Friday Rewind: Will Wilson powers RNE past Camden. Dutch Fork, River Bluff earn shutouts
Richland Northeast was looking for some respect and earned it Friday night.
The Cavaliers used a dominant defensive second half to defeat Camden, 26-15, at Zemp Stadium in the Region 4-4A opener for both teams.
With the win, RNE moves to 5-0 for the first time since 2005 — the same season it played for a state championship. The Cavaliers proved they are going to be contenders with a performance like that.
“The first four games are for show and the last six (region) games are for dough,” RNE coach Walt Wilson said. “Our goal is to have a playoff game at the house. That’s our goal and we are one step closer.”
RNE is sure to move up in the Class 4A rankings when they’re released Tuesday. The Cavs went into Friday’s game ranked No. 6, while the Bulldogs were No. 3.
The game was high on emotion during warmups with Camden players going on the 50 yard-line and talking to RNE players. Wilson pulled his team aside and told them not to get involved in any of it.
“That actually gave them an advantage when they thought they could talk to us,” Wilson said. “I just tell my kids to do your job. You don’t have to do anything special.”
All of the game’s scoring came in the first half. The Cavs got another big performance from N.C. State quarterback commitment Will Wilson, who accounted for all of the team’s four touchdowns.
Wilson finished unofficially with 240 yards passing and 157 yards rushing, including a 64-yard TD run on fourth-and-one to give RNE a 13-7 lead in the second quarter. Blake Betette had 11 catches for 140 yards.
The Cavs outgained Camden, 339-145, in the first half.
“A lot of people counted us out,” said Will Wilson, who has accounted for 25 touchdowns this season. “.. They counted us out and we came in and showed out.”
Richland Northeast extended the lead to 26-7 in the second quarter. as Wilson hit Blake Betette on a 47-yard pass with 1:35 left in the second quarter.
The Bulldogs (3-2, 0-1) cut the lead to 26-15 on Wyatt Thompson’s touchdown pass to Lavonte Williams with 1:12 left in the half. Camden had one more chance before halftime but missed a field goal as time expired in the second quarter.
Dutch Fork 51, Oceanside Collegiate 0
Maurice Anderson ran for three touchdowns and quarterback Ethan Offing added two for the Silver Foxes.
Dutch Fork (4-0) has recorded three shutouts in four games this season.
Offing was 13-of-16 passing with a touchdown and also ran for a score. Isaac Shine also had a TD run for Dutch Fork.
Irmo 38, Myrtle Beach 12
Virginia Tech commitment AJ Brand had more than 300 yards of total offense and accounted for three TDs as the Yellow Jackets went to 5-0.
Brand was 16-of-21 passing for 236 yards and also rushed for 107 yards and two TDs. Maleek Miller had a TD run and Joey Albritton caught a TD pass. Donovan Murph had 10 catches for 145 yards.
White Knoll 49, Cane Bay 13
Landon Sharpe threw two touchdown passes and ran for one in the Timberwolves’ win.
Sharpe finished with 143 yards passing and rushed for 74 yards. Tiyon Fanning rushed for 84 yards in one quarter and had a TD. Jordan Keith and ShaQuez Montgomery each had TD runs.
Kae’veon Bennett returned a fumble for a score in the Timberwolves’ win.
Westwood 7, Blythewood 0
Carrington Carter’s 9-yard TD pass to Uriah Lofton in the third quarter was the difference as the Redhawks (3-2, 1-0) won The Battle of the Axe.
Westwood’s defense came up with a big stop in the fourth quarter as Justin Washington picked off a pass in the end zone with less than two minutes left.
Angelo Rios rushed for 75 yards for Westwood.
It was the first loss for Blythewood (4-1, 0-1) this season. The Bengals had three touchdowns called back in the game because of penalties. QB Johnny Collins threw for 249 yards.
Hammond 55, Hilton Head Christian 21
The Skyhawks (5-0) scored all of their points in the first half to win the battle of defending SCISA state champions.
Quarterback Andrew Turner threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for a TD.
Manny Johnson and Kinson Holland each caught a TD and also had a rushing score. LSU commit Mike Tyler and Jack Croft each had TD catches.
River Bluff 44, Cheraw 0
Darius Cane rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns as the Gators moved to 5-0 on the season.
River Bluff’s Caleb Pinkney returned an interception for a TD.
Summerville 53, Chapin 32
The Eagles (4-1) lost their first game in a matchup of top-10 teams in Class 5A.
Quarterback Brady Albro threw three touchdowns, two to Khalen Bostick and Colione Martin had a TD run. Albro finished with 425 passing and Bostick had a team-high eight catches and 194 yards.
Gray Collegiate 26, Midland Valley 21
BJ Montgomery rushed for three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, as the War Eagles (2-2, 1-0) won their region opener.
Tyler Waller also had a TD run for Gray.
Keenan 26, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 20
Gary Gownes had two touchdowns in the Raiders’ win.
Desmond Washington and Tyheim McNeil also had TD runs for Keenan (3-2).
Columbia 15, Wagener-Salley 0
The Capitals scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to move to 4-1 on the season for the first time since 2008.
Malachi Butler had a 20-yard pass to Myles McDuffie early in the fourth and Darius Cunningham had a TD with less than a minute left.
Heathwood Hall 21, Cardinal Newman 17
Keon McKinley scored on a 4-yard run with 29 seconds left as the Highlanders rallied past Cardinal Newman for their first win of the season.
The win also was the first for coach Tymere Zimmerman.
Heathwood (1-4) trailed 14-0 and was down 17-7 with eight minutes left. The Highlanders cut it to 17-14 on Patrick Belk’s TD pass to Tennessee commit Onis Konanbanny. The two hooked up on a TD pass earlier in the game.
Heathwood tried an onside kick but Cardinal Newman recovered. The Highlanders got the ball back on their own 11 with 1:35 left and marched 89 yards for the winning score.
Caleb Ford and Jason Horton had TD runs for CN (2-3).
Airport 34, Aiken 16
Airport freshman quarterback Jay Eady threw a TD pass, rushed for one and caught one in the Eagles’ first win of the season
Eady finished with 184 yards of offense. Montrelle Keys had two sacks and picked off two passes for Airport (1-3, 1-0).
Batesburg-Leesville 60, Calhoun County 0
The Panthers (4-0) scored on their first six drives in the win over Calhoun.
Amadre Wooden rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns. QB Tanner Watkins had three touchdown passes, two to Jemerius Clark. KD Whitt had 138 all-purpose yards and two TDs for B-L, which is off to its best start since 2015.
North Augusta 37, Gilbert 14
Mike Doe ran for three touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets handed the Indians a loss in their region opener.
Corey Tillman threw for 160 yards and a TD for NA (4-1, 2-0).
Cooper James threw for two touchdowns for Gilbert (1-3, 0-1).
Brookland-Cayce 34, South Aiken 27
Jimmy Thompson had two touchdown runs and Dre Dopson threw two TD passes as the Bearcats (1-3, 1-0) won their region opener.
It was Dopson’s first game of the season after missing the first three following a medical procedure in the summer. Dopson threw TD passes to Bennett Plane and Jvonn Edwards. Aden Price also had an 80-yard TD run.
Fairfield Central 49, Newberry 42
TyDarion Grier rushed for more than 300 yards and two touchdowns, including one in the fourth quarter to give the Griffins a 14-point lead.
QB Kaden Diggs threw three touchdown passes and ran two for Fairfield (4-1).
BJ Jones ran for three touchdowns for Newberry (2-3). QB Kenton Caldwell threw a TD pass to Caleb Levy and ran one in. Levy also returned a kick for a score to get the Bulldogs within 49-42.
Saluda 19, Southside Christian 14
Quarterback Brayden Williams threw for a TD and ran for one in the win over the Sabres.
Jayden Foulks returned an interception for a touchdown to put the Tigers (4-0) up 19-7.
Barnwell 14, Swansea 7
The Tigers (4-1) committed three turnovers in their first loss of the season.
Jacob Harper had a TD pass to Dante Caldwell for Swansea.
Barnwell QB Cam Austin threw for 165 yards, rushed for 79 and two touchdowns.
Northside Christian 54, Spartanburg Christian 19
BJ Suits had two touchdown runs and also threw a TD pass for Northside (4-1).
Jefferson McCallum had two TD passes in the first half. Jake Jeffrey had two TD catches, and Adrian Wilson had two TD runs.
Richard Winn 30, Wardlaw 16
Charlie Bonds had two TD passes and ran one in for the Eagles (5-0).
Mid-Carolina 49, Pelion 14
The Rebels (3-2) won their third straight game for the first time since 2014.
Montieth Brown rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns and AD Basnight caught two TD passes from Ty Floyd and also ran one in. Basnight finished with four catches for 119 yards.
Ryker Woolstenhulme also had a TD run.
York 17, Dreher 14
York hit a field with 7:35 left and held off a late comeback to beat the Blue Devils (2-2, 0-1).
Dreher had a chance to tie or win it and got it to the York 20-yard with a minute left before fumbling. Willie Smith had two TD runs to lead the Blue Devils.
Sumter 56, Spring Valley 7
Kam Fortune rushed for 270 yards and four touchdowns as the Gamecocks (5-0) won their region opener over the Vikings (0-5, 0-1)
This story was originally published September 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM.
