Two dominant signal callers in Aiden Manavian and Brenden Peoples are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Oceanside Collegiate Academy Landsharks will head out on the road to challenge the Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Oceanside Collegiate Academy sitting on seven straight wins and Orangeburg-Wilkinson on five.
Oceanside Collegiate Academy's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They claimed a resounding 45-0 victory over Battery Creek. The Landsharks pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Dolphins had no chance of recovering from.
Terence Johnson
| 08/29/25 @ Calvary Day | 221 |
| 09/05/25 vs Savannah Christian | 154 |
| 09/19/25 vs Dutch Fork | 111 |
| 10/17/25 vs Battery Creek | 97 |
| 10/10/25 @ North Charleston | 83 |
Oceanside Collegiate Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zakhi Muncey led the charge by rushing for 119 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries. Terence Johnson also helped out with an impressive 97 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Orangeburg-Wilkinson took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-6 win over Battery Creek. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson's win came from a few key players Oceanside Collegiate Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Daylin Haltiwanger, who picked up 125 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 125 receiving yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Derrick Thomas, who gained 101 total yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Orangeburg-Wilkinson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Oceanside Collegiate Academy's record is now 7-2. As for Orangeburg-Wilkinson, their record now sits at 9-0.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Oceanside Collegiate Academy has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 371 total yards per game. However, it's not like Orangeburg-Wilkinson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 382.8 total yards. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Oceanside Collegiate Academy against Orangeburg-Wilkinson when the teams last played back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 46-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Landsharks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
