Week 6 Preview: York and Lancaster Counties

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Region play is here and most teams in York County will compete in region 3-4A, which if you talk to local coaches, believe is the toughest region in the state.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams are also up against the weather as this week's games have been moved up a day early to Thursday due to the potential of heavy rain and wind in the area on Friday from Hurricane Ian.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>All games will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. Thursday unless otherwise noted.&nbsp;</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nation Ford (1-4) at Clover (2-3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nation Ford got into the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/09/what-we-saw-nation-ford-pulls-away-from-richland-northeast/">winning column last Friday against Richland Northeast.</a> The trio of <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='91150' first='Carson' last='Black'], [player_tooltip player_id='1575429' first='Josh' last='Ameo'] </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='154863' first='Jeremiah' last='Hailstock'] </strong>helped propel the Falcons to the win. They have a lot of speed and they'll want to put it all together for another four quarters. Keep an eye on <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='202771' first='Clayton' last='Rygol'] </strong>and <strong>Braydon Flores </strong>on defense, as they are tackling machines.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Clover shut out Boiling Springs last Friday night and <strong>Sage Penninger </strong>made <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2022/09/week-5-game-balls-york-chester-counties-and-around-the-state/">a huge play to prevent the Bulldogs from scoring.</a> It will be interesting to see if the Blue Eagles lean on the run game with <strong>Elijah Farmer, Demarco Evans </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='202768' first='Ron' last='Johnson'] </strong>to keep the ball away from Nation Ford.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Catawba Ridge (5-0) at South Pointe (4-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There will be no shortage of motivation for South Pointe as they return from the bye week after getting pummeled by South Florence two weeks ago. We expect Stallions quarterback <strong>Malachi Marshall </strong>to be at full strength as this offense will look to get back on the right foot with <strong>Demari Kendrick </strong>and <strong>Caleb Sims. [player_tooltip player_id='351791' first='Evan' last='Hamilton'] </strong>and <strong>Brody Teismale </strong>are two anchors to watch on the defensive front</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Catawba Ridge's physical run game with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='262619' first='Tyler' last='Jones'] </strong>and <strong>Ira Mister </strong>will present a challenge for the Stallions up front with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139304' first='Chris' last='Dixon'] </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='443499' first='AJ' last='Miller']. </strong>Keep an eye on <strong>Zantawn Nelson </strong>in the secondary as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lancaster (3-2) at Northwestern (4-1) – 7pm kickoff</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Northwestern is coming off a bye week after a tough loss to Gaffney two weeks ago. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='241044' first='Finley' last='Polk'], [player_tooltip player_id='265222' first='Turbo' last='Richard'] </strong>and the Trojan offense will be looking to reignite the fire they had the first few weeks after being held to 7 points. The Trojans will need to tackle better on defense with <strong>Jeremiah McDowell </strong>and the core of linebackers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lancaster is also coming off a loss to one of the top teams in 4A, White Knoll. The Bruins have always been known as a physical running team, and they'll try to test the front of the Trojans.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Indian Land (4-1) at York (4-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is about as even of a matchup that will be played on Thursday in the area. For Indian Land, they are coming off a loss to Parkwood out of nearby Union County last week and that may have been the wake up call the Indians needed. Can <strong>Jaxon Schiedt </strong>find a consistent down field passing game to go along with a strong run game of <strong>Myles Stinson </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139305' first='Jaden' last='Singletary']?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For York, it's the same deal – they've got a quarterback who can run in <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='208367' first='Ayden' last='Davis'] </strong>and a running back who can also flex out and catch the ball in <strong>Javarus Gutherie. </strong>Look for <strong>Jonathan Tobias </strong>to come down hill and try to make plays against a downhill running team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Fort Mill (0-5) at Blythewood (3-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fort Mill came out of the non-region schedule winless and things won't get easier on the road to kick off region play against Blythewood. Who is going to step up for the Yellow Jackets offensively? <strong>Isaiah Haynes </strong>didn't play last week so it will be interesting to see if <strong>Colin Martin </strong>takes the reins again this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blythewood took Goose Creek to the woodshed in a 49-28 win last Friday night and has done it with their defense, led by <strong>Edward Robinson </strong>who has 12 sacks and 54 tackles and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1157756' first='Zarion' last='Williams'] </strong>has 7 sacks. Quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='440461' first='Harrison' last='Collins'] </strong>threw for over 400 yards last week and has a duo of receivers to throw to in <strong>Josh Gary </strong>(28 catches, 405 yards) and <strong>Deon Tyler </strong>(18 receptions, 312 yards).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rock Hill (1-4) at Spring Valley (2-3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bearcats have some confidence going into region play with a win over Richland Northeast three weeks ago. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139293' first='Matthew' last='Wilson'] </strong>is one of the reasons why and he has some talent surrounding him with <strong>Demaryion Pichardo </strong>and <strong>Jamond Carothers.&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But the Bearcat offense will have to deal with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='202737' first='David' last='Wilson'], </strong>who is a tackling machine with 69 already. Look out for <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='146358' first='Zion' last='Fuller'] </strong>in the secondary and for <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='146359' first='Evan' last='Javis'] </strong>to play on offense and defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->