Upper State Round 1 Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Round 1 of the playoffs were loaded with big performances all over the state. Here's a look at some of the guys who had a Friday night worthy of a Prep Redzone game ball in the Upper State bracket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Daquan Davis</strong> CB and <strong>Michael Ford</strong> CB, Blythewood - Down 17-0, Blythewood rallied for a 42-23 win over Clover. Davis and Ford each contributed interception returns for touchdowns to turn the tide for the Bengals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1513514' first='Navier' last='Boykin']</strong> RB, Camden - The Bulldogs blasted Greer 38-20, and the running game was a huge part of the reason why. Boykin rushed for 122 yards and three scores as Camden rushed for 263 yards as a team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jalen Simmons</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1025784' first='Roper' last='Wentzky']</strong> QB, A.C. Flora - Simmons had three touchdowns on the ground for the Falcons and Wentzky threw for two in Flora's win over York. He also eclipsed the 8,000-yard passing mark for his career.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Reese Boehnke</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1592414' first='KD' last='Whitt'] </strong>ATH, Batesburg-Leesville - Boehnke and Whitt hooked up for three TD passes as the Panthers blitzed Eau Claire 42-0. Whitt added a 70-yard TD on the ground.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822649' first='Logan' last='Neal']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820137' first='Jvon' last='Kelly']</strong> ATH, Andrew Jackson - Neal finished 15-of-17 for 212 yards for the Volunteers, throwing TD passes to Kelly and Jayce Brown. Kelly caught three balls for 74 yards and a touchdown, adding 108 yards and another score on nine carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822966' first='Brayden' last='Williams']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1823625' first='Tristan' last='Daniels']</strong> RB, Saluda - The Tigers used a 20-point fourth quarter to gain some separation in a win over Mid-Carolina. Williams threw for 98 yards and a TD, but his biggest impact was on the ground, where he rushed for 171 yards and three scores. Daniels ran for 195 yards and a touchdown in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267311' first='Julian' last='Senn']</strong> LB, Newberry - Senn had a huge night for the Bulldogs in a 54-14 win over Aynor. He finished with 20 tackles, three tackles for loss, and a fumble recovery in the blowout.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15147210/690ec8e9c47b2257b011318a' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-690f815238c15"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MJ Earle</strong> RB, Belton-Honea Path - Earle rushed for 197 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Bears moved to 11-0 on the season with a 56-7 win over Palmetto.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1819429' first='Imri' last='Logan']</strong> QB, Boiling Springs - Logan rushed for 122 yards, including the game-winner with five seconds left, as the Bulldogs edged Mauldin 16-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1395080' first='Amiri' last='Acker']</strong> ATH and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603963' first='Mason' last='Evans']</strong> QB, Crescent - Acker had six catches for 133 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 81 more yards on two carries in a 53-14 win over Union County. Evans threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns, rushing for 59 yards and three more scores.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1295076' first='Josiah' last='Hill']</strong> RB, Gaffney - Hill ran for 140 yards and scored three touchdowns as the Indians took a first-round win over Eastside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1823793' first='Trip' last='Bryant'] </strong>ATH, Greenville - All Bryant did on Friday was account for TDs. He attempted two passes, and both went for scores. He caught two balls, and scored both times as the Red Raiders beat Nation Ford 42-35.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604046' first='Jackson' last='Free']</strong> QB, Hillcrest - Free completed 17 of 21 passes for&nbsp;250 yards&nbsp;and three touchdowns and had a 51-yard TD run in a 35-14 win over Riverside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dashun Jenkins</strong> RB, Pendleton - Jenkins had 83 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries as Pendleton rallied for a 24-21 win over Broome.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='293593' first='Michael' last='Martin']</strong> RB, Christ Church - Martin rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns as the Cavaliers knocked off Walhalla.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/16839641/690f461b314c2ebcf23f0fa0' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-690f86d56f69f"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1819627' first='J'Zavien' last='Currence']</strong> ATH, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='513067' first='Malik' last='Ratliff']</strong> WR, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603697' first='Zymier' last='Gordon-Miles']</strong> RB, South Pointe - The Stallions routed Beaufort 63-13, and the offense had a huge night. Currence had a 74-yard TD on the first play from scrimmage and threw a 34-yard TD to Ratliff, and the Stallions' special teams were huge as well, as Gordon-Miles had a 35-yard punt return score and Ratliff returned one from 64 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267330' first='Jacorreun' last='Howze']</strong> ATH, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1165159' first='Jordan' last='Strong']</strong> ATH, and <strong>AJ Price</strong> RB, Lewisville - Howze had a 35-yard TD catch and an 19-yard scoring run in the first half as the Lions blanked Whitmire 62-0. Strong (pictured) scored from 45 and 15 yards, and Price had touchdowns of 47 and 43 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1824254' first='Xavier' last='Gilmore']</strong> DB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1821546' first='Ian' last='Babcock']</strong> DB, Catawba Ridge - The Copperheads limited Fort Mill to just a field goal in a 13-3 win, and Gilmore and Babcock played well in coverage all night. Babcock came up with an interception to seal the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822140' first='Keldin' last='Wrona']</strong> ATH, Southside Christian - Talk about a night. Wrona had three interceptions, returned one for a&nbsp;touchdown, made 10 tackles and caught four passes for 88 yards and two touchdowns in a&nbsp;55-15 win against Chapman.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1172345' first='Trenton' last='Lynch']</strong> RB, Spartanburg - In his first action back since an injury, Lynch carried the ball just six times. Those six went for 122 yards and touchdowns of 18 and 80 yards as the Vikings beat JL Mann 45-3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19436894/690ec8fbd20be4fe96b58eaf' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-690f86d56f6cd"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1790580' first='Jacob' last='Owings']</strong> QB, Wren - Owings was 14-for-16 passing for 269 yards with two touchdowns and ran for two more scores in a 45-28 win over Blue Ridge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->