Region titles galore on the line in Week 10 football schedule
Some of the big matchups include Gaffney-Dorman, Ridge View-Sumter, Timberland-Philip Simmons
There aren’t that many high school football games around the state that have ranked teams facing off against each other this week. That’s OK though.
With it being the next-to-last week of the regular season, there are a plentiful number of games on the docket that will or can at the very least determine the No. 1 seed from a region if not the outright region title. Heck, even some of the games between the ranked teams provide that.
Let’s take a look at the major contests.
Region 2-AAAAA will have one of those storied Region 2 showdowns when Gaffney visits Dorman. The Indians, who are 6-2 overall and ranked No. 6 in the High School Sports Report AAAAA Division II poll, can secure the region title with a victory. The Cavaliers, who are fourth in the Division I poll, are 7-1.
The Region 5 champion will be decided as 6-2 Ridge View visits 7-1 Sumter. This will be an interesting matchup as the Gamecocks, who are ranked third in the DI poll, have scored 331 points. Ridge View, ranked ninth, has allowed just 91. Both are 4-0 in the region.
After surprising Summerville 42-19 last week, Ashley Ridge will try to secure the Region 8 championship with a win at James Island. Ashley Ridge, ranked seventh in DI, is 5-3 overall and 3-0 in region play. The Trojans are No. 2 in DI and 7-1 and 2-1.
Stratford, ranked seventh in DI and 7-1, can win the Region 7 title with a win over 4-4 Wando. In Region 6, Myrtle Beach travels to Carolina Forest with the region crown on the line. Both are undefeated in region play with the Seahawks, ranked 10th in DII, 6-2 and CF 7-1 and ranked eighth in DI.
Belton-Honea Path, the defending AAA state champion and No. 1 in HSSR poll, plays host to 5-3 Pendleton with the Region 1 title up for grabs. Both teams are undefeated in region play. The Bears are 8-0 overall while Pendleton is ranked 15th.
u, which whipped previously undefeated Mountain View Prep last week, can win the Region 3 title with a win over Chapman. The 7-1 Wolverines are ranked fifth in AAA. Powdersville, 6-2 and ranked 10th, can claim the Region 2 championship by beating Carolina High.
Undefeated Loris, 8-0 and ranked third in AAA, can win the Region 5 title at home with a win over 6-2 and No. 9 Marlboro County. An MC win, however, could leave the door open for the winner of the game between No. 13 Waccamaw and No. 6 Dillon winning or sharing the region title. Waccamaw is 6-2 and Dillon is 5-3. Both are 2-1 in the region like MC while Loris is 3-0.
Timberland, ranked No. 1 in AA and 7-1 overall, will play at Philip Simmons with the Region 6 title on the line. The Iron Horses are 6-2 and ranked third with both teams undefeated in the region.
No. 2 East Clarendon can put itself in position to win its first region championship since 1989 with a win over Atlantic Collegiate Academy. The 7-1 Wolverines would need a win over winless Marion next week to secure the crown.
Fourth-ranked Strom Thurmond plays host to No. 13 Saluda with the Region 2 title awaiting with a triumph. The Rebels are 6-2 and 3-0, while Saluda, which was upset by Ninety Six last week, is 5-3 and 2-1.
Andrew Jackson knocked off previously undefeated and top-ranked Central last week and can win the Region 4 crown with a road win over North Central. The seventh-ranked Volunteers are 5-3 and 3-0, while No. 10 North Central is 6-2 and 2-1.
Chester, 6-3 and ranked 11th, can win Region 3 with a victory over 3-5 Mid-Carolina.
In Class A, undefeated Carvers Bay will play host to once-beaten Johnsonville with the Region 6 title going to the winner. Both are undefeated in the region with Carvers Bay 9-0 and ranked third and Johnsonville 6-1 and ranked sixth.
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler and Blackville-Hilda will battle for the Region 3 crown. HKT is ranked eighth with a 6-2 record while B-H is 4-4. Both are undefeated in the region.
No. 13 Scott’s Branch will visit No. 11 Baptist Hill with a chance to stay in the hunt for the Region 5 crown. The Eagles are 6-2 and 36 6-2 -1 while Baptist Hill is 6-2 and 4-0. Fourth-ranked Cross, 7-1 and 4-0, plays at Bethune-Bowman. Cross and Baptist Hill meet next week.
There are two massive SCISA showdowns set. Defending AA state champion Pee Dee Academy will be on the road against defending state runner-up Bethesda Academy, which is 7-0 and ranked No. 1 in the HSSR poll. The Golden Eagles are 5-2 and ranked third.
In a non-region Class A matchup, second-ranked and 7-0 Dorchester Academy will travel 21 miles south down Interstate 95 to take on Colleton Prep Academy, 6-1 and ranked fourth.
Thursday
1A
Region 4
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 70, Allendale-Fairfax 0
Friday
5A
Region 1
Easley at T.L. Hanna
Greenville at Hillcrest
J.L. Mann at Greenwood
Woodmont at Mauldin
Region 2
Boiling Springs at Riverside
Gaffney at Dorman
Spartanburg at Byrnes
Wade Hampton at Eastside
Region 3
Indian Land at Fort Mill
Nation Ford at Clover
Rock Hill at Catawba Ridge
Region 4
Irmo at Chapin
River Bluff at Dutch Fork
White Knoll at Lexington
Region 5
Ridge View at Sumter
Spring Valley at Lugoff-Elgin
Westwood at West Florence
Region 6
Conway at Socastee
Myrtle Beach at Carolina Forest
St. James at North Myrtle Beach
Region 7
Goose Creek at Cane Bay
Lucy Beckham at Berkeley
Stratford at Wando
Region 8
Ashley Ridge at James Island
Stall at Fort Dorchester
Summerville at West Ashley
4A
Region 1
Fountain Inn at Emerald
Laurens at Westside
Wren at Southside
Region 2
Daniel at Blue Ridge
Seneca at Pickens
Travelers Rest at Berea
Region 3
Dreher at South Pointe
Lancaster at Camden
Richland Northeast at York
Region 4
Airport at Gilbert
Gray Collegiate at Aiken
North Augusta at Brookland-Cayce
South Aiken at Midland Valley
Region 5
Darlington at Crestwood
Lakewood at Hartsville
South Florence at Lower Richland
Region 6
Bishop England at Bluffton
Hilton Head Island at Colleton County
May River at Beaufort
3A
Region 1
Pendleton at Belton-Honea Path
Walhalla at West-Oak
Region 2
Carolina High at Powdersville
Christ Church at Southside Christian
St. Joseph’s at Palmetto
Region 3
Chapman at Woodruff
Mountain View Prep at Broome
Region 4
Fox Creek at Swansea
Newberry at Keenan
Region 5
Georgetown at Aynor
Marlboro County at Loris
Waccamaw at Dillon
Region 6
Hanahan at North Charleston
Orangeburg-Wilkinson at Battery Creek.
Vs. 2A
Crescent at Chesnee
AA
Region1
Clinton at Blacksburg
Liberty at Landrum
Region 2
American Leadership at Ninety Six
Batesburg-Leesville at Pelion
Saluda at Strom Thurmond
Region 3
Chester at Mid-Carolina
Eau Claire at Columbia
Region 4
Andrew Jackson at North Central
Cheraw at Buford
Chesterfield at Central
Region 5
Barnwell at Edisto
Whale Branch at Hampton County
Region 6
Academic Magnet at Woodland
Burke at Andrews
Timberland at Philip Simmons
Region 7
East Clarendon at Atlantic Collegiate
Kingstree at Mullins
Marion at Manning
1A
Region 1
Dixie at Abbeville
Ware Shoals at Calhoun Falls
Whitmire at McCormick
Region 2
C.A. Johnson at Lamar
Lee Central at McBee
Lewisville at Great Falls
Region 3
Calhoun County at Ridge Spring-Monetta
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler at Blackville-Hilda
Williston-Elko at Wagener-Salley
Region 5
Cross at Bethune-Bowman
Military Magnet at St. John’s
Scott’s Branch at Baptist Hill
Region 6
Hannah-Pamplico at Latta
Johnsonville at Carvers Bay
Vs. North Carolina
West Columbus at Green Sea Floyds
SCISA
Friday
11-Man
Andrew Jackson Academy at Beaufort Academy
Ben Lippen at Hammond
Calhoun Academy at Spartanburg Christian
Camden Military at Heathwood Hall
Cardinal Newman at Porter-Gaud
Dorchester at Colleton Prep
Florence Christian at Northside Christian
Greenwood Christian at Clarendon Hall
Hilton Head Christian at John Paul II
Laurence Manning at Trinity Collegiate
Orangeburg Prep at Patrick Henry
Pee Dee at Bethesda
Pinewood Prep at First Baptist
St. John’s Christian at Lee Academy
Thomas Heyward at Carolina Academy
Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter
Vs. Georgia
Georgia School for Innovation & Classics at Augusta Christian
8-Man
Cathedral at Palmetto Christian
Cross Schools at Holly Hill
Jefferson Davis at The King’s Academy’
Laurens Academy at Richard Winn
Newberry Academy at W.W. King
Saturday
1A
Region 4
Branchville at Hardeeville
