South Carolina all-area football teams

FIRST TEAM

Offense

Pos. Player School Yr.

QB Jauveer Hammond Strom Thurmond Jr.

Passed for 1,674 yards and rushed for 1,258 yards

RB DeVonte Pressley North Augusta Sr.

Scored 18 rushing TDs and neared 2,000 yards

RB Darius Hammond Strom Thurmond Sr.

Rushed for 1,568 yards and 23 TDs

WR Ty Brooks Strom Thurmond Sr.

Posted 1,026 receiving yards

WR DeAndre Schoultz South Aiken Sr.

Ran for 391 yards and had 734 receiving yards

WR Deondre Baskett Fox Creek Jr.

Lined up almost everywhere

OL James Jacks Silver Bluff Jr.

Three-year starter for Bulldogs

OL Jake Whitley North Augusta Jr.

All-region and all-state

OL Taylor Hearn Williston-Elko Jr.

Anchor of offensive line

OL Justin Day South Aiken Sr.

Committed to the University of Kentucky

OL Parker Collins North Augusta Sr.

72 knockdown blocks

ATH Trey Morgan North Augusta Sr.

Team MVP had 119 tackles and 10 rushing scores

K Pedro Zambrano Silver Bluff Sr.

Hit four field goals and 43 extra points

Defense

DL R.J. Tyler Wagener-Salley Jr.

Had eight sacks

DL Gyasi Yeldell Silver Bluff Jr.

Two-way starter

DL Brandon Maddox North Augusta Jr.

Sacked the quarterback five times

DL Jahmaya Jenkins Williston-Elko Sr.

Posted 14 tackles for loss

LB Garret Boatwright Midland Valley Jr.

Made 121 tackles

LB Adrien Peterson McCormick Sr.

Made 108 total tackles and was team captain

LB Kris Howard North Augusta Sr.

Made 182 tackles

DB Hykeem Brooks Strom Thurmond Sr.

Four-year starter

DB Demetrius Leysath Strom Thurmond Sr.

Broke up 15 passes

DB Devin Grimes North Augusta Sr.

Blocked three field goals

DB Shakur Chisolm Barnwell Fresh.

Already grabbing attention as a freshman

P Matthew Albertson South Aiken Jr.

Also plays on soccer team

SECOND TEAM

Offense

Pos. Player School Yr.

QB Trib Reece North Augusta Soph.

Strong-armed quarterback

RB Shaquez Wright Silver Bluff Jr.

Rushed for 1,276 yards and 14 TDs

RB Jarius Jenkins Williston-Elko Soph.

Ran for 1,593 yards on 224 carries

WR Dre Dunbar North Augusta Jr.

Good route runner

WR Kameron Brown Midland Valley Soph.

Averaged 16.6 yards per catch for 464 yards

TE Will Holbrook South Aiken Jr.

Was also a QB, throwing for 715 yards

OL Nick Bell Midland Valley Sr.

Four-year starter

OL Alex Picciano North Augusta Sr.

Made all the line calls

OL Robert Davis Aiken Sr.

Strong performer on line

OL Roderic Smith Blackville-Hilda Sr.

Could switch between TE and OL

OL Santrale Moore Wagener-Salley Jr.

Missed very few assignments

ATH Nakeem Spann Aiken Jr.

Dangerous speedster

K Trent Miller Strom Thurmond Sr.

Never had a quiet game with a potent offense

Defense

DL Kenneth Gunter McCormick Jr.

All-region pick had nine sacks

DL Charles Williams Barnwell Jr.

Warhorses made state playoffs

DL Joseph Johnson Midland Valley Sr.

Nose guard on defense

LB Omari El Silver Bluff Sr.

Had eight tackles for loss

LB Aaron Cook Strom Thurmond Sr.

Made 83 tackles

LB Favion Davis Blackville-Hilda Sr.

Carried load on both sides of the ball

LB Kenyatta Dunbar Strom Thurmond Jr.

All-region player recorded 109 tackles

DB David Owens Williston-Elko Sr.

Scored 12 rushing touchdowns and had 23 tackles

DB Jaylan Cook McCormick Sr.

Intercepted four passes

DB Malcolm Stroman Wagener-Salley Jr.

Had four interceptions and was also the QB

DB Israel Talbert Strom Thurmond Jr.

Picked off five passes

P Trey Mock Fox Creek Sr.

Besides having punter role, he also threw for 847 yards

HONORABLE MENTION: Aiken: Jr. QB Will Heggs; Fox Creek: Sr. RB/DL Blake Crawford, Sr. RB/CB Zabian Adams, Sr. WR/DB Brandon Gladney, Jr. OL/DL Alan Randell, Jr. LB Cody Bishop, Jr. OL/DL Ty Yarbrough, Jr. OL/DL Andrew Crytzer, Soph. LB Cory Lucas; McCormick: Sr. RB Allynn Williams; Midland Valley: Sr. DB Quincey Pressley, Sr. OL Carter Tanton, Fresh. QB Daniel Carr, Soph. RB Dre Carr; North Augusta: Jr. LB Ronald Williams; Sr. DB Robbie Morgan, Sr. TE Logan Woodward, Jr. OL Blake Williams; Ridge Spring-Monetta: QB Reginald Preston; Silver Bluff: Sr. QB Jalen Jackson, Jr. TE McKenzie Wilson, Jr. DB Jaylen Douse; South Aiken: Soph. DL Rasool Clemmons, Sr. DB Teddrick Steadman, Sr. DB Terell Johnson, Jr. LB Rod Wise, Jr. LB Jordan Scott, Sr. DB Evan Kearse, Jr. RB Adam Allen.