SCHSL REGION 5-5A REGION OVERALL W L W L Blythewood 0 0 3 0 Sumter 0 0 3 0 Lugoff-Elgin 0 0 2 1 Ridge View 0 0 1 2 West Florence 0 0 2 1 Westwood 0 0 1 2 Spring Valley 0 0 0 3 LAST WEEK’S GAMES Dutch Fork 38, Ridge View 0 Richland Northeast 25, Westwood 0 Lugoff-Elgin 35, Darlington 18 West Florence … Continue reading High School Football Region Standings, Sept. 11, 2024

With inclement weather in the forecast for Friday night, some Midlands high school football games are moving up a day earlier. The National Weather Service predicts a 60% chance of rain Friday and Friday night in the Columbia area, with the forecast on weather.com calling for an 86% chance of rain. Here is the updated Midlands schedule for this week. This will be updated as … Continue reading High school football schedule changing because of wet weather forecast in Midlands

The area around Elgin, about 30 minutes northeast of Columbia, has seen explosive growth in recent years, with new housing subdivisions cropping up all over the area. Three new proposals would add another 242 homes to the area, if approved by Columbia’s Planning Commission at a regular meeting Thursday. « The smallest of the new proposed building efforts would be at the existing Northwood Villas subdivision … Continue reading More than 200 new homes are planned in this growing Midlands corridor. Here’s more

Northwestern 48 South Florence 7 ROCK HILL — Messiah Jackson rushed for South Florence’s lone score in a 48-7 loss at Northwestern on Friday night in high school football action. The Bruins will host Fort Dorchester at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Florence Christian 28 Heathwood Hall 13 COLUMBIA ” Florence Christian’s Andrew Miller rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Davis and Dawson Anderson each … Continue reading South Florence falls to Northwestern

Three weeks of games are in the books for South Carolina High School League football teams, which are beginning to learn what does and doesn’t work as they prepare for region play. It’s those region games that dictate playoff seeding, whether or not a team makes it to the postseason and if they’ll be at home or on the road. The next couple of weeks … Continue reading North Augusta takes early lead in Region 4-AAAA title chase

It’s time to vote in our poll for The State’s high school football Player of the Week from Midlands-area schools and games played in Week 3. Voting ends Friday at noon, and the winner will be announced on Lou Bezjak’s Twitter/X page that afternoon. Below are the nominees and the poll, and you can vote as many times as you like. (Remember that this poll … Continue reading Vote for The State’s Midlands high school football Player of the Week: Sept. 9 poll

TEAM (2024 RECORD) PTS PRV 1. DILLON (3-0) 30 1 LAST GAME: Defeated Wilson 22-0 last week. NEXT GAME: Host Marion at 7:30 p.m. Friday. 2. MARLBORO COUNTY (3-0) 26 7 LAST GAME: Defeated Scotland (N.C.) 40-28 last week. NEXT GAME: Travel to Conway at 7:30 p.m. Friday. 3. SOUTH FLORENCE (1-2) 23 2 LAST GAME: Lost to Northwestern 48-7 last week. NEXT GAME: Host … Continue reading Morning News High School Football Poll, Sept. 9, 2024

BARNWELL 21, BAMBERG-EHRHARDT 7 Class AA No. 5 Barnwell improved to 3-0 to start the season with a 21-7 win over Class A No. 2 Bamberg-Ehrhardt. Jaquan Peeples rushed for two touchdowns and Cameron Austin had one for the Warhorses, who outscored the Red Raiders 14-0 in the second half. Next up for Barnwell is a home game Friday against South Aiken. HILTON HEAD ISLAND … Continue reading How did Aiken area schools compete in Week 3? We have the scores here.

Northwestern 48 South Florence 7 ROCK HILL, S.C. — Messiah Jackson rushed for South Florence’s lone score in a 48-7 loss at Northwestern on Friday night in high school football action. The Bruins will host Fort Dorchester at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Florence Christian 28 Heathwood Hall 13 COLUMBIA – Florence Christian’s Andrew Miller rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Davis and Dawson Anderson … Continue reading HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: South Florence falls to Northwestern

A roundup of Friday’s high school football action in the Hilton Head area: Hilton Head Island 45, Aiken 0 Running back Troy Timko rushed for two touchdowns and quarterback Jeremiah Walters threw one in the Seahawks’ win. Timko carried it 12 times for 92 yards. Walters was 12-of-13 passing for 243 yards. Carson Haines’ was Walters’ top target and caught six passes for 159 yards … Continue reading Friday rewind: May River, Hilton Head Island win big Beaufort Academy wins close one