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.

Class of 2025 Top Ten Players: Early Rankings

West Columbia (SC) This is way early for a rankings for the Class of 2025 but we have a pretty good read on some of the guys who played as freshmen or have impressed us in this off-season and early season. There will be MANY editions and additions to this …

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Class of 2024 Top Fifty; Early Rankings

West C?olumbia (SC) This is the first set of rankings for the Midlands Class of 2024. As I always state on this release, expect these rankings to change. It will go through several revisions as we continue to evaluate players throughout the season and in the off-season. We will go …

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All Midlands Super Ten Poll: Week One

  ALL-MIDLANDS SUPER TEN 1 Dutch Fork Silver Foxes 1-0 The Silver Foxes played to expectations. I said it would be a one score game relying on their defense and it was. They are going to get better as the season goes on bu this is the most beatable I’ve …

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Midlands Team Rankings By Class: Week One

RANKING THE MIDLANDS BY CLASSIFICATION CLASS 5A 1 Dutch Fork 1-0 2 Sumter 1-0 3 Lexington 0-1 4 River Bluff 1-0 5 Spring Valley 1-0 6 White Knoll 1-0 7 Chapin 0-1 8 Blythewood 0-1   CLASS 4A 1 AC Flora 1-0 2 Irmo 1-0 3 Ridge View 1-0 4 …

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Instant Analysis

West Columbia (SC) Week one of the 2022 football season is in the books (almost, save a few games postponed to tomorrow) and here is my instant analysis of what tonight’s action demonstrated. 5A The obvious, Dutch Fork is the cream of the crop in this class in the Midlands …

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Friday Night Feats: Week One

The 2022 high school footballs eason is officially underway and here are the top performers from around the Midlands. Remember, all Friday Night Feats submissions are eligible for the two Player of the Week Awards from SCVarsity. Week One’s Friday Night Feats Caleb Timmons, WR, Dreher – 5 catches 148 …

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Dutch Fork Holds Off Hough, 28-24

West Columbia (SC) It took just four minutes for the Hough Huskies to get on the board Thursday night, with Nolan Hauser kicking a 38 yards field goal to go up 3-0 on the Silver Foxes of Dutch Fork. On Dutch Fork’s second drive, QB Aliam Appler was hit and …

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Week One Story Lines: Youth Brigade Takes The Field

West Columbia (SC) There are several story lines to watch as we head into the Week One games for Midlands football teams and one of those is the youth brigade that will be taking the field as starters for their respective teams. Here is a look at the young ones …

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Midlands Games of the Week: Week One

Thursday Night, August 18th Dutch Fork at Hough (at Charlotte Memorial Stadium) The Dutch Fork Silver Foxes are coming off of a loss in the 2021 State 5A Championship game to Gaffney. It was a hard pill to swallow for Head Coach Tom Knotts and he has stated they are …

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