Nation Ford, Catawba Ridge pick up Thursday night wins in SC high school football

Patience Andrews had three first-half touchdowns as Nation Ford won its third straight game with a 56-27 win over Richland Northeast on Thursday night in high school football action.

The Falcons improve to 3-1 and begin region play next week against Northwestern.

The game marked the return of Nation Ford first-year coach Jake Bentley back to Columbia, where he was a starting quarterback for the South Carolina Gamecocks from 2016-19.

Nation Ford trailed 8-7 early in the first quarter before Kanupp found Andrews for a 14-yard TD with 5:43 in the first quarter. Andrews had two TD catches and a TD run in the first half.

Canupp finished with three touchdown passes and Malachi Drayton had two TD runs.

Catawba Ridge 24, Spring Valley 3: The Copperheads moved to 3-1 with a win over the Vikings.

Curtis Dayson had two touchdown runs in the game and Casey Fikis returned an interception for a touchdown for Catawba Ridge.

Catawba Ridge played the game without junior defensive back Joshua Dobson, the top ranked player in SC for Class of 2027, Dobson missed the game with a shoulder injury.

Catawba Ridge starts region play next week against Fort Mill.

This story was originally published September 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM.