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In a game with significant potential ramifications in the class 1A rankings, the Carvers Bay Bears took down the Johnsonville Flashes 21-13. Johnsonville’s special teams unit kicked off the scoring early in this one, as after an opening drive three-and-out, senior Ja’mere Ross returned a punt for six points. On Carvers Bay’s next drive, Johnsonville’s Zaghe Davis forced an interception and tried to take it all the way, but was tackled just shy of the end zone. The drive resulted in a field goal for the Flashes, giving them a 10-0 advantage at halftime. Coming out of halftime, Carvers Bay scored on three consecutive drives. The first, a short rushing touchdown from senior Dominique Walker, followed by one through the air to Jayshaun Ford. The most important, however, came with three minutes left in the game. After bobbling the snap, Bear quarterback Cristian Simmons ran it 35 yards for a touchdown, securing the 21-13 win. Carvers Bay, now 5-1, stays on the road next week against the Andrews Yellowjackets while Johnsonville, after dropping to 4-2, hits the road looking to bounce back against the Hemingway Tigers.

The Gilbert Indians hand Chapin their second loss of the season, beating the Eagles 28-24. This game’s scoring kicked off halfway through the first quarter as Beckham Diimmler nailed a 23-yard field goal around the six minute mark of the first quarter. That was followed by a touchdown run from Charlie Howell, giving the Eagles an early 10-0 lead. Gilbert, however, would not be discouraged, going on to command the second quarter. With less than five minutes to go, the Indians finally got on the board, coming on a three-yard run from Jaylen Brost. With just 16 seconds to go until half, quarterback Kendall Wright connected with Chandler Guthrie for a six-yard touchdown, making it a 14-10 game at the break. Coming out of halftime, Chapin retook the lead on a four-yard rushing touchdown, but Gilbert’s Daniell Preston responded with a 20-yard scoring run of his own. On the first play of the fourth, Chapin’s Hunter Ellerbe ran in a lead-taking touchdown. Gilbert senior and Army commit Gavin Elliott ran in a sweep play on fourth and goal to put his team back ahead. Elliott proved to save the game for the Indians, batting down the final pass of the game to secure a 28-24 win. Indian quarterback Kendall Wright finished the day 13/20 with 224 yards and a pair of touchdowns, both going to Chandler Guthrie who led the team with seven catches for 168 yards. For Chapin, Tyler Black finished the day 12/18 with 110 yards, but their offensive attack was run through Charlie Howell who ran for 127 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries.

The Marlboro County Bulldogs defeated the Conway Tigers in a Friday Night Rivals game 33-30 last week. Conway scored the lone touchdown of the first quarter, coming on a 32-yard pass to sophomore Taraj Green to give the Tigers an early lead. The second quarter, however, proved to have much more to offer offensively. Marlboro County opened the second quarter with a fourth and two on their own nine yard line, and head coach Cory Johnson decided to go for it. That decision paid off a quarterback Tre Blakeney ran it up the middle, through Conway’s defenders, and 92 yards for a touchdown. Less than three minutes later, the Bulldogs had the ball at the Conway 30, senior Tehvin Easterling gave Marlboro County the lead. With 5:16 left in the half, Brantley Hall nailed a 28-yard field goal, Immediately after the field goal, the Tigers successfully ran a surprise onside kick, but Conway could not take advantage of the opportunity. After a Marlboro County field goal and with fewer than 30 seconds on the clock, Conway quarterback Makhai Canty connected with senior Aden Day for a 35-yard equalizing touchdown. To open the third, Gabriel Williams put Conway ahead with an 11-yard rushing touchdown, but just a few minutes later, the Bulldogs responded with an eight-yard score from Easterling. A minute into the fourth, Tre Blakeney scored a 14-yard rushing touchdown to extend Marlboro County’s lead to eight, but on the ensuing kickoff, Conway came right back, tying the game on an 84-yard kickoff return from Taraj Green. The Bulldogs then marched back down the field, settling for a 27-yard field goal, but it proved to be enough as Marlboro County held on to beat Conway 33-30.

The four-time defending state champion and second-ranked Dutch Fork Silver Foxes dominated the No. 18 Gray Collegiate Eagles 42-7 in week six. Dutch Fork started the scoring early in the first as Jaxon Knotts found Leek Miller in the back of the end zone for six. Just after, senior linebacker Josiah Robinson blocked a GCA punt, giving the Silver Foxes great field position and setting up Knotts to muscle a run up the middle, running right threw Gray Collegiate defenders and into the end zone for a seven yard score. In the second, Knotts connected with sophomore Michael Robinson on a screen pass, setting Robinson up to score his team’s third touchdown of the half. Down three scores, Gray Collegiate senior Royce Williamson intercepted a pass well into Dutch Fork territory. He then scored his team’s only touchdown of the game. The Eagles hoped that that score would spark momentum, but just two plays later, Jaxon Knotts and Leek Miller connected again, this time on a screen pass that Miller would run in for a 50-yard touchdown. In the end, Dutch Fork would go on to score another pair of touchdowns, beating the Eagles 42-7. Jaxon Knotts finished the day 26/34 with 282 yards, four touchdowns, and the interception. Senior Quintin Wilson led the team on the ground with 10 carries for 115 yards and a score. For Gray Collegiate, now 2-4, sophomore Xavier Wright was 18/30 on the day with 235 yards, a touchdown, and a pair of interceptions. Trevon Williamson was GCA’s leading rusher, picking up 50 yards on 16 carries.

The No. 7 Dorman Cavaliers remain undefeated through six weeks, defeating the No. 22 Sumter Gamecocks 48-35. Sumter got out of the gate hot, driving downfield in their first drive setting up junior Reggie Shannon to punch in the first touchdown on a six-yard run. Just a few minutes later, Dorman senior Nick Means answered on a 22-yard rushing touchdown with 7:16 left in the first. Soon after, Dorman’s defense came through. Senior safety Maleek Hyers blocked a Gamecock punt that was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by senior Tylan Edwards. Before the end of the quarter, Sumter quarterback Franklin Richardson equalized, scoring two-yard rushing touchdown to knot the game at 14 after one. Early in the second, the Cavaliers retook the lead on a seven-yard rushing touchdown from quarterback Cooper Patterson. That early score proved to be the only touchdown in the quarter as the Cavaliers and Gamecocks combined for 35 first-half points. Dorman took the first two-score lead of the game on a 38-yard rushing touchdown, but Shannon responded with a 17-yard touchdown of his own to cut the Cavs’ lead in half by the end of the third. Franklin Richardson opened the fourth with an equalizing 18-yard rushing touchdown, but that was immediately followed by the game’s longest score, coming on a 77-yard run from Nick Means to put Dorman back ahead. Later in the quarter, the Cavaliers scored again on the ground, followed by a 32-yard passing touchdown to Dai’Shion Watkins-Hynes. The Gamecocks went on to score once more, coming on a six-yard rushing touchdown from Jermaine Cabbagestalk, but it would not be enough as the Cavaliers remain undefeated, beating Sumter 48-35. Sumter’s defense has work to do after averaging over 50 points against per play. They’ll host Blythewood to kick off their regional schedule. Meanwhile Dorman will look to stay hot in another ranked road game at Fort Mill.

In the highest scoring high school game South Carolina has seen this fall, Emerald and Saluda combined for 109 points as the Vikings beat the Tigers 55-54. Senior Avery Coyle started the scoring, connecting with Ceddion Springs for a 38-yard score. Beau Hite and the Vikings respond with a 15-yard touchdown to junior Coleson Marino. Emerald running back Joe Moore gave his team the lead with an 11-yard touchdown, but a 70 yarder from Coyle to junior Darryl Hill tied it again. With 33 seconds left in the first half, he scored again from three yards out, but with two seconds on the clock, Coyle and Hill connected again for a 30 yarder, tying the game at 21 at the break. In the third, Emerald began to pour it on, with Moore scoring his third before junior Desiray Christian caught a 56-yard pass for a score. Saluda responded with a touchdown pass to Jahmeer Myers, making it a 35-28 game going into the fourth. This is where the shootout began. Joe Moore scored a trio of touchdown runs from 36, six, and 35 yards, each broken up by a Tiger touchdown, the first from 80 yards followed by one from 22. Moore’s 35-yard score, his sixth of the game, made it a 55-41 game. Coyle connected again with Darryl Hill for a four-yard touchdown, followed by a five yard touchdown with 44 seconds on the clock. Saluda attempted a two-point conversion, but the pass was broken up by Desiray Christian. In the end, with 1,026 total yards of offense, two players scoring six touchdowns, and 109 combined points, Emerald walked out with a 55-54 victory. Joe Moore ran for 310 yards on 28 carries with six touchdowns for the Vikings while Saluda quarterback Avery Coyle went 20/30 with 423 yards through the air and six passing touchdowns.

The top seeded Northwestern Trojans won a route over the No. 5 South Pointe Stallions 56-21 on the road. Trojan senior KJ Burg kicked off the scoring in the week six match, scoring a short rushing touchdown. As time expired in the first quarter, ECU commit Xavier Means threw a 61-yard touchdown to senior Malik Ratliff to make it a 14-0 game. KJ Burg scored his second on the ground early in the second from three yards out, and soon after, Means threw his second, this one a 40-yard strike to senior Payton Vining. Against the fifth-best team in South Carolina, Northwestern held a commanding 28-0 lead at halftime. Coming out of the halftime break, the Trojans picked up right where they left off. From the South Pointe 12-yard line, Means found Malik Ratliff over the middle to extend their lead to 35 points. The Stallions soon got on the board as senior Braylon Frederick connected with a wide open receiver for a 41-yard touchdown. Throughout the rest of the game, the two teams traded touchdowns, but in the end, it was the No. 1 Trojans who came away victorious, beating South Pointe 56-21. Xavier Means was the story in this one as the senior quarterback completed the day 13/15 with 433 yards and six touchdowns. His longest pass of the day was the 61-yard first quarter touchdown to Malik Ratliff. The Northwestern receiving room had a great day all around. Ratliff led with five catches for 152 yards and a pair of touchdowns while Payton Vining had three catches for 107 yards, each of which resulted in a score. Kadin Vassel and Brenten Ervin also added two catches for 79 and 78 yards, respectively. Next week will mark Northwestern’s second game this season against an unranked school as they’ll host Boiling Springs, looking to stay undefeated in in-state play. South Pointe, now 2-2, will kick off regional play at home next Friday against the Clover Eagles.

The No. 13 Gaffney Indians upset the No. 9 Byrnes Rebels in a rivalry game at home 20-17. In this major rivalry game, the Indians started the action by recovering their own onside kick. That recovery set up senior quarterback Corey Taylor to check down to senior running back Amire White for a 37-yard touchdown, putting Gaffney ahead 6-0 early. In the second quarter, that lead was further extended on a short rushing touchdown from Kendaris Bailey, followed by a two-point conversion on a Corey Taylor keeper. With under a minute to go in the half, Byrnes had the ball on the Gaffney seven-yard line, but couldn’t cash in, and the game went to halftime with the Indians ahead 14-0. The third quarter started with Taylor scoring on the ground, but a failed two-point conversion attempt kept the score at 20-0. Byrnes’ offense got going soon after. They started their scoring with a mid-range field goal from senior Ashton Cathcart. That was followed by their first touchdown of the game, a 60+ yard pick six from junior linebacker Mason Stevens. The Rebels continued their comeback attempt in the fourth quarter as, with 10 minutes left, quarterback Gideon Merhib connected with senior Nicqlous Watson over the middle for a 23-yard touchdown. Despite cutting the Indians’ lead to three, Byrnes would not be able to complete the comeback, as they lost the rivalry game 20-17. Gaffney gets back in the win column, improving to 4-1, before kicking off regional play at Wade Hampton. Byrnes falls to 3-2 with the loss, something they’ll look to avenge on the road next week against Hillcrest.

No. 11 Lugoff-Elgin lost their first game of the season in week six, falling on the road to the Wren Hurricanes 33-20 For the Hurricanes, senior running back Muntu Brown kicked off the scoring, reaching the end zone on the ground from six yards out. Later in the quarter, senior Josiah Mosley found paydirt on a 49-yard rushing touchdown, giving Wren a 13-0 lead after the first. On third and goal early in the second quarter, Lugoff-Elgin got on the board as junior quarterback Zach Williams connected with Keenen Cunningham for a short passing touchdown. Wren responded with junior quarterback Jacob Owings found a receiver over the middle of the field for a 23-yard touchdown. Later in the second, Demon senior running back Tiyon Fanning bounced to the outside for a nine-yard touchdown. Fanning’s touchdown made it a 19-13 Wren lead at the halftime break. At the start of the third, Jacob Owings extended the Hurricanes’ lead, running in a two-yard keeper to double Wren’s lead. Lugoff-Elgin responded with a two-yard touchdown of their own, but Muntu Brown put the game away before the quarter ended with a 33-yard rushing touchdown, cementing the 33-20 final as Wren upset the Demons. The Hurricanes’ win streak extends to five as their overall record becomes 5-1. Wren will look to keep the momentum moving next week at Powdersville. Lugoff-Elgin, now 4-1, hits the road on Thursday to face the Westwood Redhawks.

The No. 16 Ridge View Blazers upset the undefeated No. 3 Rock Hill Bearcats 20-10 at home in week six. Rock Hill senior James Heckard kicked off the scoring early in the game, making a 25-yard field goal in the first five minutes. Ridge View quickly responded as, three minutes later, sophomore Tobey Brooks tied it with a 32-yard field goal of his own. The second quarter started slow, but Ridge View’s offense picked up steam with 5:25 on the clock. Isiaiah Small took a direct snap to the right and converted a fourth and one in Bearcat territory. Later in the quarter, senior quarterback Derek Howard III gave the Blazers the lead on a post corner to a wide open Khristian Jackson, putting Ridge View ahead 10-3 at halftime. Ridge View grew their lead in the third on a 29-yard field goal from Brooks. Rock Hill tried to respond with a 32-yard attempt from Heckard, but the kick sailed wide right and the score held at 13-3. Early in the fourth, a string of penalties forced the Blazers to punt on fourth and goal at the Ridge View 35. Despite keeping Ridge View off the board then, Bearcat quarterback Colby Phelps fumbled at the Blazers’ 42. The ball was scooped up by Cameryn Crayton who ran it back 50 yards for the defensive score. Senior Kaiden Watkins scored a three-yard rushing touchdown for Rock Hill later in the fourth, but it was not enough as the Blazers handed Rock Hill their first loss of the season, winning 20-10. Ridge View rises to 2-2 on the season and they’ll look to get above .500 for the first time on the road against White Knoll next week. Meanwhile Rock Hill, now 4-1, will work to bounce back next week at Spartanburg.

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The Eastside Eagles earned a narrow win at home over the Wade Hampton Generals 28-24. Wade Hampton drove down the field in the first, but on third down, Eastside senior Caiden Jordan blew up a play in the backfield, forcing the Generals to settle for a 27-yard field goal with 3:44 left on the first quarter clock. The Generals grew their lead early in the second quarter as Walker Kay unloaded a 55-yard touchdown pass, giving Wade Hampton an early 10-0 lead. On Eastside’s ensuing drive, a pass was tipped by the defensive line and intercepted by senior Nick Gregar and returned 46 yards to the house, putting Wade Hampton ahead by 17. Following the touchdown, the game entered a nearly two-hour rain delay, which proved to alter the course of this contest.  With less than two minutes to go before halftime, Eastside finally got on the board as senior Pooh Perrin returned a punt 73 yards for six. With 10 seconds to go, Walker Kay connected with Christian McDowell for a 48-yard touchdown, given Wade Hampton a 24-7 lead at halftime.  Just 13 second were left on the third quarter clock when senior Kelyn Durham ran in a 16-yard touchdown for the Eagles, bringing them back within two scores.  In the fourth quarter, the Eagles produced another pair of touchdowns, including a second to McDowell, leading them to complete the comeback and beat Wade Hampton 28-24. Sophomore Kason Clark was solid at quarterback, going 14/24 for 200 yards and a pair of touchdown passes. After improving to 2-2, they’ll look to grow their win streak to three next week at home against Easley. Wade Hampton falls to 2-2 with the loss in which junior Coleman Batson led the offense with 18 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown. They’ll look to rebound from the loss next week at home against the Chapman Panthers.

After a nearly three-hour-long weather delay, the No. 2 Dutch Fork Silver Foxes beat the No. 25 Sumter Gamecocks 55-26. Silver Foxes’ quarterback Jaxon Knotts opened the scoring early with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Leek Miller, but a missed PAT kept the score 6-0. Later in the quarter, Knotts ran it in for a two-yard touchdown, making it 13-0. After that touchdown at 9:02 p.m., the lightning delay ensued. The game didn’t resume until 11:45 p.m., when Sumter’s strong ground game got hot. A nine-play, 71-yard drive was capped off by a 13-yard rushing touchdown from Jamarion Witherspoon, who led the Gamecocks with 180 rushing yards. Sumter quarterback Frank Richardson scored his first touchdown of the night on their next drive, capping off a 15-play drive. Before halftime, Knotts and Miller connected again, this time from 37 yards out, giving Dutch Fork a 27-12 lead going into halftime.  After the game’s second break, this one being much shorter than the first, both offenses continued to work. Knotts and Miller scored their third touchdown as a duo to round out the third quarter, this one, a 67-yard reception. Sumter and Dutch Fork had a pair of scoring drives to round out the game, and the Silver Foxes came away with a 55-26 win. Knotts finished the game 15/19 with 384 yards and four touchdowns. Eight completions, 236 yards, and three touchdowns were attributed to Leek Miller. Dutch Fork will face the Gray Collegiate Eagles next week while Sumter will look to bounce back at home against the Dorman Cavaliers.

The top ranked Northwestern Trojans won a road rout over the No. 9 Berkeley Stags 67-21 Berkeley got out of the gate strong, kicking a short field goal less than four minutes in. A few minutes later, the Stags recovered a fumble deep in Trojan territory, but couldn’t take advantage of the opportunity, and ended the quarter leading 3-0.  Down a field goal, Northwestern’s offense woke up, kicking off the scoring with an 11-yard rushing touchdown, and followed that with a 40-yard passing touchdown from Xavier Means to Payton Vining. Later in the quarter, another Trojan rushing touchdown made it a 24-3 game at halftime.  The Trojans continued to pour it on from there. Dash Holley scored a pair of rushing touchdowns from sophomore Dash Holley, before Tavion Rust scores from two yards out and Means found Malik Ratiff for another through the air. Berkeley would not go down quietly as the Stags picked up a 60-yard passing touchdown from Henry Rivers to Jordyn Waring, followed by Rivers scoring from six out on the ground. By the end of the quarter, Northwestern held a 53-15 lead. Berkeley scored first in the fourth on a 40-yard rushing touchdown, but Northwestern tacked on two more, one on a rushing touchdown from Brenten Ervin and another through the air from James Dixon to Ahmyr Ratiff. As the clock hit zero, the Trojans secured yet another dominant win, beating Berkeley 67-21. This marked the Stags’ first loss of the season, a streak they’ll work to stop after a bye week at home against Wando. Northwestern remains the top team in the state, a ranking they’ll look to uphold at South Pointe next week, a rematch from their lone loss in the 2025 campaign.

No. 5 James Island hosted No. 10 Summerville on Friday, taking down the Green Wave 24-14 at home.  The fifth ranked Trojans kicked off the scoring midway through the first as quarterback Brady Dantzler kept it on the ground and found the end zone from two yards out. On their ensuing drive, Summerville’s Jayven Williams found paydirt on a 26-yard rushing touchdown, tying the game at seven. Before the end of the quarter, junior Lamar Lance intercepted a James Island pass, but the Green Wave missed a field goal right before the end of the quarter. The second quarter went scoreless, but Isaac Lorentz put James Island back ahead with a 33-yard field goal. Summerville missed another field goal late in the third, keeping the score at 10-7 going into the fourth. In the fourth, Dantzler connected with junior Charlie Schrecker for a 29-yard receiving touchdown, and a few minutes later, Mykell Warthen scored a two-yard rushing touchdown for the Trojans. Just after the two minute warning, Green Wave quarterback Ethan Dwater connected with Maxwell Grent for a late score, but it wasn’t enough, and James Island stayed undefeated, beating Summerville 24-14. James Island stays undefeated after the win, rising to 4-0. They’ll look to make it five wins next week on the road against Stratford. Summerville drops to 2-3 with the loss, but they’ll have an easier opponent next week, hosting the winless West Ashley Wildcats on Friday night.

The No. 7 Dorman Cavaliers upset No. 6 Irmo, beating the Yellow Jackets 20-14 at home. Dorman was first to get on the board in this one. In the first quarter, a pile of Dorman defenders collapsed on an Irmo athlete in the end zone, and while it was initially ruled a fumble that was recovered in the field, after deliberations by the referees, it was ruled a safety, giving the Cavaliers an early 2-0 lead. Early in the second, Irmo quarterback Britton Davis found a wide open receiver in the back corner of the end zone, throwing a dime from 32 yards out, making it a 7-2 game. Soon after, the Irmo defense came up big, forcing a fumble deep in Dorman territory. A few plays later on third and six, Davis connected with Jay Eady over the middle, who made several Cavalier linebackers miss on the way to a 23-yard touchdown, making it 14-2 Irmo at the break. Dorman made it a 14-8 game in the third, and later that quarter, junior linebacker Hudson Bowyer forced a fumble, setting up sophomore Javaugn Deck to run it 15 yards for the scoop and score. As the clock hit zero in regulation, the game was tied at 14, sending it to overtime. The Yellow Jackets had a shot at the end zone in their possession, but Cavalier senior Tylan Edwards earned the PBU, forcing Irmo to try a field goal that missed wide. On their offensive possession, senior Nick Means scored from 10 yards out, securing the 20-14 Dorman win. Dorman remains undefeated following the win, rising to 4-0. They’ll look to stay without a loss next Friday at Sumter. Irmo, now 3-2, will have a week to regroup before hosting North Augusta on Oct. 2.

After waiting out a 90-minute long lightning delay, the No. 19 South Florence Bruins upset the No. 17 Gray Collegiate Eagles 43-36. Going into the delay, which started during halftime, the Bruins led 21-14, and coming out of the extended break, their offense continued growing the lead. South Florence tacked on a pair of rushing touchdowns, including a successful two-point conversion on the first. GCA managed just one score, making it a 36-21 game after the third. The Eagles scored twice in the fourth, also converting a two-point try, but it wasn’t enough as South Florence added a touchdown of their own in the quarter, and this game went final late Friday night as the Bruins upset the Eagles 43-36. South Florence scored all six of their touchdowns on the ground as over 95% of their offense came from the run game. Senior quarterback De’eric Davis led the Bruins with 16 carries for 182 yards and four touchdowns, attempting just six passes and completing four for 18 yards. Senior Cameron James also dominated on the ground, totalling 17 carries for 152 yards and a touchdown. For Gray Collegiate, sophomore quarterback Xavier Wright finished the game 19/28 with 280 yards through the air. Senior Trevon Williamson dominated on the ground, totalling 23 carries for 174 yards and three touchdowns. David Quattlebaum’s four catches for 103 yards and Corey Gleaton’s seven catches for 84 led the team.

The Pickens Blue Flame avoided an upset challenge on the road against Palmetto High, beating the Mustangs 45-42.  Pickens quarterback Brooks Dow had his lone passing touchdown in the first quarter, connecting with Cam Wilson to put the flame ahead by seven. Quarterback Jordan Jennings responded for Palmetto with an eight-yard rushing touchdown. The Blue Flame scored their first touchdown on the ground before the end of the quarter. At the start of the second, Palmetto’s offense came out firing as Jennings found Logan Newsome for a 26-yard passing touchdown, and soon after, their first rushing touchdown of the game. Pickens scored twice on the ground in the second quarter, and the game went into halftime tied at 28.  The Blue Flame scored two rushing touchdowns early in the third quarter to reestablish a two score lead, but the Mustangs responded with a nine-yard rushing touchdown before the end of the quarter. They went on to tie the game early in the fourth on a 34-yard passing touchdown to Peyton Arflin, but a late Pickens field goal sealed their 45-42 victory. Pickens will look to defend their undefeated record in week five at home against Blue Ridge while Palmetto, now 1-3, searches for their second win of the year on the road against Easley.

Boiling Springs needed overtime to defeat the Clover Eagles 27-26 on the road in their week four match. The Bulldogs were led offensively senior quarterback Imri Logan who accounted for 94 yards through the air and 12 on the ground with three total touchdowns (two passing and one rushing). Sophomore Malik Wannamaker averaged 11.7 yards per carry, having six rushes for 70 yards throughout the game. Junior RJ Byrd finished with 29 rushing yards and a touchdown. Boiling Springs’ receiving core struggled throughout the contest as the team’s leading receiver was Djay Leak who accounted for three catches for 18 yards and a touchdown. Senior Cameron Stevens finished the game 3/4 on PAT attempts. Clover’s air attack also struggled throughout the game. Senior quarterback Aaron Shealey finished the day 11/26 with 107 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. He did contribute 81 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries on the ground to lead the team. Senior Braylan Thivierge had three catches for 35 yards and a touchdown. Kicker Tristan Bingham went 2/3 on PATs and 2/2 on field goals with a long of 41. The Eagles head into week five in search of the season win of the season against York while Boiling Springs looks to stay undefeated at home against Hillcrest.

After being forced to move their game due to weather, the Emerald Vikings handled the Broome Centurions, winning 56-14. Less than a minute into the game, Vikings quarterback Beau Hite found Desiray Christian for a 39-yard touchdown, and the foot was to the floor from there. Emerald scored 49 first half points despite not having starting running back Chris Dean who suffered a season ending injury in the Vikings’ 70-34 week two win over Newberry. Despite the loss, Emerald’s run game was still impressive. Sophomore Joe Moore had a career day, rushing for 146 yards on just seven carries with a trio of touchdowns. Through the air, Beau Hite finished 10/13 with 190 and three touchdowns as well.  Jayden Richardson caught one of Broome’s two touchdowns from 20-yards out early in the game. The Centurions fall to 0-4 on the season, something they’ll look to change in week five at home against Powdersville. Emerald on the other hand rises to 4-0 for the first time since 1997. They’ll look to stay undefeated in their week five match on the road against Lexington.