Palmetto Combine South: 2024 Small-School Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Potential New Subscribers: Take advantage of our 40% off special by using the coupon code&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Guerin40</em></strong><em>&nbsp;at checkout. In addition to our 365-day-a-year football approach, Prep Red Zone South Carolina is the official media partner of the 2023 Palmetto Combine Series, meaning subscribers will get first-hand information on many of the 1,200 athletes in attendance at all four sites.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DORCHESTER |</strong> [player_tooltip player_id='315319' first='Tamari' last='Daniels'] was the walking embodiment of the kid from the tiny school trying to exceed expectations at the Palmetto Combine Series South event at Woodland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniels, a rising senior at Class A Blackville-HIlda, had high hopes for his own production just the same.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“I think I might have had the fastest time in the 40-yard dash and the pro shuttle, too. I can't wait to see,” Daniels said near the end of the combine session Saturday morning. “I think it means I could compete with these guys as a 1A student-athlete.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check, check and check.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniels (pictured, during his broad jump), was verified at all of 5-foot-6 and 129.1 pounds. Yet, he blew the doors off the pro shuttle by running a 4.1, some .15 of a second better than the next fastest time. He also tied for the fastest time in the 40 at a 4.45, a time that came despite running in extremely windy conditions that were anything but favorable to the times put up during the kickoff event of the Palmetto Combine.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Daniels was aware the award for the pro shuttle (PCS staff elected to spread the wealth by giving the fastest 40 time to Ashley Ridge's <strong>Nik Jefferson</strong>).&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He wasn't, however, the only small-school player to show out against players from schools with&nbsp; upwards of five-six times the student body.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>PRO SHUTTLE</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Philip Simmons tailback <strong>Isaac Schimpf</strong> was a good example of the small-school players who might not be as accustomed to combine events getting his feet under him. After running a 4.56 in the pro shuttle in his first attempt, he worked through his form and cut it down to a 4.38 in his second run.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Woodland receiver <strong>Tyrell Sampson</strong> did the same, going from a 5.0 to a 4.34. Andrews receiver <strong>Aarin Moore</strong> (5.16 to 4.5), Andrews tailback <strong>Levon White</strong> (4.86 to 4.44), Battery Creek receiver <strong>Naquan Gordon</strong> (4.75 to 4.54), Calhoun County defensive back <strong>Marquez Davenport</strong> (5.03 to 4.53) also all squeezed in a much better attempt into their second run through.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>40-YARD DASH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like we said, Saturday was anything but a great day for the 40. The winds swirled throughout the morning, and it was never really at anyone's back.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Still, three players of the eight players who ran a verified 4.6 flat or better came from Class 2A or 1A programs:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='315319' first='Tamari' last='Daniels'] Blackville-Hilda - 4.45</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Maquez Davenport</strong> Calhoun County - 4.58</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tyree Edwards</strong> Woodland - 4.6</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>SPECIALISTS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bishop England punter/kicker [player_tooltip player_id='340391' first='Cavan' last='Craig'] proved yet again why he's one of the specialists ranked in our system. Craig (5-foot-8, 196) took home the top honor among all those who participated Saturday.&nbsp;The program for those players consisted of a ladder kicking set (starting at 35 yard field goals, working way up to 55 yards, then back down to 35), kickoffs with measurable hang times and five punts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>He wasn't alone in standing out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Calhoun County's <strong>Theron Cokley</strong> (5-foot-11, 149.8 pounds) participated in some of the full combine events and chalked up a respectable 4.73 40-yard time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->