Byrnes Captures 7th South Carolina High School Football Title in Nine Years

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Byrnes is back on-top in South Carolina's Class AAAA Division I.

The Rebels, who were expected to be in a rebuilding year, captured its seventh title in nine years with a 34-14 win over perviously unbeaten and nationally-ranked Dorman.

The Spartanburg Herald-Journal reports that the Rebels, who had to find a replacement for star running back Marcus Lattimore, who is now starring at South Carolina, rolled behind junior running back Shakeem Wharton.

Myrtle Beach Tops South Pointe for South Carolina 3A Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Myrtle Beach quarterback Everett Golson, gave his verbal commitment to Notre Dame on Thursday, and then ended his high school career in a big way with two second half touchdown passes to lead the Seahawks to a 27-23 win over South Pointe in the 3A championship game.

The Myrtle Sun News reports that the Seahawks won their second state title in three years by overcoming a nine-point second half deficit.

Central Stops Dillon's Drive for Three-Peat for South Carolina 2A Football Title

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Central scored 13 points in the final minute of Saturday's 2A championship game to defeat 2-time defending champ Dillon 20-17.

The Florence Morning News reports the comeback avenges back-to-back title losses to Dillon.

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Saturday, December 4, 2010

Playoffs
Championships

Class AAAA Division 1
Byrnes 34 Dorman 14

Class AAA
Myrtle Beach  27  South Pointe  23

Class AA
Central  20  Dillon  17

Northwestern Captures South Carolina High School Football Gold

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

After finishing runner-up in 2008 and 2009, Northwestern finally broke through to win the Class AAAA Division II championship.

Northwestern beat Greenwood 42-10 Friday night. The State reports that Northwestern claimed the gold medal on the strong arm of Tennessee-bound Justin Worley, who finished his senior season with a state record 5,315 yards passing and 64 touchdowns, which is also a state record.

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Playoffs/Championships

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, December 3, 2010

Class AAAA - Division 2 Championship
Northwestern 42 Greenwood 10

Abbeville Wins South Carolina HS Football Class A Crown

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

The Abbeville Panthers won their first state football title since 1996 with a 42-13 win over Bamberg-Ehrhardt Friday in the Class A Division I title game.

The Panthers were led by Ashton Heard, who rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns.  Heard's teammate La'Quavas Watt ran for 167 yards as Abbeville totaled 426 yards as a team.

Scott's Branch HS Wins Another South Carolina Football Championship

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Round 3 of Scott's Branch and Williston-Elko in the South Carolina Class A Division II championship game went to Scott's Branch.

The Eagles and Williston-Elko have met three straight years for South Carolina's smallest football classification title.  Friday Scott's Branch won its second title in three years with a  34-32 victory.

Traven Parker was Scott's Branch star accounting for 373 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns.

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

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, November 26, 2010

Playoffs
Championships & Semifinals

Class A Division I Championship
Abbeville  42  Bamberg-Ehrhardt  13

Class A Division II Championship
Scott's Branch  34  Williston-Elko  32

Semifinals

Class AAAA Division I

Byrnes  31  Lexington  7

Dorman  30 Irmo  19

Class AAAA Division II
Greenwood  34  North Augusta  21
Northwestern  41  Goose Creek  34

Class AAA
Myrtle Beach  47  Bluffton  0
South Pointe  53  Fairfield Central  8

Class AA
Central  40  Woodruff  34
Dillon  28  Manning  22

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Playoffs/1st & 2nd Round

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, November 12, 2010

Playoffs

Class AAAA Division I
Dorman 31, White Knoll 0
Dutch Fork 30, Clover 25
Fort Dorchester 31, Stratford 17
Gaffney 28, Wando 0
Irmo 39, Spartanburg 26
James F. Byrnes 44, Mauldin 14
Lexington 22, Boiling Springs 21
Summerville 41, Blythewood 34

Class AAAA Division II
Ashley Ridge 28, Lugoff-Elgin 24
Easley 33, Beaufort 14
Goose Creek 28, Conway 14
Greenwood 41, Laurens 21
North Augusta 52, Richland Northeast 14
Northwestern 45, James Island 14
South Florence 24, Wren 21
T.L. Hanna 41, J.L. Mann 7

Upper State Class AAA
Belton-Honea Path 37, Chester 7
Fairfield Central 20, Union County 7
Greenville 51, Seneca 7
South Pointe 20, D.W. Daniel 14
Lower State Class AAA
Second Round
Berkeley 35, Midland Valley 7
Bluffton 34, A.C. Flora 30
Hartsville 20, Airport 17
Myrtle Beach 45, Cane Bay 22

Upper State Class AA
Central 40, Chesnee 21
Columbia 38, Palmetto 34
Strom Thurmond 38, Mid-Carolina 14
Woodruff 48, Cheraw 21

Lower State Class AA
Dillon 56, Wade Hampton 7
Lake City 62, Hanahan 41
Manning 34, Silver Bluff 14
Timberland 37, Woodland 13

Upper State Class A Division l
Abbeville 24, Calhoun County 0
Lamar 28, Chesterfield 13

Lower State Class A Division I
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 49, Ridgeland 6
Hemingway 20, Burke 0

Upper State Class A Division II
Christ Church Episcopal 63, Fox Creek 19
Williston-Elko 78, Great Falls 27

Lower State Class A Division II
Hardeeville 24, Denmark-Olar 7
Scott's Branch 32, Lake View 6

SCISA

Semifinal

SCISA Class AAA
Hammond 37, Augusta Christian 12
Porter-Gaud 44, Wilson Hall 7

SCISA Class AA
Hilton Head Christian Academy 32, Hilton Head Prep 26
Thomas Sumter Academy 48, St. Andrews School 24

SCISA Class A

Bible Baptist 33, Byrnes School 8
Dorchester Academy 29, Colleton Prep 6

SCISA Class Eight Man
Jefferson Davis Academy 36, Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy 34
W. Wyman King Academy 41, Laurens Academy 40

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Week 8

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, October 15, 2010

A.C. Flora 28, Midland Valley 21, OT
Abbeville 55, Calhoun Falls 6
Airport 28, Lower Richland 14
Andrews 57, Kingstree 0
Augusta Christian 21, Orangeburg Prep 20
Aynor 32, Waccamaw 29
Baptist Hill 26, St. John's 2
Batesburg-Leesville 42, Columbia 22
Beaufort 42, Ashley Ridge 7
Beaufort Academy 66, Ridge Christian 6
Belton-Honea Path 34, D.W. Daniel 28
Ben Lippen 14, Laurence Manning Academy 3
Berkeley 36, Lake Marion 12
Blacksburg 36, Whitmire 8
Blackville-Hilda 46, Denmark-Olar 19
Bluffton 63, Battery Creek 14
Blythewood 24, Richland Northeast 7
Boiling Springs 49, Wren 20
Brookland-Cayce 28, Dreher 20
Burke 50, Lincoln 6
C.E. Murray 49, East Clarendon 26
Calhoun Academy 41, Williamsburg Academy 20
Camden 35, Darlington 25
Cane Bay 37, Hilton Head 7
Central 47, Indian Land 21
Chapin 17, Blue Ridge 14
Cheraw 36, Andrew Jackson 14
Chester 21, Nation Ford 15
Christ Church Episcopal 54, St. Joseph 7
Clover 23, Spartanburg 7
Conway 41, Lugoff-Elgin 23
Cross 52, Military Magnet Academy 8
Dillon 45, Marion 6
Dorchester Academy 35, Byrnes School 9
Dorman 42, Mauldin 24
Dutch Fork 14, Ridge View 10
Eastside 14, Southside 12
Estill 52, Whale Branch 24
Fort Dorchester 20, West Ashley 16
Garrett Academy of Technology 17, R.B. Stall 14
Gilbert 23, W.J. Keenan 6
Goose Creek 50, James Island 21
Green Sea Floyds 39, Creek Bridge 14
Greenville 50, Travelers Rest 0
Greer 40, Clinton 35
Hanahan 56, North Charleston 0
Hardeeville 20, Allendale-Fairfax 6
Hartsville 21, Crestwood 14
Hemingway 40, Johnsonville 0
Hillcrest 38, Riverside 14
Hilton Head Christian Academy 41, Northwood Academy 21
Hilton Head Prep 67, Thomas Heyward Academy 28
Holly Hill Academy 14, Colleton Prep 13
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 30, Ridge Spring-Monetta 7
Irmo 42, Spring Valley 20
James F. Byrnes 54, J.L. Mann 0
Jefferson Davis Academy 40, W. Wyman King Academy 16
Lake View 28, Latta 0
Lamar 46, Hannah-Pamplico 0
Landrum 41, Southside Christian 7
Laurens 32, Westside 7
Lewisville 35, North Central 26
Lexington 49, South Aiken 21
Manning 20, Bishop England 0
Marlboro County 42, Lakewood 13
Mullins 12, Loris 8
Myrtle Beach 55, St. James 0
Newberry 21, Broome 14
Ninety Six 28, Dixie 21
Northwestern 34, Lancaster 13
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 38, Aiken 35
Palmetto 14, Chesnee 9
Patrick Henry Academy 42, James Island Christian 20
Pee Dee Academy 21, Florence Christian 12
Pelion 24, Barnwell 22
Pendleton 49, Liberty 20
Pickens 35, West Oak 21
Pinewood Prep 14, Heathwood Hall 11
Ridgeland 56, Bethune-Bowman 0
Scott's Branch 30, Timmonsville 24
Seneca 41, Walhalla 7
Silver Bluff 37, Edisto 7
Socastee 52, Georgetown 34
South Florence 38, Carolina Forest 14
South Pointe 17, Fairfield Central 7
St. Andrews School 41, First Baptist 20
Stratford 37, Colleton County 0
Summerville 28, Wando 19
T.L. Hanna 14, Easley 3
Thomas Sumter Academy 49, Robert E. Lee Academy 0
Timberland 25, Lake City 14
Union County 35, Chapman 10
Wade Hampton (G) 32, Berea 28
Wagener-Salley 32, North 8
Ware Shoals 48, McCormick 28
West Florence 14, Sumter 10
Williston-Elko 41, Calhoun County 25
Woodland 68, Academic Magnet 0
Woodruff 35, Saluda 14

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Week 4

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, September 17, 2010

A.C. Flora 37, Swansea 0
Abbeville 14, Pendleton 7
Andrews 29, C.E. Murray 22
Ashley Ridge 22, West Ashley 19
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 35, Ridgeland 33
Batesburg-Leesville 42, Saluda 20
Beaufort 39, Stratford 12
Belton-Honea Path 47, Ninety Six 6
Berea 20, Blue Ridge 14
Berkeley 21, Manning 20
Bible Baptist 36, Charleston Collegiate 12
Bishop England 14, Baptist Hill 13
Bluffton 30, Wade Hampton (H) 18
Broome 21, Chesnee 7
Camden 20, Lugoff-Elgin 10
Cane Bay 29, Hanahan 15
Carolina Academy 29, West Oak 6
Carolina Forest 38, Kingstree 13
Carvers Bay 61, Latta 0
Central 28, Carolina Pride, N.C. 0
Chapin 24, Newberry 21
Christ Church Episcopal 55, Eastside 14
Clinton 20, Boiling Springs 14
Clover 35, York Comprehensive 14
Conway 28, Marlboro County 7
Cross 27, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 14
D.W. Daniel 42, Southside 12
Dorman 31, T.L. Hanna 14
Edisto 32, Battery Creek 26
Estill 41, Branchville 7
Fairfield Central 28, Crestwood 14
Fort Mill 49, Lewisville 0
Gaffney 26, James F. Byrnes 16
Georgetown 30, Waccamaw 7
Goose Creek 63, Colleton County 0
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
James Island 26, Wando 14
Johnsonville 28, Creek Bridge 22
Lake View 34, Green Sea Floyds 19
Mauldin 36, Westside 0
Myrtle Beach 28, South Florence 27
North Augusta 35, Sumter 14
Pee Dee Academy 21, Holly Hill Academy 20
Pelion 24, Gilbert 21
Pickens 55, Travelers Rest 12
R.B. Stall 56, Military Magnet Academy 18
Richland Northeast 28, Aiken 14
Silver Bluff 10, Midland Valley 0
South Pointe 27, Rock Hill 0
Spring Valley 28, Lancaster 21
Summerville 28, Fort Dorchester 21
Union County 36, Laurens 26
W. Wyman King Academy 61, Coastal Christian Prep 0
Walhalla 21, Crescent 20
Ware Shoals 31, Emerald 15
Wilson 49, Timmonsville 0

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Week 3

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, September 10, 2010

Abbeville 25, Emerald 7
Aiken 23, Midland Valley 3
Airport 28, Hartsville 21
Andrew Jackson 40, North Central 6
Andrews 7, Carvers Bay 6
Anson County, N.C. 26, Chesterfield 8
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 14, Barnwell 7
Baptist Hill 24, North Charleston 22
Batesburg-Leesville 21, Newberry 0
Belton-Honea Path 35, Palmetto 0
Ben Lippen 40, Augusta Christian 34
Berea 38, Ware Shoals 35
Bishop England 42, Cardinal Newman 17
Blacksburg 64, Latta 36
Blue Ridge 24, Pendleton 21
Bluffton 56, Estill 7
Branchville 38, Lincoln 22
Byrnes School 36, Williamsburg Academy 26
Calhoun Falls 22, St. Joseph 13
Cane Bay 34, Edisto 14
Carolina Academy 22, Richard Winn Academy 15
Carolina Forest 51, Battery Creek 12
Central 36, Chester 28
Clinton 34, Laurens 0
Clover 40, Fort Mill 7
Colleton Prep 56, Cathedral Academy 28
Conway 31, Socastee 14
Cross 29, Creek Bridge 21
D.W. Daniel 28, Westside 17
Dillon 35, Wilson 7
Dorchester Academy 34, Pee Dee Academy 14
Dutch Fork 29, Lugoff-Elgin 22
Fort Dorchester 34, Beaufort 29
Gaffney 48, Union County 14
Goose Creek 64, Summerville 57, 3OT
Greenville 42, J.L. Mann 7
Hammond 56, Florence Christian 0
Hemingway 19, C.E. Murray 6
Hilton Head 36, Hardeeville 12
Hilton Head Christian Academy 45, First Baptist 2
Holly Hill Academy 16, Calhoun Academy 6
James Island 41, Colleton County 21
Jefferson Davis Academy 58, Beaufort Academy 20
Johnsonville 57, Aynor 13
Lake Marion 62, Bethune-Bowman 18
Lake View 7, Fairmont, N.C. 0
Lakewood 44, East Clarendon 20
Lamar 14, Darlington 12
Lancaster 32, Buford 0
Laurence Manning Academy 28, Pinewood Prep 10
Loris 42, Green Sea Floyds 14
Manning 36, Crestwood 15
Myrtle Beach 35, West Florence 31
Nation Ford 41, Lewisville 7
Ninety Six 16, Saluda 13
North Augusta 34, Lakeside-Evans, Ga. 7
Northwood Academy 31, Thomas Heyward Academy 18
Orangeburg Prep 48, Heathwood Hall 14
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 40, Allendale-Fairfax 32
Palmetto Christian Academy 24, St. John's Christian Academy 8
Patrick Henry Academy 78, Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy 48
Pelion 48, C.A. Johnson 34
Pickens 27, Easley 13
Polk County, N.C. 29, Landrum 12
Porter-Gaud 48, Wilson Hall 6
Riverside 28, Woodmont 6
Robert E. Lee Academy 20, Dillon Christian 0
Rock Hill 43, York Comprehensive 18
Scott's Branch 62, Burke 12
Seneca 28, Broome 14
South Brunswick, N.C. 40, North Myrtle Beach 10
Spartanburg 26, Sumter 11
St. Andrews School 28, Bible Baptist 18
Stratford 41, Ashley Ridge 28
Summerville Faith Christian 40, Greenwood Christian 18
Swansea 7, W.J. Keenan 0
T.L. Hanna 36, Mauldin 35
Thomas Sumter Academy 41, Hilton Head Prep 26
Timberland 24, Berkeley 21
W. Wyman King Academy 47, Andrew Jackson Academy 26
Waccamaw 35, Hannah-Pamplico 12
Wade Hampton (G) 43, Eastside 0
Wade Hampton (H) 29, Ridgeland 27
Walhalla 42, Liberty 22
White Knoll 41, Brookland-Cayce 0
Williston-Elko 50, Blackville-Hilda 0
Wren 35, Hillcrest 0

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Week 1

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Saturday, August 27, 2010

Hoover (AL)  14  Byrnes  0
Northwestern  42  South Pointe  20

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Week 1

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, August 27, 2010

A.C. Flora 33, Columbia 32
A.-Fairfax 21, W. Hampton (H) 20
Abbeville 24, Lincoln County (Ga.) 21
Aiken 28, Silver Bluff 13
Airport 33, Brookland-Cayce 0
Andrews 15, Mullins 0
Ashley Ridge 14, Cane Bay 0
Aynor 28, Creek Bridge 14
Baptist Hill 14, R.B. Stall 12
Beaufort 44, Hilton Head 3
Belton-Honea Path 28, Laurens 27
Berea 20, Carolina Academy 13
Berkeley 40, Stratford 14
Bluffton 45, Ridgeland 38
Broome 21, York Comprehensive 14
C.E. Murray 25, Cross 0
Calhoun County 26, Lake Marion 0
Calhoun Falls Charter 45, Carolina Titans 0
Camden 34, Ware Shoals 14
Carvers Bay 22, Georgetown 0
Central 20, Anson County (N.C.) 7
Chesnee 19, Scott's Branch 13
Chester 52, Lewisville 6
Chesterfield 36, Timmonsville 14
Christ Church Episcopal 48, Liberty 14
Clover 26, Ashbrook (N.C.) 12
Colleton Prep 44, St. John's Christian Academy 0
Crestwood 25, Sumter 24
Dillon 31, Lake View 0
Dorman 21, Gaffney 12
Easley 6, Daniel 0
East Clarendon 56, Latta 6
Eau Claire 19, C.A. Johnson 0
Emerald 24, Ninety Six 14
Estill 24, Battery Creek 6
Fairfield Central 25, Blythewood 7
Fort Dorchester 31, Woodland 20
Fort Mill 49, Lugoff-Elgin 33
Fox Creek 39, Academic Magnet 6
G. Sea-Floyds 13, North Central 12
Garrett 44, Lincoln 0
Goose Creek 49, Irmo 28
Greenville 21, Woodruff 7
Greenwood 17, Boiling Springs 8
Hammond 42, Cardinal Newman 0
Hanna 42, Westside 6
Hemingway 39, Kingstree 0
Hilton Head Prep 43, Charleston Collegiate 26
Holly Hill Academy 33, Coastal Christian Prep 0
Indian Land 28, Buford 13
J.L. Mann 42, Woodmont 0
James Island 43, St. John's 0
Johnsonville 21, Hannah-Pamplico 7
Lake City 62, Lee Central 0
Lakewood 14, Colleton County 13
Lamar 24, Hartsville 13
Lancaster 35, Andrew Jackson 16
Landrum 30, Travelers Rest 9
Lexington 34, B.-Leesville 23
Loris 44, North Myrtle Beach 0
Manning 34, Scott's Branch 14
Marlboro County 30, Cheraw 0
Mauldin 32, Hillcrest 7
McBee 16, Blacksburg 7
Mid-Carolina 53, Whitmire 6
Myrtle Beach 63, Carolina Forest 6
N. Charleston 40, Military Magnet 14
Nation Ford 47, Great Falls 15
North Augusta 38, Midland Valley 14
North Charleston 40, Military Magnet Academy 14
Orangeburg-Wilkinson 51, Edisto 10
Palmetto 35, Wren 20
Pee Dee Academy 39, Richard Winn Academy 6
Pickens 24, Pendleton 14
Rangers (N.C.) 26, Southside 6
Richland Northeast 33, S. Aiken 3
Riverside 56, Eastside 0
Rock Hill 29, Greer 28
S. Florence 42, W. Florence 10
S. Thurmond 20, Lucy Laney (Ga.) 7
Saluda 28, Ridge Spring-Monetta 6
Seneca 37, Chapman 21
Socastee 29, N. Brunswick (N.C.) 28
South Florence 42, West Florence 10
Southside Christian 7, St. Joseph's 0
Spartanburg 27, Union County 19
Spring Valley 42, Lower Richland 12
Summerville 36, Conway 26
Swansea 42, Wagener-Salley 6
Thomas Sumter 27, Wilson Hall 25
W. Hampton (G) 56, B. Ridge 55
W. Wyman King Academy 32, Patrick Henry Academy 20
W.J. Keenan 14, Blackville-Hilda 12
Waccamaw 14, St. James 6
Walhalla 23, West-Oak 13
Wando 31, Ridge View 0
West Ashley 13, Bishop England 10
Whale Branch 30, H.-Kinard-Tyler 28
White Knoll 56, Pelion 6
Williston-Elko 56, Barnwell 15
Wilson 31, Darlington 12

South Carolina High School Football Scores - Week 0

South Carolina High School Football Scores
Friday, August 20, 2010

A.C. Flora 34, Gilbert 3
Andrews 63, Johnsonville 20
Aynor 21, Lake View 15
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 49, Orangeburg Wilkinson 48
Blackville-Hilda 8, Barnwell 0
Blythewood 14, South Florence 7
C.A. Johnson 36, North 0
Camden 28, Spring Valley 21
Carolina Forest 33, Socastee 7
Chester 35, Abbeville 21
Christ Church Episco 42, Travelers Rest 7
Clover 22, South Point (NC) 7
Columbia 28, Lower Richland 0
Conway 35, North Myrtle Beach 0
Crescent 18, Calhoun Falls Charter 14
Dillon 35, Cheraw 7
Dixie 23, Southside Christian 7
Easley 31, West-Oak 13
Fairfield Central 34, Eau Claire 9
Fox Creek 41, Branchville 0
Gaffney 21, Boiling Springs 14
Green Sea-Floyds 42, West Columbus (NC) 26
Greer 41, Seneca 14
Hanahan 32, Hartsville 28
Hemingway 25, Hannah-Pamplico 0
Hilton Head 26, Bluffton 14
Irmo 28, Dutch Fork 26
Lake Marion 44, Denmark-Olar 0
Loris 36, St. James 3
Mullins 22, Georgetown 2
Nation Ford 28, Forestview (NC) 16
Palmetto 40, Walhalla 14
Pelion 27, Wagener-Salley 6
Richland Northeast 54, Dreher 7
Ridge Spring-Monetta 27, Whitmire 7
South Pointe 51, AFC Rangers (NC) 6
Strom Thurmond 7, Williston-Elko 0
Timberland 13, Carvers Bay 6
Waccamaw 50, Latta 0
Whale Branch 26, Baptist Hill 14

South Carolina Begins Pre-Season High School Practice July 30th

by Jeff Fisher

South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Welcome to our new look for the 2010 South Carolina high school football season!

With the first day of practice beginning July 30th, I wanted to take the time to thank all of my readers, who have made this blog successful over the past three years.  I have bigger-and-better things planned this year with more original content.

Also, don't forget to check-out High School Football America for great high school football stories from around the country.  If you have story ideas that I should know about, please feel free to email me.

Click here if you want to check out your favorite team's schedule from the South Carolina High School League.

Here's a look at important dates for the 2010 season...

First Practice - July 30th

Regular Season Begins - August 19th

Playoffs Begin - November 5th

Championships - November 26th (A); December 3-4 (AAAA, AAA, AA)

Jeff Fisher is Founder/Editor-in-Chief of High School Football America

Byrnes & Hoover to Square-off on National Television

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Rock Hill's District Stadium will play host to ESPN and a big early season showdown between Byrnes and Alabama-power Hoover on August 28th.

The Herald reports that a news conference was held at Northwestern High School on Tuesday to announce that Byrnes and Hoover will play at noon before a national television audience.  At the same time today, officials announced that that game will be followed by South Pointe taking-on Northwestern.

That game will start at 4 o'clock and be shown on ESPNU.

NFL Teams-Up with Visa to Teach Money Management in South Carolina High Schools

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

This story doesn't truly fall into the high school football news category, but I found it interesting enough that I thought I'd point it out to all of my readers.

Last week, Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams teamed-up with South Carolina State Treasurer Converse Chellis to launch Financial Football, an interactive money management video game with an NFL theme to every high school in South Carolina.

Below is the news release from Financial Football.

Carolina Panthers DeAngelo Williams Joins State Treasurer Converse Chellis, Visa Inc. to Launch Statewide Rollout of "Financial Football"

Money Management Computer Game to Improve the Financial Literacy of South Carolina Teenagers

Columbia, South Carolina – May 28, 2010 – Tackling the problem of financial illiteracy among South Carolina teenagers head-on, State Treasurer Converse Chellis and Visa Inc., with help from Carolina Panthers Running Back DeAngelo Williams, today announced the statewide rollout of an effort to improve the money management skills of high school students. Treasurer Chellis will be distributing free copies of "Financial Football" – an interactive money management video game with an NFL theme – to every high school in South Carolina.

Treasurer Chellis kicked off this new financial literacy campaign today at Brookland Cayce High School with help from Visa officials and DeAngelo Williams. Williams shared his personal experiences on the importance of money management with students from Brookland Cayce High School. Treasurer Chellis and Williams then rolled up their sleeves and led student teams in a lively game of "Financial Football."

The centerpiece of Visa’s nationwide educational initiative with the NFL and NFL PLAYERS, "Financial Football" helps students tackle their financial futures. This computer-based game is accompanied by a classroom curriculum. As part of this initiative, Visa Inc. has also donated a new mobile computer lab to Brookland Cayce High School. The 10 Apple MacBooks being given to the school are laptops, which allow students and teachers to use them throughout the school.

"Financial Football is a great way to get students interested in personal finances and give them a financial playbook they can use the rest of their lives. This is a valuable program and a great partnership between my office, Visa and the NFL," said Treasurer Chellis.

"High school kids need to know how to make smart money management decisions before heading off to college or entering the workforce," said Williams. "It takes the combined efforts of parents, teachers and mentors within the community to give teenagers a strong background in personal finance."

Demonstrating broad-based support for having financial education begin at home and extend to the classroom, a recent study released by Visa shows 91 percent of consumers surveyed believe all high school students should take a financial education class before graduating.

Visa and Treasurer Chellis hope "Financial Football" can help South Carolina teens do just that. Available online at www.southcarolina.financialfootball.com, "Financial Football" puts students' fiscal knowledge to the test in an online simulation game environment by combining the structure and rules of the NFL with financial education questions of varying difficulty. To score points, a team needs to answer a series of money management questions correctly. Wrong answers and penalties can cost a team yardage. The team with the highest point total after four quarters wins the game.

This launch is part of a national educational campaign with Visa, the NFL and NFL PLAYERS, now in its fifth season. Since 2006, Visa has reached agreements with twenty-six states to distribute "Financial Football" to every high school in those states, including South Carolina. The other states are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

"For over a decade, Visa has been committed to promoting financial literacy and we are proud to assist Treasurer Chellis in his efforts to strengthen financial education throughout South Carolina," said Jason Alderman, Senior Director of Financial Education, Visa Inc.

"Financial Football" is part of Practical Money Skills for Life (www.practicalmoneyskills.com) a free, award-winning, teacher-tested and teacher-approved financial education program that is available in English, Spanish and Chinese. The program contains three comprehensive sections, complete with money management resources and lesson plans tailored for use at home, in the classroom or at work. It also contains an array of tips to help prepare for life changing financial events, from planning for a baby to saving for college and retirement, as well as a number of other budget calculators and interactive games. Visa also runs What’s My Score (www.whatsmyscore.org), a leading higher education consumer awareness program. The website guides college students through the ABC’s of a FICO credit score, from factors that can lower a score to ways on improving it, at no charge.

About Visa Inc.
Visa is a global payments technology company that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable digital currency. Underpinning digital currency is one of the world’s most advanced processing networks—VisaNet—that is capable of handling more than 10,000 transactions a second, with fraud protection for consumers and guaranteed payment for merchants. Visa is not a bank, and does not issue cards, extend credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa’s innovations, however, enable its financial institution customers to offer consumers more choices: Pay now with debit, ahead of time with prepaid or later with credit products. For more information, visit www.corporate.visa.com.

About Treasurer Converse Chellis
Converse Chellis was elected as South Carolina’s State Treasurer on August 3, 2007 by the South Carolina General Assembly. Prior to becoming State Treasurer, Mr. Chellis served as State Representative from District 94 for eleven years. During his tenure in the General Assembly, Mr. Chellis was a member of the Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee where he served as Chairman of the Banking and Consumer Affairs Sub-Committee and as Chairman of the Business and Commerce Sub-Committee. Mr. Chellis also served as Chairman the House Rules Committee. In addition to his role as State Treasurer, Mr. Chellis serves as Chairman of the State Board of Financial Institutions, a member of the State Investment Commission, and a member of the State’s Budget and Control Board. Mr. Chellis is a CPA and served as president of the South Carolina Association of CPA’s. Mr. Chellis is a graduate of The Citadel and served as a Captain in the United States Air Force. Converse Chellis brings to the State Treasurer’s Office a strong financial background and a comprehensive knowledge of the State’s budgetary process as well as the financial structure of state government. During his first two years in office he has been committed to protecting our state’s financial assets while maximizing the State’s investments. His efforts have already saved taxpayers over $4 billion dollars.www.treasurer.sc.gov.

Byrnes vs. Hoover Set for 2010

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

The date and time still needs to be set, but WSPA-TV in South Carolina is reporting that defending Alabama 6A champ Hoover will play Byrnes this season.

Hoover finished the season ranked #7 by USA Today, Byrnes finished 13-2 after losing to Dorman 28-17 in the 4-A state championship game.

South Carolina - 2010 National Signing Day

Chas Dodd (Byrnes) QB - Rutgers
Everett Golson (Myrtle Beach) QB - North Carolina
Conelius Jones (Spartanburg) QB - Michigan
Marcus Lattimore (Byrnes) RB - South Carolina
Chad Wilkes (Cheraw) DB/QB - New Hampshire

North Myrtle Beach Football Coach Steps Down

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle

Denver Cromer has resigned as head coach at North Myrtle Beach.

Cromer's record with the Chiefs in five years was 24-32.

Dutch Fork High School Football Taken Over by North Carolina Coaching Star

by Jeff Fisher
South Carolina High School Football Huddle


Tom Knotts, who helped lead Independence (Charlotte, NC) to 109-consecutive wins and seven straight North Carolilna Class 4A state football championships, appears ready to move to the Dutch Fork High School in Irmo, South Carolina.

According to The State, all that stands in the way of Knotts taking over the Silver Foxes program, is school board approval next Monday. Knotts, who in addition to being the main man at Independence, has been the head coach at West Charlotte and Harding in Charlotte, brings a 296-60 career record to Dutch Fork.

Knott Career Stats

Career Record - (296-60)
State Championships - 7 (Six at Independence, One at West Charlotte)