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MAVS Beat Hillcrest 32-7 (8/27/10)!!!

Mauldin Wins Golden Strip Rivalry - Mavericks Take Sixth Straight Game Against Hillcrest
Craig Sanders, High School Playbook Editor

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. -- Mauldin 32, Hillcrest 7

The last time Hillcrest defeated arch rival Maudlin was Aug. 24, 2007.

Despite the hiring of head coach Greg Porter, the Rams were no closer to breaking the dry spell in Week One.

Coming off its first 10-win season in school history, the Mauldin football team showed promise of another playoff run. Mavericks QB Jeremiah McKie scored a 10-yard rushing touchdown on fourth down during the team's first possession.

The Rams answered with a touchdown of their own immediately after Mauldin's score to take a 7-6 lead. Hillcrest would not find the endzone again.

McKie started his senior campaign with four total touchdowns in a dominating performance over his rival. He threw two in the first half to Jordan Hallums and Alston Wright, and scored another on the ground.

Mauldin (1-0) hosts Woodmont (0-1) and Hillcrest (0-1) hosts Laurens (0-1) in Week Two.

photo credit Gwinn Davis

Jeremiah Mckie throws James Wrights celebrates the TD!

Carson Smith has his eye on the ball Jordan Hallums runs like the wind

8/27/10 HILLCREST AWAY 7:30 PM

9/3/10 WOODMONT HOME 7:30 PM

9/10/10 T.L. HANNA HOME 7:30 PM

(Rec. Night)

9/17/10 WESTSIDE AWAY 7:30 PM

9/24/10 BOILING SPRINGS HOME 7:30 PM

10/1/10 BYRNES HOME 7:30 PM

10/8/10 J.L. MANN AWAY 7:30 PM

10/15/10 DORMAN AWAY 7:30 PM

10/22/10 GREENWOOD HOME 7:30 PM

(Homecoming)

10/29/10 RIVERSIDE AWAY 7:30 PM

11/5/10 HILLCREST HOME 7:30 PM

(Senior Night)

Mauldin's Ryan Norton commits to Tigers

by David Hood -- Senior Writer

Norton selected the Tigers over Georgia Tech and South Carolina.

Mauldin High School’s Ryan Norton was with his mom and dad getting ready to eat hot dogs following the Mavericks’ spring game on Friday, and figured there was no time like the present to give Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney a call and let him know that he was going to be a Clemson Tiger.

“I knew for a while that it would be hard to beat Clemson,” Norton said late Friday. “Tonight, I just had that gut feeling that I wanted to go ahead and commit because Clemson is just the best fit for me. Coach Swinney was very excited and welcomed me into the Clemson family.”

Norton (6-4, 275) is considered the top center prospect in the state, and will more than likely play on the interior in college. He was also considering Georgia Tech and South Carolina.

Norton said that being able to make such a huge decision with family and friends around made it even better.

“They were all excited,” he said. “They knew I really liked Clemson and they were all congratulating me and stuff. I wanted to go ahead and commit now because from now on I just want to focus on my team, and I don’t want anything else on my mind. But I am very excited to be a Clemson Tiger.”

Lee Taylor, Norton’s position coach at Mauldin, said it is always gratifying to see one of his players earn a trip to the next level.

“As a coach, any time a kid goes off to college to play, you just feel good for the kid,” Taylor said. “We had Taylor Hudson go off to East Carolina last year, and to see Ryan go to Clemson is awesome, especially in seeing where he has come from since he was a 9th-grader. He was playing the C Team, and he never played junior varsity, and then as a 10th grader was thrown onto the varsity. It is really fulfilling to me to see him commit to such a great program.”

Taylor said the fact that the Clemson coaches kept in contact with Norton almost from the beginning made a huge difference.

“He weighed a lot of other schools, but Clemson showed a lot of interest and took care of him from the beginning,” Taylor said. “He got along with the coaches, and I think staying home was important to him. The coaches also did a great job of staying on him, and letting him know they were interested in him.”

The Football team gets ready for practice.