Week 10 Upper State Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 10 in the Upper State had a little bit of everything, from teams playing for region titles and playoff positioning to Thursday night games to Halloween hijinks. It also featured some great endings, including one of the most unlikely final plays you'll ever see. As we look at performances worthy of Week 10 game balls, why don't we just start off with that?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1791446' first='Caden' last='Morrell'] </strong>DB/KR, T.L. Hanna - Morrell turned in the unlikeliest standout performance of the night on Friday. Trailing Greenville by 3 on a late field goal and receiving a kickoff that flew out of bounds, Hanna elected to have Greenville re-kick, taking the penalty yardage and a chance on a big return instead of running a play from scrimmage. Enter Morrell. He fielded the ball after a couple of bounces, put it away, and raced 78 yards down the visitors' sideline for an improbable 27-24 win</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/15982655/690584fde506a16ff8f44673' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69076779e9712"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='283891' first='Noah' last='Thomas']</strong> QB and <strong>MJ Earle </strong>RB<strong>, </strong>Belton-Honea Path - Thomas finished 12-of-18 passing for 235 yards and four touchdowns, and Earle ran for 105 yards and a touchdown on only five carries in a dominant 62-7 win against Walhalla. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1592026' first='Tyqwon' last='Booker'] </strong>RB, Broome<strong> - &nbsp;</strong>Booker (pictured) ran for&nbsp;286 yards&nbsp;and three touchdowns on 33 carries and scored three two-point conversions in a key 36-33 Region III-3A win against Chapman.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1036721' first='Tre' last='Segarra'] </strong>RB, Byrnes - Segarra had 89 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries and added two receptions for&nbsp;101 yards&nbsp;and a TD in a 42-14 win against Boiling Springs.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='293593' first='Michael' last='Martin']</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1199124' first='Judd' last='Windham']</strong> QB, Christ Church - Martin ran for 163 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries, while Windham was 20-for-28 for 243 yards and two scores in a win over Palmetto.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603963' first='Mason' last='Evans']</strong> QB, Crescent - Evans had 171 yards passing on 15-of-20 completions and threw a TD, and added 108 yards and three more touchdowns on the ground for the Tigers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1094520' first='Jace' last='Grass']</strong> QB, Daniel - Grass threw for 284 yards (13-for-25) and four touchdowns in the Lions' 33-7 win over Greer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1604046' first='Jackson' last='Free']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820621' first='Malachi' last='Pickens']</strong> WR, Hillcrest - Free threw for 281 yards and three scores and added a touchdown on the ground in a 44-8 win over Woodmont. Pickens had four catches for 118 yards and a touchdown for the Rams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1858182' first='Ruben' last='Landrum']</strong> RB, Spartanburg - Playing in relief of injured RB [player_tooltip player_id='1172345' first='Trenton' last='Lynch'], Landrum had 21 carries for 178 yards and a crucial two-point conversion in a 20-19 win over Riverside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/26929672/6905fd87735a9c4a5678ed45' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69076779e9756"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1823657' first='Connor' last='Davis']</strong> QB, [player_tooltip player_id='1633095' first='Curtis' last='Bell'] WR, and [player_tooltip player_id='1036753' first='Aiden' last='Gibson'] RB, Woodruff - Woodruff's offense lit it up in a 43-7 win over Union County. Davis threw for 223 yards and two scores; Bell had seven catches for 94 yards and a touchdown; and Gibson rushed for 104 yards and four touchdowns on just 13 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1738823' first='Gavin' last='Forrester']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1819617' first='Jakorey' last='Dodd']</strong> ATH, Blue Ridge - Forrester keyed the Blue Ridge offense in a 43-0 rout of Berea. Forrester was a perfect 5-for-5 through the air, throwing for 100 yards and tossing a TD to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822168' first='Mitch' last='Bobbitt']</strong>. He added 137 yards and a touchdown on the ground. Dodd rushed for 169 yards and a score for the Tigers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Boston Haplin&nbsp;</strong>WR and&nbsp;<strong>Calvin Rochealu</strong>&nbsp;WR, Catawba Ridge - Haplin had three touchdowns, two being critical with a 15-yard catch and run to tie the game in the fourth quarter and a one-yard touchdown run in overtime before Rochealu caught the game winning two-point conversion in a huge 22-21 win over Clover.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='232624' first='Xavier' last='Means']&nbsp;</strong>QB, Northwestern - Means threw for six touchdowns and ran for another one, as he had a near perfect night through the air going 27-of-29 for 311 yards including three tosses to&nbsp;<strong>Peyton Vining&nbsp;</strong>(five catches, 112 yards)<strong>&nbsp;</strong>in a&nbsp;<a href="https://prepredzone.com/2025/10/northwestern-routs-indian-land-behind-means-7-tds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">52-13 win over Indian Land to clinch the region 3-5A crown.</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1266099' first='Broden' last='Mitcheson']&nbsp;</strong>RB, Fort Mill - Mitcheson ran for 213 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-35 win over Nation Ford for their first win over the Falcons since 2014.&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1149056' first='Quinn' last='Kelly']&nbsp;</strong>found&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1823020' first='Parker' last='DeWolfe']&nbsp;</strong>for a 27-yard touchdown catch in the win as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Zymier Gordon Miles&nbsp;</strong>ATH and&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='513067' first='Malik' last='Ratliff']&nbsp;</strong>WR, South Pointe -The Stallions' special teams came up clutch. Miles had a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown while Ratliff had a 43-yard punt return for a score in a 70-0 blowout of Richland Northeast.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/20384862/6904ff4bc00a74106a1f4de7' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69076779e978c"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1592333' first='Tayshon' last='Freeman']</strong>&nbsp;QB and&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1819637' first='Tacarean' last='Douglas']&nbsp;</strong>RB, York - The duo for the Cougars was key in their 35-7 win over Lancaster. Freeman threw a 73-yard touchdown pass to&nbsp;<strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1819637' first='Tacarean' last='Douglas']</strong> while also finding the end zone two times on the ground. Douglas also had two rushing touchdowns, one being a 75 yard run.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1639712' first='Triston' last='Lewis']</strong> QB, Greenwood - Lewis ran for 165 yards, threw for 228, and accounted for six total touchdowns - four rushing and two passing - as the Eagles demolished Easley.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/17925742/6904aa2ad10a11090ba0fbe5' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69076779e97ba"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1267286' first='Amadre' last='Wooden']</strong> RB, Batesburg-Leesville - Wooden continued his stellar season in a nailbiter over Saluda, rushing 37 times for 196 yards and three scores as the Panthers won 35-34.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1823104' first='Grayson' last='Smith']</strong> DE and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820529' first='Bryston' last='Coleman']</strong> LB, Strom Thurmond - The Rebels were dominant defensively in a 32-10 win over Ninety Six, and Smith and Coleman were a big part of the reason why. Smith had 13 total tackles including 10 unassisted stops, a sack, and returned a fumble 40 yards for a TD. Coleman had 12 total tackles a sack, and two tackles for loss on the night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1708197' first='Jai' last='Chuniesingh']</strong> WR and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1818894' first='Tre' last='Jackson']</strong> RB, Pelion - Chuniesingh had six catches for 152 yards and three touchdowns, going over the 1,000 yard mark for the season with 13 total receiving touchdowns. Jackson had 20 carries for 174 yards and two scores, surpassing the 1,000-yard mark for the year and bringing his rushing touchdown total to eight.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->