Week 0 CSRA Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The football season is underway for the majority of the state, and that means we've got some Game Balls to hand out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The openers included big performances across the CSRA, and a bunch of offensive weapons we've known about for some time continued to do their thing. Among them, there was also a new name that after missing each of the last two seasons on the football field roared into a position of prominence.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Editor's Note:</em></strong><em> To nominate your players a Game Ball, please send a member of the Prep Red Zone South Carolina team your players' performance data by noon Saturday following Friday games.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='231445' first='Joenathan' last='Peeples'] RB, Silver Bluff</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Peeples had a great start in his new programs after his transfer from Midland Valley. Against South Aiken in a game full of dangerous ball carriers, Peeples had a game-high 130 yards and a score. The total inched him closer to 1,700 career rushing yards and he now has 17 career rushing touchdowns after seeing significant playing time, mostly as a starter, the last two seasons at his previous school.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='91348' first='Traevon' last='Dunbar'] RB, Midland Valley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Welcome back, [player_tooltip player_id='91348' first='Traevon' last='Dunbar']. While we saw Dunbar pump out a couple of 170-yard games during the back half of 2022 following his return from a knee injury, Friday's 35-21 win over Grovetown, Ga., was a return to the all-state standout we saw during Dunbar's sophomore season at Silver Bluff. Dunbar used his 26 carries en route to 267 yards and two touchdowns against a team that decimated Midland Valley this time last year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272720' first='Cameron' last='Austin']</strong> QB, Barnwell</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Austin helped usher in the Brian Smith era at Barnwell in style. The junior quarterback completed 10-of-15 passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns in a 40-0 victory over Williston-Elko. He also rushed for two scores. Austin, who started last year, accounted for 15 total touchdowns last year as a sophomore.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16283703/64df81684deb9d05c4ef60b0' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64e2b8b4f3f02"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Malik Scurry</strong> WR, South Aiken</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Silver Bluff did its best to limit the Thoroughbreds' top-notch rushing attack, and quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='340388' first='Terrence' last='Smith'] adjusted well by transitioning from run-first signal-caller to passer. Of his 294 passing yards, 117 of them went to Scurry, a 5-foot-11, 170-pound senior who hasn't played football in either of the past two seasons. Scurry gives South Aiken another offensive threat.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='315098' first='Mickenzie' last='Atterberry'] QB, Silver Bluff</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like Peeples, Atterberry's first game in a Silver Bluff uniform was commendable. After throwing for 1,109 yards and rushing for another 131 last year at Aiken, Atterberry put himself on an early pace to eclipse both figures by running for 94 and throwing for 170 (according to the Aiken Standard) in the win over South Aiken.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='464885' first='Chanston' last='Crosby'] QB, Bamberg-Ehrhardt&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A defending Class A All-State selection, Crosby (pictured) got the job done in a lopsided victory over Edisto. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound quarterback was an efficient 14-of-19 passing for 190 yards and two touchdowns. Crosby showed off his big arm by squeezing passing into tight windows and making a couple of off-balance throws most quarterbacks can't.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16344401/64e0e15e066c0e0c7049b6dc' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64e2b8b4f3f33"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='315319' first='Tamari' last='Daniels'] WR, Blackville-Hilda</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the fastest players in the state had a great start to his senior season by posting five receptions for 96 yards and two touchdowns in the 51-6 win over Calhoun Falls Charter. As you can see in the video, any way Blackville-Hilda can get the ball in his hands in space, they'll try. And Daniels serves as a spark plug more often than not, whether it's returning punts or catching short screens or burning someone deep.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15037246/64e0f19c9a913e08945851c5' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64e2b8b4f3f53"} /-->