Top stars, best performances in Week 9 of South Carolina high school football season

Markel Townsend, AC Flora
The junior tailback ran for 22 yards and accounted for 4 touchdowns as the undefeated Falcons rolled to a 35-21 win over Irmo. Townsend ran for three touchdowns and threw for another.
Landon Sharpe, White Knoll
A sophomore quarterback, Sharpe threw for 443 yards and accounted for 4 touchdowns in a 36-33 overtime loss to Lexington.
Jonah Norris, Lexington
Yet another big game for the senior running back. Norris ran for 199 yards and 4 touchdowns in the Wildcats’ win.
Darren Lloyd, West Florence
The Knights’ star tailback ran for 182 yards and a touchdown in a 45-7 homecoming rout of Wilson. Lloyd also surpassed 1,000 yards for the season.
Deuce Hudson, West Florence
The West Florence quarterback had a huge game with his feet and right arm. Hudson was 8 of 11 for 192 yards and 2 touchdowns. He carried 14 times for 113 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
LaNorris Sellers, South Florence
Big games are becoming routine for the Syracuse commit. Sellers threw for 316 yards and 4 touchdowns while running for 140 yards and a touchdown as the undefeated Bruins whipped Myrtle Beach 56-21.
Duke Bellamy, Loris
The versatile senior caught a 36-yard touchdown pass and returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown as the Lions blanked Waccamaw 48-0.
Gabriel Cusack, Marion
The Swamp Fox quarterback threw for 220 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also ran for a pair of touchdowns.
Campbell McCurry, Summerville
The Green Wave quarterback threw for over 200 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 34-13 win over Ashley. He also ran for a touchdown.
Jarvis Green, Dutch Fork
Green ran for 159 yards and 3 touchdowns - all in the first half - as the Silver Foxes swamped Chapin 51-0.
Jaden Allen-Hendrix, Gilbert
Allen-Hendrix ran 19 times for 120 yards and 3 touchdowns while catching 3 passes for 58 yards and a touchdown in a 38-7 win over Orangeburg-Wilkinson.
Riley Staton, Gray Collegiate
The War Eagles’ quarterback threw for 225 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 54-12 rout of Newberry.
Will McQueen, Hammond School
McQueen returned two interceptions for touchdowns and recovered a fumble as the Skyhawks trounced Trinity Collegiate 54-7.
Casey Shropshire, North Central
Shropshire ran for 272 yards and 4 touchdowns as North Central held off Cheraw 32-23. Among his touchdowns were runs of 66, 43 and 61 yards in the third quarter.
Ja-Khaydin Kinard, Cardinal Newman
The Cardinals’ running back finished with 167 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 38-6 pounding of Camden Military.
Zyeir Gamble, Sumter
The Fighting Gamecocks star intercepted two passes, returning one for a touchdown, and recovered a fumble in a 42-21 win over Carolina Forest. Gamble, who has committed to Appalachian State, also ran for a pair of touchdowns.

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.