Midlands Week 5 Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was an abbreviated schedule this week due to teams with byes and the effects of Hurricane Helene coming through the state on Thursday and Friday. But we were able to play some games on Wednesday and again on Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at the players from the Midlands that garner Game Balls this week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1575379' first='Jonathan' last='Clarkson'] </strong>RB, North Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Knights came out on the short end of a 41-36 loss to Buford, but Clarkson was a monster in the running game. He finished the evening with 278 yards on 24 carries and four rushing touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13086280/66f9858c786b18cfc389264b' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66f9d321d3a76"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Johnny Collins</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='473013' first='Carter' last='Coleman']</strong> WR, Blythewood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Collins threw for four touchdowns and 244 yards in a 35-13 victory over Spring Valley. His performance came on the heels of the Bengals being shut out the week before. Three of his scoring passes went to Coleman, who finished with four catches for 126 yards. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='756588' first='William' last='Geddis'] </strong>LB, Swansea</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Geddis stayed in the Columbia backfield in the Tigers 20-6 win on Saturday. He recorded two sacks and two tackles for loss in the first half and was part of a unit that limited the Capitals to just 92 yards rushing. He also played tight end, and while wasn't involved in the passing game, he was instrumental with his blocking to aid the running game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1025815' first='Caleb' last='Geronomi']</strong> WR and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1172366' first='Tyrone' last='Jennings']</strong> DL, White Knoll</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Geronomi was the favorite target of [player_tooltip player_id='346199' first='Landon' last='Sharpe'] and finished with nine catches for 153 yards and a 40-yard touchdown. That aided the running of <strong>Sh'Quez Montgomery</strong>, who finished with 106 yards and two touchdowns. Jennings was part of a defense that limited Fort Dorchester to just 177 yards of total offense in the 38-0 shutout. The Patriots didn't run a play in the Timberwolves territory until the fourth quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18518620/66f55b0bd1339eb958ee1de4' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66f9d321d3aa6"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Aden Jones</strong> QB, Lower Richland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones accounted for four touchdowns in a 27-21 victory over Crestwood. He finished 12-of-26 for 200 yards and three scores that included two TD passes to <strong>Antonio Adams</strong>, who finished with four catches for 109 yards. Jones also ran for 27 yards and a touchdown. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>BJ Mack </strong>RB, AC Flora</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mack scored the game-winning 9-yard touchdown run with 20 seconds remaining to help the Falcons overcome a fourth quarter deficit and rally for a 28-21 win over York. He scored a total of three touchdowns and was the main component of the ground game.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='836316' first='Matthew' last='McAulay']</strong> RB/LB, Lexington</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McAuley scored three rushing touchdowns and was part of a Wildcats defense that pitched a 29-0 shutout victory over Laurens.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1578660' first='Tyheim' last='McNeil']</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603881' first='Darius' last='Dixon']</strong> LB, Keenan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>McNeil accounted for 242 yards of total offense in a 46-30 victory over Chester. He ran for 112 yards and a touchdown on nine carries and added seven catches for 130 yards and two scores. Dixon, a sophomore, finished with 16 total tackles and a tackle for loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/17224650/66f87f911743cf043097339d' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66f9d321d3ac9"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603974' first='Franklin' last='Richardson']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='595702' first='Anthony' last='Addison']</strong> DE, Sumter</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin used his legs and arm in a 42-7 victory over Lugoff-Elgin. He ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns on just 10 carries and added another touchdown passing. He finished 7-of-12 for 132 yards. Addison, a South Carolina commit, had his best game of the season. He finished with 11 tackles, two sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss and forced a fumble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1354590' first='Greyson' last='Rimpf']</strong> QB, Camden</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs made a change at quarterback and gave Rimpf his first start of the season in a 20-0 victory over Dreher. The sophomore finished 16-of-22 for 222 yards and two touchdown passes to [player_tooltip player_id='1575400' first='Wyatt' last='Thompson'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1165092' first='Tylin' last='Drakeford'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>King Smith-Bryant</strong> QB, Eau Claire</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith-Bryant threw touchdown passes of 33 and 28 yards to <strong>Dylan Avila </strong>in a 27-12 loss to Pelion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Colin Williams</strong> DB and <strong>Michael Cottell</strong> RB, Pelion</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Williams was all over the field in a 27-12 win over Eau Claire. He scored two special teams before the offense got going. He blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone and then fell on a muffed punt for another score. He later added an interception. Cottrell ran for 182 yards on 28 carries.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->