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QB Banks Bouton Transfers to Gaffney After Stops at Greenville and Walton

The former Greenville standout joins a powerhouse Gaffney roster loaded with returning stars and key transfers, including Arkansas commit Jayvon Gilmore.

Mike Duprez

Greenville High junior Banks Bouton (8) runs near Riverside High junior Somad Eaddy (3) during the second quarter of South Carolina High School 5A playoffs in Greer, S.C. Friday, November 15, 2024.
Greenville High junior Banks Bouton (8) runs near Riverside High junior Somad Eaddy (3) during the second quarter of South Carolina High School 5A playoffs in Greer, S.C. Friday, November 15, 2024. / Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Former Greenville quarterback Banks Bouton has transferred to Gaffney for his senior season.

QB on the Move Again

It’s the second move in the last six months for the 6-foot-2, 200-pound dual threat quarterback, who announced in January in a post on X that he was transferring to Walton in Marietta, Georgia. 

Bouton is joining an already loaded Gaffney team that has numerous key players back from last season and has been bolstered by at least nine other transfers.

Impressive 2024 Season at Greenville

In his first season as the starting quarterback for Greenville in 2024, Bouton completed 138 of 272 passes for 2,253 yards and 18 touchdowns with 12 interceptions. On the ground, Bouton had 441 yards and 13 touchdowns on 83 carries.

Gained Experience Behind a Playoff Quarterback

Bouton first saw action as a sophomore, completing 22 of 33 passes for 362 yards and 4 touchdowns with 2 interceptions. He had 82 yards and a touchdown rushing on six attempts. Bouton was playing behind Bryson Drummond on a team that went 10-4 and reached the 4-A state semifinals.

Quarterback Depth Adds Intrigue

Gaffney already has one of the state’s top quarterbacks in Arkansas commit Jayvon Gilmore, who threw for 2,510 yards and 26 touchdowns with 8 interceptions as a junior.

That puts Bouton in the position of being the backup to Gilmore and/or playing another position. 

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MIKE DUPREZ

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.

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