2025 Rankings Update: New Additions Q2

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In our final rankings update to the Class of 2025, we've putting all of our in-state crisscrossing to excellent use.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Seven staff members covered 142 different teams the regular season and playoffs and saw somewhere in the neighborhood of 75 percent of the players this state has to offer live, plus plenty more during the preseason scrimmages and camp schedules. When that wasn't enough, we went to the film. Then the coaches. Then the opposing coaches. Then the stats.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It led us to 112 additions to the Prep RedZone South Carolina Class of 2025 rankings. This will be our final say with this group, one that started back in the fall of 2021.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's check in on the second crop of players we're proud to add to our rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575309' first='Shayne' last='Dixon'] LB, Byrnes - Rebels' top tackler finished with more than 80 total stops.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578842' first='Matthew' last='Fish'] K, Northwestern - Game-winning FG in the championship was <em>the</em> exclamation point</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575314' first='Israel' last='Leamon'] WR, Riverside - Started drawing some DI attention not long after start of the season</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575317' first='Immanuel' last='Johnson'] RB, Hammond - 1,100-yard rusher reached the end zone 19 times on offense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575332' first='AJ' last='Hamilton'] DB, May River - Safety piled up more than 80 total stops for resurgent Sharks</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578854' first='EJ' last='Smith'] QB, Hartsville - Stepped into big shoes and led the Red Foxes to Lower State title game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575359' first='Carson' last='Sanford'] QB, Nation Ford - Made his senior year count with 2,100 passing yards and 21 touchdowns</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='268686' first='Dietrich' last='Shuford'] ATH, Beaufort Academy - Surpassed 3,000 passing/rushing yards as a senior</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='391249' first='Darius' last='Latimer'] ATH, Crescent - Finished his career with 3,000 rushing yards and 120-plus tackles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575379' first='Jonathan' last='Clarkson'] ATH, North Central - Expected to be a leader, went far beyond due to injuries&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575390' first='Willie' last='Smith'] ATH, Dreher (pictured) - Rushed for 1,000 yards and put up 78 total tackles and three TFL on defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575399' first='Wenson' last='Smith'] RB/LB, Ridgeland - 1,000-yard rusher also had a hand in three defensive turnovers</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575400' first='Wyatt' last='Thompson'] QB, Camden - First-year starter racked up 2,000 yards passing and rushing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575427' first='Samari' last='Williams'] ATH, Blackville-Hilda - Run-first quarterback finished with nearly 1,500 total yards of offense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575428' first='Miles' last='Trussell'] ATH, Pee Dee Academy - Golden Eagles' top receiving target did a ton on defense and special teams</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1575429' first='Josh' last='Ameo'] WR, Nation Ford - Finished with 1,200 yards and 20 touchdowns for pass-happy Falcons</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578771' first='Daniel' last='Scarth'] LB, Philip Simmons - Picked up a lot of graduation slack in the middle of the Iron Horses' defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578683' first='Nykeim' last='McNeil'] ATH, Keenan - High-end receiver also had more than 80 stops this fall</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578696' first='Nate' last='Ulmer'] WR, Bluffton - Made Bluffton that much more dangerous in the passing game</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578702' first='Peyton' last='Shaw'] WR, Oceanside Collegiate - One-third of the dynamic pass-catching group for state champs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578709' first='Trevor' last='Hoffman'] ATH, Northside Christian - Offensive contributor was downright star on defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578714' first='Vernon' last='Ervin'] LB, Lamar - High-motor linebacker was leader for Silver Foxes' defense</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578716' first='Tay'Von' last='Mann-Geddis'] DL, Baptist Hill - Finished with 19 sacks and 20 QB hurries</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578721' first='Blaine' last='Fender'] LB, River Bluff - One of the state's top tacklers helped Gators to 10 wins</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578733' first='Noah' last='Ramey'] DB, Wren - Team's leading tackler finished career with just shy of 200 total stops</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578741' first='Chauncery' last='Turner'] DB, Fairfield Central - Found ways to make plays all season long</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578748' first='Ty'Quez' last='Taylor'] LB, Keenan - Added 16.5 tackles for loss to huge tackle production</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578755' first='Isaac' last='Hoskins'] LB, Crescent - Averaged nearly 13 tackles per game as a senior</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578838' first='Bruce' last='Brown'] K, Daniel - Finished 2024 with second straight 100-point season</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1578764' first='Kam' last='Langford'] LB, Emerald - Finished second on the team with 111 total tackles</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->