Spartanburg area high school football roundup, Week 7: Gaffney, Dorman tied atop region

Sam Albuquerque, Herald-Journal

October 10, 2022 at 9:46 AM·4 min read

Spartanburg-area high school football has delivered another week full of drama and great performances from around the three counties.

Here's a round up of everything you need to know about your favorite area team.

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Gaffney 26, Spartanburg 20 (OT)

In this overtime thriller, Gaffney's defense stepped up with a Nathan Johnson sack and a Jayden Sims interception on back-to-back plays to give the offense the ball to beat Spartanburg on a Grayson Loftis 10-yard TD pass to Jamarcus Smith in this instant classic.

Loftis led Gaffney (4-2, 1-0 Region 2-AAAAA) with 232 passing yards, three TDs and two interceptions, with star receiver Edward "Suga" Jefferies starring in his first game back since Week 0 with 141 all-purpose yards and three TDs.

Quarterback Raheim Jeter recorded 201 total yards for Spartanburg (4-4, 1-1) and ran for the Vikings' lone offensive touchdown.

GAFFNEY WIN: In battle of Upstate's best QBs Gaffney's Loftis, defense leads in OT win over Spartanburg

Byrnes 30, Boiling Springs 7

After back-to-back losses, Byrnes got a much-needed win over region-foe Boiling Springs to get back on track.

Led by quarterback Colby Shaw's 167 passing yards and touchdown and running back Kemren Prysock's 176 all-purpose yards and two total touchdowns, the Rebels (6-2, 1-1 Region 2-AAAAA) took care of the Bulldogs (2-6, 0-2) handedly, despite Boiling Springs receiver Zy Landrum's big game -- 10 catches for 146 yards and a touchdown.

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Dorman 13, Mauldin 12

For the first time this season Dorman failed to rush for more than 100 yards; in fact, the lowest rush total for the Cavaliers was 192 yards.

But Dorman (7-0, 1-0 Region 2-AAAAA) rushed for 85 yards against Mauldin (1-6, 0-1 Region 1-AAAAA) and scrapped by the Mavericks on a fourth-quarter 35-yard run by senior Demarius Foster.

Given Dorman's dominant form in prior weeks, let's chalk this one up to a weird non-region road game in the middle of region play and give the Cavaliers the benefit of the doubt.

Broome 49, Blue Ridge 28

Broome remained at the top of its region on the back of a huge performance from freshman running back Jaylen McGill.

McGill rushed for 251 yards and five touchdowns on 20 carries -- that's a touchdown every four carries.

Junior quarterback Kamajay Brackett-Brannon rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on nine carries -- that's a touchdown every 4.5 carries.

This backfield pair has continued to be lethal for Broome (5-3, 2-0 Region 3-AAA) this season, as they've taken what was supposed to be a transition-type season and made it a region championship-type season.

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Woodruff 35, Emerald 28

After losing to Chester last week, Woodruff bounced back with a huge win over region foe Emerald on the back of a three-touchdown performance by running back Eastin Burch.

Woodruff (4-4, 1-1 Region 4-AAA) currently sits in third and needs to win on the road next week against undefeated Clinton (7-0, 1-0) if it stands a chance at winning the region.

Chester 33, Union County 14

Union County (2-5, 0-2 Region 4-AAA) lost for the fourth game in a row. After a huge win over Broome on the road, Chester now sits atop the region tied with Clinton.

Landrum 45, Ninety Six 31

With a five-touchdown performance from Braden Mashtare, Landrum (4-3, 2-0 Region 1-AA) moves to the top of the region alongside Abbeville -- to which he Cardinals will travel next week for what seems to be the determining game of this region.

Liberty 44, Blacksburg 29

Blacksburg (0-7, 0-2 Region 1-AA) continues to look for its first win of the 2022 season.

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Abbeville 49, Chesnee 0

Against one of the best teams in the classification, region-foe Abbeville (5-2, 2-0 Region 1-AA), Chesnee (0-7, 0-2 Region 1-AA) remains winless in the 2022 season.

Orangeburg Prep 34, Spartanburg Christian 24

After a solid win last week, that saw running back Asante Jenkins rush for 171 yards, Spartanburg Christian (3-4, 0-1 SCISA Region 3-AA) fell in its region opener.

This article originally appeared on Herald-Journal: SC high school football: Week 7 scores, highlights in Spartanburg area

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