ALAMO — A.J. Keene scored touchdowns three different ways and quarterback Salvador Calderon passed for four touchdowns to lead Calvary Day past host Wheeler County 47-6 on Friday night.
Keene, a running back and cornerback, had three carries for 74 yards and a score, three receptions for 80 yards and a TD, returned the second-half kickoff 95 yards for a score, and intercepted one pass.
Calderon was 8 for 10 for 183 yards passing and touchdowns to Keene (18 yards), Robert Heyward (8), Tyler Kilgore (21) and Reiken Donaldson (37).
Calvary (4-0) got rushing TDs from Heyward (9) and Keene (72).
CDS 20 21 6 0 — 47
WC 0 0 0 6 — 6
CDS—Robert Heyward 9 run (Tyler Kilgore kick)
CDS—A.J. Keene 18 pass from Salvador Calderon (kick failed)
CDS—Heyward 8 pass from Calderon (Kilgore kick)
CDS—Kilgore 21 pass from Calderon (Kilgore kick)
CDS—Reiken Donaldson 37 pass from Calderosn (Kilgore kick)
CDS—Keene 72 run (Kilgore kick)
CDS—Keene 95 kickoff return (kick failed)
WC—TD run (kick failed)
SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN 21,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY 14
MOUNT VERNON — The Raiders improved to 5-0 with a road win in a region-crossover game with Montgomery County. Senior Wade Benton scored on touchdown runs of 8 and 2 yards for SCPS. Nick Bateman scored the Raiders’ final touchdown when he recovered a partially blocked punt and scored from inside Montgomery County’s 5-yard line.
The Raiders have a bye next week before facing rival Calvary Day on Oct. 10 on the road.
VIDALIA 38,
GROVES 0
VIDALIA — Nathan McBride rushed three times for 106 yards and one touchdown, and returned an interception 31 yards for another, as Vidalia blanked Groves.
Jordan Black was 6 of 9 passing for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Groves’ Devin Nixon had 17 carries for 84 yards, while Shabari Davis was 4 of 14 for 51 yards and two interceptions.
G 0 0 0 0 — 0
V 7 21 10 0 — 38
V—Nathan McBride 65 run (Carlos Giron kick)
V—Josh Eason 29 pass from Jordan Black (Giron kick)
V—Black 1 run (Giron kick)
V—Keshawn Williams 17 pass from Black (Giron kick)
V—Giron 37 FG
V—McBride 31 INT return (Giron kick)
BIBLE BAPTIST 41,
PALMETTO CHRISTIAN 28
Casey Hughes rushed for five touchdowns as host Bible Baptist (2-3) downed Palmetto Christian (0-5).
Hughes ran for TDs of 30, 30, 10, 50 and 20 yards.
PC 6 8 7 7 — 28
BB 6 8 7 20 — 41
BB—Casey Hughes 30 run (kick failed)
BB—Hughes 30 run (William Campbell to Chris Coleman)
BB—Hughes 10 run (Dillon Chancey kick)
BB—William Campbell 50 run (kick failed)
BB—Hughes 50 run (Hughes run)
BB—Hughes 20 run (kick failed)
GLYNN ACADEMY 16,
RICHMOND HILL 3
BRUNSWICK — The Richmond Hill Wildcats fell to the Glynn Academy 16-3 in a Region 3AAAAA matchup Friday night.
The Wildcats defense created numerous turnovers but it wasn’t enough to stop Glynn.
Richmond Hill’s offense moved the ball consistently down the field during the game only to stall each time it neared the Terrors’ end zone. The Wildcats settled for a first-quarter field goal.
Glynn led 7-3 at the half and scored 16 unanswered points after the Wildcats took the early lead.
The loss puts Richmond Hill at 2-2 overall for the season and 1-2 in region play. Glynn Academy moves to 3-2 overall, 2-1 in Region 3AAAA.
After scoring 48 points in its first two games, Richmond Hill has been held to three points combined in its last two outings.
Next up, the Wildcats host Effingham County at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4.
— Jamie Parker
PINEWOOD CHRISTIAN 35, AUGUSTA 7
AUGUSTA – Brenley Hagan passed for 115 yards and a touchdown and ran for another as Pinewood defeated Augusta Prep in a nonregion game.
Hagay hit Joshua Barnard with a 41-yard scoring passing and rushed 18 yards for another.
Kaleb rushed for two touchdowns on runs of 5 and 1 yards.
BJ Stone scored for Augusta Prep on a 1- yard run.
Pinewood is 4-2.
Pinewood 0 21 14 0 — 35
Augusta Prep 7 0 0 0 — 7
A—BJ Stone 1 run (kick good)
P—Kaleb Shuman 5 run (Preston Campbell kick)
P—Brenley Hagan 18 run (Campbell kick)
P—Hagan 5 run (Campbell kick)
P—Brentley pass 41 to Joshua Barnard (Campbell kick)
P—Shuman 1 run (Campbell kick)
COLLETON PREP 36
ST. ANDREW’S 22
WALTERBORO, S.C. — Host Colleton Prep (4-1) totaled 222 yards rushing and 130 passing while scoring five touchdowns in a victory over St. Andrew’s.
The Lions (1-4) tried to rally with two touchdowns by Caleb Tymchyshyn but came up short.
SAS 0 8 0 14 — 22
CPA 8 14 7 7 —36
CPA—Josh Ginn 30 reception (Will Carter run)
SAS—Nate Mayo 40 reception (Brooks Vanderlugt reception)
CPA—Carter 12 run (Brantley Hudson kick)
CPA—Carter 45 reception (Hudson kick)
CPA—Ryan Neal 36 run (Hudson kick)
CPA—Scott Cramer 7 reception (Hudson kick)
SAS—Caleb Tymchyshyn 8 run (kick failed)
SAS—Tymchyshyn 26 reception (Mayo reception)
DODGE COUNTY 35,
TATTNALL COUNTY 10
REIDSVILLE — Landon Martin and Kyle Glover scored two touchdowns apiece to lead Dodge County past Tattnall County.
Martin, who ran for a game-high 94 yards, had scoring runs of 22 and 3 yards.
Glover had second-half touchdown runs of 4 and 15 yards while piling up 69 yards.
Dodge also scored on a fumble recovery in the end zone by Keith Glover.
Darius Mincey had the lone touchdown for Tattnall (3-2, 0-1 Region 1-AAA (A)) on a 50-yard run in the fourth quarter. Mincey finished with a team-high 50 yards.
Miguel Cortinas booted a 20-yard field goal to open the scoring in the second quarter.
DC 0 14 14 7 —35
TC 0 3 0 7— 10
TC—Miguel Cortinas 20 FG
DC—Landon Martin 22 run (Mitch Tanner kick)
DC—Keith Glover fumble recovery in end zone (Tanner kick)
DC—Kyle Glover 4 run (Tanner kick)
DC—Martin 3 run (Tanner kick)
DC—Kyle Glover 15 run (Tanner kick)
TC—Darius Mincey 50 run (Cortinas kick)
ECI 54,
SAV. COUNTRY DAY 19
TWIN CITY — Host ECI scored four touchdowns in the first quarter en route to a lopsided victory over Savannah Country Day.
The Hornets (1-4) scored in the first quarter on Hunter Hatley’s 1-yard run and Colton Lichtenberg’s extra point. SCD added a third-quarter score on Bryce Dunn’s 4-yard run, and Dunn scored another TD on a 2-yard run.
ECI’s first quarter included TDs on a 36-yard run, a 30-yard pass, a 68-yard run and a 20-yard interception return.
In the second quarter, ECI scored on a 48-yard run, a 28-yard run and a safety. In the third quarter, ECI scored on runs of 4 and 80 yards.
SCD 7 0 6 6 — 19
ECI 26 15 13 0 — 54
CLAXTON 35, TREUTLEN 21
SOPERTON — Zach Grant ran for 230 yards and three touchdowns to lead Claxton past Treutlen.
Grant scored on runs of 12, 31 and 25 yards — all in the first half.
Quarterback Cornelius Taylor ran for a touchdown and threw for another in the second half as the Tigers raised their record to 3-1 overall, 2-0 in region 3-A play.
C 14 7 14 0 — 35
T 6 0 8 7 — 21
C—Zach Grant 12 run (Dakota Tillman kick)
C—Grant 31 run (Tillman kick)
C—Grant 25 run (Tillman kick)
C—Cornelius Taylor 20 run (Kevin Turner run)
C—Darnell Williams 26 pass from Taylor (kick failed)
SOFTBALL
JENKINS 5, ISLANDS 4
Tonie Grant drew a bases-loaded walk, sending in the winning run as Jenkins defeated Islands 5-4 on Friday.
The game tied the two teams for second place in the region at 4-9.
Carmen Mahany (4-8) pitched a complete-game, six-hit shutout. Lisa Speight and Mo Brown had two hits each for Jenkins (6-15).
Islands 100 003 0— 4 6 3
Jenkins 201 006 1— 4 5 8
W—Carmen Mahany (4-8) L—Kara Heater. Leading hitters—IHS, Tristen Winters 1-3, 2B; J, Lisa Speight 2-4; Mo Brown 2-4, 3B RBIs.
Late Thursday
VOLLEYBALL
SCPS def. Calvary Day 25-23, 23-25, 25-21
Top players—SCPS, Landon Jones 14 kills, 5 aces; Sarah Floyd 5 kills; Lainey Aenchbacher 7 kills, 16 assists, 3 aces; Madison Cooler 7 kills, 10 digs; Abby Simon 12 assists, 6 digs; Emilee Wissmach 17 digs, 2 aces, 3 assists.
CDS, Claudia Chisolm 12 kills, 17 digs; Hannah Carver 22 assists, 7 digs; Jessica Lanier 12 digs.
SCPS defeated Savannah Arts 25-12, 25-14
Top players—SCPS, Cooler 6 kills, 2 aces; Floyd 3 kills; Claire Durden 3 kills; Hannah White 4 kills; Aenchbacher 12 assists; Sarah Allen 5 digs.
Record—SCPS 34-6.
COLLEGES
VOLLEYBALL
ARMSTRONG 3,
COLUMBUS STATE 1
No. 22 Armstrong State Universityd picked up a 3-1 Peach Belt Conference victory over visiting Columbus State University. Set scores were: 22-25, 25-16, 25-16, 25-16.
With the win, the Pirates (9-1, 4-0 PBC) extend their current regular-season league winning streak to 31, while Columbus State fell to 3-7, 0-2 PBC. Armstrong will next host Montevallo at 2 p.m. today.
In a matchup featuring the top-hitting team in the league in Armstrong and the bottom-hitting team in the league in Columbus State, it was the Cougars who jumped out in front by hitting .294 as a team in the first set to take a 1-0 lead with the 25-22 win. The Pirates answered in the second set by hitting .565 with 15 kills and only two errors in 23 attacks to pick up the second set and tie the match at one set apiece.
Columbus State hit negative in the third set with 12 errors and only 11 kills, while the Pirates notched four blocks and three service aces en route to the 25-16 win in set three. Armstrong closed out the match by hitting .323 in the fourth set and notching another four service aces, finishing the match with a season-high 13 aces.
Top players — ASU, Stephanie Sfara hit .300, 14 kills, 14 digs; sophomore Rachel Thompson hit .368, 10 kills, 4 blocks; Kamryn Sherman 41 assists, 6 service aces, 4 blocks; Morgan Hill 12 digs.
FAMU 3, SSU 0
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Host Florida A&M downed Savannah State 25-11, 25-6, 25-13 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
FAMU is 3-10 overall. SSU (3-13) was led by Zariya Thomas (five kills), Alexis Washington (12 digs), Caitlyn Masoe (16 digs) and Chantia Taylor (16 digs).