The 1st, 2nd and 3rd teams for the 24th annual SCVarsity All-State Football selection.
Selecting the All-State football team is one of those things that is an emotional paradox. As an analyst, it is one of the things that I love to do – watch athletes, evaluate their play, and break it down where they can be listed in as accurate manner as possible. At the same time, however, it is one of the most daunting tasks to perform because so many of the athletes are deserving of the honor, but only a few slots are available. Granted, we could list 200 athletes as some people do, but my personal feeling is that the honor is somewhat devalued when that is done. For that reason, SCVarsity.com selects only a 1st,2nd, and 3rd team with each team having the actual positions available on a football team, except for one “athlete” per each offense and defensive team and, of course, the specialist.
Each season provides a difficult task at one position or another and this year was no different. The number of deserving players at quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back is so high, that the choices were extremely difficult to make. Keep in mind as you view the SCVarsity.com All-State football team that we base our selections on the following premise; facts are better than rumors. What you see here are players that we have seen with our own eyeballs – either live or on tape – and in all cases have either spoken with the player’s coach or an opposing coach. Stats are certainly considered but are not the top priority on making these selections. For that reason, the SCVarsity.com All-State football team is the absolute best post-season selection in the state of South Carolina.
I hope you enjoy these teams and we congratulate these young men on their honor, as well as the coaches who mentored them both on and off the field.
1ST TEAM
| POSITION | PLAYER | HGT | WGT | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| QB | Ty Olenchuk | 6’2 | 195 | Dutch Fork | 2020 |
| RB | Braden Walker | 6’0 | 200 | River Bluff | 2020 |
| RB | Rahja Harris | 5’11 | 185 | Byrnes | 2020 |
| OL | Tyshawn Wannamker | 6’4 | 330 | Calhoun County | 2020 |
| OL | Parker Clements | 6’7 | 270 | Lugoff-Elgin | 2020 |
| OL | Johnathan Brown | 6’4 | 277 | T.L. Hanna | 2020 |
| OL | Ta’Chawn Brooks | 6’4 | 294 | Dutch Fork | 2020 |
| OL | Briggs Kearse | 6’4 | 305 | Barnwell | 2020 |
| OL | Tre Jones | 6’2 | 265 | Abbeville | 2020 |
| WR | Jalin Hyatt | 6’2 | 170 | Dutch Fork | 2020 |
| WR | Tylee Craft | 6’4 | 180 | Sumter | 2020 |
| WR | OD Dollison | 5’10 | 175 | Gray Collegiate | 2020 |
| WR | Jaleel Skinner | 6’5 | 205 | Greer | 2022 |
| TE | Eli Wilson | 6’3 | 212 | Wren | 2020 |
| ATH | Avion Smith | 6’1 | 185 | White Knoll | 2020 |
| DL | Jordan Burch | 6’5 | 255 | Hammond | 2020 |
| DL | Alex Huntley | 6’4 | 270 | Hammond | 2020 |
| DL | Justus Boone | 6’5 | 250 | Sumter | 2021 |
| DL | Tonka Hemingway | 6’3 | 265 | Conway | 2020 |
| LB | Deshawn Watson | 6’1 | 205 | Barnwell | 2020 |
| LB | Jemari Littlejohn | 6’1 | 200 | Gaffney | 2020 |
| LB | Kevon Haigler | 6’0 | 220 | Hartsville | 2020 |
| LB | Darryle Ware | 6’2 | 220 | Fort Dorchester | 2020 |
| DB | O’Donnell Fortune | 6’2 | 180 | Sumter | 2020 |
| DB | Andru Phillips | 5’11 | 189 | Mauldin | 2020 |
| DB | Tyler Venables | 5’10 | 190 | Daniel | 2020 |
| DB | Bralyn Oliver | 6’2 | 190 | Belton-Honea Path | 2021 |
| DB | Buddy Mack | 6’1 | 175 | Byrnes | 2020 |
| ATH | Adonis Davis | 6’1 | 215 | Blackville-Hilda | 2021 |
| SPEC | Louis Orellana | White Knoll | 2020 |
2ND TEAM
| POSITION | PLAYER | HGT | WGT | SCHOOL |
| QB | Luke Doty | 6’1 | 195 | Myrtle Beach |
| RB | Willis Lane | 5’9 | 180 | Camden |
| RB | Keegan Williams | 5’9 | 185 | Oceanside |
| OL | Nick Taiste | 6’1 | 295 | White Knoll |
| OL | Garrett Huyck | 6’5 | 275 | Chapin |
| OL | Jayden Collins | 6’6 | 275 | Greer |
| OL | Adam McKanna | 6’5 | 280 | Summerville |
| OL | Thornton Gentry | 6’4 | 280 | Chapin |
| OL | Darin Goss | 6’3 | 299 | Carolina Forest |
| WR | Lavel Davis | 6’6 | 215 | Woodland |
| WR | Geri-Cari Caldwell | 6’4 | 190 | Northwestern |
| WR | Ahmari Huggins-Bruce | 6’0 | 160 | Dillon |
| WR | Rakim White | 6’5 | 185 | Bluffton |
| TE | Jesse Sanders | 6’4 | 240 | South Aiken |
| ATH | DQ Smith | 6’1 | 210 | Spring Valley |
| DL | Brandon Johnson | 6’3 | 290 | Fort Dorchester |
| DL | Miles Capers | 6’5 | 220 | Sumter |
| DL | Tre Irby | 6’0 | 265 | Dutch Fork |
| DL | Quay Evans | 6’3 | 275 | Chester |
| LB | Cole Demarzo | 6’2 | 200 | Hilton Head |
| LB | Duane Martin | 6’2 | 245 | Laurens |
| LB | Justin Abraham | 6’1 | 230 | Hartsville |
| LB | Jahlyn Shuler | 6’1 | 200 | Abbeville |
| DB | Stan Ellis | 6’0 | 180 | Gaffney |
| DB | Anthony Jackson | 6’0 | 175 | Rock Hill |
| DB | Chase Atkinson | 5’11 | 180 | Blythewood |
| DB | Christian Miller | 5’11 | 175 | Hilton Head |
| DB | Tyson Player | 6’1 | 175 | Ridge View |
| ATH | Nykelius Johnson | 5’11 | 180 | West Florence |
| SPEC | Henry Bishop | Spartanburg |
3RD TEAM
| POSITION | PLAYER | HGT | WGT | SCHOOL | YEAR |
| QB | Mason Garcia | 6’4 | 218 | Carolina Forest | 2020 |
| QB | Hunter Helms | 6’2 | 215 | Gray Collegiate | 2020 |
| RB | Jaquan Dixon | 5’9 | 185 | Green Sea Floyds | 2021 |
| RB | Ahmaad Bynem Scott | 5’9 | 165 | Lexington | 2020 |
| OL | Devon Mincey | 6’3 | 286 | Hannah-Pamplico | 2020 |
| OL | Baron Franks | 6’5 | 289 | Greenville | 2020 |
| OL | Chuck Strickland | 6’2 | 285 | Byrnes | 2020 |
| OL | Jacob Riddlehoover | 6’3 | 285 | Boiling Springs | 2021 |
| OL | Quintel Brabham | 6’4 | 310 | Bamberg-Ehrhardt | 2020 |
| OL | Will Boggs | 6’4 | 285 | York | 2020 |
| WR | JJ Jones | 6’2 | 190 | Myrtle Beach | 2021 |
| WR | Elijah Spencer | 6’2 | 190 | Dutch Fork | 2020 |
| WR | Joshua Burrell | 6’2 | 210 | Blythewood | 2020 |
| WR | Jaylin Lane | 5’10 | 175 | Clover | 2020 |
| TE | Robbie Ouzts | 6’4 | 240 | Rock Hill | 2021 |
| ATH | Petey Tuipulotu | 6’4 | 190 | Nation Ford | |
| DL | Kaseem Vauls | 6’1 | 235 | Irmo | 2021 |
| DL | DeAundre Brown | 6’2 | 230 | Ridge View | 2020 |
| DL | Omarion Hammond | 6’2 | 215 | AC Flora | 2021 |
| DL | Tyrion Ingram | 6’5 | 265 | Gaffney | 2021 |
| LB | Jaylen Sneed | 6’1 | 190 | Hilton Head | 2022 |
| LB | Tyquan King | 6’2 | 212 | Dillon | 2020 |
| LB | Shon Brown | 6’2 | 220 | Clover | 2020 |
| LB | Brandon Edwards | 6’0 | 190 | Blythewood | 2020 |
| DB | Jalen Tate | 6’1 | 190 | Greenville | 2020 |
| DB | K’ron Ferrell | 5’11 | 170 | Woodland | 2020 |
| DB | Derek Holt | 6’0 | 175 | Gilbert | 2020 |
| DB | Tyrik McDaniel | 6’1 | 185 | Dutch Fork | 2021 |
| DB | JD Moore | 5’10 | 179 | Abbeville | 2020 |
| ATH | Ocatvius Minter | 6’2 | 225 | Chester | 2021 |
| SPEC | Quinn Castner | Nation Ford | 2020 |
** Two quarterbacks for third tied in voting.
