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Friday’s Rock Hill high school football rewind: Area, statewide scores, next week’s schedule

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How The Sweet 16 fared

Rank

School

Record

This Week

Next Week

1

Weddington

(4-0)

d. Butler 27-19

at Chapel Hill

2

Northwestern

(4-0)

d. South Pointe 28-14

Nation Ford

3

Providence Day

(3-1)

d. Charlotte Country Day 63-15

Christ School

4

West Charlotte

(2-0)

idle

Mallard Creek

5

Independence

(4-0)

d. South Meck 40-13

idle

6

Hough

(2-1)

idle

North Mecklenburg

7

South Pointe

(2-2)

lost to Northwestern 28-14

AC Flora

8

J.M. Robinson

(4-0)

d. Central Cabarrus 49-0

idle

9

Charlotte Christian

(3-1)

d. Ardrey Kell 39-7

Cannon School

10

Mallard Creek

(1-1)

vs. Moeller (OH), Sat.

at West Charlotte

11

Monroe

(3-0)

d. East Meck 63-0

at Porter Ridge

12

Charlotte Catholic

(1-2)

lost 27-21 to Crest

Providence

13

Mooresville

(2-1)

idle

at Cox Mill

14

Myers Park

(1-3)

lost 21-10 to Richmond Sr.

at Ballantyne Ridge

15

East Lincoln

(4-0)

d. Forestview 52-26

Hickory

16

Marvin Ridge

(2-2)

lost 22-16 to Lake Norman

at Indian Land

Friday’s highlights

Catawba Ridge 38, Spring Valley 14: The host Copperheads (2-1) rolled to a 38-0 lead in the third quarter and glided to victory. C.J. Couch threw three touchdown passes, including a 41-yard strike to sophomore Colton McCauley with 22 seconds left in the first half. He also connected to Braylin Burgess and Boston Halpin for touchdowns. Camden Gifford added a field goal. Spring Valley scored twice in the fourth quarter off Copperhead reserves.

Clover 37, York 6: Landon Stone ran for two touchdowns and older brother Grady had a touchdown run, as the Blue Eagles (3-1) rolled past the host Cougars (1-3). Clover also scored on a touchdown pass and a touchdown on a recovered fumble in the end zone. Tayshon Freeman threw a touchdown pass to Xavier McCoy for York’s touchdown in the second half.

Lancaster 32, Fort Mill 27: Junior quarterback R.J. Brown ran for two touchdowns and threw a 58-yard pass for another score, as the host Bruins (2-2) held off the Yellow Jackets (1-2). Lancaster led 19-0 and 26-7 in the first half, but Fort Mill battled back with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to tighten the game. Quinn Kelly ran for one of those final-period touchdowns and threw to Braylon Thomas for the other score.

Thursday’s highlights

Hartsville 49, Rock Hill 30: The visiting Red Foxes (1-1-1) captured this game, building a 28-16 halftime lead and holding off several comeback attempts by Rock Hill (1-3). The Bearcats narrowed the gap to 35-30 with nine minutes left, but Hartsville pulled away. On two possessions, potential Rock Hill touchdown passes were batted down in the end zone by Hartsville defenders.

Richland Northeast 58, Nation Ford 49: The Falcons built a 42-30 halftime lead in this wild game, but Richland Northeast surged in the second half for the victory. Nation Ford narrowed the gap to 52-49 on a Kaleb White 6-yard touchdown run and a conversion kick with 11:03 remaining but was unable to score again. White ran for three touchdowns, and Carson Sanford threw a pair of touchdown passes.

Saturday’s preview

S.C. Spartans (1-3) at Greenville Hurricanes (1-3), 7 p.m. — The Hurricanes trounced the Spartans 56-0 last season, but the Greenville’s leading offensive players were all seniors.

The picks

Weekend schedule/results

(all kickoffs at 7 :30p.m., unless noted otherwise)

FRIDAY’S SCORES

Rock Hill-area nonconference

Catawba Ridge 38, Spring Valley 14

Clover 37, York 6

Lancaster 32, Fort Mill 27

McBee 56, Buford 20

Northwestern 28, South Pointe 14

SC statewide

Abbeville 49, Ninety Six 28

A.C. Flora 20, Laurens 17

Batesburg-Leesville 21, Lower Richland 7

Berkeley 22, West Ashley 0

Blythewood 23, Hanahan 14

Camden 43, Ridge View 26

Cathedral Academy 58, Conway Christian 8

Cheraw 25, Darlington 13

Chesnee 28, R-S Central 24

Colleton County 50, Stall 0

Dorchester Academy 19, Patrick Henry Academy 13

Dutch Fork 35, Gray Collegiate 0

Gaffney 31, Freedom 0

Goose Creek 27, Beaufort 12

Greenville Christian 40, Whitmire 14

Greenwood 14, Lexington 0

Hammond Academy 48, Heathwood Hall 0

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 32, Denmark-Olar 6

Irmo 55, Carolina Forest 7

James Island 16, Cane Bay 3

Jefferson Davis Academy 54, King’s Academy 0

Lamar 21, Lake City 14

Lee Central 39, Hannah-Pamplico 25

Loris 41, North Myrtle Beach 13

Lucy Beckham 35, Hanahan 28

Manning 35, Ridgeland 0

Marlboro County 40, Conway 16

Mullins 6, Latta 0

North Augusta 14, Strom Thurmond 7

Oceanside Collegiate 42, Ashley Ridge 29

Orangeburg Prep 27, Clarendon Hall 0

Palmetto Christian 60, Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach 0

Pee Dee Academy 48, Florence Christian 14

Pinewood Prep 49, Camden Military 6

River Bluff 14, Gilbert 13

South Aiken 31, Barnwell 26

South Florence 49, Fort Dorchester 14

Stratford 23, Socastee 17

Sumter 35, Crestwood 14

Trinity Collegiate 6, First Baptist 0

Wando 34, St. James 20

Ware Shoals 28, James Island 12

West Florence 41, Wilson 0

Westside 55, Belton-Honea-Path 14

Westwood 31, Airport 7

Wilson Hall 42, Laurence Manning Academy 15

SATURDAY

Nonconference

S.C. Spartans at Greenville Hurricanes, 7

Open week: Indian Land.

THURSDAY’S SCORES

Nonconference

Andrews 38, Andrew Jackson 21

Fairfield Central 33, Lewisville 8

Hartsville 49, Rock Hill 30

Richland Northeast 58, Nation Ford 49

Saluda 16, Chester 12

S.C. statewide results

Aynor 50, Green Sea-Floyds 16

Bamberg-Ehrhardt 26, Calhoun 18

Berea 26, Southside 20

Bethesda Academy 42, Hilton Head Prep 12

Blackville-Hilda 20, Silver Bluff 14

Broome 28, Emerald 25

Chapin 42, Newberry 37

Chesterfield 49, C.A. Johnson 12’Clinton 49, Chapman 27

Columbia 20, Great Falls 6

Dillon 48, Marion 7

Eastside 23, Blue Ridge 13

Fairfield Central 33, Lewisville 8

Fountain Inn 56, Carolina Academy 6

Georgetown 34, Carvers Bay 29

Greer 18, Byrnes 10

Hanna 36, Wren 29

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 32, Denmark-Olar 6

Lake Marion 7, Cross 6

Lake View 41, Scotts Branch 14

Landrum 43, Polk County 6

Liberty 28, Palmetto 9

Lugoff-Elgin 49, Aiken 18

May River 35, Brookland-Cayce 13

Mid-Carolina 34, North Central 13

New Hope Leadership d. School for Deaf, forfeit

Richard Winn Academy 56, Laurens Academy 20

Ridge Spring-Monetta 21, American Leadership 6

St. Joseph’s Catholic 21, Pickens 7

Seneca 24, Walhalla 7

Swansea 28, Pelion 18

Timberland 28, Kingstree 6

Union County 30, Blacksburg 27

Waccamaw 42, Johnsonville 8

Ware Shoals 56, Laurens Academy 20

Wagener-Salley 30, Allendale Fairfax 0

Williston-Elko 35, Eau Claire 22

Woodruff 36, Woodmont 13

Woodland 42, Whale Branch 13

Next week’s schedule

S.C. Region 3 5A

Catawba Ridge at Fort Mill, 7:30

Nation Ford at Northwestern, 7:30

Rock Hill at Clover, 7:30

S.C. Region 3 4A

A.C. Flora at South Pointe, 7:30

Dreher at York, 7:30

Richland Northeast at Camden, 7:30

S.C. nonconference

Andrew Jackson at Lewisville, 7:30

Buford at Great Falls, 7:30Marvin Ridge at Indian Land, 7:30

SATURDAY, SEPT. 21

Nonconference

Carolina Bearcats at Cabarrus Stallions

This story was originally published September 12, 2024 at 6:30 AM.

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