Week Three bring me ot the second installment of the Midlands Prospect Watch. These are players who have caught my eye with their performances and prowess on the field and need to be looked at by recruiters. Jonah Norris, RB, 5’11, 190, Lexington (2023) Norris has had an all-state level …
Read More »Midlands Games of the Week: Week Three
Week three of the 2022 football season has some pretty good match ups to still be early. This is where teams start really trying to prepare themselves for region play. Here are this week’s match ups. Chester Cyclones at Fairfield Central Griffins This is a rival game so know that …
Read More »2A Notebook: Week Three
2A Notebook The Fairfield Central Griffins got a good win over a very good 2A team in Andrew Jackson. They overcamne three offensive turnovers and a 15 point deficit to win the football game and did it with some outstanding play by the offense and some key plays by defenders …
Read More »3A Notebook: Week Three
3A Notebook The Camden Bulldogs are looking like a team on a mission after destroying rival Lugoff-Elgin this past week. QB Grayson White continues to put up big numbers as this Bulldogs offense rolls through defenses. The take on a tough Hartsville team this week and this will be a …
Read More »4A Notebook: Week Three
4A Notebook The AC Flora machine is rolling. They put up 50+ points on rival Dreher and pulled starters out early. QB Carew Bates is executing the offense like a veteran and the RB group of Markell Townsend, Nolan Kelson and Aiden Mosley is the best group in the Midlands and …
Read More »5A Notebook: Week Three
5A NOTEBOOK Dutch Fork continues to impress with their defense, getting by a Spartanburg team that is loaded with talent. The Silver Foxes concern me on offense, however, as without Jarvis Green, they are a very mediocre unit. They take on a Creekside team who played in the semi-finals of …
Read More »Baxter’s Blitz: Transfer Portals and Fake Offers and other Scary Stories
It has been extremely difficult to get recruited to play college football for many years. The competition for scholarships has always been fierce high school players across the country competed hard on the field and in showcases, combines and college camps. And now, it has become even more difficult because …
Read More »All Midlands Players of the Week: Week Two
West Columbia (SC) The All-Midlands Players of the Week are selected each week by SCVarsity based on official stats sent in by the coaches. These stats are reviews and selections are made Sunday night so that we can have plates printed for the awards on Monday morning and get them …
Read More »Baxter’s Blitz: Takeaways from Week Two
Dutch Fork surprised me, struggling with a Spartanburg team that has not looked strong defensively. Either Spartanburg is better than I originally thought, or Dutch Fork truly is mortal this season. Jarvis Green continues to roll, but the passing offense is non existent. Defensively, they look strong and their linebackers …
Read More »Friday Night Feats Week Two
– Trequan Singleton, DL, Brookland-Cayce – 6 tackles, 1 Sack over Airport – Chris Frye, S, Lexington – 8 tackles .5 tfl and 1 pbu over South Aiken – Brady Orr, K, River Bluff – 7/7 PATs, 42 Yard Field Goal, And A Touchback On Kickoff over Swansea – Markell …
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