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.

1A Notebook: Week Six

There are fewer Class 1A teams in the Midlands than any other class but a couple of these teams are pretty dang good. Calhoun County is 4-1 after knocking off Williston Elko this past week. The Saints have a ground game that is crushing defenses and this week they take …

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2A Notebook: Week Six

The Class 2A is getting competitive and there are at least four teams in the Midlands who are going to play deep in the playoffs, in my opinion. Saluda had a bye this past week and this team is primed for a run in the state 2A playoffs. I don’t …

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Norris Lands First Offer

I’ve been touting the on field prowess of Lexington running back Jonah Norris (5-10,195)  since the preseason and this young man’s work is beginning to pay off. This past weekend, while visiting Coastal Carolina, Chants Head Coach Jamey Chadwell offered the 2023 back a PWO. “He said they like me,” …

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3A Notebook: Week Six

3A will beign region play this week for most teams. It’s time to shine of you’re gonna do it. The Gilbert Indians took it on the chin against a good 5A Lexington team and were exposed for one thing – they cannot throw the football effectively. Chance Jennings is the …

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4A Notebook: Week Six

Week six for 4A means region play for a lot of these schools. Time to get in that race to the playoffs. AC Flora got a solid win this past week over Camden and did it with a balanced offense and a defense that would not break for the dangerous …

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5A Notebook: Week Six

We are a week away from the moment of truth, region play for 5A so this is the final “tune up” week for these schools before they play the games that count. There are some things that need to be addressed with these teams if they want to be the …

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All Midlands Super Ten Poll: Week Five

ALL-MIDLANDS SUPER TEN 1 Dutch Fork Silver Foxes 5-0 The Silver Foxes are on a roll and there is at least some life in their passing game. But make no mistake, their bread and butter is their defense. This week, they take on a football powerhouse in St. Frances Academy. …

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Midlands Stat Leaders: Week Five

* based on stats received by Tuesday morning 9/20/2022 RUSHING LEADERS (min 300 yds) PLAYER SCHOOL CARRIES YARDS TDS Norris, Jonah Lexington 116 1002 12 Johns, Cooper River Bluff 79 779 12 Harter, Sky Lugoff-Elgin 122 753 8 Thompson, Trey Andrew Jackson 107 724 7 Graham-Woodberry, Alias Gilbert 60 673 …

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All Midlands Players of the Week: Week Five

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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