The Rock Hill Bearcats will square off against the James F. Byrnes Rebels on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Rock Hill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Spring Valley get on the board and left with a 47-0 win. The game marked the Bearcats' most dominant victory of the season.
Rock Hill found their leader in sophomore Devan Erby, who rushed for 59 yards and two TDs, and also caught one score. Marvin Randolph also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Rock Hill proved: they limited Spring Valley to a paltry 1.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Kaleb Wright for the heroic effort on defense: he. Rock Hill didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.5.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Rock Hill, racking up 14 points in total. James Heckard delivered a perfect 3-3 game.
Meanwhile, James F. Byrnes won against Spartanburg back in October with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Friday. The Rebels breezed past Boiling Springs to the tune of 42-14. The win continues a trend for the Rebels in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won seven in a row.
Rock Hill better keep an eye on Tre Segarra. He was instrumental in James F. Byrnes' win, rushing for 93 yards and a pair of TDs on only 12 carries, while also picking up 34 receiving yards and one score. Segarra also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because the Rebels are undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise.
James F. Byrnes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nemediah Beasley and Jonathan Montgomery. Beasley has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. Montgomery got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Rock Hill's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for James F. Byrnes, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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