CSRA Game Balls for Week 10

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This past Friday was supposed to mark the end of the regular season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hurricane Helene changed that as the S.C. High School League added an extra week to adjust to schedule changes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>So now there's an extra week to highlight strong regular season performances, like those deserving of Week 10 Game Balls:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='272702' first='Jevon' last='Edwards'] </strong>RB, South Aiken</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior All-State performer tormented rival Aiken a final time. A year after posting a school-record 442 yards and six touchdowns, he followed it with 338 yards to surpass 2,000 yards on the season, including a 96-yard scoring scamper for his fourth touchdown in the 26-14 win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15865044/671e539d116eeec4ed4d302b' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-672692fc18a44"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Briceon Braxton </strong>DB, South Aiken</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He accounted for two of the three forced turnovers by the Thoroughbreds with an interception and fumble recovery.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stetson Shack </strong>ATH, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The “quiet assassin” for the Trojans proved lethal on both sides of the football. He rushed for two touchdowns and returned an interception for a touchdown in the 60-8 win over Ridge Spring-Monetta.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Emauri Blue </strong>DL, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The two-way lineman helped open holes for nine touchdowns scored by the Trojans. He was also part of a defensive line which recorded five sacks. Perhaps his biggest contributions came on special teams where he sent seven kickoffs in the endzone for touchbacks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1031336' first='Corey' last='Tillman'] </strong>QB, North Augusta</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior standout completed 8-12 passes for 176 yards and four touchdowns against Strom Thurmond. He also rushed for 72 yards and a score in the 45-21 victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1254097' first='Deondre' last='Baskett'] </strong>DL, North Augusta</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The senior defensive end continues to shore up the Yellow Jackets' front. He had several sacks and played a role in slowing down Strom Thurmond in the second half.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16726500/671e54799541c14ea352c10e' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-672692fc18a82"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nehemiah Brown </strong>RB, Barnwell</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior tailback accounted for 121 rushing yards and two touchdowns in the 21-14 win over Whale Branch to clinch the Region V-2A championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19507883/6726574e4e7dacfcf52437e1' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-672692fc18aa9"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='605527' first='Jaquel' last='Holman']</strong> RB, Blackville-Hilda</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The University of South Carolina commit helped the Hawks rebound from a lopsided loss to Hunter-Kinard-Tyler with touchdown runs of 69 and 15 yards and a two-point conversion in the 20-6 win over Williston-Elko.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1530765' first='Darius' last='Walker'] </strong>RB, Aiken</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sophomore tailback had 132 total yards and caught a touchdown for the Hornets in the loss to archrival South Aiken.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Shaheed Williams </strong>and <strong>Bryson Coleman</strong> LBs and <strong>Gregory Moore </strong>DB, both of Strom Thurmond</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rebels defeated Ninety-Six 21-7, getting a solid effort from its defense. Leading the way at outside linebacker was Williams with 14 tackles with Moore recording 10 unassisted of his 13 tackles and a sack out of the secondary and Coleman at middle linebacker with 10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19771072/67259580fd10be7e12ee115e' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-672692fc18acd"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18272790/6726700d375c4e87172dbfde' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-672692fc18af3"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Trenquilis Mathis</strong> RB, Strom Thurmond</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The junior tailback accounted for half of his team's rushing yards with 126 against Ninety-Six.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18249956/672591c4fd10be7e12ee0eff' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-672692fc18b23"} /-->