Lugoff-Elgin quarterback voted Midlands high school football Player of Week
The ninth week of the high school football regular season is in the books.
The votes are in, and Lugoff-Elgin quarterback Zach Williams won the vote for The State’s Midlands High School Football Player of the Week.
Thanks for all who voted. There will be a new poll on Monday. Coaches can send nominees to Lou Bezjak at lbezjak@thestate.com.
The nominees are listed below. Please note that these polls are not scientific and are meant to be just for fun.
Congrats to all the nominees.
Player of Week Nominees
Azel Banag, DB, AC Flora: Senior had 10 tackles, forced a fumble and returned an interception for a touchdown in a win over Dreher.
Jayden Boyd, WR/DB, Westwood: Senior had 152 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns, including an 81-yard TD on a hook-and-lateral during the final play of regulation, in the win over Lugoff-Elgin.
Terrell Golson, RB, CA Johnson: Junior carried it 24 times for 155 yards, three touchdowns and caught a 35-yard TD pass in a comeback win over Great Falls.
Chandler Guthrie, DB, Gilbert: Junior had eight tackles, two pass break-ups and an interception in a win over Brookland-Cayce.
Quency Grant, DB, Ridge View: Senior picked off two passes, forced a fumble and had a pass break-up in a win over West Florence.
Jaxon Knotts, QB, Dutch Fork: Junior was 17-of-22 passing for 264 yards and a touchdown, and also carried it nine times for 65 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Lexington.
Isaiah Smith, RB/WR, Camden: Junior had 223 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns on just seven touches in the win over York.
JP Sweatt, LB, Gray Collegiate: Senior had 11 tackles (two for loss) and returned an interception for a touchdown in a win over South Aiken.
Lucas Tejada, QB, Clear Dot Charter: Senior was 15-of-20 passing for 300 yards, had 10 carries for 86 yards and four total touchdowns in a win over Augusta Christian.
Charlie Moody, OL, Swansea: Senior graded out 88 percent with six knockdown blocks, four pancake blocks for Tigers, who rushed for 309 yards in loss to Silver Bluff.
Hayden Myers, RB, River Bluff: Senior carried it 22 times for 232 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Chapin.
Tyquarius Shannon, WR, Fairfield Central: Junior caught five passes for 139 passes for four touchdowns in a win over Eau Claire.
Zach Williams, QB, Lugoff-Elgin: Sophomore was 19-of-30 passing for 257 yards, carried it 15 times for 67 yards and four total touchdowns in a loss to Westwood.
This story was originally published October 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM.
