With two weeks left in the high school football regular season for public schools, the playoff race is starting to take shape. Each region has a different amount of guaranteed playoff spots, ranging from at least four all the way to six for bigger regions. There are at-large spots in Class 5A and 4A because of an uneven amounts of regions. Here are the updated … Continue reading Playoff scenarios take shape – for Midlands football teams

Congratulations to White Knoll quarterback Landon Sharpe for winning the vote for this week’s State’s Midlands Player of the Week honors. A new poll will be released on Monday. The nominees are listed below. Please note that these polls are not scientific and are meant to be just for fun. Congrats to all the nominees. Jaden Allen-Hendrix, RB Gilbert: Junior carried the call 20 times … Continue reading White Knoll quarterback named The State’s Midlands football player of the week

With one week left in the high school football regular season for public schools, the playoff race is starting to take shape. Each region has a different amount of guaranteed playoff spots, ranging from at least four all the way to six for bigger regions. There are at-large spots in Class 5A and 4A because of an uneven amounts of regions. Here are the updated … Continue reading UPDATED: A look at playoff scenarios for Midlands football teams

The high school football season continues Friday night across South Carolina. Midlands scores AC Flora 35, Irmo 21 Batesburg-Leesville 21, Fox Creek 13 Bethesda Academy 32, Northside Christian 15 Blythewood 21, Clover 7 Brookland-Cayce 42, Dreher 13 CA Johnson 34, McBee 26 Cardinal Newman 38, Camden Military 6 Dutch Fork 51, Chapin 0 Keenan 62, Eau Claire 0 Fairfield Central 60, Columbia 12 Gilbert 38, … Continue reading Final scores from Friday night’s Midlands and SC high school football games

Markel Townsend has been lobbying for more than a year to throw a pass in a game. On Friday, the A.C. Flora senior running back got his chance. Townsend threw a touchdown pass in the first quarter and ran for three more scores in the Falcons’ 35-21 win over Irmo at Memorial Stadium. “I have been begging to throw a pass and I got my … Continue reading AC Flora stays perfect; Lexington, Blythewood pick up key wins

High school football coaching salaries are on the rise in South Carolina. There are 33 varsity head football coaches earning more than $100,000 annually at public schools in the Palmetto State, according to a review of salaries by The State. Of those 33 coaches, 12 are also the school’s athletic director. The number of coaches earning above $100,000 is more than double the last time … Continue reading A look at which HS football coaches make over $100,000 in SC

Score updates from Friday night’s high school football action across the state. Midlands scores AC Flora 31, Ridge View 22 Blythewood 16, Spring Valley 13 C.A. Johnson 34, Whitmire 6 Camden 38, Marlboro County 0 Cardinal Newman 37, Augusta Christian 28 Central 56, North Central 0 Dutch Fork 63, Lexington 7 Fairfield Central 48, Newberry 0 Gilbert 35, Brookland-Cayce 21 Gray Collegiate 56, Keenan 34 … Continue reading Friday night football final scores from SC and Midlands high school games