By Thomas Grant Jr. Welcome to Lexington County – the home of the unbeatens. As the high school regular season ends, four schools remain unblemished in the loss column. White Knoll, Gilbert, Irmo and Gray Collegiate remain perfect on the season. No county in the state of South Carolina hasContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Week 7 might go down as a changing of the guard in Region 4-5A. Since Tom Knotts took over the Dutch Fork football program in 2010, the school has won or shared the region title every year. The Silver Foxes also entered this season with aContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Northside Christian Academy got back on the winning track last week at home. The 34-2 win over Anderson School to snap a 3-game losing streak saw running back Sam Burks rush for 150 yards and three touchdowns and both Clayton Myers and John Lizewski return turnoversContinue 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
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By Thomas Grant Jr. Northside Christian Academy returns to action Friday after a bye week, while Gray Collegiate heads out of state for the second time this season. The Crusaders (2-3, 1-2) face Georgia School for Innovation and Classic at Palmetto State Armory Field. They look to snap a three-gameContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Having to wait two weeks to resume play after suffering the first loss of the season is not how Lexington High School hoped to begin the Region 4-5A season. But that’s where the eighth-ranked Wildcats found themselves after losing 14-3 to Gilbert. They return to actionContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A two-game winning streak has the River Bluff football team entering Region 4-5A play with momentum. The same is true for undefeated and seventh-ranked White Knoll. For the second straight year, the Timberwolves are 5-0 to start the season. This year, they are determined not toContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It’s the midway point of the season and Gilbert and White Knoll stand as the lone unbeaten in the Lake Murray region. The fourth-ranked Indians knocked off previously undefeated Lexington 14-3 this past Friday at Leonard Price Field. The defense held the Wildcats to a season-lowContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Don’t tell Irmo head coach Aaron Brand that Friday’s Top 10 showdown in Kellytown with Hartsville is a Class 4A championship preview. “It’s only the fourth game,” he said. “Nobody has ever won a title after 4 or 5 weeks.” The sixth-ranked Yellow Jackets refuse toContinue 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