North Roster

No.PositionPlayer NameHt.Wt.High SchoolHead CoachAthletic Director
2DBJadyn Simpkins5’9154Midland ValleyEarl ChaptmanJustin Medlock
3DBZai Offord5’10164Gray CollegiateAdam HolmesAdam Holmes
4WRTerrence Smith Jr.5’10162South AikenChris HamiltonBob Polewski
5DBKnai Cook6’0193ByrnesReggie ShawRuss Howard
6WRRashawn Cunningham6’1184ChapmanHarris CabanissGreg Wilson
7RBShaheem Robbs5’9190Belton-Honea PathRussell BlackstonJody LeCroy
8QBColeman Gray6’2205ChapmanHarris CabanissGreg Wilson
9LBCamden Durant6’3200McCormickLeroy CollierPaul Pratt
10WREmazon Littlejohn5’11173GaffneyDan JonesMalcolm Long
11WRChase Byrd5’10173GreerWill YoungJosh Smith
12QBMalachi Marshall6’1161South PointeBobby CollinsCarlos Richardson
14DBBryson Steele6’4180YorkDean BoydJoey Moore
15LBJy’Savion Leake6’1180HillcrestBennett SwygertDale Nelson
17WRDion Brown5’10132LewisvilleLeon BoulwareKirk Cannon
20DLCaron Foster6’2240GaffneyDan JonesMalcolm Long
21RBKenmane Brunson5’7175SaludaStewart YoungJeanette Wilder
22RBElijah Coleman5’9210ChesterVictor FloydRicky Campbell
23DBAnthony Lyons6’4168GreerWill YoungJosh Smith
24LBJake Curtis6’2210TL HannaJason ToneTommy Bell
32DBDevan Crumpton5’10144Spring ValleyNygel PearsonJohn Combs
36DBBrannon Teamer6’1175DormanJake MorrisJon Stoehr
38LBJoJo Barrett5’8165Boiling SpringsMatt ReelEvan Moxie
50DLJaedyn Young5’11259DanielJeff FrusterTommy Plumblee
51OLDylan Barbery6’5281AirportShane FidlerShane Fidler
52OLBraydn Kesselring6’3264Midland ValleyEarl ChaptmanJustin Medlock
54OLChase Gregorek6’4272TL HannaJason ToneTommy Bell
56DLC.J. Dixon6’0261South PointeBobby CollinsCarlos Richardson
59LBJames Oates6’4195ByrnesReggie ShawRuss Howard
60OLJake Recker6’4260Indian LandAdam HastingsVernon Hunter
62DLJae Harris6’0287AbbevilleJames NicklesMaggie Jameson
63OLA.J. Ross6’2276GreenwoodChris LinerMichael Hudson
64OLBrandon Pontoon6’0299Wagener-SalleyWillie FoxWillie Fox
68KJack Stevens5’11165North AugustaRichard BushBrian Thomas
70OLJ.T. Sowell6’4252Gray CollegiateAdam HolmesAdam Holmes
72OLVance Ventry6’5273NorthwesternPage WoffordCaleb Gaither
74OLSteven O’Dell6’6288BroomeLynn FlemingHal McManus
80TEKaden Crawford6’1176ClintonCorey FountainLouie Alexander
81WRJosh Williams6’0175WestsideBrian LaneJeremy West
82DLJacari Bennett6’3223JL MannSteve WatsonBrian Mahan
84DLD.T. Thompson6’1244BroomeLynn FlemingHal McManus
88WRMikel McClellan5’9165JL MannSteve WatsonBrian Mahan
92LBMikhelyn Bowie5’10217AbbevilleJames E NicklesMaggie Jameson
98DLJayden Wilson-Abrams6’2263GreenvilleGreg S PorterSteve Scolamiero
99DLBruce Knauber6’2300GreenvilleGreg S PorterSteve Scolamiero

South Roster

No.PositionPlayer NameHt.Wt.High SchoolHead CoachAthletic Director
2RBCarmello McDaniel5’9175HartsvilleJeff CalabreseBrad Boob
3FSMyles Pratt6’0175Richland NortheastWalt WilsonLionel Kennedy
4DBIsaiah McClary6’1175IrmoAaron BrandPaul Calvert
5WRJyron Waiters6’0190WilsonRodney MooneyDerrick McQueen
6QBMcKendrie Douglas6’3195HartsvilleJeff CalabreseBrad Boob
7QBDrake Braddock6’1185GilbertChad LeaphartChad Leaphart
8LBSeneca Moore6’1215CrestwoodRoosevelt NelsonTerrance Scriven
9DBKhalil Moody6’0165CrestwoodRoosevelt NelsonTerrance Scriven
10DBJasaia Young5’8175Carvers BayMatthew RichardMatthew Richard
11WRJaquarius Mayrant6’0175CamdenBrian RimpfBrian Rimpf
12WRAustin Cunningham6’0180White KnollNick PelhamNick Pelham
14DBK.J. Chisholm5’11170Whale BranchJerry HatcherKaysee Sullivan
15DBJayden Whaley6’2195James IslandJamar McKoyJeremy Holland
17WRDerrick Salley6’4200Ashley RidgeJeff TateRandell Tucker
20OLBJeremiah Curry5’11210BlufftonHayden GregoryTodd Stewart
21FSAnthony Williams6’1170Bamberg – EhrhardtCorey CrosbyRobert Williams
22ILBJamie Downing5’10205Bamberg – EhrhardtCorey CrosbyRobert Williams
23OLBMyles Brown6’4195Ridge ViewDerek HowardBrian Rosefield
24RBJaden Allen-Hendrix6’2225IrmoAaron BrandPaul Calvert
32RBTrey Thompson5’11215Andrew JacksonJeremy SmithJimbo Barton
36RBLavon White5’11190AndrewsScott DurhamScott Durham
38OLBKartrell Townsend6’1175LattaBrandon IsemanRobbie Brown
50ILBChristian Sexton5’11190LexingtonDustin CurtisDustin Curtis
51ILBFranklin Emerson6’0220West FlorenceJody JenretteGreg Johnson
52ILBKayden Gaddist5’11230SummervilleIan RaffertyChase Legree
53OLJayden Benjamin6’4315DillonKelvin RollerZach Hayes
54OLCarter Rimpf6’3280CamdenBrian RimpfBrian Rimpf
56DLTerrance Wells6’2230Dutch ForkTommy KnottsTommy Knotts
58OLPhil McLean6’4295Carolina ForestMarc MorrisIna Thompson
59DLKa’von Chisolm6’3255Hampton CountyRob HannaRob Hanna
60DLBen Britton6’3250Oceanside CollegiateChad WilkesWylie McCall
63OLAndrew Tumbleston6’3265Cane BayRussell ZehrBrian Swiney
64OLLandon Stradcutter6’3280StratfordDennie McDanielMathis Burnette
67OLMark’Quelle Moser6’5360Richland NortheastWalt WilsonLionel Kennedy
72DLDrake Bull6’0230Lucy BeckhamJamel SmithFrank Torcasio
76OLJustin Joe6’3290South FlorenceDrew MarloweCody Slaughter
78OLKamden Sox6’3285Brookland-CayceRusty CharpiaRusty Charpia
80WRZion Dobson5’9175Hampton CountyRob HannaRob Hanna
82TERodney Lesane6’1235South FlorenceDrew MarloweCody Slaughter
84TEDwayne Simmons6’3210Ashley RidgeJeff TateRandell Tucker
88KSam Crocker5’11170Philip SimmonsEric BendigDan Minkin
92DLWilliam Coker6’1230Cane BayRussell ZehrBrian Swiney
98DLJayden Middleton5’11275CrossShaun WrightMatthew Bradberry
99DLDakota Jordan6’1215Dutch ForkTommy KnottsTommy Knotts

GAME NOTES:

*The 2023 game will be the 76th year of the event, with only the 2020 game being cancelled (pandemic)

*North leads the all-time series 41-31-2

*North won last year’s game 22-14

*The longest winning streak in the series is seven games, which North did from 2005-2011. South’s best winning streak is four consecutive games (two occasions)

*The last tie happened in 1981

ABOUT THE COACHES:

*South Head Coach Walt Wilson has been the head coach at Richland Northeast since 2021. He previously served as the head coach at C.A. Johnson. Altogether, he has 32 years of coaching experience across the high school and college ranks..

*North Head Coach Will Young became the head coach at Greer in 2005 after spending two seasons as an assistant with the Yellow Jackets. He also also been a head coach at Travelers Rest and an assistant at both Clemson and Jacksonville State.

ASSISTANT COACHES:

South: Corey Crosby (Bamberg-Ehrhardt); Scott Durham (Andrews); Jody Haltiwanger (Chapin); Dennie McDaniel (Stratford); Matt Richard (Carvers Bay); and Tim Wash (Cane Bay)

North: Chris Arnoult (Mid-Carolina); Willie Fox (Wagener-Salley); Jeff Fruster (Daniel); Justin Garner (Palmetto); Reggie Shaw (Byrnes); and Bruce Dingler (Spring Valley).

SOUTH ROSTER NOTES

*Receiver Zion Dobson (Hampton County) will play slot, running back and return kicks and punts

*Running back Jayden Allen-Hendrix (Irmo) could also see playing time on defense

*Kicker Sam Crocker (Philip Simmons) will likely handle punting duties

*Defensive back Khalil Moody (Crestwood) could also play receiver

*Defensive back Jasaia Young (Carvers Bay) could also play receiver

NORTH ROSTER NOTES

*Defensive back Zai Offord (Gray Collegiate) will also likely see time at receiver

*Defensive linemen Jaedyn Young (Daniel), Jae Harris (Abbeville), Jayden Wilson-Abrams (Greenville) and Bruce Knauber (Greenville) could all be used on short-yardage, goal line sets on offense

*Kicker Jack Stevens (North Augusta) and quarterback Coleman Gray (Chapman) will both work in at punter

*Running back Kenmane Brunson (Saluda) could also see time at linebacker

*Tight end Kaden Crawford (Clinton) will be used both off tackle, at receiver and out of the backfield

*Receiver Terrence Smith (South Aiken) will also be used at quarterback

VERBAL COMMITMENTS (as of Oct. 16)

South

Jyron Waiters, Wilson – East Carolina

Myles Brown, Ridge View – Virginia

Ben Britton, Oceanside Collegiate – Army

North

Zai Offord, Gray Collegiate – South Carolina State

Terrence Smith Jr., South Aiken – UConn

Dion Brown, Lewisville – Clemson (baseball)

Chase Gregorek, TL Hanna – Furman

J.T. Sowell, Gray Collegiate – Appalachian State

Steven O’Dell, Broome – Furman

Jacari Bennett, JL Mann – Buffalo

Jayden Wilson-Abrams, Greenville – Charleston Southern

Bruce Knauber, Greenville – Furman