Catawba River Games & Players To Watch In Week 4
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Week 4 in the Catawba River Region is loaded with star studded matchups, from the Upstate to the south side of Rock Hill. They will feature dynamic quarterbacks, run games and defenses that will be looking to build on what…
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Continue ReadingWeek 4 in the Catawba River Region is loaded with star studded matchups, from the Upstate to the south side of Rock Hill. They will feature dynamic quarterbacks, run games and defenses that will be looking to build on what they did last week and one team who will be looking for their first win in a while.
Northwestern (2-1) at Gaffney (3-0)
You want to see athletes all over the field? You’ll have it on Friday in the Upstate at the Reservation. For the Trojans, the offense begins with quarterback Finley Polk Finley Polk 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB Northwestern | 2025 State SC , who has thrown for 796 yards and 10 touchdowns through three games. Ten different guys caught the ball for Northwestern last week against Nation Ford including TaDarrion Knox and Kameron Vance Kameron Vance 5'7" | 160 lbs | WR Northwestern | 2026 State SC . The defense put up their best showing of the year last week with a shutout of the Falcons, led by Mason Grier and Danija McMullen.
Riley Staton Riley Staton 6'3" | 185 lbs | QB Gaffney | 2024 State SC is the straw that stirs the drink for the Indians offensively at quarterback. He’ll have two sure pass catchers, Emazon Littlejohn Emazon Littlejohn 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR Gaffney | 2024 SC and Drew Medley to throw to. Jaiden McDowell Jaiden McDowell 5'10" | 180 lbs | RB Gaffney | 2026 State SC will try to keep the Trojans honest at running back. Keep an eye on the duo of linebackers for the Indians, Andrew Ruppe Andrew Ruppe 6'1" | 220 lbs | LB Gaffney | 2025 State SC and Clay Cook Clay Cook 6'1" | 190 lbs | LB Gaffney | 2025 State SC defensively.
South Florence (4-0) at South Pointe (3-1)
This will be another game a lot of eyes will be on across the state. The Stallions are led by Georgia State commit Malachi Marshall Malachi Marshall 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB South Pointe | 2024 State SC at quarterback but they’ve been doing a lot of their damage the first couple of weeks thanks to the run game. Aidan Turner Aidan Turner 5'8" | 175 lbs | RB South Pointe | 2025 NC and Mason Pickett-Hicks have been two guys that have been carrying the load. Chris Dixon Chris Dixon 6'2" | 260 lbs | DL South Pointe | 2024 State SC (pictured above), Jeremiah Minor Jeremiah Minor 5'10" | 270 lbs | DL South Pointe | 2024 State SC and Miles Wilson have caused all sorts of problems for people trying to run the ball.
South Florence has done a lot of their damage offensively on the ground the first few weeks, led by Zion Gilbert Zion Gilbert 6'0" | 195 lbs | RB South Florence | 2025 State SC who leads the team with 362 yards and 3 touchdowns along with Raleigh Jett, who has run for 315 yards and 3 touchdowns. But Jayden Sellers Jayden Sellers 5'11" | 160 lbs | WR South Florence | 2025 State SC may have had a coming out party last week against Carolina Forest, running for 139 yards on six carries. Yes, you read that correctly. Guys to watch defensively will be Cameron Coe Cameron Coe 6'0" | 185 lbs | LB South Florence | 2025 State SC , who had a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown last week and Kemonte Ross had what turned out to be the game winning pick six for a touchdown. Keep an eye on Terry Gordon Terry Gordon 6'0" | 220 lbs | LB South Florence | 2026 State SC at linebacker and Dirrick Goldman at strong safety as they are first and second on the team in tackles.
York (2-1) at Rock Hill (2-1)
York’s Ayden Davis Ayden Davis 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB York | 2024 State SC ran for two touchdowns in a losing effort to Clover and he’ll be looking to have a similar performance on Friday night. He is a dynamic threat with the ball in his hands for the Cougars offensively. Keep an eye on Javarus Guthrie Javarus Guthrie 5'10" | 210 lbs | RB York | 2024 State SC at running back as well. Debo Hall Debo Hall 5'11" | 185 lbs | DB York | 2024 State SC had a forced fumble for the third straight week to go along five tackles last week and will be a guy to watch defensively. Keep an eye on Trey Wagner as he had 3 tackles for loss last week as well.
There may not be a better QB – WR duo in the area right now than Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB Rock Hill | 2024 State SC and EJ Ratley for the Bearcats, who seem to find each other on the field every week, like last week against Lower Richland. The defense will be rolling in with confidence after a shutout thanks to guys like Landon Armstrong Landon Armstrong 6'0" | 210 lbs | LB Rock Hill | 2024 State SC and Isaiah Palmer.
Lugoff Elgin (1-4) at Fort Mill (0-3)
Fort Mill has not won a game since September 2021. And guess who the opponent was? Lugoff Elgin. The Yellow Jackets will have a chance to right the ship this week. Tanner Mays Tanner Mays SC is the downfield threat who can make catches while Josh Welch is a thumper defensively.
Notable Week Three Matchups In The Catawba River Region
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Clover at Dorman
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