Grand Strand high school football weekly rewind (Nov. 19, 2016)
(At) Conway 36, Goose Creek 33
Tale of the tape
The Tigers ended an eight-year drought with their first playoff victory since 2008 in their 5A debut.
Key scene
Conway quarterback Peyton Derrick connected with Willie “Pooh” Brantley on a 48-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter that proved to be the difference.
Starring role
Derrick, who threw for two scores and ran for two others.
Memorable line
“It just feels good to get a playoff win, that’s what matters. Every win is a good one. The great thing about it is, if you win you get to play next week.” – Conway coach Chuck Jordan
Coming soon
Spring Valley at Conway, 7:30 p.m. Friday
(At) Carvers Bay 50, Buford 19
Tale of the tape
Senior running back Levi White gained 175 yards and scored five touchdowns on 13 carries as the Bears advanced to the second round of the Class 2A playoffs.
Key scene
Clinginging to a 14-13 lead, White had four straight scores in the second and third quarters combined.
Starring role
White, who averaged over 10 yards per carry.
Memorable line
“I just ran with heart. I brought my A heart. I did not want to go home.” – White
Coming soon
Whale Branch at Carvers Bay, 7:30 p.m. Friday
(At) North Myrtle Beach 40, Dreher 14
Tale of the tape
Kered Class and Cason McLendon scored rushing touchdowns and McLendon connected with Tyron Stockdale on a score through the air as the Chiefs built a big first-half lead en route to a victory in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.
Key scene
North Myrtle Beach took a 26-0 lead into halftime and never looked back.
Starring role
McLendon, who threw for 181 yards.
Memorable line
“When you practice on Thanksgiving, it’s a special thing. I know it’s a little earlier this year, but we’re going to make the best of it and get ready to play another tough football team next week. Dreher is a good football team, but it’s only going to get tougher from here. We want to get better as a football team and not be happy to just be in the playoffs.” – Chiefs coach Blair Hardin
Coming soon
Cane Bay at North Myrtle Beach, 7:30 p.m. Friday
(At) A.C. Flora 42, Myrtle Beach 28
Tale of the tape
Lane Botkin ran for three scores, and quarterback Carlton Andrews threw two touchdowns as the Falcons rallied from a 14-point deficit to defeat the No. 2-ranked Seahawks in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.
Key scene
A.C. Flora’s Wildcat quarterback, Botkin’s 62-yard run gave the Falcons a 28-21 lead with 4:42 left in the third quarter. A.C. Flora took a 35-21 lead when Matthew Jamison returned a fumble 11 yards on the final play of the third quarter.
Starring role
Botkin, who rushed for 112 yards.
Memorable line
“We challenged them to believe, to have focus and a strong desire. They came out with all three things tonight and willed themselves to win. Myrtle Beach is a great team but our guys came out and showed a lot of people and shocked the state.” – A.C. Flora coach Reggie Shaw
Coming soon
Myrtle Beach’s season is over.
(At) Summerville 38, Carolina Forest 35
Tale of the tape
The Panthers were unable to hold on to a late lead and wound up losing in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.
Key scene
The Green Wave scored the go-ahead points on Jonathan Bennett’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Andre Banks and a 2-point conversion pass to Olin McCurry in the final minutes.
Starring role
Carolina Forest running back Anthony McAfee, who scored on runs of 20, 2 and 44 yards and also caught a 49-yard TD pass from Matt Beale.
Memorable line
“The offense moved the ball down the field when we had to have it. We had some turnovers, but we finally got to the point where we said ‘we are not going to lose, not tonight, not at home.’ Our guys found a way. We’ve had so many games this year where our defense has kept us in it so it was nice to see our offense keep us in it tonight. And our defense made some big plays like when we scoop it for a score there at the end.” – Summerville coach Joe Call
Coming soon
Carolina Forest’s season is over.
Georgetown 26, (at) Manning 14
Tale of the tape
The Bulldogs’ defense held the Monarchs to one offensive score en route to a victory in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.
Key scene
Manning picked off Georgetown quarterback Tyler McAlister on the first series. The Monarchs then fumbled it right back on their first play.
Starring role
Bulldogs running back Tony Lara, who had a 30-yard touchdown run.
Memorable line
“It’s big. We’ve just got a real simple goal. We just want to practice Monday,” Cribb said. “That’s been our goal all week and hopefully we got that and we’ll get one more and we’ll go back to work Monday and work hard and see what happens.” – Georgetown coach Ken Cribb
Coming soon
Georgetown at Brookland-Cayce, 7:30 p.m. Friday
Green Sea Floyds 52, (at) Military Magnet 23
Tale of the tape
The Trojans added to a slim first-half lead to pull away in the second half en route to a win in the first round of the Class A playoffs, GSF’s first postseason victory in 13 years.
Key scene
Trojans coach Tony Sullivan told him to relax at halftime, and the squad ran away with the game in the second half.
Starring role
Mahammud Graham, who ran for 128 yards and two scores while eclipsing 1,000 yards for the season.
Memorable line
“Just amazing. Very blessed. We want to give all the credit to God, No. 1. God is here. [We’ve been] putting faith in Him and practicing hard and buying in – not just on to the game plan but just to what we’re trying to accomplish as a team. That’s where all the credit has to go right now. We’re just so blessed to be going to the second round of the playoffs and have the opportunity to play again. Our kids are just thrilled to death and it’s just something very, very special for our community.” – Sullivan
Coming soon
Green Sea Floyds at C.E. Murray, 7:30 p.m. Friday
(At) Timberland 21, Loris 6
Tale of the tape
The Lions lost to the Wolves in the first round of the Class 3A playoffs.
Coming soon
Loris’ season is over.
The (Columbia) State, The (Summerville) Journal-Scene contributed and The (Sumter) Item contributed to this report.
This story was originally published November 19, 2016 at 7:07 PM with the headline "Grand Strand high school football weekly rewind (Nov. 19, 2016)."