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Pee Dee, Grand Strand teams converge for passing
league

By Lou Bezjak
Published: June 16, 2011

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FLORENCE – With the graduation of Kaleb Griffin, South
Florence has big shoes to fill at quarterback this season.

So, Bruins coach Lynn Fleming will take full advantage of the
10 passing leagues that are allowed by the South Carolina High School League in
helping him make a decision as to who his next QB will be.

One of those dates includes Saturday’s inaugural Palmetto
Passing League at Freedom Florence. The one-day event will feature 20 teams from
the Pee Dee and Grand Strand.

“These passing leagues help us and are a big part of what we
do whether we are trying to find a quarterback or not,” Fleming said. “These
things help with confidence, timing, and it allows us to evaluate receivers and
defensive guys as well.”

Fleming said Te’von Johnson and Ethan Grainger will share time
Saturday in the race to replace Griffin, who threw for 2,853 yards and 22
touchdowns last season and will be at Presbyterian College in the fall.

“Both guys have done a good job for us in the spring,” Fleming
said. “We are just dividing it up right now and rolling with both of them.”

The event is being put on by the U.S. Army Florence Recruiting
Office and The Sports Flash Radio Network. TSF launched the Pennsylvania Passing
League last year and 32 teams played in it.

“It’s just kind of a neat idea,” West Florence coach Trey
Woodberry said. “When we first started talking about it, we thought we would
have 10 teams but we have 20 teams and probably would have had more but South
Carolina is doing their passing league on the same day.

“But this is a good deal and all the teams are from the Pee
Dee and Grand Strand. Hopefully, this can become an annual event.”

All three Florence public schools will take part in the 7-on-7
event. Each team is guaranteed three 25-minute games, and a single-elimination
tournament will take place after each team has played three games.

Each team will start on the other team’s 40-yard line and have
four downs to get to the 20-yard-line for another set of downs. Quarterbacks
have four seconds to complete a pass.

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