Bynes Defends Title by Upsetting #3 Gaffney

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Byrnes did it again in the South Carolina Class AAAA Division I championship game.

Last season, the Rebels won the state title by avenging a regular season defeat by beating the #1 team in the state in the championship game.

Like Dorman last year, Gaffney, ranked #3 nationally by MaxPreps, felt the sting of payback in a 31-24 championship game loss.  Gaffney beat Byrnes 35-13 on September 16th.

The key in Saturday's win was Byrnes scoring two defensive touchdowns.  Skip Barnes scored on a 30-yard interception return; Melvin Armstrong scored on a 60-yard fumble recovery.

Gaffney quarterback Joey Copeland threw for 358 yards and two touchdowns.

The title was the 12th overall for Byrnes and eight in the past 10 seasons.

On October 27th, I spoke with Gaffney head coach Dan Jones on the High School Football America radio show about how tough it is to win a South Carolina state championship, because you usually see the same top teams twice in the season.

Click here to listen to the interview with Coach Jones.

Goose Creek Wins AAAA Division II Crown

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Goose Creek is celebrating its first-ever state football championship after a 37-21 win over Greenwood Saturday in the Class AAA Division II title game.

The Gators trailed 21-14 in the third quarter, but outscored Greenwood 23-0 over the last quarter and a half.

Goose Creek finishes with a 14-1 record, while Greenwood was 13-2.

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Saturday, December 3, 2011

Playoff
Championships

Class AAAA Division I
Byrnes 31 Gaffney 24

Class AAAA Division II
Goose Creek 37 Greenwood 21

Class AAA 
South Pointe 42 Bluffton 27

Timberland Wins First State Football Championship

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Timberland opened in 1996; in 2011 the Wolves can call themselves a South Carolina state football champ.

Timberland beat 10-time state champ Woodruff 20-3 Friday night to win the Class AA Division I title.

The Wolves, who finish 14-1, were led by Classe Thompson with 184 all-purpose yards and a touchdown.  Woodruff was looking for its first state title since 1984.

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, December 2, 2011

Playoffs
Championships

Class AA Division I
Timberland 20 Woodruff 3

Class AA Division II
Bishop England 10 Central 0

Bishop England Celebrates First State Title & 400th Win

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

The Bishop England Battling Bishops celebrated the school's first state football championship on the same night it won its 400th win.

Bishop England beat defending state champ Central 10-0 Friday night to win South Carolina's Class AA Division II championship.  The shutout was the team's seventh of the season and third in four playoff games.

Defensively the Battling Bishops were led by Andrew Bunch, who had three of the team's four interceptions.

Central was playing into its third state championship game in the last four years.

Abbeville Wins Class A Division I Title

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

It was all Abbeville in Friday's Class A Division I state championship game.

Abbeville captured its sixth overall state title with a 20-0 shutout of Hemingway.  The Panthers ran nearly 40 more plays on offense than Hemingway and limited their opponent to just 95 yards in total offense.

Panther running back O'Bryan Wilson picked-up 174 yards on 25 carries.

Christ Church Wins First State Football Title Since 1977

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

After Lake View took an 8-0 lead in the 2nd quarter of Friday's Class A Division II title, it was all Christ Church.

The Cavaliers ran-off 35 straight points to win the school's first state football title since 1977.  Christ Church quarterback Hunter Townes threw for two touchdowns and ran for two scores.

Christ Church finished the season with a 13-1 record, while Lake View ends 8-6.

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships & Semfinals

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, November 25, 2011

Playoffs
Championships & Semifinals

Class A Division I Championship
Abbeville 20 Hemingway 0

Class A Division II Championship
Christ Church 35 Lake View 14

Semifinals

Class AAAA Division I
Gaffney 35 Boiling Springs 7
Byrnes 31 Blythewood 0

Class AAAA Division II
Goose Creek 49 North Augusta 6
Greenwood 36 Ashley Ridge 21

Class AAA
South Pointe 38 York 15
Bluffton 44 AC Flora 35

Class AA Division I
Timberland 18 Dillon 15
Woodruff 41 Strom Thurmond 34

Class AA Division II
Bishop England 21 Silver Bluff 0
Central 21 Columbia 20