Midlands Football

Friday Night Feats Week Ten

⁃ LB Fuller Sims, Andrew Jackson – 11 total tackles 1 FF 1 TFL – RB Jarvis Green, Dutch Fork – 19 carries, 191 yards and 5 Touchdowns and 4 receptions for 16 yards and 2 touchdowns over River Bluff ⁃ RB Cooler Johns, River Bluff – 20 Carries 134 …

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Midlands 3A Notebook Week Ten

The Crestwood Knights whupped up on Darlington last this past week and got to 3-0 in the region. This team is playing very well on both sides of the football and will play for what should produce the regino champion this week hosting Camden, also unbeaten in region play. The …

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Midlands 4A Notebook Week Ten

The Falcons of AC Flora got a solid region win over Irmo this past week. RB Markell Townsend went for 200+ yards again and scored four touchdowns rushing and threw for a touchdown. This team’s offense is dangerous and makes them a strong contender in lower state 4A, which may …

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Midlands 5A Notebook Week Ten

Lexington struggled against a short passing game with White Knoll Friday night, giving up 443 yards on what was essentially an extended run game with a lot of tunnels and bubbles. This vulnerability has been there all season and needs to be worked on for the playoffs. Offensively, they played …

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Baxter’s Blitz: 4A Playoff Brackets Unfair and Devalued

Here we are just three weeks away from playoffs and we have a broken playoff system still. I have been lobbying for playoff change as long as I had for the 5-Class system, which was finally adopted. But this playoff system we have is terrible and today I’m going to …

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All Midlands Players of the Week: Week Nine

The All-Midlands Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week is an onor to these young men who capture the awards. There are approximately 1600 to 2000 varsity players in our coverage area, so the competition for these awards is fierce.These awards remain unsponsored to prevent compromise of the selection process …

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Baxter’s Blitz: Takeaways Week Nine

Chandler Perry

Dutch Fork is slowly morphing into the type of team we are used to seeing. QB Aliam Appler gives the Foxes run game some pressure relief with a passing threat. This defense, though, is stout. They held WK to 46 yards last week and this past Friday held Chapin to …

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Friday Night Feats Week Nine

– WR Drew Spires, Richard Winn – 9 receptions 121 yds 2 TDS, 4 rushes 38 yards, 2 KO returns 46 yards – RB Markell Townsend, AC flora – 220 rushing yards 3TDS 1 passing TD – Gatlin Kimbro, Ath, Thomas Sumter – 8 carries- 68 yards 2 TD 14 …

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Midlands 2A Notebook Week Nine

The Gray Collegiate War Eagles got a huge win this week over Fairfield-Central and the Griffins were the only real challenge for the Region Crown. Gray got excellent play from junior QB Riley Staton who was 14 of 18 for 145 yards and 1 TD. This week, they host Newberry …

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Midlands 3A Notebook Week Nine

The Crestwood Knights are 2-0 in region play after knocking off Marlboro County this past week with strong play from Quarterback Javion Martin. Martin now has more than 1,500 yards passing on the season. The Knights are going to have to finish the season without WR Nigel Johnson, who suffered …

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