Week 10 Players & Games To Watch: Catawba River
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Continue ReadingCan you believe the final week of the regular season is upon us? The games for this week will go a long way in determining playoff positioning as we get ready to kick off the next phase of the season.
Northwestern (8-1, 4-0 region) at Catawba Ridge (1-8, 0-4 region)
No one has been able to slow down the machine that has been the Northwestern offense in region play. The Trojans put up 64 points in their win over South Pointe last week to claim the region title. Finley Polk Finley Polk 6'2" | 185 lbs | QB Northwestern | 2025 State SC continued his strong season on Friday, throwing for 246 yards and 3 touchdowns. Turbo Richard Turbo Richard 5'10" | 205 lbs | RB Northwestern | 2024 State SC ran for 184 yards on 16 carries for 3 touchdowns. And the duo of Jayden Nichols Jayden Nichols 5'11" | 170 lbs | WR Northwestern | 2025 SC (7 catches for 90 yards and a touchdown) and Jaylen Burris (3 catches for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns) will be something to watch coming down the stretch along with Kameron Vance and Jayden Burris.
The Trojan defensive line led by Tomarion Watkins, Andre Pickett and Will Massey Will Massey 5'11" | 185 lbs | LB Northwestern | 2025 State SC who all had five tackles or more in the win, will be tough for opposing teams to pass the ball against because of the consistent pressure they can bring.
Nation Ford (4-5, 2-2 region) at Fort Mill (2-7, 1-3 region)
Kaleb White Kaleb White 5'9" | 205 lbs | LB Nation Ford | 2025 State SC and Caden Giles had three of Nation Ford’s touchdowns in their rout of Spring Valley last week. The Falcon offense had their best offensive outputs of the season scoring 49 points as Lucas Barz also got in on the scoring as well. Zay Neely picked up an interception and is one of the leaders on defense.
The Yellow Jackets may have one of the best defenders in the area in Gavin Brandwood Gavin Brandwood 6'0" | 185 lbs | LB Fort Mill | 2024 State SC . He had multiple tackles last week and is one of those guys that will bring consistent effort every week. Keep an eye on the connection between Quinn Kelly and Tanner Mays Tanner Mays SC if the Yellow Jackets can open up the passing game.
York (7-2, 3-1 region) at South Pointe (6-3, 3-1 region)
South Pointe is coming off a tough loss while York is coming off a tight win against Lancaster. But both are looking to secure second place in the region and give the host a playoff game.
The Stallions are going to run the football and run it often with Mason Picket-Hicks Mason Picket-Hicks 5'8" | 175 lbs | RB South Pointe | 2025 State SC , who ran for 165 yards last week in the loss to Northwestern and Aidan Turner Aidan Turner 5'8" | 175 lbs | RB South Pointe | 2025 NC , who ran for 50 yards as well. If they can get the connection going with Malachi Marshall Malachi Marshall 6'2" | 190 lbs | QB South Pointe | 2024 State SC and Jordan Curbeam going, it will take some of the pressure off the running game. And you can’t forget about the athletic Stallion defense, led by Chris Dixon Chris Dixon 6'2" | 260 lbs | DL South Pointe | 2024 State SC who had 3 tackles and 2 sacks last week. Don’t forget about Jeremiah Minor Jeremiah Minor 5'10" | 270 lbs | DL South Pointe | 2024 State SC who had 5 tackles last week as well.
York is a team full of athletes starting with Ayden Davis Ayden Davis 6'0" | 170 lbs | QB York | 2024 State SC and Javarus Guthrie Javarus Guthrie 5'10" | 210 lbs | RB York | 2024 State SC who will try to get the run game going against a stout defensive line. Debo Hall Debo Hall 5'11" | 185 lbs | DB York | 2024 State SC , Trey Wagner, Najib Yunusah Najib Yunusah 5'10" | 180 lbs | DB York | 2024 State SC will anchor things on the defensive side of the ball for the Cougars as well.
Clover (7-2, 4-0 region) at Rock Hill (6-3, 4-0 region)
This game is for the region 3-5A championship at District 3 Stadium on Friday. Malik Clark Malik Clark 6'2" | 180 lbs | WR Rock Hill | 2025 State SC has been the focal point of the Rock Hill offense at receiver all season long, and we have no reason to believe that won’t be a focus going into Friday night’s game with Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB Rock Hill | 2024 State SC at quarterback. Wilson threw touchdowns to Duncan Stockunas, Clark and Ray Barber (pictured above) last week against Blythewood. Keep an eye on Landon Armstrong Landon Armstrong 6'0" | 210 lbs | LB Rock Hill | 2024 State SC and Justice Foster Justice Foster 6'2" | 285 lbs | DL Rock Hill | 2025 State SC on the defensive line.
Clover has also been rolling in region play and a lot of it has to do with the play of Landon Stone Landon Stone 6'0" | 200 lbs | RB Clover | 2025 State SC . Stone ran for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns in a rout of Fort Mill last week. Jaylon Hoover will look to follow up on a solid night, going 10-of-13, 114 yards and 1 touchdown last week. On defense, keep an eye on Zachary Cheatham, who had 3 tackles and 2 pass breakups along with Jabari Arnett and Deontae Starr, who each had fumble recoveries in last week’s win.
Other Notable Games In The Catawba River Region
Lancaster at Indian Land
Buford at Andrew Jackson