By Thomas Grant Jr.
High school players from the town of Irmo and surrounding Lake Murray towns were well-represented in this year’s South Carolina Football Coaches Association All-State teams.
Class 4A Lower State runner-up Irmo had eight players selected to the first team. Meanwhile, repeat Class 5A champion Dutch Fork had four players picked and state runner-up White Knoll had three.
CLASS 5A
(Offense)
QB Landon Sharpe (White Knoll)
OL Ryan McFarland (Lexington)
WR Austin Cunningham (White Knoll) and Jacob Nerone (Chapin)
ATH Maurice Anderson (Dutch Fork)
(Defense)
DL Terrance Wells and Dakota Jordan (both of Dutch Fork)
ILB Jaiden Kimble (White Knoll)
OLB Christian Sexton (Lexington)
DB Tyler Jones (Dutch Fork)
CLASS 4A
(Offense)
QB A.J. Brand (Irmo)
RB Jaden Allen-Hendrix (Irmo)
WR Donovan Murph and Telvin Smith (both of Irmo)
TE Caleb Alexander (Irmo)
OL Bryant Ham (Irmo)
(Defense)
DL Jylil Favor (Irmo)
DB Isaiah McClary (Irmo)
Photo by Chapin High School – Chapin wide receiver Jacob Nerone #2
