Midlands Football

Midlands 4A Notebook Week Nine

AC Flora got to 7-0 on the season, going 2-0 in region play with a 35-18 win over Richland Northeast. The Falcons got strong play again from Shrine Bowl snubbed runnin back Markell Townsend, who had another 200+ yards rushing game. This week, the Falcons host the Irmo Yellow Jackets, …

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Midlands 5A Notebook: Week Nine

Lexington, after eight weeks, has proven they are exactly who I said they were in the preseason – the most explosive ofense in the Midlands. They roughed up rival River Bluff this past week with 257 yards and 4 TDs from RB Jonah Norris and a defense that gets better …

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All Midlands Players of the Week: Week Eight

The All-Midlands Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week is an honor 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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Shrine Bowl Midlands’ Snubs

I hate to interrupt my release of the 2024 Position Rankings but this will be brief. Each year, the Shrine Bowl and North-South All-Star Games select a team of players that is supposed to be a collection of the best players in the state of South Carolina. And each year, …

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Baxter’s Blitz: Takeaways Week Eight

Week Eight is in the books and there were some revealing events in the Midlands. First of all, Dutch Fork Has their legs under them again. The return of a healthy QB Aliam Appler seemed to be just what the Silver Foxes have been missing as the offense was in …

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Friday Night Feats: Week Eight

⁃ War Adkins McDaniel, Ridge View – 8 receptions, 144 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 kick return for Touchdown – WR Zion Agnew , Ridge View – 7 receptions 72 yards and 3 touchdowns -QB Donald Tomlin, Ridge View – 21/23 241 yards and 4 touchdowns – RB Jonah Norris, Lexington- …

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Gameday Breakdown: Week Eight

 GRAY COLLEGIATE AT FAIRFIELD CENTRAL The Game: This is it. This game will determine the eventual region champion for the 2A-Region 4. There could be a lot of fireworks in this game with two explosive offenses and two quarterbacks who, combined, have thrown for more than 3000 yards and 32 …

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Midlands SCISA Notebook Week Eight

The Hammond Skyhawks got another win over Augusta Christian this past week to improvfe to 5-2 overall but more importantly, 3-0 in SCISA Region play. They got a good game from QB Dylan Richardson with three passing touchdowns and this team is rolling. There is little doubt in my mind …

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Midlands 1A Notebook: Week Eight

The Calhoun County Saints seem to be the team to beat in the Midlands 1A arena. They were off this past week but put their 5-1 mark on the line against a one loss Denmark Olar team this week. The Saints are dangerous with their ground game and Ahmir Smith …

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Midlands 2A Notebook Week Eight

The Saluda Tigers got a run away win with little fight in a 42-0 blowout of Pelion last week. Freshman running back Brayden Williams scored on Saluda’s first offensive play of the game and went on to rush for 126 yards and two scores in the win. This team is …

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