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There were some memorable individual performances last week in the Savannah high school sports scene.

Ellie Ayala of Savannah Arts was all over the court for the Panther volleyball team in an impressive road win at Amuchee as the Panthers reached the state semifinals for the fourth year in a row.

Stanley Smart Jr. had a career-high four touchdown runs in a win over Wayne County and Windsor Forest quarterback Jayden Martin did it all in an overtime win over Harlem.

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The senior ran for 82 yards on nine carries and scored a career-high four touchdowns in a win over Wayne County.

The junior had 17 kills, 15 digs, two aces and 24 serves received as Savannah Christian swept Holy Innoncents to advance to the Private School State semifinals for the first time since 2016.

The junior was 16 of 26 passing for 160 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 45 yards and two scores on 13 carries and caught the game-winning pass from Kamari Duncan on a trick-play two-point conversion in overtime to lead the Knights to a 29-28 win over Harlem.

The junior had 12 kills, four aces, 20 digs and 17 assists as the Panthers went on the road to beat Amuchee three sets to one in a Class A/AA quarterfinal.

The senior was 17-for-20 passing for 304 yards with three touchdowns and an interception and ran for 32 yards and a pair of scores on three carries in a win over Lakeside-Evans.

The junior earned the complete game victory in a 4-2 win over Dacula in a deciding Game 3 of the Class 7A State Softball quarterfinals. She has thrown five complete games in the playoffs with a 4-1 record.

The senior quarterback was 15 of 21 passing for three touchdowns and ran for 67 yards and a pair of scores in a win over Savannah Arts.

The senior was 9 of 11 passing for 142 yards and three touchdowns and recorded his 100th career touchdown pass on a toss to Jalen Hicks, who made his 100th career reception on the catch, in a win over Savannah High.

The freshman went 3 for 4 with a home run and four RBIs and earned the win in the pitching circle as the Mustangs beat Coffee to sweep the series and advance to the Class 6A Elite Eight.

The sophomore was 8 of 11 for 182 yards and three touchdowns in a win over Grovetown.

The sophomore ran for 150 yards and a pair of touchdowns on eight carries in a win over Tattnall County.

The senior rushed for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 18 carries in a loss to Lowndes.

The senior, who has committed to FSU, had 12 tackles, a fumble recovery, and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a score in the win over Grovetown.

The junior returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score, caught a 44-yard pass on a fake punt and added three tackles in a win at Brunswick.

The junior was 8 of 16 passing for 160 yards with two touchdown passes and added 40 yards rushing on five carries in a win over Screven County.

The senior had four catches for 104 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a win over Long County.

The junior was 6-for-8 passing for 166 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a 38-yard score on his only carry of the game in a win over Hilton Head Prep.

Dennis Knight covers sports for the Savannah Morning News. Contact him at Dknight@savannahnow.com. Twitter: @DennisKnightSMN