Week 4 Game Balls: GSPD and CSRA
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On either side of the state and with a high-profile visit to Catawba Ridge Region, players from the Central Savannah River Area and Grand Strand and Pee Dee decided Friday was a good time to show out. This week’s combined…
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Continue ReadingOn either side of the state and with a high-profile visit to Catawba Ridge Region, players from the Central Savannah River Area and Grand Strand and Pee Dee decided Friday was a good time to show out.
This week’s combined Game Balls packed a punch.
Terrell Thomas Terrell Thomas 5'10" | 190 lbs | ATH Edisto | 2025 State SC QB, Edisto
Edisto needed Thomas’ best against Branchville, and if the 36-32 win wasn’t evidence enough, Thomas’ numbers were. The senior rushed for a career-high 234 yards and three touchdowns. It was his fourth straight 100-yard rushing game after putting up just 63 yards as a part-time tailback (he was a starting linebacker then) a year ago. The positional change has been huge for him personally, and it’s a sign of what Edisto intends to do with the 5-foot-10, 190-pound senior the rest of the way.
Jamarion Jones Jamarion Jones 6'0" | 170 lbs | RB Latta | 2024 State SC RB, Latta
Jones is on pace to smash his 1,600-yard, 17-touchdown junior campaign this year – even before you start to consider how many extra games this team might get in the playoffs. Thanks to his 290-yard, four-touchdown performance in the blowout win over Johnsonville, Jones has now matched last year’s scoring total after just five games and is already north of the 1,000-yard mark. All of that has come while he’s nearly doubled up on his yards-per-carry (7.74 to 15.0).
Jordan Boyd Jordan Boyd 6'3" | 215 lbs | DL Silver Bluff | 2024 State SC DL, Silver Bluff
You could throw a dart at the Bulldogs’ starting lineup and probably hit someone who had a big game individually against Orangeburg-Wilkinson after Silver Bluff held it 41 total yards of offense. This time, we’re taking Boyd (pictured), who finished with eight tackles, two tackles for loss, five quarterback hurries and a pass break-up in the 49-0 win on the road.
Kemonte Rose DB, South Florence
In a game pitting two of the top Class 4A team against each other, the Bruins’ trip to South Pointe ended up being a successful one. Rose was largely responsible. The senior corner picked off two Stallions’ passes, including one in the fourth quarter that he returned 27 yards for what ended up being South Florence’s final points of the evening. He also added four solo tackles.
Noah Moore Noah Moore 6'0" | 215 lbs | LB South Florence | 2024 State SC LB, South Florence
Ready for another heady defensive stat line from that game? Look no further than Moore, the senior linebacker who has stepped into a big role for the Bruins this season. Against South Pointe, Moore recorded six solo stops, six assisted tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks. How about another number? Moore was at directly responsible for at least a part of ending 27 percent of the Stallions’ 59 offensive plays from scrimmage.
Cooper Kelly DB/WR, St. James
St. James is in need of playmakers, and Kelly again proved he could be a focal point down the stretch in the lopsided loss to Ashley Ridge. In addition to his three solo tackles and three assisted stops, Kelly also flashed some brilliance in the run game, coming in motion out of his position out wide, drifting behind quarterback Connor Schwalm Connor Schwalm 5'11" | 205 lbs | QB St. James | 2024 State SC and then acting as the pitch man in the option game. He did it six times, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
La’Ontray Knox RB, Loris
The senior tailback made sure Conway fans remembered his trip south a few miles when he pilled up 145 yards and two scores on the ground and caught another two passes for 47 yards and another touchdown. His play took a ton of pressure off quarterback Jackson Huff Jackson Huff 6'3" | 195 lbs | QB Loris | 2025 State SC . Knox is also well on his well to surprising last season’s 681 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.
Jaquel Holman Jaquel Holman 6'2" | 195 lbs | RB Blackville-Hilda | 2025 State SC RB, Blackville-Hilda
Holman definitely responded well to getting shut down in the 7-6 loss to Bamberg-Ehrhardt in Week 3 by helping the Hawks jump all over Denmark-Olar on Friday. The senior used his 16 carries to rush for 162 yards and three touchdowns. He also had two receptions for 18 yards, giving him his second game of 180 total yards from scrimmage in five games in a Blackville-Hilda uniform.