The football career at Dutch Fork High School ended for quarterback Tyler Olenchuk with a game-winning touchdown pass in overtime to claim a 4^th straight Class 5A title.

Saturday afternoon at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium, the Clemson-bound pitcher added to his high school legacy in another comeback effort. He threw 2 4^th quarter touchdowns for the South as it rallied for a 35-13 win over the North at the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives All-Star Bowl.

Olenchuk’s scores were part of a 28-0 run by the South. He finished 13-27 passing for 219 yards and earned South Offensive Most Valuable Player Honors.

“It’s awesome,” Olenchuk said. “It’s the best way I could have asked for to go out.”

The North took a 7-0 lead with 7:58 in the 1^st quarter. In a wildcat formation, Wren’s Tyler Cherry and Gray Collegiate Academy wide receiver Omarion Dollison connected on a 95-yard touchdown pass play down the North sidelines.

A 20-yard field goal by Dylan Beauford of Abbeville extended the lead to 10-0 before halftime. During the intermission, Myrtle Beach quarterback and University of South Carolina signee Luke Doty was named the 2019 “Mr. S.C. Football” out of a 7-player field that included Dutch Fork wide receiver Jalin Hyatt.

After getting stopped a yard short of the goal line on an earlier drive in the 3^rd quarter, Airport’s Nanders Lawrence put the South on the board with 1:24 left in the 3^rd quarter. On a reverse with Gilbert quarterback Jy Tolen, Lawrence reached the endzone this time from 3 yards to make it 10-7.

Lawrence finished with a team-high 8 receptions for 97 yards.

Beauford hit a 33-yard field goal 17 seconds into the 4^th quarter to put the North up 13-7. The South dominated from that point as Olenchuk drove the team downfield and converted a 3^rd and 20 pass into a 30-yard touchdown pass to Marion’s D’Vonte Allen to give it the 14-13 lead after the PAT.

“That touchdown I threw to the endzone was very similar to the Dorman touchdown,” said Olenchuk, reflecting on the 15-yard touchdown pass to Hyatt at the Class 5A title game.

The North was forced to punt on its next series. However, the kick was helmet-blocked by a charging Emmanuel Johnson of Fort Dorchester and recovered by Gilbert’s Alec Holt at the North 20.

Holt, who played defensive back for most of the 2^nd half, was 2^nd on the team in tackles with 7.

The South capitalized with a 4-yard rushing TD by Wade Hampton’s De’Shareoh Williams to extend its lead to 21-13 with 6:24 left.

Helms, who finished with 165 passing yards and 3 interceptions, looked to answer for the North. He led it into South territory, including a 4^th down conversion to Eli Wilson.

The South defense forced a change of possession. Olenchuk proceeded to fire a 71-yard completion to Waccamaw’s Tyree Funnye that set up his 8-yard touchdown pass to Bluffton’s Rakin White with 2:02 left.

With the North backed up at its own 1, the South’s Terry Fields of May River put the finishing touches on the victory with an interception return for a touchdown with 46 seconds left.

“Nobody gave up,” Olenchuk said. “The speech at halftime was ‘You know, go have fun. It’s our last high school game and good things will happen. The defense gave us the ball. I could step up big in the 2^nd half with all my throws and just never gave up and ended up blowing them out.”