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WEEK TWO of the 2019 football season is in the books and here are my thoughts.
Dutch Fork remains unbeaten after blanking Spring Valley 46-0. Jon Hall rushed for 4 touchdowns and QB Ty Olenchuk passed for 212 yds and a TD to All-State WR Jalin Hyatt. This team is lethal and will not lose a game in 2019.
The Sumter Gamecocks annihilated Crestwood 63-2 and remain the second ranked team in the Midlands.
Right now, there is a fair degree of separation between these two teams and the rest of the Midlands but there is also a fair degree of separation between these two teams. Dutch Fork, in my opinion, is at least two touchdowns better than any other team in the state. \
REGION 5-5A
The Region 5-5A has an interesting look. River Bluff hasn’t really faced a worthy opponent yet but they still look very sharp. RB Braden Walker, along with new starting QB Jackson Stone, are leading a powerful offense. This team, in my opinion, has strong hold on the second spot in that region. But Lexington is 2-0 and while they haven’t played juggernauts either, their defense has played stellar in both the 26-0 Irmo win and the 41-0 win over Dreher. White Knoll beat a good Brookland-Cayce team last week and pummeled Colleton county this week. Right now, Lexington or White Knoll could be the third best team in the region and a definite challenger for the 2nd spot against River Bluff.
REGION 4-5A
In the Other 5A region, Sumter reigns and with Spring Valley and Blythewood both losing Friday night, the Gamecocks remain the only unbeaten in this region. Spring Valley must clean up the mistakes if they are going to compete for the top spot in the region and Blythewood must find some offense. They were all but shut down by Westwood this week in the 14-7 loss and that raises concerns for me about this team.
So, here are my standings right now
- Dutch Fork (1-0-1)
- Sumter (2-0)
- River Bluff (2-0)
- Lexington (2-0)
- White Knoll (2-0)
- Blythewood (1-1)
- Spring Valley (0-1)
- Chapin (1-0)
- Irmo (1-1)
- Lugoff-Elgin (1-1)
