Class AAA Playoff Notebook (Nov. 6)

Each of the classification’s top eight seeds held serve the first night of the postseason, with Lowcountry powerhouse Myrtle Beach looking the most impressive.
Welcoming back star quarterback Everett Golson, who was sidelined much of the season with foot and hand injuries, the senior accounted for seven touchdowns in the Seahawks’ rout of Brookland-Cayce, 70-0.
Golson went 13 for 21 for 281 yards before calling it a night at halftime.
Things this year haven’t necessarily gone the way D.W. Daniel head coach Randy Robinson and his team had hoped this season, but the coach constantly stressed to his team last week anything can happen during the postseason.
His Lions proved this to be true Friday night, ousting defending Class AAA champion Clinton in overtime 21-14. Lined up in the Wildcat formation, Daniel’s C.J. Davidson scampered into the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown in the extra period's first possession.
The Red Devils were unable to answer back, thus ending their reign as state champions. Daniel will travel to the Upper State’s top ranked team, South Pointe, on Friday.
Another surprise in the Upper State bracket was Chester’s defeat of Wade Hampton (Greenville), the Cyclones coming back from double digits in the second half to advance, 33-28.
In the Lower State, Berkeley survived a slugfest at Camden, 36-28. The Stags took the lead with just over five minutes to go in the contest on a Tevin Bradshaw 3-yard run to pay dirt.
Bradshaw would add another touchdown, giving the game its final margin. He wound up with 135 yards on the night.

Other scores from the opening round of the Class AAA playoffs:
Upper State
South Pointe 49, Eastside 6
Clinton 21, Daniel 14 (OT)
Greenville 26, Fort Mill 23
Seneca 35, Chapin 14
Union County 42, Pickens 16
Fairfield Central 38, Berea 16
Belton-Honea Path 42, Greer 10
Chester 33, Wade Hampton (G) 28

Upper State quarterfinals (Nov. 12)
Daniel at South Pointe
Seneca at Greenville
Fairfield Central at Union County
Chester at Belton-Honea Path

Lower State
Hartsville 63, Hilton Head Island 9
Airport 42, Socastee 40
Bluffton 24, Lakewood 21
A.C. Flora 52, Wilson 30
Midland Valley 21, St. James 0
Berkeley 36, Camden 28
Myrtle Beach 70, Brookland-Cayce 0
Cane Bay 28, Marlboro County 27

Lower State quarterfinals (Nov. 12)
Airport at Hartsville
A.C. Flora at Bluffton
Berkeley at Midland Valley
Cane Bay at Myrtle Beach