As we head into week nine of the football season, we have a clear picture of the top teams in the Midlands. This week, there was movement in the top ten, with previously unbeaten River Bluff loosing to Dutch Fork. The Gators only drop one spot. That is because I …
Read More »Friday Night Feats: Week Eight
SEND US YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT FEATS – CLICK HERE Willis Lane, RB, Camden – 134 yds rushing and 1 TD in loss to Fairfield Central Jaelin Gray, QB, White Knoll – 216 yards and two TDs in loss to Chapin Roger Pedroni, QB, Chapin – 312 yards passing and two …
Read More »Midlands Scoreboard: Week Eight
AC Flora 34, Lakewood 14 Airport 30, North Augusta 29 Batesburg-Leesville 33, Silver Bluff 7 Blythewood 42, Irmo 35 Brookland-Cayce 35, South Aiken 20 Calhoun County 36, CA Johnson 13 Chapin 38, White Knoll 35 Chester 31, Keenan 6 Clinton 35, Mid-Carolina 21 Dutch Fork 48, River Bluff 14 Edisto …
Read More »The Slow Demise of High School Football in South Carolina
In ten to fifteen years, we are going to look at the high school football game, scratching out heads and saying, “what happened?” The participation numbers are down and will continue to go down each year as we allow this great sport to have the life strangled out of it …
Read More »Midlands Team Rankings: Week Eight
Week Eight Team rankings for the footall in the Midlands is here!
Read More »The Year of the Quarterback in South Carolina: Class of 2020
Much as been said in reference to the quarterback crop in South Carolina since the announcement of the Shrine Bowl. This is the deepest group of talent at this position I’ve ever seen in the state. If we go back to the 2011 Class, it was strong at the top …
Read More »Baxter’s Blitz: Instant Analysis of Class 3A and 2A
3A REGION 3 Union QB Kesean Glover The Newberry and Mid Carolina are competing in this upstate region and it is going to be tough for either to find a top spot. Woodruff, who’s only losses were to Southside Christian and Chapman, and Union County, losses to Chapman and AC …
Read More »Baxter’s Blitz: Instant Analysis of Class 5A and 4A
5A REGION 4 Sumter QB Hayden Vasquez The Sumter win was expected and that is going to keep them right in the driver’s seat for the region crown. I don’t see a challenger close to them. QB Hayden Vasquez continues to impress as a leader on this football team. Spring …
Read More »FRIDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE
A=AWAY H=HOME CLICK ON ANY TEAM TO VIEW THEIR TEAM PAGE. Friday’s Game 10/04 ACrestwood (Sumter) HA.C. Flora (Columbia) AManning HAcademic Magnet (N. Charleston) AMidland Valley (Aiken) HAirport (W. Columbia) ABarnwell HAllendale Fairfax ASummerville HAshley Ridge (Summerville) AGreen Sea-Floyds HBaptist Hill (Hollywood) AAbbeville HBatesburg Leesville ACreekside Christian Academy HBattery Creek …
Read More »Region Predictions: Midlands 5A and 4A
It’s time for the football that counts – Region Play – and I want to take a pre-region-play look at what I think is going to happen as we move through the next five weeks and teams begin to position for playoff spots. CLASS 5A REGION 4 Sumter QB Vasquez …
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