Week 2 Upstate Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were some thrillers and some blowouts, some crosstown rivalries and some cross-classification games, but it all added up to a wild Week 2 in the Upstate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at some of the guys who turned in excellent performances for their teams in Week 2 across the area.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1734605' first='Josh' last='Smith']</strong> RB, <strong>Ny Allen</strong> RB, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604046' first='Jackson' last='Free']</strong> QB, Hillcrest - The Rams had a fantastic night on the ground against a good Greer defense, rushing for 449 yards - the highest rushing total for Hillcrest in at least 20 years. Smith led the way with 151 yards and TDs of 23 and 34 yards. Allen had 121 yards and scored on runs of 1 and 64 yards. And Free continued his trend of turning in big plays, rushing for a 67-yard touchdown and throwing TD passes of 55 yards to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820617' first='Tyler' last='Tolbert']</strong> and 11 to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820611' first='Reed' last='Collier']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1639712' first='Triston' last='Lewis']</strong> QB, <strong>Jay Duncan</strong> WR, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822754' first='Desiray' last='Christian']</strong> WR, Greenwood - The trio was fantastic against Dorman, helping to engineer a 42-41 overtime victory. Lewis accounted for nearly 500 yards of total offense and six touchdowns, throwing five of those scores and surpassing Greenwood's school record for passing yards in a game. Duncan had 90 receiving yards and three touchdowns in the first half alone. And Christian started the game with a 58-yard reception on the first play, caught a 34-yard TD later in the first half, and pulled in a 37-yard score to set up a tying 2-point conversion with under 5 seconds to play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19750390/68bbd7496f07174de307ba4c' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68bd8829bb6bb"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1094520' first='Jace' last='Grass']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1467841' first='Trey' last='Wimbley']</strong> WR, Daniel - Daniel's duo lit it up in a big win over JL Mann. Grass finished 24-for-32 and threw for 313 yards, tossing four touchdowns. Two of those went to Wimbley, who hauled in seven catches for 174 yards and two scores. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyrell Cunningham</strong> WR, Ware Shoals - Cunningham (pictured) rushed for two touchdowns, caught another, and intercepted a pass in the Hornets' 20-12 win over Landrum, helping Ware Shoals to a 3-0 start for the first time in more than 20 years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1705519' first='Josiah' last='Coleman']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1662338' first='Kaiden' last='Erby']</strong> DB, Easley - Coleman's a touchdown machine, and continued to prove it against the Generals. He rushed for 77 yards and TDs of 8 and 1 yards, and threw two TD passes to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1327713' first='Matthew' last='Hillstock']</strong> and another to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1824022' first='Malachi' last='Ramey']</strong> for a five-score night. Erby had a huge night for the Green Wave, notching eight tackles and grabbing a pair of interceptions while breaking up two more passes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tripp Bryant</strong> QB, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1734829' first='Franklin' last='Whitley']</strong> DE, and <strong>Laron Dendy</strong> DE, Greenville - Bryant had a quiet night by the numbers, but a huge one in the context of the Red Raiders' win over Gaffney. He ran for 57 yards and threw for 122 and a pair of TDs, but both of those TDs were in a fourth-quarter comeback. He found <strong>Arkeis Shell</strong> for a 3-yard score to cut Gaffney's lead to 14-10 with 7:07 to play, and when Greenville got the ball back with 1:16 left, he went to work. Two scrambles, a couple of key plays to throw it away and avoid trouble, and a 13-yard TD to <strong>Jadyn Rice</strong> to give Greenville the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How the Raiders got into position is a credit to the defense. Whitley had six total tackles and Dendy Had eight, and they each recorded two sacks. And on the drive that got the ball back for the last gasp, Whitley and Dendy were in on every stop, with Dendy's key tackle bringing up fourth down and the ensuing Gaffney punt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1790589' first='Muntu' last='Brown']</strong> RB, Wren - In a close loss to rival Powdersville, Brown looked dominant for the Hurricanes. He carried 30 times for 191 yards and four touchdowns on the night, pushing his season totals to more than 500 yards on the ground on 65 carries with nine touchdowns in just three games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/24430063/68bcc6c1c61ac1fbda381c7b' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68bd8db4771e5"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Makorean Anderson </strong>QB, Mountain View Prep - Anderson's efficiency has been off the charts this season, and he missed just four passes Friday night, finishing 13-for-17 and throwing for 269 yards with touchdown tosses to three different receivers. He was just as effective on the ground, rushing for 153 yards and four more scores.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Joe Moore</strong> RB, Ninety Six - Moore rushed for 118 yards and scored on runs of 31 and 27 yards as the Wildcats got their first win of the season over [player_tooltip player_id='1856798' first='[player_tooltip player_id='1856799' first='Blackville-Hilda' last='']' last=''].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822363' first='Josh' last='Kahl']</strong> QB, Boiling Springs - Kahl finished a short night 11-for-16 for 193 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-0 rout of Chapman. Kahl threw a 39-yard TD to Tresean Suber on the second play of the game, and the offense rolled from there. He added scoring tosses to<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='1819839' first='Jaden' last='Samuel']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1819852' first='Jaiden' last='Grate']</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1664486' first='Jaylon' last='Watson']</strong> ATH, TL Hanna - Watson filled up the stat sheet in all three phases of the game for the Yellow Jackets in a big win over Westside. He rushed for a touchdown, returned a punt 60 yards for another score, and grabbed an interception on defense. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822852' first='Taurus' last='Thomason']</strong> RB, Mauldin - Thomason rushed for 122 yards and scored twice on 14 carries as the Mavericks matched last season's win total with a victory over Fountain Inn.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16769790/68bd6dc2186c18e53cc50d94' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68bd8db477223"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->