Week 7 Game Balls: The Midlands

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A lot of these names will sound familiar but with the stretch run of the regular season down to three more weeks, you expect the elite to rise to the top.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at the top performances across the Midlands for this past Friday night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272713' first='AJ' last='Brand']</strong> QB, Irmo – The Yellow Jackets junior continued his impressive season in a 38-6 victory over Ridge View. Brand was 10-of-15 for 143 yards and three passing touchdowns. He added 70 rushing yards and one TD on the ground. Irmo has scored at least 35 points in each game this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='782263' first='Drake' last='Braddock']</strong> QB, Gilbert – The Indians rolled to a 60-0 victory over Swansea. Braddock only played 1.5 quarters, but he finished 8-of-10 for 256 yards and three touchdown passes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/11599809/6520f70a1762281320dd1664' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652435f3e681d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272698' first='Will' last='Wilson']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142696' first='James' last='Willingham']</strong> RB, Richland Northeast – The Cavaliers set a program record for points scored in a game with a 73-58 victory over AC Flora. Wilson accounted for six touchdowns, five passing and one rushing. He was 20-of-28 for 335 yards and added 150 yards rushing on 14 carries. Willingham had 238 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 18 carries. RNE finished with 725 yards of total offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13253932/6522f75a8cd5af11d4ad7c1c' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652435f3e6858"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139311' first='Grayson' last='White']</strong> QB, Camden – The senior threw four touchdown passes – three of them to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='448982' first='Jaquarius' last='Mayrant']</strong> – in a 41-6 dismantling over Darlington. The Bulldogs are hitting their stride and have scored at least 41 points in their current four-game winning streak.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142538' first='Caleb' last='Pearson']</strong> QB, CA Johnson – The senior bounced back in a huge way after a subpar performance the week before. Pearson ran for 224 yards on just seven carries, added 66 yards passing and 27 yards receiving and five total touchdowns in a 52-6 win over Great Falls. He also added an interception on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='267470' first='Luke' last='New']</strong>, Pelion – The senior threw two touchdown passes in leading the Panthers to a 21-3 win over Fox Creek.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15141033/6520d42c17624a0b88764252' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652435f3e688f"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1575379' first='Jonathan' last='Clarkson']</strong>, North Central – Clarkson ran for 275 yards and four touchdowns. He received defensive help from <strong>Ashton Brazell</strong>, who intercepted three passes in a 40-15 victory over Buford.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1012621' first='Devin' last='Geronomi']</strong> DB, White Knoll – The Timberwolves limited Dutch Fork to 136 total yards of offense and Geronomi was a huge reason why. He finished with 10 tackles, one tackle for loss and a pass breakup in the 17-14 victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15995181/6518c2d6dfe3190c1488757a' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652435f3e68c6"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Amare Haynes</strong> OLB/DE, Calhoun County – The senior was instrumental in the Saints 28-14 victory over Denmark-Olar. He finished with 11 tackles, two sacks, and forced five fumbles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14992929/65213fe8a018f613e439f3c0' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652435f3e68fc"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771224' first='Will' last='Young']</strong> QB/WR, Brookland-Cayce – The senior accounted for four touchdowns in a 42-19 victory over Lower Richland. He ran for 204 yards and caught three passes for 44 yards. Young and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='771218' first='DeShaun' last='Washington']</strong> give the Bearcats a solid 1-2 punch heading into the final weeks of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ny'keim McNeil</strong> DB, Keenan – The junior defensive back finished with 12 tackles and four tackles for loss, a sack and two fumble recoveries in a 53-0 victory over Columbia. The Raiders have two winnable games to close out the regular season with a strong defensive effort.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/17798273/65216bc1a018f613e43a2d20' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-652435f3e6933"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>KD Outen</strong> LB, Lugoff-Elgin – The Demons picked up their first region victory thanks to Outen. The senior totaled 14 tackles with three sacks and a tackle for loss in a 14-6 win over Westwood.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->