Photos by Northside Christian Academy- Northside Christian Academy quarterback B.J. Suits By Thomas Grant Jr. Graduation and the departure of players to other programs left head coach Dean Howell looking to guide a young team this season. A senior who did return helped lead the Crusaders last Friday at homeContinue Reading
Photo by Lexington Wildcats By Thomas Grant Jr. Hot, humid conditions forced the rescheduling of the Lexington County Sports-A-Rama Friday night. Instead of four varsity games at Lexington High School, only two scrimmages would take place. The other two scrimmages were moved to Pelion High School. Despite the cautionary measures,Continue Reading
Photo by Thomas Grant Jr. Lexington wide receiver Ian Dansan on kickoff return TD versus Dreher By Thomas Grant Jr. Archrivals Lexington and River Bluff enter Year Two with its respective head coaches. Each team managed to reach the Class 5A Division I playoffs. Both head coaches are hoping an off-seasonContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. This past week saw Lexington School District One lose one head football coach while filling another vacant position. Last Tuesday, Corey Helms resigned as Pelion head coach to take over the Chapin football program. On Friday, longtime head coach Victor Floyd was introduced as the newContinue Reading
Photo and article by Thomas Grant Jr. A new head coach will lead the White Knoll football team this fall. After resigning and announcing it to the players, Nick Pelham was named the inaugural head coach of Lake Wylie High School. He will be formally introduced during a Jan. 13Continue Reading
(Photo by Chad McGinty) By Thomas Grant Jr. A Lake Murray region team celebrated a state football championship over the Thanksgiving holiday. W.W. King Academy defeated Laurens Academy 50-36 last Friday in the SCISA 8-Man championship at Calhoun Academy. The victory capped a perfect 12-0 season and marked the Knights’Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Facing a team four times in a span of a year is not new to White Knoll head football coach Nick Pelham. He faced a similar situation as a defensive coordinator for Dutch Fork. “In 2016 and 2017 when I was at Dutch Fork, we playedContinue Reading
Photo by Rob Gantt – River Bluff running back Hayden Myers By Thomas Grant, Jr. River Bluff was 1.5 seconds away from advancing to the third round of the Class 5A Division I playoffs. Instead, Stratford quarterback Jachin Davis heaved a Hail Mary pass from 50 yards into the handsContinue Reading
River Bluff defeated Cane Bay 24-13 in the opening round of the Class 5A Division I playoffs in The Swamp. Darius Carter caught three touchdowns from quarterbacks Brayden Moore, who completed 5-10 passes for 116 yards, and Davis Taylor and Liam Flynn hit a 35-yard field goal for the GatorsContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Fresh off completing an undefeated season, Newberry opened its quest last Friday for the Class 3A title. The second-seeded Bulldogs rolled past Aynor 54-14 in the first round. Trailing 14-7 in the second quarter, Newberry erupted for 47 unanswered points to improve to 11-0 on theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Despite senior running back Amadre Wooden falling just one yard short of his fourth straight 200-yard rushing performance, Batesburg-Leesville closed out the regular season with a dramatic 35-34 overtime victory to secure second place in Region 2-2A. Wooden finished with 199 yards and three touchdowns, includingContinue Reading