Mangle leads Palmetto past Walhalla; Seneca loses wild game to Emerald
Janike Mangle accounted for 266 of Palmetto’s 332 yards of total offense Friday night to lead the Mustangs past Walhalla 21-14 at Razorback Stadium. Mangle earned our Player of the Game honors after rushing 16 times for 155 yards and two touchdowns, while putting the ball in the air 3 times for 111 yards. For Walhalla, Israel Williamson returned from injury to lead the Razors with 114 yards rushing and 111 passing. Walhalla falls to 2-5 and 0-3 in Western AAA play, while the Palmetto win marks the first conference victory for Jody Lecroy’s Mustangs. Elsewhere, a wild offensive shoot-out in Seneca finally ended with Emerald completing a sweep of the Oconee County schools with a 62-59 win over the Bobcats. In Westminster, the Warriors fall to 0-7 with a 56-0 loss at home to Wren. In one of the biggest games in the state on Friday, #3 Daniel takes over the Western AAA drivers-seat with a 29-3 win over #4 Belton-Honea Path.
Upstate scores from Friday night:
Palmetto 21
Walhalla 14
Wren 56
West-Oak 0
Emerald 62
Seneca 59
Abbeville 38
Newberry 27
Daniel 29
BHP 3
Greer 67
Berea 0
Blacksburg 26
Liberty 7
Blue Ridge 57
Travelers Rest 0
Boiling Springs 49
Wade Hampton 8
Union 57
Broome 37
Byrnes 64
Riverside 0
Crescent 35
Carolina 20
Chapman 21
Clinton 14
Christ Church 33
Dixie 0
Dorman 40
Spartanburg 21
Easley 34
Westside 21
Southside 28
Eastside 16
Gaffney 40
Mauldin 7
Greenville 21
Pickens 14
Laurens 42
TL Hanna 14
Hillcrest 35
JL Mann 28
Pendleton 41
Powdersville 6
Woodruff 37
Chester 26