High School Football

Grand Strand high school football weekly rewind (Sept. 10, 2016)

Myrtle Beach’s Daron Finkley runs the ball up the sidelines against Socastee on Friday.
Myrtle Beach’s Daron Finkley runs the ball up the sidelines against Socastee on Friday. For The Sun News

North Myrtle Beach 42, (at) Carvers Bay 12

Tale of the tape

The Chiefs jumped out to an early 21-0 lead in the first quarter with scores from all three facets of the game: a touchdown pass, a punt return for a score and an interception for TD. The Bears narrowed the gap to 21-12, but that was as close as they got.

Key scene

Chris Johnson took an errant pass from Carvers Bay quarterback Levi White 69 yards for a score to put NMB up 21-0.

Starring role

The Chiefs’ Tyler Gore, who had four catches for 92 yards and three touchdowns.

Memorable line

“We took our foot off the pedal and relaxed. That’s not something we can do. And it almost cost us in the second quarter.” – North Myrtle Beach coach Blair Hardin

Coming soon

North Myrtle Beach at Socastee, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Carvers Bay at Andrews, 7:30 p.m. Friday

(At) Myrtle Beach 70, Socastee 0

Tale of the tape

The Seahawks held the Braves to 167 total yards, forced a fumble and blocked a punt in a blowout victory.

Key scene

Myrtle Beach quarterback Lawson Cribb connected with Will Vereen for a 19-yard touchdown pass with 2:02 left in the first quarter to put the Seahawks up 28-0 and they never looked back.

Starring role

Cribb, who completed 20 of 23 passes for 290 yards and five touchdowns.

Memorable line

“We have a chance to be a really good football team. You don’t know when that is going to happen. We have to continue to get better every day. Our kids have got to live in the moment and not get caught up [looking down the road].” – Myrtle Beach coach Mickey Wilson

Coming soon

Carolina Forest at Myrtle Beach, 7:30 p.m. Friday; North Myrtle Beach at Socastee, 7:30 p.m. Friday

(At) Loris 28, Green Sea Floyds 14

Tale of the tape

After going down 7-0 after the first quarter, the Lions outscored the Trojans 21-0 in the second and third quarters combined to pull away.

Key scene

Levon Stevenson connected with Xavier Belamy with 4:39 left in the second quarter to give Loris a 14-7 lead it would take into the half.

Starring role

Lions running back Tyrek Williams, who finished with 96 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries.

Memorable line

“I was real proud of our effort tonight – especially in the running game. It’s one of those things we wanted to do better last week and it just didn’t work. I thought our offensive line did a better job of blocking tonight and our backs ran hard. I was proud to see that out of that group of players.” – Loris coach Jamie Snider

Coming soon

Military Magnet at Green Sea Floyds, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Loris is on a bye

(At) Aynor 47, Creek Bridge 18

Tale of the tape

The Blue Jackets jumped out to a 26-0 lead before the Warriors got on the board en route to a decisive win.

Key scene

Brayden Nobles scored his second touchdown with 6:28 left in the second quarter as Aynor built a 20-0 lead.

Starring role

Blue Jackets running back Noah Seaver, who ran for 117 yards and a score on 18 carries.

Memorable line

“Obviously coming off the win last week, it would’ve been really easy for this to be a letdown week. I thought we responded really well. We had a great practice on Wednesday, by far our best of the year.” – Aynor coach Jody Jenerette

Coming soon

Aynor at West Columbus (N.C.), 7:30 p.m. Friday

Lake City 41, (at) St. James 14

Tale of the tape

Junior quarterback Chris Burnette threw for five touchdowns to lead a relentless Lake City offense as the Panthers won in a rout.

Key scene

Molik Brown hauled in a 39-yard touchdown pass from Burnette to give Lake City a 20-0 first-quarter lead.

Starring role

Burnette, who threw for five scores.

Memorable line

“We came out and played well in the first quarter, in the second quarter we stalled a little bit. In the second half we did a good job. I was proud of those guys.” – Lake City coach Terell Fleming

Coming soon

St. James at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m. Friday

Carolina Forest 14, (at) Hoggard (N.C.) 13

Tale of the tape

The Panthers held on when the Vikings’ potential game-tying extra point with 21 seconds missed right.

Key scene

The Vikings (1-3) were an extra point away from erasing a 14-point deficit in the second half when quarterback Josh Jones scored on a two-yard rush with 21 seconds remaining, but a bad snap resulted in a shanked kick, giving the Panthers the win.

Starring role

Carolina Forest’s Ishmael Garcia, who caught four passes for 175 yards and a touchdown.

Memorable line

“The kids played hard each play, and fortunately we had a break go our way. Real fortunate to go to Wilmington Hoggard, a good program, and get a win on their field.” – Carolina Forest coach Marc Morris

Coming soon

Carolina Forest at Myrtle Beach, 7:30 p.m. Friday

(At) Hartsville 62, Conway 28

Tale of the tape

Tiyon Evans scored five times and the Red Foxes hung 60 or more points on an opponent for the third straight week.

Key scene

After tying the game at 7 in the first quarter, the Tigers finished the frame with two punts and an interception.

Starring role

Evans, who scored the first three times he touched the ball.

Coming soon

Conway is on a bye

(At) Georgetown 30, Stratford 7

Tale of the tape

The Bulldogs defense stifled the Knights and the offense piled up nearly 500 yards.

Starring role

Georgetown running back Tony Lara, who ran 21 times for 188 yards and two touchdowns.

Memorable line

“That’s my kind of game. I’m a run-it-first guy. I like to run the football. And I play defense. We were able to do that tonight.” – Georgetown coach Ken Cribb

Coming soon

St. James at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m. Friday

The Florence Morning News and Wilmington (N.C.) Star contributed to this report.

This story was originally published September 10, 2016 at 7:43 PM with the headline "Grand Strand high school football weekly rewind (Sept. 10, 2016)."

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