North Holds Off South In Thriller

Brandon Stockdale December 13, 2025 @ 03:01 PM

MYRTLE BEACH | There was no shortage of excitement in the 2025 edition of the North-South Game at Doug Shaw Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It was the North team that came up with the game sealing stop as the pass fell to the turf on 4th and long to win a 35-27 thriller.   Stratford's JQ Crosby made a nice completion on South's opening drive, setting up a fourth and short but Gaffney's [player_tooltip player_id='1394986' first='Zyon' last='Ratchford'] stuffed the run on 4th and short with 10:27 to play in the opening quarter. It didn't take long for the North team to take advantage as AC Flora's [player_tooltip player_id='1025784' first='Roper' last='Wentzky'] found Dutch Fork's [player_tooltip player_id='568697' first='Stone' last='Furrey'] for a 7-yard touchdown pass to give the North a 7-0 lead with 7:14 to play in the opening quarter.   Ashley Ridge's [player_tooltip player_id='473024' first='Ryan' last='Campbell'] came up with a 36-yard run after Bamberg-Ehrhardt's [player_tooltip player_id='816740' first='Marcus' last='Cann'] came up with a first down reception. Bluffton's Aaden McCarthy connected with Cann on a 34-yard touchdown reception to tie the game at 7 with 4 minutes to play in the opening quarter.    Hampton County's [player_tooltip player_id='1165165' first='Jaylen' last='Singletary'] ended the first quarter with an interception.   The second quarter was a defensive stalemate as the teams would bend, but didn't break. South Pointe's [player_tooltip player_id='1165128' first='RJ' last='Brown'] picked up a key first down on 4th and 4, eventually leading to a 6 yard touchdown run to cap a 16-play, 81 yard drive taking up 7 minutes to give the North a 14-7 lead with 3:46 remaining before the half.   Philip Simmons's CJ Falotico knocked through a 22-yard field goal, cutting the North lead to 14-10 at the halftime break, as a big special teams play helped set it up.   The North team came out in the second half and was aggressive as Ware Shoals's [player_tooltip player_id='1821508' first='Jayden' last='Johnson'] came out in the wildcat, picking up a first down on 4th and short. They came back to him later on a short touchdown run, giving the North a 21-10 lead with 5:18 to play in the third quarter, capping another lengthy drive.   Brown (pictured above) found the end zone for the second time in the afternoon, to give the North a commanding 28-10 lead with 2:25 to play in the third quarter. It's been a busy last two weeks for him, as he won a state title with his Stallion team last week in Orangeburg, and then capped his career with a win here today.   He walked away with the offensive MVP for the South team rushing for 20 carries for 88 yards.    “It was a great week, coming out here, meeting new guys from the upper state and being around these guys. I made some new connections and new friends. Just being hard working all year long, this is what I work for,” Brown said.   But the South team wouldn't go away quietly as Crosby came up with another big completion to end the quarter, leading to a McCarthy to [player_tooltip player_id='1818714' first='Carter' last='Coleman'] for a 13-yard touchdown catch to cut into the North's lead at 28-17 with 11:53 to play in the quarter.   South cut into the lead at 28-20 with 8:58 to go with a Falotico 25-yard field goal. It didn't last long as Clinton's [player_tooltip player_id='1161156' first='Javen' last='Cook'] took the ensuing kickoff back coast to coast for a touchdown. [player_tooltip player_id='1592310' first='Quinn' last='Mahoney'] from Bishop England led South down the field on a 10-play, 52 yard drive to cut the lead to 35-27, setting up the exciting finish.

MYRTLE BEACH | There was no shortage of excitement in the 2025 edition of the North-South Game at Doug Shaw Stadium on Saturday afternoon. It was the North team that came up with the game sealing stop as the pass fell to the turf on 4th and long to win a 35-27 thriller.