AC FLORA 49 CHAPIN 43 ALLENDALE-FAIRFAX 43 EAU CLAIRE 6 BLYTHEWOOD 56 BEAUFORT 21 BROOKLAND-CAYCE 35 NEWBERRY 27 CAMDEN 53 RNE 0 CLOVER 48 IRMO 14 DUTCH FORK 49 NORTHWESTERN 0 EDISTO 41 CA JOHNSON 22 HAMMOND 55 FIRST BAPTIST 7 HEATHWOOD HALL 27 AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN 25 LAURENCE MANNING 26 …
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Here is my mid-season Top Five at each position for the Midlands area. All are seniors (2020) unless otherwise noted. Keep in mind, before you send a response, these rankings are NOT based on statistics alone. This is from live evaluation and hours of film evaluation. QUARTERBACKS Aveon Smith, White …
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The leading tacklers as we head into week six are LB Drew Howell of Gilbert with 70, followed by Ethen Hix of Lugoff Elgin with 69. Here are the rushing tacklers by classification 5A – Ethen Hix, Lugoff-Elgin – 69 4A – Winston Harrison, Westwood – 40 3A – Drew …
Read More »Offensive Leader Board – Week Six
The leaderboard in the Midlands still has familiar names at the top, but new faces have emerged behind them. Camden junior running back Willis Lane is still the top guy in rushing, with 859 yards. But Heathwood Hall running back Ronnie Porter and quarterback Alex Smith are right behind him …
Read More »THE FANTASTIC FOUR: Midlands Players of the Week – Week Five
The player of the week format has changed this week as we have decided to add two players to the feature. This is this week’s FANTASTIC 4 for Football in the Midlands AVEON SMITH, QUARTERBACK, WHITE KNOLL HIGH SCHOOL Smith completely dominated the game against Gray Collegiate this past week, …
Read More »MIDLANDS TEAM RANKINGS: WEEK SIX
RANK TEAM RECORD 1 DUTCH FORK 4-0-1 2 SUMTER 4–0 3 WHITE KNOLL 5–0 4 RIVER BLUFF 5–0 5 AC FLORA 4–0 6 SALUDA 4–0 7 GILBERT 5–0 8 CAMDEN 5–0 9 LEXINGTON 4–1 10 WESTWOOD 3–1 11 CHAPIN 3–1 12 BLYTHEWOOD 3–2 12 AIRPORT 3–2 13 NEWBERRY 3–2 14 …
Read More »FRIDAY NIGHT FEATS
NOMINATE YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT FEATS HERE Roger Pedroni, QB, Chapin – was 21-of-36 passing for 237 yards and two TDs. He also rushed for 34 yards and three scores. Zavier Short, WR, Chapin – eight catches for 107 yards and two TDs. Trey Robinson, QB, Batesburg-Leesville – 18 of 24 …
Read More »MIDLANDS SCORES: WEEK FIVE
FOX CREEK 46 COLUMBIA 26 AC FLORA 42 RNE 11 ANDREW JACKSON 40 NORTH CENTRAL 7 AIRPORT 42 LOWER RICHLAND 30 BEN LIPPEN 35 AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN 14 CA JOHNSON 19 PELION 14 CAMDEN 31 WEST FLORENCE 29 CHAPIN 41 SPRING VALLEY 38 DANIEL 45 RIDGE VIEW 26 DUTCH FORK 49 …
Read More »ELITE UNITS: OFFENSIVE BACKFIELDS
West Columbia (SC) The most glorified unit in the game of the football is the offensive backfield. With good support personnel, a backfield can make your teams’ dreams come true – or bring your nightmares to a reality. Here’s a look at the Midlands area top offensive backfields in this …
Read More »The Answer Is In: Why The Shrine Bowl Team Selection Was Moved Up
With the announcement of the Shrine Bowl roster on the 15th of September, there came the question “why was the team selected so early?” Well, the answer is in and it seems a lot less complex than many of the ideas I heard tossed around this week. On Wednesday, I …
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