Here are the Upstate's top performers in the first round of high school football playoffs
Here are the Upstate’s top performers in the first round of the South Carolina high school football playoffs.
Kamajay Brackett-Brannon, Broome: He ran 16 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns while also completing 14 of 19 passes for 162 yards and a TD in a 42-35 win against Seneca.
Jaylen McGill, Broome: McGill ran for 173 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries.
James Oates, Byrnes: Oates had 10 solo tackles, 12 in all, as Byrnes beat Dorman, 44-17.
Tre Segarra, Byrnes: Segarra ran 12 times for 90 yards and a touchdown.
Andrew Stevens, Byrnes: Stevens completed 15 of 20 passes for 356 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a TD.
Armani Weaver, Byrnes: Weaver had 156 yards receiving and a touchdown on only four catches.
Tucker Hendrix, Christ Church: Hendrix attempted only 15 passes and completed seven, but five went for touchdowns in a 49-0 win against Ridge Springs-Monetta.
Dashun Reeder, Christ Church: Reeder had 137 rushing yards and a touchdown.
Lee Turnipseed, Daniel: Turnipseed completed 10 of 12 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown while also running for two TDs and 47 yards on seven carries in a 49-2 win against Blue Ridge.
Riley Staton, Gaffney: Staton passed for 222 yards and four touchdowns in a 47-14 win against Lexington.
PLAYOFF SCOREBOARD: SC high school football scores for 2023 SCHSL playoffs first round in South Carolina
Avery McFadden, Hillcrest: McFadden had five catches for 84 yards and a touchdown in a 37-29 win against Nation Ford.
Thomas Stanley, Hillcrest: Stanley ran 39 times and set a single-game school record for the Rams with 248 yards and also scored three touchdowns. Stanley broke a record set in 1981.
Ethan Anderson, J.L. Mann: Anderson passed for 287 yards and four touchdowns in a 44-0 win against Blythewood.
Luke Gray, Pendleton: Gray passed for five touchdowns and 432 yards (29-for-36) in a 41-16 win against Travelers Rest.
Kory Jones, Pendleton: Jones had 12 catches for 226 yards and three touchdowns.
Cade Alt, St. Joseph's Catholic: Alt passed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only nine attemps in a 38-24 win against Hunter-Kindard-Tyler.
Brayden Johnson, St. Joseph's Catholic: Johnson ran 30 times for 188 yards and two touchdowns.
Trenton Lynch, Spartanburg: Lynch ran for 130 yard and a touchdown on 19 carries in a 31-7 win against Rock Hill.
Vashun Burton, T.L. Hanna: Burton ran for 112 yards and a touchdown on just six carries in a 53-9 win against Fort Mill.
K.D. Patterson, T.L. Hanna: Patterson ran for three touchdowns on only six carries and totaled 57 yards.
Cutter Woods, Westside: Woods completed 15 of 18 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns in a 42-0 win against Airport. He also ran for a TD.
Josh Williams, Westside: Williams had four catches for 146 yards and two touchdowns.
This article originally appeared on Herald-Journal: SC high school football: Upstate's top performers in first round
