Southern Carolina Players We Look Forward To Seeing This Season

<span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the more untapped, and underrated regions in the state of North Carolina happens to be the Southern Carolina region. In this region, there are players within various position groups that not only stand out at a young age, but compete well with some of the deeper,and more talented teams in the state. While some of these players do end up moving on to play at the next level, others only have high school careers, which a large amount of times ends up being successful still. Below, take a look at some of our favorite prospects in the Southern Carolina region who we feel are going to take a step forward next year, which is very exciting to look forward to watching.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Cuthbertson- [player_tooltip player_id="279885" first="Keenan" last="Jackson"] (WR)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Out of the entire region, Jackson happens to be one of the more talented receivers, and his production last season definitely represents that. In 2021, he managed to score plenty of TD’s and totaled more than 770 yards. This comes as no surprise due to the way that he approaches the game of football. Not only does he have good long speed, but he stacks defenders well, runs good routes, and high points the football. In addition to this, he uses his body well when boxing out defenders, and his ability to get in and out of his breaks makes him a great talent for his team.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Marvin Ridge- [player_tooltip player_id="124963" first="Evan" last="Medders"] (QB)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">While Medders has very raw footwork, and has plenty of work to do with his mechanics, he has displayed a high level of talent with getting the ball out accurately, and in a timely manner. This can be seen on deep and intermediate routes, and we love the way that he throws with good timing, especially when processing his reads correctly. Next season, if he continues to work on his overall pocket presence and accuracy, we think he will have a great season.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Piedmont- Chase Fesmire (QB)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Fesmire may not be the biggest name on this list, but he has proven to be an effective leader for his team’s offense. Last season, he put out solid film, as he had no problem throwing with good accuracy, especially in tight window situations. In addition to this, he also is an athletic player, who’s quickness, and sudden speed allows him to make throws on the run, and big plays. Even though this is impressive, he has plenty to work on though, including his overall mechanics, footwork, and his overall arm strength.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Porter Ridge-[player_tooltip player_id="45008" first="Stephan" last="Zayachkowsky"] (LB)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Out of this entire list, Stephan happens to be one of our favorite prospects to track, and watch going into next season. Not only does he get off of the ball incredibly quickly, but he plays at a decent pad level, and bends at the hips very well. This allows him to change direction, sink his hips when he makes tackles, and adjust to the change of direction of ball carriers. His speed has also been a huge factor for him, as he does a good job of getting to ball carriers and making clean, hip rolling tackles in the backfield, and in pursuit. </span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Sun Valley- Toney McFadden  (RB)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Going into next year, we are very excited to see any development, or progression that McFadden has in his game. Not only is he a very quick player in short area situations, but he has great bust, and long speed. He changes direction very well too, especially at the line when making reads with good vision. All of these components have helped him to gain plenty of yards for his offense, and to score points along the way. McFadden also turn the corner well on his runs, and we love the way that he runs at a good pad level, making it hard for defenders to bring him down on initial contact.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Weddington- Caleb Hill (DB)</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Even though the DB positions happen to be the hardest positions in all of football to play, Caleb Hill makes it look easier than it should. Largely, this is due to the fact that he changes direction very well, and he gets in and out of his breaks cleanly. This helps as he breaks down in coverage on short routes, or has to sink, and cut inside. Hill also does a good job of shadowing movement, and sticking close to receivers when the ball is in the air. This further allows him to use his ball skills, and spatial awareness to his advantage.</span>