Week Five Midlands Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week Five saw a number of players excel on the field for their respective Midlands teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are the recipients of this week's Game Balls. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272713' first='AJ' last='Brand']</strong> QB, Irmo – It was just another day at the office for the junior Yellow Jacket. He completed 17-of-20 passes for 345 yards and six touchdowns and also rushed for a score in the shutout win over Airport.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaylen Jay</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='782263' first='Drake' last='Braddock']</strong> QB, Gilbert – The Indians' duo combined for eight touchdowns in the 49-27 win over Saluda. Jay rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns and had five receptions for 143 yards and two scores. Braddock finished 12-19 passing for 263 yards and four touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11599809/650f4ae8a022f50664accf1f' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-650f6fe1f17d2"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Griffin Linder</strong> LB and <strong>Hayden Cushman </strong>LB, River Bluff – The Gators' duo each had six tackles and led a defensive effort which shut out Dorman in the second half of the 28-26 comeback victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11555985/650e718e32dca00bf8afb1fd' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-650f6fe1f180d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346199' first='Landon' last='Sharpe']</strong> QB, White Knoll – The junior continued his near-flawless play by throwing for 219 yards and four touchdowns in the 42-8 win over Lancaster. He's now thrown for over 1,100 yards on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142696' first='James' last='Willingham']</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272698' first='Will' last='Wilson'] </strong>QB, Richland Northeast – The Cavalier junior rushed for three touchdowns, including the game-winner with 1:21 left in the 41-38 win over Nation Ford. Wilson, a North Carolina State commit, also had three touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272715' first='Brady' last='Albro']</strong> QB and <strong>Khalen Bostick</strong> WR, Chapin – The Eagles' junior tandem connected on 15 passes for 167 yards in the 22-7 win over A.C. Flora. Albro threw for 322 yards, his third straight 300-plus yard game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771218' first='Deshaun' last='Washington']</strong> RB, Brookland-Cayce – The Bearcat senior accounted for all four touchdown runs in the 28-14 win over AC Flora.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139311' first='Grayson' last='White']</strong> QB, Camden – The Bulldog senior (pictured) carried the offense with five touchdowns and three two-point conversions in the 45-8 win over Lake City.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Drew Arant</strong> QB, Saluda – The junior quarterback threw three touchdown passes in the first half and finished with 232 passing yards in the loss to Gilbert.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16035818/650f1090bd758205501f3419' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-650f6fe1f183a"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jamel McDaniel</strong> QB, Columbia – The senior rushed for two of his four touchdowns in the fourth quarter to lift the Capitols past Eau Claire 24-18.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-650f6fe1f1868"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267234' first='Kenton' last='Caldwell']</strong> RB, Newberry – The Bulldogs snapped a three-game losing streak behind Caldwell's two touchdowns – one passing, one rushing – in the 21-14 win over W.J. Keenan.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18430327/650e728c90f0580c5cf3dbde' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-650f70fa4001e"} /-->