Midlands Football

SCISA Notebook: Week Two

Let me preface this by stating I’m not under the delussion that Hammond is not the best team in the Midlands SCISA just because they lost this past week. Prince Avenue is a very good football school in Georgia and won 13 games last season with a lot of returning …

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Class 1A Notebook: Week Two

The Class 1A is not deep in strong teams but there are some leaders that made statements in week one. CA Johnson got a 22-6 win over rival Columbia and did it with strong individual performances from RB Dawan Rice (101 yds/2TDs) and LB Terrell Hopkins (11 solo tackles/2 TFL/1 …

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Worth the Price of Admission: Must See Players for Week Two

These are the players that are worth the price of admission just to watch them play in Week Two 1. Stephen Collier, WR/DB, River Bluff is always worth the price of admission. Last week, he had 163 total yards. He’s exciting to watch at wide receiver and equally fun to …

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The Top Ten Tickets in the Midlands

Cover photo by Stephen Skrocki @skrockisports 1. Dutch Fork at Spartanburg – If you want to make the trek to Spartanburg, you’ll get to see some offense; Spartanburg does not look very good on defense and Dutch Fork is primed for some big scoring. 2. Swansea at River Bluff – …

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Class 2A Notebook: Week Two

The Class 2A has three major players that I think will be scrapping in the playoffs this year, with all three having a good chance at making it to the 2A title game. Fairfield Central has to be considred a favorite with the way they stormed out of the gates …

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Midlands Prospect Watch

As the season begins to roll, I will start bringing you the Midlands Prospect Watch (formerly Five on the Rise), where I will highlight players and teams who deserve recognition. My mission for SCVarsity, from day one 25 years agao, has been and shall continue to be to promote the …

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Class 3A Notebook: Week Two

THE TEAMS Camden is easily the best 3A team in the Midlands and one of the best in the entire state. This offense is absolutely rolling behind QB Grayson White, who captured Week One’s SCVarsity All-Midlands Player of the Week. Defensively, they are nasty and physical. Linebacker Will Nash is …

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Class 4A Notebook: Week Two

Cover photo by Stephen Skrocki @skrockisports THE TEAMS The Class 4A is going to be a runaway, I believe, for AC Flora as they slice through their schedule. They will be challenged, but it will be few and far between. The big test will be against Camden on 9-16. The …

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Class 5A Notebook: Week Two

THE TEAMS The 5A classification is not difficult to figure out. Dutch Fork is the team that we look at in the Midlands with the best chance at making it all the way in this classification; but it is not as sure a bet as years past. For the first …

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Midlands Games of the Week: Week Two

West Columbia (SC) Week two of the 2022 football season brings us the back yard brawls in the Midlands. These are the “rival” games between schools who share a community and have, at some point in their history, had very heated rivalry games. Some, because one team or another have …

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