It’s Week 2 in the South Carolina high school football season, with teams still navigating an evolving game schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are scores from Friday night’s games featuring Midlands teams.
Midlands scores, schedule
Thursday
Gray Collegiate 42, Legion Collegiate 0: Running back KZ Adams rushed for 250 yards and three touchdowns for the War Eagles.
Friday
Barnwell 40, Swansea 8
Brookland-Cayce 14, Blythewood 3: Tanner Staton and Ben Pugh each had TD runs as the Bearcats won their season opener and prevented Blythewood from going 3-0 for the first time since 2007.
CA Johnson 50, Eau Claire 0: Dawan Rice rushed for two touchdowns as the CAJ (2-1) won its second straight game.
Camden 43, Hartsville 37: Devontae McCray 5-yard touchdown run with 1:26 left was the game-winner for the Bulldogs (2-1). McCray finished with two scores, QB Cauthen Best and Cortez Lane each had two TDs for Camden.
Chester 28, Airport 7
Chapin 56, Lugoff-Elgin 28: Bennett Galloway ran for three touchdowns and Jayden Bradford threw for three scores for Chapin (2-0). Galloway finished with 134 yards rushing and Bradford was 6-of-8 for 117 yards. Receiver Zavier Short caught two touchdons and also had a kickoff return for a TD.
Crestwood 16, Richland Northeast 15: Nigel Johnson threw two touchdown passes,, including one with 7:49 left, as Crestwood handed RNE (2-1) its first loss of season.
Dutch Fork 56, Byrnes 25: Dutch Fork quarterback Davin Patterson threw for 267 yards and four touchdowns and also rushed for two scores. Receiver Antonio Williams had four catches for 126 yards and a TD. Jarvis Green had 181 all-purpose yards and three scores. for DF (2-0).
Fairfield Central 32, Chesnee 16: Samaj Young and Stephon Gadson each had two touchdowns as the Griffins (2-1) picked up their second win in five days.
Hammond 35, Porter-Gaud 7: Quarterback Jack Weston was 14-of-19 passing for 168 yards and three TDs and running back CJ Stokes rushed for 147 yards and a TD.
Heathwood Hall 34, Ben Lippen 17: Rondarius Porter ran for two touchdowns and forced a fumble for Heathwood (2-1). Dylan Lesane also had two TDs for the Highlanders.
Johnsonville 29, North Central 26
Keenan 32, Dreher 21: The Raiders overcame an 8-6 halftime deficit by scoring 24 points in the second half to win the season opener for both teams. Keenan’s win came less than a week after death of offensive lineman DonAdrian Robinson, who was honored in a ceremony before the game.
Lower Richland 35, Hilton Head 6: QB Robert Adams threw for two touchdowns and Jeremy Barney had two TD runs for the Diamond Hornets, who improved to 3-0 on season.
Mid-Carolina 51, Whitmire 0: The Rebels picked up its first win of the season.
Nation Ford 28, River Bluff 21: Nation Ford QB threw for 295 yards and three scores including the game-winner with 9:52 left. RB quarterback Hunter Sheppard had 249 yards passing and three TDs, two to Apollos Cook in the loss. Cook caught 13 passes for 152 yards.
Pelion 42, Midland Valley 26: Peyton Whitten had two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns as Pelion outscored the Mustangs, 22-6, in the second half.
Richard Winn 36, Faith Christian 14: B Baker rushed for two touchdowns as RW moved to 2-0 on the season.
South Florence 63, Irmo 28: LaNorris Sellers threw five touchdowns in the win for South Florence.
White Knoll 31, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 12: Jaquez Frederick ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns to give White Knoll (1-2) its first win of the season. QB Austin Cunningham threw for a touchdown and ran for one.
Saturday
Lexington 14, Gilbert 12: The Wildcats stopped a two-point conversion with 38 seconds left to preserve a win over their county foes. Tyler Walker had two touchdown runs for Lexington.
Carver Columbus (Ga.) 28, Spring Valley 15: The Vikings suffered their first loss of the season Saturday at The Cam Newton Classic in Atlanta.
Canceled: York at Westwood; Sumter at Ridge View; Newberry at Clinton; Augusta Christian at Cardinal Newman; Ninety Six at Saluda; Bluffton at Airport; Swansea at Batesburg-Leesville
SC statewide football scores
Abbeville 45, Emerald 7
Andrew Jackson 40, Mullins 14
Ashley Ridge 17, Wilson 7
Barnwell 40, Swansea 8
Beaufort 33, Benedictine Military, Ga. 23
Berkeley 48, R.B. Stall 12
Blacksburg 52, Oakbrook Prep 20
Brookland-Cayce 14, Blythewood 3
C.A. Johnson 50, Eau Claire 0
Camden 43, Hartsville 37
Carolina Forest 28, New Hanover County, N.C. 0
Carolina, N.C. 17, Catawba Ridge 14
Chapin 56, Lugoff-Elgin 28
Chapman 41, Boiling Springs 17
Cheraw 42, Darlington 19
Chester 28, Airport 7
Colleton Prep 59, Northwood Academy 12
Concord Cox Mill, N.C. 17, York Comprehensive 14
Crestwood 16, Richland Northeast 15
Dutch Fork 56, James F. Byrnes 25
Easley 38, Seneca 28
Eastside 31, Wade Hampton (G) 28
Fairfield Central 32, Chesnee 16
First Baptist 14, Laurence Manning Academy 7
Fort Dorchester 38, Dorman 28
Goose Creek 34, West Ashley 28
Great Falls 40, Latta 20
Greenville 24, Mauldin 21
Greenwood 17, Catawba Ridge 14
Greenwood Christian 48, Spartanburg Christian 0
Greer 28, Westside 25
Hammond 35, Porter-Gaud 7
Hanahan 28, Cane Bay 21
Heathwood Hall 34, Ben Lippen 17
Hickory Grove Christian, N.C. 43, South Carolina 0
Holly Hill Academy 58, Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy 0
Holy Innocents’, Ga. 31, Christ Church Episcopal 0
J.L. Mann 30, Travelers Rest 28
James Island 23, Bishop England 16
Jefferson, Ga. 45, Southside 0
Johnsonville 29, North Central 26
Lake View 48, East Clarendon 18
Landrum 21, Crescent 5
Laurens 44, Union County 28
Lewisville 26, Buford 8
Lower Richland 35, Hilton Head Island 6
Mid-Carolina 51, Whitmire 0
Nation Ford 28, River Bluff 21
North Augusta 28, Grovetown, Ga. 19
Northwestern 42, Clover 16
Oceanside Collegiate Academy 30, C.E. Murray 6
Patrick Henry Academy 60, W. Wyman King Academy 14
Pee Dee Academy 21, Florence Christian 14
Pelion 42, Midland Valley 26
Philip Simmons 46, Military Magnet Academy 0
Pickens 56, Pendleton 39
Powdersville 10, Wren 9
Richard Winn Academy 36, Summerville Faith Christian 14
Riverside 48, Berea 18
Robert E. Lee Academy 45, Wilson Hall 28
South Florence 63, Irmo 28
Spartanburg 45, Hillcrest 37
Thomas Heyward Academy 22, Dorchester Academy 7
Thomas Sumter Academy 33, Carolina Academy 6
Trinity Byrnes School 74, Pinewood Prep 40
W.J. Keenan 32, Dreher 21
Wade Hampton (H) 43, Estill 8
White Knoll 31, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 12
Wilmington Ashley, N.C. 43, Waccamaw 26
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Batesburg-Leesville vs. Swansea, ccd.
Clinton vs. Newberry, ccd.
Ridge View vs. Sumter, ccd.
Saluda vs. Ninety Six, ccd.
Westwood vs. York Comprehensive, ccd.
September 3, 2021 | State, The: Web Edition Articles (Columbia, SC)
Author/Byline: Lou Bezjak, The State | Section: prep_football