How did the ranked teams fare? (Week 5) - S.C. Prep Football Writer's Poll

Gaffney football players take the field amid the smoke prepared for battle during a recent game.

The S.C. Prep Writers’ Poll is compiled by The State with voting by Justin Jarrett-Beaufort, Gazette/Island Packet, Bob Castello, Greenville News; Barry Byers, Rock Hill Herald; Kevin Melton, Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Shane Bowen, Myrtle Beach Sun News; and Akilah Nelson, The State.

Class AAAA
1. Dorman (5-0) -- def. Riverside, 34-7; NEXT: at Hillcrest
2. Northwestern (5-0) -- def. Nation Ford, 45-35; NEXT: at North Augusta
3. Goose Creek (5-0) -- def. Fort Dorchester 42-28; NEXT: vs. Stratford
4. Summerville (4-1) -- def. Stratford 41-27; NEXT: vs. West Ashley
5. North Augusta (5-0) -- def. Evans (Ga.) 23-10; NEXT vs. Northwestern
6. Greenwood (4-1) -- def. Wren 59-21; NEXT vs. Easley
7. Gaffney (4-2) -- def. Greenville 33-31; NEXT: vs. Clover (Oct. 8)
8. Clover (6-0) -- def. Fort Walton Beach (Fla.) 23-10; NEXT: at Gaffney (Oct.8)
9. Byrnes (3-2) -- def. T.L. Hanna 40-18; NEXT: at Mauldin
T10. Irmo (4-1) -- def. Aiken 35-23; NEXT: vs. Ridge View (Oct. 8)
T10. Richland Northeast (4-1) -- lost to Orangeburg-Wilkinson 48-34; NEXT: at Sumter

Class AAA
1. South Pointe (4-1) -- def. Spartanburg 14-13 (OT); NEXT: vs. Fort Mill
2. Myrtle Beach (4-1) -- def. Conway 29-19; NEXT: at Wilson
3. Clinton (4-1) -- lost to Belton Honea Path 18-17; NEXT: at Chapin
4. Fairfield Central (5-0) -- def. Dreher 63-0; NEXT: vs. Nation Ford
5. Greenville (4-1) -- lost to Gaffney 33-31; NEXT: vs. Nation Ford
6. Belton Honea Path (5-0) -- def. Clinton 18-17; NEXT: at West-Oak
7. Marlboro County (3-2) -- lost to Dillon 27-6; NEXT: vs. Darlington
8. Camden (5-0) -- def. Andrew Jackson 33-14; NEXT: at Crestwood
9. Berkeley (3-2) -- def. Hanahan 40-20; NEXT: vs. Hilton Head
10. Pickens (4-1) -- lost to Berea 20-13; NEXT: vs. Seneca

Class AA
1. Dillon (5-0) -- def. Marlboro County 27-6; NEXT: at Aynor
2. Central (Pageland) (5-0) -- def. Chesterfield 54-28; NEXT: vs. Buford
3. Timberland (5-0) -- def. C.E. Murray 21-6; NEXT: at Andrews
4. Strom Thurmond (4-1) -- lost to Silver Bluff 24-21; NEXT: at Columbia (Sept. 30)
5. Manning (4-1) -- def. Lakewood 34-21; NEXT: at Kingstree
6. Lake City (4-1) -- def. Crestwood 35-0; NEXT: at Bishop England
7. Mid-Carolina (5-0) -- def. Chapin 35-0; NEXT: at Broome
8. Silver Bluff (4-1) -- def. Strom Thurmond 24-21; NEXT: vs. Swansea
9. Columbia (3-2) -- lost to Wade Hampton (G) 50-37; NEXT: vs. Strom Thurmond (Sept. 30)
10. Palmetto (4-1) -- def. Ware Shoals 21-14; NEXT: at Carolina

Class A
1. Lamar (5-0) -- def. St. John’s 36-6; NEXT: at Scott’s Branch
2. Williston-Elko (4-1) -- def. North 48-0; NEXT: at Denmark-Olar
3. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (5-0) -- def. Bethune-Bowman 50-6; NEXT: at Estill
4. Calhoun County (5-1) -- def. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 48-6; NEXT: at Fox Creek
5. Abbeville (4-1) -- Bye; NEXT: at Ware Shoals
6. Hemingway (5-0) -- def. Carvers Bay 12-0; NEXT: at Creek Bridge
7. Scott's Branch (3-2) -- def. St. James 62-28; NEXT: at East Clarendon
8. Christ Church (5-0) -- def. Carolina 35-30; NEXT: vs. Southside Christian
9. Chesterfield (2-3) -- lost to Central 54-28; NEXT: vs. North Central
T10. Allendale-Fairfax (3-1) -- def. Whale Branch 34-22; NEXT: at Branchville
T10. Johnsonville (5-1) -- def. Lake View 28-19; NEXT: vs. Green Sea Floyds

Palmetto State Roundup- Week 5 scores

A.C. Flora 17, Saluda 15
Academic Magnet 54, Military Magnet 50
Airport 23, South Aiken 14
Allendale-Fairfax 34, Whale Branch 22
Ashley Ridge 28, James Island 21
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 50, Bethune-Bowman 6
Batesburg-Leesville 28, Brookland-Cayce 3
Beaufort 34, West Ashley 0
Belton-Honea Path 18, Clinton 17
Berea 20, Pickens 13
Berkeley 40, Hanahan 20
Bishop England 37, N. Charleston 0
Blacksburg 35, So. Christian 14
Blue Ridge 28, Travelers Rest 9
Boiling Springs 35, Mauldin 14
Byrnes 40, Hanna 18
Calhoun County 48, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 6
Calhoun Falls Charter 44, Carolina Acad. 12
Camden 33, Andrew Jackson 14
Camden Military 22, McBee 21
Central 54, Chesterfield 28
Chesnee 45, Chapman 42
Christ Church 35, Carolina 30
Clover 36, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. 35
Daniel 26, Pendleton 7
Dillon 27, Marlboro County 6
Dixie 47, Whitmire 18
Dorman 34, Riverside 7
Dutch Fork 49, Lexington 43
Easley 28, Westside 7
Emerald 46, McCormick 8
Fairfield Central 63, Dreher 0
Fort Mill 41, Broome 35
Fox Creek 14, Denmark-Olar 0
Gaffney 33, Greenville 31
Garrett 12, Burke 6
Georgetown 28, Kingstree 19
Goose Creek 42, Fort Dorchester 28
Great Falls 27, Buford 0
Green Sea-Floyds 35, Latta 8
Greenwood 59, Wren 21
Hammond 28, Ben Lippen 14
Hardeeville 28, Estill 24
Hartsville 29, Cheraw 7
Heathwood 26, St. Joseph’s 14
Hemingway 12, Carvers Bay 0
Indian Land 49, North Central 7
Irmo 35, Aiken 23
J L Mann 21, Hillcrest 14
Johnsonville 28, Lake View 14
Lake City 35, Crestwood 0
Lake Marion 14, Cross 7
Lamar 36, St. John’s 6
Landrum 56, Liberty 14
Laurens 51, Woodmont 14
Lee Central 61, East Clarendon 27
Loris 55, Hannah-Pamplico 0
Manning 34, Lakewood 21
Marion 20, Timmonsville 16
Mid-Carolina 38, Chapin 0
Midland Valley 19, Barnwell 6
Mullins 38, Creek Bridge 20
Myrtle Beach 29, Conway 19
Ninety Six 7, Newberry 0
North Augusta 23, Evans, Ga. 10
N. Myrtle Beach 28, Carolina Forest 9
Northwestern 45, Nation Ford 35
O-Wilkinson 48, Richland Northeast 34
Palmetto 21, Ware Shoals 14
Ridge View 17, Lancaster 14, OT
Ridgeland 41, Branchville 7
Rock Hill 29, Blythewood 7
Scott’s Branch 62, St. James 28
Seneca 41, Seneca 0
Silver Bluff 24, Strom Thurmond 21
South Pointe 14, Spartanburg 13, OT
Summerville 41, Stratford 27
Sumter 42, Keenan 6
Swansea 19, Gilbert 12
Timberland 21, C.E. Murray 6
Union County 35, Woodruff 30
W.W. King 39, Trinity Collegiate 6
Wade Hampton (G) 50, Columbia 37
Wade Hampton (H) 64, Battery Creek 6
Wagener-Salley 26, RS-Monetta 19
Wando 42, Colleton County 3
West Florence 17, Wilson 14
West-Oak 37, Crescent 0
White Knoll 27, Lugoff-Elgin 3
Williston-Elko 48, North 0
Woodland 26, Cane Bay 17
York 49, Lewisville 0

Fab Five Games in the Palmetto State — Week 5

Photo by Joe L. Hughes II

Greenwood hopes to spring to an early lead in Region I-4A all while exacting a measure of revenge tonight in its contest vs. Wren.

1. Wren (3-1) at Greenwood (3-1): Wren ambushed the region rival Greenwood last season in Piedmont, scoring 28 unanswered points en route to a win and eventually a region crown. The Eagles are seeking revenge for that matchup, welcoming the Golden Hurricanes in for an early Region I —4A contest.
Wren's offense has put up big numbers in 2010, not being held under 20 points once thus far. However, Greenwood's defense is not to shabby it's self, allowing only defending Class 4A champion Dorman into double digits.
PREDICTION: Greenwood 28, Wren 21

2. Greenville (4-0) at Gaffney (3-2): It seemed Gaffney received quite the shot in the arm last week with a win over rival Byrnes, erasing three years of bad memories in the process. But there is no rest for the weary, as the undefeated Red Raiders visit The Reservation looking to continue its winning ways.
The past several games in this series have been quite thrilling, particularly last season's contest in which the Indians pulled out a 39-35 victory in the game's final moments. With both teams averaging more than 20 points per game, points could come in bunches as a result of these two potent offenses.
PREDICTION: Gaffney 35, Greenville 24

3. Irmo (3-1) at Aiken (3-1): No matter how balanced offensively head coach Bob Hanna wants his band of Yellow Jackets to be, the running game remains the team's bread and butter. Irmo running back Dawan Scott looks to be a shoe-in to pass the 1,000 yard plateau against the Green Hornets, with his Yellow Jackets having yet to be held under 28 points this year.
Aiken's first test against a quality opponent did not go well last week, being held to 14 points by a stingy Richland Northeast defense. It will have to tighten up soon if it wants any chance of winning against its region rival.
PREDICTION: Irmo 31, Aiken 14

4. Dillon (4-0) at Marlboro County (3-1): Dillon has been dominant this season, outscoring opponents 148-14 up to this point in 2010. It will attempt to keep the streak going all while trying to end another Friday night, taking on Marlboro County, winners of two of the last three games in the series.
The Bulldogs found themselves in the proverbial trap last week, receiving a thorough beating at the hands of Conway, 28-7. They will do their best to atone for the loss against the Wildcats, the defending Class 2A champions.
PREDICTION: Marlboro County 21, Dillon 18

5. Chesterfield (2-2) at Central (4-0): If one were to select a pound-for-pound best team in South Carolina, it would be hard to choose a team other than Central. The undefeated Eagles, in some polls regarded as the top team in Class 2A, already has an impressive win to its credit, defeating Class 3A power Chester 36-28.
Rival Chesterfield this week makes the trip to Pageland, losers of two straight yet winners of three of the past four games in the series. The game should definitely be a contrast in styles, with former University of South Carolina quarterback and current Golden Rams head coach Steve Taneyhill liking to move the ball through the air, while Central prefers to grinding yards out on the ground.
PREDICTION: Central 27, Chesterfield 10

Week 4- Several players put up HUGE numbers

Photo by Scott Powell/ The Gaffney Ledger

Blacksburg's Chase Hames followed up a 364 yard effort with another performance Wildcats fans will not soon forget.

Week 4 was one for the books as several players around the Palmetto State put up big numbers. Here are just a few of whom stuffed the stat sheet on the gridiron:

Chase Hames, Blacksburg: If the run is working, there’s no need to change what you’re doing.
Blacksburg coach Mickey Moss definitely has done that the past two weeks, his gameplan solely built on the strong running of Hames, who rushed for 437 yards and five touchdowns in the Wildcats’ 41-27 victory over Liberty. He also was the recipient of a touchdown pass.
It was the senior running back’s second consecutive standout performance, running for 364 yards and seven touchdowns the previous week.

Dawan Scott, Irmo: Few schools in South Carolina lean on the run like the Yellow Jackets, and this year is no different.
The latest running back to prosper in head coach Bob Hanna’s system is Dawan Scott, now 20 yards from the 1,000 yard mark following a 295 yard performance in Irmo’s 45-28 victory over Lexington.
Scott scored on runs of 70, 67 and 26 yards in the win, the Yellow Jackets’ 11th straight win the “Battle of the Dam.”

DeEdward Burris, Gaffney: Has Gaffney lost a bit of its swagger?
Burris did his best to silence pundits, going 24 for 37 for 215 yards and three touchdowns in the Indians’ 26-16 win over hated Byrnes. The senior also added 65 yards and a score on the ground in the win, Gaffney first over the Rebels since 2006.

Dayton Ayers, Chapman: The Panthers did not have enough to keep up with Woodruff last Friday, but it wasn’t because of Ayers, who caught seven passes for 224 yards and touchdowns passes of 61 and 59 yards in his team‘s 64-40 loss.

Nick Rodgers, Dorman: Defense led the Cavaliers all the way to a state crown last year. Rodgers’ head coach undoubtedly was proud of his effort vs. T.L. Hanna last Friday, racking up 16 tackles, including one for a loss in Dorman’s 31-14 win.

Randon Sandifer, Bamberg-Ehrhardt: Sandifer needed each of his 387 passing yards and three touchdowns last Friday, which proved to be just enough for the Red Raiders to pull out a 35-33 win over Ridgeland.

Justin Worley, Northwestern: Worley continues to put up big numbers in the Trojans’ “Air Raid” offense, going 29-of-39 for 365 yards in their 36-24 win over Blythewood. The Tennessee commit connected with six different receivers and threw for five touchdowns in the contest.

S.C. Prep Football- Week 5 Schedule

Games at 7:30 p.m unless noted

Thursday’s Games

Darlington at South Florence

Eastside at Greer

Friday’s Games

Allendale-Fairfax at Whale Branch

Battery Creek at Wade Hampton (H)

Beaufort at West Ashley

Belton-Honea Path at Clinton

Berkeley at Hanahan

Bethune-Bowman at Bamberg-Ehrhardt

Bishop England at North Charleston

Blacksburg at Southside Christian

Boiling Springs at Mauldin

Brookland Cayce at Batesburg-Leesville

Broome at Fort Mill

Buford at Great Falls

Burke at Garrett

Camden at Andrew Jackson, 8 p.m.

Camden Military at McBee

Cane Bay at Woodland

Carolina Forest at North Myrtle Beach

Carvers Bay at Hemingway

Chapin at Mid-Carolina

Cheraw at Hartsville

Chesnee at Chapman

Chesterfield at Central

Colleton County at Wando

Conway at Myrtle Beach

Cross at Lake Marion

Daniel at Pendleton

Denmark-Olar at Fox Creek

Dillon at Marlboro County

Dixie at Whitmire

Dreher at Fairfield Central, 8 p.m.

Estill at Hardeeville

Gilbert at Swansea

Goose Creek at Fort Dorchester

Green Sea-Floyds at Latta

Greenville at Gaffney

Greenwood at Wren

Hanna at Byrnes

Hannah-Pamplico at Loris

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler at Calhoun County

Indian Land at North Central

Irmo at Aiken, 8 p.m.

J L Mann at Hillcrest

James Island at Ashley Ridge

Johnsonville at Lake View

Keenan at Sumter

Kingstree at Georgetown

Lake City at Crestwood

Landrum at Liberty

Lee Central at East Clarendon

Lexington at Dutch Fork

Lugoff-Elgin at White Knoll

Manning at Lakewood

Marion at Timmonsville, 6 p.m.

McCormick at Emerald

Midland Valley at Barnwell

Mullins at Creek Bridge

Ninety Six at Newberry

Northwestern at Nation Ford

Orangeburg Wilkinson at Richland Northeast

Ridge Spring-Monetta at Wagener-Salley

Ridge View at Lancaster

Ridgeland at Branchville

Riverside at Dorman

Rock Hill at Blythewood

Saluda at A.C. Flora

Scott's Branch at St. James

South Aiken at Airport

South Pointe at Spartanburg

Southside at Seneca

St. John's at Lamar

Strom Thurmond at Silver Bluff

Summerville at Stratford

Timberland at C.E. Murray

Travelers Rest at Blue Ridge

Ware Shoals at Palmetto

West Florence at Wilson

West-Oak at Crescent

Westside at Easley

Williston-Elko at North

Woodmont at Laurens

Woodruff at Union County

Berea at Pickens

Columbia at Wade Hampton (G)

SCISA

Hammond at Ben Lippen

Laurence Manning at Cardinal Newman

Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall

Orangeburg Prep at Porter-Gaud

Wilson Hall at Pinewood Prep

Hilton Head Prep at Bible Baptist

Hilton Head Chr. at Augusta Chr.

Thomas Sumter at Northwood Aca.

Williamsburg at R.E. Lee

Calhoun Aca. at Dorchester

Colleton Prep at St. Paul’s

Coastal Christan at Charleston Coll.

First Baptist at Cathedral Aca.

Bible Baptist at Hilton Head Prep

Pee Dee at Byrnes School

Dillon Christian at Florence Christian

Dorchester Aca. at Calhoun Aca.

Richard Winn at Holly Hill

Thomas Heyward at St. John’s Chrisitan

S.C. Prep Football- Week 4 scores

Thursday’s Games

Cane Bay 29, Hanahan 15

Easley 45, Riverside 14

Friday’s Games

A.C. Flora 37, Swansea 0

Abbeville 14, Pendleton 7

Academic Magnet 43, Lincoln 14

Airport 41, Keenan 14

Andrews 29, C.E. Murray 22

Ashley Ridge 22, West Ashley 19

Bamberg-Ehrhardt 35, Ridgeland 33

Barnwell 24, Burke 12

Batesburg-Leesville 42, Saluda 20

Beaufort 39, Stratford 12

Belton-Honea Path 47, Ninety-Six 6

Ben Lippen 24, C.A. Johnson 0

Berea 20, Blue Ridge 14

Bishop England 14, Baptist Hill 13

Blacksburg 41, Liberty 27

Blackville-Hilda 22, Ridge Spring-Monetta 13

Bluffton 30, Wade Hampton (H) 18

Broome 21, Chesnee 7

Byrnes Schools 34, Robert E. Lee 0

Camden 20, Lugoff-Elgin 10

Carolina Academy 29, West-Oak 6

Carolina Forest 38, Kingstree 13

Carvers Bay 61, Latta 0

Central 28, Carolina Pride 0

Chapin 24, Newberry 21

Christ Church 55, Eastside 14

Clinton 20, Boiling Springs 14

Clover 35, York 14

Columbia 48, Brookland-Cayce 6

Conway 28, Marlboro County 7

Cross 27, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 14

Daniel 42, Southside 12

Dorman 31, Hanna 14

Dutch Fork 31, White Knoll 14

East Clarendon 42, Camden Military 19

Edisto 32, Battery Creek 26

Estill 41, Branchville 7

Fairfield Central 28, Crestwood 14

Fort Mill 49, Lewisville 0

Fox Creek 50, North 12

Gaffney 26, Byrnes 16

Georgetown 30, Waccamaw 7

Goose Creek 63, Colleton County 0

Great Falls 44, Mount Zion Christian 14

Greenville 23, Greer 9

Greenwood 24, Spartanburg 7

Hardeeville 36, Whale Branch 8

Hemingway 20, St. James 0

Hillcrest 38, Woodmont 12

Hilton Head 35, North Charleston 25

Indian Land 34, McBee 21

Irmo 45, Lexington 28

James Island 26, Wando 14

Johnsonville 28, Creek Bridge 22

Lake City 54, Socastee 28

Lake View 34, Green Sea-Floyds 19

Lamar 27, Marion 7

Landrum 54, Dixie 21

Lee Central 30, Lakewood 27

Mallard Creek, N.C. 48, Chester 24

Manning at Berkeley 21, Manning 20

Mauldin 36, Westside 0

Mid-Carolina 40, Dreher 14

Mullins 26, Q Foundation 13

Myrtle Beach 28, South Florence 27

North Augusta 35, Sumter 14

Northwestern 36, Blythewood 24

Orangeburg-Wilkinson 42, Ridge View 21

Pelion 24, Gilbert 21

Pickens 55, Travelers Rest 12

Richland Northeast 28, Aiken 14

St. John’s 21, Andrew Jackson 19

St. Joseph’s 30, Thomas Jefferson Charter 17

Scott’s Branch 48, Chesterfield 29

Silver Bluff 10, Midland Valley 0

South Pointe 27, Rock Hill 0

Spring Valley 28, Lancaster 21

Stall 56, Military Magnet 18

Strom Thurmond 42, South Aiken 7

Summerville 28, Fort Dorchester 21

Union County 36, Laurens 26

W.W. King 61, Coastal Christian 0

Wade Hampton (G) 43, Seneca 0

Walhalla 21, Crescent 20

Ware Shoals 31, Emerald 15

Warren County, Ga. 47, McCormick 24

West Florence 36, Darlington 6

Williamsburg 34, Dillon Chr. 12

Williston-Elko 80, Wagener-Salley 26

Wilson 49, Timmonsville, 0

Woodland 53, Bethune-Bowman 0

Woodruff 64, Chapman 40

Wren 38, J L Mann 35

Calhoun County at Denmark-Olar, PPD

Eau Claire at Lower Richland

North Central at Buford

Cardinal Newman at Pinewood Prep

Hammond at Orangeburg Prep

How did the ranked teams fare? (Week 4) - S.C. Prep Football Writer's Poll

The S.C. Prep Writers’ Poll is compiled by The State with voting by Justin Jarrett-Beaufort, Gazette/Island Packet, Bob Castello, Greenville News; Barry Byers, Rock Hill Herald; Kevin Melton, Spartanburg Herald-Journal; Shane Bowen, Myrtle Beach Sun News; and Akilah Nelson, The State.

Previous week in parentheses.

Class 4A
1. Dorman (1) – def. T.L. Hanna 31-14
2. Northwestern (2) – def. Blythewood 36-24
3. Goose Creek (3) – def. Colleton County 63-0
4. Byrnes (4) – lost to Gaffney 26-16
5. Summerville (5) – def. Fort Dorchester 28-21
6. Greenwood (t7) – def. Spartanburg 24-7
T7. Gaffney (t7) – def. Byrnes 26-16
T7. Spartanburg (t9) – lost to Greenwood 24-7
9. Rock Hill (NR) – lost to South Pointe 27-0
10. North Augusta (t9) – def. Sumter 35-14

Class 3A
1. Myrtle Beach (1) – def. South Florence 28-27
2. South Pointe (t3) – def. Rock Hill 27-0
3. Marlboro County (t3) – lost to Conway 28-7
4. Clinton (6) – def. Boiling Springs 20-14
5. Greenville (7) – def. Greer 23-9
6. Fairfield Central (8) – def. Crestwood 28-14
7. Berkeley (2) – def. Manning 21-20
8. Chester (5) – lost to Mallard Creek (N.C.) 48-24
9. Belton-Honea Path (10) –def. Ninety Six 47-6
10. Camden (NR) – def. Lugoff-Elgin 20-10

Class 2A
1. Central (2) – def. Carolina Pride 28-0
2. Dillon (1) – bye
3. Timberland (3) – bye
4. Strom Thurmond (5) – def. South Aiken 42-7
5. Manning (6) – lost to Berkeley 21-20
6. Lake City (4) – def. Socastee 54-28
7. Silver Bluff (9) – def. Midland Valley 10-0
8. Woodruff (NR) – def. Chapman 64-40
T9. Hanahan (10) – lost to Cane Bay 29-15
T9. Mid-Carolina (NR) – def. Dreher 40-14

Class A
1. Lamar (3) – def. Marion 27-7
2. Williston-Elko (2) – def. Wagener-Salley 80-26
3. Chesterfield (1) – lost to Scott’s Branch 48-29
4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (5) – def. Ridgeland 35-33
5. Abbeville (4) – def. Pendleton 14-7
6. Hemingway (t6) – def. St. James 20-0
7. Calhoun County (t6) – at Denmark-Olar (ppd.)
8. Christ Church (9) – def. Eastside 55-14
9. Allendale-Fairfax (t10) –bye
10. Johnsonville (NR) – def. Creek Bridge 28-22