By Thomas Grant Jr.
The annual All-Star high school football games in Myrtle Beach and Spartanburg will feature a bevy of Lake Murray-based players and coaches.
Airport head coach Shane Fidler is the quarterbacks coach for the South team at the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl starting at noon at Doug Shaw Stadium. The roster includes Eagle linebacker Montrelle Keys, River Bluff kicker Tripp Bryant and linebacker Aaron Griffin and Brookland-Cayce defensive back Jvonn Edwards.
An hour later, the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas will kick off at 1 p.m. River Bluff tight end Stephen Collier is the lone area representative on this year’s South Carolina Sandlappers’ team.
The game will be streamed live at the website www.shrinebowlofthecarolinas.com.
On Friday, White Knoll quarterback Landon Sharpe was added to the South team for the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium. He replaced Summerville quarterback Jaden Cummings, who was injured in last Friday’s Class 5A Division I title game loss to Dutch Fork.
Sharpe will join teammate and offensive lineman Donovan Sims on the roster. Others playing for the South team include Gilbert tight end Connor Gooding, Lexington linebacker Matthew McAulay and defensive lineman Artem Kalinkin.
Gilbert running back Trevon Williamson and tight end Connor Gooding
Kickoff time for the game is noon. An hour later, the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas will start at Spartanburg High School.
White Knoll defensive back Devon Geronomi and River Bluff tight end Stephen Collier will play for the South Carolina Sandlappers. The game will be streamed live at www.shrinebowlofthecarolinas.com.
All-Region 4-4A team
Players from Gilbert were prominent on this year’s All-Region 4-4A team.
The Indians posted a 7-5 record and advanced to the third round of the Class 4A playoffs.
Named to the first team were tight end Connor Gooding, running back Trevon Williamson, offensive lineman Kennedy Harman and Drew Hill, linebacker Kmari Brown and defensive backs Demarion Brown, R.J. Kearse and Wynn Meetze
A total of 12 players were named to the All-Region 4-4A first team:
AIRPORT – Quarterback Jay Eaddy, offensive lineman Ben Humphries, defensive lineman Daniel Butts and linebacker Montrelle Keys
BROOKLAND-CAYCE – wide receiver Tyree Johnson, offensive lineman Jordan Browning, Noah Jeffcoat and O’Bryan Leaphart, linebacker Myson Jones and defensive back Jvonn Edwards
GRAY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY – running back B.J. Montgomery and defensive lineman Zeb Taylor
Crusader named MVP
Northside Christian Academy defensive back J.R. Kinard earned Overall MVP honors at the Gaitlinburg 11-man Seniors Game this past weekend.
The junior had two touchdowns, one rushing and the other on an interception return. The game took place at Rocky Top Sports World in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Kinard was also named to the SCISA All-Region team. He was joined by Jake Jeffrey, Logan Gouveia, Zack Gebherd, Hudson Shick, Trevor Hoffman, Christian Hickman and Offensive Player of the Year Sam Burks.
Feature Photo: (Photo by lexingtonwildcats.com) Lexington running back/linebacker Matthew McAulay
