Game Balls: First Round Playoffs

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It's the first weekend in November and we're talking about playoffs. And that means one thing – win or go home. And with that mantra very well stated across the state, that typically means you begin to see more outstanding performances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We had offensive skill players, offensive linemen and some defensive standouts in this first round of playoff action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Without further ado, let's look at a slew of Game Ball recipients across the entire state as we combined Upper and Lower State into one entry.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1036779' first='Kaiden' last='Watkins']</strong> ATH, Rock Hill</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Watkins and the Bearcats found their rhythm in the first round of the playoffs in a 45-21 win over Boiling Springs. Watkins threw three TD passes in the second half – a 40-yarder to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1088328' first='Nigel' last='Lightner']</strong>, a 30-yarder to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1816894' first='Myles' last='Brooks']</strong> and his final one went to <strong>Kameron Wilson</strong> from 13 yards out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1579471' first='Aryan' last='Desai']</strong> QB, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1816831' first='Tre'gan' last='Mickler']</strong> WR and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1172345' first='Trenton' last='Lynch']</strong> RB, Spartanburg</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Vikings senior QB had his best game of the season by far to help Spartanburg rally for a 35-31 road victory over River Bluff. Desai finished his night 16-of-25 for 367 yards and four touchdown passes. Three of those TD throws went to Mickler, covering 26, 80 and 12 yards. Mickler finished with eight receptions for 227 yards. Lynch caught an 82-yard game-winning touchdown pass from Desai with 5:22 remaining. Lynch finished with 174 yards rushing and a touchdown and two catches for an additional 84 yards. Spartanburg finished with 600 yards of total offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/29425944/6aef78bda41f55974e784c4eu0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6af0898c12851"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2075873' first='Harper' last='Love']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1266099' first='Broden' last='Mitcheson']</strong> RB, Fort Mill</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 35-7 halftime lead in cruising to a 58-21 first round victory over Lexington. Love threw four touchdown passes in the first half to four different receivers. He finished with 121 yards passing. Mitcheson added 101 yards rushing and scored on runs of 9 and 12 yards and caught a 10-yard TD pass from Love.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1051192' first='Nydarrian' last='Allen']</strong> RB, Hillcrest</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rams junior went over the 1,000-yard mark on the season and scored five touchdowns in the 40-27 victory over Chapin in the first-round contest. He scored on runs of 1, 5, 13, 7 and 52 yards to help hold off the upset bid by the Eagles. Hillcrest trailed entering the fourth quarter but Allen's last two touchdowns of the night sealed things and advanced the Rams against Byrnes next week. He finished with 196 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2400835' first='Landon' last='Freeman']</strong> QB, Fort Dorchester</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The freshman came into the game in the second quarter and took over in the 34-24 first round win on the road at Wando. He finished his night with 240 yards passing and three touchdowns and completed 9-of-15 passes. He also added a rushing touchdown. He led each of the Patriots scoring drives.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/27055756/6aee9edfa41f55974e722590u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6af0898c1286d"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1319663' first='Royce' last='Williamson']</strong> ATH, <strong>Jhais Mckiever</strong> ATH, and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1623307' first='Xavier' last='Wright']</strong> QB, Gray Collegiate</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The War Eagles offense was clicking in the 61-27 victory over Socastee in the first round of the playoffs. Williamson got things started quickly by returning the opening kickoff 70 yards for the score. He also added 139 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Wright was 16-of-20 for 338 yards and four passing touchdowns and one rushing, all of them coming in the first half. McKiever caught two TD passes. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1647592' first='Corey' last='Gleaton']</strong> added 115 yards receiving with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1036777' first='Trevon' last='Williamson']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1825002' first='Jayshon' last='Singleton']</strong> adding rushing touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1817005' first='Reggie' last='Shannon']</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2401154' first='Jamarion' last='Witherspoon']</strong> RB, Sumter</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At this stage of the season, we know the Gamecocks are going to want to run the ball. Shannon and Witherspoon did it as part of a 474-yard rushing night in a 49-7 victory over Ashley Ridge. Shannon went for 221 yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries. He scored on runs of 3, 29, 34 and 82 yards. Witherspoon chipped in with 149 yards and a 69-yard TD run on 14 attempts. Sumter's defense limited the Swamp Foxes to 196 yards and collected four interceptions. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1818350' first='Carmelo' last='Harriett']</strong> led the way with two picks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='429920' first='Sam' last='Holliday']</strong> QB, Fountain Inn</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holliday's dual threat capabilities were on full display on the road at Catawba Ridge on Friday. He rushed for 222 yards while throwing for 225 yards <a href="https://prepredzone.com/2026/11/holliday-carries-the-load-as-fountain-inn-tops-catawba-ridge/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in the Fury's 41-24 win.</a> He connected with <strong>Ben Ruwe</strong> with six receptions for 122 yards and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1339520' first='BJ' last='Curenton']</strong> with seven receptions for 78 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1467825' first='Matt' last='Kucia']</strong> QB, Indian Land</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kucia threw for 319 yards and five touchdowns as the Warriors downed Greenwood 42-7 in the first round of the playoffs. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822507' first='Kenneth' last='Wilson']</strong> (four catches, 122 yards) and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1819399' first='Isaiah' last='Thomas']</strong> (five catches, 94 yards) each caught two TD passes. The final one went to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2044503' first='Maxwell' last='Curry']</strong> from 24 yards out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1050653' first='Kiishawn' last='Farrow']</strong> QB, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1823793' first='Trip' last='Bryant']</strong> WR and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1817658' first='Bryson' last='Mosley']</strong> WR, Greenville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Red Raiders claimed a 38-28 road win over Greer in the first round of the playoffs. Farrow finished 17-of-21 for 296 yards passing and three touchdowns while adding 47 yards rushing and another score. Two of his TD passes went to Bryant, who finished with six receptions for 120 yards. Mosley added five catches for 105 yards and a touchdown.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603816' first='Grady' last='Stone']</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1827441' first='Jeremiah' last='Farmer']</strong> RB, Clover</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles went on the road in the first round of the playoffs and knocked Lancaster 49-13 behind an inspired offensive effort. Stone (110 yards on 12 carries) and Farmer (155 yards on four attempts) combined for five touchdowns as Clover finished with 352 yards rushing. Farmer scored three times on four touches and Stone found paydirt twice. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1696778' first='Najeh' last='Potts']</strong> caught a TD pass and also scored on the final play of the half when he took a lateral from <strong>Austin Feemster</strong> after an interception and scored from 75 yards out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2106764' first='Alex' last='Clamp']</strong> QB and <strong>Henry Hankins</strong> RB, Lucy Beckham</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bengals led 35-0 by the half and cruised to a 56-0 first round playoff win over North Myrtle Beach. Clamp accounted for four touchdowns with Hankins adding two rushing scores. Clamp scored on runs of 35, 18 and 25 yards and opened the scoring with a 55-yard TD pass to <strong>Bryson Dean</strong>. Hankins added touchdown runs of 97 and 1 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1515057' first='Aiden' last='Fitzgerald']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2467348' first='Terry' last='Cantlow']</strong> WR, Dreher</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blue Devils won a playoff game for the first time since 1997, and it was this combination that led the way offensively. Fitzgerald threw three TD passes to Cantlow to account for all the scoring from Dreher. They've connected on 21 touchdowns passes this season and have guided Dreher to eight wins, the most in a season since 1997.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/22649931/6aeeca67a41f55974e73a02au0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6af0898c1287f"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1954580' first='Collins' last='Lee']</strong> RB, Seneca</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bobcats had an easy time in a 77-0 Southside that saw the game have a running clock by the end of the first quarter when the score was 43-0. Lee scored five times and finished with 98 yards on just 10 attempts. [player_tooltip player_id='1820609' first='Cole' last='Ulrich'] added 173 yards passing two TD's to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1763447' first='Cole' last='Kanagy']</strong> and freshman <strong>Zay Simpson</strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822429' first='Noah' last='Blackwell']</strong> K and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2256222' first='Ethan' last='Collins']</strong> RB, Gilbert</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Indians had to rally late to secure a 28-27 victory over Atlantic Collegiate in the first round of the playoffs. Collins scored his second TD of the game in the fourth quarter and Blackwell connected on his fourth PAT for the winning margin. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1672924' first='Kendall' last='Wright']</strong> paced the Gilbert attack with 114 yards passing and 103 yards rushing and he guided the game-winning drive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1615084' first='Tripp' last='Gallus']</strong> QB, Hanahan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Hawks soared to a 61-30 victory over Swansea with Gallus accounting for five touchdowns total. Gallus twice connected with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1222230' first='Quamell' last='Grant']</strong> on 10-yard scoring plays and he also caught a 10-yard TD pass from Grant. Gallus opened the scoring on a 6-yard run. He later connected with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1819697' first='Grayson' last='Mathes']</strong> on a 70-yard scoring strike, giving him 30 touchdown passes on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1422632' first='Makel' last='Stephens']</strong> RB, Loris</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stephens scored on touchdown runs of 1, 40 and 30 yards to lead the Lions to a 42-14 victory over Darlington in the first round of the playoffs. He finished with 272 yards and has 2,022 yards on the season, a new school record. Loris ended up rushing for 336 yards on 39 attempts. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2471078' first='Ayden' last='Scott']</strong> added 34 yards rushing and a 1-yard touchdown. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1816126' first='Antonio' last='James']</strong> got the Lions on the board first with a 50-yard pick-six late in the first quarter. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2163955' first='Kenny' last='King']</strong> sealed the win with a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1664643' first='Calvin' last='Wofford']</strong> RB. Crestwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We've talked a lot this season about what Wofford has done on the offensive side of the ball, and we will get to that in a moment. But with the season hanging in the balance, Wofford played defense for the first time this season and had a strip sack in the closing moments to preserve the 23-22 victory over Aynor. Wofford also rushed for over 150 yards and three touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/19613985/6aef861ea41f55974e788416u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6af0898c1288f"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1823372' first='Mack' last='Rambo']</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1809341' first='John' last='Campbell']</strong> RB, St Joseph's</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Knights finished with 404 yards rushing and both Rambo and Campbell went over the century mark in the 58-20 first round playoff win over Andrew Jackson. Rambo scored three times on 16 carries and finished with 138 yards rushing. Campbell added 160 yards in 10 attempts and two TD's. Campbell also added three tackles on defense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822187' first='Hunter' last='O'Neal']</strong> RB, Keenan</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Raiders have a tried and true workhorse in the backfield in O'Neal and they rode him to a 30-21 victory over Newberry in the first round of the playoffs. The senior carried the ball 36 times for 289 yards and two touchdowns to push his season totals to 1,331 yards and 17 scores. Only two other Keenan players had rushing attempts in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820522' first='Jace' last='Devlin']</strong> RB, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603963' first='Mason' last='Evans']</strong> QB, <strong>DJ Edwards</strong> WR, Crescent</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The trio of Devlin, Evans and Edwards supplied a lot of offensive juice in the Tigers 66-7 first round win over Woodruff. Devlin rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns on just six carries to pace the ground game. Evans accounted for four touchdowns, two passing and two rushing. He finished 6-of-9 for 135 yards and two scores and added 23 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Edwards had three receptions for 94 yards and two touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1809771' first='Marquez' last='Franklin']</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1809232' first='Evan-Reece' last='Lawter']</strong> QB, Chesnee</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Franklin ran for 218 yards and three touchdowns on just 13 carries as the Eagles routed Pendleton in the first round, 70-35. Lawter made things look easy at quarterback, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns on just 9 carries. <strong>Brymier Miller</strong> also got over the 100-yard mark with 159 yards and two touchdowns on 18 attempts. Chesnee finished with 551 yards rushing as a team</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603990' first='Angelo' last='Cromer']</strong> RB, <strong>Cam Croft</strong> RB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1603772' first='Rhett' last='Gilliam']</strong> RB, Clinton</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Red Devils 56 points in the opening three quarters in routing Liberty 63-30 in the first round of the playoffs. The trio at running back combined for six rushing touchdowns and 294 yards rushing. Cromer was the top ball carrier with 145 yards and three scores on 15 carries. Croft added 83 yards on five attempts and TD with Gilliam chipping in with two touchdowns and 66 yards on 10 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1825188' first='Patrick' last='Berry']</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2137612' first='Kamaury' last='Little']</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1701333' first='Jordan' last='Benekin']</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820132' first='Kristopher' last='Darby']</strong> <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1820131' first='Jackson' last='Glenn']</strong> and <strong>Demari Battle</strong> OL, Orangeburg-Wilkinson</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We're giving the “Heavy” package a shout out because they controlled the line of scrimmage in the Bruins 28-6 victory over Lake Marion in the first round of the playoffs. O-W went to the package some in the second quarter and into the third quarter as they scored on four straight possessions. They were opening holes for <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2257102' first='Brenden' last='Peoples']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1822635' first='Tyrene' last='Tyler']</strong> as those two combined for 291 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 33 rushing attempts. There were plenty of times they were in the second level before they got touched.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1827442' first='AJ' last='Hillary']</strong> QB, Strom Thurmond</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hillary (pictured above) finished the evening with 194 yards passing and three touchdowns in leading the Rebels to a 46-13 victory over Silver Bluff. He threw two touchdowns to <strong>Jakaki Gordon</strong> (four catches, 131 yards and TD's of 54 and 30 yards) and another to <strong>Dayton Griffith</strong> from 23 yards. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1422601' first='Wytrayvious' last='Dugar']</strong> led the defensive effort with eight tackles as they limited Silver Bluff to 246 yards of total offense.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='776240' first='Tre' last='Blakeney']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1816916' first='Khrishawn' last='Smith']</strong> RB, Marlboro County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs rolled to 545 yards of total offense in the 39-7 first round playoff victory over Waccamaw. Blakeney threw for 260 yards and added 30 yards rushing and one touchdown. Smith scored three times on eight rushing attempts and finished with 74 yards. [player_tooltip player_id='1821222' first='Royal' last='Williams'] was the leading rusher with 170 yards and a touchdown on eight carries and he added three receptions for 59 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1821843' first='Judah' last='Lee']</strong> RB, Green Sea Floyds</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was an offensive explosion, and Lee was at the forefront of the Trojans 72-48 victory over Ridge Spring-Monetta in the first round of the playoffs. Lee scored four first half touchdowns and added a fifth in the second half. He got started quickly as he scored on a 75-yard run on the second play of the game. His second touchdown came on an 85-yard run. Lee's third score came when he picked up a fumble and raced 38 yards for the score. His final TD of the first half came on a 24-yard screen pass. Lee later added a 22-yard TD reception. In total, Lee carried the ball three times for 177 yards and caught three passes for 76 yards.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1821778' first='Dilan' last='Hammonds']</strong> DE/LB, Denmark-Olar</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Vikings junior standout created havoc in a 32-20 victory over Lewisville in the opening round of the playoffs. He finished his evening with seven total tackles, five tackles for loss and three sacks. Hammonds now has 34 tackles for loss and 17 sacks on the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/23859074/6aef7c2f5167cb9925efe809u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6af08b1206dfa"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1646857' first='Gibbs' last='Isom']</strong> QB and <strong>Darrell Gadsen</strong> ATH, First Baptist</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Isom threw for six touchdowns – four of them to Gadsen – to lead First Baptist to a 57-35 victory over Northside Christian in the first round of the Class 3A SCISA playoffs. That duo hooked up for TD passes from 45, 39, 29 and 15 yards. Isom also threw a 65-yard touchdown to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1816313' first='Derrick' last='Porter']</strong> and a 28-yard TD pass to <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1301739' first='Ayden' last='Brown']</strong>. Gadsen sealed the high scoring affair with a Pick-6 from 32 yards out late in the third quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1823302' first='Allen' last='Chisolm']</strong> ATH and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1817934' first='Cam' last='Werntz']</strong> QB, Porter-Gaud</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chislom did a little bit of everything in the 15-10 hard-fought victory over Laurence Manning in the first round of the SCISA playoffs. The senior finished with 11 tackles, a pass deflection, 132 yards of total offense (111 yards receiving on five receptions and 21 yards rushing) and scored a receiving TD. &nbsp;Werntz threw the touchdown pass and finished 15-of-18 for 245 yards in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1825112' first='Jordan' last='Blackmon']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1825116' first='Mills' last='Wallace']</strong> RB, Dillon Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blackmon accounted for five total touchdowns and Wallace added three rushing TD's in leading the Warriors to a 55-0 victory over Holly Hill Academy in the SCISA playoffs. Blackmon finished 15-of-21 for 305 yards and touchdowns to three different receivers. The junior also added two rushing scores and 48 yards on five attempts. Wallace carried the ball 11 times for 102 yards and added two tackles. &nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='2045815' first='Silas' last='Brawner']</strong> QB and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='896094' first='Lavoris' last='Lucas']</strong> WR, Pinewood Prep</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This duo has done this to a lot of teams, and they were back at it in the Panthers 49-21 victory over Ben Lippen in the first round of the SCISA playoffs. Brawner was 14-of-19 for 211 yards and four touchdowns. Three of those TD passes went to Lucas, who finished with eight receptions for 148 yards. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src=u0022https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/23312946/6aefee7ba41f55974e7a81a9u0022 width=u0022640u0022 height=u0022360u0022 frameborder=u00220u0022 allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6af08c629918e"} /-->