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.