Area individual statistical leaders (Sept. 7)
The biggest football recruit from the Grand Strand since 2006 is making good on his big-time potential.
Conway receiver Bryan Edwards has created a sizable lead in receiving yards among area players following another solid outing last week. The South Carolina commitment, typically considered four-star prospect by many of the national outlets, now has 291 yards and three scores. And while he put up just shy of 700 yards as a sophomore and junior, what he’s doing this year stands out for a number of reasons.
The primary one may be his yards per catch.
As a junior, he averaged 13.2 yards per reception, with an 11-yard per catch clip as a sophomore. This year, he’s at 24.3 so far. He’s also halfway toward his junior touchdown total after just three games.
Edwards’ emergence means that the four primary offensive categories tracked by The Sun News are led by players from either Carolina Forest or Conway. Panthers running back Dyverse Simmons is 170 yards ahead of Conway’s Jah’Maine Martin, sitting at No. 2.
Conway’s Peyton Derrick is 101 yards ahead of Carolina Forest’s Matt Beale in passing yards. Edwards is 98 ahead of Loris’ Desmond Dozier in receiving yards, and Beale leads all players in total touchdowns (8), one spot ahead of Derrick.
Rushing
Att. | Yards | Avg. | ||
1. Dyverse Simmons | CF | 72 | 493 | 6.8 |
2. Jah’Maine Martin | Con | 33 | 323 | 9.8 |
3. Malachi McClendon | Soc | 49 | 284 | 5.8 |
4. Brandon Sinclair | MB | 40 | 283 | 7.1 |
5. Kered Class | NMB | 34 | 251 | 7.4 |
6. Wyatt Upchurch | GSF | 18 | 244 | 13.6 |
7. Muhammud Graham | GSF | 56 | 237 | 4.2 |
8. Zach Todd | Ayn | 22 | 185 | 8.4 |
9. Ta’Jay Williams | Lor | 36 | 170 | 4.7 |
10. Brandon Goswick | Soc | 53 | 164 | 3.1 |
Passing
Comp. | Att. | Int. | TDs | Yards | ||
1. Peyton Derrick | Con | 33 | 52 | 1 | 6 | 519 |
2. Matt Beale | CF | 28 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 418 |
3. Zach Werba | StJ | 50 | 85 | 2 | 4 | 412 |
4. Drayton Arnold | MB | 25 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 358 |
5. Ronnie Bass | NMB | 25 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 352 |
Receiving
Rec. | Yards | Avg. | ||
1. Bryan Edwards | Con | 12 | 291 | 24.3 |
2. Desmond Dozier | Lor | 15 | 193 | 12.9 |
3. Victory Woods | CF | 11 | 183 | 23.5 |
4. Jackson Hurston | StJ | 23 | 177 | 7.7 |
5. Taylor Karnap | Soc | 10 | 158 | 15.8 |
Touchdowns
5
Name | TDs | |
1. Matt Beale | CF | 8 |
2. Peyton Derrick | Con | 7 |
3. Ronnie Bass | NMB | 6 |
4. Jah’Maine Martin | Con | 5 |
4. Ta’Jay Williams | Lor | 5 |
4. Zach Werba | StJ |
Area teams: Aynor, Carolina Forest, Carvers Bay, Conway, Georgetown, Green Sea Floyds, Myrtle Beach, Socastee, St. James, Waccamaw
This story was originally published September 7, 2015 at 9:03 PM with the headline "Area individual statistical leaders (Sept. 7)."