Game Balls: Upper State Finals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three teams from the Upstate zone are headed to the State Finals, and three more were agonizingly close. Here's a look at some Friday night Upper State Final performances worthy of PRZ game balls.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1013068' first='Tucker' last='Hendrix']</strong> QB, Christ Church</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hendrix was magnificent in the Cavaliers' dismantling of St. Joseph's for the 1A Upper State title. He finished 12-for-15 for 364 yards and four touchdowns as Christ Church rolled.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='267466' first='Dashun' last='Reeder']</strong> RB, Christ Church</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Reeder turned in a typical game for the Cavaliers. He notched 110 yards on the ground on 23 carries, scoring twice and drawing so much attention that Christ Church had receivers running free.</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 came up big when the Lions needed him most. He rushed for 82 yards, threw for 144 more, and accounted for three total touchdowns as Daniel defeated BHP.</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>Even in a loss, Henderson was brilliant. He rushed for 221 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries, giving the Bears a chance in a wild game at Daniel.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='349806' first='Bryson' last='Drummond']</strong> QB, Greenville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Drummond very nearly put the Red Raiders on his shoulders as they dropped an overtime heartbreaker to Westside. He threw for 288 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and added another 58 on the ground.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1142457' first='Mikel' last='McClellan']</strong> WR, J.L. Mann</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the Patriots came up agonizingly short against Dutch Fork, McClellan had a monster game. He caught 15 balls for 196 yards and pulled in two touchdowns for Mann.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139296' first='Jimmar' last='Boston']</strong> WR, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346189' first='Cutter' last='Woods']</strong> QB, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='139314' first='Josh' last='Williams']</strong> ATH, Westside</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Westside's phenomenal WR-QB trio came up with big play after big play on Friday. Boston had eight offensive catches and two TDs, but his biggest catch came on defense, where he notched a game-ending interception in overtime. Woods lit it up, throwing for 310 yards and four scores, running for another touchdown, and providing a two-point conversion on the ground. And Williams was brilliant as always, with seven catches, 135 yards, and two TDs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->