Career Statistics

Career
Games: 18
Maryville Debut: Sept. 3, 2022, vs. Berry
Stats: 39 tackles, including 19 solo; 12 tackles-for-loss for minus-58 yards; 5½ sacks for minus-39 yards; 1 interception for 78 yards and 1 touchdown; 2 forced fumbles; 3 pass breakups; 6 quarterback hurries; 6 points.

Awards
2023 All-CCS Second Team

2023 (Sophomore)
Games: 10
Position: DL
Stats: 21 tackles, including 9 solo ... 4 tackles-for-loss for minus-21 yards ... 1½ sacks for minus-12 yards ... 1 interception for 78 yards and 1 touchdown ... 1 forced fumble ... 2 pass breakups ... 2 quarterback hurries ... 6 points.
Best Games: Career highlight with overtime interception and 78-yard return for touchdown to cap 20-7 victory against eventual CCS champion Belhaven ... Four tackles in that game ... Career-high six tackles, including 11-yard sack, in 26-6 victory against LaGrange ... Also forced fumble against Panthers ... Additional TFLs against Centre, Brevard and North Carolina Wesleyan ... Shared sack at N.C. Wesleyan in 49-7 triumph ... Five tackles against Centre helped Scots snap six-game losing streak to Colonels.

2022 (First Year)
Games: 8
Position: DL
Stats: 18 tackles, including 10 solo ... Fourth on team with 8 tackles-for-loss, accounting for minus-37 yards ... tied for team lead with 4 sacks, accounting for team-high minus-27 yards ... 1 forced fumble ... 1 pass breakup ... Tied for team lead with 4 quarterback hurries.
Best Games: First-year lineman made immediate impact on defensive front … Season-high four tackles in back-to-back wins at LaGrange and Southern Virginia ... Season-high two sacks in that big victory at LaGrange ... Added sacks against Huntingdon and Southern Virginia ... Three straight games with two tackles-for-loss against Greensboro, Huntingdon and LaGrange ... Accounted for minus-27 yards in those three contests and helped Scots go 2-1 in that stretch ... One pass breakup and one QB hurry against Shenandoah ... Added quarterback hurries against Greensboro, Huntingdon and Southern Virginia ... Forced fumble against Berry ... At least one tackle in seven of eight games played.

Before Maryville
Attended Westwood High School in Blythewood, South Carolina; and then Maryville High School in Maryville … Played two seasons at Westwood under head coaches Matt Quinn and Dustin Curtis, and then played two seasons at Maryville under head coach Derek Hunt … Senior-year captain.

Position: DL
Stats: As senior, posted 69 tackles and rushed for one touchdown … For career, registered 237 tackles and had the one rushing touchdown.
Honors: Selected for 2021 Rivalry Showcase and NUC All-American Game … 2021 All-State 6A Second Team and The Daily Times Defensive Player of the Year … 2019 All-Midlands First Team and All-Region 4A.
Get to Know: Also played volleyball.

Personal
Born: Michael William Bethea II in Destin, Florida.
Family: Parents are Michael and Levette Bethea … Siblings Lauryn, Madyson and Dylan.