With a playoff win on the line, Lugoff-Elgin rose to the challenge on Friday. They blew past the Socastee Braves 42-6. The matchup marked the Demons' most dominant win of the season.

Jar'Kese Grant
| 11/07/25 vs Socastee | 158 |
| 10/24/25 vs Spring Valley | 58 |
| 10/17/25 @ Westwood | 95 |
| 10/10/25 vs Ridge View | 40 |
| 10/03/25 @ Blythewood | 102 |
| + 12 more games |
Jar'Kese Grant continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 158 yards and five TDs while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2024. Shamil Saadiq was another key player, picking up 107 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Lugoff-Elgin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Corey Murphy and Eric Richardson. Murphy has become a key player for Lugoff-Elgin: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 3-4 otherwise. Logan Hinton was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Lugoff-Elgin now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Socastee, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-8.
Coming up, Lugoff-Elgin will take on Irmo at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Socastee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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