In a game decided largely by penalties and turnovers, the North Greenville football team dropped a heartbreaker to Carson Newman 35-34 last Saturday afternoon.
Southside had no answer for Vonta Jenkins, and it showed Friday night during Blue Ridge’s 31-13 victory.
Jenkins rushed for three scores and made several key defensive plays, giving the Tigers the boost they needed to secure their sixth win of the season.
The Warriors remain in the playoff hunt, taking care of business against Mauldin in a 26-7 victory.
Riverside, which had not won a Region II-AAAA game coming into the season, now sits at 3-5 overall with an even 2-2 record in conference games.
Chapman splattered like a bug hitting a windshield Friday night when the Panthers ran head-on into Greer’s defense that paved the way for an eighth straight win. The Yellow Jackets’ usual suspects continued to make big plays on offense in the 47-10 triumph, but the defense stole the show.
Byrnes wide out Chavis Dawkins averaged more than 50 yards per catch against JL Mann, scoring three touchdowns and helping his team earn its seventh win of the season.
For his performance, Dawkins received the Offensive Player of the Week award from The Greer Citizen and Owens Insurance.
He does a little bit of everything for the Warriors, and last Friday night, it was enough to secure his team’s second region win of the season.
Top-ranked Byrnes had no trouble disposing of J.L. Mann Friday night, cruising to an easy 69-7 win.
The Rebels now sit at 7-1 on the year with an unblemished 4-0 mark in region play.
Coming off a 31-13 win over Southside, Blue Ridge is hoping to remain focused in week nine.
The Tigers will host Chapman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Eastside’s homecoming was spoiled by Berea running back Stevie Williams, who exposed the Eagles defense last Friday night, racking up 340 rushing yards on more than 33 carries.
Eastside fell to the Bulldogs, 32-20, dropping its fifth straight region game. With the loss, the Eagles move to 1-7 on the year.
It has been a year of “firsts” for the Riverside Warriors and the team is hoping to continue that Friday night.
Riverside has never won back-to-back Region II-AAAA games, but head coach Phil Smith believes his guys have a good chance against J.L. Mann if they continue to play and practice hard.
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