Week 6 Preview: Midlands Area
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Now that the calendar has turned to October, teams that haven’t gotten into region play will start tonight. That means a second chance for some teams and for others, it’s an opportunity to continue building on what they started back in late August.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The intensity usually makes a step forward as well when region play begins. That will put a greater emphasis on the guys that have garnered a lot of attention so far. It also allows other guys to put their names in the forefront over the final weeks of the regular season.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Here is a look at the top games in the Midlands for Week 6.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Lexington (4-1) at River Bluff (2-3)</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">This will be a big step to see who a challenger to Dutch Fork in Region 5-5A could be. After opening the season with a loss to West Florence, Lexington has won four in a row. Quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="208887" first="Taiden" last="Mines"]</strong> leads a steady offensive attack that will rely on a running game powered by <strong>Jonah Norris</strong> and <strong>Keshawn Gladden</strong>. <strong>Rhett Peeples</strong> and <strong>Payton Mathis</strong> are two of the defensive leaders for the Wildcats. River Bluff has struggled out of the gate against a difficult non-region slate. <strong>Hunter Sheppard</strong> has thrown for over 600 yards with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="202727" first="Apollos" last="Cook"]</strong> just shy of 300 yards receiving with six touchdowns. <strong>Wyatt Proctor</strong>, <strong>Thomas Powell</strong> and <strong>Connor</strong> <strong>Clamp</strong> leading the defense.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Dutch Fork (4-0) at White Knoll (1-4)</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">On paper a mismatch but the intriguing storyline here is Tom Knotts facing former assistant coach Nick Pelham. Knott’s former defensive coordinator was there for all five state championships and helped the Silver Foxes to a 65-1-1 record over that time. Pelham will have to try and slow down <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="91136" first="Jarvis" last="Green"]</strong>, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="61070" first="Antonio" last="Williams"]</strong>, and <strong>Davin Patterson</strong>. That’s something that has yet to be accomplished this season. White Knoll will try to control things with a running game that included <strong>Jaquez Frederick</strong> and <strong>Austin</strong> <strong>Cunningham</strong>.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Richland Northeast (2-2) at Irmo (1-2) – This region is looking up at A.C. Flora and the winner of this contest might be considered the biggest challenger. The Cavaliers will lean on a lot of young faces such as <strong>Will Wilson</strong> and <strong>Myles</strong> <strong>Pratt.</strong> Irmo has only played three games due to Covid restrictions but has a ton of talent. Nick Emmanwori is a tackling machine and<strong> Izayah Whiteside</strong> and Dearee Rogers lead an explosive offense.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Rock Hill (1-3) at Spring Valley (3-1)</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Spring Valley will be playing its second straight opponent from the Rock Hill area. The Vikings knocked off South Pointe last week. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="59480" first="DeQuandre" last="Smith"]</strong>, <strong>Evan Jarvis</strong> and <strong>Kenneth Jefferson</strong> lead the offense with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="153240" first="Mondell" last="Hutto"]</strong> and <strong>Jameer Toney</strong> leading a defense that registered nine sacks a week ago. The Bearcats are led by tight end/defensive end <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="103786" first="Luke" last="Bracey"]</strong>.</p>
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