Union County holds off Newberry, 28-21
A slow first half, which ended in a 7-7 tie, quickly turned into a fun second half Friday night, at least for the away team.
A slow first half, which ended in a 7-7 tie, quickly turned into a fun second half Friday night, at least for the away team.
Dreher won their third-straight game, improving to 3-1 in Class 4A Region 4, handing Lakewood their fifth-straight loss, as the Blue Devils won 21-19.
After striking and capitalizing on turnovers and big plays in the first quarter, A.C. Flora kept momentum to pull off a big road win over district rival Lower Richland, 38-12.
Blythewood controlled and contained Lugoff-Elgin through nearly the entirety of their matchup Friday night, defeating the Demons 31-7.
Strom Thurmond had a double-digit lead over Gilbert in the second half and held on to top the Indians 18-13 Friday night.
Newberry scored first and led for the length of their week eight game against Clinton, as the Bulldogs bested the Red Devils 49-12.
Lower Richland continues to stay perfect in region play, improving to 3-0 after defeating Lakewood 22-14 Friday night.
A.C. Flora entered the night tied on top of the 4A Region 4 standings and stayed there as they had no problem taking care of Orangeburg-Wilkinson, winning 42-7.
Only three touchdowns were scored between Lawrence Manning and Cardinal Newman Friday night, but the Cardinals scored last to seal a 14-7 win over Swampcats.
Pelion won their 3A Region 5 opener Friday night, defeating Edisto 34-21.