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Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Football - South Carolina

Gatorade Player of the year

Trent Pearman

Quarterback
D.W. DANIEL HS
CENTRAL, SOUTH CAROLINA
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

2786

Passing Yards

35

Passing Touchdowns
“Trent Pearman is the one that made their offense go. He’s a very accurate passer with great balance, and he made great decisions. He moved extremely well in the pocket and was outstanding on the deep ball.”
Russell Blackston
Head Coach - head coach of Belton-Honea Path High

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 180-pound junior quarterback led the Lions to a 10-0 record and the Class AAA state championship this past season. Pearman passed for 2,786 yards and 35 touchdowns with just two interceptions, including 472 yards and six scores through the air in Daniel’s 52-31 win over Camden High in the state final. Pearman passed for multiple scores in nine of his team’s 10 games. A first-year varsity player, he was the WSPA 7 Sports Star of the Year in 2020.

Academic Achievement

Pearman has maintained a weighted 4.58 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

The great nephew of former Clemson football coach Danny Ford, Pearman has volunteered locally as part of fundraising campaigns to benefit breast cancer research, and he has donated his time as a youth football coach.