Rock Hill’s All-Star youth football rosters announced, season to begin. What to know

The city of Rock Hill Youth football teams will hold a scrimmage at Hargett Park on Saturday.

There will be three scrimmages, and all of them will be against teams from Chester. The Small Fry game will start at 10 a.m., with the Pee Wee contest set for noon. The event will be concluded with the Rock Hill Gra-Y All-Star team playing at 2 p.m. The admission for the scrimmage is $4 for adults and $2 for children.

The Rock Hill youth football program recently crowned its Small Fry and Pee Wee champions, and these scrimmages are the next step in getting ready for the state playoffs.

The coaches in each division have chosen their 25-player All-Star teams, and practice for both squads has already started in preparation for the postseason. This scrimmage will give the coaches a chance to evaluate their personnel and see where they are in their total preparation plan.

Nate Baker of the Trojan Tigers is heading up the Small Fry team, which is composed of 7- and 8-year-olds. He is being assisted by Steve Freeman, who also coached the Trojan Tigers during the regular season.

Their 25-player roster, which was selected from the six teams in the league, is as follows:

#1 Thailand Gayton, #2 Zaeden Howze, #3 Ikeden Stevenson, #4 Antoine West, #5 Chaz Patterson, #6 Luca Martinez, #7 Darius Erby, Jr., #8 Camden Daniels, #9 Azion Hart, #10 Allen Thompson, #11 Caleb Thomas, #12 Zy’mir Hinton, #13 Caiden Walls, #21 Kylin Hemphill, #25 Paycen Allen, #40 James Wolff, #44 Kayden Chisholm, #45 Clinton Foote, #70 Hudson White, #71 Devin Dixon, #72 Conner Carpenter, #74, Cash Summerlin, #75 Kayden Scruggs, #77 Braylen Baxter, #78 Braxton Jollie.

Lawrence Brown of the Falcons is the head coach for the Pee Wee team, which is made up of 9- and 10-year-olds. His assistant is Buster Howard, who coached the Lesslie team during the regular season.

Their 25-player roster, which was chosen from the seven teams in the league, is as follows:

#1 Alfonzso AJ Peterson, #2 Clayton Durham, #3 Jeremiah Martin, #4 Jamon Jeter, #5 Darnell Davis, #6 Kiantre Neely, #7 Landon Williams, #8 Tyler Walmsley, #9 Jaquan Hoyles, #10 Jace Allen, #11 Jhace Johnson, #12 Carson Burgess, #13 Briggs Talbert, #21 Zay Hemphill, #24 Jayden Joseph, #44 Terrel Jackson, #45 Clint “CJ” Wallace, #70 Ayan Orr, #71 Branden Carter, #72 Braylon Gaither, #74 Devar Richmond, #75 Cassius Radford, #76 Parker Marshall, #77 Zach Price, #78 Entre EJ Irvin.

Julian Pattton, who serves as the youth football coordinator in Rock Hill, is very pleased with the makeup of this year’s teams. He praised the work of the coaches.

“They are dedicated to the game of football,” he said. “It is super important that they are providing quality leadership for our youth.”

Following the scrimmage this Saturday, the teams will continue practicing before hosting the first round of the playoffs at District Three Stadium on Dec. 4. The first round will consist of six games. Each division will play two games.

The postseason will culminate with the State Championship, which will be played at Easley on Dec. 11 at 12 p.m.

This story was originally published November 18, 2021 at 10:21 AM.