Round 2 Game Balls: Spartanburg, Cherokee, Laurens
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<p>Weather delays, upsets, and thrillers marked a wild second round in the SCHSL playoffs. Three of the five defending state champions are out, a ton of heavyweight matchups await, and there were a bunch of outstanding individual performances. Here's a look at several deserving of Prep Redzone Game Balls.</p>
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<p><strong>Matthai Scott and [player_tooltip player_id='146361' first='Abraham' last='Fyffe'], Chapman</strong></p>
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<p>Scott spearheaded a Chapman offense that showed a commitment to the ground game, rushing for 460 total yards. Scott was at the forefront, notching 256 yards on the ground and scoring three total touchdowns. Fyffe, meanwhile, was a force on defense. He had 13 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, forced a fumble on a strip-sack and caused an interception when his hit on Seneca's QB caused a pass to float to a Chapman defender.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='336141' first='Justin' last='Copeland'], Clinton</strong></p>
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<p>In what might have been the Red Devils' toughest game to date, Copeland came up huge for Clinton. He rushed just once, for 55 yards and a touchdown. He added one catch for 75 yards and another score, and returned a kickoff 95 yards for another score.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='89340' first='Grayson' last='Loftis'], Gaffney</strong></p>
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<p>Duke commit Loftis, threw for 352 yards with three TDs in the Indians 42-7 win over J.L. Mann. He added 22 yards and another TD on the ground in Gaffney's win.</p>
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<p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='89339' first='Raheim' last='Jeter'], Spartanburg</strong></p>
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<p>Jeter led the way for a Vikings 39-14 win over T.L. Hanna. He accounted for four total touchdowns, with two on the ground and two passing, and racked up 265 total offensive yards.</p>
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<p><strong>Jacob Coman, Byrnes</strong></p>
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<p>Coman made a huge difference for the Rebels in a second round win over Blythewood. He was perfect on PATs, and added two crucial field goals for Byrnes. The first was from 42 yards and helped Byrnes build a 17-0 lead at the half. The second, a 41-yarder, came with just 7 seconds left and gave the Rebels the victory.</p>
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Weather delays, upsets, and thrillers marked a wild second round in the SCHSL playoffs. Three of the five defending state champions are out, a ton of heavyweight matchups await, and there were a bunch of outstanding individual performances. Here's a look at several deserving of Prep Redzone Game Balls.
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