Greater Rock Hill HS football roundup: Clover, South Pointe, Lewisville among winners

Now they wait.

High school football teams from the Greater Rock Hill area made their final cases for playoff positions in their final regular-season games Friday night.

But it will be another week before we know how the playoff picture shakes out.

The S.C. High School League has added another week to the regular season, because numerous games in the western part of the state were postponed last month due to damage from Hurricane Helene. So until those games are played in the coming seven days, the playoff picture remains uncertain.

No Rock Hill-area teams are scheduled to play next weekend, and with first-round playoff byes in store for some schools, it’s possible that top seeds like Northwestern could be off for two straight weekends before postseason play.

But on the final night of the regular season locally, Clover scored a big victory, and both South Pointe and Lewisville completed perfect seasons in their region play.

Here’s a wrapup of Friday’s games:

CLOVER 34, CATAWBA RIDGE 21: The Blue Eagles raced to a 28-0 lead and romped in their Region 3 5A contest. Running back Grady Stone scored on a 6-yard pass from Aaron Shealey and on runs of 11 and 8 yards.

Catawba Ridge (7-3, 4-2), down 28-0 late in the second quarter, narrowed the gap on touchdown passes from C.J. Couch to Braysin Burgis and Darius Sutton. That made it 28-14 with 10:05 left in the third quarter.

But Clover (7-3, 4-2) pulled away. Stone broke loose for a 71-yard run, setting up his 8-yard touchdown run with 45 seconds left in the third quarter.

Catawba Ridge got a final touchdown midway in the fourth quarter on a 6-yard pass from Couch to Sutton.

According to the playoff tiebreaker rules in the region, Rock Hill will be the No. 2 seed from the conference, with Clover at No. 3 and Catawba Ridge at No. 4.

NATION FORD 27, FORT MILL 23: Carson Sanford threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Josh Ameo with 31 seconds left, lifting Nation Ford (2-8, 1-5) over the Yellow Jackets (1-8, 0-6).

Ameo’s touchdown catch, which capped an 80-yard drive in 90 seconds, wasn’t the end of it, though. Fort Mill then drove in the remaining 31 seconds to the Nation Ford 6. On the game’s final play, Fort Mill quarterback Broden Mitcheson scrambled and was tackled at the 2.

Sanford threw two other touchdown passes to Ameo, covering 42 and 2 yards. and Patience Andrews scored on a 1-yard run.

Fort Mill scored on a 26-yard pass from Mitcheson to Tanner May, on a 6-yard run by Thomas Mabry, and on field goals of 33 and 22 yards by Noah Hardy. The second field goal followed a goal line stand by the Nation Ford defense.

SOUTH POINTE 56, RICHLAND NORTHEAST 6: The Stallions made their trip to Columbia worthwhile, logging another lopsided Region 3 4A victory. South Pointe (8-2, 6-0) took a 14-6 first-quarter lead on a touchdown run by Mason Pickett-Hicks and a pass from Cam McMillon to Jordan Collins.

The Stallions built their lead to 35-6 at the half, on a 5-yard run by McMillon, a 65-yard pass from McMillon to Jordan Collins, and a 34-yard pass from McMillon to Dailyn Duncan. On his touchdown run, McMillon carried three defenders into the end zone.

LANCASTER 34, YORK 13: Zy’Quarious Clinton threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes to R.J. Brown, leading the Bruins (4-6, 2-4) to a Region 3 4A victory and a likely playoff berth. the passes covered 13 and 14 yards and gave Lancaster a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter.

York narrowed the gap on a 27-yard field goal by Cesar Mendoza late in the first half and a 35-yard Mendoza field goal midway in the third quarter.

But Lancaster built its lead to 26-6 on touchdown runs of 4 yards by Ti’Mar Mobley and 14 yards by Brown in the final three minutes of the quarter.

York narrowed the gap to 26-13 on a 62-yard pass from Tayshon Freeman to Jamarion McCoy, but another Clinton touchdown pass in the fourth quarter sealed it for Lancaster.

ANDREW JACKSON 49, BUFORD 7: Andrew Jackson (3-7, 3-2 Region 4 2A) sealed the No. 3 playoff berth in the region with this big victory.

Damias Seegars scored five touchdowns, including four in the first half. Seegars scored on runs of 2, 10 and 30 yards, and he added a 42-yard punt return for a score in the opening period. His longest touchdown run, covering 60 yards, came early in the third quarter.

Jy’Kevius Johnson also scored on a 35-yard interception return. Buford (2-8, 1-4) averted a shutout when Noah Crump connected with Hawkins Wilson on a 12-yard score early in the fourth quarter.

LEWISVILLE 37, LAMAR 7: The Lions (9-1, 5-0 Region 3 1A) wrapped up the region title with a dominating performance in a first-place showdown. Jordan Strong ran for two second-half touchdowns, and Zach Rogers passed to Riquarius Harris for a touchdown and ran for another score. Jacorreum Hoze also ran for a Lewisville touchdown, and Marcel Fee added a field goal.

Lamar (7-3, 4-1) scored on a fumble recovery return in the second quarter.

McBEE 49, GREAT FALLS 13: Great Falls (2-8, 0-5 Region 3 1A) fell behind 21-0 at the half but closed to 28-13 early in the fourth quarter after scoring on a long pass and a short run. But Jason Brockington ran for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, allowing McBee (4-5, 2-3) to pull away.

Friday’s scores

Region 3 5A

Clover 34, Catawba Ridge 21

Nation Ford 27, Fort Mill 23

Northwestern 45, Indian Land 0

Region 3 4A

Camden 44, A.C. Flora 21

Lancaster 34, York 13

South Pointe 56, Richland Northeast 6

Region 3 2A

Mid-Carolina 37, Eau Claire 0

Fairfield Central 48, Columbia 0

Region 4 2A

Andrew Jackson 49, Buford 7

Cheraw 45, Chesterfield 7

Pageland Central 38, North Central 7

Region 3 1A

Lee Central 48, C.A. Johnson 8

Lewisville 37, Lamar 7

McBee 49, Great Falls 13

Statewide scores

Abbeville 69, Ware Shoals 6

Academic Magnet 13, Burke 12

Ashley Ridge 47, West Ashley 41

Augusta Christian 20, Ben Lippen 6

Bamberg-Ehrhardt 36, Denmark-Olar 26

Barnwell 21, Whale Branch 14

Batesburg-Leesville 28, Saluda 7

Belton-Honea Path 49, Walhalla 0

Bethesda Academy 40, St. John’s Christian 15

Bishop England 35, Colleton County 6

Blackville-Hilda 20, Williston-Elko 6

Blue Ridge 48, Berea 20

Bluffton 24, May River 21

Brookland-Cayce 49, Airport 14

Calhoun 37, Wagener-Salley 0

Calhoun Academy 40, Clarendon Hall 3

Cane Bay 28, Goose Creek 22

Carolina Forest 42, Conway 0

Chesnee 44, Landrum 34

Christ Church Episcopal 17, Palmetto 9

Crescent 14, Pendleton 0

Crestwood 42, Lakewood 7

Cross 36, Baptist Hill 0

Daniel 48, Greer 21

Dillon 56, Georgetown 0

Dixie 48, McCormick 0

Dorman 35, Eastside 7

Dutch Fork 41, River Bluff 14

East Clarendon 42, Marion 22

Edisto 32, Marion 26

Emerald 26, Laurens 17

Fountain Inn 55, Southside Christian 26

Gaffney 43, Wade Hampton 0

Gray Collegiate 42, Gilbert 0

Greenwood 38, Hillcrest 16

Greenwood Christian 44, Spartanburg Christian 25

Hammond Academy 56, Cardinal Newman 21

Hanahan 48, Battery Creek 13

Hannah-Pamplico 55, Hemingway 6

Hartsville 54, South Florence 35

Hilton Head Christian 43, Hilton Head Prep 3

Hilton Head Island 29, Beaufort 11

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 60, Ridge Spring-Monetta 8

Irmo 55, Chapin 21

James F. Byrnes 27, Boiling Springs 22

Jefferson Davis Academy 12, Holly Hill Academy 0

J.L. Mann 55, Greenville 12

Lake View 51, Green Sea Floyds 8

Laurens Academy 40, King Academy 26

Lewisville 37, Lamar 7

Liberty 45, Blacksburg 22

Loris 28, Aynor 8

Manning 24, Lake City 18

Myrtle Beach 21, North Myrtle Beach 6

Newberry 45, Swansea 0

North Augusta 45, Midland Valley 21

Northside Christian 48, Camden Military 14

Patrick Henry Academy 34, Andrew Jackson Academy 0

Pee Dee Christian 54, Dillon Christian 28

Philip Simmons 50, Andrews 22

Pickens 56, Travelers Rest 0

Pinewood Prep 69, John Paul II Catholic 21

Porter Gaud 52, Laurence Manning 22

Powdersville 28, St. Joseph Catholic 21

Richard Winn Academy 60, Wardlaw Academy 14

Scott’s Branch 34, Military Magnet 16

Silver Bluff 34, Fox Creek 7

Socastee 33, St. James 20

South Aiken 26, Aiken 14

Southside Christian 40, Carolina Academy 6

Spartanburg 56, Riverside 20

Strom Thurmond 21, Ninety Six 7

Summerville 50, Fort Dorchester 21

Thomas Heyward Academy 49, Beaufort Academy 25

Timberland 27, Woodland 9

T.L. Hanna 50, Mauldin 16

Wando 10, Lucy Beckham 7

Westside 56, Wren 34

White Knoll 35, Lexington 14

Whitmire 65, Calhoun Falls Charter 22

Wilson Hall 45, First Baptist 7

Woodruff 42, Union County 15

Woodmont 38, Easley 35