluda 33

Ninety Six 7

Ninety Six – Saluda remained undefeated on the season with a 33-7 victory over Ninety Six on Friday at the NSHS field.

 The Tigers, who are ranked No, 1 in AA, now own an overall record of 6-0 and a Region 2-AA record of 2-0. Ninety Six fell to

SHS led 6-0 after one quarter before Ninety Six took a 7-6 lead early in the second quarter. However, Saluda rebounded for a 19-7 halftime lead and scored 14 points in the final quarter to put the game away.

Brayden Williams had a huge game for the Tigers, rushing for 151 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries. He also had two catches for 55 yards and another score.

Tristan Daniels rushed for 76 yards and a TD on 15 carries, while Drew Arant completed 6 of 14 passes for 93 yards and a TD.

Akiem Mills led the SHS defense with 12 tackles. Devon Wallace had 11 tackles, two sacks and two TFLs, and JT Lott had eight tackles, one sack and one TFL.

Gabe Hackett rushed for 55 yards and Ninety Six’s only TD. Zay King had 60 yards on 18 carries

Northside Christian 28

Trinity Collegiate 20

Lexington – Northside Christian Academy improved to 7-1 with a 28-20 victory over Trinity Collegiate on Friday at the NCA field,

 The triumph gave Crusaders head coach Dean Howell his 100^th career victory. Northside improved to 1-1 in SCISA Region 2-AAA. The Titans dropped to 3-5 and 1-2.

Sam Burks rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries. BJ Suits threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Jake Jeffrey.