The eighth week of the high school football season is in the books in South Carolina. It’s time to vote for The State’s high school football Player of the Week from Midlands-area games played Oct. 5-6. Voting ends this Friday at noon. The winner will be announced on Lou Bezjak’s Twitter page and here in this story. The nominees are listed below. Please note that … Continue reading Vote now for The State’s Midlands high school football Player of the Week (10.9.23)

A small earthquake sent tremors through part of Kershaw County on Friday afternoon, according to seismologists at the United States Geological Survey. It was the first seismic activity in months in an area that has been repeatedly hit with seismic activity. The earthquake, which registered a magnitude of 2.24 on the Richter scale, struck at 12:24 p.m. near Spears Creek Road, which is located in … Continue reading Another earthquake hits tremor-prone area of the Midlands near Fort Jackson

Scores and updates from this week’s Midlands high school football games: Midlands scores, schedule Thursday Nation Ford 34, Blythewood 28 Friday Ben Lippen 22, Trinity Byrnes School 18 Brookland-Cayce 42, Lower Richland 19 CA Johnson 52, Great Falls 6 Camden 41, Darlington 6 Clearwater Academy (Fla.) 34, Gray Collegiate 27 Clover 48, Spring Valley 0 Dreher 28, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 14 Gilbert 60, Swansea 0 Hammond 35, … Continue reading Midlands high school football scores

Hammond isn’t ready to give up its grip on SCISA football. The Skyhawks used a physical brand of football and strong running game to defeat Cardinal Newman, 35-20, on Friday at Edens Stadium. The win extends Hammond’s winning streak over Cardinal Newman to 23 straight games. But for the first time in a while the Cards (6-1) came in with their best shot to knock … Continue reading Hammond football prevails; White Knoll tops Dutch Fork

A mobile home in Kershaw County was left “unlivable” after it was consumed by flames early Saturday morning, Kershaw County Fire Service officials say. There were no injuries, but three adults were displaced by the blaze. At at 12:41 a.m., the Kershaw County Fire Service and Lugoff Fire Department were alerted to the fire on the 200 block of Watts Hill Rd., that’s off of … Continue reading Three displaced in Midlands mobile home fire

Hammond isn’t ready to give up its grip on SCISA football. The Skyhawks used a physical brand of football and strong running game to defeat Cardinal Newman, 35-20, on Friday at Edens Stadium. The win extends Hammond’s winning streak over Cardinal Newman to 23 straight games. But for the first time in a while the Cards (6-1) came in with their best shot to knock … Continue reading Friday Rewind: Hammond handles Cardinal Newman challenge. White Knoll downs Dutch Fork

PREP FOOTBALL= Abbeville 56, Chesnee 15 Allendale-Fairfax 36, Bethune-Bowman 0 Andrew Jackson 56, Chesterfield 0 Andrews 53, Mullins 26 Ashley Ridge 31, West Ashley 20 Bamberg-Ehrhardt 62, Branchville 7 Baptist Hill 64, Military Magnet Academy 31 Beaufort 41, Battery Creek 6 Belton-Honea Path 55, Palmetto 21 Ben Lippen 22, Trinity Byrnes School 18 Berkeley 52, Wando 10 Bethesda Academy, Ga. 46, Colleton Prep 14 Blackville-Hilda … Continue reading Friday’s Scores

A roundup of Lowcountry high school scores from Friday night plus scores from around South Carolina. John Paul II 47, Hilton Head Prep 14: Christian Tilton threw three touchdowns, ran for two and also returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the Warriors’ win. John Paul II trailed 14-12 in the first half before Tilton returned the ensuing kickoff for a score. Brandon Horton also … Continue reading Beaufort football bounces back. Hilton Head Christian, JPII pick up victories

Cortez Lane has played in his share of big games during his high school career. As a sophomore at Camden, Lane played in the Class 3A championship game and then in the lower state semifinals last season. This year, the senior has some advice for his new team Cardinal Newman when it plays in one of the biggest games in quite some time. The Cardinals … Continue reading Cardinal Newman vs. Hammond headlines must-see games

Scores and updates from this week’s Midlands high school football games: Midlands scores, schedule Thursday Nation Ford 34, Blythewood 28 Friday Ben Lippen 22, Trinity Byrnes School 18 Brookland-Cayce 42, Lower Richland 19 CA Johnson 52, Great Falls 6 Camden 41, Darlington 6 Clearwater Academy (Fla.) 34, Gray Collegiate 27 Clover 48, Spring Valley 0 Dreher 28, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 14 Gilbert 60, Swansea 0 Hammond 35, … Continue reading Final scores from Friday night’s Midlands and SC high school football games