Greenville area high school football roundup, Week 2: Berea, Eastside, Greer all win games
Still a few weeks out from the region-play section of the season, Week 2 of the high school football season is upon us. Byrnes beat Greenville handily, Carolina and Berea got in a shootout and Eastside, Greer and the Berea Bulldogs all got their first wins of the season.
On top of all that? Mann is 3-0 for the first time since 2011 after beating Woodruff. Check out a roundup of all the action below from Week 2 of the high school football season in the Greenville area:
Powdersville 41, Mauldin 20: Thomas Williams ran all over Mauldin for 158 yards and four total TDs. Kelvin Johnson had over 100 rushing yards and Emory Watson was 6-of-10 passing before being injured in the third quarter. Josiah Simpson had five catches for 41 yard and a touchdown. Barrett Swedin had one catch for a touchdown for Mauldin.
Hillcrest 19, Clover 14: Hillcrest's Bennett Judy was 16-of-30 for 155 passing yards and a rushing touchdown. Logan Coldren had 39 rushing yards and AJ Mayberry had two catches for 71 yards for Hillcrest. Avery McFadden had seven catches for 43 yards and a 90 yard kickoff return TD.
Travelers Rest 31, Palmetto 20: New TR head coach Michael Lancaster (longtime Dorman assistant) got his first as head coach Friday night as the Devildogs handed Palmetto its second loss.
Holy Innocents Episcopal (GA) 40, Christ Church 0: Christ Church suffered its first loss of the season and is 1-1 on the year.
Crescent 49, Fountain Inn 0: The Fury fell to 0-3 with the loss to Crescent on Friday.
Byrnes 56, Greenville 28: Jayvion Sherman scored two rushing touchdowns and Jayden Pepper had a receiving touchdown and rushing score for Greenville. Quarterback Jordan Sink was 7-of-9 passing for 37 yards and a touchdown.
J.L. Mann 21, Woodruff 3: The Pats improved to 3-0 and handed Woodruff its first loss of the year. Mann QB Ethan Anderson had 83 passing yards with a TD. OJ Jones had two rushing touchdowns and Mikel McClellan had one catch for a 13 yard touchdown.
Eastside 38, Liberty 13: Kalvin Banks and Eli Foster each scored twice on the ground for Eastside. The Eagles averaged 9.56 yards a carry and totaled 373 yards on the ground as Eastside got its first win of the season.
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Berea 41, Carolina 30: Amazay Robinson tallied three total touchdowns (two pass, one rush and wideout Dezmond Tywmon had two receiving scores for Berea. Jimiyah Butler rushed for 107 yards. Drake Laws threw for 164 yards and rushed for 104 for Carolina. Ki'moiray Holland had 12 rushes for 79 yards and a touchdown. Ja'Sean Bowen had 108 receiving yards, Javius Burton had two catches for 32 yards.
Abbeville 28, Southside Christian 14: Southside Christian drops to 0-3 and has played two out of state teams and Class AA powerhouse Abbeville so far.
St. Joseph's 54, Landrum 13: The Knights kept it rolling, improving to 3-0 with a dominant win over Landrum.
Greer 56, Blue Ridge 20: Greer's offense got on track as LaDainnian Martin rushed for over 200 yards, Chase Byrd had over 100 receiving yards and Kaden Rowland threw three touchdown passes. Tucker Massey scored two rushing touchdowns and threw for another score for Blue Ridge. Massey was 11-of-16 passing for 135 yards. Quentin Rice rushed 13 times for 78 yards.
Woodmont 35, Riverside 28: Woodmont intercepted a Riverside pass attempt in the final stages of the game to seal the victory. Woodmont is 2-1 and Riverside is 1-2 on the year.
Southside 48, Pickens 27: The Tigers got their first win of the season and first win over Pickens in school history. Southside had lost the previous 14 meetings between the two.
Easley 28, Wade Hampton 27: Nigel Bruster had 134 rushing yards for Wade Hampton. Quarterback Cooper Tankersley had 97 rushing yards, a rushing touchdown, and 155 passing yards. Thomas Combs had 102 receiving yards for the Generals. Samari Johnson scored a touchdown with 3:21 left in the game but Easley stopped the two-point conversion attempt to win the game.
Joe Dandron, a Michigan native and graduate of Michigan State University, covers high school sports for The Greenville News. Have a question, story idea, or story tip involving prep sports in the Upstate? Email him at jdandron@gannett.com or reach out via phone at 864-415-6213.
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