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Possible local 1,000-yard rushers
Posted October 07th 2008 09:33:08 pm by Jason Gilmer
Categories: Preps
Categories: Preps
Boiling Springs tailback Josh Murph hit the 1,000-yard rushing plateau last week against Fort Mill, gaining those yards in only six games.
Congratulations to Josh.
The next question is, how many more will there be?
Here are the area leaders in rushing.
Josh Murph, BSP 134-1,125
Dominique Parks, GRE 131-952
Marcus Lattimore, BYR 109-889
Efferlan Williams, GRE 88-773
Ash Butler, DOR 82-771
Cedric Proctor, CHE 71-613
Lamont Edney, UNC 103-573
Conelius Jones, SPA 134-470
Maurice Gilliam, WOD 80-455
Tyler Burrell, LAN 81-398
Looking over this list, there are a few things that caught my eye.
Notice that three of the top 10 rushers in the area are quarterbacks (Williams, Proctor and Jones).
That’s pretty cool.
Having the threat of a running quarterback is big for teams, as it makes defenses worry about the multiple rushers in the backfield.
Two Greer runners will likely get over the 1,000-yard mark.
Efferlan Williams and Dominique Parks are both stellar rushers.
I wonder when the last time a local team had two guys hit that mark was?
Marcus Lattimore just keeps moving that career rushing record higher and higher.
Anyway, how many of these guys do you think will hit the 1,000-yard mark?
I’m betting six or more.
11 comments
Comment from: phil [Visitor]
I think you need to kept an eye on Timberlands Rockarius King he alredy has over 700 yards and is just playing maybe 3 quarters a game.
October 08th 2008 @ 10:28 am
Comment from: phil [Visitor]
Rockarius king has 64 carries for 736 yds 13 td aver. 11.5 also Timberlands Rennis Black is one to watch 50 carries 507 yrds 7 tds 10.1 aver. not bad stats when you are not playing much of the second half
October 08th 2008 @ 10:35 am
Comment from: Rebelfan74 [Visitor]
"I wonder when the last time a local team had two guys hit that mark was?"
Don't know about that, but I do remember that Byrnes had three in '76
Two Running Backs and a Quarterback all over 1,000 yards.
Don't know about that, but I do remember that Byrnes had three in '76
Two Running Backs and a Quarterback all over 1,000 yards.
October 08th 2008 @ 11:05 am
Comment from: wolverinelegend [Visitor]
If we go far enough, I would think Maurice Gilliam would get there. We don't run as much out of the spread, but if we were more of a running team, he would make it and then some. The kid is flat out good. We ran more often than not against Southside, so maybe we will incorperate that into the game plan some more, and his number will shoot up. Great work Jason.
October 08th 2008 @ 2:14 pm
Comment from: REBEL FAN [Visitor]
THE QUESTION SHOULD BE WHO IS THE LOCAL PLAYER WE MAYBE WATCHING ON SUNDAYS ONE DAY? MY ANSWER WOULD BE MR. MARCUS LATTIMORE.
October 08th 2008 @ 7:47 pm
Comment from: Matthew Beaver [Visitor]
Greer had two guys in 1989. McGee and Sexton. They were unstoppable. The first 15-0 team in SC High School History.
October 08th 2008 @ 9:18 pm
Comment from: Rob [Visitor]
Greer also had two in back to back seasons in 1994 & 95 in Lamont Williams and Lajerick Cannon to go along with McGee and Sexton in '89. That may be the big question. Not only has anyone had two, but has anyone else ever done it in back to back seasons? I'm not sure if Furman bound QB Justin Hill had 1000 or not in 1995, but if not he was close.
October 08th 2008 @ 11:27 pm
Comment from: the truth [Visitor]
Boiling Springs Murph is no surprise.
With a size of his O-Line and wins over sub-par 4-A teams, and 2-A, 3-A teams, it was ineveitable that he reach 1,000. Regardless of who BS plays, it's says alot about Upstate football when all of the top rushers are here.
Congrats to Josh, hopefully he can keep that total up in Region play.
With a size of his O-Line and wins over sub-par 4-A teams, and 2-A, 3-A teams, it was ineveitable that he reach 1,000. Regardless of who BS plays, it's says alot about Upstate football when all of the top rushers are here.
Congrats to Josh, hopefully he can keep that total up in Region play.
October 09th 2008 @ 8:56 am
Comment from: phil [Visitor]
If you go to www.hssr.com/ you can see who has what stats theres about six kids that already have 1000 + yards
October 09th 2008 @ 9:13 am
Comment from: Carl [Visitor]
North Augusta high school's Tidy Johnson also surpassed over 1,000 yards rushing so far this year, hopefully the offensive line can keep it up and Tidy will get closed to 2,000 yards for the season, but it's not going to be easy for we start the toughness of our schedule.
October 09th 2008 @ 5:24 pm
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