Week 7 Upper State Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 7 is in the books, and we saw some star performances across the Upper State particularly on the offensive side of the ball as teams found success on the ground and through the air. And there were other performances in special teams and on defense, where guys came up clutch for their team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's 32 players who were nominated for Game Balls in the Upper State:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='232624' first='Xavier' last='Means'] </strong>| QB | Northwestern</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Means had six rushing touchdowns in the Trojans' wild 56-40 shootout win over Fort Mill. The junior quarterback rushed for 183 yards on 21 carries, while also throwing 267 yards and one touchdown in a night where he went 29-of-38. One of his primary targets was <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820777' first='Evan' last='Harrison'] </strong>(11 receptions, 103 yards).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1823625' first='Tristan' last='Daniels'] </strong>| RB | Saluda</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniels had a huge night on the ground in the Tigers' 41-7 rout of Pelion, running for 203 yards on 15 carries and three touchdowns, averaging 13.5 yards per carry. <strong>CJ Springs </strong>had three receptions for 104 yards and one touchdown on the evening as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='618765' first='Katarius' last='Gill'] </strong>| LB | Rock Hill</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gill had an interception near the end of the half, and a strip sack at the end of the third quarter that helped the <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/10/turnovers-run-game-key-for-rock-hill-over-nation-ford/">Bearcats pull away from Nation Ford</a>. He also converted on a fake punt that gave them a spark in the first half.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1819627' first='J'Zavien' last='Currence'] </strong>| ATH | South Pointe</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Currence rushed for two touchdowns, while also throwing two touchdowns in the Stallions' 41-0 rout of York. One was a 54-yard pass to <strong>Dalian Duncan </strong>and the other was a 51-yard strike to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1036779' first='Kaiden' last='Watkins']</strong>. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1165128' first='RJ' last='Brown']</strong> also found the endzone twice in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267286' first='Amadre' last='Wooden'] </strong>RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1592414' first='KD' last='Whitt']</strong> ATH, Batesburg-Leesville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wooden rushed for 239 yards and four touchdowns while Whitt added three scores on a 66-yard run, a 28-yard reception and a 57-yard pick six.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Stacy Isaac </strong>|<strong> </strong>QB | CA Johnson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Issac threw for five touchdowns and ran for another in a 54-28 win over McBee. [player_tooltip player_id='1816246' first='Carter' last='Bennett'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1824040' first='Elijah' last='Harper'] each caught two TD passes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820142' first='Jantzen' last='Jeffers'] </strong>LB and <strong>J'Von Kelly </strong>ATH, Andrew Jackson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The sophomore had two scoop and scores in the first half, taking fumbles back from 12 and 44 yards in a <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/10/andrew-jackson-dominates-chesterfield-in-key-region-game/">65-0 win over Chesterfield</a>. He also helped limit the Rams to just 28 yards of total offense on 40 plays. Kelly ran for three touchdowns and 85 yards on nine carries and added an interception.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1615095' first='Kaden' last='Wigfall'] </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1818416' first='Zy' last='Rouse'] </strong>| RB | Strom Thurmond</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Wigfall ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns on five carries, while Rouse ran for 109 yards and one touchdown on seven carries in a 54-0 rout over American Leadership.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='755890' first='Amire' last='White'] </strong>| RB | Irmo</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>White ran for 204 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries, averaging 10.7 yards per carry as the Yellow Jackets continued to roll, this time in a 56-14 win over River Bluff.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603963' first='Mason' last='Evans']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1395080' first='Amiri' last='Acker'] </strong>WR | Crescent&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Evans went 10-of-13 for 308 yards and 3 touchdowns, while in the run game, he had 8 rushes for 43 yards and 2 scores in the Tigers' 49-0 rout of West Oak. Acker had 8 receptions for 294 yards and 3 TDs, and had 1 rush for 19 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1790589' first='Muntu' last='Brown'] </strong>RB<strong> </strong>and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='663984' first='Carson' last='Bryant']</strong> WR |<strong> </strong>Wren</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Brown had 31 carries for 240 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-34 win against Fountain Inn. Bryant had 5 catches for 137 yards and a touchdown, and he also returned a kickoff for a touchdown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='816752' first='Will' last='Love'] </strong>K and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1172345' first='Trenton' last='Lynch'] </strong>RB | Spartanburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Love hit a 52-yard game winner at the buzzer to <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/10/loves-late-kick-leads-spartanburg-past-dorman/">beat Dorman 33-30.</a> Lynch had a huge night 178 rushing yards, 56 receiving yards, 4 rushing TDs against the Cavs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Ethan Piel </strong>| K | Powdersville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Piel made all four extra-point kicks and a game-winning 22-yard field goal in overtime to defeat Christ Church.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1041795' first='Chanson' last='Mickles'] </strong>| LB | Gaffney</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mickles had five total tackles and recovered a fumble in the 28-16 win over Byrnes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604046' first='Jackson' last='Free'] </strong>| QB | Hillcrest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Free completed 15 of 17 passes for 305 yards and four touchdowns in a 51-14 rout of JL Mann.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1592400' first='Grayson' last='Crowe'] </strong>| WR | Boiling Springs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Crowe (pictured above) had five catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-0 win against Wade Hampton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1592026' first='Tyqwon' last='Booker'] </strong>| RB | Broome</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Booker had 16 carries for 167 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-0 win against Union County.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1161156' first='Javen' last='Cook'] </strong>| <strong>KJ Vance </strong>| <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603990' first='Angelo' last='Cromer'] </strong>| RB | Clinton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The trio combined to rush for 361 yards and seven TDs as Clinton rolled up 508 on the ground. Cook had 15 carries for 182 yards and 4 touchdowns; Vance had seven carries for 177 yards and 2 scores, Cromer had 4 carries for 106 and 1 touchdown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820354' first='Reddick' last='Langston'] </strong>| QB | Mauldin</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Langston ran for 161 yards and two touchdowns, while throwing for 210 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Easley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->