What We Saw: South All-Star top performers
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MYRTLE BEACH || The 75th version of the Touchstone Energy North-South all-star game did not feature much offense from the South all-star team. The North came away with a 22-14 win in the contest and most of the quality play…
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Continue ReadingMYRTLE BEACH || The 75th version of the Touchstone Energy North-South all-star game did not feature much offense from the South all-star team.
The North came away with a 22-14 win in the contest and most of the quality play from the South side came on defense. The South offense mustered four net yards rushing, thanks to the North coming up with seven sacks and 11 tackles for loss which amounted to 86 negative yards.
In the passing game, the South managed 139 yards with offensive most valuable player Tanner Staton Tanner Staton 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB Brookland-Cayce | 2023 State SC (Brookland-Cayce) accounting for 114 yards on nine-of-13 passing. Staton was picked off twice while Fort Dorchester’s Zolten Osborne Zolten Osborne 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB Fort Dorchester | 2023 State SC threw one pick and completed three-of-10 pass attempts.
Staton did throw a pair of touchdown passes, one to Lower RIchland’s Nate Branch Nate Branch 5'10" | 180 lbs | WR Lower Richland | 2023 State SC of five yards and a 38-yarder to Bluffton’s Jaylin Linder. Branch caught four passes for 41 yards while Linder had three catches for 39 yards.
Barnwell’s Tyler Smith, who led the state in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns finished with 19 yards on five carries. Hartsville’s J’Shawn Anderson J’Shawn Anderson 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Hartsville | 2023 State SC , a Georgia Southern commit, also had 19 rushing yards on six carries.
Defensively, the South allowed a total of 255 yards (97 rushing, 158 passing) while recording seven tackles for loss and a sack.
The top defenders included South Florence tackling machine Jaylin Davis, a linebacker, who had five solo tackles and eight assists, and Beaufort safety Colton Phares Colton Phares 6'1" | 185 lbs | DB Beaufort | 2023 State SC , who tallied eight solo hits and an assist. Phares (pictured) is an Appalachian State commit. He was selected as the defensive mvp for the South team.
Ridge View defensive back Javon Gillespie and Stratford linebacker Tory Gethers each had five total tackles. Chapin’s Max Drag Max Drag 6'3" | 225 lbs | DL Chapin | 2023 State SC , also headed to Appalachian State, had four tackles, including three for loss.
Charleston Southern commit Chandler Perry Chandler Perry 5'9" | 200 lbs | LB Dutch Fork High | 2023 State SC , a linebacker from Dutch Fork, also had four tackles.
North Carolina State commit Brandon Cisse Brandon Cisse 6'0" | 170 lbs | DB Lakewood | 2023 State SC of Lakewood High had the South’s only interception. His pick and return set up the South’s first touchdown late in the opening quarter.