Friday’s Rock Hill high school football rewind: Area, statewide scores, next week’s schedule
Get complete coverage from The Herald from Friday night, plus scores and 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.