What We Saw: Broome 42, Seneca 35
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<p>SPARTANBURG | It might be the simplest play in football. It's definitely one of the oldest.</p>
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<p>Quarterback sweep.</p>
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<p>And when they had to have a big play in the first round of the 3A playoffs against Seneca on Friday, Broome called it twice.</p>
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<p><strong>Kamajay Brackett-Brannon</strong> rushed for a pair of fourth-quarter scores, the last one with 4.8 seconds left, and Broome survived a first round war with Seneca.</p>
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<p>Brackett-Brannon was bottled up a bit in the early going. He had a couple of nice runs in the first half, but he went backwards a time or two as well. The third quarter was more of the same. A yard. Minus-six. Three. Four. Zero.</p>
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<p>Then came the fireworks.</p>
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<p>On the Centurions' first play after a defensive stop with 11:01 to play, Brackett-Brannon ran to the left, darted up the home sideline, and went 80 yards to give Broome their first lead of the night at 34-28. It wouldn't last, as Seneca mounted a drive late in the quarter and scored with 53 seconds left.</p>
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<p>That set the stage for a frantic late drive where Brackett-Brannon took over. He found <strong>Grayson Bradley</strong> for nine yards, and a penalty moved the ball into Bobcat territory. He kept for 16 yards. He found RB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='473001' first='Jaylen' last='McGill'] </strong>for six. Then, after an incompletion. There was the call.</p>
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<p>Quarterback sweep.</p>
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<p>This time, it went to the right. And when Brackett-Brannon saw McGill locked up with a Seneca corner, he just kept running.</p>
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<p>"I saw green grass, and J-Mac winning against their corner," Brackett-Brannon said. "I just thought I might as well keep running. He pancaked him, and that's all I saw."</p>
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<p>Brackett-Brannon credited another skill guy, WR <strong>Tre'Sean Suber</strong>, with the block that sprung him on the 80-yarder, too.</p>
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<p>"We had the right hole, and his block was amazing," he said. "That's what I love about this team. We don't care who scores. We're just going out there and having fun."</p>
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<p>Brackett-Brannon did plenty through the air, as well. He finished 14-for-19 for 162 yards and a 58-yard TD to Grayson Bradley.</p>
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<p><strong>Another Big Night</strong></p>
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<p>McGill had another tremendous night for the Centurions, finishing with 173 yards on 18 carries. He ran for touchdowns of 14, 50, and 45 yards, added three more runs of more than 15, threw the crushing block that freed Brackett-Brannon for the game-winner, and scored a pivotal two-point conversion.</p>
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<p><strong>Defensive Standouts</strong></p>
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<p>Broome's defense gave up some big plays in the passing game, but Seneca's rushing attack was almost nonexistent outside of their first drive and their last. A lot of that is because of <strong>DT Thompson</strong> up front, and a phenomenal game by <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1592026' first='Tyqwon' last='Booker']</strong>, who notched double-digit tackles and seemed to live in the Seneca backfield.</p>
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<p><strong>Airing It Out</strong></p>
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<p>When Seneca had their most success, it was through the air. QB <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1165153' first='Gavin' last='Thoma']</strong> threw for 327 yards and tossed touchdown passes of 48, 24, and 80 yards, and added a 1-yard TD run. <strong>Zac Poole</strong> helped with most of the damage through the air, with six catches for 176 yards and two scores.</p>
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SPARTANBURG | It might be the simplest play in football. It's definitely one of the oldest.
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