Players at risk for concussion on every snap

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Prep Football 2011
THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
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Players at risk
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BY MARK A. HASELDEN
Morning News
mhaselden@florencenews.com
FLORENCE
osh Davidson remembers taking a hit under the
chin. Then he remembers sitting on the bench
and being quizzed by West Florence’s athletic
trainer, Dave Stoklosa.
As for what happened in between, well, ask someone else.
Davidson, the Knights’ quarterback, suffered a
concussion on that hit last season near the end of a
game at Myrtle Beach the third week of the season.
He looked left as he dropped back to throw and
someone on his right missed a block when the
Seahawks came with a weak-side blitz. One helmet
under the chin later, and Davidson was out of action for more than a week.
“It happened so fast,” Davidson said. “One second
you’re up and one second you’re on the ground. You
kind of go black for a second. It’s definitely a different feeling.
“ … I don’t really remember exactly what happened on the field (after the hit).”
He started feeling better on Monday after the
game, and in the old days, he might’ve been
whisked back onto the field to start preparing for
J
the next week’s opponent, in this case,
Darlington.
But those days are long gone.
As more evidence emerges about
the detrimental long-term effects of brain
concussions, which can include a lifetime of headaches, memory loss, depression and unpleasant
things in between, the more medical personnel all
the way down to youth sports are paying attention.
“We’ve learned that a concussion is not only what
happens on the field, but after that time,” said Dr.
Patrick Denton, a certified sports medicine specialist with Pee Dee Orthopaedic Associates at McLeod.
Denton oversees a Florence District 1 concussion
education and treatment program for its athletes.
McLeod Sports Medicine offered a symposium
on concussions this past spring for the district’s
athletes, coaches and parents.
Researchers from the Sports Concussion Clinic
and Children’s Hospital Boston and the Center for
Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute
at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus,
Ohio, estimated less than a year ago that 136,000
sports-related concussions occur among high
school athletes in the U.S. each academic year.
Some experts think
that number might be
grossly underestimated
because of concussions
that go unreported.
Just within the last few weeks,
Illinois followed in the footsteps of other
states and made it law requiring all student-athletes
with concussions to get medical approval before
resuming play. The law also requires education for
coaches, parents, players and officials about concussion symptoms.
It wasn’t that many years ago when athletic trainers and coaches were still giving the old “how many
fingers am I holding up?” test and sending players
back onto the field after they “got their bell rung.”
In those days, many players who might have felt
hazy after a big hit — one of the common signs of
a concussion — didn’t want to show any signs of
weakness to their coach by sitting out.
But more and more high school sports organizations all over the nation are being more and more
cautious.
“That’s a great thing,” West Florence football
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Concussion program aims to test 1 million kids
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Jerome Bettis finds the numbers astounding.
Nearly 3.8 million youngsters
had concussions last year while
taking part in sports and recreation. Bettis, a former star running back, is plenty familiar with
concussions during a 13-year
NFL career. He says he had “three
or four that I could say were a
problem.”
Now the player known as “The
Bus” wants those young athletes
to have the same sort of care that
professional leagues provide. He
is a spokesman for PACE (Protecting Athletes Through Concussion Education), a program
that provides tests for more than
3,300 middle and high schools.
The hope is that 1 millions kids
will have the exams and learn
about concussions.
The program will be funded
by Dick’s Sporting Goods, which
will sponsor appearances by pro
athletes who have experienced
concussions.
“When I heard the number, that
really did surprise me,” said Bettis, a finalist this year for the Pro
Football Hall of Fame. “You don’t
really expect it to be that many.
“And you recognize it is a high
number and how important it
is for kids and parents to understand the educational aspect of
dealing with concussions. That’s
not to say these could have been
prevented, but the more you
know about concussions, the
more treatable they are and the
more you can prevent it from
becoming a major problem in a
child’s life.”
PACE is designed to be the largest baseline testing initiative.
It uses a computerized system
known as ImPACT – Immediate
Post-Concussion
Assessment
and Cognitive Testing – that was
developed in the 1990s. It begins
with a 20-minute baseline test
administered in preseason and
again after an injury to track the
possible effects of a concussion.
Dick’s will cover the cost for up to
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jaire Hood (left) and Daeshon Davis take a computerized concussion test during a PACE (Protecting Athletes Through Concussion Education) event at
Dick’s Sporting Goods on Aug. 4 in Cherry Hill, N.J.
300 athletes per school.
To date, more than 2 million
people from soldiers to athletes
in high schools, colleges and
professional sports have passed
through the ImPACT program,
making it the most widely used
concussion evaluation system in
the country.
USA Football, which oversees
the sport on the youth level in
America, has partnered with
several college conferences and
the NFL to promote a national
campaign titled “Put Pride Aside
for Player Safety, also designed
“This program parallels the
emphasis that USA Football,
in partnership with the CDC,
has placed on concussion
awareness.”
Scott Hallenbeck,
USA Football executive director
to emphasize concussion awareness in youth sports.
“This program parallels the
emphasis that USA Football, in
partnership with the CDC, has
placed on concussion awareness
and education since 2007,” said
USA Football executive director
Scott Hallenbeck. “USA Football
supports the proper medical
management of concussion.”
Dr. Stanley Herring, a member
of USA Football’s Football and
Wellness Committee, also serves
on the NFL’s Head, Neck and
Spine Committee.
“Concussion isn’t a ‘boy’ issue
or a ‘girl’ issue. It’s a youth sports
issue,” Herring said. “Baseline
testing can be a helpful tool to
assist a health care provider diagnose concussion and determine
a safe return to play. It is best
used as part of a comprehensive
concussion management program.”
Bettis agrees and wishes such
programs were available to him
when he was growing up.
“The problems I have had is
there were a lot of dings and hits
to the head that I thought were
just me being cracked pretty good
and something I needed to shake
off and walk it off,” Bettis said.
“Had I taken the baseline test it
probably would have shown little
irregularities.”
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Smart helmets
Sensors provide real-time
feedback from impacts
Media General News Service
Researchers at the Virginia TechWake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Wake Forest
Baptist Medical Center said they have
developed commercial smart football helmets that measure the force of
blows to the head.
Research initiatives to make players
safer on and off the field have been in
development for the past decade at
many universities, including Wake Forest University, UNC Chapel Hill, and
Virginia Tech. All have worked on the
development of helmet sensor technology to help detect traumatic head
injuries.
The research is focused on future
helmet design and rules to limit head
trauma exposure and assist trainers,
coaches, doctors and players for evaluation of a possible injury and to identify or rule out possible concussions.
Dr. Daryl Rosenbaum, the lead researcher at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, who is conducting research
on traumatic brain injury, said the
helmets can help identify players who
have taken a hard hit and prompt immediate real time evaluation for signs
of a concussion rather than waiting
for the player to notice something is
wrong.
The smart helmets are far from making their way into high school athletics
in North Carolina, with a tight budget. The average price for a Riddell,
Schutt and Nike adult football helmet
can range from $200 to $300. Rosenbaum said the smart helmets would
cost schools an additional $150 to $300
more per helmet.
“We have submitted a proposal to
Toyota to fund the use of helmet sensor technology in local high schools in
order to study the effects of football related head trauma. We just had the system installed at Wake Forest University
and used the helmets during spring
training,” Rosenbaum said.
Don Steelman, the assistant athletic
trainer for Wake Forest University football, said the wireless system provides
real time readings from impacts from
the helmets.
The system is pretty easy to use. The
sensors have a threshold that will set
off an alarm when a player takes a hit
that will set off an alarm notifying the
coach which player might be at risk,
Steelman said.
“I think the research will help protect
players by helping to develop better
helmets but also help us identify players who are not learning the proper
way to play,” Steelman said.
The state has taken a step toward dealing with head injuries among players.
North Carolina has
joined 20 other states to
enact legislation directed
towards concussion education for interscholastic
sports. The Gfeller-Waller
Act is designed to raise awareness of the dangers of head injuries and
puts about whether a player should return to the field in the hands of a medical professional. The bill is named after
two high school students from the state
who died on the football field due to
head-related injuries.
In addition, the National Organizing
Committee on Standards for Athletic
Equipment (NOCSAE) has approved
three research grants worth $500,000
and reapproved a $610,000 grant voted
on last winter for traumatic brain injury research. The Virginia Tech-Wake
Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences receives no money
from NOCSAE for their research and is
funded through private donations.
Professor Stefan Duma is the researcher who developed the accelerometer technology as well as a
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Tough to fit
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Research into safer football helmets and state legislation to increase awareness of head injuries are
moving forward, but tight
budgets in North Carolina
public schools could limit
how far those safety measures can go.
Smart helmet technology
has been researched and
developed by several of
the state’s educational and
medical institutions to improve helmet design and to
record hits in real time to
signal whether an athlete
is at risk of a serious head
injury.
But the smart
helmets developed by Wake
Forest Baptist Medical
Center researchers
would cost
$150
to
$300 more than the current
helmets, which are priced
around $200 to $300. That
puts the technology beyond the financial reach of
most school systems.
Professor Stefan Duma,
head of the Department of
Biomedical Engineering at
Virginia Tech, developed
a five-star safety rating for
helmets. Duma said the research has helped change
the design of helmets by
slowing the head’s acceleration during impact.
“After we had published
our helmet rating system,
a lot of newer helmets released by all the manufacturers are a lot better
than the older ones, so we
are strongly encouraging
individuals and teams to
“Right now with the budget the way it is, we need all
the help we can get.”
Ann McColl,
Legislative director for the N.C. State Board of Education
switch to newer helmets of
the highest rating,” Duma
said.
But finding money for
new helmets in athletic departments is a challenge,
said Ann McColl, legislative director for the N.C.
State Board of Education.
“My sense is that no one
has really calculated what
this would actually cost,”
McColl said. “Right now
with the budget the way it
is, we need all the help we
can get.”
In another safety initiative, the North Carolina
legislature has approved
the Gfeller-Waller Act,
which requires schools to
have an emergency action
plan and protocol that give
a medical professional the
decision-making power on
whether a student with a
concussion or head injury
returns to play. The law is
named for two students
who died weeks apart in
2008 from head-related injuries on the football field.
The National Athletic Trainers Association
warned in a statement this
spring that state budgets in
crisis are leading to funding cuts in programs that
keep students safe.
“In many cases, athletic
trainer positions are at risk
of being terminated – eliminating the very people
who protect and provide
medical services to physically active children,” the
organization’s statement
said.
Certified athletic trainers aren’t likely to be cut
in North Carolina – because public schools in the
state don’t generally have
them. Schools instead are
required to have a firstresponder – someone
with emergency medical
training. Certified trainers
would cost too much, said
Theo Helm, spokesman for
the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools.
But Helm said the local
system benefits from having doctors or emergency
medical workers at varsity
football games, thanks to
the school district’s relationship with Forsyth Medical Center and Wake Forest Baptist. That’s expertise
that many rural or small
districts in North Carolina
cannot afford, Helm said.
Que Tucker, deputy commissioner for the N.C.
High School Athletic Association, said many of its
member schools already
had to abide by mandatory
rules that its Sports Medicine Advisory Committee
put into place after the
deaths of Matthew Gfeller, 15, of Reynolds High
School in Winston-Salem
and Jaquan Waller, 16, of
Greenville.
“(The law) simply certifies and validates rules we
have already put in place,”
Tucker said. “Our focus is
that some point in time in
the future, if we are truly
to have people in position
who are licensed and certified, then there needs to be
a licensed athletic trainer
on site. We’re not at that
point yet.”
Dr. Daryl Rosenbaum,
who
conducts
smart
helmet research for Wake
Forest Baptist, said the
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Dillon running back Jabo Lee has been named the Morning News Preseason Player of the Year. The junior is coming off a breakout season in which he had 2,325 yards of total
offense and 30 touchdowns. He has several college offers so far, including one from Tennessee.
JABO STEPS INTO LIMELIGHT
Dillon running back coming
off breakout year in 2010
BY LOU BEZJAK
Morning News
lbezjak@florencenews.com
DILLON
here are plenty of great playmakers
throughout the Pee Dee.
But there might not be one more electrifying than Jabo Lee.
In just two years, the Dillon running back has
put together a highlight reel full of touchdown
runs.
After cracking the starting lineup late in his
freshman year because of an injury to running
back Delaney Leach, Lee had a breakout year
last season in helping the Wildcats reach their
third straight Class 2A championship game.
Lee racked up 2,325 all-purpose yards, a
school-record 30 touchdowns and has been
named the Morning News Preseason Player of
the Year.
“He definitely can be the best running back
we’ve had since I have been here,” said Dillon
coach Jackie Hayes, who is in his 20th season
as coach. “We had Stan Manning and a couple
other guys come through. But as far as being a dynamic football player, kick and punt
returner, he is real special, and a lot of people
don’t realize how good he catches the ball out
of the backfield.”
More people might be able to see Lee’s passcatching ability this season with Dillon switching to the no-huddle, spread offense. Lee,
whose real name is Bashir and was given the
nickname Jabo by his aunt, said the transition
to the new offense was a little tough at first but
everyone is starting to grasp it.
“It has taken two weeks to get adjusted to
things. We don’t have any of the plays we ran
last year,” Lee said. “If no one could stop us
with the old offense, then we start doing nohuddle, it’s going to be worse for everyone else
to try and game plan against us.”
Teams already are finding it hard enough
to game plan against Lee, who scored touchdowns rushing, receiving and on punt and kick
returns last year. The 5-foot-10, 175-pounder
lines up all over the field, including at the
quarterback position in the team’s wildcat
formation.
“Anytime he touches the ball, he has a
chance to score,” Hayes said.
Just a junior, Lee already is racking up plenty
of attention from colleges. He has offers from
Tennessee, Virginia Tech, East Carolina and
Bowling Green. More offers will likely come
once the season starts.
Lee had a busy summer participating in
camps and combines at colleges but is ready to
get back on the field for another run at a state
championship. Dillon lost 20-17 to Central in
last year’s title game after leading by 10 points
with three minutes left in the game.
The loss didn’t sit well with Lee or his teammates. There was a brief period after the season ended that he thought about transferring
schools for this season.
“I thought of moving the year before but my
mom told me to start what I finished and I had
no problem with that,” Lee said.
Lee said he and the team have moved on
from the loss and he has seen a new desire and
dedication during the offseason.
“By us losing, we got a lot of motivation,”
Lee said. “We got a lot of hungriness and we’re
ready to play the first game of the season.”
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GETTING TO KNOWJABO
» NAME: Bashir“Jabo”Lee
» POSITION: Running Back
» HT/WT: 5-11/175
» COLLEGE OFFERS: Tennessee,Virginia Tech, East
Carolina and Bowling Green
» FAVORITE TV SHOW: SportsCenter
» FAVORITE MOVIE: Friday Night Lights
» FAVORITE ACTOR: Denzel Washington
» FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Young Jeezy
» FAVORITE SONG:“Go Hard or Go Home”by Young
Jeezy
» FAVORITE VIDEO GAME: NCAA 12
» FAVORITE FOOTBALL TEAM: New York Giants
» FAVORITE NFL PLAYER: Devin Hester
THE VOTE
The Top five finishers in the Morning News Preseason Player
of the Year award as voted on by members of the Morning
News sports staff and WBTW News 13 sports department
PLAYERS (School)
PTS
» Jabo Lee, Dillon
24
» Jabril Solomon, Hemingway
18
» Dwayne Gunn,West Florence
11
» Carlos Hickson, East Clarendon
11
» Kwinton Smith, Dillon
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PRESEASON
PLAYER
PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
OF THE YEAR
“We got a lot of
hungriness and we’re
ready to play the first
game of the season.”
Jabo Lee,
Preseason player of the year
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OFFENSE
Preseason All-Pee Dee
DEFENSE
QB — Carlos Hickson,
East Clarendon
(Sr., 5-9/185)
DL — Dwayne Gunn, West
Florence (Sr., 6-2/200)
RB — Jabo Lee,
Dillon (Jr., 5-10/175)
DL — Christian Jett,
Darlington (Sr., 6-1/230)
Had school-record 17 sacks
last year
» Threw for 1,558 yards,
rushed for 1,200 yards and
scored 23 touchdowns
» Morning News Preseason
Player of Year had 2,325 allpurpose yards and 30 yards last
year
RB — Brison Allison,
Johnsonville
(Sr., 5-9/188)
» Rushed for 1,226 yards and
12 touchdowns last season
RB — Lamichael Pushia,
Hemingway
(Sr., 5-9/170)
» Top returning rusher in Pee
Dee after he gained 1,778 yards
and 17 touchdowns last year
WR — Kwinton Smith,
Dillon (Sr., 6-4/210)
» South Carolina commitment
had 42 catches for 809 yards
and 15 TDs last season
WR — Malik Ford,
Marlboro County
(Sr., 5-10/185)
» Had 59 catches for 807 yards
and seven touchdowns last year
WR — Te’von Johnson,
South Florence
(Sr., 5-5/150)
» Had 57 catches for 687 yards
and six touchdowns last year
OL — Donell Stanley,
Latta (So., 6-4/285)
» Sophomore already has offer
from Clemson
OL — Chip Johnson,
Lamar (Sr., 6-2/320)
» All-region performer will
anchor Silver Foxes’ offensive
line
OL — D.J. Park, Dillon
(Jr., 6-6/317)
» Regarded by many recruiting
sites as one of top lineman in
South Carolina for Class of 2013.
Has offers from Clemson, South
Carolina, Virginia Tech and LSU
OL — Langston Brown,
Timmonsville (Sr.,
6-3/365)
» One of biggest linemen in
Pee Dee getting interest from
ECU, Ga. Tech and Hampton
OL — Bryce King, Dillon
(Jr., 6-5/280)
» Has offers from Clemson and
LSU
Morning News / WBTW
TOP 10
Preseason Poll
Team (2010 record) Last year
1. Dillon (14-1)
2
Why they are ranked: Wildcats return
majority of team, including running back
Jabo Lee, receiver Kwinton Smith and
most of their offensive line. Dillon was
about three minutes from winning its
third straight Class 2A title last year and
should contend this year.
2. Myrtle Beach (14-1)
1
Why they are ranked: Everett Golson
might be gone but the defending Class 3A
champs return eight starters on defense,
which will help take pressure off their new
quarterback.
3. Hartsville (8-4)
5
Why they are ranked: Red Foxes
finished season strong by winning eight
of its final nine games. Hartsville returns
14 starters, including the whole offensive
line, which will be good news for running
back Tre Rogers.
4. Hemingway (12-1)
4
Why they are ranked: The Tigers
return 20 seniors from last year’s squad,
which came within a field goal of playing
for a state championship. Jabril Solomon
might be the best two-way player in the
Pee Dee, and the stingy defense allowed
just 5.4 points a game last year.
5. South Florence (9-4)
7
Why they are ranked: Bruins took big
step forward last year by winning nine
games, including a home playoff victory
over Wren. Now, South will try for back-toback winning seasons for first time since
2000-01.
6. Conway (5-7)
NR
Why they are ranked: Healthy
QB Mykal Moody might make all the
difference this season for the Tigers.
7. Cheraw (4-8)
NR
Why they are ranked: Braves coming
off rare losing season in which injuries
played a big role. But roster is loaded with
24 seniors, which should help Cheraw
regain its winning form.
8. Carolina Forest (7-4)
NR
Why they are ranked: Panthers return
15 starters and had a strong summer,
which included winning the Fourth of July
Shootout passing league at Myrtle Beach.
Week two game at Myrtle Beach might
provide springboard to big season at
Carolina Forest.
Had 78 tackles and two sacks
last year
DL — Josh Pigatt, South
Florence (Sr., 6-0/220)
Had 98 tackles, including
20 for loss and five sacks last
season
DL — Javonte Selph,
Hemingway
(Sr., 6-0/185)
Had eight sacks and 90 tackles
last season
LB — Rembert Timmons,
Mullins (Sr., 5-11/195)
Had 46 tackles, four sacks
and caused three fumbles last
season
LB — Adonis Doctor,
Johnsonville
(Sr., 5-9/165)
Led Flashes with 136 tackles
last season
LB — J.D. Williams,
Hemingway
(Sr., 6-0/200)
Led Tigers with 128 tackles last
season
CB — Devante Gilbert,
Marion (Sr., 5-10/180)
Tied for fourth in Pee Dee with
four interceptions last year
CB — Jabril Solomon,
Hemingway
(Sr., 6-2/185)
ECU commitment led Pee Dee
with 10 interceptions last season
and 1,141 yards receiving and 15
touchdowns at receiver
CB — Brandon K. King,
Wilson (Sr., 5-10/170)
Had 59 tackles and three
interceptions as junior
CB — John Brockington,
Lake City (Sr., 5-9/187)
9. Wilson (5-6)
NR
Why they are ranked: Big offensive line
and experience should help Tigers earn
first winning season since 2007.
Four interceptions last year
playing at Garinger High School
in Charlotte, N.C.
10. Manning (10-4)
3
Why they are ranked: Monarchs might
not have a big-time recruit as in years
past but still will be a force to be reckoned
with in Class 2A.
P/K — Ryan Janssen,
Marlboro County
(Sr., 5-11/165)
» Others receiving votes: West
Florence, Mullins, Georgetown,
Johnsonville.
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HIGH SCHOOL BAND
Are you ready for some halftimes?
Bands work
hard preparing
for season, too
BY JOHN D. RUSSELL
Morning News
jrussell@florencenews.com
It’s that time of year. It’s still
warm outside, but the smell of
football season is in the air and
football players aren’t the only
ones getting ready to put their
best foot forward.
Within earshot of the sounds
of coaches with whistles and
quarterbacks calling out plays at
the line of scrimmage, marching
bands are hard at work, too.
Just like football teams, marching bands go to work weeks before the first football game to
fine tune the fight song, learn
competition music and know
where and when to march on
the field to entertain the crowd
at halftime.
The Darlington High School
Marching Falcons will be led
this year by band director Chris
Simpson. He said the weeks before school starts is a time to get
the kids out on the field, motivate them, learn new material
and get in the spirit of things.
One of the biggest parts of the
preseason, Simpson said, is instilling a sense of pride.
“(Band) is an outlet for a lot of
kids,” Simpson said. “Extracurricular activities really keep a lot
of kids in school and it motivates
them to do better in life. Band is
life lessons ‘101’ and that’s my
job here.”
Joshua Barcus is a third-year
veteran in the DHS band and is
the saxophones’ section leader.
One of the things he’s looking
forward to is competitions and
parades.
“It’s showing all you did this
summer,” Barcus said. “The hard
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The Darlington High School Marching Falcons work on their high stepping technique on a hot summer morning during band camp at Darlington High
School on July 27.
work and the dedication. That
first time in the stadium will be
awesome. There’s nothing greater.”
The Wilson High Marching
Tigers have a long and storied
tradition under the guidance
of band director Roderick Henderson. This year, the band is 65
members strong. They started
practicing in mid-July.
Henderson said all the band
members are looking forward to
having a good time.
“We’ll compete and do our
best, but I’m really looking forward to bonding with the students and the energy will help
grow the band program in the
future,” Henderson said.
Shakira McElveen, first-year
drummer with the Marching Tigers, said she’s also looking forward to a great band with lots
of enthusiasm. She’s also looking forward to a trip to the state
band competition.
“It’s going to be very exciting
because that first game shows
us how we come out and all we
workedoninpractice,”McElveen
said. “It all comes together to let
the audience see it.”
The Lake City marching band
will be 62 members strong this
year, which is larger than in the
past. Lake City band director
Susan Cox said that it’s important to improve and grow in skill
level, too.
“We take our show on the road
(to competitions) and there’s
that side of it, but then we also
have the football side of it,” Cox
said. “We go to football games
and support our team the best
way we know how and that’s to
get the crowd involved. We take
both jobs very seriously.”
Lake City band captain Michael Graham said that last year
the band didn’t place lower than
third in any competition, so this
year the goal is to do even bet-
“The music that we play
shows our talent and what we
do in this program. We really
work hard. It’s no joke and
we want people to see that we
work hard.”
Michael Graham,
Lake City band captain
ter.
“The music that we play shows
our talent and what we do in this
program,” Graham said. “We really work hard. It’s no joke and
we want people to see that we
work hard.”
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HIGH SCHOOL BAND
The color guard warms up to start marching band practice at Lake City High School on a warm summer morning, Aug. 2.
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KEEPING THE BEAT
RIGHT: Wilson High School
Marching Tigers Drum Major
Shakira McElveen leads the
warmup during marching
band practice at Wilson High
School on a hot summer
evening July 27.
ABOVE: Wilson High School Marching Tigers trombone player
Jamison Sell stands at attention while warming up during
marching band practice at Wilson High School on July 27.
RIGHT: Sophomore Aaron Jett marches with the Darlington
High School Marching Falcons on a hot summer morning
during band camp at Darlington High School on July 27. The
Marching Falcons started to prepare for the upcoming season
weeks before school started.
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All 2A teams will make playoffs regardless of record
New structure voted in
during offseason
BY LOU BEZJAK
Morning News
lbezjak@florencenews.com
Making the playoffs won’t be
a problem for football teams in
Class 2A this season.
That’s because when the classification’s athletic directors approved a split in the classification
during the offseason, the decision
guaranteed all teams – regardless
of record – will make the postseason.
“I got mixed feelings about it. I
like it because we can make more
money, and that is the bottom
line,” said Marlboro County coach
Dean Boyd, whose team competes in Class 3A. “I don’t like the
fact it waters it down a little, but
it does pair up more even schools
numbers-wise.”
South Carolina High School
League commissioner Jerome
Singleton had no problem with
the split.
“The membership has spoken, and if that is something they
wanted and decided then I am
going to be very supportive of it,”
Singleton said.
Central coach Joey Mangum and
Dillon coach Jackie Hayes originally proposed the idea of going
to two divisions two years ago but
it didn’t pass. But some coaches
went to Mangum and Hayes during the offseason and wanted it
brought up again.
The two coaches, who have
played each other in the last three
state championship games, said
having two divisions gives schools
a fair shot to win a state title that
they normally wouldn’t have.
“What’s happening in 2A is that
some of the powerhouse teams
like Dillon and Strom Thurmond
are dropping from 3A to 2A. And
to me, they made 2A as hard as
any classification,” Mangum said.
“And in talking with other coaches
that might not have real good
programs, this gives them more
hope.”
CARLTON PURVIS/MORNING NEWS
Central running back Mardu Smith (5) weaves through the Dillon defense for a first down with 9:40 left in the fourth quarter of the Class 2A state
championship game last season at Williams-Brice Stadium. Central defeated Dillon 20-17.
“We have gotten great feedback
from coaches in 2A,” Hayes said. “I
don’t know where people think we
are going to water it down or anything in that nature. It gives more
kids an opportunity and balance.
Plus, you are guaranteed that 11th
game.”
Having an 11th game, which
Class4Aschoolshave,givesschools
a chance to make more money,
which is another reason behind
the split. Hayes said depending
on the matchup, teams might be
able to make around $10,000 for
the game. And the South Carolina
High School League doesn’t take a
cut from first-round games.
Unlike in Class 4A, there won’t be
a points system to determine how
the teams will be seeded. The top
four teams in the upper and lower
state would get a first-round bye
to be determined by region finish.
Hayes said the system will be
tweaked for next season because
of the addition of four teams due
to realignment. This year, there
are 48 teams in Class 2A. Next
year, there will be 52.
The Class 2A state championships will be held at Benedict College on Dec. 2, a day before the
Class 3A and two Class 4A title
games at Clemson. Holding the
championship games at Benedict
College also is less expensive than
USC’s Williams-Brice Stadium,
and teams that make it will be able
to keep more of the profits after
expenses.
With Class 2A split into two divisions, that leaves Class 3A as
the only classification without
CLASS 2A BREAKDOWN
Upper State (Division I)
Broome, Woodruff, Palmetto, Strom Thurmond, Cheraw, Pendleton,
Newberry, Emerald, Gilbert, Eau Claire, Crescent, Keenan
Upper State (Division II)
Chesnee, Central, Indian Land, Batesburg-Leesville, Mid-Carolina,
Columbia, Lee Central, Carolina, Liberty, Andrew Jackson, Buford, Saluda
Lower State (Division I)
Hanahan, Dillon, Timberland, Lake City, Hampton, Manning, Loris,
Swansea, Stall, North Charleston, Edisto, Kingstree
Lower State (Division II)
Silver Bluff, Mullins, Woodland, Garrett, Barnwell, Marion, Bishop-England, Andrews, Waccamaw, Aynor, Pelion, Academic Magnet
two state championship games. It
seems inevitable that the classification would split, but Boyd, who
also is Marlboro’s athletic director,
said nothing has been in the works
or mentioned so far.
“Not a big push for it in Class
3A because there are a lot of
old school coaches who like to
keep things the way they are,” he
said. “I’m sure if it comes up for
Class 3A to do it, I will vote for it
because of money and budget
reasons.”
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Brains
their peers at other schools in
Florence District 1 and around
the state are much more atFrom Page 1
tuned to educating players
coach Trey Woodberry says.
about all aspects of concussions
“It’s going to make our sport
than they used to be.
better. It’s going to make more
The first day teams are alkids want to participate. Parents lowed to put on pads, Woodberwon’t be second-guessing so
ry said his staff line players up
much whether their kids should and teach them proper tackling
play football.
techniques. They use catch
“We encourage (concussion
phrases like “head up,” “lead
education). I wouldn’t want my with your chest” and “see what
kid playing if we didn’t have this you hit.”
stuff. That’s what every coach
Even if a helmet-first hit
needs to think of. Would you
doesn’t result in an injury, it’s
want your kid doing it?”
likely these days to result in a
South Carolina doesn’t have a penalty and possibly a disqualiconcussion law, but the state’s
fication for the offending player
high school league began last
as officials are putting more
year requiring coaches to take a emphasis on calling penalties
free, online concussion course
on tackles where players put
from the National Federation
their head down and lead with
of High Schools. And, like some their helmet.
of the state laws in effect across
But even with all the emphasis
the nation, the SCHSL mandates and education, Woodberry says
that athletes with concussions
that sometimes, he still has to
can’t return to play until they get battle that old mindset in some
proper medical clearance from
players who choose to remain
a trainer or a doctor.
mum when they’re injured — in
And that clearance does not
the head or elsewhere — so they
come simply when a player’s
can stay on the field.
symptoms disappear. When a
“They still try to get in. They
player is removed from a game
want to play,” Woodberry said.
because of a possible concus“They’re not all thinking long
sion, Stoklosa is putting him
term, not thinking of the consethrough an on-field evaluation
quences.”
about every five minutes.
Davidson, though, does not
The evaluation includes simfall into that category. He’s seen
ple memory exercises and oriand heard the horror stories
entation questions, like “Where from some athletes, including
are you?” and “What team are
former NFL players, who end
you playing against” and “What up with all sorts of brain health
team do you play for?”
issues later in life because of
“Even if their symptoms are
repeated, undiagnosed concusclear, they’re still my friend (on
sions.
the sideline) for the entire con“I want to enjoy my later life
test,” Stoklosa said.
just as much as I’m enjoying it
Woodberry said the good grac- right now,” he said. “If I’m getes of a financial donor allowed
ting concussions left and right
West to purchase new helmets
and I start having brain probthat meet concussion safety
lems, if I’m not working right up
requirement for all the Knights’ here (pointing to his head), I’m
football programs — ninthnot working anywhere else.”
grade, junior varsity and varsity.
Through a grant from the
And, he said, West Florence
McLeod Foundation, District 1
spends up to about $8,000 each athletes who participate in any
year reconditioning helmets to
contact sport are given a basemeet standards.
line computer test before they
“We spend a lot of time and
can participate in their sport.
money making sure our kids are That way, if the athlete does
safe,” he said.
suffer a concussion, they take
And Stoklosa, Woodberry and the test again and results can be
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compared to see just how severe
the concussion is.
But unlike just a few years ago,
there’s no longer such a thing
as a mild concussion, at least in
terms of an athlete getting back
on the field.
“We’re told now that a concussion is a concussion,” Davidson
said. “They used to rate them as
mild or severe or whatever. And
obviously, some are worse than
others, but the attitude is you
either have a concussion or you
don’t.”
If a high school player suffers
a concussion in a game, there’s a
good chance he’s going to miss
the next game after undergoing
cognitive and physical tests.
Stoklosa said players have to
pass a computerized test that
measures memory and brain
speed, called the ImPACT Test,
and physical exertion tests before they can resume play. Even
if a player’s symptoms have
cleared, even light jogging can
make them reappear, he said.
It took Davidson three tries
after his concussion to pass the
ImPACT test. He missed the
Darlington game the week following the injury and returned
the next game against Wilson.
Making sure a player’s brain is
healthy later on in life isn’t the
only concern. There’s always the
extreme case, like Matt Colby of
Costa Mesa High School in California. He died in September
of 2001 after collapsing on the
sideline during a game, never
again becoming responsive.
In the days leading up to
his death, Colby, according
to reports in the Los Angeles
Times and other publications,
complained to some friends of
headaches after taking a hit to
the head in a previous game. His
coaches held him out of practice
that week, but he was cleared
by a doctor to play in the next
game.
An examination of Colby’s
brain revealed evidence of
brain trauma he’d suffered up
to two weeks before his death.
The Orange County coroner’s
office found that Colby died of
repeated blunt force trauma to
his head, according to a report
Concussion signs and
symptoms
(observed by medical staff)
» Appears dazed or stunned
» Is confused about assignment
» Forgets plays
» Is unsure of game, score,
opponent
» Moves clumsily
» Answers questions slowly
» Loses consciousness (even
briefly)
» Shows behavior or personality
changes
» Can’t recall events prior to hit
or fall
» Can’t recall events after event
or fall
(reported by athlete)
» Headache or pressure in head
» Nausea
» Balance problems or dizziness
» Double fuzzy vision
» Sensitivity to light
» Sensitivity to noise
» Feeling sluggish or slowed
down
» Feeling foggy or groggy
» Does not “feel right”
TREATMENT OF
CONCUSSIONS
According to West Florence
High School athletic trainer Dave
Stoklosa, only two things can heal a
concussion: rest and time. Trainers
in Florence District 1 have a specific
protocol to follow from the moment
a concussion is suspected up to the
time a player is cleared to return to
play.
Concussion protocol
1. Remove the athlete from
activity
2. Perform serial evaluations
(orientation questions, memory
on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines.”
No time is more crucial to
correctly deal with concussions
than before a player reaches
adulthood, Stoklosa said. Once a
player suffers a concussion, he’s
more likely to have another one,
he said. And a teenager’s brain
is still maturing, which makes a
second brain trauma potentially
much more dangerous.
That’s why Stoklosa said he
considers his primary role to be
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exercises, concentration exercises,
etc.) every five minutes.
3. No same-day return to play
4. See physician within 48 hours
for computerized concussion
testing
Return to play
There are 24 hours between
each of these steps. If the athlete
fails any step (if symptoms return
during any step) return to previous
step for at least 24 hours:
1. No activity, assessment at
rest; proceed to step two once
symptoms are gone
2. Light aerobic exercise
3. Sport-specific training
4. Non-contact training drills
5. Full-contact training with
medical clearance
6. Game play
Home instructions
1. Complete physical and mental
rest until symptoms are gone.
No reading, text messaging, TV
or video games, since all those
activities can make symptoms
worse.
2. Unlike older treatment
protocols that called for the athlete
to be awakened about every hour,
let the athlete sleep. No need to
check for athlete’s mental status
changes. Seek immediate medical
care if there is a worsening of the
athlete’s condition.
3. Headache from concussion
will not usually respond to pain
medicines. Only time and rest help
the headache.
4. See a doctor within 48 hours
of injury for ImPACT Test.
just as much of an educator as a
caregiver.
“A lot of these kids might not
have a clue why they might have
a headache,” he said. “If we can
get the word out about why I
need to know if they’re having
any of those symptoms, it helps.
“It’s a really conservative approach. Some parents might
not understand, some coaches
might not understand, but it’s
really for the good of the kids.”
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HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING
Cheraw High School varsity cheerleaders jump in synchronization during their routine at practice Aug. 9.
PHOTOS BY STEFFANI NOLTE/MORNING NEWS
RALLY THE TROOPS
Dillon Christian cheerleader Cayce Cribb grimaces as she tries
to push Lexie Johnson up into a full extension during their
stunting camp Aug. 5.
ABOVE: Jordan Black
(front) Victoria Norman
(middle) and Micaela
McManus (back) practice
a cheer they just learned
at South Florence High
School.
FAR RIGHT: Meredith
Herndon, a South Florence
JV cheerleader, smiles as
her teammates hold her up.
RIGHT: Paris Bloomfield
(left) Rebecca Lindsey
(right) and Ki’Jana Lee
(back) hold Ali Lewis up as
she struggles to stand up
while learning a new stunt
with the rest of the Cheraw
High School cheerleaders.
South Florence High School JV cheerleaders practice a dance they learned at
camp Aug. 10.
Dillon
Christian
School
varsity
cheerleaders
practice
cradles
during their
stunting
camp with
the Universal
Cheerleading
Association
at the City
of Dillon
Wellness
Center on
Aug. 5.
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comparative test for football helmets using a five-star system.
Duma has been the primary
force behind the development of
this type of technology the past
eight years.
Having recorded over 1.5 mil-
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technology can help identify and
evaluate players who have taken
a hard hit, but medical judgment is still required at some
point.
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lion head impacts since Virginia
Tech’s 2003 football season,
Duma said a better way to have
improved safety is through newer helmets.
“This system can benefit anyone who wears an adult helmet,”
he said. “High school, college,
NFL; it’s all the same.”
The research has helped to
build better helmets that slow
the acceleration of the head
when it takes a hit said Duma.
“The biggest reason why it
helps is that we can quantify
exactly how players are hit by
a physician, by the level, how
often, how hard and by what
direction. Since we know the exposure, that allows us to develop
and design better equipment
and that’s where it’s really criti-
cally important,” Duma said.
Since releasing his helmet rating system, Duma said helmet
manufacturers have come out
with better helmets that help to
slow the acceleration of an impact. Duma said he is strongly
encouraging schools to change
to newer helmets.
Not everyone thinks helmet
sensors are the answer to pre-
venting head injuries, though.
“Helmets are not going to prevent concussions,” said Dr. Fred
Mueller, director of the National
Center for Sports Injury Research
at UNC Chapel Hill. “If you had
an athletic trainer in every high
school and middle school in the
state, it would help a lot. The
problem is the funding is just
not there.”
“We can’t legislate away all
dangers from athletics, but we
can make sure that organizations
are prepared to react properly
to medical emergencies should
they occur,” Rosenbaum said,
“Ideally, our state will someday
commit to funding athletic trainers in all schools. If you have the
properly trained person on site,
then you won’t need bills and
rules.”
In the meantime, the law and
the research will improve the
safety and accountability of athletic programs statewide, McColl
said.
“It may be feel-good legislation
per se, but the hope has to be that
it will make people more aware
of the impact of concussions and
thus safer,” McColl said.
Bob Gfeller, the father of Matthew Gfeller for whom the law
was named, has met with many
of the researchers and lawmakers
associated with student athletic
safety. He said the main point is
for parents to play a bigger role
in their child’s safety.
“Parents need to know that no
question is a bad question when
it comes to the safety of their
child in sports. Be bold, study
and get the answers you think
you need,” Gfeller said.
STATE FOOTBALL TEAM CHAMPIONS
A year by year look at South Carolina
high school football champions(x-denotes co-champions)
Year
Champion
1916
Florence
1917
Florence
1918
Florence
1919
Florence
1920
Charleston
1921
Charleston
1922
Charleston
1923
Thornwell
1924
Columbia
1925
Columbia
1926
Columbia
1927
Gaffney
1928
Gaffney
1929
Gaffney
1930
Columbia
1931
x-Gaffney, Orangeburg
CLASS C
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
Ninety Six
No Results
Epworth Orphanage
Epworth Orphanage
St. Paul’s
Epworth Orphanage
Epworth Orphanage
Epworth Orphanage
Hillcrest
Thornwell
No Results
No Results
St. Paul’s Gable
Monetta
St. Stephen
Blackville
McCormick
Central
Heath Springs
Central
Central
St. John’s
Norway
St. John’s
Elloree
Springfield
St. John’s
Furman
Elloree
Cameron
St. Stephen
Norway
Norway
Elloree
Elloree
Heath Springs
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
Thornwell
Batesburg-Leesville
Batesburg-Leesville
Chester
Chester
Camden
Chester
Johnston
Great Falls
Beaufort
Camden
Honea Path
Lake View
Stronger...Faster...Better.
CLASS B
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
19461947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
Clinton
Kingstree
Saluda
No Results
Olympia
Mullins
Beaufort
Mullins
Liberty
Summerville
Summerville
Moultrie
Kershaw
St. Andrews
Olympia
Barnwell
Summerville
Summerville
Johnston Ridgeland
St. Matthews
Johnston
Swansea
East Clarendon
Ninety Six
Bamberg
Kershaw
East Clarendon
Kershaw
Allendale-Fairfax
1932
1933
19341935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1969
1970
1971
1972
Spartanburg
Columbia
Gaffney
Chester
Chester
Easley
Columbia
x-Columbia, Parker
Greenville, Anderson
No results
Anderson
Greenville, Columbia
Camden
Honea Path
No Results
Dillon
Lexington
Lexington
Lexington
Aynor
Pickens
Mullins
Mullins
St. Andrews
Woodruff
Woodruff
Winnsboro
Winnsboro
Berkeley
Lake View
Saluda
Saluda
Ware Shoals
Lower Richland
Pendleton
Lower Richland
St. John’s
Williston-Elko
Carver
Blackville
Lockhart
North Kermit
CLASS A
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
McColl
Swansea
Swansea
Blacksburg
Christ Church
Whitmire
Williston-Elko
Williston-Elko
Lake View
Ware Shoals
Blackville-Hilda
Blackville-Hilda
East Clarendon
Lewisville
Lewisville
Blackville-Hilda
Lake View
Jonesville
Great Falls (Div I)
Lake View (Div II)
Timmonsville
Johnsonville
Choppee
Blackville-Hilda
Lewisville
Lake View
Lewisville
Timmonsville
Ninety-Six
Ninety-Six
Lamar
Lamar
Lamar
Blackville-Hilda
CLASS A DIVISION I
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Carvers Bay
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Abbeville
CLASS A DIVISION II
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Lake View
Blackville-Hilda
Scott’s Branch
Williston-Elko
Scott’s Branch
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
Rock Hill Walter
Rock Hill
North Charleston
Greenwood
Greenwood
Florence
Dreher
North Charleston
Rock Hill
Dreher
Florence
Dreher
Camden
North Augusta
Lancaster
Orangeburg
North Augusta
Easley
Chester
Camden
Woodruff
Daniel
Easley
Strom Thurmond
CLASS 2A
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Winnsboro
Webber Voorhees
Lake View
Lake View
Bishopville
Chapin
Chapin
Woodruff
Woodruff
Woodruff
Woodruff
Batesburg-Leesville
Woodruff
Abbeville
Ninety Six
Woodruff
Woodruff
Mid-Carolina
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1990
1991
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Silver Bluff
Barnwell
Barnwell
Central
Silver Bluff (Div. I)
Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Div. II)
Silver Bluff (Div. I)
Abbeville (Div. II)
Swansea
Swansea
Swansea
Batesburg-Leesville
Abbeville
Central
Emerald
Batesburg-Leesville
Silver Bluff
Silver Bluff
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Carvers Bay
Central Joey Mangum
Broome
Batesburg-Leesville
Cheraw
Cheraw
Dillon
Dillon
Central
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Dreher
Anderson
Dreher
Gaffney
Greenwood
CLASS 3A
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E
Alternate game: Myrtle Beach
at West Florence.
last year and return 14 starters,
including the entire offensive
line. Expectations are high as
WEEK 4; SEPT. 16
Hartsville’s No. 3 ranking in the
South Florence
Morning News/WBTW Preseason Top 10 poll indicates.
at Myrtle Beach
If the Red Foxes and coach
If we didn’t know just how
Jeff Calabrese are to get all they
much South Florence had
SamBundy
want out of this season, a win
Morning News Sports Editor
turned its program around,
over Camden in perhaps their
we found out when the Bruins
toughest Region 6-3A game
been a Class A power, winning
nearly knocked off Myrtle Beach
appears to be a must. Hartsville
its share of state championin a 28-27 loss in their fifth game
ships, including one as recent
won 17-13 at Camden a year
of their season last year.
as 2006. And with games at
ago, giving the Red Foxes five
That game was arguably the
Wild Gator Stadium often being
wins in the last six games in the
best game in the Pee Dee last
standing room only, the electric
series.
year,
and you know the Bruins
atmosphere there is worth the
Alternate game: Scott’s Branch
will be fired up to try to get their
price of admission alone.
at Lamar.
first win in five games in the
WEEK 0; AUG. 19
Alternate game: Darlington at
series on Myrtle Beach’s home
WEEK 8; OCT. 13
Dillon at Cheraw
Wilson.
turf.
Carolina
Forest
As far as season openers go,
Alternate game: Conway at
WEEK 2; SEPT. 2
this is a dream matchup for fans
at South Florence
Myrtle Beach at Byrnes Marlboro County.
of small-town football.
This Thursday night matchup
WEEK 5; SEPT. 23
If there is but one game to see
Dillon’s Wildcats have played
will be a key contest in the outthis season, this very well could
for the Class 2A state champiMyrtle Beach at Conway come of Region 6-4A.
be it.
onship each of the past three
South Florence is ranked No.
In one of the best rivalries in
Myrtle Beach is the defendyears, winning in 2008 and 2009,
5 in the Morning News/WBTW
all
the
Grand
Strand
and
the
Pee
ing Class 3A state champion
and they’re ranked No. 1 in the
Preseason Top 10 poll and is
Dee, Myrtle Beach will look to
and ranked No. 2 in the MornMorning News/WBTW Prelooking for back-to-back winextend
its
five-game
winning
ing News/WBTW Preseason
season Top 10 poll.
ning seasons since 2000-01.
streak against Conway. But the
Cheraw’s Braves played for the Top 10 poll, while Byrnes is the
With 15 starters returning
game
is
in
Conway,
which
is
defending Class 4A Division I
Class 2A state championship
and having won the Fourth of
always
a
tough
place
to
play,
and
state champion. The two teams
four straight years from 2004the Tigers won 10 in a row in the July Shootout passing league at
2007, winning in 2006 and 2007. met at the beach last year with
Myrtle Beach, Carolina Forest is
series prior to Myrtle Beach’s
Byrnes winning 21-14.
With running back Jabo Lee,
ranked No. 8 in the poll.
streak.
And as if that weren’t enough
the Morning News Preseason
Two of the three meetings
Alternate game: Central at
enticement to buy a ticket,
Player of the Year, and receiver
between the two schools have
Chesterfield.
Kwinton Smith, a USC commit- Byrnes’ stadium is arguably
been decided by two points or
ment, on its roster, Dillon looks the best high school stadium
WEEK 6; SEPT. 30
less.
poised for another deep playoff South Carolina has to offer. This
And making this even more
Wilson
at
Myrtle
Beach
matchup in that stadium is as
run.
of
a game to watch is the fact
close as we get to Friday Night
Two weeks after South FlorCheraw is coming off a 4-8
that
this will be Carolina’s only
Lights in this part of the country. ence gets a shot at glory at
season, but returns 24 seniors
regular-season
trip to the Pee
Alternate game: South FlorMyrtle Beach’s Doug Shaw Staand figures to be better.
Dee
this
season,
meaning it will
ence at Wilson.
dium, Wilson’s Tigers get a shot
There’s a lot of pride involved
probably
be
the
only
chance for
at the Seahawks.
here, and Cheraw’s Meiklejohn
a lot of folks around here to see
WEEK 3; SEPT. 9
Adding to the intensity is the
Stadium is one of the top five
Harold Atkinson — the PanWilson at Dillon
fact that this is the Region 8-3A
places to watch high school
thers’
highly-recruited junior
opener for both schools and
football in the Pee Dee.
Having not had a winning
running
back — in action this
Wilson will be looking to avenge
Alternate game: Timberland at season since 2007, the former
year.
last
year’s
42-0
loss
at
home
to
Carvers Bay.
Pee Dee power Wilson Tigers are
Alternate game: Johnsonville at
hoping for big things this season the Seahawks.
Hemingway.
WEEK 1; AUG. 26
Alternate game: Lake View at
behind a big offensive line and
Carvers
Bay.
Dillon at Lake View
with experience on their side.
WEEK 9; OCT. 21
Dillon will certainly be a litmus
Sure, this county rivalry has
Marlboro
County
WEEK 7; OCT. 7
test as to where the Tigers are.
been one-sided with Dillon
at Hartsville
Camden at Hartsville
winning 13 straight in the series, In the last 14 meetings between
the two schools, Dillon is 13-1,
Hartsville’s Calabrese and
Hartsville’s Red Foxes won
including a 31-0 victory last
including a 35-7 win last year.
Marlboro County’s Dean Boyd
season. But Lake View has long
eight of their last nine games
ach year, we here in the
sports department are
given total access to high
school football teams across the
Pee Dee.
When we cover games, we’re
not paying customers and we’re
not there to cheer for one side or
the other.
From the press box, the sidelines and the locker rooms, our
job is to bring the game to life
for readers the next morning.
But if we were paying customers, here is a week-by-week look
at this year’s games we’d shell
out some bucks to see:
— two of the top coaching
brains in the Pee Dee — trying
to outsmart each other? Yeah,
we’d pay to see that any Friday
night.
And, by the way, this is one of
the harder fought series in the
Pee Dee with Hartsville holding
a 10-9 advantage.
Alternate game: South Florence at Conway.
WEEK 10; OCT. 28
Timmonsville at Lamar
These two rivals located within
10 miles of each other will wrap
up the regular season with their
second meeting of the season.
The two teams will have already
played Sept. 2 at Timmonsville.
While Lamar hasn’t lost to
Timmonsville since 2001, taking some of the heat out of the
rivalry, both teams are always
jacked up to play in one of the
best slobber knockers the Pee
Dee has to offer.
Alternate game: Mullins at
Marion.
WEEK 11; NOV. 4
South Florence
at West Florence
Like the Lamar-Timmonsville
rivalry, there’s no love lost here.
This will be the second game
between South and West. The
two teams will have already
knocked heads on Aug. 26, but
this one will mean even more
as it counts in the Region 6-4A
standings.
Adding fuel to the fire is the
fact South dominated both
meetings between the two
schools a year ago, outscoring
West by a combined 91-17.
Alternate game: Any Class 3A,
Class 2A or Class A state playoff
game.
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So there you have it. A weekby-week look at the games our
sports staff would pay to see.
Too bad we must “work” for a
living.
Email Morning News sports editor Sam
Bundy at sbundy@florencenews.com
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BUILDING A LEGACY ...
JOHN
ABRAHAM
CLIFTON
GEATHERS
JUSTIN DURANT
ROBERT AYERS
NFL
agent July 29. … Missed six games
because of injury last season. …
Finished with 17 tackles against
Pittsburgh in AFC Wild Card game in
2007, the second-most by a Jaguar
in postseason history. Has recorded
100 or more tackles in a season
twice in his career.
» ON DURANT: “He didn’t fit the
prototypical linebacker mold for
Division I schools. They thought
he was too small. But Hampton
University saw something, and he
developed into an NFL player. He just
got a free agent deal with a young
and up and coming team that is going to use his talents,” Wilson coach
Daryl Page said.
» NAME: John Abraham
» AGE: 33
» HT/WT: 6-4/263
» HIGH SCHOOL: Lamar
» COLLEGE: South Carolina
» POSITION: Defensive end
» NFL TEAM: N.Y. Jets (2000-05);
Atlanta Falcons (2006-present)
» YEARS IN NFL: 12
» CAREER NFL STATS: 426 tackles and 102½ sacks
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 13th
overall pick by the Jets in 2000. …
Had 13 sacks last season, sixth time
in his career he has had more than
10 sacks in a season. … Has made
Pro Bowl four times and been named
AP All-Pro three times. … Ranked
» NAME: Clifton Geathers
69th on NFL Network’s top 100 play» AGE: 23
ers list of 2011.
» HT/WT: 6-7/300
» ON ABRAHAM: “John has done
» HIGH SCHOOL: Carvers Bay
great things for our program on and
off the field. He came back and gave
one hundred thousand dollars to
» NFL TEAMS: Cleveland Browns
our track. And he has had a great
(2010), Miami Dolphins (2010),
NFL career and his longevity in the
Seattle Seahawks (2010) and Dallas
league has proven that,” Lamar
Cowboys (2010-present)
coach J.R. Boyd said.
» YEARS IN NFL: 2
» CAREER STATS: Two games, no
» NAME: Robert Ayers
tackles
» AGE: 25
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Sixth
» HT/WT: 6-3/274
round pick of the Cleveland Browns
» HIGH SCHOOL: Marlboro
in 2010. … Played for four teams last
County
season before landing in Dallas on
» COLLEGE: Tennessee
Dec. 8.
» POSITION: Linebacker
» ON GEATHERS: “Clifton was a
» NFL TEAMS: Denver Broncos
big part of our program and a force
(2009-present)
on the offensive and defensive lines
» YEARS IN NFL: 3
for us,” Carvers Bay coach Nate
» CAREER NFL STATS: 58
Thompson said.
tackles, two fumble recoveries and
one sack
» NAME: Robert Geathers
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Was
» AGE: 27
18th overall pick in 2009 draft. …
» HT/WT: 6-3/280
Notched the longest scoring fumble
» HIGH SCHOOL: Carvers Bay
return by a Broncos rookie in team
» COLLEGE: Georgia
history with his 54-yard touchdown
on Monday Night Football vs. Pitts» NFL TEAM: Cincinnati Bengals
burgh in 2009. … Switched number
» YEARS IN NFL: 8
to 91 this year, which is what he wore
» CAREER NFL STATS: 245 tackin college.
les, 27½ sacks and two interceptions
» ON AYERS: “Robert is a great
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Started
young man. He started as a sophoevery game last season for the
more. You just could see his athletic
Bengals and was second on the
ability. He wasn’t scared of a thing.
defensive line with 55 tackles. …
He would fly all over the football
Geathers had 113 return yards on his
field, and you knew right there he
two fumble recoveries in 2009 — the
was going to be a special football
most yards in a season by a Bengal.
player,” Marlboro County coach Dean
» ON GEATHERS: “Robert was
Boyd said.
very important to our program and a
very versatile player. Not only was he
» NAME: Justin Durant
a great defensive end, he also played
» AGE: 25
quarterback for us,” Carvers Bay
» HT/WT: 6-1/250
coach Nate Thompson said.
» HIGH SCHOOL: Wilson
» COLLEGE: Hampton
» NAME: Michael Hamlin
» AGE: 25
» NFL TEAM: Jacksonville Jaguars
» HT/WT: 6-3/215
(2007-2010); Detroit Lions (2011» HIGH SCHOOL: Lamar
present)
» COLLEGE: Clemson
» YEARS IN NFL: 5
» POSITION: Safety
» CAREER NFL STATS: 272 tack» NFL TEAMS: Dallas Cowboys
les, two sacks and two interceptions
(2009-10); Jacksonville Jaguars
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Second
(2010-present)
round pick of the Jaguars in 2007
» YEARS IN NFL: 3
and signed with the Lions as a free
» CAREER NFL STATS: Four
tackles in 12 games.
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Fifth
round selection by the Cowboys
in 2009. Was waived by Dallas and
signed to the Jacksonville practice
squad in October. … Played in 4
games last season for the Jags.
» ON HAMLIN: “He is what I
called a baller. He knew how to make
plays when they needed to make
plays and was always a play ahead
on defense. We haven’t had one like
him since he left,” Lamar coach J.R.
Boyd said.
» NAME: Albert Haynesworth
» AGE: 33
» HT/WT: 6-6/335
» HIGH SCHOOL: Hartsville
» COLLEGE: Tennessee
» POSITION: Defensive tackle
» NFL TEAMS: Tennessee Titans
(2002-08); Washington Redskins
(2009-2010); New England Patriots
(2011-present)
» YEARS IN NFL: 10
» CAREER NFL STATS: 324 tackles and 30½ sacks
overall pick by the Titans in the
2002 draft. … Signed a $100 million
contract with the Redskins in 2009.
Played two years in Washington before being traded to New England in
July. … Two-time Pro Bowl selection.
… Was suspended by the Redskins
for the final four games last season.
» ON HAYNESWORTH: “Albert
Haynesworth had tremendous talent
in high school and I thought he could
be all-pro if he ever played to his
potential. He reached that level and
it will be interesting to see how he
does with the Patriots,” said Johnsonville coach Lewis Lineberger, who
coached Haynesworth at Hartsville.
» NAME: Cliff Matthews
» AGE: 21
» HT/WT: 6-4/257
» HIGH SCHOOL: Cheraw
» NFL TEAM: Atlanta Falcons
» YEARS IN NFL: Rookie
» CAREER NFL STATS: None
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Seventh
round pick of the Falcons in April. …
Was second team All-SEC selection
in 2009.
» ON MATTHEWS: “Cliff was a
huge cornerstone for a lot of our
success. He is a fine young man
and was a pleasure to coach and
be around. He led by example and
always set the standard for our players,” Cheraw coach Johnny White
said.
» NAME: Rendrick Taylor
» AGE: 24
» HT/WT: 6-2/265
County
» COLLEGE: Clemson
» POSITION: Fullback
» NFL TEAM: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
» YEARS IN NFL: 1
» CAREER NFL STATS: None
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Signed
as a free agent with Tampa last season. Was released in the team’s final
cuts, but was signed to the team’s
practice squad.
» ON TAYLOR: “Rendrick was a
little skinny runt when he came into
the ninth grade, but you wouldn’t
believe it now because he looks like
the Incredible Hulk. The biggest
thing for him is staying healthy. I
think if he can do that, who knows
what can happen?” Marlboro coach
Dean Boyd said.
» NAME: Quinton Teal
» AGE: 27
» HT/WT: 6-0/205
County
» COLLEGE: Coastal Carolina
» POSITION: Safety
» NFL TEAMS: Carolina Panthers (2007-09); Seattle Seahawks
(2010); San Diego Chargers (2010present)
» YEARS IN NFL: 5
» CAREER NFL STATS: 57 tackles
and one fumble recovery
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Undrafted free agent out of Coastal
Carolina spent three seasons with
Panthers before signing as a free
agent with Seattle. … Was released
by the Seahawks in June and signed
with the Chargers on Aug. 10. Played
in 13 games last season and had 12
tackles.
» ON TEAL: “Quinton was skinny
and lean and really came on and had
a great senior year. He had a great
work ethic and willed his way into
helping us win a state championship,
then into Coastal Carolina and in the
NFL. And he’s still there,” Marlboro
coach Dean Boyd said.
» NAME: Lawrence Timmons
» AGE: 25
» HT/WT: 6-1/234
» COLLEGE: Florida State
» NFL TEAM: Pittsburgh Steelers
» YEARS IN NFL: 5
» CAREER NFL STATS: 291 tackles, 15 sacks and three interceptions
overall pick in 2007 draft. … Had
career-high 135 tackles last season
in second year as a starter. … Member of Steelers’ Super Bowl teams
in 2008 and 2010. … Will be a free
agent at the end of the season.
» ON TIMMONS: “Lawrence was
an outstanding athlete and player
who has done well and I wouldn’t be
surprised if he made the Pro Bowl
this year. He is still a young guy and
growing. Last year was just an indication of how he can play,” Wilson
coach Daryl Page said.
» NAME: Anthony Waters
» AGE: 26
» HT/WT: 6-3/238
» HIGH SCHOOL: Lake View
» COLLEGE: Clemson
» NFL TEAM: San Diego Chargers
(2007-09); New Orleans Saints
(2009-present)
» YEARS IN NFL: 4
» CAREER NFL STATS: 14 tackles
and one fumble recovery
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Third
round pick of the Chargers in 2007.
... Signed with the Saints in 2009
after being released and was a
member of New Orleans’ Super Bowl
championship team that year.
» ON WATERS: ““He really built
himself up the last two years of high
school and did whatever he could to
make himself better. He has really
done good and kept working hard,”
said former Lake View coach Jewell
McLaurin, who coached Waters in
high school.
CFL
» NAME: Darian Durant
» AGE: 28
» HT/WT: 5-11/214
» COLLEGE: North Carolina
» POSITION: Quarterback
» TEAM: Saskatchewan Roughriders
» YEARS IN CFL: 6
» CAREER CFL STATS: 11,733
yards passing, 59 TDs, 55 INTs
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: In third
year as starter for Roughriders.
… Has led Saskatchewan to two
straight Grey Cup appearances. …
Threw for career-high 5,542 yards
last season.
» ON DURANT: “He was the first
Division I kid out of my tenure. He
was intelligent and a good person.
He was the one who got it started for
us,” Wilson coach Daryl Page said.
AFL
» NAME: Syvelle Newton
» AGE: 26
» HT/WT: 6-1/210
County
» POSITION: WR/RB
» AFL TEAM: Philadelphia Soul
» YEARS IN AFL: 3
» 2011 AFL STATS: 100 receptions for 1,286 yards and 21 touchdowns
» CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Played
six games with the Chicago Rush last
season before landing with the Philadelphia Soul. … Is one of four players
in college football history with more
than 600 yards rushing, passing and
receiving in his career.
» ON NEWTON: “Syvelle was a fun
athlete to be around. You never knew
what was coming from him. He could
do so many unbelievable things on
the football field. The players used to
call him the Matrix because he made
moves and did things that you had to
see to believe,” Marlboro coach Dean
Boyd said.
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FROM THE PEE DEE TO THE PROS
DARIAN DURANT
CLIFF MATTHEWS
ANTHONY WATERS
RENDRICK
TAYLOR
ALBERT
HAYNESWORTH
SYVELLE NEWTON
LAWRENCE TIMMONS
QUINTON
TEAL
ROBERT GEATHERS MICHAEL HAMLIN
PIGSKIN EXCELLENCE
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10 Pee Dee newcomers to keep an eye on
BY MARK A. HASELDEN
Morning News
mhaselden@florencenews.com
Just about everyone who
follows high school football in the Pee Dee knows
about star players like Dillon running back Jabo Lee
and Hemingway receiver
Jabril Solomon.
But every year, there is a
crop of new players taking
the varsity field for the first
time in the area, players
that end up having a huge
impact for their teams.
Here’s an alphabetical
list of 10 whose coaches
think will turn some heads
during the upcoming season.
JASON BAXTER
Manning High School
QB, Jr., 6-0/190
The Monarchs lost a
pretty good quarterback
in Darius Hammett, but
coach
Robbie
Briggs
thinks he might’ve found
a perfect replacement in
Baxter.
It’s got a lot to do with
Baxter’s attitude toward
the game. Briggs said Baxter, who was the junior
varsity QB as a 10th-grader last year, didn’t miss a
single workout from January all the way through the
summer. And that’s big in
the eyes of his teammates.
“Football is important
to him,” Briggs said. “He’s
a great leader and does all
the little things right. The
kids respond well to him.”
Then there’s the physical aspect. Baxter is bigger than Hammett, which
Briggs thinks will work well
in the Manning offense.
“With our option game,
it’s good to have a bigger, durable quarterback
back there than we did last
year,” Briggs said. “He’s
just a solid, good-looking kid. And he’s thrown
the ball real well this
year, which is something
we’ve worked hard on,
trying to be a little more
balanced going into this
year.”
coaches dream about in
the offseason.
He went to middle school
in Lake City, but spent
most of his high school
career at Garinger High in
Charlotte, N.C.
Last season at Garinger,
Brockington, who played
receiver as well as defensive back, had 615 receiving yards and four interceptions.
Lake City coach Jim Rowell said Brockington will
start at corner, but there’s
a great chance fans will see
him on offense, as well as
returning kicks.
“We expect him to come
in and give us a big boost
in our secondary and help
us out on offense,” Rowell
said.
SHAQUILLE CROUCH
Johnsonville High School
T, Fr., 6-4/295
Your eyes don’t deceive
you. Yes, Crouch is 6-foot4 and 295 pounds. And yes,
he’s just a freshman.
And according to Flashes
coach Lewis Lineberger,
Crouch isn’t one of those
youngsters whose coordination and athleticism has
light years to travel to catch
up with his big body.
“He’s a basketball player,
so he’s got good feet, he’s
strong and he has tremendous potential,” Lineberger said. “The biggest thing
is how quick he can learn
our offense and our defense.”
Just how highly does
Lineberger
think
of
Crouch’s potential?
“I think he could be as
good as any ninth-grader
I’ve ever coached,” he
said.
Remember, there was
a lineman named Albert
Haynesworth whom Lineberger coached at Hartsville.
“If Shaquille doesn’t start,
he’ll definitely play a lot,
and should play both ways
at offensive tackle and defensive tackle,” Lineberger
said.
son looking for a back to
complement starter Devin
Borden, and he thinks he’s
found one in Maize-Galbreath.
“He’s a tough runner,”
Page said. “He’s run the ball
pretty good lately. Borden
has been out with a slight
concussion and Galbreath
has gotten most of the carries and done a really good
job. He’s a keeper.
“He’ll give us a quality complement to Devin
Borden.”
Page said Maize Galbreath, who had a few varsity carries in 2010, runs
about a 4.6-second 40yard dash.
KEYON HARRISON
South Florence High School
RB/LB, Jr., 5-9/180
Speaking of complementary running backs, South
Florence needs one, too.
Sophomore Jamal Cain
will get most of the action
in the Bruins’ one-back
set, but he’ll need some
help.
South coach Lynn Fleming thinks Harrison might
be the guy, or at least one
of them. And he’ll serve
as one of the first reserve
linebackers, too.
“He’s had a great summer,” Fleming said. “He’s
a hard worker and a very
coachable young man.”
SHAQ JACKSON
West Florence High School
DL/RB, So., 6-0/180
Jackson was impressive
on the freshman team for
West Florence last season
and was promoted to junior varsity near the end of
the year.
“He’ll be competing for a
starting defensive lineman
spot,” West coach Trey
Woodberry said. “He’s very
strong and physical and
very quick. We expect big
things out of him.”
AKEEM PEOPLES
Lamar High School
LB/TE, Jr., 5-10, 177
Peoples started the year
as a safety, but because of
some nicks and bruises,
he’s had to move to linebacker.
Lamar coach J.R. Boyd
is OK with that, as long
as Peoples is on the field
somewhere.
He deserves that, Boyd
said.
“The fact that he’s on the
field is all because of hard
work in the weight room,”
Boyd said. “He was benching about 185 last year and
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Lake City High School
“He’s worked extremely
Wilson High School
CB, Sr., 5-9/182
hard and he’s going to
RB, So., 5-11/185
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A 90-pound jump in the
bench might sound like a
lot to some. It didn’t hurt,
Boyd said, that Peoples
finally hit a long-awaited
growth spurt over the last
year.
“He had never hit it before. It finally came,” Boyd
said. “But his attitude is
great. He’s always gonna
be here, he’s always gonna
be on time. He’s the kind
of player you wish you had
11 of.”
Boyd said Peoples, who
also will play some at
tight end, ran about a 5.2second 40-yard dash last
year. This year, that time
is down to 4.8. Boyd said
Peoples was impressive
this summer in passing
league play.
SHY PHILLIPS
Hartsville High School
CB/QB, So., 5-11, 165
Don’t let the name fool
you. This player isn’t shy at
all about playing football,
coach Jeff Calabrese said.
Phillips, who started in
the outfield for the Red
Fox baseball team as a
freshman, is one of the few
players Hartsville has playing both sides of the ball.
“He has an amazing skill
set,” Calabrese said. “He’s
a backup quarterback,
he’s probably going to be
a starting cornerback and
he’s also played a little
wideout for us. He’s just
a great young man who
works really hard.”
Phillips will probably
see his fair share of playing time in a few positions,
which isn’t always easy for
a first-year varsity player.
“When you get a sophomore as versatile as him,
it’s pretty impressive,”
Calabrese said. “He carries himself really well and
doesn’t get rattled too easily. We want to make sure
that what we’re doing is
not very taxing on him
mentally. But he’s thriving
pretty well right now and
has handled himself really
well.”
how important it can be
to have a good kicker. T.J.
Grimsley had a pretty big
and pretty accurate leg for
the Wildcats the past several years.
As a senior last year,
Grimsley was 69-of-71 on
extra points and 6-of-7 on
field goals with a long of 36
yards.
Hayes wanted to replace
those numbers as best he
could, and hopes he’s done
so with Trejos.
And when you really, really need a good kicker,
where do you look?
“Got him off the soccer
team,” Hayes said. “He’s
just been waiting to come
out. We had Grimsley and
Carlos knew he wasn’t going to beat him out, so he
figured he’d just wait to
come out this year.”
Hayes hopes he doesn’t
have to call on Trejos to
kick too many field goals,
but said he’s pretty comfortable calling on him
from 40 yards or so in.
“Having a good kicker
changes your thinking
a lot,” Hayes said. “If we
get down there on the 30
and feel like we can get
three points, and it’s a
situation where you’re not
going to give up any field
position, we’ll put him out
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“[Jason Baxter’s]
just a solid, goodlooking kid. And he’s
thrown the ball real
well this
year, which is
something we’ve
worked hard on,
trying to be a little
more balanced going
into this year.”
Robbie Briggs,
Monarchs coach
“We expect [John
Brockington] to
come in and give us
a big boost in our
secondary and help
us out on offense.”
Jim Rowell,
Lake City coach
“[Shaquille
Crouch’s] a
basketball player,
so he’s got good feet,
he’s strong and he
has tremendous
potential.”
Lewis Lineberger,
Flashes coach
“[Keyon Harrison]
had a great summer.
He’s a hard worker
and a very coachable
young man.”
Lynn Flemming,
South coach
“[Shaq Jackson’s]
very strong and
physical and very
quick. We expect big
things out of him.”
Trey Woodberry,
West coach
CHAVIS WILLIAMSON
Creek Bridge High School
RB/CB, So., 5-7, 160
At 5-foot-7, Williamson
isn’t big, but he plays bigger, coach Al Calcutt says.
“He plays like he weighs
about 190,” Calcutt said.
Calcutt said Williamson
will be a two-way player,
like a lot of guys at small
Class A schools, spending
time at cornerback and
rover on defense.
“He’s an aggressive kid,
gets to the ball and is a
good tackler,” Calcutt said.
“He’s one of those kids that
can make coaches look
good.”
But Calcutt said he expects good things from
Williamson at running
back.
“He’s got great vision and
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has
a good burst of speed,”
Dillon High School
Calcutt
said. “Even though
K, Sr., 5-11, 205
he’s small, he plays bigger
Dillon coach Jackie than that. He’s stocky. He
Hayes knows very well runs really hard.”
“When you get
a sophomore as
versatile as [Shy
Phillips], it’s pretty
impressive.”
Jeff Calabrese,
Hartsville coach
“[Akeem Peoples]
worked extremely
hard and he’s going
to play both ways
for us and on special
teams, one of those
kids that’ll be on
everything.”
J.R. Boyd,
Lamar coach
“[Chavis
Williamson’s] got
great vision and
has a good burst of
speed. Even though
he’s small, he plays
bigger than that.”
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of a more
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GRAND STRAND
All eyes on
Myrtle Beach
quarterback
competition
BY CONAN GASQUE
Morning News
cgasque@florencenews.com
MYRTLE BEACH — The
man under center at Myrtle Beach elicited an array
of emotions the past few
years.
For Seahawk fans, he
created elation; for opposing coaches, fear; for
recruiters, hope.
Everett Golson led Myrtle Beach to the Class 3A
state title in 2010. But now,
he’s at Notre Dame. That’s
turned the Seahawk quarterback position from a
source of emotion to a
source of questions.
“Well we do miss Everett, and we miss a lot of
those seniors,” said Myrtle
Beach coach Mickey Wilson, who admits he hasn’t
decided who will lead his
offense this year.
Juniors Tyler Keane and
C.J. Cooper are the candidates to replace Golson,
and both will likely see
playing time. Wilson says
he has no problem using a
two-quarterback system.
But Wilson isn’t the only
one thinking about the
position. Golson’s graduation is the hot topic in
Grand Strand football this
preseason, leading to the
perception that Myrtle
Beach is on the doorstep
of a down year. And several other schools are ready
to pounce.
“It’s going to be tough,
but I think it’s going to be
an opportunity for some
of us to get a little closer
to Myrtle Beach,” said
Socastee coach Tim Renfrow, whose Braves compete with the Seahawks in
Region 8-3A.
Even outside the region,
Myrtle Beach has plenty
of rivals, including an
improving Carolina Forest squad. The Panthers
return a highly-recruited
group of skill position
players, led by wide receiver Jarvez Holmes.
After finishing 7-4 last
year, the Panthers are
ready to set new standards for themselves.
“We have to have expectations of how we’re supposed to play regardless of
who we’re playing,” coach
Drew Hummel said. “And
if you win a game but you
don’t play well, that’s not
good.”
The Panthers will battle
through a balanced Region 6-4A, where virtually
every team seems to have
a shot at a title.
That list includes Conway, which comes off
two uncharacteristic losing seasons. The Tigers
will follow the lead of junior quarterback Mykal
Moody, who takes over
the title of Grand Strand’s
most feared player now
that Golson is gone.
Moody, equally dangerous through the air or on
the ground, accounted for
more than 2,600 yards as
a freshman, but missed
most of the 2010 after an
early-season ankle injury.
His health, combined
with a more experienced
roster, could assure the
Tigers of a return to their
usual status in 2011.
Myrtle Beach, of course,
is still the Grand Strand’s
dominant program until
someone proves otherwise.
And even without Golson, they’ll still use the
same winning formula.
“We’re going to throw
the ball as many times
as we can, I promise you
that,” Wilson said.
“We’re going to throw
the ball down the
field and have a good
time.”
And the Seahawk offense likely will have time
to develop, should the
need arise. A Seahawk defense that returns seven
starters should give opponents just as many
headaches as Golson and
company did last year.
Notes
Former Coastal Carolina assistant Jamie Snider
takes over as the head
coach at Loris. He’s one of
two new coaches in Horry
County. Mark Fischer replaces Bobby Hurston at
St. James… North Myrtle
Beach coach Perry Woolbright seeks his first win
after going 0-10 in his first
year with the Chiefs…
Waccamaw coach Tyronne Davis is planning
a system overhaul in his
second year. He’s switching to a spread option
on offense to capitalize on team speed, and
a 3-4 on defense to take
advantage of talent at
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Morning News
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Division I college football talent
plays on the Grand Strand on a yearly basis. Four high school players
moved on last year to the Division I
ranks, and many more are continuing their careers at other levels.
Only one of the new wave of Friday night phenoms has verbally
committed to a school, but a handful have a chance to be playing on
college football’s biggest stage after
graduation.
Here are players to keep an eye on
along the Grand Strand:
Jalen Simmons
WACCAMAW
SOPH., RB/S
Second year Waccamaw coach Tyronne Davis was salivating last year
when he saw what kind of athlete
Simmons was as just a freshman.
Simmons stands just 5-foot-5 but
has blazing speed. This three-sport
athlete rushed the ball 120 times
for 590 yards against opponents
four years older than him. Simmons
scored on offense, defense and special teams in 2010, combining for 10
touchdowns.
“He’s a good, strong kid,” Waccamaw coach Tyronne Davis said. “It
doesn’t take a lot to get his engines
running.”
Kentrez Hilton
LORIS
SR., QB/DB
Loris football turned the corner in
2010. The Lions finished 7-4, losing
in the first round of the
playoffs to Lake City.
Gone is coach Jimmy
Longerbeam, but Hilton is back at quarterback. Hilton has been
a mainstay at quarterback for the Lions
Hilton
his entire high school
career.
Last year, Hilton was in on 10
touchdowns — five through the air
and five on the ground. The success
of the Loris offense hinges on how
well Hilton reads the opposing defense.
“It’s not a one-person show out
here,” Hilton said. “The offensive
line is important for us to be successful. I have been playing since I
was 8 years old. I love football. That’s
all I live for really.”
Malcolm Green
CONWAY
JR., DB/WR
Green is as athletic as they come.
As a sophomore in 2010, he had 41
receptions for 610
yards and eight touchdowns. But what separates Green from the
rest of the high-caliber
athletes in the area is
his will to work.
“Malcolm has great
Green
anticipation, great ball
skills,” coach Chuck Jordan said. “He
has some athleticism that you can’t
coach but you got to learn how to
use it to your advantage.”
Green will be playing on both
sides of the ball this year and will
have a chance to be seen by major
colleges.
being recruited by all the high majors.
GEORGETOWN
“There are a lot of expectations of
SR., DE
Harold Atkinson coming in. But HarGeorgetown is under the radar old has to understand the expectanow, but come November, this could tions and what he has to be for this
be a team people are talking about. team to be successful.”
And if success comes, it will come
with the help of Cromedy.
Jarvez Holmes
While undersized at 5-foot-10 for a
CAROLINA FOREST
defensive end, Cromedy moves like
SR., WR/DB
a tailback.
“He’s
tremendously
strong,”
Holmes burst onto the scene last
Georgetown second-year coach year by catching 52 balls for 720
Bradley Adams said. “He’s really yards and 10 touchdowns.
quick off the ball with lots of hand
Holmes has good hands, strong
speed. He uses his leverage really
route running and
well.”
great field awareness.
Cromedy enters the season with
He calls himself a posno official offers but has a handful of
session receiver and
schools talking to him.
— at 6-1, 185 pounds
— is a big target and
tough to take down.
Quan Wilson
“I’m not a speedster
Holmes
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receiver so I work on
SR., WR/CB
my hands and route running a lot,”
Just three starters return for Myr- Holmes said. “When I was a sophotle Beach’s offense that averaged 46 more, we all believed this is going to
points per game on its way to a Class be the year for Carolina Forest.”
3A state title.
Wilson was more
Mykal Moody
than a capable No. 2
CONWAY
receiver. He caught
JR.,
QB/DB
44 passes for 541
yards and 10 touchMoody topped 1,000 yards running
downs. He also scored and 1,000 yards passing as a fresha touchdown in every man quarterback. His sophomore
Wilson
postseason game in season was cut short after a high2010.
ankle sprain in game two forced him
“I have speed, agility, good route
to miss the rest of the
running and hands,” Wilson said.
season.
While there will be inexperience
“Sitting out the
at quarterback — a reliable wide rewhole year wasn’t fun,”
ceiver, plus a guy who can turn a reMoody said. “Everyverse into big yards (9 yards per rush
thing went good with
in 2010) can help an offense click.
the healing process.”
Wilson is one of the fastest play- Moody
Moody said he’s
ers for Myrtle Beach, which certainly
100 percent. Colleges
utilizes speed on the Doug Shaw Sta- will be keeping a close eye on him
dium Turf.
— maybe not as much as a quarterback, but as a defensive back or wide
receiver.
T.J. Jones
Moody will be the premier dual
MYRTLE BEACH
threat on the Grand Strand. The 6SR., OL
foot, 185-pound athlete wants to
Jones is a jumbo-sized offensive prove to opponents that he can let
lineman who can do damage to op- it fly.
posing defensive lines. At 6-foot-6
“I’m trying to showcase I can
and 280 pounds, Jones throw,” Moody said. “A lot of people
can clog up a defen- think I can just run, but I can throw
sive blitz.
the ball as well.”
Jones was on the radar of some schools
Tyler Knox
but officially gained
MYRTLE BEACH
recognition when he
SR., DE
put in a solid perforJones
mance against South
Knox is the most highly-recruited
Pointe’s Jadaveon Clowney in the Grand Strand player in the class
Class 3A state title game last year. of 2012. His 6-4, 230-pound frame
Jones verbally committed to Ken- combined with speed and strength
tucky on Aug. 2.
have more than 15 universities offering him a scholarship.
Knox recorded 12
Harold Atkinson
sacks, 74 tackles and
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forced three fumbles
JR., RB
last season.
Atkinson will likely finish his career
Alongside other stud
as the most highly recruited player in
defensive players for
Carolina Forest history. Coach Drew Knox
the Seahawks like OcHummel says major schools are paytavius Thomas and
ing close attention to the 6-foot-1, Kerry Chestnut, Knox will have an
205-pound junior running back.
opportunity to shine.
Atkinson was part of a two-back
“It’s not just me — we have good
system at Carolina Forest last year defensive ends, linebackers and
but averaged 10.7 yards per carry safeties,” Knox said. “It’s everybody
and nine touchdowns last year. At- that helps everybody.”
kinson is a threat out of the backfield
Knox is being thrust into more
as well. He caught 20 balls for 193 of a leadership role than last
yards and three more touchdowns.
year. He wants to be more vo“He’s a big kid. He’s athletic, fast cal with his teammates in
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PEE DEE / GRAND STRAND SCOUTING REPORTS
ANDREWS
AYNOR
CAROLINA FOREST
CAROLINA ACADEMY
CARVERS BAY
YELLOW JACKETS
BLUE JACKETS
BOBCATS
PANTHERS
BEARS
Coach: Steve Blanchard (3rd year; 8-12; 2
years; 8-12)
2011 projected finish
Overall: 4-6 Region 7-2A: 2-3
Coach: Jody Jenerette (7th season; 17-44; 6
seasons; 17-44)
Overall: 2-8; Region 8-2A: 0-5
Coach: Rodney Griggs (1st season)
Overall: 2-8 SCISA Region 1-A: 2-4
Coach: Drew Hummel (5th Year; 18-26; 4
seasons; 18-26)
Coach: Nate Thompson (10th season; 10535; 118-46 overall)
Overall: 6-4 Region 8-A: 3-3
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent (2010 record)
vs. Johnsonville (8-3)
at Mullins (8-3)
vs. Georgetown (5-5)
at Carvers Bay (5-5)
at C.E. Murray (5-6)
at Timberland (12-1)
vs. Lake City (10-3)
at Kingstree (0-10)
vs. Manning (10-4)
vs. Bishop England (5-6)
SCHEDULE
Pick
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
2010 RESULTS
(5-5 overall, 1-4 Region 7-2A)
at Johnsonville
W, 63-20
vs. Mullins
W, 15-0
at Georgetown
L, 8-6
vs. Carvers Bay
W, 7-6
vs. C.E. Murray
W, 29-22
vs. Timberland
L, 26-7
at Lake City
L, 41-12
vs. Kingstree
W, 57-0
at Manning
L, 13-7
at Bishop England
L, 28-21
TOP RETURNERS
OL/DL Neal Pope; OL Thomas Rogers; OL
Naquan Garrett; RB/SS Larry Brown; QB/SS
Ervin Heard; WR/FS Monte McCrae; Slot/DB
Jaleel Filmore;
LB Mitch Moore
KEY LOSSES
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
NT
RE
LB
LB
LB
SS
SS
CB
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Monte McCrae (Jr., 6-1/175)
Quandre Green (Jr., 5-11/200)
Thomas Rogers (Sr., 6-1/225)
Patrick Ward (Jr., 6-1/195)
Neal Pope (Sr., 6-2/245)
Naquan Garrett (Sr., 6-0/210)
Rodquel Davis (Sr., 6-3/205)
Jaleel Filmore (Jr., 5-9/155)
Ervin Heard (Sr., 5-9/175)
Larry Brown (Sr., 5-10/185)
Tyree Scott (Sr., 5-9/175)
Jon Wheeler (Sr., 5-10/170)
Tyree Scott (Sr., 5-9/175)
Defense
Neal Pope (Sr., 6-2/245)
Toddelle Darby (Sr., 5-9/210)
Rodquel Davis (Sr., 6-3/205)
Jordan Cantley (So., 5-10/195)
Darryl White (Sr., 5-10/175)
Mitch Moore (Sr., 5-9/170)
Ervin Heard (Sr., 5-9/175)
Jaleel Filmore (Jr., 5-9/155)
Monte McCrae (Jr., 6-1/175)
Victor Mention (So., 5-11/170)
Harold Langley (Sr., 5-10/170)
Pick
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
2010 RESULTS
at Lake View
W, 21-15
vs. Creek Bridge
W, 7-0
at Green Sea-Floyds
W, 49-13
vs. Johnsonville
L, 57-13
at Hilton Head Prep
L, 39-36
vs. Dillon
L, 49-7
at Marion
L, 31-14
at Waccamaw
W, 32-29
vs. Mullins
L, 43-7
vs. Loris
L, 36-8
TOP RETURNERS
2010 RESULTS
(3-8 overall, 1-4 Region 1-A)
vs. St. John’s
W, 34-28
at Williamsburg Academy
L, 26-6
vs. The Byrnes Schools
L, 53-20
vs. Richard Winn Academy
W, 22-15
at Dorchester Academy
L, 55-20
vs. Calhoun Falls Charter
L, 44-12
vs. Pee Dee Academy
L, 49-14
at Dillon Christian School
L, 55-6
at Charleston Collegiate
L, 47-18
vs. Liberty
W, 14-0
vs. Holly Hill Academy
L, 60-0
TOP RETURNERS
QB Grayson McClam, RB/DB Tyler Miles, OL
Carter Joye, OL/LB Brett Floyd.
QB Peyton Hill
PROJECTED STARTERS
PROJECTED STARTERS
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Cole Capps (Jr., 6-0/160)
DraShawn Wright (Sr., 6-1/250)
Houston Carroll (Jr., 6-2/172)
Rusty Jordan (Sr., 6-4/195)
Kody Britt (So., 6-3/247)
D.Q. Nash (So., 6-1/240)
Quinton Gore (Jr., 6-1/175)
Mason Floyd (Sr., 5-10/130)
Hunter Windham (Jr., 6-0/168)
Vonte Kinlaw (Sr., 5-10/155)
Damion Riggins (Jr., 6-1/166)
D.Q. Nash (So., 6-1/240)
Defense
DraShawn Wright (Sr., 6-1/250)
Darrell Miller (Jr., 5-10/215)
B.J. Haywood (Jr., 5-6/193)
D.Q. Nash (So., 6-1/240)
Quinton Gore (Jr., 6-1/175)
Louis Taylor (So., 6-0/186)
Hunter Windham (Jr., 6-0/168)
Cole Capps (Jr., 6-0/160)
Ronique Smith (Jr., 6-0/153)
Marquis Gregg (So., 5-7/140)
Andrews Scruggs (Jr., 5-8, 135)
Mason Floyd (Sr., 5-10/130)
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
QB
RB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Garrett Weaver (So., 5-10/170)
Tyler Miles (Sr., 6-1/230)
Steven Lee (Jr., 6-0/190)
Bryce Elmore (So., 5-9/185)
Dylan Moore (Jr., 6-0/190)
Carter Joye (Jr., 6-1, 210)
Jacob Hill (Fr., 6-1/175)
Grayson McClam (Sr., 6-2/190)
Ken Parker (Jr., 5-10/170)
Greg Beckum (Jr., 5-8/165)
Brett Floyd (Jr., 5-11/185)
Defense
Jacob Hill (Fr., 6-1/175)
Bryce Elmore (So., 5-9/185)
Carter Joye (Jr., 6-1, 210)
Tyler Miles (Sr., 6-1/230)
Steven Lee (Jr., 6-0/190)
Brett Floyd (Jr., 5-11/185)
Greg Beckum (Jr., 5-8/165)
Hunter Belue (So., 5-8/165)
BOTTOM LINE
The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 5-5
season but missed the playoffs last season.
Andrews returns several key players from
last year’s team and hopes to fight for one
of the playoff spots in Region 7-2A.
“We have some experience on both sides
of the ball returning. If we can avoid
injuries, we should be able to compete for
a better overall record. Our region is one
of the toughest in the state and we are the
smallest school in our region but with a
few breaks and a lot of determination from
our players, we could surprise a team or
two in the region,” Andrews coach Steve
Blanchard said.
Aynor burst out to a 3-0 start last year,
including a season-opening upset of Lake
View. This year’s group is young, but coach
Jody Jenerette says they’re much more
talented.
“This is the most athletic group we have
had since I have been at Aynor,” Jenerette
said.
Jenerette said he’s simplifying his defensive
scheme this year, hoping to improve a unit
that gave up nearly 38 points per game in
region play.
The Blue Jackets may be capable of pulling
off another upset this year, but Region
8-2A still figures to be tough, so making the
playoffs won’t be easy.
Coach Rodney Griggs is glad for a fresh
start. After about a 10-year absence from
coaching, he took over the Dillon Christian
program last season, but was asked to leave
after an 0-5 start.
“This is a different group of people, a different group of kids, and I’m excited about
it,” he said.
Griggs is in the same shape as a lot of other
small SCISA schools: not many players to
work with. He said he has about 15 on the
practice field these days. But he likes what
he sees.
“This group works their butts off, they really
do,” he said. “Now, if anybody gets hurt, it
will throw a monkey wrench into the whole
thing.”
Griggs said he does have depth, however,
at quarterback, where he says he has
three players who can play, led by Grayson
McClam.
“Leadership, I think, is going to be key and
that will come from Grayson,” he said. “If
we can keep learning and nobody gets hurt,
we’ve got a fighting chance.”
C.E. MURRAY
CHERAW
CHESTERFIELD
BOTTOM LINE
BOTTOM LINE
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Oct. 7
Oct. 13
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Pick
at Socastee (4-7)
W
at Myrtle Beach (14-1)
L
vs. St. James (2-9)
W
at Battery Creek (0-10)
W
vs. Kingstree (0-10)
W
vs. North Myrtle Beach (0-10) W
vs. Lugoff-Elgin (5-7)
W
at South Florence (9-4)
L
at Sumter (3-8)
W
vs. West Florence (5-6)
W
at Conway (5-7)
W
2010 RESULTS
vs. Socastee
W, 33-7
vs. Myrtle Beach
L, 63-6
at St. James
W, 21-0
vs. Battery Creek
W, 51-12
at Kingstree
W, 38-13
at North Myrtle Beach
W, 28-9
at Lugoff-Elgin
L, 28-21
vs. South Florence
L, 38-14
vs. Sumter
W, 22-19
at West Florence
L, 17-14
vs. Conway
W, 46-42
TOP RETURNERS
WR/DB Jarvez Holmes; RB/LB Harold Atkinson; QB Danny Daly
KEY LOSSES
RB, Trey Nettles
KEY LOSSES
TE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
QB
RB
RB
FB
K
KR
Pick
vs. St. John’s Christian (2-8)
W
vs. Williamsburg Academy (4-6) L
at The Byrnes Schools (10-3)
L
at Richard Winn Aca. (0-10)
W
vs. Dorchester Academy (12-1) L
at Calhoun Falls Charter (6-5)
L
at Pee Dee Academy (7-5)
L
vs. Dillon Christian School (3-9) L
vs. Charleston Collegiate (4-6) L
at Holly Hill Academy (7-4)
L
KEY LOSSES
RB Hunter Windham; RB Vonte Kinlaw; OL/
DL Drashawn Wright, TE/LB Quinton Gore.
QB Ken Funnye; WR/DB Shaq Williams; FB
Clarence Penny; OL Mike Mabry
PROJECTED STARTERS
vs. Lake View (7-5)
at Creek Bridge (1-9)
vs. Green Sea-Floyds (4-6)
at Johnsonville (8-3)
vs. Hilton Head Prep (8-4)
at Dillon (14-1)
vs. Marion (4-6)
vs. Waccamaw (3-7)
at Mullins (8-3)
at Loris (7-4)
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
RB Mark Timmons; LB, Uriah Deutsch; OL
Zack Beaty
PROJECTED STARTERS
SE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
FB/HB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Aaron Williams (Sr., 6-1, 175)
Brian Hunterford (Sr., 6-1, 250)
Adam Fowler (Sr., 6-0, 235)
Blaine Kowalkowski (Sr., 6-1, 255)
JD Hart (Sophomore, 6-1, 245)
Hunter Norris (Jr., 6-2, 260)
Ryan Elko (Sr., 6-1, 205)
Jarvez Holmes (Sr., 6-1, 185)
Danny Daly (Sr., 6-1, 195)
Harold Atkinson (Jr., 6-1, 205)
Kyle Rice (Jr., 5-10, 190)
Robert Jolly (So., 5’11, 180)
Harold Atkinson or Jarvez Holmes
Defense
Shawn Douplet (Sr., 6-1, 215)
Drew Beeson (Jr., 6-0, 285)
Jared Miller (Jr., 6-3, 245)
Christian Lewis, (Sr., 6-4, 220)
Harold Atkinson (Jr., 6-1, 205)
Mike Coles, (Sr., 5-10, 190)
Kyle Rice (Jr., 5-10, 190)
Aaron Williams (Sr., 6-1, 175)
Cory Lindell (Jr., 6-0, 175)
Ryan Yurachek (So., 6-1, 185)
Jarvez Holmes (Sr, 6’1, 185)
Robert Jolly (So., 5-11, 180)
Harold Atkinson or Jarvez Holmes
BOTTOM LINE
Carolina Forest returns 15 starters from a
squad that won seven games last year and
hopes to improve on that this year.
“It’s always good when you have a lot of
returners from a seven-win team,” Carolina
Forest coach Drew Hummel said. “We are
experienced and we have been there before.
We have all of our skill people returning.
Our skill guys are being recruited heavily
which is important. If we can get the offensive line solidified we feel that we can have
a pretty good unit out there. We can do a lot
of things to be balanced.
“Defensively we have to get our front solidified. We have to make sure we can create
some depth up there. Our defensive back
field is solidified on the edge. Our safeties
need to continue to grow. We are excited
about the upcoming season and we think
we have a chance to have a good ball club
and do some good things. We want to continue to stay grounded and work hard. We
have a good starting point we need to get
polished up and take it one game at a time
and go from there.”
CONWAY
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
vs. Timberland (12-1)
at Georgetown (5-5)
at Waccamaw (3-7)
vs. Andrews (5-5)
at Latta (0-10)
vs. Hemingway (12-1)
vs. Lake View (7-5)
Pick
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
2010 RESULTS
at Timberland
L, 13-6
vs. Georgetown
W, 22-0
vs. Waccamaw
W, 26-14
at Andrews
L, 7-6
vs. Latta
W, 61-0
at Hemingway
L, 12-0
at Lake View
L, 7-0
at Green Sea-Floyds
W, 46-26
vs. Creek Bridge
W, 34-0
vs. Johnsonville
L, 7-6
TOP RETURNERS
LB Chad O’Donal; LT Stephen Bromell; WR/
CB Da-Shaun Aiken; DL Shawn Lawrence;
OL Martinas Hudson; WR/CB Desmond
Sumpter; QB Rollins Grier.
KEY LOSSES
OL/DL Terrence Jenerette; RB Tevin Richard;
LB/DE/FB Tyquel Goss
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Da-Shaun Aiken (Jr., 6-1/160)
Stephon Bromell (Sr., 6-4/260)
Patrick Gamble (Sr., 5-9/180)
Martinas Hudson (Sr., 6-0/210)
John Britton (Jr., 5-7/210)
Naquez Pringle (So., 6-2/250)
Teondre Bromell (Sr., 6-2/190)
Desmond Sumpter (Jr., 6-1/170)
Rollins Grier (Sr., 6-1/160)
Devin Cuttino (So., 6-0/160)
Hakiem Hampton (So., 5-7/150)
Defense
Shamarr Hilton (Sr., 6-4/230)
Shawn Lawrence (So., 6-1/260)
Stefon Hannah (Jr., 6-2/200)
Chad Odonal (Sr., 6-0/225)
Martanias Hudson (Sr., 6-0/210)
LaShon Morris (Sr., 5-9/180)
Da-Shaun Aiken (Jr., 6-1/160)
Dequan Casey (So., 6-0/180)
Desmond Sumpter (Jr., 6-1/170)
Da’Shan Aiken (Jr., 6-1/160)
BOTTOM LINE
Carvers Bay took a rare dip into mediocrity
in 2010 thanks to a flurry of injuries. But
if the Bears hope to return to their usual
dominant form this year, they’ll have to rely
on youth. The Bears have just 10 seniors on
the roster.
“I’ve been young in the past, but we’ve had
experience,” coach Nate Thompson said.
“This time, we’re just young. So that makes
a big difference on how you look at it.”
Thompson expects to have a crowded
backfield including sophomores Hakiem
Hampton and Devin Cuttino. Four players
could see time at running back, and two at
quarterback.
The Bears chances at returning to the
playoffs hinge on the development of their
young players.
CREEK BRIDGE
WAR EAGLES
BRAVES
RAMS
TIGERS
WARRIORS
COACH: Darren Mayzck (3rd year; 6-16; 2
seasons; 6-16)
2011 PROJECTED FINISH
Coach: Johnny White (12th season; 104-43;
11 years; 104-43)
Coach: Steve Taneyhill (7th season; 60-19;
11 years overall; 109-32)
Coach: Chuck Jordan (29th season; 243-107;
28 years; 243-107)
Coach: Al Calcutt (8th season; 19-52; 11
seasons; 33-70)
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent (2010)
at Cross (5-6)
at Kingstree (0-10)
vs. Andrews (5-5)
at Timberland (12-1)
at Lamar (12-2)
vs. Hannah-Pamplico (1-9)
at East Clarendon (4-6)
vs. Timmonsville (1-9)
vs. Scott’s Branch (12-2)
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Pick
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
2010 RESULTS
vs. Cross
W, 25-0
at Hemingway
L, 19-6
at Andrews
L, 29-22
vs. Timberland
L, 21-6
at Lamar
L, 43-20
at Hannah-Pamplico
W, 48-6
vs. East Clarendon
W, 49-26
at Timmonsville
W, 6-0
at Scott’s Branch
L, 32-14
Playoffs
at Bamberg-Ehrhardt
L, 38-6
TOP RETURNERS
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
vs. Dillon (14-1)
at Marlboro County (6-5)
vs. Chesterfield (8-4)
vs. Marion (4-6)
vs. Hartsville (9-4)
at Lee Central (4-7)
vs. Indian Land (9-2)
vs. Andrew Jackson (3-7)
at Buford (3-7)
at Central (15-0)
Pick
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
2010 RESULTS
at Dillon
L, 35-7
vs. Marlboro County
L, 30-0
at Chesterfield
L, 21-0
at Marion
L, 45-13
at Hartsville
L, 29-7
vs. Lee Central
W, 36-14
at Indian Land
L, 28-14
at Andrew Jackson
W, 36-14
vs. Buford
W, 14-0
vs. Central
L, 41-7
Playoffs
at Batesburg-Leesville
W, 21-7
at Woodruff
L, 48-21
TOP RETURNERS
QB Devenick Tisdale; DT/OT Willie Stephens;
RB/LB Curtis Simmons; LB Dwayne Brockington; LB Jamel Hugee; OL Aaron Darby; OL
Damien Thomas; WR/DB Gamel Gamble
QB Malcolm Hunter; RB Xavier Taylor; LT
Joseph McFarlin; RE David Durant; LB Darrell
Hawkins; LB Demitris Holiday.
KEY LOSSES
KEY LOSSES
QB Fareal Walker; WR/DB Stanquan Montgomery; OL/LB Antwan Brown
CB/WR Demetrius Miller; QB/RB/RB Darius
Little; TE/SS/P Brad Bradley.
WR
LT
T
G
C
G
WR
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
NG
DT
DT
DE
DE
LB
LB
LB
CB
DB
FS
P
PR
BOTTOM LINE
Darren Mazyck returns to the sidelines
after Reginald Jamison left to take over at
Kingstree. The War Eagles lost 16 seniors
from last year’s squad, which went 5-6 for
the second straight season.
Devenick Tisdale will take over for Fareal
Walker at quarterback, and junior Gamel
Gamble will be relied on heaviliy at receiver
and at defensive back.
“I hope we can be competitive,” Mazyck
said. “We lost a lot of seniors, but the guys
here have shown great leadership this summer and are energetic young kids.”
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
QB
FB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Prentice Burden (Sr., 6-0/169)
Joseph McFarlin (Sr., 5-11/257)
Shawn Johnson (Sr., 6-0/262)
Austin Tucker (Sr., 6-0/227)
Charles Kinser (Sr., 5-10/174)
Jaquavis Cole (Sr., 5-11/214)
Robert Hainey (Sr., 6-4/201)
Malcolm Hunter (Sr., 5-10/162)
Cedric Robinson (Jr., 5-9/210)
Marvin Lauderdale (Sr. 5-11/167)
Xavier Taylor (Jr., 5-10/208)
James Davis (Jr., 5-10/166)
John Cooks (Jr., 5-9/144)
Defense
Kevon Butler (Jr., 5-10/202)
Quintin Lewis (Jr., 5-7/243)
Tyvon Leacock (Jr., 5-10/229)
David Durant (Sr., 5-11/207)
Forrest Privette (Sr., 5-11/195)
Darrell Hawkins (Sr., 5-11/187)
Dimitris Holiday (Sr., 6-0/162)
Justin Chapman (Jr., 5-10/155)
Tyre Byrd (Sr., 6-2/174)
John Cooks (Jr., 5-9/144)
Deion Sanders (Jr., 5-8/136)
Dylan Bartell (Sr., 5-11/164)
Justin Chapman (Jr., 5-10/155)
BOTTOM LINE
Cheraw started 0-5 last year because of
injuries and a tough schedule. This year
the Braves have much more depth with
24 seniors, including QB Malcolm Hunter,
who missed the entire 2010 season. Coach
Johnny White expects big things from
Hunter this year if the offensive line can
create space.
“Our offensive line must be more physical
and consistent,” he said. “I believe we will
be better up front.”
The Braves’ schedule is tough again, but
with so much experience, they should be
much better than last year and may even
contend for a region title.
at Cheraw (4-8)
at Anson, N.C. (3-8)
vs Central (15-0)
at North Central (2-8)
vs. Lewisville (2-8)
vs. C.A. Johnson (2-8)
at Great Falls (8-4)
at McBee (4-6)
SCHEDULE
Pick
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
2010 RESULTS
at Timmonsville
W, 36-14
vs. Cheraw
W, 21-0
vs. Anson
L, 26-8
at Scott’s Branch
L, 48-29
at Central
L, 54-28
vs. North Central
W, 63-0
at Lewisville
W, 43-0
at C.A. Johnson
W, 69-14
vs. Great Falls
W, 57-10
vs. McBee
W, 42-14
Playoffs
vs. Ware Shoals
W, 37-9
vs. Lamar
L, 28-13
TOP RETURNERS
RB Kendrick Melton; WR Markel Melton; LB
Adam Parks; LB/DE Jerrod Melton; LB David
Grant.
KEY LOSSES
QB Seth Truesdale; OL Hayden Wilks; OL
Rodney Evans; DL Zach Mintz.
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
WR
WR
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
QB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RE
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Markel Melton (Sr., 5-8/165)
Jerrod Melton (Sr., 6-2/191)
Jordan Owens (Sr., 5-9/164)
Dylan Woodward (Jr., 6-1/281)
Deon Kirkley (Sr., 6-2/212)
Brandon Wiseman (So., 5-11/185)
Lamonte Lowery (Sr., 6-2/200)
Josh Winborn (Jr., 6-3/255)
Dillon Rivers (So., 6-1/170)
Kendrick Melton (Jr., 5-9/162)
J.T. Cutchin (Sr., 5-9/125)
Kendrick Melton (Jr., 5-9/162)
Defense
Bobby Merriman (Sr. 6-2/210)
Donte Bennett (Sr., 6-1/249)
Barron Pearson (So. 5-11/185)
Kyle Pollard (Sr., 6-0/198)
Adam Parks (Jr., 5-11/173)
David Grant (So., 6-0/189)
Jerrod Melton (Sr., 6-2/191)
Elijah Hannah (Sr., 5-9/176)
Josh Rivers (So., 5-7/163)
Anthony Burch (So., 5-10/162)
Quan Melton (Jr., 5-9/156)
J.T. Cutchin (Sr., 5-9/125)
Markel Melton (Sr., 5-8/165)
BOTTOM LINE
The Rams’ bid for a fourth straight state
title last year came up short with a loss to
Lamar in the second round of the playoffs.
“We feel we had a disappointing season
last year,” Rams coach Steve Taneyhill
said. “Maybe we got caught up in our own
success.”
Taneyhill says his team has a much better
attitude so far this year, and he hopes
to improve significantly. The Rams are
young, though, and will start as many as 14
underclassmen. They’ll also have to develop
a new quarterback to replace star Seth
Truesdale.
The Rams may experience some growing
pains with so much youth, but they should
have no problem winning another region
title.
Pick
at North Myrtle Beach (0-10)
W
vs. Summerville (10-3)
L
at Wando (5-7)
W
vs. Socastee (4-7)
W
W
vs. Myrtle Beach (14-1)
L
W
at Lugoff-Elgin (5-7)
W
vs. South Florence (9-4)
W
at Sumter (3-8)
W
vs. Carolina Forest (7-4)
L
2011 SCHEDULE
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
vs. Aynor (4-6)
at Hannah-Pamplico (1-9)
vs. Cross (5-6)
at Mullins (8-3)
at Hemingway (12-1)
at Lake View (7-5)
vs. Carvers Bay (5-5)
at Latta (0-10)
2010 RESULTS
2010 RESULTS
vs. North Myrtle Beach
W, 35-0
at Summerville
L, 50-26
vs. Wando
L, 21-7
at Socastee
W, 31-14
vs. Marlboro County
W, 28-7
at Myrtle Beach
L, 29-19
at West Florence
W, 28-0
vs. Lugoff-Elgin
W, 41-23
at South Florence
L, 41-31
vs. Sumter
L, 35-21
at Carolina Forest
L, 46-42
Playoffs
at Goose Creek
L, 28-14
TOP RETURNERS
QB Mykal Moody; WR/DB Malcolm Green;
OL Bernard Brooks
KEY LOSSES
RB Chris Brantley; OL Michael McCants
PROJECTED STARTERS
PROJECTED STARTERS
PROJECTED STARTERS
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
Ocean Fluitt (So., 6-1/175)
Damien Thomas (Jr., 6-2/275)
Willie Stevens (Sr., 6-0/264
Jaquan Smith (So., 5-11/231)
Jamal Starling (So., 6-0.240)
Gilbert McRae (Sr.,5-10/261)
Gamel Gamble (Jr., 5-8/157)
Gregory Gamble (So., 6-5/156)
Devenick Tisdale (Sr., 5-6/165)
Curtis Simmons (Sr., 5-9/195)
Trevor Patterson (Sr., 5-9/180)
Lamar Robinson (Fr., 6-0/155)
Defense
Aaron Darby (Sr., 5-8/244)
Jamel Hugee (Jr., 6-2/176)
Anthony Parson (So., 6-0/213)
Justin McBride (Sr., 6-0/187)
Justin Patrick (Sr., 5-10/180)
Dwayne Brockington (Jr., 5-10/156)
Tyler Dorsey (Fr., 5-8/150)
Curtis Simmons (Sr., 5-9/195)
Herschel Tisdale (Jr., 5-9/156)
Kema Watson (Jr., 6-2/165)
Willie Stevens (Sr., 6-0/264
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
WR
QB
RB
K
KR
LE
NG
T
RE
LB
LB
SS
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Cole Watson (Sr., 5-10/154)
Bernard Brooks (Sr., 6-4/276)
Jacob Johnson (So., 5-9/210)
G.K. Young (Jr., 6-0/245)
A.J. Howard (Jr., 5-9/256)
Sam Hall (So., 6-3/221)
Chris Ford (So., 6-1/185)
Malcolm Green (Jr., 6-1/171)
Javarius Gilbert (Jr., 6-2/164)
Mykal Moody (Jr., 5-9/180)
Morquis Fletcher (Sr., 5-10/182)
Ashton McCants (Jr., 5-7/151)
Morquis Fletcher (Sr., 5-10/182)
Defense
Curtis Pino (Sr., 5-10/201)
Travon Anderson (Jr., 5-9/221)
Chris Bryant (Sr., 6-0/235)
Tre Longs (Jr., 6-3/210)
Kayson Jones (Sr., 5-10/190)
Jacob Moreland (Jr., 5-9/173)
Trey Smith (Jr., 5-8/168)
Daniel Rhems (Sr., 5-9/158)
Nate Parker (Sr., 5-8/172)
Malcolm Green (Jr., 6-1/171)
B.J. Johnson (Sr., 5-8/148)
Grant Holmes (So., 5-11/192)
Sawyer Jordan (Jr., 5-9/145)
BOTTOM LINE
Conway hopes to bounce back from
consecutive losing seasons, including an
injury-plagued 2010. The Tigers lost dualthreat quarterback Mykal Moody for the
season last year after he suffered a high
ankle sprain in the second game.
“A lot of times your season depends on how
healthy you are,” Tigers coach Chuck Jordan
said. “You’ve got to have your key players
healthy when you finish the year.”
Conway is young on the offensive line, but
Moody and WR Malcolm Green should still
make them dangerous on offense.
If the Tigers stay healthy, they should have
enough experience to produce a winning
record and remain competitive in a tough
region.
at Aynor
vs. Hannah-Pamplico
at Cross
at Johnsonville
vs. Mullins
vs. Hemingway
vs. Lake View
at Green Sea Floyds
at Carvers Bay
vs. Latta
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
L, 28-14
L, 36-30
L, 29-21
L, 28-22
L, 38-20
L, 15-8
L, 36-30
L, 39-14
L, 34-0
W, 40-8
TOP RETURNERS
LB, Derek Surrency, OL Jimel Williamson,
WR, Rashawn Rogers
KEY LOSSES
QB, Rakeem Williams, LB Brian Legette, RB,
Matthew Woodberry, RB, Timothy Grant
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
DL
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
P
PR
Offense
Rashwan Rogers (Jr., 6-1/190)
Demarcus Kirby (So., 6-1/300)
Brogerick Legette (So., 6-0/235)
Charvelle Graves (Jr., 5-10/185)
Detrell Davis (Jr., 5-10/200)
Rajuan Woodberry (Jr., 6-1/235)
Chris Crawford (Sr., 5-10/190)
Ken Reed (Jr., 5-10/165)
Ricky Nichols (So., 5-10/220)
Derek Surrency (Sr., 5-9/220)
Chavis Williamson (So., 5-6/165)
Ricky Nichols (So., 5-10/220)
Defense
Chris Crawford (Sr., 5-10/190)
Demarcus Kirby (So., 6-1/300)
Jimel Williamson (Sr., 5-9/240)
Dajuan Woodberry (Jr., 6-2/240)
Derek Surrency (Sr., 5-9/220)
Saquan Davis (Fr., 5-10/175)
A.J. Finklea (Sr., 6-0/180)
Ken Reed (Jr., 5-10/165)
Marcus Thompson (Jr., 6-2/180)
Stanley Graves (Jr., 6-0/170
Rashwan Rogers (Jr., 6-1/190)
BOTTOM LINE
The Warriors are coming off a 1-9 season
and must replace quarterback Rakeem Williams, and 1,000-yard rusher Timothy Grant.
Sophomore Ricky Nichols will step in at
quarterback and has shown flashes during
the passing leagues.
“This team has a lot of great character,
which I hope will outweigh the youth,”
coach Al Calcutt said. “We have a little
more size than we’ve had in the past but are
down a little with overall team speed.”
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DARLINGTON
DILLON
FALCONS
Coach: Will Lampkin (1st season; 4 seasons;
14-17)
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 27
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent (2010)
vs. Wilson (5-6)
at Lake City (10-3)
vs. Lamar (11-2)
vs. Lakewood (4-7)
at Camden (9-2)
at Crestwood (2-8)
at Hartsville (9-4)
Pick
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
2010 RESULTS
vs.Wilson
L, 31-12
atLake City
L, 28-21
vs. Lamar
L, 14-12
vs. West Florence
L, 36-6
at South Florence
L, 42-6
at Marlboro County
L, 28-0
vs. Lakewood
L, 28-14
at Camden
L, 35-25
at Crestwood
W, 32-25
vs. Hartsville
L, 37-0
TOP RETURNERS
DE Christian Jett; OT Jordan Cherry; S/WR/
RET Rod Flynn
KEY LOSSES
RB Dominique Cooper, DE Chad James, WR
Devin Joint
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
KR
LE
DT
RE
OLB
OLB
ILB
ILB
ILB
CB
CB
FS
P
PR
Offense
Trey Jett (Jr., 5-11/155)
Jordan Cherry (Sr., 6-5/250)
Donovan Hill (Sr., 5-10/220)
Zavyon Pearson (Jr., 5-10/275)
DaQuan Wilds (Jr., 5-10/215)
C.J. Robinson (Jr., 5-11/260)
Brantley Robinson (Jr., 6-2/200)
Cayland Howard (Jr., 6-1/200)
Malcom Isaac (Sr., 5-7/155)
Brett McCall (Sr., 5-7/170)
Oliver Chandler (Jr., 5-8/170)
Rod Flynn (Sr., 6-1/165)
Defense
Christian Jett (Sr., 6-1/230)
Roger Waiters (Jr., 6-1/275)
Donovan Hill (Sr., 5-10/220)
Daveon Williams (Jr., 5-7/160)
Quinton Sims (Jr., 6-0/175)
Gregory Pappas (Jr., 5-10/190)
Shaq Johnson (Jr., 5-9/215)
Karon McFadden(Jr., 6-0/205)
Tislam Blathers (Sr., 5-10/175)
Oliver Chandler (Jr., 5-8/170)
Josh Brown (Jr., 5-9/185)
DILLON CHRISTIAN
EAST CLARENDON
WILDCATS
WARRIORS
Coach: Jackie Hayes (20th season; 213-45;
19 seasons; 213-45)
Coach: Christian Wolfe (1st full season; 3-4
in seven games last year)
Overall: 3-8 SCISA Region 1-A: 3-3
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent (2010)
at Cheraw (4-8)
at Lake View (7-5)
at Latta (0-10)
vs. Wilson (5-6)
vs. Marlboro County (6-5)
vs. Aynor (4-6)
at Mullins (8-3)
at Marion (4-6)
vs. Loris (7-4)
vs. Waccamaw (3-7)
Pick
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2010 RESULTS
vs. Cheraw
W, 35-7
vs. Lake View
W, 31-0
vs. Latta
W, 47-0
at Wilson
W, 35-7
at Marlboro County
W, 27-6
at Aynor
W, 49-7
vs. Mullins
W, 42-22
at Loris
W, 35-6
at Waccamaw
W, 42-0
Playoffs
vs. Bishop England
W, 31-7
vs. Hampton
W, 56-7
at Timberland
W, 31-14
vs. Manning
W, 28-22
x-vs. Central
L, 20-17
x-at Williams Brice Stadium
TOP RETURNERS
RB Jabo Lee; WR Kwinton Smith; OL D. J.
Park; OL Brandon Alford; LB Hishawn Blue;
DE Archie Gilchrist
KEY LOSSES
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
2010 RESULTS
vs. Pee Dee Academy
L, 27-0
vs. Dorchester Academy
L, 41-8
vs. Lake View
L, 41-6
vs. Robert E. Lee Academy
L, 20-0
L, 34-12
at Florence Christian
L, 35-14
L, 43-0
at Richard Winn Academy
W, 14-3
vs. Carolina Academy
W, 55-6
at St. John’s Christian Academy
W, 13-10
at The Byrnes Schools
L, 45-12
Playoffs
at Bible Baptist
L, 52-7
TOP RETURNERS
QB, Jonathan Justice; OL, Ben Price; OL,
Nick Hammonds; MLB, FB, Luke Pittman.
KEY LOSSES
LB, OL, Andrew Campbell; OL, DL, John
Norton; RB, DB, Rob Tallon; OL, LB, Brandon
Gay.
PROJECTED STARTERS
QB Ty’quan Hayes; OL Nick Wheeler; K T.J.
Grimsley
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
Kwinton Smith (Sr., 6-4/210)
D.J Park (Jr., 6-6/317)
Darren Barnes (Sr., 6-0/293)
Bryce King (Jr., 6-5/280)
Marquez McRae (Jr., 5-11/221)
Brenden Alford (Jr., 6-4/321)
Tyreek Hayes (Jr., 5-10/175)
Travis Williams (Sr., 6-3/185)
Thomas Grossetti (Jr., 5-9/175) OR
Malique Gregory (So., 5-11/200)
Jabo Lee (Jr., 5-10/175)
Hykine Davis (Sr., 5-11/170)
Carlos Trejo (Sr., 5-11/205)
Jabo Lee (Jr., 5-10/175)
Defense
Archie Gilchrist (Sr., 6-1/248)
Torez McRae (Jr., 6-1/250)
Jalen Washington (So., 6-2/250)
Joe Blue (So., 5-11/220)
Hishawn Blue (Jr., 5-9/227)
Corey McBride (Sr., 5-7/225)
Damu Ford (So., 5-11/221)
Donald Bethea (Sr., 5-8/168)
Logan Turnage (Sr., 6-0/175)
L.B. Hargove (Sr., 5-9/163)
Kevin Lynch (Sr., 5-0/162)
Logan Turnage (Sr., 6-0/175)
Jabo Lee (Jr., 5-10/175) and
Kwinton Smith (Sr., 6-4/210)
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
DL
DL
DL
LB
LB
LB
LB
DB
DB
DB
DB
P
PR
Pick
L
at Dorchester Academy (12-1) L
vs. Lake View (7-5)
L
at Robert E. Lee Academy (4-6) L
vs. Williamsburg Academy (4-6) L
vs. Flor. Christian School (3-8) L
L
vs. Richard Winn Aca. (0-10)
W
at Carolina Academy (3-8)
W
W
vs. The Byrnes Schools (10-3)
L
Offense
John M. Bullock (Sr., 5-10/150)
Tyler Davis (So., 6-5/250)
Billy Prutzman (So., 6-0/225)
Nick Hammonds (Sr., 6-1/260)
Matthew Price (Fr., 6-1/200)
Ben Price (Sr., 5-10/230)
Neil Melvin (Jr., 6-4/215)
Will Shelley (Jr., 6-3/225)
Jonathan Justice (Sr., 5-8/135)
John Michael Price (Jr., 6-0/180)
Luke Pittman (Sr., 6-1/180)
Defense
Matthew Price (Fr., 6-1/200)
Tyler Davis (So., 6-5/250)
Ben Price (Sr., 5-10/230)
Luke Pittman (Sr., 6-1/180)
Billy Prutzman (So., 6-0/225)
Corey Crew (Sr., 6-1/160)
Jonathan Justice (Sr., 5-8/135)
Ellison Rourke (Fr., 5-9/150)
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
TE
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
BOTTOM LINE
Will Lampkin takes over a Falcons squad
which went 1-9 last season. Lampkin is going away from the run-oriented offense ran
in years past. On defense, Christian Jet and
Rod Flynn are the Falcons’ most experienced players.
“The difficult schedule, as well as an
extremely tough conference, will test the
team week in and week out,” Lampkin said.
Dillon was within three minutes of winning
its third straight Class 2A title before losing
20-17 to Central.
While the Wildcats came up short last year,
they are poised to make a run for their
fourth straight title-game appearance.
Dillon returns several key starters, including
South Carolina verbal commitment Kwinton
Smith at receiver and Morning News Preseason Player of Year Jabo Lee at running
back. The two playmakers should thrive
in the Wildcats’ new no-huddle, spread
offense, which will be led by junior quarterback Thomas Grossetti or sophomore
Malique Gregory.
On defense, Archie Gilchrist and Hishawn
Blue anchor the defense, which gave up just
8.3 points a game last year.
Last year was a bit harrowing for coach
Christian Wolfe after he took over the
program in midseason, when the DCS board
asked for coach Rodney Griggs’ resignation.
“Everything was kind of crazy, and I had
never been a varsity head coach before,”
Wolfe said.
Things are a bit less hectic this time around
as Wolfe begins his first full season as the
team’s coach. Like a lot of smaller SCISA
schools, he’s battling depth problems with
just 15 players on the team so far.
But he likes his big offensive line, which
should allow the Warriors to put together a
solid running game, and while quarterback
Jonathan Justice probably won’t be a prolific passer, he’s good on his feet, according
to Wolfe. Wolfe also said he thinks his
defense “has a chance” to be good.
“I’m real excited about this year,” he said.
“It’s a transiton. Not just for me, but for
school. But I think the boys are excited
about it too.”
GEORGETOWN
GREEN SEA-FLOYDS
HANNAH-PAMPLICO
BOTTOM LINE
BOTTOM LINE
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN
WOLVERINES
EAGLES
COACH: Dwayne Howell (23rd season; 126120; 22 seasons; 142-98)
Coach: Jimmy Miles (5th season; 13-26; 4
seasons; 13-26)
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent (2010)
at Latta
vs. Johnsonville
at Lakewood
vs. Camden Military
at Lee Central
at Scott’s Branch
at Timmonsville
vs. C.E. Murray
vs. Lamar
vs. Hannah-Pamplico
Pick
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
2010 RESULTS
Latta
at Johnsonville
Lakewood
Camden Military
Lee Central
Scott’s Branch
Timmonsville
at C.E. Murray
at Lamar
at Hannah-Pamplico
W, 56-6
L, 65-32
L, 40-20
W, 42-19
L, 61-27
L, 38-6
W, 37-26
L, 49-26
L, 48-19
W, 30-14
Carlos Hickson, Rayvon Kersey, Michael
Miller, Tyler Lee, Austin Floyd, TJ Lee, Brandon Shaw, Lorel Fleming, Zac Graham, Gary
McFadden, Reed Coker, Dwight Kennedy,
Brandon Shaw
KEY LOSSES
Larry Greene
PROJECTED STARTERS
DE
NG
DE
LB
LB
LB
SS
SS
CB
FS
CB
P
PR
Pick
L
vs. Hilton Head Christian (10-2) L
at Hammond School (13-0)
L
vs. Northwood Academy (5-6) W
at Dillon Christian School (3-9) W
at Calhoun Academy (4-6)
W
vs. Robert E. Lee Academy (4-6) W
W
vs. Williamsburg Aca. (4-6)
W
at Thomas Sumter Aca. (13-1) L
2010 RESULTS
(3-8 overall, 2-3 SCISA Region 1-2A)
at The Byrnes Schools
L, 36-14
at Hilton Head Christian Academy L, 49-37
vs. Hammond School
L, 56-0
at Northwood Academy
L, 20-6
vs. Dillon Christian School
W, 35-14
vs. Calhoun Academy
L, 28-14
at Robert E. Lee Academy
W, 29-8
vs. Pee Dee Academy
L, 21-12
W, 34-20
vs. Thomas Sumter Academy
L, 49-7
at Hilton Head Christian Academy L, 48-28
TOP RETURNERS
QB, Hampton Langston; RB, James McClary
KEY LOSSES
LB, Allen Duffy; DB, Zach Greenawalt
TOP RETURNERS
WR
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
WR
QB
RB
K
KR
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Offense
Rayvon Kersey (Sr., 6-0/175)
Michael Miller (Sr., 6-0/175)
Tylar Lee (Sr, 6-4/255)
Gary McFadden (Sr, 6-0/255)
Austin Floyd (Sr., 5-11/245)
Reed Coker (Sr., 5-11/255)
TJ Lee (Sr., 6-0/255)
Zac Graham (Sr., 6-0/155)
Chris McGill (Sr., 5-11/165)
Carlos Hickson (Sr., 5-9/185)
Morice Pearson (Sr., 5-8/190)
Chris McGill (Sr., 5-11/165)
Rayvon Kersey (Sr., 5-10/175)
Defense
Brandon Shaw (Jr., 6-1/225)
Joeshawn McElveen (Jr., 5-9/190)
Clayton Smalls (Sr.,5-11/190)
Lorel Fleming (Jr., 5-10/210)
Jearl Harrison (Jr., 5-10/200)
Morice Pearson (Sr., 5-8, 190)
Rayvon Kersey (Sr., 5-10, 175)
Zac Graham (Sr., 6-0,155)
Dwight Kennedy (Sr., 5-10,165)
Chris McGill (Sr., 5-11, 165)
William Smith (So., 5-7, 145)
Chris McGill (Sr., 5-11, 165)
Carlos Hickson (Sr., 5-9,185)
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
WR
K
KR
NG
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Seth Harrelson (Sr., 6-2/175)
Avery Powell (Jr., 6-1/220)
Brandon Morris (Jr., 5-8/210)
Daniel Stone (Sr., 5-10/200)
Patrick Pforr (Jr., 6-1, 300)
Michael Yokim (Sr., 6-2/240)
Matt Turbeville (So., 6-0/210)
Gordon Mattison (Jr., 5-9/160)
Hampton Langston (Sr. 6-3/210)
James McClary (Jr. 5-9/165)
Zac Hearndon (Jr., 6-3/180)
James McClary (Jr., 5-9/165)
Defense
Hoyt Ham (Sr., 5-7/150)
Romel Hatcher (Fr., 6-1/150)
Luke Lyles (Sr., 5-10/220)
Zac Anderson (Sr., 5-8/165)
Seth Harrelson (Sr., 6-2/175)
Daniel Stone (Sr., 5-10/200)
David Coker (Fr., 5-7/175)
Gordon Mattison (Jr., 5-9/160)
James McClary (Jr., 5-9/165)
Chris Coker (Sr., 5-10/165)
Gordon Washington (So., 5-8/155)
Gordon Washington (So., 5-8/155)
BOTTOM LINE
East Clarendon went 4-6 in Dwayne Howell’s
return to the sidelines last year. And with
15 starters returning, including quarterback
Carlos Hickson, the Wolverines should challenge for the Region 7-A title.
Hickson, one of the area’s most versatile
quarterbacks, had almost 2,800 yards of total offense last season and 23 touchdowns.
“If the Wolverines can stay healthy and
have a little luck we should have a successful season,” Howell said.
The Eagles lost a couple of good players
from last year, including a really good one
in all-region and North-South selection
linebacker Allen Duffy.
But the Eagles return a good core group of
players, coach Jimmy Miles said, and he’s
hoping that will pay off in an increase in
wins.
But any progress is good progress, said
Miles, who has been leading the program
since its inception five years ago.
“This is really the first time that we didn’t
have to teach our kids a lot of the basics,”
he said. “We’re seeing a program starting to
come to fruition now, where there’s some
carryover from year to year and we’re able
to kind of pick up where we left off.”
Miles said if the Eagles can make it through
an extremely difficult first few weeks of
their schedule against some of SCISA’s
better teams, he thinks things might finally
pan out.
“It’s an awful tough schedule to start out
with,” he said. “We just don’t want the kids
to get discouraged through that first part.
“But we believe you get better by playing
better teams. The big picture might be good
for us.”
HARTSVILLE
HEMINGWAY
BOTTOM LINE
BULLDOGS
TROJANS
RAIDERS
RED FOXES
TIGERS
Coach: Bradley Adams (2nd Year; 5-5; 1
season; 5-5)
COACH: Joey Still (2nd season; 5-5; 1
season; 5-5)
Coach: Jeff Calabrese (7th season; 37-23
overall; 10 seasons; 75-48)
Coach: Ken Cribb (7th season; 60-25; 6
seasons; 60-25)
SCHEDULE
COACH: Kirk Mays (6th season; 21-42, 5
seasons; 21-42)
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Pick
vs. Mullins (8-3)
W
L
at Andrews (5-5)
W
at Waccamaw (3-7)
W
at Kingstree (0-10)
W
at St. James (2-9)
W
vs. Socastee (4-7)
W
L
vs. Wilson (5-6)
L
2010 RESULTS
at Mullins
L, 22-2
at Carvers Bay
L, 22-0
vs. Andrews
W, 8-6
vs. Waccamaw
W, 30-7
vs. Kingstree
W, 28-19
vs. St. James
L, 27-22
W, 37-7
at Socastee
L, 52-34
vs. Myrtle Beach
L, 65-14
at Wilson
W, 20-13
TOP RETURNERS
DL LeeShaun Cromedy, Sr.; DL Trenton
Grate-Reed, Sr.; WR Rudy Muhammad, Sr.;
TB Leonard Leak, Sr.
KEY LOSSES
QB Patrick Ward; DB/WR Jasmar Hayward
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
QB
RB
FB
K
KR
LE
LT
RE
OLB
ILB
ILB
OLB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Rudy Muhammad, (Sr. 5-7, 160)
Tireke Tucker (Jr. 5-9, 165)
Jason Meyers (Sr. 6-2, 295)
Dustin Martin (Jr., 5-10, 285)
Brian Ackerman (Sr. 5-10, 200)
Asa Holmes (Jr. 5-10, 200)
Dillon Alford (Jr. 6-3, 260)
A.J. Walker (Jr. 6-4, 200)
Caleb Hughes, (Jr. 5-10, 175)
Leonard Leak (Sr. 5-10, 195)
Korey Ward (Sr. 6-1, 210)
Jackson Britt (Jr. 6-1, 170)
Rudy Muhammad (Sr. 5-7, 165)
Defense
LeeShon Cromedy (Sr. 5-10, 250)
Kalliste Lawrence (Sr. 6-3, 265)
Trenton Grate-Reed (Sr. 6-1, 235)
Xavier Lawrence (Sr. 5-10, 175)
Chris Gamble (Jr. 5-8, 210)
Cody Floyd (So. 5-8, 190)
Anthony Blair (Jr. 6-2 210)
Michael McGinnis (Sr. 5-10, 165)
Jordan Ward (So. 5-11, 180)
DaQuan Gibson (So. 5-9, 150)
Tireke Tucker (Jr. 5-9 165)
Casey Newton (Sr. 6-0, 140)
Rudy Muhammad (Sr. 5-7, 165)
BOTTOM LINE
Georgetown finished off 2010 with a big win
over playoff-bound Wilson, and second-year
coach Bradley Adams hopes that will lay the
foundation for his team to make a playoff
run in 2011.
“That gave us a lot of momentum that
carried over into the offseason,” Adams
said. “The kids have worked hard over the
summer and the coaches have worked
hard,” said Adams, a former assistant at
West Florence.
The Bulldogs will rely on a strong defense,
anchored by a talented senior trio up
front. But with a young starting lineup, the
Bulldogs are likely a year away from making
a big move in Region 8-3A.
“We’re just looking to improve on what
we did last year,” Adams said. “We’re just
going to continue to try to put the pieces
of the puzzle together and try to win few
ballgames.”
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Opponent (2010)
Pick
vs. West Columbus (N.C.) (1-10) W
vs. North Central (2-8)
W
at Aynor (4-6)
L
vs. Loris (7-4)
L
at Lake View (7-5)
L
vs. Latta (0-10)
W
L
L
W
L
2010 RESULTS
(5-5, 2-3 Region 8-A)
vs. West Columbus (N.C.)
at North Central
vs. Aynor
at Loris
vs. Lake View
at Latta
at Johnsonville
vs. Carvers Bay
vs. Creek Bridge
at Hemingway
W, 42-26
W, 13-12
L, 49-13
L, 42-14
W, 34-19
W, 35-8
L, 18-14
L, 47-26
W, 39-14
L, 56-14
TOP RETURNERS
KEY LOSSES
Teven Jennerette; Lasan Reaves
PROJECTED STARTERS
DE
DT
NG
DT
DE
LB
LB
CB
CB
FS
SS
P
PR
Opponent (2010)
at Hemingway (12-1)
vs. Creek Bridge (1-9)
vs. Waccamaw (3-7)
vs. Loris (7-4)
at Timmonsville (1-9)
vs. C.E. Murray (5-6)
vs. Lamar (11-2)
Pick
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
L
2010 RESULTS
QB Holden Clark, TE/DE Hunter Floyd,
RB/DB Rashad Bessant
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
RB
RB
QB
FB
K
KR
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Offense
Devante Dawkins (Jr., 6-4/220)
Kendall Isaiah (Jr., 6-0/235)
Josh Collins (Jr., 5-10/190)
Jarred Boatwright (Jr., 5-10/210)
Brody Williams (Jr., 5-10/200)
Brandon Johnson (Sr., 6-3/320)
Hunter Floyd (So., 6-3/225)
Rashad Bessant (Jr., 5-10/175)
Trequez Miller (Fr., 5-4/135)
Holden Clark (Jr., 6-2/215)
Austin Wisnoski (Jr., 6-0/190)
Defense
Raheem Elmore (Sr., 5-9/220)
Ron Brown (Jr., 5-7/180)
Kendall Isaiah (Jr., 6-0/235)
Hunter Floyd (So., 6-3/225)
Devarus Spain (Sr., 5-8/175)
Josh Collins (Jr., 5-10/190)
Rashad Bessant (Jr., 5-10/175)
Jamel Swinton (So., 5-8/140)
Terrance Hayes (Sr., 5-9/140)
Trequez Miller (Fr., 5-4/135)
BOTTOM LINE
The Trojans are coming off a 5-5 season in
Joey Still’s first season at the helm. GSF has
only four senior starters back in the mix.
Holden Clark is back for his second season
at quarterback, and the Trojans will rely on
a strong running game from running backs
Rashad Bessant and Trequez Miller.
“I have high expectations for this young
group of players,” Still said. “We have only
one senior starter on offense and one on
defense.
“One hump we must get over is being mentally tough and being able to handle adversity. Always fight to the very end, not hang
our heads when something goes wrong, but
get back up and give it 100 percent. This is
what football and life are all about – dealing
with adversity.”
vs. Hemingway
L, 25-0
vs. Johnsonville
L, 21-7
at Creek Bridge
W, 36-30
at Waccamaw
L, 35-12
at Loris
L, 55-0
vs. Timmonsville
L, 20-7
vs. C.E. Murray
L, 48-6
at Lamar
L, 46-0
at Scott’s Branch
L, 40-0
vs. East Clarendon
L, 30-14
TOP RETURNERS
QB/DB Joquahn Graham, DL/OL Forest
McDaniel RB/LB Terry Self; RB/DB Lorenzo
Fleming
KEY LOSSES
LB/K Pierce Turner, OL Griffin Sullivan
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
Kashon McKenzie (Sr., 6-1/190)
Forest McDaniel (Sr., 6-4/290)
Trevon Greene (Jr., 6-3/285)
Nick Catts (So., 5-10/185)
Matthew Austin (So., 6-3/385)
Alonzo Davis (Jr., 6-1/210)
Kentron Belin (Jr., 6-2/210)
Joquahn Graham (Sr., 5-10/175)
Terry Self (Jr., 6-0/185)
Jonathan Singletary (Sr., 5-8/160)
Lorenzo Fleming (Sr., 5-7/155)
Defense
DL
DL
Matthew Austin (So., 6-3/385)
DL
Forest McDaniel (Sr., 6-4/290)
DL
Trevon Greene (Jr., 6-3/285)
DL
Ryan Mays (Jr., 5-8/165)
DL
Kashon McKenzie (Sr., 6-1/190)
LB
Terry Self (Jr., 6-0/185)
LB
DB
DB
Joquahn Graham (Sr., 5-10/175)
DB
Connor Mays (So., 5-9/145)
P
PR
Connor Mays (So., 5-9/145)/
TE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
QB
FB
RB
RB
K
KR
BOTTOM LINE
After going 1-9 last season, Raiders coach
Kirk Mays brought in big changes in the offseason. On offense, Mays is committed to
a run-oriented attack led by running backs
Terry Self, Jonathan Singletary and Lorenzo
Fleming. On defense, H-P is going from a
four-man line to a six-man line.
“We are playing to what we can do best,”
Mays said. “We got a big offensive line and
we want to run the ball, shorten the game
and play real good hard-nose football. And
the kids have responded well.
“We are going to be a lot more physical and
come right at you.”
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent (2010)
at Hanahan (8-4)
vs. Lamar (11-2)
vs. Lee Central (4-7)
at Airport (9-3)
at Cheraw (4-8)
at Lakewood (4-7)
vs. Camden (9-2)
at Crestwood (2-8)
vs. Marlboro County (6-5)
at Darlington (1-9)
SCHEDULE
Pick
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
2010 RESULTS
vs. Hanahan
L, 32-28
at Lamar
L, 24-13
at Lee Central
W, 62-20
vs. Airport
L, 28-21
vs. Cheraw
W, 29-7
vs. Lakewood
W, 41-10
at Camden
W, 17-13
vs. Crestwood
W, 21-14
at Marlboro County
W, 24-14
at Darlington
W, 37-0
Playoffs
vs. Hilton Head
W, 63-9
vs. Airport
W, 20-17
vs. Bluffton
L, 40-35
TOP RETURNERS
OL Ethan O’Neil, OL Willie Huggins, OL Ronald Rouse, OL Ed Reed, OL Andrew Barfield,
QB Shaquille Johnson, RB Tre Rogers, WR
Trey Gattison, NG Marquez Brunson, MLB
Marshawn Bracey, OLB Kishun Dudley, DB
Treyvon Sellers, DB Nyquan Pearson.
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
QB
FB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
NG
RE
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Trey Gattison (Jr., 5-11/175)
Ethan O’Neil (Jr., 5-11/215)
Willie Huggins (Sr., 6-0/255)
Ronald Rouse (Jr., 6-3/315)
Ed Reed (Jr., 5-11/235)
Andrew Barfield (Sr., 6-2/205)
Corey Wiedrich (Jr., 6-0/195)
Shaquille Johnson (Jr., 5-9/165)
Tre Rogers (Jr., 5-11/215)
D Robinson (Jr., 5-4/165)
Trey Samuel (Jr., 5-9/170)
Dalton Hall (Sr., 6-0/230)
Wit Walters (So., 5-8/155)
Defense
Dwayne McDaniel (So., 6-0/230)
Marquez Brunson (Sr., 5-9/250)
Travis Wilson (Sr., 5-9/235)
Kishun Dudley (Sr., 5-8/160)
Handy Caldwell (Sr., 5-9/160)
Marshawn Bracey (Jr., 5-7/190)
Laquan Haigler (So., 5-11/190)
Treyvon Sellers (Jr., 5-7/155)
Dontez Rogers (So., 5-11/175)
Nyquan Pearson (Sr., 5-9/175)
Shy Phillips (So., 6-0/175)
Sam Williamson (Jr., 5-9/150)
Treyvon Sellers (Jr., 5-7/155)
BOTTOM LINE
Hartsville returns nine starters on offense,
while the defense returns eight players with
game experience.
“The team has displayed a great work ethic
over spring practice and through the summer,” Hartsville coach Jeff Calabrese said.
Like most teams, the Red Foxes are concerned about the players they have to spell
their starters.
“We must create depth on our entire team,
especially on the offensive line,” Calabrese
said. “Our players have got to focus and get
better every day.”
Pick
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2010 RESULTS
at Hannah-Pamplico
W, 25-0
at Kingstree
W, 39-0
vs. C.E. Murray
W, 19-6
vs. St. James
W, 20-0
vs. Carvers Bay
W, 12-0
at Creek Bridge
W, 15-8
vs. Latta
W, 50-6
at Johnsonville
W, 40-0
vs. Green Sea Floyds
W, 56-14
at Lake View
W, 40-14
Playoffs
vs. Burke
W, 20-0
vs. Allendale-Fairfax
W, 13-6
at Ridgeland
L, 17-14
TOP RETURNERS
RB, LaMichael Pushia; WR, Jabril Solomon;
WR, Dominique Pyatt; TE, J.D. Williams
KEY LOSSES
QB, Justin Pressley
KEY LOSSES
RB Ernest Wallace, RB Stephon Segars, OL
Luke Hudson, DL Byron McCullough, LB
Adam Bell, DB Dexter Scarborough.
Hannah-Pamplico (1-9)
Kingstree (0-10)
at St. James (2-9)
Creek Bridge (1-9)
at Latta (0-10)
Johnsonville (8-3)
at Green Sea-Floyds (4-6)
Lake View (7-5)
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
KR
DE
DT
DT
DE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
PR
Offense
Jabril Solomon (Sr., 6-2/185)
Marcellus Fields (Sr., 5-11/250)
Anthony McCromick (Jr., 5-9/220)
Tony Suggs (Sr., 5-11/235)
Brinston Warren (Jr., 5-8/240)
William Linnen (Jr., 5-9/240)
J.D. Williams (Sr., 6-0/200)
Dominique Pyatt (Sr., 6-10/165)
Jerrod Heyward (Sr., 5-9/165)
LaMichael Pushia (Sr., 510/170)
Rico Waterman (Sr., 5-9/175)
Defense
Javonte Selph (Sr., 6-0/185)
Emmanuel Burgess (Sr., 5-10/190)
Marcellus Fields (Sr., 5-11/250)
Lee Swinton (Sr., 5-8/265)
Rico Waterman (Sr., 5-9/175)
Michael Pushia (Sr., 5-10/170)
J.D. Williams (Sr., 6-0/200)
Travis Singletary (Sr., 5-8/165)
Dominique Pyatt (Sr., 6-10/165)
LaMichael Pushia (Sr., 510/170)
BOTTOM LINE
The Tigers pack a great deal of experience this season with 20 seniors returning.
Among those seniors are Jabril Solomon,
who has commited to East Carolina University, LaMichael Pushia, Dominique Pyatt and
Rico Waterman.
Hemingway will rely on its offensive playmakers to get the ball moving early in the
season as they break in new quarterback
Jerrod Heyward.
Hemingway coach Ken Cribb said that he
expects a lot from this group of seniors who
have only lost seven games during their
time with the varsity squad.
“They’ve been with us a long time and
they’ve won a lot of ball games here,” Cribb
said. “We just hope they remember what
got them here.”
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JOHNSONVILLE
KINGSTREE
LAKE CITY
LAMAR
LAKE VIEW
FLASHES
JAGUARS
PANTHERS
WILD GATORS
SILVER FOXES
Coach: Lewis Lineberger (7th season; 36-28;
34 seasons; 207-125)
Coach: Reginald Jamison (1st year; 1 year,
5-6)
COACH: Jim Rowell (2nd season; 10-3; 1
season; 10-3)
Coach: Daryl King (4th season; 25-11; 3
years; 25-11)
Overall: 6-4 Region 8A: 3-3
COACH: J.R. Boyd (16th season; 147-43; 19
years; 181-67)
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
at Andrews (5-5)
Hannah-Pamplico (1-9)
Aynor (4-6)
Lake View (7-5)
Green Sea-Floyds (4-6)
at Hemingway (12-1)
Latta (0-10)
Carvers Bay (5-5)
Pick
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
2010 RESULTS
vs. Andrews
L, 63-20
at Hannah-Pamplico
W, 21-7
vs. East Clarendon
W, 65-32
at Creek Bridge
W, 28-22
vs. Lake View
W, 28-14
at Green Sea-Floyds
W, 18-14
at Hemingway
L, 40-0
vs. Latta
W, 40-0
vs. Carvers Bay
W, 7-6
Playoffs
at Ridgeland
L, 27-15
TOP RETURNERS
RB, Brison Allison; LB, Adonis Doctor; LB,
Austin Williams.
KEY LOSSES
QB, Wes McCutcheon; LB, Tyler Watts; WR,
Adam Venters.
PROJECTED STARTERS
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
TE
QB
RB
RB
FB
K
KR
LE
DT
DT
RE
SLB
MLB
MLB
WLB
SS
CB
CB
P
PR
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
at Hemingway (12-1)
vs. C.E. Murray (5-6)
vs. Woodland (11-3)
at Carolina Forest (7-4)
at Manning (10-4)
at Bishop England (5-6)
vs. Andrews (5-5)
at Lake City (10-3)
Pick
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
2010 RESULTS
(0-10? overall, 0-5 Region 6-2A)
vs. Hemingway
L, 39-0
at C.E. Murray
L, 40-7
at Woodland
L, 41-0
vs. Carolina Forest
L, 38-13
at Georgetown
L, 28-19
vs. Manning
L, 60-0
vs. Bishop England
L, 24-0
at Andrews
L, 57-0
vs. Lake City
L, 45-7
at Timberland
L, 49-0
TOP RETURNERS
RB/LB Taris McFadden; OT/DT Deion Bradley; WR/SS Darius Dukes; WR Samaj Tisdale.
KEY LOSSES
BOTTOM LINE
After a very successful 2010 campaign that
saw the Flashes lose only three games,
Johnsonville will be looking to build on that
success with a young, but very experienced
team in 2011.
While the Flashes will be inexperienced at
the quarterback position, coach Lewis Lineberger feels that the experience the Flashes
have in other positions will be able to make
up for inadequacies in other areas.
Senior running back Brison Allison and
senior linebacker Adonis Doctor figure to
provide a wealth of leadership on both
offense and defense as the team’s leading
rushing and tackler, respectively, return for
their final seasons.
“We had some players really step up last
season,” Lineberger said. “We had a great
group of sophomores and those sophomores will be juniors this year, so hopefully
things are going to get better.”
LATTA
LE
DT
NG
DT
RE
LB
LB
CB
FS
SS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Vidall McKight (Jr., 5-7/140)
Gregg Miller (Sr., 5-9/256)
Stefon Burgess (Jr., 5-8/246)
Deion Bradley (Sr., 6-1/260)
Craig Miller (Sr., 5-9/250)
Aundrea Shaw (Jr., 5-11/185)
Samaj Tisdale (Sr., 5-11/175)
Damien Fullmore (Sr., 6-2/170)
Darrius Dukes (Jr., 6-1/185)
Calvin McClary (So., 5-9/150)
Taris McFadden (Sr., 5-11/215)
Travis Barr (Sr., 6-0/239)
Darius Wilson (Jr., 5-7/165)
Defense
Anthony Chandler (Fr., 6-0/185)
Travis Barr (Sr., 6-0/239)
Stephon Burgess (Jr., 5-8/246)
Deion Bradley (Sr., 6-1/260)
Aundrea Shaw (Jr., 5-11/185)
Taris McFadden (Sr., 5-11/215)
Carlin Wilson (Jr., 5-11/175)
Damien Fullmore (Sr., 6-2/170)
Darrius Dukes (Jr., 6-1/185)
Randal Wilson (Fr., 5-7/140)
Darius Wilson (Jr., 5-7/165)
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
BOTTOM LINE
Former Dillon Christian coach Kelly Williamson takes over a program which didn’t win
a game last season. Williamson led Dillon
Christian to back-to-back SCISA titles and
will try to rebuild the struggling program.
Latta has a lot of young players, including
sophomore offensive/defensive lineman
Donell Stanley, who picked up an offer from
Clemson during the summer.
“We want to put a competitive team on the
field every Friday night, to give our team a
chance to be successful,” Williamson said.
“We must work hard every day in practice,
so that each week we will improve. We
have a good group of kids who are excited
about building this football program.”
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
WR
QB
TB
K
DE
NT
DE
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
CB
SS
FS
P
Offense
Demtrius Peoples (Jr., 5-7/175)
J.T. Windham (Sr., 5-7/232)
Bryson Caldwell (Jr., 6-4/281)
Eddie White (Sr., 5-10/217)
Chip Johnson (Sr., 6-3/321)
Miles Poole (Jr., 5-10/220)
Akeem Peoples (Jr., 5-10/177)
Damian Fleming (Sr., 5-6/155)
Shykee Peterson (Sr., 5-7/134)
Nick Price (Sr., 5-9/167)
Labradford Abson (5-9/167)
Defense
Zack Wright (Jr., 5-9/183)
Dennis Hoskins (So., 5-9/182)
Cody Smith (Jr., 5-7/152)
Ahkeim Barr (Sr., 5-9/184)
Trey Bullard (Jr., 6-1/188)
Edward Thomas (Sr., 5-0/150)
Marquese Peoples (So., 5-5/149)
Malik Robinson (So., (5-8/160)
Nick Price (Sr., 5-9/167)
Anthony Samuels (Fr., 5-11/149)
Trey Bullard (Jr., 6-1/188)
BOTTOM LINE
LIONS
MONARCHS
COACH: Barron Turner (6th season; 24-30; 5
Coach: Jamie Snider (1st season)
Coach: Robbie Briggs (11th season; 90-38;
10 seasons; 90-38)
Date
Aug. 19
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
vs. First Baptist (0-10)
vs. Orangeburg Prep (4-7)
at Pinewood Prep (2-9)
at Augusta Christian (6-5)
vs. Cardinal Newman (0-10)
vs. Heathwood Hall (2-8)
at Hammond (13-0)
at Ben Lippen (7-4)
vs. Porter-Gaud (11-2)
at Wilson Hall (9-4)
Pick
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
(6-6 overall, 4-5 SCISA-3A)
at First Baptist
W, 41-0
at Lee Academy
W, 55-0
at Orangeburg Prep
W, 38-13
vs. Pinewood Prep
W, 28-10
vs. Augusta Christian
L, 26-14
at Cardinal Newman
W, 34-7
at Heathwood Hall
W, 27-14
vs. Hammond
L, 37-13
vs. Ben Lippen
L, 14-3
at Porter-Gaud
L, 42-21
vs. Wilson Hall
L, 34-28
Playoffs
at Wilson Hall
L, 44-9
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
BOTTOM LINE
SE
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
FB
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
Offense
Brody Smith (Sr., 5-9/170)
Bobby Bullock (Sr., 6-1, 240)
Adam Csondor (Sr., 5-9/175)
Michael Hyatt (Sr., 6-1/225)
Adam Ford (Sr., 6-0/220)
Michael Smith (Sr., 6-4/260)
Jason Locklear (Sr., 6-0/200)
Eric Munoz (Jr., 5-8/180)
Chris Ford (Jr., 5-8/145)
Morgan McDaniel (Jr., 6-0, 185)
Darius Leonard (Jr., 6-1/180)
Eric Munoz (Jr., 5-8/180)
Jovan Strickland (Jr., 5-8/165)
Defense
Jason Locklear (Sr., 6-0/200)
Courtland Cook (Sr., 5-11/215)
Corey Bethea (Sr., 5-9/265)
Adam Ford (Sr., 6-0/220)
Kendrix Worley (Jr., 5-9/155)
Adam Csondor (Sr., 5-9/175)
Brody Smith (Sr., 5-9/170)
Morgan McDaniel(Jr., 6-0, 185)
Corenthious Brunson (Jr., 5-9/155)
STALLIONS
(0-10 overall, 0-6 Region 8-AA)
vs. Waccamaw
L, 50-0
at East Clarendon
L, 56-6
at Dillon
L, 47-2
vs. Blacksburg
L, 64-36
at Carvers Bay
L, 61-0
vs. Green Sea-Floyds
L, 35-8
at Hemingway
L, 50-6
vs. Lake View
L, 28-14
vs. Johnsonville
L, 40-8
at Creek Bridge
L, 40-8
Offense
Brandon Lane (Sr., 5-8/155)
Donell Stanley (So., -’4/285)
Lamek Carmichael (Jr., 6-0/285)
Doug Bowman (Sr., 5-9/225)
Jonathan McDaniel (Jr., 5-10/220)
Jarred Gomillion (So., 6-1/260)
DJ Legette (Sr., 6-6/215)
Josh McGirt (Jr., 5-10/140)
Justin McClellan (Jr., 5-9/160)
Darius Jones (Sr., 5-6/150)
Kelvin Ladson (Sr., 5-9/165)
Chase Ray (So., 5-8/165)
Darius Jones (Sr., 5-6/150)
Defense
Donell Stanley (So., 6-4/285)
Lamek Carmichael (Jr., 6-0/285)
Jonathan McDaniel (Jr., 5-10/220)
D.J. Legette (Sr., 6-6/215)
Chandler Morrell (Jr., 6-0/160)
R.J. McClam (So., 5-8/165)
Rajit McFadden (Jr., 5-10/185)
Ben Scott (Sr., 5-9/155)
Kelvin Ladson (Sr., 5-9/165)
Tysean Burgess (Jr., 5-8/140)
Brandon Lane (Sr., 5-8/155)
Chase Ray (So., 5-8/165)
RJ McClam (So., 5-8/165)
PROJECTED STARTERS
PROJECTED STARTERS
MANNING
2010 RESULTS
PROJECTED STARTERS
DE
NG
DE
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
S
CB
P
PR
KEY LOSSES
B.J. Goodson, Jabri Johnson, Jerel Humbert,
Martin Smith
LORIS
2010 RESULTS
KEY LOSSES
KEY LOSSES
TOP RETURNERS
OL Chip Johnson, TE/LB Akeem Peoples, C
Edward White, WR Shykee Peterson
LEE CENTRAL
SCHEDULE
DL, Josh Townsend; LB, Nute Jackson;
OL/DL, Damon Paige.
TE/DE Jason Locklear; QB Chris Ford; OL/DL
Adam Ford; RB Kenneth Turner; OL/DL
Michael Smith; RB/DB Morgan McDaniel
LAURENCE MANNING ACA.
SCHEDULE
OL/DL, Donell Stanley; RB, Darius Jones;RB/
DB, Kelvin Ladson.
2010 RESULTS
(11-2, overall, 4-1 Region 7-A)
vs. Hartsville
W, 24-13
vs. Timmonsville
W, 20-6
at Darlington
W, 14-12
at Marion
W, 27-7
vs. St. John’s
W, 36-6
vs. C.E. Murray
W, 43-20
at Scott’s Branch
L, 28-27
vs. Hannah-Pamplico
W, 46-0
vs. East Clarendon
W, 48-19
at Timmonsville
W, 30-12
Playoffs
vs. Ninety Six
W, 23-0
at Chesterfield
W, 28-13
at Abbeville
L, 20-12
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
Dominique Bryant (5-11/170)
Juwan McKnight (Sr., 6-0/210)
Terrell Hanna (Jr., 5-10/225)
Jimell Green (Jr., 5-11/230)
Keith Burgess (So., 6-1/240)
Marcus Williamson (Jr., 6-2/240)
Carlos Buroughs (Sr., 6-2/215)
Kevin Adams (Sr., 6-2/205)
Marquis Brown (So., 5-9/170)
Antonio Bryant (Sr., 510 185 12
Xavier Myers (Sr., 5-9/170)
Devaris Brunson (Jr., 6-1/215)
John Brockington (Sr., 5-11/185)
Defense
Keith Burgess (So., 6-1/240)
Anthony McFadden (Jr., 5-8/175)
Juwan McKnight (Sr., 6-0/210)
Roderick Brayboy (Sr., 6-0/210)
Allen Dickson (So., 5-10/210)
Kevin Adams (Sr., 6-2/205)
Rashaud Graham (Sr., 6-1/180)
Jordan Hanna (Jr., 5-9/165)
Julian Fulmore (Sr., 5-9/170)
Pick
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
2010 RESULTS
RB/DB Steele Spivey; OL MacKenzie Arnette
OL/LB Keith Sims; TE/DL David Townsend
LB Devaris Brunson; WR Kevin Adams; C
Jemell Green
Opponent (2010)
at Hartsville (8-5)
vs. Darlington (1-9)
vs. Marion (4-6)
at St. John’s (5-5)
vs. C. E. Murray (5-6)
Reginald Jamison takes over the Jaguars,
who went winless last season. Jamison
guided C.E. Murray to five wins last season
but will have his work cut out for him at
Kingstree.
“We are looking for hard work and dedication from the members of the team. We
understand that it’s an uphill battle, but I
am confident that, if the team continues to
progress, we will be in a good, solid position
come game night. We, the coaching staff,
are looking forward to this journey together
and are willing to dedicate and commit to
the success of Kingstree football,” Jamison
said.
SWAMPCATS
TOP RETURNERS
RB Shon Carson, QB/DB Dashawn Butler, LB
Cody Cooper; WR/DB DeCharles Burgess, LB
Antwan Wallace
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
vs. Aynor
L, 21-15
at Dillon
L, 31-0
at Dillon Christian
W 41-6
at Fairmont
W, 7-0
at Green Sea-Floyds
W 34-19
vs. Johnsonville
L, 28-14
vs. Carvers Bay
W, 7-0
at Creek Bridge
W, 36-30
at Latta
W 28-0
vs. Hemingway
L, 40-14
Playoffs
at Cross
W, 35-16
at Scott’s Branch
L, 42-6
TOP RETURNERS
KEY LOSSES
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
Pick
W
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
The Wild Gators face a lot of uncertainty
entering the season, particularly on the offensive line. Five seniors will start up front,
but coach Daryl King says they have little
starting experience. King hopes an experienced backfield will provide leadership as
the rest of the team develops.
“You’ve got to take what you’ve got and
work with them and make them better,”
King said. “And that’s what we’re trying to
do this year.”
Chris Ford provides leadership at quarterback and defensive end Adam Ford provides
stability on the offensive and defensive line.
Lake View’s success in 2011 will be
determined by how well its young players
develop.
Coach: Ken Kellahan (7th season; 36-31; 8
years; 46-34)
Overall: 5-5 Region SCISA-3A: 5-5
Pick
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
TOP RETURNERS
at Aynor (4-6)
vs. Dillon (14-1)
at Dillon Christian (3-9)
at Fairmont (7-6)
vs. Latta (0-10)
at Hemingway (12-1)
The Panthers are coming off a 10-3 season,
but lost 18 starters from that team, including running back Shon Carson, who had
over 7,000 yards and 100 touchdowns in
his career. Other key losses include quarterback Deshawn Butler, linebacker Cody
Cooper and receiver DeCharles Burgess.
Marquis Brown replaces Butler at quarterback, and the Panthers will rely on a running back by committee, including Antonio
Bryant and Xavier Myers.
Transfer John Brockington should help in
the secondary and will be used some on
offense.
“I have been extremely pleased with everything so far,” Lake City coach Jim Rowell
said. “If we continue to work and the guys
listen to the coaches like they have thus far,
then I think we have a chance to be pretty
good.”
BOTTOM LINE
VIKINGS
at Waccamaw (3-7)
vs. East Clarendon (4-6)
vs. Dillon (14-1)
at Blacksburg (6-5)
at Green Sea-Floyds(4-6)
at Lake View (7-5)
2010 RESULTS
vs. Lee Central
W, 62-0
vs. Darlington
W, 28-21
at South Florence
L, 31-18
vs. Socastee
W, 54-28
at Crestwood
W, 35-0
at Bishop England
W, 40-17
vs. Andrews
W, 41-12
at Timberland
L, 25-14
at Kingstree
W, 45-7
vs. Manning
W, 13-5
Playoffs
vs. Loris
W, 28-17
at Hanahan
W, 62-41
vs. Manning
W, 30-20
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 28
It was a rough offseason for the Silver
Foxes’ football program. Assistant coach
Clint Boyd, son of head coach J.R. Boyd, died
in a car accident in March. Then, freshman
Tyquan Brantley died after the second day
of practice.
On the field, the Silver Foxes lost 19 seniors
from last year’s team, which advanced to
the Class A Division I lower state championship game. Lamar returns only three starters on offense and none on defense. But
Boyd has a knack for getting the most out
of his team and should be in the hunt for
another region title by the end of the year.
“We have a very young squad this season
that must improve if we intend to make
the playoffs,” Boyd said. “As we go through
the season and get through the non-region
schedule, we hope we are a seasoned team
by the time region play gets here.”
Coach: Kelly Williamson (1st year; 7 seasons; 61-31)
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Pick
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
KEY RETURNEES
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
RG
C
RT
LT
LG
WR
WR
WR
QB
RB
K
KR
Opponent (2010)
at Lee Central (4-7)
at Darlington (1-9)
at Socastee (4-7)
vs. Crestwood (2-8)
vs. Bishop England (5-6)
at Andrews (5-5)
vs. Kingstree (0-10)
at Manning (10-4)
LB Devaris Brunson
None
Offense
Dalton Coker, Jr.
Carson Lee, Jr.
Garrett Tanner, Jr.
Jeffery Timmons, Jr.
Eric Hampton, Jr.
Dameion Mitchum, Jr.
Scott Thompson, Sr.
Chris Hicks, Sr.
Brison Allison, Jr.
Marcus Williams, So.
Robert Black, Jr.
Austin Williams, Sr.
Brison Allison, Jr.
Defense
Frankie Williams, Jr.
Shaquille Crouch, Fr.
Eric Hampton, Jr.
Hunter Springs, Jr.
Brison Allison, Jr.
Robert Black, Jr.
Adonis Doctor, Jr.
Austin Williams, Sr.
Erion Black, Jr.
Chris Hicks, Sr.
Tushia Edwards, So.
Chris Hicks, Sr.
Brison Allison, Sr.
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
TOP RETURNERS
QB Patrick Anderson; LB Will McNair.
KEY LOSSES
LB Ryan McNair; RB Reco Simms; OL Tyler
Brown.
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Ryan Anderson (Sr., 5-11/165)
Will Richardson (Jr., 6-1/190)
Robbie Ouzts (Jr., 5-9/200)
Cameron Collins (Jr., 5-9/225)
Andy Kennedy (Jr., 5-9/190)
Austin Pollard (Sr., 5-9/220)
Chris Pack (Jr., 6-2/235)
Nick Gibbons (Jr., 5-11/165)
Patrick Anderson (Sr., 5-11/165)
Wesley Brewer (Sr., 5-7/145)
Will McNair (Sr., 5-11/170)
Austin Stout (So., 5-8/135)
Defense
Tony Wielicki (Sr., 6-0/175)
Thomas Walker (Jr., 5-9/175)
Joey Gainey (Sr., 5-9/175)
Chris Pack (Jr., 6-2/235)
Will McNair (Sr., 5-11/170)
Kendal Pack (Sr., 5-9/185)
Corey Brown (Sr., 5-8/180)
Terrance Crump (Sr., 5-11/160)
Alex Craven (Sr., 6-0/185)
Ryan Anderson (Jr., 5-11/165)
Kory Pattison (Sr., 5-10/145)
BOTTOM LINE
Laurence Manning will field an inexperienced squad this year. The Swampcats have
only three returning starters on offense and
four on defense.
“This team has had a great summer and are
working hard but we have a ways to go,”
Swampcats coach Ken Kellahan said.
Kellahan is looking for playmakers to shore
up a defense that struggled down the
stretch last year against some of the top
teams in SCISA-3A. The Swampcats lateseason schedule is tough again this year, so
they’ll need to start strong in order to finish
with a winning record.
BOTTOM LINE
seasons 24-30)
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent (2010)
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
at Hartsville (9-4)
Sept. 9
vs. McBee (4-6)
Pick
L
L
W
Sept. 16 at Lakewood (4-7)
W
Sept. 23 vs. East Clarendon (4-6)
L
Sept. 30 vs. Cheraw (4-8)
L
Oct. 7
L
at Central (15-0)
Oct. 14
at Buford (3-7)
Oct. 21
vs. Indian Land (9-2)
Oct. 28
at Andrew Jackson (3-7)
2010 RESULTS
L
vs. St. James
W, 36-3
W, 44-0
at South Columbus (NC)
L, 22-14
vs. Green Sea-Floyds
W, 42-14
vs. Hannah-Pamplico
W, 55-0
vs. Marion
W, 27-21
at Waccamaw
W, 45-7
vs. Mullins
L, 12-8
vs. Dillon
L, 35-6
at Aynor
W, 36-8
Playoffs
at Lake City
L, 28-17
W
at Lake City
L, 62-0
vs. Hartsville
L, 62-20
at McBee
W, 26-21
vs. Lakewood
W, 30-27
at East Clarendon
W, 61-27
L, 36-14
vs. Central
L, 47-0
vs. Buford
L, 26-24
at Indian Land
L, 45-12
vs. Andrew Jackson
W, 34-21
Playoffs
at Strom Thurmond
L, 55-8
TOP RETURNERS
TOP RETURNERS
QB Kentrez Hilton; RB Fred Bryant; CB
Alquez Gore; LB D.L. Griffin.
KEY LOSSES
RB R.J. Brown; RB Denzel Strayhorne.
PROJECTED STARTERS
RB Marquis Wilson
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
WR
Tyrell Hicks
WR
Walter Hill
WR
Jamari Wright
WR
Quinncy Slater
OL
Darius Cook
OL
Toshawn Benjamin
OL
Joseph Carney
OL
Devonta LeGrant
OL
James Smith
QB
Shaquil Lovely
RB
Marquis Wilson
Defense
DL
Rashawn White
DL
Deion Dewitt
DL
Toshawn Benjamin
DL
Timeze King
LB
Jamari Wright
LB
Tyrell Graham
LB
Tyrell Hicks
S
Devonta Wright
S
T’Darius Gregg
CB
James Coe
CB
Tasheem Michaels
BOTTOM LINE
The Stallions went 4-7 and made it to the
playoffs in Barron Turner’s return to the
school. Lee Central returns running back
Marquis Wilson and had a good offseason,
placing fourth in the Palmetto Passing
League.
Lee Central has a tough non-region
schedule with games against Lake City and
Hartsville. It doesn’t get much easier in region play as the Stallions have back-to-back
games against Cheraw and Central.
Pick
at St. James (2-9)
W
vs. South Columbus (NC) (11-1) L
at Green Sea-Floyds (4-6)
W
W
at Marion (4-6)
L
vs. Waccamaw (3-7)
W
at Mullins (8-3)
L
at Dillon (14-1)
L
vs. Aynor (4-6)
W
W
2010 RESULTS
at Cheraw
Date
08/19
08/26
09/02
09/09
09/23
09/30
10/07
10/14
10/21
10/28
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
FB
K
KR
LE
NG
RE
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Mickel Soles (Jr., 5-10/165)
Latrez Chestnut (Jr., 6-2/265)
Joel Stevens (Jr., 5-11/235)
Issac Weber (Sr., 5-11/250)
Derrick Faircloth (Jr., 6-1/245)
Jacolby Cox (Sr., 6-5/285)
Ryan Messenger (Jr., 6-2/215)
Malcom Griffin (Sr., 5-9/150)
Kentrez Hilton (Sr., 5-11/180)
Fred Bryant (Sr., 5-11/170)
Austin Thigpen (Jr., 6-1/200)
Orlin Mejia (Jr., 5-8/140)
Ryan Bellamy (So., 5-9/155)
Defense
Malik Vereen (So., 5-10/190)
Diminique Bellamy (Sr., 5-11/260)
Leon Bell (Sr., 6-2/240)
Trey Wilson (Sr., 5-10/185)
D.L. Griffin (Sr., 6-0/225)
Devin Washington (Sr., 5-11/190)
Austin Messenger (So., 5-11/185)
Jamarous Jordan (Sr., 5-11/170)
Tyrese Jackson (So., 5-11/165)
Alquez Gore (Jr., 5-11/160)
Marquel Bellamy (Fr., 5-8/130)
BOTTOM LINE
First-year coach Jamie Snider inherits a
squad that ran over many opponents last
year. But the Lions lose star RBs R.J. Brown
and Denzel Strayhorne, plus four starters along the offensive line. That means
Snider has a number of holes to fill, but
he’s excited about the young players he has
coming up.
“I think we have a good corps of players,”
Snider said. “We’re excited about how hard
they worked this summer, how well we
progressed this preseason.”
With the departure of so much talent from
last year’s team, the Lions will likely find it
difficult to replicate last year’s 7-4 record.
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Scotts Branch (12-2)
Marion (4-6)
Crestwood (2-8)
Berkeley (9-5)
Lakewood (4-7)
Kingstree (0-10)
Timberland (12-1)
Bishop England (5-6)
Andrews (5-5)
Lake City (10-3)
Pick
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
2010 RESULTS
at Scott’s Branch
W, 34-14
vs. Marion
W, 28-25
vs. Crestwood
W, 36-15
at Berkeley
L, 21-20
at Lakewood
W, 34-21
at Kingstree
W, 60-0
vs. Timberland
L, 10-8
vs. Bishop England
W, 20-0
vs. Andrews
W, 14-7
at Lake City
L, 13-6
Playoffs
at Mullins
W, 54-24
at Silver Bluff
W, 34-14
at Lake City
W, 30-20
at Dillon
L, 28-22
TOP RETURNERS
WR/DB Phillip Henry, LB Jamal Robinson
KEY LOSSES
Phillip Dukes, Marcos Pearson, Daniel
Green, Bryan Thames
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
QB
RB
RB
RB
K
KR
DE
NT
DE
OLB
OLB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Phillip Henry (Sr.)
Jerrell Frierson (Sr.)
Hugh McFadden (Jr.)
Rasaun Harvin (Sr.)
Andre Tindale (So.)
Sevon Mouzon (Sr.)
Justin McCarthur (Jr.)
Jason Baxter (Jr.)
William Dingle (Sr.)
Daniel Pendergrass (Sr.)
John Maddox (So.)
Mitch Fleming (Jr.)
Rochar Witherspoon (Jr.)
Defense
Yul David (Sr.)
Davon York (Fr.)
Tyshaun Harrison (So.)
Shawn Lewis (Sr.)
Jamal Robinson (Sr.)
Greg King (Sr.)
Justin McCarthur (Jr.)
OR Andre Tindal (So.)
Phillip Henry (Sr.)
Jamal Keels (Jr.)
Rashadd Hilton (Jr.)
Daniel Pendergrass (Sr.)
BOTTOM LINE
The Monarchs were a game away from
playing for the state championship, but lost
a majority of that team, including 1,000-yard
rusher Marcos Pearson and South Carolina
signee Phillip Dukes.
Manning coach Robbie Briggs says the
team might start off slow but is hoping for a
postseason run.
“We are young and inexperienced,” Briggs
said. “We will be lucky to be 5-5 and
hopefully be prepared to make a run in the
playoffs.”
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MARION
MARLBORO COUNTY
MULLINS
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH
MYRTLE BEACH
SWAMP FOXES
BULLDOGS
AUCTIONEERS
SEAHAWKS
CHIEFS
Coach: Don Cribb (1st season)
COACH: Dean Boyd (15th season; 178-74; 14
seasons; 178-74)
Coach: Brian Hennecy (1st full season; 8-2
in 10 games last season)
Coach: Mickey Wilson (3rd season; 27-3; 2
seasons; 27-3)
Coach: Perry Woolbright (2nd year at NMB,
0-10)
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent
vs. Burke (5-6)
vs. Manning (10-4)
at Cheraw (4-8)
at Lamar (11-2)
vs. Loris (7-4)
at Aynor (4-6)
vs. Dillon (14-1)
at Waccamaw (3-7)
vs. Mullins (8-3)
Pick
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
2010 RESULTS
at Manning
L, 28-25
vs. Cheraw
W, 45-13
vs. Lamar
L, 27-7
at Timmonsville
W, 20-16
at Loris
L, 27-21
vs. Aynor
W, 31-14
at Dillon
L, 45-6
at Waccamaw
W, 36-14
at Mullins
L, 14-0
Playoffs
at Timberland
L, 35-6
TOP RETURNERS
RB Lue Clemmons; QB, Devante Gilbert; DL,
Keon Johnson, LB C.J. Hopkins
KEY LOSSES
RB, Justin Gause; QB, Ross White; DL, Aikil
Sanders, LB, Dondre Ethridge
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
Chris Washington (Sr., 5-8/160)
Kavonte Moore (Jr., 6-3/320)
Clinto Reaves (So., 6-0/250)
Michael Outlaw (Jr., 6-1/215)
Jay Floyd (Jr., 5-10/200)
Deshawn Pee (Sr., 6-0/215)
Kenneth Moore (Sr., 6-1/200)
Tyler McKenzie (Sr., 5-10/160)
Devante Gilbert (Sr., 5-10/180)
Lue Clemmons (Sr., 5-8/170)
Thorn Bacote (Jr., 5-11/185)
Zi Huang (Sr., 5-10/175)
D.J. Kelly (Jr., 5-8/155)
Defense
Kenneth Moore (Sr., 6-1/200)
Keon Johnson (Jr., 6-2/275)
Jay Floyd (Jr., 5-10/200)
Clinton Reaves (So., 6-0/250)
Michael Outlaw (Jr., 6-1/215)
C.J. Hopkins (Jr., 5-10/180)
Deshawn Pee (Sr., 6-0/215)
Thorn Bacote (Jr., 5-11/185)
D.J. Kelly (Jr., 5-8/155)
Davante Johnson (S.r, 5-8/160)
Lue Clemmons (Sr., 5-8/170)
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
BOTTOM LINE
Don Cribb takes over the football program
after the school parted ways with Bryan
Carfley. Cribb has had success as the
school’s baseball coach and also spent
several seasons as an assistant at Marion
under longtime coach Bob Rankin.
The Swamp Foxes return several players
from last year’s squad, including running
back Lue Clemmons. Senior Devante Gilbert
makes the move to quarterback after playing last year at receiver.
“We will work extremely hard on fundamentals in order to prepare for a tough
non-region and region schedule,” Cribb
said. “We have players who will be playing
both ways until our younger, inexperienced
players can develop. We must improve daily
and avoid injuries in order to be successful
this season.”
Date
Aug. 20
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent (2010)
Pick
at Calhoun County (9-3)
W
vs. Cheraw (4-8)
L
vs. Scotland County (N.C.) (5-6) W
vs. Conway (5-7)
L
at Dillon (14-1)
L
at Darlington (1-9)
W
at Crestwood (2-8)
W
vs. Lakewood (4-7)
W
at Hartsville (8-5)
L
vs. Camden (9-2)
L
2010 RESULTS
(6-5, 3-2 Region 6-3A)
vs. Calhoun County
at Cheraw
at Scotland County (N.C.)
at Conway
vs. Dillon
vs. Darlington
vs. Crestwood
at Lakewood
vs. Hartsville
at Camden
at Cane Bay
W 34-12
W, 30-0
W, 24-13
L, 28-7
L, 27-6
W, 28-0
W, 6-0
W, 42-13
L, 24-14
L, 7-3
L, 28-27
TOP RETURNERS
KEY LOSSES
LB Lateek Townsend, OL Jivonta Liggett,
LB/S Sammy Merrimen
PROJECTED STARTERS
DE
DT
DT
DE
LB
LB
LB
CB
CB
S
S
P
PR
Opponent (2010)
at Georgetown (5-5)
vs. Andrews (5-5)
vs. Q-Foundation (N/A)
at Waccamaw (3-7)
vs. Dillon (14-1)
vs. Loris (7-4)
vs. Aynor ((4-6)
at Marion (4-6)
Result
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
2010 RESULTS
WR Malik Ford; QB Delvin McRae; OL
Thomas Ocean; K/WR Ryan Janssen; RB
Tyrell Plato
WR
RT
RG
C
LG
LT
WR
WR
WR
RB
QB
K
KR
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Offense
Malik Ford (Sr., 5-10/185)
Dariell Mack (Jr., 6-4/280)
Tucker Yarborough (Jr., 5-10/220)
Harlee Goins (Jr., 6-1/180)
Kelvin Hicks (Sr., 6-2/378)
Thomas Ocean (Sr., 6-0/220)
Rasheen Bostic (Sr., 5-10/160)
Ryan Janssen (Sr., 5-8/155)
Jamal Stanton (So., 5-10/165)
Tyrell Plato (Sr., 5-5/150)
Delvin McRae (Sr., 5-11/170)
Defense
Saquan Ivory (So., 6-1/245)
Daryus Gillespie (So., 6-0/300)
Trey Townsend (Sr., 6-2/250)
Harlee Goins (Jr., 6-1/180)
Tyrone Ellerbe (Jr., 5-9/185)
Michael Brigman (Jr., 5-10/195)
Fred David (So., 5-9/175)
Jaquan Cole (Jr., 5-5/140)
Rakeem Townsend (Jr., 5-11/175)
Travis Campbell (Jr., 5-11/170)
BOTTOM LINE
vs. Georgetown
W, 22-2
at Andrews
L, 15-20
vs. Timmonsville
W, 42-16
vs. Q-Foundation
W, 26-13
at Creek Bridge
W, 38-20
vs. Waccamaw
W, 14-6
at Dillon
L, 42-22
at Loris
W, 12-8
at Aynor
W, 43-7
vs. Marion
W, 14-0
Playoffs
vs. Manning
L, 55-24
TOP RETURNERS
RB/LB, Rembert Timmons, QB/CB Justin Elliott, DL, Charles Lacy, WR, Tyre Constant
KEY LOSSES
QB, B.J. Crawford, OL, Avery Grant, LB
Antonio Anderson, S, Cey’Quan Ritter, S,
Marquise Gore, OL Lester Smith Jr.
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
FB
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Tyre Constant (Sr., 6-3/170)
Charles Lacy Jr. (Sr., 6-4/260)
Charles Williams (So., 6-0/200)
Blake Perritt (Sr., 5-11/200)
Shamel Hemingway (Jr., 5-10/240)
Michael Ferline (Sr., 5-10/240)
Tracy Dewitt Jr. (Sr., 6-3/235)
Kievon Waters(Jr., 6-8/190)
Justin Elliott (So., 5-11/175)
Rembert Timmons (Sr., 5-11/195)
D.J. Johnson (Jr., 5-11/175)
Defense
Charles Williams (So., 6-0/200)
Shamel Hemingway (Jr., 5-10/240)
Charles Lacy Jr. (Sr., 6-4/260)
Kievon Waters(Jr., 6-8/190)
Tracy Dewitt Jr. (Sr., 6-3/235)
Ryan Fladger (Jr., 5-9/185)
Justin Elliott (So., 5-11/175)
D.J. Johnson (Jr., 5-11/175)
Marquis Miller (Jr., 5-10/180)
D.J. Johnson (Jr., 5-11/175)
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Pick
W
at Byrnes (12-3)
L
at West Florence (5-6)
W
W
at Conway (5-7)
W
vs. Wilson (5-6)
W
at Socastee (4-7)
W
vs. St. James (2-9)
W
W
W
2010 RESULTS
At Carolina Forest
W, 63-6
vs. Byrnes
L, 21-14
vs. West Florence
W, 35-31
at South Florence
W, 28-27
vs. Conway
W, 29-19
at Wilson
W, 42-0
vs. Socastee
W, 62-7
at St. James
W, 55-0
at Georgetown
W, 65-14
W, 70-6
Playoffs
vs. Brookland-Cayce
W, 70-0
vs. Cane Bay
W, 45-22
vs. Berkeley
W, 42-28
at Bluffton
W, 47-0
vs. South Pointe
W, 27-23
TOP RETURNERS
DE, Tyler Knox, SS/TE Daquarius Wilson, DT
Trey Vivian
KEY LOSSES
QB, Everett Golson, WR Donte Sumpter, RB,
Daiquone Ford
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
Quan Wilson (Sr., 5-11/185)
Tyrone Cooper (Jr., 5-9/165)
TJ Jones (Sr. 6-5/280)
Brian Molter (Sr., 6-4/260)
Keith Gray (So., 6’2/260)
Wes Yale (Sr., 5-11/260)
Jamie Wasserman (Sr., 6-0/250)
Daquarius Wilson (Sr., 5-11/185)
Tramond Wilson (Sr., 6-4/200)
CJ Cooper (Jr., 6-1/190)
OR Tyler Keane (Jr., 5-11/175 )
Vinny Hoover (Sr., 5-11/180)
Max Huggins (Jr., 5-11/160)
Defense
Tyler Knox (Sr., 6-4/230)
Tray Vivian (Sr., 5-10/275)
CJ Robinson (Jr., 6-1/265)
Kerry Chestnut (Sr., 5-11/ 245)
Octavius Thomas (Jr., 5-8/195)
Sean Michael Orcutt (Jr., 5-11/175)
Ray Pointer (Jr., 5-11/170)
Daquarius Wilson (Sr., 5-11/185)
Lavandrick Wilson (Sr., 5-11/165)
Chocolate Wilson (Jr., 5-10, 175)
Max Huggins (Jr., 5-11/160)
Chocolate Wilson (Jr., 5-10/175)
WR
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
BOTTOM LINE
This might be one of the youngest teams
Dean Boyd has ever had in his 15 years at
Marlboro County. The Bulldogs have only
six senior starters, including just one on
the offensive line. Boyd will lean heavily
on senior Malik Ford, one of the area’s top
receivers and also the team’s top defensive
back. Quarterback Delvin McRae finished
the season at starter and enters his first full
year as a starter.
“If we will be patient and fans will be
understanding about these guys, the future
is going to be extremely bright. But it might
take us several weeks before we start to see
the results,” Boyd said.
The Auctioneers return four starters on
offense and five players on defense with
as many as 20 experienced players on the
roster. The basic offense set will be a wing
bone rushing attack. Mullins uses multiple
defensive schemes but will make use of the
4-3 and athletic front line.
Coach Brian Hennecy said the team will
have to find depth at running back and
quarterback and their eight seniors will
have to remain healthy.
The defending Class 3A state champs lose
a ton of talent on the offensive side of the
ball, but the well is not dry. Myrtle Beach
coach Mickey Wilson has not ruled out a
two-quarterback system as Tyler Keane
and C.J. Cooper still are in a battle for the
position.
“Offensively we are going to be extremely
young,” Wilson said. “We have only three
returning starters and two of those will be
playing a new position. It’s going to take a
while offensively. I think we have a chance
to be good but we’ll probably have some
growing pains.”
Defensively, the Seahawks are loaded. Eight
starters return and the unit will be looked at
to pave the way to start a tough non-region
schedule that includes all 4-A teams.
ROBERT E. LEE
SOCASTEE
SOUTH FLORENCE
PEE DEE ACADEMY
BOTTOM LINE
GOLDEN EAGLES
CAVALIERS
BRAVES
BRUINS
Coach: Splinter Spivey (2nd season; 7-5;
o1season; 7-5)
Overall: 5-5 SCISA Region 1-2A: 3-2
COACH: Brian Scott (2nd season; 4-6; 1
season; 4-6)
Overall: 3-7 SCISA Region 1-2A: 1-4
SCHEDULE
Date
Opponent (2010)
Pick
Aug. 26 at Laurence Manning (5-5)
L
Sept. 2
vs. Richard Winn (0-10)
W
Sept. 9
vs. Dillon Christian (3-9)
W
Sept 16 at The Byrnes Schools (10-3)
L
Sept. 23 at Williamsburg Academy (4-6) L
Sept. 30 vs. Thomas Heyward (6-4)
L
Oct. 7
at Florence Christian (3-8)
L
Oct. 14 vs. Thomas Sumter (13-1)
L
Oct. 21 at Pee Dee Academy (7-5)
L
Oct. 28 vs. Calhoun Academy (4-6)
W
Coach: Tim Renfrow (9th season; 41-46; 8
seasons; 41-46)
Coach: Lynn Fleming (4th season; 17-19; 7
seasons; 35-44)
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7 at
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent (2010)
Pick
vs. Dillon Christian (3-9)
W
at Richard Winn (0-10)
W
vs. Thomas Sumter (13-1)
L
at Dorchester (12-1)
L
at Holly Hill (7-4)
L
L
vs. Carolina Academy (3-8)
W
Calhoun Academy (4-6)
W
vs. Florence Christian (3-8)
L
vs. Robert E. Lee (4-6)
W
at Williamsburg (4-6)
W
TOP RETURNERS
QB, Will Daniels; TE, Brian Davis; OL, Nick
Ammons, OL, Dylan Whaley
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
William Webster (Jr., 5-10/130)
Pat Smith (Jr., 5-11/270)
Trevor Jones (Sr., 5-9/170)
Nick Ammons (Sr., 6-2/230)
Dylan Whaley (Sr., 5-10/190)
Thomas Brown (Jr., 5-9/230)
Brian Davis (Sr., 5-11/190)
Caleb Hill (So., 5-9/145)
Will Daniels (Sr., 5-10/205)
Clay Martin (So., 5-10/135)
Kolby McGiboney (Jr., 5-11/155)
Defense
Dylan Whaley (Sr., 5-10/190)
Pat Smith (Jr., 5-11/270)
Jacob Saterfield (Sr., 5-11/245)
Nick Ammons (Sr., 6-2/230)
Brian Davis (Sr., 5-11/190)
Trevor Jones (Sr., 5-9/170)
William Webster (Jr., 5-10/130)
Clay Martin (So., 5-10/135)
BOTTOM LINE
The Golden Eagles went 7-5 in Splinter
Spivey’s first season, but lost several key
players from that team, including Storm
Page. The running back was the top rusher
among Pee Dee SCISA teams with 1,876
yards.
“We lost a good group of seniors, but the
guys we have coming in now are working as
hard as they can to learn the systems and
the plays,” Spivey said. “They continue to
work hard and I know they will learn and we
will be where we want to be at the end of
the season.”
Pick
L
vs. West Brunswick (5-7)
W
at Ashley Ridge (6-7)
W
at Conway (5-7)
L
L
W
L
at Georgetown (5-5)
L
at Wilson (5-6)
L
vs. St. James (2-9)
W
2010 RESULTS
(4-6 overall, 2-3 SCISA 1-2A )
vs.Laurence Manning
L, 55-0
at Richard Winn
W, 36-8
at Dillon Christian
W, 20-0
L, 34-0
vs. Williamsburg Academy
W, 55-47
at Thomas Heyward
L, 48-6
vs. Florence Christian
L, 29-8
at Thomas Sumter
L, 49-0
at Pee Dee Academy
W, 21-6
at Calhoun Academy
L, 28-20
at Carolina Forest
L, 33-7
at West Brunswick
W, 29-28
vs. Ashley Ridge
L, 38-34
vs. Conway
L, 31-14
at Lake City
L, 54-28
W, 21-14
at Myrtle Beach
L, 62-7
vs. Georgetown
W, 52-34
vs. Wilson
L, 21-10
at St. James
W, 44-13
Playoffs
at Airport
L, 42-40
TOP RETURNERS
TE/DE Jesse Kistner, OL/LB C.J. Kirven; OL/
DE Zach King; WR/S Taylor Gainey; WR/CB
Kyle Rhine; OL/DL Michael Branham; RB/LB
Ethan Holland
KEY LOSSES
KEY LOSSES
RB, Storm Page; WR, Kevin Driggers; LB,
Jordan Richardson
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
2010 RESULTS
2010 RESULTS
(7-5 overall, 3-2 SCISA Region 1-2A)
at Dillon Christian
W, 27-0
vs. Richard Winn
W, 39-6
at Thomas Sumter
L, 36-18
vs. Dorchester
L, 34-14
vs. Holly Hill
W, 21-20
at Byrnes
L, 35-6
at Carolina Academy
W, 49-14
vs. Calhoun
W, 43-17
at Florence Christian
W, 21-12
at Robert E. Lee
L, 21-6
vs. Williamsburg
W, 50-36
Playoffs
vs. Hilton Head Prep
L, 48-20
SCHEDULE
QB Tyler Logan, OL/DL Grant Davidson RB/
CB Thres Watson, Thomas Manuel, WR/LB
Zach Haitchcock
TOP RETURNERS
QB Jordan Renfrow; HB Michquan Brown;
C Craig Burton; DE Adam Crane; DT Manny
Talingting.
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
FB
RB
K
KR
DE
LT
RT
DE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
BOTTOM LINE
The Cavaliers went 4-6 in Brian Scott’s first
season at the school and return several key
members from that team. Depth will be a
factor as most of the team’s starters play
both offense and defense.
“I’m looking forward to a good season,”
Scott said. “The players have worked
hard all summer and are ready for some
football.”
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
FB
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Wayne Bauerle (Jr., 5-11/160)
Manny Talingting (Sr., 5-11/210)
Ben Yekuel (Sr., 5-8/251)
Craig Burton (Sr., 6-4/278)
Joe Mateo (Sr., 5-10/259)
Avi Abikzer (Sr., 5-6/200)
Dakota Morgan (Jr., 6-4/220)
DaQuan Brown (Jr., 5-9/185)
Jordan Renfrow (Sr., 6-0/185)
MichQuan Brown (Sr., 5-8/166)
Tommy Lazaroff (Jr., 5-7/161)
Daniel Morris (Sr., 5-7/125)
MichQuan Brown (Sr., 5-8/166)
Defense
Adam Crane (Jr., 6-1/240)
Manny Talingting (Sr., 5-11/210)
Joe Johnston (Sr., 5-11/186)
Dakota Morgan (Jr., 6-4/220)
Terry Mishoe (Sr., 5-8/207)
Matt Chatfield (Jr., 5-8/151)
Daniel Stotler (Sr., 5-10/182)
Tyler Matthews (Sr., 5-10/160)
Walker Darnell (Sr., 6-3/186)
Hunter Renfrow (So., 5-10/156)
Erick Mortel (Jr., 5-6/150)
BOTTOM LINE
The Braves rebounded from a 1-4 start to
make the playoffs last season and return
key starters from last year’s squad.
“We will be more experienced than a year
ago and hopefully that will help us be
a better team earlier. We face a tough nonregion schedule and if we can survive those
early games it will help us in our region. Our
region will be much improved from bottom
to top than a year ago,” Socastee coach Tim
Renfrow said.
Blythewood (4-8)
West Florence (5-6)
at Wilson (5-6)
at Lake City (10-3)
at Darlington (1-9)
Sumter (4-7)
at Conway (4-8)
Lugoff-Elgin (5-7)
Pick
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
2010 RESULTS
at Blythewood
L, 14-7
at West Florence
W, 42-10
vs. Wilson
W, 20-0
vs. Lake City
W, 31-18
vs. Myrtle Beach
L, 28-27
vs. Darlington
W, 42-6
at Sumter
W, 44-0
at Carolina Forest
W, 38-14
vs. Conway
W, 41-31
at Lugoff-Elgin
L, 28-27
vs. West Florence
W, 49-7
Playoffs
vs. Wren
W, 24-21
at Greenwood
L, 35-7
TOP RETURNERS
WR Te’von Johnson, LB R.P. Mitchell, DL
Josh Pigatt
KEY LOSSES
QB, Kaleb Griffin, DE Shannon Rogers,
DB/WR Michael Muhammad
PROJECTED STARTERS
KEY LOSSES
FB P.J. Brave; SE/DB Dylan Smith.
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
Taylor Gainey (Sr., 6-0/180)
Zach King (Jr., 5-10/195)
C.J. Kirven (Jr., 5-9/185)
Alex Glasscock (Fr., 5-9/190)
Michael Branham (Sr., 5-9/185)
William Caughman (Jr., 6-0/210)
Jesse Kistner (Sr., 6-5/230)
Chapman Fountain (So., 5-8/175)
Zach Grantham (So., 6-2/190)
Ethan Holland (So., 5-10/185)
Cody Griffith (Sr., 5-8/175)
Defense
Zach King (Jr., 5-10/195)
Michael Branham (Sr., 5-9/185)
Dustin Sims (So., 5-10/200)
Jesse Kistner (Sr., 6-5/230)
C.J. Kirven (Jr., 5-9/185)
Alex Glasscock (Fr., 5-9/190)
Ethan Holland (So., 5-10/185)
Kyle Rhine (Jr., 5-8/170)
Taylor Gainey (Sr., 6-0/180)
Chapman Fountain (So., 5-8/175)
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Oct. 7
Oct. 13
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
WR
WR
QB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Fabian Jefferson (Jr., 6-2/230)
Zack Evans (Fr. 5-10/220)
Will Edwards (Jr., 5-10/260)
Neil Cox (Sr., 5-10/230)
Carlton Hicks (Jr., 5-10/240)
Josh Poston (Sr., 6-4/240)
Shannon James (Sr., 5-5/175)
Te’Von Johnson (Sr., 5-4/165)
Octavious Richardson (Sr., 6-1/180)
Ethan Grainger (Sr., 6-1/210)
Jamal Cain (So., 5-9/175)
Andrew Dempewolf (Jr., 5-10/170)
Te’Von Johnson (Sr., 5-4/165)
Defense
Braushaun Redden (Sr., 6-4/195)
Josh McNeil (Jr., 5-11/215)
Tres McAlister (Jr., 6-1/260)
Josh Pigatt (Sr., 6-0/220)
Tyree Howie (Jr., 5-9/180)
Brandon Lewis (Sr., 5-10/190)
R.P. Mitchell (Sr., 5-10/190)
Shannon James (Sr., 5-5/175)
Jackson Purvis (Sr., 5-9/185)
Casey McClam (Jr., 6-0/180)
Octavious Richardson (Sr., 6-1/180)
Adam Dail (Sr., 5-11/150)
Jamal Cain (So., 5-9/175)
BOTTOM LINE
South Florence won nine games in Lynn
Fleming’s third season as coach and turned
lots of heads in Region 6-4A, although the
Bruins stumbled against a Lugoff-Elgin
team that won just five games and lost their
bid to win the region championship.
But Fleming thinks last year was a breakthrough not only from a win-loss standpoint, but from an expectations standpoint.
“They kind of expect to win now, and that’s
from each level, from middle school on
up,” he said. “And the kids work that way.
They come to the weight room and they
work. They’ve built a tremendous amount of
confidence with how they’ve worked in the
offseason.”
The Bruins certainly have some players to
replace, like quarterback Kaleb Griffin, who
threw for 2,853 yards and 22 touchdowns,
and wide receiver Michael Muhammad.
Ethan Grainger will take over for Griffin
at QB.
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 9
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Pick
vs. Conway (5-7)
L
at Loris (7-4)
L
vs. South Brunswick (NC) (11-3) L
L
vs. Socastee (4-7)
L
at Georgetown (5-5)
L
vs. Wilson (5-6)
L
at St. James (2-9)
L
L
2010 RESULTS
at Conway
L, 35-0
vs. Loris
L, 44-0
at West Brunswick
L, 30-14
at South Brunswick
L, 40-10
vs. Carolina Forest
L, 28-9
at Socastee
L, 21-14
vs. Georgetown
L, 37-7
at Wilson
L, 27-3
vs. St. James
L, 48-14
at Myrtle Beach
L, 70-6
TOP RETURNERS
DL Lawrence Lane, LB Jeffery Stevenson, LB
Laquinn Bellamy, RB Delonzo Williams, OL
Jeffery Edge
KEY LOSSES
QB/DB Timmy Bellamy, WR Temarrick
Hemingway
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
John Graves (Sr., 5-11/165)
Jeffery Edge (Sr, 6-2/275)
Tyrese Patrick (So., 5-10/220)
Harrison Smith (Jr., 5-11/220)
Gerodie Graham (Jr., 5-9/240)
Logan Daves (Sr., 6-2/215)
ahlen Livingston (Jr., 6-4/190)
Eric Baker (Jr., 5-11/165)
Clint Cole (Sr., 5-10/170) or
Will Hardwick (So., 6-0/170)
Brandon Moore (Jr., 5-7/165)
Delonzo Williams (So., 5-8 /170)
Christian Buis (Fr., 5-7/140)
Delonzo Williams (SO, 5’8/170)
Defense
Lawrence Lane (Sr.,, 6-0/180)
Julian Armstrong (Jr., 5-9/195)
Jahlen Livingston (Jr., 6-4/185)
Swakeem Cox (Jr., 5-10/170)
Laquinn Bellamy (So., 5-9/175)
Terrance Lewis (Sr., 5-11/185)
Jeffery Stevenson (Sr., 5-10/185)
Brandon Moore (Jr., 5-7/165)
Marico Almeida (Jr., 6-1/175)
Eric Baker (Jr., 5-11/165)
Jameke Gause (Sr.,, 5’8/150)
Christian Buis (Fr., 5-7/140)
Delonzo Williams (So., 5-8/170)
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE J
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
N
RE
OLB
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
BOTTOM LINE
With only nine seniors on the roster, the
Chiefs will be young this year.
“We are only returning three starters on
each side of the ball. We will be a team with
a lot of untested players. The good thing is
a lot of the guys are going to be around for
the next two or three years,” North Myrtle
Beach coach Perry Woolbright said. “The
kids are buying into the program and have
had a great summer in the weight room.
We are making strides in the right direction
and hopefully it will turn into a few wins for
the Chiefs this season. We have some great
opponents on our schedule, so it will be a
tough game every Friday night.”
ST. JAMES
SHARKS
Coach: Mark Fischer (1st season; 7 seasons;
61-28)
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Pick
vs. Loris (7-4)
L
vs. Waccamaw (3-7)
W
L
L
at Scott’s Branch (12-2)
L
L
at Wilson (5-6)
L
L
at Socastee (4-7)
L
2010 RESULTS
at Loris
at Waccamaw
vs. Carolina Forest
at Hemingway
vs. Scott’s Branch
at Georgetown
vs. Wilson
vs. Myrtle Beach
vs. Socastee
Playoffs
at Midland Valley
L, 36-3
L 14-6
L, 21-0
L, 20-0
L, 62-28
W, 27-22
L, 42-14
L, 55-0
W, 48-14
L, 44-13
L, 21-0
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
TE
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
NT
RE
DB
DB
LB
LB
LB
CB
FS
CB
P
KR
Offense
Hampton Young (Jr., 5-10/165)
Nathan Simmons (Jr., 6-3/215)
Hunter Brandon (Sr., 6-1/240)
Austin Brown (Sr., 5-11/253)
Dylan Dennis (Jr., 6-0/205)
Bryce Causey (Sr. 6-2/253)
Jake Loud (So., 6-4/218)
Tyus Goodman (So. 5-7/154)
Josh Roper (So., 6-0/163)
Greg Johnsen (Sr., 5-9/180)
William Lee (Jr., 6-0/205)
Conner Brown (Jr., 6-4/215)
Tyus Goodman (So., 5-7/154)
Defense
Brandon Hunter (Sr., 6-1/240)
Stephon Blake (Sr., 6-1/225)
Bryce Causey (Sr., 6-2/253)
Kyle Johnson (Sr., 5-10/165)
Brooks Hurston (Jr., 5-10/165)
Austin Adams (Jr., 6-0/185)
William Lee (Jr. 6-0/205)
Jacob Sloan (So., 5-11/181)
Terrell Dukes (So., 5-11/173)
Andrew Minter (Sr., 6-0/184)
DeAndre Bryant (Sr., 6-0/185)
Conner Brown (Jr., 6-4/215)
Tyus Goodman (So., 5-7/154)
BOTTOM LINE
Mark Fischer inherits a Sharks’ program
that is coming off a 2-8 year last season.
But the Sharks have 10 senior starters, who
hope to help turn things around.
“This year we will be taking the approach
that we are starting a new program. We are
going back to basics and teaching from the
ground up. We picked up a lot this spring
and the desire is there,” Fischer said. “The
summer workouts were filled to capacity
and our strength increased dramatically. We
will be young in a lot of spots but we have
some strong upperclassman leadership and
these guys want to start a new tradition of
winning here.”
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TRINITY COLLEGIATE
LIONS
WHIRLWINDS
TITANS
COACH: Kevin Jordan (2nd season, 8-3; 1
COACH: Jimmy Woods (4th season; 11-23; 3
seasons; 11-23)
THE BYRNES SCHOOLS
THE KING’S ACADEMY
TROJANS
Coach: Jared Amell (5th season; 26-22; 4
seasons; 26-22)
year)
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Overall: 8-2
Pick
Wilson Hall (9-4)
L
at Florence Christian (3-8)
W
Carolina Academy (3-8)
W
Williamsburg Academy (4-6)
W
Robert E. Lee Academy (4-6)
W
W
W
L
vs. Dorchester Academy (12-1) L
at Richard Winn Aca. (0-10)
W
Opponent
Pick
Aug. 20
vs. Hendersonville
Aug. 25
vs. S.C. School for Blind & Deaf W
Sept. 9
vs. Coastal Christian
W
Sept. 16 vs. Oak Level Baptist
W
Sept. 23 vs. Augusta Home School
W
W
Sept. 30 vs. Fountain Inn
L
Oct. 7
at Cathedral Academy
W
2010 RESULTS
Oct. 14
vs. Abundant Life
W
vs. Wilson Hall
L, 42-14
W, 36-14
at Carolina Academy
W, 53-20
W, 36-26
at Robert E. Lee
W, 34-0
vs. Pee Dee Academy
W, 35-6
at St. John’s Christian
W, 46-6
W, 47-46
at Dorchester Academy
W, 35-9
vs. Richard Winn Academy
W, 48-6
vs. Dillon Christian School
W, 45-12
Playoffs
vs. Palmetto Christian Academy
W, 40-12
at Bible Baptist
L, 33-8
Oct. 22
vs. North Prep Academy
W
Oct. 28
vs. Trinity Collegiate
TOP RETURNERS
QB/DB Shaq Bacote, RB/LB Chantwan
Damon, OL,/DL Rickie Ford, DB/WR Justin
Robinson.
(8-2 overall)
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
QB
RB
RB
RB
K
KR
T
NG
T
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
S
CB
P
PR
Offense
Dyeshawn Jones (Sr., 6-1/180)
Rickie Ford (Jr., 6-2/225)
Matt Mosley (So., 5-11/210)
Ashton Sutton (Jr., 5-8/225)
Jay Hunt (Sr., 5-10/185)
Blake Kirby (Fr., 5-10/250)
Justin Robinson (Sr., 6-3/210)
Shaq Bacote (Sr., 6-1/170)
Chantwan Damon (Jr., 5-7/175)
Kalin Brown (Jr., 5-10/170)
Kevon Ketter (Sr., 6-0/290)
Parker Godfrey (So., 5-9/160)
Defense
Matt Mosley (So., 5-11/210)
Kevon Ketter (Sr., 6-0/290)
Jay Hunt (Sr., 5-10/185)
Chantwan Damon (Jr., 5-7/175)
Ashton Sutton (Jr., 5-8/225)
Dyeshawn Jones (Sr., 6-1/180)
Ellis Collins (Jr., 6-0/170)
Justin Robinson (Sr., 6-3/210)
W, 44-12
at Fountain Inn
L, 36-32
at Coastal Christian
W, 52-24
at S.C. School for Blind & Deaf
W, 40-0
vs. Augusta Home School
W, 56-50
at Abundant Life
W, 57-12
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent (2010)
at Chesterfield (8-4)
vs. Lamar (11-2)
vs. Mullins (8-3)
at Wilson (5-6)
at Marion (4-6)
vs. Hannah-Pamplico (1-9)
vs. East Clarendon (4-6)
at Scott’s Branch (12-2)
at Lamar (11-2)
SCHEDULE
Pick
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
2010 RESULTS
vs. Chesterfield
L, 36-14
at Lamar
L, 20-6
at Mullins
L, 42-16
vs. Wilson
L, 49-0
vs. Marion
L, 20-16
at Hannah-Pamplico
W, 20-7
at East Clarendon
L, 37-26
vs. Scott’s Branch
L, 30-24
vs. C.E. Murray
L, 6-0
vs. Lamar
L, 30-12
W, 41-0
TOP RETURNERS
vs. Greater Cabarrus
W, 76-18
vs. Trinity Collegiate
W, 39-20
OL/DL Langston Brown; OL/DL Danny
Damon; LB/RB Moses Harrell; ATH Shaquille
McAllister; CB/WR Don Young
vs. Coastal Christian Prep
Big 8 Conference Championship
vs. Fountain Inn
KEY LOSSES
RB/LB, Barrett Goodson, QB Clay Dickson.
L
2010 RESULTS
vs. Abundant Life
QB Zac Clements, WR Paul Jordan, G Baumgardner, G Sawyer, WR Graham, SR Daylon
Head, C Nick Query
KEY LOSSES
QB Joel Bokelman, RB/DL Vic Query, DL
Austin Mogy
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
WR
Paul Jordan (Sr.)
LG
Robert Baumgardner (Sr.)
C
Nick Query (Jr.)
RG
Robby Sawyer (Sr.)
WR
J.T. Tucker (Jr.)
WR
Michael Graham (Sr.)
QB
Zac Clements (Sr.)
RB
Daylon Head (Sr.)
KR
Dylan Bryant (So.)/Josh Polk (So.)
Defense
Logan Blackwell (So.)
NG
Nick Query (Jr.)
RE
David Weatherly (So.)
LB
Daylon Head (Sr.)
BOTTOM LINE
CB
Dylan Bryant (Jr.)
The Trojans lost quarterback Clay Dickson
and running back/linebacker Barrett
Goodson, who were a couple of their best
players. But they’ve got a lot of guys back
off a 10-win team from a year ago, including
Shaq Bacote.
Bacote has been catching balls the last
couple of seasons from Byrnes’ prolific
QBs, but will be the one responsible for
distributing it this season. He’s never played
quarterback before, but Byrnes coach Jared
Amell doesn’t seem to worried.
“He’s a great athlete and a natural leader
and kids just gravitate toward him,” Amell
said. “For him to be in our huddle calling
plays has helped us throughout camp. The
kids really respond to him.”
Given a healthy year, Amell expects more
of what he got last year, when the Trojans
were a win away from playing for a state
title.
SS
Zac Clements (Sr.)
FS
J.T. Tucker (Jr.)
CB
Paul Jordan (Sr.)
PR
Dylan Bryant (So.)/
Offense
Ryheem Taylor (Sr., 6-4/190)
Javaris Jackson (Jr., 6-3/280)
Clary Hickson (Jr., 6-2/260)
Langston Brown (Sr., 6-3/365)
Danny Damon (Jr., 6-4/305)
Remar Davis (So., 6-2/260)
Shaquille McAllister (Sr., 6-2/200)
Franklin King (Jr., 6-4/170)
Brandon Hampton (Jr., 5-10/180)
Moses Harrell (Sr., 6-2/200)
Tyquez Young (So., 5-10/190)
Walt Singletary (Sr., 5-9/185)
Shaquille McAllister (12, 6-2/200)
Defense
Keshawn Munford (So., 5-10/160)
Clary Hickson (Jr., 6-2/260)
Langston Brown (Sr., 6-3/365)
Danny Damon (Jr., 6-4/305)
Moses Harrell (Sr., 6-2/200)
Walter Singletary (Sr., 5-10/190)
Deshawn Harper (Jr., 5-10/170)
Tyquez Young (So., 5-10/190)
Don Young (Sr., 5-8/160)
Brandon Hampton (Jr., 5-10/180)
Walt Singletary (Sr., 5-9/185)
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
QB
RB
RB
RB
K
KR
OLB
LT
N
RT
OLB
LB
LB
LB
CB
S
CB
P
PR
BOTTOM LINE
Robert Hewitt (So.)
BOTTOM LINE
The Lions are coming off an eight-win
season and played in the Big 8 Conference
Championship game.
The King’s Academy has six seniors returning to the squad and has a good chance to
return to the Big 8 title game.
“This year is the fastest and quickest team
I have ever coached,” Jordan said. “We are
going to run the West Coast offense again
and air it out.”
WACCAMAW
PROJECTED STARTERS
L, 44-22
TOP RETURNERS
LE
Overall: 4-6 8-man Region 1: 1-4
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Date
COACH: Michael Hawk (1st season)
The Whirlwinds never rebounded from a
slow start last season, but are hoping for
big things this season.
Timmonsville will rely on Moses Harrell and
Shaquille McAllister to be impact players on
defense. Junior Franklin King will be in his
first year at quarterback after the graduation of Zack Morris.
“I am cautiously optimistic about this
season’s outlook. We have impact players
with more experience but lack depth at
most positions at this point in the season.
A lot of question marks still remain at
certain positions and the team still will
have some growing pains as those positions
are decided and leadership emerges. With
our tough schedule we must prepare and
compete every week to have a chance of
finishing strong in our region,” Timmonsville coach Jimmy Woods said.
Date
Opponent (2010)
Aug. 19
at James Island Christian (6-5)
Aug. 26
vs. Beaufort Academy (3-7)
W
Sept. 2
Faith Christian (1-9)
W
Sept. 16 at Laurens Academy (11-1)
L
L
Sept. 30 vs. Greenwood Christian (0-10) W
Oct. 7
vs. Jefferson Davis (12-1)
L
Oct. 14
at Clarendon Hall (8-3)
L
Oct. 21
vs. Wardlaw (6-6)
Oct. 28
at The King’s Academy (8-2)
L
W
2010 RESULTS
(3-7 overall, 1-4 8-man Region 1)
vs. James Island
L, 24-8
at Beaufort Academy
at Faith Christian
W, 32-8
W, 41-28
vs. Laurens Academy
L, 78-31
at W.W. King
L, 39-6
at Greenwood Christian
W, 46-20
at Jefferson Davis
L, 74-18
vs. Clarendon Hall
L, 68-34
at Wardlaw Academy
L, 74-30
at The King’s Academy
L, 39-20
TOP RETURNERS
Lee McNiel, Rutledge Schock, David Stanton, Matthew Lee
KEY LOSSES
Josh Pruett
PROJECTED STARTERS
Offense
LG
Matthew Lee (Sr., 6-5/310)
C
Michael Pavy (So., 5-10/175)
RG
Andrew Koontz (Jr., 5-10/165)
TE
Christian Carey (Jr., 6-3/190)
WR
Rutledge Schock (Sr., 5-11/160)
QB
Josh Lesesne (Jr., 6-3/165)
RB
David Stanton (Sr., 5-6/140)
RB
Lee McNiel (Sr., 5-10/160)
KR
Justin Covington (Sr., 5-7/150)
LE
Christian Carey (Jr., 6-3/190)
NT
Godfrey Fisher (Jr., 6-1/305)
RE
Nick Alcorn (Sr., 6-1/190)
LB
Michael Pavy (So., 5-10/175)
LB
Lee McNiel (Sr., 5-10/160)
LB
Rutledge Schock (Sr., 5-11/160)
CB
David Beasley (Sr., 5-7/145)
Defense
CB
Will Naso (So., 5-8/140)
PR
Justin Covington (Sr., 5-7/150)
BOTTOM LINE
Michael Hawk takes over the Titans program for Fred Avent, and Trinity is coming
off a 4-6 season. The team doesn’t have
many seniors but one of them, Rutledge
Schock, will be relied on playing both sides
of the ball.
“I am really excited about the season and
we have a great group of young kids out,”
Hawk said. “The team has great camaraderie and we hope it translates on the field.”
WILSON
WARRIORS
KNIGHTS
STALLIONS
TIGERS
Coach: Tyronne Davis (2nd season; 10-22;
three seasons 10-22)
COACH: Trey Woodberry (7th season, 30-36;
10 seasons; 41-67)
Coach: David Rankin (Eighth season, 33-43;
7 seasons, 33-43)
Overall: 5-6
Region 1-2A: 1-4
Coach: Darryl Page (19th season, 117-95; 18
seasons; 117-95)
SCHEDULE
Date
08/19
08/26
09/02
09/09
09/16
09/30
10/07
10/14
10/21
10/28
vs. Latta (0-10)
at St. James (2-9)
vs. Mullins (8-3)
at Loris (7-4)
at Aynor (4-6)
vs. Marion (4-6)
at Dillon (14-1)
Pick
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
W
L
L
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 26
Sept. 1
Sept. 9
Sept. 15
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Opponent (2010)
vs. Camden (9-2)
vs. Wilson (5-6)
at Aiken (5-6)
at Conway (5-7)
vs. Sumter (3-8)
at Lugoff-Elgin (5-7)
Pick
L
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
2010 RESULTS
2010 RESULTS
at Latta
W, 50-0
vs. St. James
W, 14-6
at Carvers Bay
L, 26-14
vs. Hannah-Pamplico
W, 35-12
at Georgetown
L, 30-7
at Mullins
L, 14-6
vs. Loris
L, 45-7
vs. Aynor
L, 32-29
at Marion
L, 36-14
vs. Dillon
L, 42-0
vs. South Florence
L, 42-10
at Camden
L, 32-27
at Myrtle Beach
L, 35-31
at Darlington
W, 36-6
at Wilson
W, 17-14
vs. Aiken
W, 28-17
vs. Conway
L, 28-0
at Sumter
W, 14-10
vs. Lugoff-Elgin
L, 17-10
vs. Carolina Forest
W, 17-14
at South Florence
L, 49-7
TOP RETURNERS
QB, Nick Davis, RB Jalen Simmons
KEY LOSSES
OL/DL, Jerome Maybank, Tyler Bailey, TE/DE
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
WR
QB
RB
FB
K
KR
LE
LT
NG
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
Offense
Jaquon Rogers (Sr., 6-1/190)
Trenton Tyatt (Jr., 5-11/210)
Travis Pierce (Jr., 6-0/240)
Ethan Bruce (Sr., 5-10/200)
Josh Heriott (Jr., 5-10/230)
Turner Brininger (Jr., 6-4/280)
Richard Archer (Sr., 6-0/170)
Dejan Frasier (Sr., 5-10/160)
Nick Davis (Sr., 5-6/170)
Jalen Simmons (So., 5-5/155)
Chapman Luquire (Sr., 6-1/200)
Eddie Meaders (Jr., 5-10/150)
Defense
Jahlid Green (Jr., 5-10/180)
Brandon Wright (Jr., 5-11/290)
Demondre Richardson (Jr., 5-10/185)
Jaquon Rogers (Sr., 6-1/190)
Chapman Luquire (Sr., 6-1/200)
Bryan Asbaty (Sr., 5-8/210)
Malcolm Gibbs (Sr., 5-6/190)
A.J. Grant (Sr., 5-10/160)
Nick Davis (Sr., 5-6/170)
Dejan Frasier (Sr., 5-10/160)
Eddie Meaders (Jr., 5-10/150)
BOTTOM LINE
Waccamaw limped to the finish in 2010,
going 0-5 in Region 8-2A. Second-year coach
Tyronne Davis changed offensive philosophies during the season last year and is
changing this year to a complete spread
formation.
“We have to grow up quick,” Davis said.
“We’re not going to be a big team. Overall,
our team’s athleticism is better than last
year.”
Four starters return on offense. Davis
expects sophomore running back Jalen
Simmons to get a lot of touches on the ball
this year. Simmons rushed from 590 yards
and nine total touchdowns in 2010. QB Nick
Davis, who took over in the middle of last
year, will run the team’s spread offense.
Waccamaw will be replacing current Clemson signee Jerome Maybank with another
big one up front, Turner Brininger. Davis
said Brininger has hit the weight room hard
in the offseason and will be a force for the
next two seasons.
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
Date
Aug. 19
Aug. 26
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Pick
at Colleton Prep (7-4)
L
at Carolina Academy (3-8)
W
vs. St. Paul’s Academy (0-8)
W
at The Byrnes Schools (10-3)
L
vs. Robert E. Lee (4-6)
W
vs. First Baptist (0-11)
W
at Thomas Sumter Aca. (13-1) L
vs. Calhoun Academy (4-6)
L
at Florence Christ. School (3-8) L
vs. Pee Dee Academy (7-5)
L
2010 RESULTS
vs. Carolina Academy
W, 26-6
at St. Paul Academy
W, 37-8
L, 36-26
vs. Dillon Christian
W, 34-12
at Robert E. Lee Academy
L, 55-47
at First Baptist
W, 41-0
vs. Thomas Sumter Academy
L, 48-6
at Calhoun Academy
L, 41-20
L, 34-20
at Pee Dee Academy
L, 50-36
TOP RETURNERS
DE Dwayne Gunn, QB Josh Davidson, WR
Zach Shields, OL David Driggers,
Date
Aug. 27
Sept. 2
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 30
Oct. 6
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Opponent
Pick
W
L
at Dillon (14-1)
L
W
W
L
vs. St. James (2-9)
W
W
vs. Socastee (4-7)
W
at Georgetown (4-6)
W
2010 RESULTS
at Darlington
W, 31-12
at South Florence
L, 20-0
vs. Dillon
L, 35-7
at Timmonsville
W, 49-0
vs. West Florence
L, 17-14
vs. Myrtle Beach
L, 42-0
at St. James
W, 42-14
W, 27-3
at Socastee
W, 21-10
vs. Georgetown
L, 20-13
Playoffs
vs. A.C. Flora
L, 52-30
KEY LOSSES
TOP RETURNERS
RB Eddie McKenzie, P/K Alex Howell, G Nick
Chapman
ATH Brandon K. King, OL Brandon C. King,
ATH Braxton Ivery, RB/LB Devin Borden, OL
Trez Mixon, DB Tony Planter Jr., LB Devonta’
Baccus, DL/OL Jerrell Timmons, OL Justin
Evans, K Matt Josey, OL/DL Natron Cusack.
PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
WR
QB
RB
FB
K
KR
DE
NT
DE
LB
LB
LB
LB
LB
CB
CB
S
P
PR
Offense
Quan Jones (Sr.)
Ashton Julious (Jr.)
Douglas Broach (So.)
Michael Thomas (Jr.)
David Driggers (Sr.)
Deonte Kinder (Sr.)
Zack Shields (Sr.)
Payton Gilmore (Jr.)
OR Akeem Bostick (Jr.)
Josh Davidson (Jr.)
Jalin Dixon (Jr.)
Bryant James (Jr.)
Alex Spence (So.)
Darius Charles (Jr.)
OR Zack Shields (Sr.)
OR Dwayne Gunn (Sr.)
Defense
Calvin Bowman (Jr.)
Shaq Jackson (So.) or
Damario Scarborough (So.)
Dwayne Gunn (Sr.)
J.C. Rowland (Sr.)
Richard Cotton (Sr.)
Garrett Chapman (Jr.)
Payton Gilmore (Jr.)
Grey Strait (Sr.)
Randall Nowlin (Sr.)
Darvion Deas (Sr.)
Zack Shields (Sr.)
Alex Spence (So.)
Garrett Chapman (Jr.)
OR Zack Shields (Sr.)
BOTTOM LINE
Injuries and close losses were the key
themes in the Knights’ season last year.
West was missing several starters throughout the year and lost three of its six games
by a total of 16 points.
“When we were healthy, we were pretty
good, and when we weren’t we were pretty
bad,” West coach Trey Woodberry said. “We
think if we stay healthy we can be pretty
good.”
The Knights return several key starters,
especially on defense, led by Pee Dee sack
leader Dwayne Gunn.
One of the biggest question marks will be
on the offensive line, where only one starter
returns.
“If the offensive line could come together
and carry us I think we can be pretty good
there,” Woodberry said.
KEY LOSSES
WR John Israel, WR Jaquez Legette, LB
Shantre’ McCoy
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PROJECTED STARTERS
WR
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
WR
WR
QB
RB
RB
K
KR
LE
LT
RT
RE
LB
LB
LB
CB
SS
FS
CB
P
PR
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L
Sept. 23 at W.W. King (11-3)
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WEST FLORENCE
Pick
◆
Offense
Brandon K. King (Sr., 5-11/170)
Justin Evans (Jr., 6-6/280)
Natron Cusack (Jr., 5-9/225)
Nick Davis (Jr., 5-11/245)
Trez Mixon (Sr., 6-0/300)
Brandon C. King (Sr., 6-1/330)
Tony Planter (Sr., 5-10/165)
Braxton Ivery (Sr., 5-9/165) OR
Raekwon McCall (Soph., 5-10/145)
Braxton Ivery
OR Raekwon McCall
Devin Borden (Jr., 5-10/180)
Devonta’ Baccus (Jr., 5-9/180)
Matt Josey (Jr., 5-10/150)
Defense
Jerrell Timmons (Jr., 6-0/265)
Trevon Moye (Jr., 6-1/245)
Natron Cusack (Jr., 5-9/225)
Trevor Sumter (Sr., 6-2/195)
Devonta’ Baccus (Jr., 5-9/180)
Errion Timmons (Jr., 5-10/180)
Julian Ford (So., 6-2/195)
Tony Planter (Sr., 5-10/165)
Elijah Simon (Jr., 5-10/145)
Braxton Ivery (Sr., 5-9/165)
Matt Josey (Jr., 5-10/150)
BOTTOM LINE
Hard to believe, but the once Pee Dee power
Tigers haven’t had a winning season since
2007. With a big offensive line and experience on its roster, though, Wilson appears
poised to get above .500 – and maybe more
– this season.
“Be prepared. Play hard,” Page said. “Control the things that we can control. Don’t
worry about those things that we can’t
control.”
The Associated Press
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — High
school football players across
Illinois began two-a-day preseason practices this week but
with new NFL rules that bar the
football tradition, some coaches are questioning the need for
them.
The NFL’s new collective bargaining deal eliminates two-adays. And the NCAA bars teams
from practicing more than once
on consecutive days.
Coaches like Dusty Burk at
University High School in Normal say they don’t really need to
practice twice a day any more.
“It used to be you had twoa-days because you didn’t do
much in the summer and you
had to get guys back in shape,”
Burk told The Pantagraph newspaper (http://bit.ly/qsTkZA ) in
Bloomington. “Now with all of
these contact days in the summer, I’m not sure two-a-days
are as necessary.”
State rules allow players up to
25 practice days in the summer
See COACHES, Page 24
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PREP FOOTBALL 2011
MORNING NEWS
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WEEK BY WEEK SCHEDULE
All games at 7:30 p.m. unless
otherwise noted
Aug. 19
Blythewood at South Florence
Carolina Forest at Socastee
Conway at North Myrtle Beach
Dillon at Cheraw
Hannah-Pamplico at Hemingway
Hartsville at Hanahan
Johnsonville at Andrews
Lake View at Aynor
Latta at Waccamaw
Loris at St. James
Mullins at Georgetown
Timberland at Carvers Bay
West Columbus at Green-Sea Floyds
Laurence Manning at First Baptist
Dillon Christian at Pee Dee Academy
Williamsburg Academy at Colleton
Prep
St. John’s Christian at Carolina
Academy
Trinity Collegiate at James Island
Christian
Aug. 20
Marlboro County at Calhoun County
Hendersonville at The King’s
Academy
Aug. 25
South Carolina School for Blind &
Deaf at The King’s Academy
Aug. 26
Andrews at Mullins
Aynor at Creek Bridge
Blacksburg at McBee
Burke at Marion
C.E. Murray at Cross
Carolina Forest at Myrtle Beach
Carvers Bay at Georgetown
Cheraw at Marlboro County
Dillon at Lake View
East Clarendon at Latta
Hannah-Pamplico at Johnsonville
Kingstree at Hemingway
Lake City at Lee Central
Lamar at Hartsville
North Central at Green Sea-Floyds
North Myrtle Beach at Loris
Scott’s Branch at Manning
Summerville at Conway
Timmonsville at Chesterfield
West Brunswick (N.C.) at Socastee
West Florence at South Florence
Waccamaw at St. James
Robert E. Lee at Laurence Manning
The Byrnes Schools at Florence
Christian
Pee Dee Academy at Richard Winn
Williamsburg Academy at Carolina
Academy
Dillon Christian at Dorchester
Beaufort Academy at Trinity Collegiate
Aug. 27
Darlington at Wilson
Sept. 1
Camden at West Florence
Sept. 2
Georgetown at Andrews
Green Sea-Floyds at Aynor
C.E. Murray at Kingstree
St. James at Carolina Forest
Carvers Bay at Waccamaw
Chesterfield at Cheraw
Conway at Wando
Creek Bridge at Hannah-Pamplico
Dillon at Latta
Lake City at Darlington
Johnsonville at East Clarendon
Green Sea-Floyds at Aynor
Lee Central at Hartsville
Lake View at Dillon Christian
Lamar at Timmonsville
South Columbus at Loris
Manning at Marion
Scotland County (N.C.) at Marlboro
County
Buford at McBee
Q-Foundation at Mullins
Myrtle Beach at Byrnes
North Myrtle Beach at West Brunswick (N.C.)
Socastee at Ashley Bridge
South Florence at Wilson
Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning
Hilton Head Christian at Florence
Christian
Thomas Sumter at Pee Dee Academy
Richard Winn at Robert E. Lee
St. Paul at Williamsburg Academy
Carolina Academy at The Byrnes
Schools
Faith Christian at Trinity Collegiate
Sept. 9
Andrews at Carvers Bay
Aynor at Johnsonville
Hemingway at C.E. Murray
Carolina Forest at Battery Creek
Marion at Cheraw
Socastee at Conway
Cross at Creek Bridge
Darlington at Lamar
Wilson at Dillon
East Clarendon at Lakewood
Loris at Green Sea-Floyds
Waccamaw at Hannah-Pamplico
Hartsville at Airport
Woodland at Kingstree
South Florence at Lake City
Lake View at Fairmont (N.C.)
Latta at Blacksburg
McBee at Lee Central
Manning at Crestwood
Mullins at Timmonsville
Myrtle Beach at West Florence
South Brunswick (N.C.) at North
Myrtle Beach
Laurence Manning at Pinewood Prep
Florence Christian at Hammond
Coaches
From Page 23
now.
Extreme heat in parts of the
country has some high schools,
including some in droughtparched, football-crazy Texas,
skipping two-a-days this year
for one workout very early in the
morning.
In Arkansas, a 15-year-old high
school player died after a night
practice this week held in 93degree heat and high humidity
— the heat index was 110. Officials aren’t yet sure, though, if
Pee Dee Academy at Dorchester
Dillon Christian at Robert E. Lee
Williamsburg Academy at The Byrnes
Schools
Carolina Academy at Richard Winn
Coastal Christian at The King’s
Academy
Sept. 15
Darlington at West Florence
Sept. 16
Andrews at C.E. Murray
Hilton Head Prep at Aynor
Kingstree at Carolina Forest
Carvers Bay at Latta
Scott’s Branch at Chesterfield
Conway at Marlboro County
Johnsonville at Creek Bridge
Camden Military at East Clarendon
Georgetown at Waccamaw
Green Sea-Floyds at Lake View
Hemingway at St. James
Lake City at Socastee
Marion at Lamar
Lee Central at Lakewood
Berkeley at Manning
McBee at Indian Land
South Florence at Myrtle Beach
Timmonsville at Wilson
Laurence Manning at Augusta
Christian
Northwood at Florence Christian
Pee Dee Academy at Holly Hill
Robert E. Lee at The Byrnes Schools
Williamsburg Academy at Dillon
Christian
Dorchester at Carolina Academy
Trinity Collegiate at Laurens
Academy
Oak Level Baptist at The King’s
Academy
Sept. 23
C.E. Murray at Timberland
North Myrtle Beach at Carolina
Forest
Hemingway at Carvers Bay
Hartsville at Cheraw
Central at Chesterfield
Myrtle Beach at Conway
Creek Bridge at Mullins
South Florence at Darlington
Marlboro County at Dillon
East Clarendon at Lee Central
Georgetown at Kingstree
Latta at Green Sea-Floyds
Loris at Hannah-Pamplico
Lake View at Johnsonville
Crestwood at Lake City
Lamar at St. John’s
Lakewood at Manning
Timmonsville at Marion
Camden Military at McBee
St. James at Scott’s Branch
Wilson at West Florence
Cardinal Newman at Laurence
Manning
heat was the cause of death.
Though most of Illinois is experiencing moderate temperatures
this week, heat can be a factor
in Illinois this time of year and
something coaches have to consider, Bobby Moews at Catholic
Central in Bloomington said.
“Coaches just have to be — and
I’m sure they’re all aware of it
— cautious with their kids,” he
said.
But Moews says he needs twoa-days to get his team ready.
“We just don’t have enough
practice days,” to get ready for
the Aug. 26 start of the season,
he said.
Florence Christian at Dillon Christian
The Byrnes Schools at Pee Dee
Academy
Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg
Academy
Carolina Academy at Calhoun Falls
Trinity Collegiate at W.W. King
Augusta Home School at The King’s
Academy
Sept. 30
Andrews at Timberland
Aynor at Dillon
C.E. Murray at Lamar
Lake View at Carvers Bay
Cheraw at Lee Central
Chesterfield at North Central
Creek Bridge at Hemingway
Marlboro County at Darlington
East Clarendon at Scott’s Branch
Georgetown at St. James
Johnsonville at Green Sea-Floyds
Hannah-Pamplico at Timmonsville
Hartsville at Lakewood
Kingstree at Manning
Bishop England at Lake City
Loris at Marion
McBee at Lewisville
Mullins at Waccamaw
Wilson at Myrtle Beach
Socastee at North Myrtle Beach
West Florence at Aiken
Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning
Florence Christian at Calhoun
Academy
Carolina Academy at Pee Dee
Academy
Thomas Heyward at Robert E. Lee
First Baptist at Williamsburg
Academy
St. John’s Christian at The Byrnes
Schools
Dillon Christian at Holly Hill
Greenwood Christian at Trinity
Collegiate
Fountain Inn at The King’s Academy
Oct. 6
St. James at Wilson
Oct. 7
Lake City at Andrews
Marion at Aynor
Hannah-Pamplico at C.E. Murray
Lugoff-Elgin at Carolina Forest
Green Sea-Floyds at Carvers Bay
Indian Land at Cheraw
Lewisville at Chesterfield
West Florence at Conway
Creek Bridge at Lake View
Darlington at Lakewood
Dillon at Mullins
East Clarendon at Timmonsville
North Myrtle Beach at Georgetown
Camden at Hartsville
Hemingway at Latta
Kingstree at Bishop England
Scott’s Branch at Lamar
Lee Central at Central
Waccamaw at Loris
Manning at Timberland
Marlboro County at Crestwood
C.A. Johnson at McBee
Myrtle Beach at Socastee
Sumter at South Florence
Laurence Manning at Hammond
Robert E. Lee at Florence Christian
Pee Dee Academy at Calhoun
Academy
Williamsburg Academy at Thomas
Sumter
The Byrnes Schools at Holly Hill
Richard Winn at Dillon Christian
Jefferson Davis at Trinity Collegiate
The King’s Academy at Cathedral
Academy
Oct. 13
Carolina Forest at South Florence
Oct. 14
Andrews at Kingstree
Waccamaw at Aynor
C.E. Murray at East Clarendon
Andrew Jackson at Cheraw
C.A. Johnson at Chesterfield
Conway at Lugoff-Elgin
Green Sea-Floyds at Creek Bridge
Camden at Darlington
Dillon at Marion
Socastee at Georgetown
Lamar at Hannah-Pamplico
Hartsville at Crestwood
Johnsonville at Hemingway
Timberland at Lake City
Latta at Lake View
Lee Central at Buford
Loris at Mullins
Manning at Bishop England
Lakewood at Marlboro County
Great Falls at McBee
St. James at Myrtle Beach
Wilson at North Myrtle Beach
Timmonsville at Scott’s Branch
Sumter at West Florence
Laurence Manning at Ben Lippen
Florence Christian at Pee Dee
Academy
Thomas Sumter at Robert E. Lee
Calhoun at Williamsburg Academy
Dorchester at The Byrnes Schools
Dillon Christian at Carolina Academy
Trinity Collegiate at Clarendon Hall
Abundant Life at The King’s Academy
Oct. 21
Manning at Andrews
Aynor at Mullins
Timmonsville at C.E. Murray
Carolina Forest at Sumter
Carvers Bay at Creek Bridge
Cheraw at Buford
Chesterfield at Great Falls
South Florence at Conway
Crestwood at Darlington
Loris at Dillon
Lamar at East Clarendon
Georgetown at Myrtle Beach
Hemingway at Green Sea-Floyds
Scott’s Branch at Hannah-Pamplico
Marlboro County at Hartsville
Kingstree at Lake City
Latta at Johnsonville
Indian Land at Lee Central
Marion at Waccamaw
McBee at North Central
North Myrtle Beach at St. James
Socastee at Wilson
West Florence at Lugoff-Elgin
Porter Gaud at Laurence Manning
Williamsburg at Florence Christian
Robert E. Lee at Pee Dee Academy
The Byrnes Schools at Richard Winn
Charleston Collegiate at Carolina
Academy
Dillon Christian at St. John’s Christian
Wardlaw at Trinity Collegiate
Oct. 22
North Prep Carolina at The King’s
Academy
Oct. 28
Bishop England at Andrews
Aynor at Loris
Scott’s Branch at C.E. Murray
West Florence at Carolina Forest
Carvers Bay at Johnsonville
Cheraw at Central
Chesterfield at McBee
Conway at Sumter
Creek Bridge at Latta
Darlington at Hartsville
Waccamaw at Dillon
Hannah-Pamplico at East Clarendon
Wilson at Georgetown
Lake View at Hemingway
Carvers Bay at Johnsonville
Timberland at Kingstree
Lake City at Manning
Timmonsville at Lamar
Lee Central at Andrew Jackson
Mullins at Marion
Camden at Marlboro County
Myrtle Beach at North Myrtle Beach
St. James at Socastee
Lugoff-Elgin at South Florence
Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall
Florence Christian at Thomas Sumter
Robert E. Lee at Calhoun Academy
Pee Dee Academy at Williamsburg
Academy
The Byrnes Schools at Dillon
Christian
Carolina Academy at Holly Hill
Trinity Collegiate at The King’s
Academy
Nov. 4
Carolina Forest at Conway
South Florence at West Florence
NEW HEAD
COACH
M
arion High
School’s new
head coach
Don Cribb is right in the
middle of drills on Aug. 3
at Marion High School.
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