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The Midlands 4A Class football teams are competing in three different regions.
The Region 3 4A is going to be interesting. The sliding of South Pointe and the addition of Dean Boyd at York HS is going to shake things up in the Rock Hill area of this region. I believe we will see a new region champion this year and it could very well be from the Midlands area. Westwood has all the tools in place and under head coach Matt Quinn, could be the favorite. But the RedHawks will get tested by Ridge View, who may have the best team they’ve had under Perry Parks. Richland Northeast will struggle again and probably go winless in the region.
- Westwood
- Ridge View
- South Pointe
- York
- Lancastesr
- RNE
Region 4 is going to be a battle. Lower Richland returns a lot of talent to their team including a dynamic quarterback. They could challenge for this region crown. Dreher returns experience at the quarterback position and that makes them a contender, as well. AC Flora could be a challenger but will need to solve riddles at the quarterback position. Orangeburg-Wilkinson will be in the mix for a playoff spot among the Midlands teams.
- Lower Richland
- Dreher
- Orangeburg-Wilkinson
- AC Flora
- Crestwood
- Lakewood
Region 5 sees Brookland-Cayce and Airport in the mix with the CSRA crowd. Airport has a lot of talent back including two of the Midlands top athletes. I think they and the Bearcats will battle for a top spot in this region. Brookland-Cayce has an impressive returning roster, but they have a huge void to fill with the graduation of Reed Charpia at quarterback. Look for Airport to compete for that region crown that they got a share of in 2018.
- North Augusta
- Airport
- South Aiken
- Brookland-Cayce
- Aiken
- Midland Valley
