Bigger, Seahawks Land Biggest Blows to Win Bout With Red Raiders

BAMBERG | A big-time matchup between big-time teams naturally had to come down to a battle of big plays.   Hilton Head knew it could make them, having proven so throughout an 11-win 2025 and also in a season-opening win over South Florence. And the Seahawks knew, as head coach BJ Payne reminded them throughout the week, the Bamberg-Ehrhardt team they were visiting was not the typical Class A program.   Bamberg-Ehrhardt also knew it could make the big plays, having provided so many during a 15-0 state title run last year and then supplying an overwhelming amount of them in last week's 62-6 win over Hunter-Kinard-Tyler.   So it was no surprise when both traded big plays throughout the night at Leon Maxwell Stadium, with both teams' usual suspects contributing throughout a game that was equal parts slugfest and track meet.   Ultimately, Hilton Head made a few more, snapping Bamberg-Ehrhardt's 16-game winning streak with a hard-fought 35-24 win to improve to 2-0.   "I feel like we handled adversity very well as a team, as a whole," said Hilton Head's [player_tooltip player_id='1822839' first='Josh' last='Bigger'] (pictured). "But at some points, we dip as a team in general. Coaches and players alike. But I feel like when it mattered, we rose above it. At the start of the second half, we definitely rose above it and got the job done. But it always goes back to the week of preparation. I feel like, in practice, we didn't give enough that we could have given, and that all comes back to this."   The Seahawks forced four turnovers, in the form of two interceptions and two fumbles, to build a big lead, sustain it and then build it back to a comfortable margin at the end.   Bigger supplied arguably the biggest play of the night after Bamberg-Ehrhardt, with quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1822457' first='Brian' last='McMillan'] on the sideline trying to fight through cramps, had cut a 21-0 lead to 21-17 and forced the Seahawks to punt midway through the third quarter.   Nahsiir Singleton stepped in for McMillan and immediately gave the Red Raiders a spark with a long touchdown pass, and on first down from the 17 he dropped back and flung a swing pass that Bigger, who cleanly broke into the backfield, got a hand on to deflect.   It was a backward pass.   Bigger alertly jumped on the batted ball at the 11-yard line, and two plays later [player_tooltip player_id='1603740' first='Thaddeus' last='Czarnecki'] was in the end zone to make it a 28-17 game.   "The tackle set up for a pass set. I thought it was going to be a long pass, like one of those throughout the game," Bigger explained. "Then I see the running back motion out of it. I see the ball go out, and I just tried to bat it down. At that point, it was, like, 'Jump on it. Jump on it.' So I jumped on it, got the play, got the offense a score."   The Red Raiders, defending state champs and the second-ranked team in Class A, still refused to go away quietly. They didn't panic when facing a 21-0 deficit, and they certainly weren't going to without their All-State quarterback/safety on the field. [player_tooltip player_id='1036756' first='Jordan' last='Bovain'] took a quick screen from Singleton 83 yards to the house in the final minute of the third quarter for this third touchdown of the night, and just like that it was back to a one-score game.   In true Hilton Head fashion, though, the Seahawks weren't done making big plays. They drove to the Red Raiders' 24-yard line and were faced with a third down, which was a down they had converted into first downs or touchdowns throughout the game.   This time, it was the latter. [player_tooltip player_id='1664222' first='Derrick' last='Raniszewski'] extended the play for as long as possible, moving up in the pocket before lofting the ball to a diving [player_tooltip player_id='1668980' first='Morris' last='Fields'] in the end zone for a touchdown to push the lead back to 11 with 7:39 to play.   McMillan returned to the field for his first action of the second half and immediately started moving the Red Raiders with a long pass to [player_tooltip player_id='1819949' first='Jason' last='Youmans'] and then tried for another deep ball, but [player_tooltip player_id='1422535' first='Jayvin' last='Risher'] came away with the interception at the 12-yard line midway through the fourth.   Hilton Head saved one last big play to slam the door, with Raniszewski finding [player_tooltip player_id='1820338' first='Kevin' last='Chisolm'] for a 31-yard gain to the Bamberg-Ehrhardt 2 with 3:30 to play. From there, the Seahawks were able to all but run the clock down to triple zeroes.   Raniszewski, who had a monster night in the season opener, passed for 215 yards with a touchdown. The run game had a big night, following behind senior leaders on the line like [player_tooltip player_id='1271255' first='Hayden' last='Crockett'] [player_tooltip player_id='1822841' first='Aaron' last='Stafford'] [player_tooltip player_id='1822842' first='Mayson' last='Saleeby'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1756900' first='Samari' last='Richardson'] in addition to sophomore Ivan Lorenz on the way to 275 yards.   Risher led the way with 104 yards, while [player_tooltip player_id='1820333' first='Jeremiah' last='Walters'] needed only two carries to rush for 60 - including a 42-yard touchdown that made it 14-0 midway through the first quarter. [player_tooltip player_id='1603740' first='Thaddeus' last='Czarnecki'] rushed for 59 yards, and [player_tooltip player_id='1817281' first='Noah' last='Czarnecki'] added 33.   Walters was also active in the passing game, snagging four balls for 76 yards. Chisolm finished as the leading receiver with 97 yards on three catches, and Fields had 42 yards on a pair of grabs.   McMillan and Singleton combined to pass for 315 yards, picking up most of that yardage in huge chunks. McMillan had 118 of his 159 in the first half before stretching and consuming electrolytes for most of the second, while Singleton went 3-for-4 for his 156.   Bovain was responsible for most of the damage, going for 205 yards and those three scores on four catches. He got Bamberg-Ehrhardt on the board with a 70-yarder only 12 seconds after [player_tooltip player_id='1817281' first='Noah' last='Czarnecki'] made it 21-0 with a touchdown run in the second quarter. He added touchdowns of 52 and then 83 in the second half, while battling some cramps of his own. Youmans added 67 yards on five grabs.   It was tough sledding for the run game, which generated only 28 yards on 13 carries against a tough Hilton Head front.   Still, Bamberg-Ehrhardt found ways to make plays to stay in the game until the very end. [player_tooltip player_id='2256085' first='Ahmad' last='Busby'] and Hunter Ackiss caused plenty of problems with their pass rushing abilities, and [player_tooltip player_id='1817745' first='Saveon' last='Bamberg'] and Malachi Still got in on tackle after tackle from their spots on the defensive line while also pulling double duty on the offensive line along with [player_tooltip player_id='1819953' first='Pierre' last='Fuller'] [player_tooltip player_id='1822459' first='Simeon' last='Bamberg'] and others.   Up next for Hilton Head, ranked seventh in Class 4A, is a huge home game next Friday against Rock Hill. Bamberg-Ehrhardt will look to start working on a new win streak when it heads to Barnwell.    Fields got onto the stat sheet with a pair of snags while also turning in some big-time blocking throughout Hilton Head's win over Bamberg-Ehrhardt.   The 5-foot-10 senior patiently worked his way into an opening for an 18-yard gain inside the 5 as quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1664222' first='Derrick' last='Raniszewski'] was being pulled to the turf, then made an acrobatic diving touchdown grab to ice it with 7:39 remaining.   On a night loaded with big plays by big-time playmakers, Fields wisely picked his spots and helped his team pick up a big win.

BAMBERG | A big-time matchup between big-time teams naturally had to come down to a battle of big plays.

Hilton Head knew it could make them, having proven so throughout an 11-win 2025 and also in a season-opening win over South Florence. And the Seahawks knew, as head coach BJ Payne reminded them throughout the week, the Bamberg-Ehrhardt team they were visiting was not the typical Class A program.

Bamberg-Ehrhardt also knew it could make the big plays, having provided so many during a 15-0 state title run last year and then supplying an overwhelming amount of them in last week's 62-6 win over Hunter-Kinard-Tyler.

So it was no surprise when both traded big plays throughout the night at Leon Maxwell Stadium, with both teams' usual suspects contributing throughout a game that was equal parts slugfest and track meet.

Ultimately, Hilton Head made a few more, snapping Bamberg-Ehrhardt's 16-game winning streak with a hard-fought 35-24 win to improve to 2-0.

"I feel like we handled adversity very well as a team, as a whole," said Hilton Head's Josh Bigger Josh Bigger 6'0" | 225 lbs | DL Hilton Head | 2027 State SC (pictured). "But at some points, we dip as a team in general. Coaches and players alike. But I feel like when it mattered, we rose above it. At the start of the second half, we definitely rose above it and got the job done. But it always goes back to the week of preparation. I feel like, in practice, we didn't give enough that we could have given, and that all comes back to this."

The Seahawks forced four turnovers, in the form of two interceptions and two fumbles, to build a big lead, sustain it and then build it back to a comfortable margin at the end.

Bigger supplied arguably the biggest play of the night after Bamberg-Ehrhardt, with quarterback Brian McMillan Brian McMillan 6'0" | 180 lbs | QB/DB Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 2027 State SC on the sideline trying to fight through cramps, had cut a 21-0 lead to 21-17 and forced the Seahawks to punt midway through the third quarter.

Nahsiir Singleton stepped in for McMillan and immediately gave the Red Raiders a spark with a long touchdown pass, and on first down from the 17 he dropped back and flung a swing pass that Bigger, who cleanly broke into the backfield, got a hand on to deflect.

It was a backward pass.

Bigger alertly jumped on the batted ball at the 11-yard line, and two plays later Thaddeus Czarnecki Thaddeus Czarnecki 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB/LB Hilton Head | 2027 State SC was in the end zone to make it a 28-17 game.

"The tackle set up for a pass set. I thought it was going to be a long pass, like one of those throughout the game," Bigger explained. "Then I see the running back motion out of it. I see the ball go out, and I just tried to bat it down. At that point, it was, like, 'Jump on it. Jump on it.' So I jumped on it, got the play, got the offense a score."

The Red Raiders, defending state champs and the second-ranked team in Class A, still refused to go away quietly. They didn't panic when facing a 21-0 deficit, and they certainly weren't going to without their All-State quarterback/safety on the field. Jordan Bovain Jordan Bovain 5'11" | 160 lbs | ATH Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 2027 State SC took a quick screen from Singleton 83 yards to the house in the final minute of the third quarter for this third touchdown of the night, and just like that it was back to a one-score game.

In true Hilton Head fashion, though, the Seahawks weren't done making big plays. They drove to the Red Raiders' 24-yard line and were faced with a third down, which was a down they had converted into first downs or touchdowns throughout the game.

This time, it was the latter. Derrick Raniszewski Derrick Raniszewski 6'1" | 200 lbs | QB Hilton Head | 2027 State SC extended the play for as long as possible, moving up in the pocket before lofting the ball to a diving Morris Fields Morris Fields 5'10" | 160 lbs | WR Hilton Head | 2027 SC in the end zone for a touchdown to push the lead back to 11 with 7:39 to play.

McMillan returned to the field for his first action of the second half and immediately started moving the Red Raiders with a long pass to Jason Youmans Jason Youmans 6'1" | 175 lbs | ATH Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 2027 State SC and then tried for another deep ball, but Jayvin Risher Jayvin Risher 6'1" | 200 lbs | ATH/RB Hilton Head | 2027 State SC came away with the interception at the 12-yard line midway through the fourth.

Hilton Head saved one last big play to slam the door, with Raniszewski finding Kevin Chisolm Kevin Chisolm 5'11" | 160 lbs | WR Hilton Head | 2028 SC for a 31-yard gain to the Bamberg-Ehrhardt 2 with 3:30 to play. From there, the Seahawks were able to all but run the clock down to triple zeroes.

Raniszewski, who had a monster night in the season opener, passed for 215 yards with a touchdown. The run game had a big night, following behind senior leaders on the line like Hayden Crockett Hayden Crockett 6'3" | 330 lbs | OL Hilton Head | 2027 State SC Aaron Stafford Aaron Stafford 6'1" Hilton Head | 2027 SC Mayson Saleeby Mayson Saleeby 5'9" | 200 lbs | OL Hilton Head | 2027 SC and Samari Richardson Samari Richardson 6'3" | 300 lbs | OL/DL Hilton Head | 2027 State SC in addition to sophomore Ivan Lorenz on the way to 275 yards.

Risher led the way with 104 yards, while Jeremiah Walters Jeremiah Walters 5'8" | 170 lbs | DB/WR Hilton Head | 2027 State SC needed only two carries to rush for 60 - including a 42-yard touchdown that made it 14-0 midway through the first quarter. Thaddeus Czarnecki Thaddeus Czarnecki 5'9" | 185 lbs | RB/LB Hilton Head | 2027 State SC rushed for 59 yards, and Noah Czarnecki Noah Czarnecki 5'6" | 160 lbs | RB Hilton Head | 2029 State SC added 33.

Walters was also active in the passing game, snagging four balls for 76 yards. Chisolm finished as the leading receiver with 97 yards on three catches, and Fields had 42 yards on a pair of grabs.

McMillan and Singleton combined to pass for 315 yards, picking up most of that yardage in huge chunks. McMillan had 118 of his 159 in the first half before stretching and consuming electrolytes for most of the second, while Singleton went 3-for-4 for his 156.

Bovain was responsible for most of the damage, going for 205 yards and those three scores on four catches. He got Bamberg-Ehrhardt on the board with a 70-yarder only 12 seconds after Noah Czarnecki Noah Czarnecki 5'6" | 160 lbs | RB Hilton Head | 2029 State SC made it 21-0 with a touchdown run in the second quarter. He added touchdowns of 52 and then 83 in the second half, while battling some cramps of his own. Youmans added 67 yards on five grabs.

It was tough sledding for the run game, which generated only 28 yards on 13 carries against a tough Hilton Head front.

Still, Bamberg-Ehrhardt found ways to make plays to stay in the game until the very end. Ahmad Busby Ahmad Busby 5'10" | 185 lbs | DB/LB Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 2027 State SC and Hunter Ackiss caused plenty of problems with their pass rushing abilities, and Saveon Bamberg Saveon Bamberg 5'11" | 235 lbs | OL/DL Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 2028 State SC and Malachi Still got in on tackle after tackle from their spots on the defensive line while also pulling double duty on the offensive line along with Pierre Fuller Pierre Fuller 6'3" | 260 lbs | OL Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 2027 State SC Simeon Bamberg Simeon Bamberg 6'1" | 255 lbs | OL Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 2027 State SC and others.

Up next for Hilton Head, ranked seventh in Class 4A, is a huge home game next Friday against Rock Hill. Bamberg-Ehrhardt will look to start working on a new win streak when it heads to Barnwell.