Week 4 Game Balls: Run, Pass, Tackle and Kick
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Week four of the 2022 football season in the Charleston area of the Lowcountry produced high level performances from every key position on the field on Sept. 16. Here’s a look at the best of the best. In the passing…
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Continue ReadingWeek four of the 2022 football season in the Charleston area of the Lowcountry produced high level performances from every key position on the field on Sept. 16. Here’s a look at the best of the best.
In the passing department, Baptist Hill’s 2024 Harold Gathers Harold Gathers 6'2" | 220 lbs | QB Baptist Hill | 2024 State SC continues to post gaudy numbers through the air. In a win over Allendale-Fairfax, Gathers completed 19-of-23 passes for 294 yards and three touchdowns. On the receiving end of those passes was Kevin Townsend Kevin Townsend 6'0" | 160 lbs | ATH Baptist Hill | 2023 State SC , who had 130 yards receiving and two scores while adding 149 rushing yards and two more touchdowns.
Hanahan 2025 Jaden Cummings Jaden Cummings 5'11" | 195 lbs | QB Summerville | 2025 State SC led his team back from a 16-0 deficit with a strong second half, throwing for 117 yards and scoring twice on short runs in the win.
On the eight-man football level, Holly Hill Academy junior Tyree James, who plays quarterback and defensive back, rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns, and also returned an interception for a score in a 60-34 win over Richard Winn Academy.
James’ cousin and teammate, 2023 running back Tyler Wright, added 284 rushing yards and two touchdowns while also returning a kick for a score. He also had eight tackles and blocked an extra point on the defensive side of the ball.
Cane Bay knocked James Island (#9 in 4A) from the unbeaten ranks with a 31-28 win. 2024 running back TJ Wright TJ Wright 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB Woodland | 2024 State SC rushed for 194 yards and three scores to lead a rushing attack that produced 312 yards.
Linebacker Cameron Avery Cameron Avery 6'0" | 220 lbs | LB Cane Bay | 2023 State SC (2023) led the Cane Bay defensive effort with 13 tackles and three tackles for loss.
2023 placekicker Lawson Thorn booted a game-winning 29-yard field goal in the Cane Bay win. Thorn also averaged 39 yards per punt, including a 60-yarder, converted all four of extra-point kicks, and four of his kickoffs reached the end zone.
James Island’s 2024 kicker/punter Coleman Franzone Coleman Franzone 5'10" | 190 lbs | P James Island | 2024 State SC also had a great night with his foot. Franzone averaged 42.3 yards on five punts, converted all four of his extra-point kicks, and also had four touchbacks on kickoffs.
Ashley Ridge 2023 linebacker Christian Garland Christian Garland 6'3" | 220 lbs | LB Ashley Ridge | 2023 State SC tallied 14 total tackles in a win over St. James. His teammate, running back Chris Simmons, rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns.