Week 1 Game Balls: Anderson Area Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Outstanding rushing performances and a couple of big passing nights highlighted Week 1 in the Upstate. Here are eight guys worthy of game balls in the Anderson area.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Belton-Honea Path's Backfield</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's hard to separate Belton-Honea Path's RBs, because all three were essential to the Bears' big win over Westside. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='605525' first='Marquise' last='Henderson']</strong> provided the flash, rushing 25 times for 197 yards and three touchdowns while fighting through some pain. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1144034' first='Shaheem' last='Robbs']</strong> had 144 yards and a score on 22 rushes, while <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1253982' first='Justin' last='Lathon']</strong> had 80 yards and two TDs on just 11 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='391249' first='Darius' last='Latimer']</strong> Crescent</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Latimer came up big in the Tigers' Week One win. He rushed 10 times for 94 yards with three touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142563' first='Luke' last='Gray']</strong> Pendleton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gray aired it out 41 times against Eastside, completing 21 for 326 yards and six touchdowns in a 53-29 victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Antonio Hatton</strong> T.L. Hanna</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a game where any number of Yellow Jacket offensive players could have claimed a game ball, it was Hatton's special teams play that made a huge difference. He returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, changing the game in the process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1157819' first='Sharode' last='Richardson']</strong> Westside</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Richardson touched the ball 10 times in the Rams' loss to BHP. He accounted for 142 yards and an all-purpose touchdown in the process.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='209382' first='Jayden' last='Pepper'] </strong>Powdersville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a heartbreaking OT loss to Abbeville, Pepper provided plenty of punch out of the backfield. He rushed 15 times for 121 yards and three TDs to lead the Patriots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->