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November 23, 2007

Braves going back to Columbia

Chilly temperatures at Meiklejohn Stadium on Friday night sent both Cheraw?s and Central?s offenses into a deep freeze for much of the game. Luckily for Cheraw, the Braves had Travis Small.

For four weeks, the Wilson Tigers have capitalized on opponents? mistakes and seemingly willed themselves into the Class 3A lower state championship Friday against Crestwood. And with one Crestwood mistake and one last test of will, the Tigers now find themselves with one final destination: Columbia.

November 22, 2007

Carvers Bay front-loaded on defense

Most Class A teams are not known for their passing games. In the Division I state championship game rematch today, however, the Carvers Bay Bears will face a high-octane offense from Chesterfield.

November 21, 2007

Chesterfield-Carvers Bay stats, players to watch

Running backs key Bears, Rams

Friday?s Class A Division I state title game will be a showcase for not only the top two teams in the state, but two of the top running backs. Carvers Bay?s Johnathan Holmes and Chesterfield?s Simpson Miller have each had stellar seasons, and each has taken a different road to success. Miller has been the Rams? go-to running back in each of their two upper state championship seasons. While the Rams throw the ball a lot for a Class A team, the star tailback has provided them with a balanced attack.

Chesterfield takes long road back

Often the hardest things to live up to are other people?s expectations. The Chesterfield Rams know this better than anyone. After a state title appearance in 2006, the Rams came out of the gates strong with a 3-0 start, including a win against defending Class 2A champion Cheraw.

Wilson living life on road

Most teams would rather play at home. The Wilson Tigers, however, have road trips down to such a science, this week?s jaunt won?t seem like much. Wilson travels to Crestwood on Friday for the Class 3A lower state championship game coming off three straight road playoff wins ? all of which were played farther away from Florence than Sumter.

Braves like home cookin’

Central coach Joey Mangum knows all about his team?s next opponent. And he?s not calling that an advantage. That?s because the Eagles must travel to region and county rival Cheraw, home of the defending Class 2A state champion Braves, for Friday?s lower state championship game. Cheraw has won the teams? last four meetings, including 17-0 on Oct. 19, and the last three 2A lower state titles.

November 19, 2007

Familiar foes to meet for state title

For the second year in a row, the Class A state championship games come to Orangeburg. And for the second year in a row, the Carvers Bay Bears are vying for the Division I title.

November 17, 2007

Bears defang Silver Foxes 41 - 7

Carvers Bay vies with Chesterfield Friday for state championship

A salute to the area’s prep football programs

The few players that stood out this season is just a small scale of the talented athletes any coach would love to have. A standing ovation goes out to all the participants that wore a uniform, from varsity to small fry. It’s too easy to come up with a team that could crack the top of the prep football polls, but it’s difficult trimming down a roster for the field.

November 16, 2007

Braves defend home turf

With two perennial powerhouses on the field in Dillon and Cheraw, Friday?s third-round Class 2A playoff game at Meiklejohn Field left no room for error. The Braves kept their mistakes to a minimum and forced the Wildcats into more than a few of their own.

Wilson returns lower state final

The Wilson Tigers have never played for a state championship in football. But for the second straight year, they?ve earned a shot at reaching the elusive title game. On Friday night, Wilson knocked off Strom Thurmond 21-14 for a berth in next week?s Class 3A lower state championship at Crestwood.

Hawks oust Wild Gators

Bears going back to Orangeburg

No miracle finish was needed for Carvers Bay to reach the Class A Division I state championship game this year.

November 15, 2007

Silver Foxes get rematch with Bears

It was a play that will live on in Carvers Bay football lore ? and one that will live in infamy for the Lamar Silver Foxes. Michael Linnen?s 73-yard touchdown pass to Cleveland Britton with 1:31 left proved to be the difference in last year?s Class A Division I lower state title game at Donald R. Poole Stadium.

November 14, 2007

Playoff capsules: Streaks on line in Cheraw

The Dillon Wildcats and Cheraw Braves are looking to continue a pair of streaks when they meet in the third round of the Class 2A playoffs Friday.

Two Pee Dee Academy players headed for All-Star game

Four years ago, Pee Dee Academy's football team was coming off of a winless year and was in need of help.

November 13, 2007

Bears squeeze out win

November 12, 2007

Silver Foxes scamper over Tigers

Lamar 29, Hemingway 12

November 09, 2007

Silver Foxes win on wild night

And there wasn?t even a full moon outside. Lamar?s second-round Class A playoff matchup against Hemingway on Friday night had everything from an inexplicable 15-minute delay to figure out a call by the officials to the sprinkler system at Donald R. Poole Stadium activating during a play.

Hartsville gets payback over Tigers

No second-half comebacks this time. After a heart-wrenching loss to Conway three weeks ago, the Hartsville Red Foxes earned a little redemption Friday in the first round of the Class 4A Division II playoffs. Hartsville rushed for 264 yards, held the ball for most of the second half and kept Conway?s offense off balance for a 28-21 win in ?The Backyard.?

Dillon wins in double overtime

Dionte Hargrove scored on a 3-yard run in the second overtime to lift Dillon to a 41-38 win over Hanahan on Friday night in the second round of the Class 2A high school football playoffs. A back-and-forth first three quarters and a scoreless fourth set up the extra periods.

November 08, 2007