SPARTANBURG HIGH SCHOOLVIKINGS FOOTBALL

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Spartanburg AT Mauldin Vikings Mavericks

Friday, August 27, 20217:30 PM

Mauldin Stadium

Spartanburg vs Mauldin Vikings Mavericks

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3 Spartanburg High School Campus Information Map

4 Game Day Forecast, Social Media, Listen Live, Live Stats

5 2021 Spartanburg Vikings Roster

6 2021 Mauldin Mavericks Roster

7 2021 Season Outlook and 2021 Football Schedule

8 “Coach Speak” - Interview with Head Coach Mark Hodge

9 Head Coaching Match-Up

10 Spartanburg vs Mauldin - Series History + Trivia Information

11 Region II - 5A Standings + Region Teams’ Schedules & Results

12 - 19 Vikings Athletics - Corporate Sponsor Ads

20 Spartanburg All-Sports Booster Club - Members

21 Viking Football - Next Week’s Game

GAMEDAY SCHEDULE5:30 PM Parking Lots Open6:30 PM Stadium Gates Open7:30 PM Kick-off

VARSITY FOOTBALL TICKETSSeason tickets and individual game reserved seat tickets are available for purchase at any point during the season. For information, contact the athletic office at (864) 594-4417. General admission tickets are available during the week of the game at gofan.co

HOME / VISITOR STADIUM GATESStadium gates will open at 6:30 PM The home gate is located on the west side of the stadium. The visitor gate is located on the east side of the stadium. Home and visiting team patrons should enter through their respective gates, as there is no access to cross between sides from within the stadium.

CAMPUS ENTRANCES & PARKINGCampus parking lots open at 5:30 PM

GENERAL parking is available via all three campus entrances.

If you have VIP/RESERVED parking, please enter via the student entrance and park in Lots B and C. Once the student entrance closes at 7:25 PM, please access the VIP/Reserved lot via the Plainview Drive entrance.

ACCESSIBLE parking is available through-out campus. Please request direction as you enter. Shuttles from parking areas are available for those needing assistance.

VISITING TEAM parking for best access to the visitor side of the stadium is located via the Plainview Drive entrance.

All vehicles should be removed from campus no later than one hour after the conclusion of the game.

SHUTTLESWhen attendance capacity is expected to exceed on-campus parking availability, overflow parking will be available at Daniel Morgan Technology Center (201 Zion Hill Road) and McCracken Middle School (300 Webber Road) and shuttles will be provided.

NO ARTIFICIAL NOISEMAKERSArtificial noisemakers are not permitted in Viking Stadium and will be confiscated by security.

NO TOBACCO POLICYAll Spartanburg School District 7 schools are tobacco-free. The policy, which includes the ban of electronic cigarettes, vape devices, etc., is in effect at all District 7 facilities. We request and appreciate your compliance with this policy. Violators are subject to ejection.

DRONE AIRCRAFT POLICYThe use of any drone aircraft is prohibited on District 7 property unless authorized by District 7.

EMERGENCIESIn the event of a patron emergency, please visit the designated areas near the concession stand on each side.

LIABILITYSpartanburg School District 7 will not be liable for loss or damage to vehicles or their contents on District 7 properties.

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2250 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29307

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HOME Stadium Entrance* VISITOR Stadium Entrance*

*PLEASE NOTE: Patrons must enter the stadium from either the visitor or home side. Once inside the facility there is no access to the opposing side.**After 7:25 PM, VIP/Reserved parking can be accessed from the Plainview Drive entrance.

GAMEDAY TRAFFIC TIPS• Get to the game early.

• Student campus entrance closes to incoming traffic at 7:25 PM VIP/Reserved parking is accessible via Plainview Drive after that time.

• Visiting team fans are advised to use Plainview Drive entrance.

• If you are picking students up after the game, you must arrive before the game is completed to avoid post-game traffic.

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Spartanburg vs Mauldin Vikings Mavericks

GAMEDAY FORECASTTemperature at Kickoff: 84 degreesTemperature at 9:00 pm: 80 degreesPrecipitation: 3 %Humidity: 68 %Wind: SSW- 5 mph

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1 Raheim Jeter QB 6’ 3” 236 11 50 Jy’Quan Spearman OL 5’ 6” 267 11 2 Drek Carter RB 5’ 8” 161 11 51 DJ Norman OL 6’ 3” 271 113 Jervaris Rice DB 5’ 9” 136 12 52 Zaire Butler OL 6’ 1” 192 124 Deandre Davis DB 5’ 10” 175 12 53 JD Cash OL 5’ 10” 196 115 Que Moore DB 5’ 8” 183 11 54 Joseph Flores DL 6’ 1” 253 106 Jay Staggs WR 5’ 6” 140 12 55 Joshua Mattison DL 5’ 10” 228 107 56 Dawson Harman LB 5’ 9” 248 108 Joe Cash WR 5’ 10” 175 11 57 9 Jacob Mattison LB 5’ 11” 186 11 58 Simon Dingler OL 5’ 8” 213 1210 Garrett Fulmer QB 5’ 10” 175 11 59 Duncan Dawkins DL 5’ 8” 253 1112 Jashad McLean QB 5’ 9” 162 10 60 13 Tiheim Richardson WR 6’ 1” 166 12 61 Chase Rose OL 5’ 7” 239 1214 Ra’el Senghor WR 5’ 8” 155 10 62 15 Andrew Dantin WR 5’ 11” 175 11 64 16 Tyler Mathis DB 5’ 8” 150 10 65 17 John Love K 6’ 0” 156 12 66 Dre Sims OL 5’ 9” 305 1218 70 Zack Moore OL 6’ 4” 234 1219 JD Lawson DB 5’ 10” 181 12 71 Ashton Salters OL 6’ 5” 297 1220 Judah McJimpsey LB 6’ 1” 206 12 72 21 Jalique Hill DB 5’ 7” 127 11 75 Kyrell Owens OL 5’ 9” 315 1122 Javier Watson DB 5’ 8” 165 12 76 23 Jayden Brown DB 5’ 6” 142 11 77 Darrell Brannon OL 6’ 5” 325 1124 Micah Harris DB 5’ 10” 141 11 78 25 Daekwon Carpenter DB 5’ 6” 142 11 79 Jamison Guy OL 6’ 2” 371 1126 Evin Richardson LB 5’9” 144 11 80 Raheim Harris WR 5’7” 151 1027 Jay Davenport RB 5’ 3” 150 12 81 Justin Rice WR 5’ 10” 156 1028 Bryshaun Jones DB 5’ 10” 157 12 82 Jackson Reigner WR 5’ 7” 127 1029 Devion Posey LB 5’10” 168 12 83 Kamden Middleton WR 5’2” 168 1030 Mehki Wilson LB 5’ 11” 240 11 84 Langston Green WR 6’ 4” 220 1231 Jayden Coleman LB 5’ 10” 161 11 85 32 Syncere Jones LB 5’ 7” 215 11 86 33 Bennie Littlejohn LB 5’ 6” 205 10 87 34 CJ Fleming RB 5’ 8” 169 10 88 35 Trey Harris LB 5’ 6” 174 10 89 36 Harrison Dantin LB 6’ 1” 187 12 90 Cam Jackson DL 6’ 3” 321 1137 Calvin Choice RB 5’ 8” 158 9 91 Murphy Epps DL 6’ 0” 351 1238 Terrian Nelson LB 5’ 10” 204 11 92 39 Justin Farr WR 5’ 8” 140 10 93 40 Zion McBeth LB 5’ 4” 150 11 94 Damion Coats DL 5’ 11” 272 1042 Davaye Miller RB 5’ 8” 140 11 95 43 Christian Roberts LB 6’ 1” 175 10 96 44 Ian Squires DE 6’ 1” 261 11 97 Kevin Talley DL 5’ 2” 168 1245 98 46 99 47 49 2021 SPARTABURG HIGH SCHOOL VIKINGS FOOTBALL

VIKINGS FOOTBALL COACHES & STAFFHead Football Coach: Mark Hodge

Offensive Staff Defensive StaffGrey Ramsey - Asst. Head Coach (QB) Brandon Mullins - Defensive CoordinatorBrad McAbee - Offensive Coordinator (OL) Jeff Woodall - Director of Football Operations (DB)Nate Harris - Video Coordinator (WR) Mark Razzano - Special Teams Coordinator (DB)Jerome Rice - Dir. of Player Refinement (RB) Chip Bailey - Scout Coordinator (ILB)Chase Lear - Running Backs Dorian Mariable - Inside LinebackersJP Connolly - Quarterbacks Josh Mills - Defensive BacksJamison Solesbee - Offensive Analyst (WR) Kevin Phillips - Defensive LineRoger Crowe - Wide Receivers BJ Little - Outside LinebackersJacob Morris - Offensive Line Doug Wynn - Outside Linebackers / KickersWill Shuler - Offensive Line Marion Gramling - Defensive Line Andrew Caldwell - Athletic Development / Strength & Conditioning

VIKINGS FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

Scott Farmer - Asst. to Head Coach / Equipment Coord Cherrel Jackson - Director of Academic Services Jeff Mahaffey - Sports Information / Statistics Bennie Gibson - Heart Coach

VIKINGS FOOTBALL ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF April Taylor - ATC Sara Kerester - ATC John Green - BSN

Student Trainers: Abby Hogue Leah Mahaffey

SPARTANBURG HIGH SCHOOLVIKINGS FOOTBALL

2021 ROSTER

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MAULDIN HIGH SCHOOLMAVERICKS FOOTBALL

2021 ROSTER

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MAVERICKS FOOTBALL COACHES & STAFFHead Football Coach: Sayre Nesmith

Assistant Football Coaches

Tim Brylka Kevin DaSilva Steve Hruska Stephen Oliver Jared Brezeale Dan Gaines Malcolm Jackson Demetris Philson Ron Cespedes Rhyan General Gunter Langston Chris Stone Andre Clark George Holtzclaw Jeremiah McKie Cody Younce

MAVERICKS FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

Alex Cummings - Athletic Administrator Brian Bishop - Athletic Trainer

Cherokee County School District Administration

Burke Royster - SuperintendentMike Peaker - Mauldin High School Principal

Jim Maciejewski - Athletic Director

NO. PLAYER POS. CLASS

1 David Sherer QB 12 2 Randy Caldwell LB/ATH 123 Torey Young DB 124 Aaron Bowens DB/WR 115 Jaedyn Lukas DB/WR 126 Kelvin Johnson RB 117 Owen Colby K 128 Kadin Brown WR/DB 129 Jaiden Rainey DE 1110 Aiden Hanus K 1111 Fred Pearson WR/DB 1112 Xavier Simmons LB 1115 Jordy Chavez QB 1116 Emory Watson QB 1117 Zach Wright WR 1218 Kaison Rhea DB 1219 Nathan Goss DE/H 1020 Josh Page LB/RB 1121 Ryan Jeletic LB 1123 Bray Peterson DE 1224 Peyton Fisher DE 1125 Chad Burger RB 1126 AJ Brown DB 1127 Torri Henderson RB 1130 Josh Cheek LB 12

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32 Trey Matney LB 1233 Caden Jeter DL 1040 Blake Sands WR 1241 Ethan Lynch LB 1150 Seamus Farrell OL 1154 Ian McCall OL 1160 Tyriq McKinney OL/DL 1261 Jonathan Palmer OL 1262 Robert Green DL 1263 Christian Curtis OL 1164 Jaden Mattison OL 1165 Jonathan Tucker OL 1171 Milloy Heizer OL 1272 Caden DeWeil OL 1274 Caleb Faust OL 1175 Xavier Cureton OL 1276 Will Cortez-Sanchez OL 1177 Blythe Evans OL 1178 Rodre Mays DL 1280 Ben Rainey WR 1181 Kaden Fritz WR 1184 Lucas Dominick H/DE 1190 Will Bishop DE 1191 Brodie Smith P 12

SPARTANBURG VIKINGS FOOTBALL2021 Outlook

Viking Offense: SpreadViking Defense: 3/4 Multiple

Returning Starters from 2020Offense: 7 returning starters and 5 additional players with Varsity experienceDefense: 6 returning starters and 5 additional players with Varsity experience

Key Offensive Starters/ReturnersQB: Raheim Jeter (Jr)TE: Langston Greene (Sr)OL: Dre Sims (Sr)OL: Zach Moore (Sr)WR: Andrew Dantin (Jr)WR: Tiheim Richardson (Sr)WR: Jay Watson Staggs (Sr)RB: Drek Carter (Jr)

Key Defensive Starters/ReturnersLB: Judah McJimpsey (Sr)LB: DeAndre Davis (Sr)LB: Jacob Mattison (Jr)S: JD Lawson (Sr)C: Jervaris Rice (Sr)DL: Murph Epps (Sr)DL: Cam Jackson (Jr)DL: Duncan Dawkins (Jr)K: John Love (Sr)

Top Newcomers to the Viking ProgramWR: Jacob Hamrick (Sr) DB: Micah Harris (Jr) DB: Daekwon Carpenter (Jr)

LB: Harrison Dantin (Sr) LB: Devion Posey (Sr)OL: Darrell Brannon (Jr) DL: Damion Coates (Sr)

SHS OPP RECORDAug 20 vs Gaffney 12 31 0 - 1Aug 27 at MauldinSept 3 vs HillcrestSept 10 at Boiling SpringsSept 17 vs CloverSept 24 at Dutch ForkOct 1 at ByrnesOct 8 vs Wade HamptonOct 22 at RiversideOct 29 vs Dorman

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“COACH SPEAK”an interview with

Viking Head Football CoachMark Hodge

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VIKING FANS - Each week we will do our best to provide you with the most up-to-date content related to VIKING FOOTBALL. One feature we look forward to providing is a weekly interview with Spartanburg Viking Head Coach Mark Hodge. With this interview we hope you will gain some insight into the football program as Coach Hodge recaps the previous week’s game, provides a brief analysis of the upcoming opponent, and provides us with features of the program from Monday through Thursday that the fans often do not see. We thank Coach Hodge for taking the time from his schedule to provide this feature and we hope you enjoy it.

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HEAD COACHING MATCHUP

VIKINGS HEAD COACH - MARK HODGE

Head Coaching Career Record: 99 wins - 48 losses (12 seasons) Career Record at Spartanburg: 4 wins - 4 lossses (2nd season) Coach Hodge enters his 2nd season as the Head Coach of the Vikings. In the Covid-shortened 2020 season he led the Vikings to a 4 - 3 record

Coach Hodge brings a wealth of experience and success to the Vikings Football program. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Broome High (1998-2004) serving as the Defensive Coordinator in ‘03 and ‘04. He left Broome to become an assistant coach at Spartanburg High under legendary coach Doc Davis. Coach Hodge was at SHS for 4 seasons (‘05-’08) serving as tyhe team’s Defensive Coordinator for the “06 through ‘08 seasons.Coach Hode took his first Head Coach position at Carolina High in 2009 and served as the school’s head coach through 2011. His next stop as a Head Coach would be at Chapman High (2012-2019) where he experienced tremendous success with the Panthers. Under his direction Chapman High won 2 State Championships, 3 Upper State Championships, and 3 Region Champiuonships. Coach Hodge’s success at Chapman made him an attractive candidate for the position of Head Coach at Spartanburg High School and he accepted the position in 2020.

Coach Hodge is married (wife: Dana) and is the father to 3 children: Caleb - 17, Joshua - 14, and Ruthie - 7

MAULDIN MAVERICKS HEAD COACH - Sayre Nesmith Head Coaching Record: 3 wins - 4 losses (all at Mauldin High)

Coach Sayre Nesmith begins his 2nd season as the head coach of the Mavericks. In the 2020 Covid-shortened season he lead the Mavericks to a 3 win - 4 loss record. Coach Nesmith began his coaching career at his high school alma mater (Salinas High (MI) 2004 - 2009) before becoming an assistant coach at Hillcrest High (2009 - 2011) in Simpsonville. He then moved from Hillcrest High to Mauldin to take over as the Defensive Coordinator (2012 - 2019) before being named the Mauldin Head Coach prior to the 2020 season.Coach Nesmith’s wife (Chelsey) is the Girls Varsity Soccer Coach at Woodmont High

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SPARTANBURG vs MAULDINSeries History & Trivia

By the Numbers

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Series History

Tonight marks the 17th meeting between the two programs

The Vikings have won 10 of the previous 16 meetings against the Mavericks ( 10 - 6 )

The home-game record for the Vikings is 5 wins 3 losses vs the Mavericks

The away-game record for the Vikings is 5 wins and 3 losses vs the Mavericks

The Vikings are averaging 37.31 points per game in the series against Mauldin

The Vikings are surrendering 24.44 points per game to Mauldin in the series

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Trivia

3 - Number of times the Vikings have recorded a shutout of the Mavericks

* 1998 - 2004 - 2005

0 - Number of times that Mauldin has recorded a shutout of the Vikings

* Mauldin has never held the Vikings scoreless in a contest

0 - Number of times that the Viking and Mavericks have met in the state playoffs

* The Vikings and Mavericks have been members of the same region before

48 - largest margin of victory for the Vikings vs Mauldin (48 - 0 victory in 2005)

63 - most points scored by the Vikings vs Mauldin (63 - 27 victory in 2014)

19 - largest margin of victory for the Mavericks vs Spartanburg (46 - 27 victory in 2009)

56 - most points scored by the Mavericks vs Spartanburg (56 - 42 Mauldin victory in 2013)

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REGION II - 5A STANDINGS

Overall Record Conference RecordTEAM W - L W - L BYRNES 1 - 0DORMAN 0 - 1RIVERSIDE 1 - 0SPARTANBURG 0 - 1WADE HAMPTON 0 - 0

REGION II - 5A SCHEDULES

BYRNES REBELS Score RecordAug. 20 at Greer 55 - 14 1 - 0Aug. 28 at ChapmanSept. 3 Dutch ForkSept. 10 at WestsideSept. 17 at GaffneyOct. 1 SpartanburgOct. 8 at RiversideOct. 15 DormanOct. 22 TL HannaOct. 29 at Wade Hampton

DORMAN CAVALIERS Score RecordAug. 20 Clover 7 - 20 0 - 1Aug. 28 Boiling SpringsSept. 3 at Fort DorchesterSept. 10 at HillcrestSept. 17 at SumterOct. 1 RiversideOct. 8 GaffneyOct. 15 at Byrnes Oct. 22 Wade HamptonOct. 29 at Spartanburg

Riverside Warriors Score RecordAug. 20 at Traveler’s Rest 42 - 20 1 - 0 Aug. 27 at JL Mann Sept. 3 BereaSept. 10 EastsideSept. 17 Southside Sept. 24 at Blue Ridge Oct. 1 at Dorman Oct. 8 Byrnes Oct. 15 at Wade Hampton Oct. 22 Spartanburg

Spartanburg Vikings Score RecordAug. 20 Gaffney 12 - 31 0 - 1 Aug. 27 at MauldinSept. 3 HillcrestSept. 10 at Boiling SpringsSept. 17 CloverSept. 24 at Dutch ForkOct. 1 at ByrnesOct. 8 Wade HamptonOct. 22 at Riverside Oct. 29 Dorman

Wade Hampton Generals Score RecordAug. 20 at Easley (dnp - Covid protocol) Aug. 27 Greenville Sept. 3 at Eastside Sept. 10 at Mauldin Sept. 17 Woodmont Sept. 24 JL Mann Oct. 8 at Spartanburg Oct. 15 Riverside Oct. 22 at Dorman Oct. 29 Byrnes

The Spartanburg Vikings have won

11Region Championships

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