Week 6 Game Balls: Greenville, Pickens, And Anderson Areas

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A TON of offensive skill guys turned in huge nights in Week 6 action. Here's a look at some performances across the upstate deserving of PRZ Game Balls.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='448996' first='Kalvin' last='Banks']</strong> RB, Eastside</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Banks has been an absolute beast so far this season, and continued his outstanding senior year against Emerald with 222 yards and three TDs, including a 73-yarder. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15100780/6519a289dfe3190c1489d5e3' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-651b21df5ffe7"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1012565' first='LaDainnian' last='Martin']</strong> RB, Greer</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Martin has flourished since the Yellow Jackets installed Chris Hall as a complement at QB. In Friday's win, he rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns, scoring on runs of 39, 30, and 4 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1013066' first='Brayden' last='Johnson']</strong> RB, St. Joseph's </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In a short night for the Knights' starters, Johnson romped for four first-quarter touchdowns as St. Joseph's blasted Calhoun Falls Charter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='605525' first='Marquise' last='Henderson']</strong> RB, Belton-Honea Path</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Henderson (pictured), the lead back in the Bears' three-back offense, rushed for 171 yards and four TDs on 26 carries in a win over Powdersville. He's averaging more than 12 yards per touch this season, and is one of the area's most explosive players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='391249' first='Darius' last='Latimer'] </strong>ATH, Crescent</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Latimer stuffed the stat sheet on Friday. He notched yards at receiver, running back, punt returner, and as a defensive back, where he returned an interception 60 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1055627' first='Kolton' last='Chapman']</strong> QB, Daniel</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chapman has rapidly answered any questions that anyone might have had about the No. 1-ranked Lions' QB situation. He threw for 266 yards and four TDs on 17-for-24 passing on Friday, and added a three-yard TD run.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='997398' first='Will' last='Patton']</strong> WR, Easley</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Patton had a big night against rival Pickens, notching five catches for 112 yards and two TDs, and adding 44 yards on punt returns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142563' first='Luke' last='Gray']</strong> QB, Pendleton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs had a huge offensive night in a 61-0 win over West-Oak, and Gray was at the center of it. He threw for 344 yards and five touchdowns on 19-of-22 passing as Pendleton rolled.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DeMarco Evans</strong> RB, Westside</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rams just keep finding players to step up offensively. On Friday night, it was Evans. The Clover transfer rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns as Westside defeated Greenville.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1157743' first='KD' last='Patterson']</strong> RB, T.L. Hanna</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Patterson was one of several Hanna backs who had a good night against Mauldin, but his 95 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 attempts set the standard for the Yellow Jackets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->