WEEK 4 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

rom staff reports • September 23, 2025

Central remains undefeated with a 40-6 victory over Blacksburg

Blacksburg – The Central High School football team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 40-6 victory over Blacksburg on Friday at the BHS field.

 

Dwayne Louallen Jr. completed 12 of 15 passes for 180 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 28 yards and another score on four carries.

 

Aiden Short ran for 90 yards and another score on 14 carries. Jakan Holleman scored twice while picking up 23 yards on three carries. Taveon Moore had five catches for 85 yards, Darren Gaines had a 46-yard TD catch, and Short had three catches for 27 yards.

 

Holloman led the defense with eight tackles and three tackles for loss. Marques Allen had four tackles and two TFLs, while Aiden Welch returned an interception for a score.

 

Blacksburg dropped to 0-5.

 

Gaffney 34

Boiling Springs 7

 

Gaffney – Gaffney opened its Region 2-AAAAA schedule with a 34-7 victory over Boiling Springs on Friday at The Reservation.

 

Banks Bouton completed 18 of 31 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns to lead the offense for the Indians, who evened their overall record at 2-2. Bouton also rushed for a touchdown.

 

Brady Smith had five catches for 110 yards and a touchdown. Hank Davidson had a 21-yard TD reception, Isaiah Ellis had a 61-yard catch, and Quentis Hines had four catches for 29 yards.

 

Josiah Hill rushed for 43 yards and two TDs on 12 carries.

 

Zion Dawkins, Ty McGill, Zyon Ratchford and Adreyan Monroe each had an interception.

 

The Bulldogs dropped to 2-2.

 

Hanahan 49

Timberland 20

 

Hanahan – Hanahan handed Timberland its first loss of the season with a 49-20 victory at the HHS field.

 

Hanahan improved to 2-3 while the Wolves dropped to 4-1.

 

Malyk Goodman led the Wolves offense by completing 16 of 30 passes for 185 yards and two TDs while carrying the ball 10 times for 67 yards.

 

Carter Hawkins had five catches for 65 yards and two TDs. Antaun Faison had seven carries for 41 yards and a score.

 

Latrell Smalls led the THS defense with 13 tackles, while Caylen Jones had 12. Hawkins and Jordan Gorham both had six tackles and an interception. Gorham also had a TFL.

 

Loris 50

Socastee 6

 

Loris – Loris improved to 5-0 with a 50-6 victory over Socastee at the LHS field.

 

After leading just 7-0 after one quarter, the Lions broke the game open with 29 points in the second quarter for a 36-0 halftime lead.

 

Moon Gerald completed 11 of 16 passes for 202 yards and four TDs while rushing for 29 yards on five carries. Grim Lewis caught four passes for 99 yards and two scores, Khalil Sherman had two catches for 59 yards and a TD, and Terrance Hardee had a 17-yard TD catch.

 

Sherman also rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns on 10 carries.

 

Christian Royals scored the only touchdown for the Braves, who fell to 1-4.

 

Northwestern 75

Nation Ford 21

 

Fort Mill – Northwestern improved to 4-1 with a 75-21 victory over Nation Ford at Nation Ford Stadium.

 

Xavier Means led the Trojans by completing 18 of 23 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns. Kameron Vance had six catches for 72 yards and two scores, Payton Vining had three catches for 43 yards and a score, and Jonath Spurgeon had four catches for 70 yards.

 

Nigel Smith rushed for 109 yards and three TDs on 17 carries. Means ran or a score and had 47 yards.

 

Kameri McFadden led the NHS defense with three TFLs, while Jayl Richardson, Dash Holley and Darrel Harrison had two TFLs apiece.

 

Kason Canupp led Nation Ford by completing 17 of 33 passes for 211 yards and three score. Jayden Scott had nine catches for 154 yards and two TDs and Ja’Mari Gore had a TD catch.

 

Southside Christian 28

Saluda 0

 

Saluda – Southside Christian School handed Saluda its first loss of the season with a 28-9 triumph at the SHS field.

 

The Sabres, who improved to 1-3, were led by DJ Lee. He rushed for 185 yards and two TDs on 30 carries.

 

Quarterback Max Breit rushed for 68 yards and two touchdown while completing 6 of 10 passes for 43 yards.

 

CJ Springs had a 63-yard reception to lead the Tigers, who fell to 3-1.

 

North Charleston 42

Stall 26

 

North Charleston – CJ Furley threw for three touchdowns and ran for another while Lorenzo Kitching Jr. ran for two TDs and caught two scoring passes to lift North Charleston to a 42-26 victory over Stall on Friday at the NCHS field.

 

Furley completed 10 of 18 passes for 220 yards and had four carries for 20 yards. Kitching rushed for 173 yards on 17 carries and caught three passes for 188 yards.

 

Amaris Carter also had a TD catch.

 

Cedric Burkes led the defense with eight tackles, two sacks and two TFLs. Demonte Aiken had an interception.

 

Calhoun Academy 41

Andrew Jackson Academy 20

 

St. Matthews – Calhoun Academy improved to 4-1 by defeating Andrew Jackson Academy 41-20 at the AJA field.

 

Hall Sease rushed for 55 yards and a score for the Warriors, who fell to 0-5. Landon Johnson ran for a touchdown, while Ollie Barnes has two catches for 68 yards and a touchdown.

 

Eli Mathys had 15 tackles and a sack to lead the defense.

 

Daniel 41

Clinton 33

 

Clinton – Daniel outscored Clinton 24-6 in the fourth quarter to rally for a 41-33 victory at Wilder Stadium.

 

           The Red Devils, who fell to 2-3, took a 27-17 lead into the final stanza. However, the 3-1 Lions scored 24 straight points.

 

Jace Grass completed 13 of 26 passes for 145 yards and two TDs to lead DHS offensively. Trey Wimbley had four catches for 80 yards and both scoring catches.

 

Manny Major had 61 yards and a score on fie carries Kingsten Bibb had 439yards and a score on 11 carries.

 

Wimbley returned a punt 35 yards for a touchdown, and Julian Igo kicked a 26-yard field goal and a 35-yarder.

 

CHS rushed for 301 yards and was led by Javen Cook, who had 156 yards and three scores on 21 carries. Zy Butler had 66 yards on 11 carries, and Angelo Cromer ran for 46 yards and a score.

 

Owen Glenn completed 7 of 13 passes for 56 yards and a TD. PJ McGowan caught the scoring pass, finishing with three catches for 34 yards.

 

Sumter 54

           Spring Valley 0

 

           Sumter – Sumter opened its Region 5-AAAAA schedule with a 54-0 victory over Spring Valley on Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field.

 

           The 4-1 Gamecocks rushed for 451 yards and finished with 535 yards of total offense. Cayon Gordon rushed for 148 yards and a TD on seven carries, while Cleveland Pinckney had 118 yards and a score on seven carries.

 

           Reggie Shannon had 62 yards and a touchdown on eight carries, Edward Tiller 49 yards and a TD on nine carries, Franklin Richardson ran or two scores and Jamier Bey had a 59-yard scoring run.

 

           Richardson completed 7 of 9 passes for 84 yards and a touchdown. Bey had five catches for 57 yards and a TD.

 

           Javonte Brown led the SHS defense with 10 tackles, two of them for a loss.

 

           Waccamaw 50

           Andrews 14

 

           Andrews – Waccamaw improved to 3-1 with a 50-14 victory over Andrews at the AHS field.

 

           The Warriors scored 14 points in each of the first three quarters.

 

           Andre Grate rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries while completing 4 of 7 passes for 37 yards and a score. Adrian Grate Jr. had two catches for 16 yards and a TD while rushing for 34 yards on 10 carries.

 

           Kevin Jackson and Bryce Holloway both ran for two touchdowns. Jackson had a fumble recovery and seven tackles on defense while Jhustyn Funnye had an interception.

 

           J.L Mann 14

           Easley 13

 

           Greenville – J.L Mann squeezed out a 14-13 victory over Easley at the JLMHS field.

 

           AJ Bush had seven catches for 62 yards and a touchdown to lead J.L. Mann. KV Massey rushed for 60 yards on 12 carries, while Gage Watkins completed 15 of 22 passes for 82 yards.

 

           Philip Georgopoulus kicked two field goals. Buddy Griffin ran for the 2-point conversion.

 

           Major Workman had five tackles, three of them for a loss, and one sack to lead the defense. 

Hawks, Knights Get in Preseason Work in Hanahan

By Rob Gantt • August 7, 2026
By Rob Gantt Special to the HSSR HANAHAN - Two Berkeley County football programs locked horns in a controlled scrimmage Thursday, Aug. 6, and both team's leaders came away somewhat pleased with what they saw. Hanahan coach Milan Turner and Stratford coach Dennie McDaniel were less concerned with the scoreboard and more focused on the small things as the Hawks and Knights battled on the turf at Hanahan's Hawk's Nest facility by Bowen's Corner Elementary. "I'm very pleased with our effort," McDaniel said. "Our attitude has to get a bit better. We had some plays where we broke down in some stuff. We've just got to get out of our feelings and play the next play. That's a young team for you. We've got some maturing to do. We'll do that in the early part of the season. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good performance for a young team." The Class 5A Knights are replacing quite a few starters off a squad that won 10 games and advanced to the third round of the playoffs in 2025. The Knights figure to be able to build around their front seven on defense. Offensively they were hit hard by graduation, though. In terms of returning impact players, the Class 3A Hawks are in a better situation on offense. They bring back a three-year starter at quarterback in big junior lefty Tripp Gallus (6-5, 231). A few other playmakers are back, too, including receivers Grayson Mathes and Quamel Grant . Turner's bunch finished 6-6 in 2025. "For me, I want to see a physicality and a toughness from our kids," Turner said about the first scrimmage. "I told them before we started. I said be violent between the whistles. We know they're going to make some mistakes and obviously we want to try to minimize those. We want to see things like running to the football, all the things that don't take talent. Those are the things I have to see. If I don't see those, we've got a lot of work to do. I feel like we saw that." During Hanahan's opening set of offensive plays, Gallus hooked up with Mathes for an 81-yard touchdown pass on a tunnel screen and Grant over the middle for an 80-yard scoring strike. Stratford defensive lineman Kermit Davis got the Knights on the board with a sack and fumble return for a tally. When the situational scrimmage moved to red zone work, Knights running back Malachi Breland reached paydirt twice, while quarterbacks Dathan Haywood and Caleb Lott tossed touchdowns to Denzel Lazo and Jayden Lee. The Hawks recorded three scores from the red zone, with running back Xavier Sabback scoring on the ground and Gallus distributing his third and fourth touchdown tosses to Jesiah Smith and Evan Knight. During goal-line possessions, which capped the scrimmage, Breland crossed the goal line for the third time and Haywood hooked up with Tyrese Simmons for a score. Sabback capped the scoring for the Hawks with a touchdown run out of the wildcat formation. Earlier, Stratford defensive back Jayden Judge and Hanahan safety Landon Hubler snagged interceptions. Mathes snuffed out Stratford's first drive with a pick in the end zone. The Hawks host Cane Bay Friday, Aug. 14, in a scrimmage. "Now, it's about shrinking the amount of mistakes," Turner said. "We've got tape of this. We want to identify those mistakes: what were mental errors, what were physical errors and what did us as coaches do. Maybe it was us that didn't put our kids in position to be successful." Stratford suits up in the Moncks Corner Lions Club jamboree Aug. 14 at Berkeley High School. "It's going to be a quick opportunity for us," McDaniel said. "We've only got two quarters but we want to make it as game-like as possible. I want to see us clean up the silly penalties and get better at just playing the next play."

Emerald High Made a Notable Change in Its Athletic Department

By Jeff Moeller • August 6, 2026
Athletic director and head baseball coac h Mack Hite will move into the role of interim principal.

Coward begins 4th Season As Athletic Director At Dillon High

By Billy Baker • August 6, 2026
Dillon graduate Keith Coward ( 2004) is beginning his 4th season as the athletic director in the tradition rich Wildcat athletic program.

A Strong School Administration Helps Fuel Success In Both Athletics, Academics At Woodland High

By Billy Baker • August 6, 2026
The athletic director at Woodland High is Ty Sibert, wh o grew up in McCormick, SC. and is a role model for all students not just the student athletes.

Summerville Infuses New Members Into Veteran Coaching Staff

By Roger Lee • August 6, 2026
Tyler Clark is one of six head coaches joining the Green Wave staff next school year.

The Countdown Begins On The Re-Launch Of Varsity Football At The Spartanburg Day School

By Billy Baker • August 6, 2026
Patrick Moffitt spent the past two seasons working with a “B” team and a junior varsity team to get prepared for varsity football at the SDS.

Hampton County Are Now All Canes

By Neill Kirkpatrick • August 6, 2026
Since Estill and Wade Hampton merged to become Hampton County High School they have quickly become one of the top AA programs in the lower state.

Marlboro County Athletics Set For 2026-27 School Year

By David Shelton • August 6, 2026
Cory Johnson enters his third season as the head football coach and now athletic director, he has brought focus back to football and getting better on the field.

SCACA Clinic Has A New Name: Coaching Academy

By David Shelton • August 6, 2026
Executive Director of the SCACA, Scott Earley spends much of his time traversing the state to listen to concerns from coaches.

Mcmanus Set To Assume Role As Athletic Director At Myrtle Beach

By David Shelton • August 6, 2026
Myrtle Beach High finally filled an opening for athletic director after more than a year, hiring of long-time coach and administrator Hal McManus.
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