What We Saw: Myrtle Beach 37, St. James 14

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MYRTLE BEACH |</strong> As long as Mickey Wilson is the head coach at Myrtle Beach and Wes Streater is the offensive coordinator, the team's Rhino package is going to remain in the equation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This year, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267229' first='Antonio' last='Brown']</strong> is the recipient of the short-yardage, bunched rushing formation.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Friday at home against St. James, Brown took two of his Rhino carries in for touchdowns in the first half of the Seahawks' 37-14 win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Five carries. Forty-three yards. Two touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Not bad for the Seahawks' starting linebacker and leading tackler.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“My ability, how I run and my ability to run downhill, I can see it. When I'm running Rhino, I just know it's a big part of me,” Brown said after picking up his eighth and ninth rushing touchdowns this season. “I know I can show coach that I can run the ball, too. Not just play linebacker..”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In his first gig, Brown (pictured) also influenced the game. He had multiple tackles, shared a sack and put up a tackle for loss. More importantly, he recovered a pair of third-quarter fumbles on back-to-back Sharks' series that helped Myrtle Beach put the game away. On the first, Seahawks starting tailback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1394751' first='Michael' last='Cohen']</strong> capped off the ensuing drive with a six-yard touchdown run.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On the second, do-it-all sophomore <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603757' first='Amare' last='Brown']</strong> scored from 29 yards out, also from the Rhino package.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cohen finished the night with 17 carries for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and the Seahawks' five rushing scores in the game marked the first time that's happened since October 28 of last year when Myrtle Beach also had five rushing touchdowns against North Myrtle Beach.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“It let's team know that we can run the ball,” [player_tooltip player_id='1267229' first='Antonio' last='Brown'] said. “We don't just pass the ball.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>OTHER MYRTLE BEACH STANDOUTS</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior receiver <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272701' first='John' last='Simmons']</strong> was relatively quiet on offense; he caught just one pass for 15 yards. However, his second-quarter interception not only ended a St. James opportunity to close the gap before halftime - it set up the team's fourth scoring drive and put Myrtle Beach up 24-7 at the break.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior defensive back <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='816754' first='Tyree' last='Cauthen']</strong> joined Simmons with a fourth-quarter interception in which he played the ball perfectly and simultaneously boxed out the would-be St. James receiver.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Defensive end <strong>Noah Herring</strong> was active throughout the first three quarters. He was in on that spilt sack with [player_tooltip player_id='1267229' first='Antonio' last='Brown'] and deflected three passes off the edge.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>ST. JAMES STANDOUTS</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sharks junior quarterback <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267347' first='Alex' last='Sandt']</strong> started the game six-of-six and finished with 144 passing yards despite finding himself under significant pressure for much of the night. He was 16-of-31 passing with those two interceptions and a one-yard rushing touchdown to get the Sharks on the board in the first quarter.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sandt spread those passes among five different receivers, with <strong>Zack Zurawksi</strong> (four receptions, 42 yards) and <strong>Hunter Spurlin</strong> (four receptions, 35 yards) leading the way.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tailback <strong>Ja'Kye Graham</strong> had the most electric offensive play in the game for St. James. After being held to eight yards on five carries in the first half, he took his second rush of the second half right up and gut, found another gear and raced 59 yards for a touchdowns. He finished with 88 yards on 13 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->