Week 2 Upper State Game Balls

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Week 2 in the Upper State was more of the same from the first week of the season - weather chaos, big matchups, and a ton of outstanding performances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Most everyone got Friday's game, or at least part of it, in on the scheduled day, if a little late in some cases. A ton of guys put up huge numbers. Some of that was in rivalry matchups, some in hard-fought wins, and some in blowouts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at some of the Week 2 performances that earned Prep Redzone Game Balls.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2167554' first='Ashton' last='Moore'] QB an [player_tooltip player_id='1822131' first='Keilon' last='Tucker'] WR, Chapman - Moore had a sensational night for the Panthers, finishing 15-for-17 for 265 yards and five touchdowns. Three of those scores went to Tucker, who caught five balls for 126 yards as the Panthers beat Walhalla 61-6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/22564391/6a92ee6c4e224e9f7b34a145u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a942a4d5450d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1036731' first='Dennis' last='Glenn'] DL, Boiling Springs - Glenn and the Bulldog defense dominated Riverside in a 34-13 win. Glenn came away with five tackles and three sacks on the night.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1809771' first='Marquez' last='Franklin'] RB, Chesnee - Franklin helped lead an Eagles rushing attack that rolled to more than 10 yards per carry on the night. Franklin rushed nine times for 188 yards, a whopping 20.9 yards per carry, and scored a touchdown in Chesnee's 40-20 win over Broome.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1708614' first='Jabez' last='Thomas'] ATH, Dorman - Thomas did it all for Dorman in the Cavaliers' 35-21 win over Byrnes. He rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown, completed a pass to keep a scoring drive going, returned two punts for a 35-yard average, punted twice, made four tackles, and grabbed two interceptions on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1716270' first='Hank' last='Davidson'] TE, Gaffney - Davidson had three catches against JL Mann on Friday night, with two of them going for scores of 26 and 34 yards as the Indians beat the Patriots 43-10.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/22675153/6a92e9974a28d8ec4b2e1dd2u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a942a4d54549"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1579471' first='Aryan' last='Desai'] QB, Spartanburg - Desai had a good night for the Vikings, finishing with 162 passing yards and throwing the game-winning TD pass with 39 seconds left as Spartanburg beat Greenwood 21-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Jaden Guess</strong> QB, Pendleton - Guess threw for 298 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score as the Bulldogs outlasted Easley 45-42.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1603990' first='Angelo' last='Cromer'] RB, Clinton - Cromer rushed 17 times for 152 yards in the Red Devils hard-fought rivalry win over Laurens. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1662456' first='Elijae' last='Brown'] RB, Crescent - Brown had 17 carries for 152 yards and a touchdown as the Tigers beat Palmetto 37-20.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1094520' first='Jace' last='Grass'] QB and [player_tooltip player_id='1467841' first='Trey' last='Wimbley'] WR, Daniel - Grass threw for 287 yards on 20-of-26 passing and tossed two touchdowns. One of those was to Wimbley, who had nine catches for 130 yards as the Lions blasted BHP 45-7.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1816751' first='Calvin' last='McCoy'] RB, Greer - McCoy rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns on just 13 carries as Greer blanked Union County 52-0.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Miles Norman</strong> LB, St. Joseph's - Norman had 13 tackles and a sack for the Knights, who knocked off Christ Church 27-21.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1467850' first='Elijah' last='Harper'] WR, CA Johnson - Harper put up video game numbers in the Hornets' 52-0 win over Bethune-Bowman. He caught three passes for 99 yards and a touchdown, and added a carry for 33 yards. Four touches, 33 yards per touch and a score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/22619454/6a93039bea19911a5075c477u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a942a4d54571"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1581467' first='Brooks' last='Dow'] QB, Pickens - Dow (pictured) continued to post monster numbers in the Blue Flame's win over Blacksburg. He threw for 214 yards and tossed three touchdowns on Friday, and added 106 yards and another touchdown on the ground.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1816732' first='Rasean' last='Brown'] RB, South Pointe - Brown scored three TDs on the night, including a 62-yard second-quarter run as the Stallions routed Nation Ford 56-0 in their first game of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1876769' first='Shakeem' last='Witherspoon'] RB, Lancaster - Witherspoon made four catches for 91 yards and caught a pair of touchdowns in Lancaster's 30-23 win over York.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2075873' first='Harper' last='Love'] QB and [player_tooltip player_id='1820446' first='Jameson' last='Terrell'] WR, Fort Mill - Love finished 13-of-24 for 235 yards and two touchdowns, both to Terrell, as the Yellow Jackets routed Catawba Ridge 38-17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniel Talford DL and [player_tooltip player_id='1820494' first='Jake' last='Frantz'] LB, Clover - Both had pick-6s in the Blue Eagles' shutout win over Westwood. Talford returned an interception 52 yards for a score, while Frantz ran back a 78-yard touchdown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1823705' first='Jaxon' last='Knotts'] QB, Dutch Fork - Knotts was 10-for-13 for 151 yards and tossed touchdown passes of 17 and 29 yards. He added 91 yards and two touchdowns on the ground in a game that was halted by storms with just more than two minutes to play in the first half as the Foxes beat Ridge View 35-13.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1036740' first='Tiyon' last='Fanning'] RB, Lugoff-Elgin - Fanning rushed for three touchdowns as Lugoff-Elgin beat Camden 28-25, the Demons' first win in the series since 2017.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1822187' first='Hunter' last='O'Neal'] RB, Keenan - O'Neal ran for three touchdowns in the Raiders' 38-33 win over Dreher.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/20128171/6a941b32833436602391e925u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"edit","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a942a4d54594"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1820916' first='Wyatt' last='Mazza'] ATH, Mid-Carolina - Mazza ran for two touchdowns, threw for one, and caught another as Mid-Carolina beat Batesburg-Leesville for the first time in eight tries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1819832' first='Jayden' last='Peeples'] RB, Blackville-Hilda - Peeples racked up 293 yards on 29 carries and scored three times on the ground, adding a 42-yard touchdown catch as the Hawks beat Edisto 44-6.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->