By Justin Jarrett
LowcoSports.com
Five members of the state championship Beaufort High School football team will strap on the pads one more time in their high school careers along with fellow standouts from around the Lowco when they take on their counterparts from the Georgia Coastal Empire in the fifth Blitz Border Bowl on Saturday at Savannah’s Memorial Stadium.
Beaufort offensive linemen Hart Cushman and Aaron Lamb, who helped pave the way for the dominant rushing duo of Kacy Fields and Colton Phares in the title game, are on the Lowco roster along with defensive backs Lamar and Jamar Knight and kicker Jack Troutman.
Five players from Battery Creek are also set to compete Saturday, including powerful running back Jeremiah Mceachin, who will once again run behind the combination of offensive linemen Tanner McCracken and Devin Broaddus and tight end Jakaree Evans. Disruptive defensive lineman Anthony Phelan will also represent the Dolphins.
Versatile Whale Branch star Jakhi Pusha is on Team Lowco along with teammates Jadarius Garrett, a speedy receiving threat, and defensive lineman Jaylen McVay. Beaufort Academy quarterback and defensive back Braydon Dineen and Thomas Heyward’s Anthony Fripp were the only SCISA players on the roster.
Players from Bluffton, Colleton County, Hilton Head Island High, Ridgeland, and Wade Hampton round out the Lowco roster that will square off with stars from Savannah and the surrounding area. The series is tied at two games apiece after Wade Hampton star Jamian Risher earned MVP honors in the Lowco’s victory last season.
For a preview of the game, including an interview with Team Lowco head coach Terrance Ashe of Battery Creek, visit LowcoSports.com.
Battery Creek: OL Tanner McCracken, DL Anthony Phelan, OL Devin Broaddus, TE Jakaree Evans, RB Jeremiah Mceachin
Beaufort Academy: QB/DB Braydon Dineen
Beaufort High: OL Hart Cushman, K/P Jack Troutman, OL Aaron Lamb, DB Lamar Knight, DB Jamar Knight
Bluffton: QB Max Vonhohenstraeten, DB Tysen James, LB Jaquinn Williams, WR Michael Fritz
Colleton County: DB Jamari Washington, LB Darrian Bynum, DL Demar Bodison, LB Jacques Stephens, WR Dorian Stephens, DL Landon Garvin
Hilton Head Island High: LB Carter Saleeby, WR Riley McCracken, LB Alex Ruckno
May River: ATH Darrion Perry, RB/DE Jaiden Jones, DL Elthon Reyes, OL Trevor Murdaugh, OL Baxter Anderson, LB Thomas Raisch, TE Michael Namdar
Ridgeland: DL Ogurian Simmons, WR/DB Anthony Grant, LB Hamid Brown
Thomas Heyward: RB Anthony Fripp
Wade Hampton: LB Grayson Ferguson, LB Alijah Gordon, DL Austin McQuire, WR Nigel Solomon, LB Jaleo Williams
Whale Branch: ATH Jakhi Pusha, WR Jadarius Garrett, DL Jaylen McVay
