Week 1 Game Balls: Anderson Area Top Performers
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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. Belton-Honea Path’s Backfield It’s hard to separate Belton-Honea Path’s RBs, because all…
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Continue ReadingOutstanding 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.
Belton-Honea Path’s Backfield
It’s hard to separate Belton-Honea Path’s RBs, because all three were essential to the Bears’ big win over Westside. Marquise Henderson Marquise Henderson 5'10" | 170 lbs | RB Belton-Honea Path | 2025 State SC provided the flash, rushing 25 times for 197 yards and three touchdowns while fighting through some pain. Shaheem Robbs Shaheem Robbs 5'9" | 190 lbs | RB Belton-Honea Path | 2024 State SC had 144 yards and a score on 22 rushes, while Justin Lathon Justin Lathon 5'11" | 185 lbs | ATH Belton-Honea Path | 2025 State SC had 80 yards and two TDs on just 11 carries.
Darius Latimer Darius Latimer 5'11" | 180 lbs | ATH Crescent | 2025 SC Crescent
Latimer came up big in the Tigers’ Week One win. He rushed 10 times for 94 yards with three touchdowns.
Luke Gray Luke Gray 6'1" | 165 lbs | QB Pendleton | 2024 State SC Pendleton
Gray aired it out 41 times against Eastside, completing 21 for 326 yards and six touchdowns in a 53-29 victory.
Antonio Hatton T.L. Hanna
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.
Sharode Richardson Sharode Richardson 5'11" | 175 lbs | RB Westside | 2025 State SC Westside
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.
Jayden Pepper Jayden Pepper 5'10" | 170 lbs | RB Greenville | 2024 SC Powdersville
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.