Class 4A Upper State Second Round Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first round of the 4A Upper State Playoffs came and went with little fanfare, but the action will pick up this week as you've got two teams who have been surging at the right time and two teams who are trying to stay in the hunt who are led by their running games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Important note: As of 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, all games (unless otherwise noted) are scheduled for Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Potential impacts from Subtropical Storm Nicole later this week may cause games to be moved. Please follow @1BStockdale on Twitter for the latest.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>No. 14 Indian Land (7-4) at No. 6 Westside (9-2)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Warriors are led by their run game as <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139305' first='Jaden' last='Singletary'] </strong>had two touchdowns in the win over Laurens. <strong>Myles Stinson </strong>will be a threat as well. But <strong>Jaxon Schiedt </strong>will need to throw the ball down field to keep the Westside defense honest. <strong>Timir Hickman Collins </strong>and <strong>Wilkenson Mondesir </strong>will need to have an impact for the Warriors defensively.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Look for Westside to keep the connection between <strong>Joshua Williams </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346189' first='Cutter' last='Woods'] </strong>on offense. Keep an eye on <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='336117' first='Hunter' last='Puckett'], </strong>who has 11 touchdowns on the year and <strong>Titus Crisler, </strong>who leads the team in tackles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Edge: Westside</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>No. 10 Greenwood (5-6) at No. 2 Northwestern (10-1)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Greenwood won in a 49-42 shootout over South Aiken last Friday. <strong>Josiah Jeffery </strong>and <strong>Kaleb Burton </strong>along with <strong>Ve Morton </strong>are the straws that stir the drink for the Eagles option offense, but will they be able to get a stop against <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='241044' first='Finley' last='Polk'], [player_tooltip player_id='146372' first='Elijah' last='Caldwell'] </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='265222' first='Turbo' last='Richard'], </strong>who scored points in bunches against Wade Hampton?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Edge: Northwestern</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>No. 9 South Pointe (8-3) at No. 1 Greenville (8-3)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Pointe made a quick dispatch of Greer in the first round with a 38-14 win. <strong>Malachi Marshall </strong>is growing with his confidence with one of his main targets, <strong>Demari Kendrick. [player_tooltip player_id='443499' first='AJ' last='Miller'] </strong>is creating pressure on the defensive front and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='91357' first='DJ' last='Barksdale II'] </strong>is excellent in the secondary.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But Greenville will be the Stallions' toughest test to date as the Red Raiders have been rolling, pummeling Aiken 63-0. The defense has created back-to-back shutouts as <strong>Ramani Burton </strong>creates havoc on the defensive line and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='89334' first='Luke' last='Schuller'] </strong>leads the team in INTs. Don't forget about <strong>Mazeo Bennett </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='91149' first='Tyler' last='Brown'] </strong>on offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Edge: South Pointe</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>No. 5 Catawba Ridge (10-1) at No. 4 North Augusta (6-5)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Catawba Ridge will make a long road trip to face a surging North Augusta team, led by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='443492' first='DJ' last='Curry'], </strong>who averages 150 yards per game. <strong>Jacquez Ryan </strong>leads the team in tackles with 6.7 on average. Ryan will be tasked with trying to bring down <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='492672' first='Tyler' last='Jones'], </strong>who is big and tough to bring down. <strong>Tyler Fikis </strong>had three touchdowns last week in their rout of Riverside last week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Edge: Catawba Ridge</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->