Dre Williams and Matthew Huff provided Greer with a powerful 1-2 punch that knocked Pickens out, 35-6, in a first round Class 4A high school football state playoff game at Dooley Field Friday night.
Greer hosts York in the second round of the state playoffs next Friday night at Dooley Field at 7:30 p.m. York eliminated Orangeburg-Wilkinson, 49-24.
Wiliams only carried the ball nine times for 157 yards and two touchdowns – he scored on 18- and 55-yard runs in a four-touchdown Greer first quarter.
Huff scored Greer’s first TD, a 7-yard run, only 2 minutes, 14 seconds into the game. His second TD was an 8-yard run with 1:51 left in the first quarter that culminated a 28-0 Yellow Jackets lead.
Huff also figured in the final Greer score when he hooked up with receiver Jeleel Skinner on a 40-yard pass play for a 35-0 lead.
The Yellow Jackets defense saw its shutout bid end with 59 seconds left in the game on a two-yard Pickens run.
Statistics by Red Watson
SCORE BY QUARTERS |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
TOTAL |
(V) Picken |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
(H) Greer |
28 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
Team |
Time |
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Scoring Play |
Conversion |
Plays/Yds |
Score |
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GHS |
1 |
09:46 |
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Matthew HUFF Carries(QB Keeper) TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:46 7 yds |
PAT Kick by Edwin SALES GOOD. |
8 / 47 |
0 - 7 |
GHS |
1 |
08:10 |
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Dre WILLIAMS Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:10 18 yds |
PAT Kick by Edwin SALES GOOD. |
2 / 18 |
0 - 14 |
GHS |
1 |
02:07 |
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Dre WILLIAMS Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:07 55 yds |
PAT Kick by Edwin SALES NO Good |
2 / 55 |
0 - 20 |
GHS |
1 |
01:51 |
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Matthew HUFF Carries(QB Keeper) TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:51 8 yds |
PAT Run by Dre WILLIAMS GOOD. |
1 / 8 |
0 - 28 |
GHS |
3 |
03:44 |
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Matthew HUFF Passes to Jeleel SKINNER COMPLETE TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:44 40 yds |
PAT Kick by Edwin SALES GOOD. |
6 / 73 |
0 - 35 |
PHS |
4 |
00:59 |
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Jarod Barton Carries(Hand Off) TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:59 2 yds |
PAT Kick by Jake Alexander NO Good |
14 / 83 |
6 - 35 |
Time of Game: Kickoff: 07:30 PM |
End of Game: 09:23 PM |
Total Elapsed Time. 1:57 |
TEAM |
PHS |
GHS |
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(VISITOR) |
(HOME) |
Score |
6 |
35 |
First Downs |
13 |
14 |
Rushes / Yards (Net) |
53 / 173 |
20 / 207 |
Passing Yards (Net) |
44 |
119 |
Passes -- Att / Comp / Int |
4/1/0 |
22/14/1 |
Total Offensive Plays / Yards |
57 / 217 |
42 / 326 |
Fumble Returns / Yards |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
Punt Returns / Yards |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
Kickoff Returns / Yards |
5 / 84 |
2 / 0 |
Interception Returns / Yards |
1 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
Punts (Number/Average) |
2 / 36.0 |
1 / 31.0 |
Fumbles / Lost |
2 / 2 |
0 / 0 |
Penalties / Yards |
1 / 5 |
9 / 62 |
Possession Time |
31:28 |
16:32 |
PHS |
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GHS |
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Statistics by Red Watson