By Thomas Grant Jr. It’s Week Two of the South Carolina high school football playoffs. Seven teams remain in the hunt for state titles. In the case of Northside Christian Academy, it’s one victory away from reaching the SCISA final for the first time since 2017. The Crusaders held offContinue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. Is timing everything? Chapin football could find out at 7 p.m. Thursday night at Cecil Woolbright Field. Fresh off a bye, the Eagles (5-2, 0-1) play host to a Dutch Fork team coming off its first region loss in eight years. Head coach Justin Gentry believesContinue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. A large exhale could be heard from Dutch Fork High School stadium last Friday. The Silver Foxes finally broke into the win column with the 54-7 rout of Stratford. In snapping the longest losing streak and worst start under head coach Tom Knotts, the defending ClassContinue Reading

By Thomas Grant Jr. Certainty and uncertainty. It’s how Irmo and Chapin are approaching their Week 0 matchup. As of Monday, the location of the matchup remained in question. Originally scheduled for Cecil Woolbright Field, ongoing renovations to the seating and plumbing have put the home opener in an uncertainContinue Reading

Dutch Fork High School celebrated homecoming and the memory of Jack Alkhatib at their October 15 game against River Bluff High.  Jack’s mother, Kelly Hewins Alkhatib and brother Ben stood in for Jack who was elected Homecoming King. Jack, who played offensive lineman for the Silver Foxes died during practiceContinue Reading