GSPD Week 9 Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>From one of the biggest individual production totals in the state this season to a reserve getting some of his first real action to a player leading his team to its first win, Week 9 in the Grand Strand and Pee Dee was a highlight-heavy Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We're going to get to a bunch of them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>But we've got to start with the crew responsible for a performance we saw live and won't soon forget.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jonathan Buffon</strong> (LT), <strong>Tyler Dean</strong> (LG), <strong>Justin Carasco</strong> (C), <strong>Angelo Rodelo</strong> (RG), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1253897' first='Christian' last='Huynh']</strong> (RT, pictured), <strong>River Thayne</strong> (TE) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1254112' first='Joe' last='Ober']</strong> (HB), Carolina Forest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carolina Forest's best teams under Marc Morris have all had the same defining characteristic. And that's an offensive line that can take over. In Friday's <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2024/10/foxs-career-game-propels-carolina-forest-past-myrtle-beach/">52-38 win over Myrtle Beach</a>, the Panthers' line did that and more. Led by junior tailback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1148537' first='Jaryn' last='Fox']</strong> (357 rushing yards, 65 receiving yards, five touchdowns), Carolina Forest had 610 yards of offense. Fox and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1149046' first='Chris' last='Livingston']</strong> were rarely even breathed on behind the line of scrimmage, and quarterback <strong>Patrick Mullen</strong> (six-of-11 passing, 165 yards, touchdown) had time to throw when he needed it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1395098' first='AJ' last='Lee'] </strong>RB, Andrews</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lee's emergence in the Yellow Jackets' revamped offense has looked pretty good all year long. It was much of the same during the 40-6 win over Burke. Lee scored a touchdown in each of the first three quarters of the game, added a first-period two-point conversion run and even caught an 11-yard pass to go along with his 179 rushing yards. He's now up to 1,186 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground this season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nyshaun Quillen</strong> LB/TE, Lamar</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Silver Foxes' senior is mostly blocking on offense, and against CA Johnson - when Lamar didn't even run 30 plays en route to 49 points - Quillen the linebacker took advantage of his minimal touches. He returned a fumble for a touchdown. It was his fourth defensive score of the year (he had a pick-six against Lee Central last week) to go along with six offensive touchdowns. That's 10 scores in 20 touches on offense and defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='929482' first='Kaden' last='Gore']</strong> WR, North Myrtle Beach&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the biggest issues the Chiefs have had of late is big-time offensive plays. Gore brought plenty of electricity to Friday's win over St. James despite touching the ball just three times. The receiver put up a 16-yard carry for a touchdown in the first quarter, followed it up with a 72-yard touchdown reception from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='985097' first='Landon' last='Cloninger']</strong> in the second and opened up the fourth with a 63-yard touchdown catch. Three touches, 161 yards, three touchdowns.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346196' first='Jamarion' last='Fling']</strong> RB, Dillon&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Playing without several starters on both sides of the ball, Dillon ended up in a dog fight against Waccamaw. Fling took care of business nonetheless. The senior carried the ball 40 times for 276 yards and six touchdowns. He had two touchdowns in the first quarter, two more in the second and then one each in the third and fourth. He's 90 yards shy of his second straight 1,000-yard rushing campaign. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Isaac Hewitt</strong> RB/LB, Green Sea Floyds&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After eight straight losses to start the season, the Trojans were in need of a win and facing a winless Hemingway squad. The 5-foot-10, 210-pound senior seized the opportunity. He had eight carries for 41 yards and two touchdowns on offense while putting up nine total tackles (five solo) and returned an interception 25 yards for another touchdown.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='473015' first='Tyleek' last='Dukes']</strong> RB, and <strong>Makhi Shaw</strong> QB, Kingstree</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blazers all but locked up a top-three finish with a lopsided victory over Mullins. Dukes and Shaw provided plenty of a spark. Dukes, the junior who has settled into the top tailback spot, put up a respectable 80 yards. More importantly, he had three touchdowns and a pair of two-point conversion runs. Shaw ran for 109 yards, a touchdown and two conversion runs and added 58 yards passing with another touchdown.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1732664' first='Chris' last='Eldridge']</strong> RB, Hannah-Pamplico</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With star tailback [player_tooltip player_id='464882' first='Jamarcus' last='Williams'] out of the year after suffering another knee injury, Eldridge saw his time in the backfield with [player_tooltip player_id='922678' first='Wade' last='Poston'] (163 passing yards, three touchdowns) increase against Latta in a win that all but gives the Raiders a second-place finish in the region. Eldridge had 10 carries for 150 yards and a touchdown in the victory.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1578854' first='EJ' last='Smith']</strong> QB, and <strong>Antuan Segars</strong> PR, Hartsville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Red Foxes haven't just won seven straight games. They've won each of them by double digits. That included Fridays' 70-8 win over Lakewood. While Smith and Segars only played the first half, the quarterback was able to complete seven-of-10 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns. Segars returned a pair of punts for 77 yards, with one of them going for a score. Tack that onto another great defensive effort from <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1012620' first='Web' last='Barnes']</strong> (nine tackles), <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272699' first='Da'Marion' last='Coe']</strong> (seven) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='922400' first='Jackson' last='Chavis']</strong> (four tackles, sack, two tackles for loss) and Hartsville rolled.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->