Jim Baxter

Founder of SCVarsity.com, and The Southern PIgskin Report. Former publisher with Rivals.com and Nationally published recruiting anlayst witih 30 years of experience in the industry. His work has appeared in publications such as Athlon, Sporting News, The Recruiting News and Deep South Recruiting. He is the author of the best selling book, The Book On Evaluating Football Players.

SCBCA Preseason Awards

the 2022-23 SCBCA Preseason Awards for the top boys and girls basketball players 2022-2023 SCBCA Preseason Awards   SCBCA Elite Boys Jordan Butler, Christ Church Arden Conyers, Westwood Tre Maddox, Gray Collegiate Cameron Scott, Lexington Montravius White, Gray Collegiate   SCBCA Elite Girls Joyce Edwards, Camden MiLaysia Fulwiley, Keenan Jessica …

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Monday Morning Quarterback: Round 1 State Playoffs

What a season and now we have the playoffs upon us. I want to apologize for lack of presence in content last week but as we move closer to announcing our 2022 Carolina Bowl roster, I spent the entire week watching film. We have, since beginning the watch list, watched …

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2022 All-Midlands Players of the Year Awards

The end of the season awards are coming and as I go through the data it’s very evident that the Midlands has a high level of talent and this year’s awards are gong to be very competitve and difficult to select. Here is a list of finalists for each position …

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Midlands Stat Leaders Week Eleven

RUSHING LEADERS (MIN 500 YARDS) PLAYER SCHOOL CARRIES YARDS TDS Thompson, Trey Andrew Jackson 260 2030 27 Townsend, Markell AC Flora 191 1870 26 Norris, Jonah Lexington 230 1765 25 Johns, Cooper River Bluff 191 1704 23 Graham-Woodberry, Alias Gilbert 182 1513 17 Davis, Cam Wagener-Salley 179 1450 19 Pearson, …

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Friday Night Feats: Week Eleven

⁃ QB Riley Staton, Gray Collegiate – 12/20 148 yards, 2 Touchdowns over Keenan – QB Blaine Redmond, Gray Collegiate- rushed for 185 yards and 3 touchdowns – QB AJ Brand, Irmo – 7/14 144 yards, 10 carries 148 yards and 3 touchdowns – LB Jalil Favor, Irmo – 11 …

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5A-Region 4 Championship: Dutch Fork at Lexington

The 5A Region 4 Championship will be decided as the Dutch Fork Silver Foxex (8-1) travel to take on the Lexington Wildcats (8-1). Both teams are unbeaten in region play and this game’s winner will go to the upstate bracket of hte playoffs while the loser will go to lower …

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4A-Region 5 Championship: Ridge View at AC Flora

One of the region championship games in the Midlands that has the potential to be a very physical game with some bad blood is Ridge View (8-1) at AC Flora (9-0) for the 4A-Region 5 Championship. The Game: This has been a much anticipated game, as there has been a …

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3A-Region 5 Championship: Gilbert at Brookland-Cayce

Region Championship Games are taking place in the Midlands on Friday night and one of the top match ups is going to be the Gilbert Indians (7-2, 4-0) travelling to take on Brookland-Cayce Bearcats (6-3, 4-0) for the 3A-Region 5 Championship. The Game: This game, because of the more recent …

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2A Region 5 Championship: Andrew Jackson at Buford

Bad blood runs through the veins of rivalries and the air is so thick you can slice through it with a knife. These communities, while close in proximty and cordial during the day, do not like each other at all on at least one Friday night every Fall. That is …

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Midlands 4A Notebook Week Eleven

The AC Flora Falcons continue to roll and this past week it was a rolling over Lugoff-Elgin behind a 200 yards performance by Markell Townsend. This week is the big game, a showdown with Ridge View for the Region Crown and the No. 1 seed in lower state. Ridge View …

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