Caleb McDowell has 5 TDs, Gunner Stockton 4 in big weekend for Gamecock commits
Caleb McDowell and Gunner Stockton got off to a strong start in the postseason while two other South Carolina commits will be playing for state championships.
Stockton threw three touchdowns and ran for another in the first half to help Rabun County to a 35-7 win over Haralson in the first round of the Georgia playoffs. He also went over 9,000 career passing yards, according to blitzsportsga.com.
Stockton has 40 touchdown passes and 10 rushing touchdowns this season.
McDowell ran for four touchdowns and also returned a punt 60 yards for a touchdown in Lee County (Ga,), 49-17 in the first round of the Georgia Class 6A playoffs Friday night. He finished with 81 yards rushing on 10 carries, all in the first half as Lee County was up big at half time.
Lee County will play Brunswick in the second round next week.
Two Class of 2021 USC commits will play for state championships this week. Marion defensive end TJ Sanders helped the Swamp Foxes in the Class 2A championship game with a 36-33 win over Andrews on Friday. Marion will play Abbeville on Dec. 4 at Benedict College in Columbia.
Sanders entered the game with 53 tackles, 17 for loss and six sacks. It is Marion’s first championship appearance since 1987.
Thompson (Ala.) Sam Reynolds will play for a state championship Wednesday at 7 p.m. against Auburn. Thompson defeated Hoover, 52-14, on Nov. 20 in the semifinals.
Reynolds has 756 yards and 13 touchdowns this season for Thompson.
A look at how other USC recruits fared this week:
Colten Gauthier - Class of 2021 quarterback threw for 235 yards and four TD passes in Hebron Christian (Ga.) 63-28 loss to Prince Avenue Christian in the first round of GHSA Class A Private school playoffs. Gauthier went over 2,000 yards for the season. He entered the game with 1,882 yards passing and 22 total touchdowns, including 340 total yards and four TDs last week.
Derwin Burgess - Class of 2021 ATH had a TD in Riverdale (Ga.) 44-7 win over Cedar Shoals in the Georgia state playoffs.
This story was originally published November 28, 2020 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Caleb McDowell has 5 TDs, Gunner Stockton 4 in big weekend for Gamecock commits."
