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Friday Night Lights: Future Tigers shine with strong performances

A bunch of Clemson commitments shined with standout performances in their respective teams’ games this weekend.

Four-star quarterback pledge Bubba Chandler led North Oconee (Bogart, Ga.) to a 41-26 win at Madison County (Danielsville, Ga.) with four touchdown passes (10, 20, 22 and 54 yards), three of which he threw in the first half.

Meanwhile, Clemson receiver commit Will Taylor, who plays quarterback for Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.), passed for 334 yards and four touchdowns on a 22-of-35 clip while leading his team to a 41-7 victory at River Bluff (Lexington, S.C.).

While those future Tigers got it done through the air, four-star running back commit Phil Mafah once again gashed an opposing defense on the ground, rushing for more than 140 yards as he helped Grayson (Loganville, Ga.