First Round Game Balls: Spartanburg Area
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With great matchups all over the Upstate, there were a ton of performances worthy of Prep Redzone game balls, Here’s a look at several top performances in the Spartanburg area Riley Staton Riley Staton 6'3" | 185 lbs | QB…
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Continue ReadingWith great matchups all over the Upstate, there were a ton of performances worthy of Prep Redzone game balls, Here’s a look at several top performances in the Spartanburg area
Riley Staton Riley Staton 6'3" | 185 lbs | QB Gaffney | 2024 State SC QB, Gaffney
Staton threw for 222 yards and four TDs in the Indians’ win over Lexington. He found Shane Davidson for 7 and 36 yards, fired a 64-yard score to Emazon Littlejohn Emazon Littlejohn 6'0" | 180 lbs | WR Gaffney | 2024 SC , and threw a 37-yard score to Jamarcus Smith Jamarcus Smith SC .
Kadon Crawford Kadon Crawford 6'2" | 180 lbs | ATH Clinton | 2024 SC WR and Zay Johnson Zay Johnson 6'2" | 170 lbs | DB Clinton | 2024 State SC ATH, Clinton
Crawford and Johnson came up big for the Red Devils in a first-round win. Each caught four balls, Crawford for 50 and Johnson for 45, and each had two TD grabs. Crawford added a TD run as the Devils beat Palmetto.
Coleman Gray Coleman Gray 6'2" | 205 lbs | QB Chapman | 2024 State SC QB, Chapman
Gray completed all 11 of his passing attempts for 220 yards and three touchdowns, while also recording five rushes for 48 yards and two scores in the Panthers’ win over Crescent.
Austin Bigford RB, Chesnee
Bigford led a Chesnee rushing attack that ground out some tough yards in a win over Batesburg-Leesville. Bigford rolled up 123 yards and scored a pair of TDs as the Eagles moved on to the second round.
Kamajay Brackett-Brannon QB and Jaylen McGill Jaylen McGill 5'10" | 195 lbs | RB Broome | 2026 State SC RB, Broome
Brackett-Brannon rushed for 132 yards and fourth-quarter scores of 80 and 23 yards, including the game-winner with 4 seconds to play. He added 162 yards and another score on 14-of-19 passing. McGill rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries.
James Oates James Oates 6'4" | 195 lbs | LB Byrnes | 2024 State SC LB and Andrew Stevens QB, Byrnes
The Rebels got standout performances on both sides of the ball in their Round 1 win over Dorman. Oates had 12 total tackles, including 10 solo stops, while Stevens threw for 356 yards and three scores, while rushing for another.
Trenton Lynch Trenton Lynch 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB Spartanburg | 2027 State SC RB, Spartanburg
The Vikings seem to be finding offensive playmakers at just the right time. Lynch ran for 130 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries in the Vikings’ 31-7 win over Rock Hill on Thursday.