Week 3 Game Balls: Greenville, Pickens, Anderson Areas
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Double-digit tackles. Eye-popping rushing totals. Insanely efficient passing. Huge scoring nights. That’s what it took to get on the list for a game ball in Week 3 in the Upstate. Here’s a look at a bunch of the area’s top…
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Continue ReadingDouble-digit tackles. Eye-popping rushing totals. Insanely efficient passing. Huge scoring nights.
That’s what it took to get on the list for a game ball in Week 3 in the Upstate. Here’s a look at a bunch of the area’s top performances.
Kalvin Banks Kalvin Banks 5'9" | 170 lbs | RB Eastside | 2024 State SC RB Eastside
We’ll start with the one that made us stop when we saw it. In a win over Blue Ridge, Banks rushed 24 times for 420 yards, an unreal 17.5 yards per carry average, and six touchdowns. None of that is a misprint. It’s just an unreal night from the Eagles’ workhorse. He caught a pass for 17 yards, too, giving him 437 on the night.
KB Henderson KB Henderson 5'10" | 200 lbs | RB Blue Ridge | 2025 State SC RB, Blue Ridge
Banks’ counterpart in the Blue Ridge backfield, Henderson did all he could to help the Tigers keep pace. He rushed 26 times for 296 yards and four touchdowns, including a 75-yarder. Henderson is a bright spot for Blue Ridge, and will have the opportunity for a couple more big games.
Dashun Reeder Dashun Reeder 5'10" | 175 lbs | RB Christ Church | 2024 State SC RB, Christ Church
Reeder (pictured) had a phenomenal night for the Cavaliers, rushing 34 times for 273 yards and all four of Christ Church’s touchdowns in a shootout loss to Riverside.
Ty Breeze QB, Riverside
Breeze is a big part of the reason Christ Church couldn’t translate Reeder’s big night into a win. He matched every big play Christ Church made with a big play of his own, finishing with 306 yards and five TDs in the air, a rushing TD, and a two-point conversion. Breeze tossed four touchdown passes of 40 yards or more.
Marquise Henderson Marquise Henderson 5'10" | 170 lbs | RB Belton-Honea Path | 2025 State SC RB, Belton-Honea Path
Henderson ran wild against Woodruff, notching 301 yards and five touchdowns on just 14 carries as the Bears’ offense continued to roll.
Avery McFadden Avery McFadden 5'10" | 175 lbs | WR Hillcrest | 2024 State SC ATH, Hillcrest
McFadden did a little bit of everything for the Rams. He had seven catches for 73 yards. He carried six times for 58 more. He set up a score with a big punt return, and he played at defensive back. And, he scored all three of Hillcrest’s touchdowns in their 21-6 win over Boiling Springs, with two as a short-yardage single back and another on a 41-yard catch-and-run that put the game away.
Ethan Anderson Ethan Anderson 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB JL Mann | 2024 State SC QB, J.L. Mann
In his first game back after missing some time with an injury, Anderson sure didn’t show much rust. In a 49-13 win over Easley, Anderson threw for 319 yards and four scores.
Ja’Kari Bennett RB, Daniel
Bennett’s 113 yards and two touchdowns don’t jump off the page like a bunch of other Week 3 numbers do. That is, until you consider he did that on just 10 carries, and that his totals actually brought his per-carry average DOWN. For the year, he’s rushing for more than 17 yards per carry, and averages a touchdown every four rushes or so.
Kory Jones WR, Pendleton
Jones came up big for the Bulldogs in a shootout loss to Powdersville. He caught seven passes for 133 yards and three touchdowns for Pendleton, and threw a 20-yard TD pass.
Johnny Jaraczewski Johnny Jaraczewski 6'0" | 220 lbs | LB St. Joseph's | 2024 State SC LB, St. Joseph’s
The Knights have given up 20 points all year, including just seven against 3A Seneca on Friday. Jaraczewski is a big part of the reason why. He notched 13 tackles, including two sacks, in St. Joseph’s win.
Talan Scott Talan Scott 6'1" | 220 lbs | LB Easley | 2024 State SC LB, Easley
Scott was all over the field for the Green Wave on Friday. He made 12 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, broke up a pass, and blocked a kick. The Eagles have played a tough early schedule, and Scott and the defense can help lead the way through the next couple of games in front of the Wave.