There were some memorable games and individual performances as Week 10 of the high school football season in the Greater Savannah area went down on Friday, Oct. 24.
Windsor Forest entered its game against visiting Harlem as a 24-point underdog according to the Maxwell projection.
But the Knights proved the prognosticators wrong with an impressive 29-28 overtime win that featured a reverse pass from Kamari Duncan to quarterback Jayden Martin
for a two-point conversion that won the game for Windsor Forest.Benedictine rolled to its seventh straight win over visiting Wayne County, and Calvary Day had a shutout win over Savannah High.
Beach and New Hampstead came out with wins, while Effingham County, Bradwell and South Effingham each had impressive
victories.
Here's a look at how Savannah area high school football teams fared along with highlights from the action on Friday, Oct. 24.
Benedictine 50, Wayne County 0
The Cadets won their seventh straight game as they improved to 7-1 overall and 5-0 in Region 1-5A play with a dominating win over visiting Wayne County.
Senior running back Stanley Smart Jr. rushed for more than 100 yards and the Virginia Tech commit had a career-high four touchdown runs for BC.
Quarterback Omari Burse had three scoring passes as he connected with Purdue commit Eron Mallard for a pair of touchdowns and also hit Ca'Ron Hall for a score.
Benedictine will host Groves on Thursday, Oct. 29, at Memorial Stadium.
Bradwell Institute 46, Lakeside-Evans 12 *
Bradwell won its third straight with an impressive win on the road over Lakeside in a Region 1-6A game.
Senior quarterback Jah'Barri Felix was 17 of 20 passing for 304 yards with three touchdowns and an interception and ran for 32 yards and a pair of scores on three carries.
Jacobi Pasley had four catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns and Tyson Spears had four receptions for 45 yards and a score. Carlito Savea added three receptions for 77 yards for the Tigers.
Senior running back Cam Keeve ran for 55 yards and a pair of scores on 10 carries for Bradwell (6-2, 4-1), which is set to play at Grovetown (2-6, 2-3) on Friday, Oct. 30.
Beach 31, Tattnall County 14 *
Beach went on the road and beat Tattnall County in a Region 3-3A game as the Bulldogs improved to 3-5 overall and 3-3 in region play.
Senior quarterback Jayvion Williams threw for more than 200 yards and had scoring passes to Dionte Riley and Marcus West.
Sophomore running back Jacob Price ran for 150 yards and a pair of scores on eight carries.
Senior Eric Johnson had a forced fumble and picked it up himself en route to a 50-yard fumble return for a score.
Beach is set to play at Johnson on Friday, Oct. 30.
Lowndes 36, Richmond Hill 15 *
Richmond Hill hosted its final regular season home game and fell in a Region 1-7A game to Lowndes, which improved to 8-0 on the season.
Wildcat quarterback Gunner Mobley was 18 of 32 passing for for 179 yards ― he connected with Eli Grant nine times for 97 yards.
Senior running back CJ Menzie rushed for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 18 carries for the Wildcats (5-4, 0-3), who have a bye next week before closing out the regular season at Valdosta (8-0, 2-0) on Friday, Nov. 6.
Effingham County 42, Grovetown 21 *
Host Effingham County won its sixth straight as the Rebels beat Grovetown in a Region 1-6A matchup.
Sophomore quarterback Matthew Dillon hit Trayvis Hunter with a 43-yard scoring pass on the last play of the first half and also connected with Hunter for a 60-yard touchdown in the first quarter, according to Donald Heath, who covered the game for the Effingham Herald.
Hunter had three catches for 111 yards and the two scores and Dillon was 8 of 10 passing for 182 yards with three touchdowns, the other coming on a pass to Isaiah Brown.
Freshman Bradford Joyner had a 70-yard scoring run for Effingham County and senior Jernard Albright, who has committed to play at FSU, ran back the second half kickoff for a 90-yard touchdown.
Effingham County (6-2, 5-0) can clinch the region title with a one win in its last two games. The Rebels play at Brunswick (3-5, 2-3) on Friday, Oct. 30.
South Effingham 35, Brunswick 31 *
South Effingham bounced back from a close loss at Effingham County last week with an impressive Region 1-6A road win at Brunswick.
Danny Murtha scored on a 30-yard reverse in the fourth quarter for the go-head touchdown as the Mustangs improved to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in region play. Mustang coach Loren Purvis told Donald Heath of the Effingham Herald that it was the biggest win in his four seasons leading the program as it was South Effingham's first victory over Brunswick since 2015.
Murtha had nine carries for 75 yards and the touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Liam Coburn threw for 45 yards, with a 9-yard scoring pass to Brian Ford and Coburn also ran for a short touchdown.
Semah Calhoun ran back a third quarter kickoff for a 98-yard touchdown and also caught a 44-yard pass from Kiran Boggess on a fake punt on a pivotal play.
Senior linebacker Maddox Vasquez had a 39-yard interception return for a touchdown for the Mustangs in the third quarter, Heath reported.
Senior Khyran White ran for 87 yards on 17 carries for South Effingham, which is set to host Glynn Academy (6-2, 3-2) on Friday, Oct. 30.
Savannah Christian 31, Screven County 22 *
Savannah Christian won its third straight game as the host Raiders beat Screven County in a Region 3-2A matchup.
Junior quarterback Caden Godbee was 8 of 16 passing for 160 yards with two touchdown passes and added 40 yards rushing on five carries.
Senior Cain Tomlin had five receptions for 75 yards and a score and William Bucey caught a touchdown pass.
Sophomore running back Wesley Dinkins ran for 75 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 17 carries and also had one reception for 50 yards.
Senior linebacker Ivyn Richardson had 16 tackles and his classmate Aiden Frazier had 14 stops for the Raiders (4-4, 3-0), who are set to host Bryan County (0-8, 0-3) on Friday, Oct. 30, at Pooler Stadium.
Bethesda 48, Hilton Head Prep 0 *
Bethesda improved to 6-1 on the season and 2-0 in region play with a shutout win at Hilton Head Prep.
Junior quarterback Jordan Turner was 6 of 8 passing for 166 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a 38 yard score on his only carry of the game.
MJ Scott had two receptions for 57 yards with both going for touchdowns. Jeffrey Armstrong ran for 59 yards and a score on two carries and Adrian Cook had a touchdown pass to Jadyn Orr.
Shawn Williams had a 40-yard interception for a score for the Blazers, who are set to host First Baptist (8-1, 2-0) on Friday, Oct. 30.
Other scores
Calvary Day 56, Savannah High 0 *
New Hampstead 34, Long County 14 *
Windsor Forest 29, Harlem 28 (OT) *
Ware County 17, Jenkins 0 *
West Laurens 28, Liberty County 6 *
Richmond Academy 67, Groves 0 *
Appling County 45, Islands 7 *
Toombs County 62, Johnson 0 *
Metter 20, Bryan County 7 *
* ― Region game
Dennis Knight covers sports for the Savannah Morning News. Contact him at Dknight@savannahnow.com. Twitter: @DennisKnightSMN
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