High school sports roundup
The beat goes on.
The Philip Simmons High School football team pushed its winning streak to eight games with a 47-21 victory over Academic Magnet on Nov. 7 in the first round of the Class AA playoffs.
The Iron Horses collected 448 yards in total offense against the Raptors in a game played at The Phil. But the stat line that really jumped out belonged to fab freshmanJames Shultz, who carried 20 times and collected a career-best 211 yards and five touchdowns, averaging a nifty 10.6 yards per rush.
It marked the sixth straight game Shultz rushed for at least 100 yards. He leads the Iron Horses with 890 yards on 117 carries. He has scored 17 of the team’s 51 touchdowns.
Hayes Goddard completed 13 of 18 passes for 187 yards and a TD to Maurico Curry. Another talented freshman, Tyrus Altson, accounted for the other TD with a 91-yard kickoff return.
The Iron Horses flexed their muscles early with a 20-7 lead at the end of the first quarter en route to their second victory of the season against the Raptors, a Region 5-AA foe that finished with a 4-7 record.
The Iron Horses face another region opponent in the second round when they host Woodland High School on Friday. Philip Simmons picked up an impressive 32-29 road win over the Wolverines on Oct 2.
The Wolverines are 9-2 after a 34-3 first-round playoff win over East Clarendon.
BISHOP ENGLAND XC
The Bishop England cross-country teams claimed victories at the Class AAA state qualifier, which was held Nov. 6 at The Farm at Newberry College.
The qualifier was split into two divisions based on state rankings.
The Bishop England boys won their division, topping Daniel High School 35-43, with Wren High School in third place with 91.
The Bishop girls edged Hanahan, 36-39, and Blue Ridge High School was third with 120.
Gabe Hislop led the BE boys with a time of 17 minutes and 30.58 seconds over the 5K course. James Groeber claimed second place while Ben Huntington was third. Tommy Romano and Braden Sawyer both finished in the top 15.
Siena D’Agostino led the girls with a first-place finish of 19:41.42. Katie MacKinnon was fourth, Maggie Wall was fifth, and Katie Cheverie held down seventh place. Lyla Dolan was 19th.
PHILIP SIMMONS XC
The Philip Simmons cross-country teams also fared well at their Class AA state qualifier on Nov. 7, which was also contested at The Farm in Newberry.
The qualifier was split into two divisions based on state rankings.
The Iron Horse girls won their division with a 33-50 victory over Landrum High School. Brashier Middle College was third with 122 points.
Flynn Taylor finished in third place with a time of 21:08.19 to lead PSHS. Laura Perry was fourth, Stella Winiger fifth, Sarah Perry sixth, and Ansley Minkin finished 15th.
The Iron Horse boys finished second in the team standings as Southside Christian posted a 51-66 victory. Greenville Tech Charter was third with 83 points.
Grady Castiglia led the boys with a 10th-place finish. Vincent Jaskiewicz was 12th, Griffin Tollison 13th, Samuel Smith 15th, and Matthew Perry was 16th.