Check out the 2020 football schedules for York, Chester, Lancaster county high schools
Although they went undefeated in the regular season for the first time in the school’s modern history and earned their first region championship since 2006 last season, the Clover Blue Eagles headed into the 2019 high school football playoffs with a proverbial chip on their shoulders.
There was a widespread sentiment that they were untested — that their prolific offensive numbers and lopsided wins were caused by the weak schedule they played rather than the strong team they were.
Rest assured: That won’t happen this season.
Clover will open its 2020 football season against Dorman. The Cavaliers and Blue Eagles are well-acquainted: They met in last year’s Upper State semifinals and put on a show in front of a sold-out crowd. Dorman, the eventual state Runner-Up, went on to win, 45-42, on a game-winning field goal.
Clover also will play its longtime rival, York, and two other Spartanburg-area schools, Spartanburg and Boiling Springs. Clover also will play the trinity of Rock Hill schools — even though South Pointe, Rock Hill and Northwestern won’t be in the same region as Clover in 2020.
As for the rest of the 5A crew, Fort Mill will open against new-in-town rival, Catawba Ridge. Nation Ford will begin its season against Indian Land, a matchup that resulted in an entertaining win for the Falcons in 2019. Northwestern will face South Pointe on Aug. 22, in District Three Stadium. And Rock Hill will open against Greenville.
In 4A, Adam Hastings begins his head coaching tenure at Indian Land with four straight 5A opponents in Nation Ford, Northwestern, Fort Mill and Rock Hill. Catawba Ridge will begin its season against the two other Fort Mill high schools and also will play the formidable Chester Cyclones in its non-region schedule. York will open against Mauldin, and Lancaster will open against Crestwood.
South Pointe, which won its region and went undefeated in the regular season last year, will play Charlotte’s Myers Park in Week 2 in Bank of America Stadium, the home of the Carolina Panthers.
Chester, the sole 3A school in The Herald’s coverage area and the 2018 state champions, will play Fort Mill, Lancaster, South Pointe and Catawba Ridge in its non-region schedule. The Cyclones will end their regular season on a bye, as per custom in recent years.
After an inaugural season without any home games, 2A’s Legion Collegiate Academy Lancers have scheduled four home games this season. Legion athletic director Strait Herron said last month that the program is still searching for a facility to play their home football games.
Andrew Jackson (2A) has an opening-week bye before playing Catawba Ridge in Week 4 and Indian Land in Week 5.
Finally, in 1A, Great Falls and Lewisville continue their long-standing rivalry in 2020 in Week 8. Great Falls won last season’s rivalry edition in overtime, 32-26.
High school football schedules
Here are the football schedules and 2019 overall records of the high schools in The Herald coverage area. Some dates and locations haven’t been announced yet.
All kickoffs are set for 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
CLOVER (12-1, 4-0)
Week 0, August 21: Dorman
Week 1, August 28: at York
Week 2, September 4: at Northwestern
Week 3, September 11: South Pointe
Week 4, September 18: Spartanburg
Week 5, September 25: at Rock Hill
Week 6, October 2: BYE
Week 7, October 9: at Fort Mill
Week 8, October 16: Boiling Springs
Week 9, October 23: at Gaffney
Week 10, October 30: Nation Ford
FORT MILL (1-9, 0-4)
Week 0, August 21: Catawba Ridge
Week 1, August 28: Chester
Week 2, September 4: at Indian Land
Week 3, September 11: at Lancaster
Week 4, September 18: at Lugoff-Elgin
Week 5, September 25: York
Week 6, October 2: at Nation Ford
Week 7, October 9: Clover
Week 8, October 16: BYE
Week 9, October 23: at Boiling Springs
Week 10, October 30: Gaffney
NATION FORD (6-5, 2-2)
Week 0, August 21: Indian Land
Week 1, August 28: at Catawba Ridge
Week 2, September 4: at South Pointe
Week 3, September 11: Northwestern
Week 4, September 18: at Forestview
Week 5, September 25: Westwood
Week 6, October 2: Fort Mill
Week 7, October 9: at Boiling Springs
Week 8, October 16: Gaffney
Week 9, October 23: BYE
Week 10, October 30: at Clover
NORTHWESTERN (2-8, 1-3)
Week 0, August 22 (Sat.): at South Pointe
Week 1, August 28: at Indian Land
Week 2, September 4: Clover
Week 3, September 11: at Nation Ford
Week 4, September 18: Greenville
Week 5, September 24 (Thurs.): River Bluff
Week 6, October 2: at Ridge View
Week 7, October 9: at Blythewood
Week 8, October 16: Spring Valley
Week 9, October 23: BYE
Week 10, October 30: Rock Hill
ROCK HILL (7-4, 3-1)
Week 0, August 21: at Greenville
Week 1, August 28: South Pointe
Week 2, September 4: at Gaffney
Week 3, September 11: Indian Land
Week 4, September 18: at York
Week 5, September 25: Clover
Week 6, October 2:Spring Valley
Week 7, October 9: BYE
Week 8, October 16: at Blythewood
Week 9, October 23: Ridge View
Week 10, October 30: at Northwestern
***
CATAWBA RIDGE (2-8)
Week 0, August 21: at Fort Mill
Week 1, August 28: Nation Ford
Week 2, September 4: Carolina Bearcats
Week 3, September 11: BYE
Week 4, September 18: Andrew Jackson
Week 5, September 25: at Chester
Week 6, October 2:at South Pointe
Week 7, October 9: York
Week 8, October 16: Lancaster (Senior Night)
Week 9, October 23: at Indian Land
Week 10, October 30: at Ardrey Kell
INDIAN LAND (5-8, 2-2)
Week 0, August 21: at Nation Ford
Week 1, August 28: Northwestern
Week 2, September 4: Fort Mill
Week 3, September 11: at Rock Hill
Week 4, September 18: Lakewood (Homecoming)
Week 5, September 25: at Andrew Jackson
Week 6, October 2: at York
Week 7, October 9: BYE
Week 8, October 16: South Pointe
Week 9, October 23: Catawba Ridge (Senior Night)
Week 10, October 30: at Lancaster
LANCASTER (2-9, 1-4)
Week 0, August 21: at Crestwood
Week 1, August 28: Fairfield Central
Week 2, September 4: at Chester
Week 3, September 11: Fort Mill
Week 4, September 18: at Central Pageland
Week 5, September 25: at White Knoll
Week 6, October 2: BYE
Week 7, October 9:at South Pointe
Week 8, October 16: at Catawba Ridge
Week 9, October 23: York
Week 10, October 30: Indian Land
SOUTH POINTE (10-1, 5-0)
Week 0, August 22 (Sat.): Northwestern
Week 1, August 28: at Rock Hill
Week 2, September 4 (Sat.): Myers Park (at Bank of America stadium)
Week 3, September 11: at Clover
Week 4, September 18: Chester
Week 5, September 25: at Spring Valley
Week 6, October 2:Catawba Ridge
Week 7, October 9: Lancaster
Week 8, October 16: at Indian Land
Week 9, October 23: BYE
Week 10, October 30: at York
YORK (4-8, 2-3)
Week 0, August 21: at Mauldin
Week 1, August 28: Clover
Week 2, September 4: Westwood
Week 3, September 11: at Union County
Week 4, September 18: Rock Hill
Week 5, September 25: at Fort Mill
Week 6, October 2: Indian Land (Homecoming)
Week 7, October 9:at Catawba Ridge
Week 8, October 16: BYE
Week 9, October 23: at Lancaster
Week 10, October 30: South Pointe (Senior Night)
***
CHESTER (8-4, 3-1)
Week 0, August 21: Union County
Week 1, August 28: at Fort Mill
Week 2, September 4: Lancaster
Week 3, September 11: at Woodruff
Week 4, September 18: at South Pointe
Week 5, September 25: Catawba Ridge
Week 6, October 2: Mid-Carolina
Week 7, October 9: at Keenan
Week 8, October 16: Lower Richland
Week 9, October 23: at Fairfield Central
Week 10, October 30: BYE
***
LEGION COLLEGIATE (7-1)
Week 0, August 21: TBD
Week 1, August 28: Buford
Week 2, September 4: at Charlotte Latin
Week 3, September 11: at Central Pageland
Week 4, September 18: Gray Collegiate
Week 5, September 25: TBD
Week 6, October 2: Chesnee
Week 7, October 9: at South Aiken
Week 8, October 16: at St. Joseph’s
Week 9, October 23: Landrum
Week 10, October 30: at Blacksburg
ANDREW JACKSON (11-2, 5-1)
Week 0, August 21: BYE
Week 1, August 28: at Latta
Week 2, September 4: Mullins
Week 3, September 11: Camden
Week 4, September 18: at Catawba Ridge
Week 5, September 25: Indian Land
Week 6, October 2:at Central Pageland
Week 7, October 9:at North Central
Week 8, October 16: Cheraw (Homecoming)
Week 9, October 23: Chesterfield (Senior Night)
Week 10, October 30: at Buford
***
GREAT FALLS (5-5, 1-2)
Week 0, August 21: Central Pageland
Week 1, August 28: at Whitmire
Week 2, September 4: at North Central
Week 3, September 11: Charlotte Latin
Week 4, September 18: at Camden Military
Week 5, September 25: Chesterfield (Homecoming)
Week 6, October 2: Lamar
Week 7, October 9: at C.A. Johnson
Week 8, October 16: at Lewisville
Week 9, October 23: McBee (Senior Night)
Week 10, October 30: BYE
LEWISVILLE (4-7, 2-4)
Week 0, August 21: at Columbia
Week 1, August 28: North Central
Week 2, September 4: NC/VC Royals
Week 3, September 11: at Wagener-Salley
Week 4, September 18: Chesterfield
Week 5, September 25: at Whitmire
Week 6, October 2:C.A. Johnson (Homecoming)
Week 7, October 9:BYE
Week 8, October 16: Great Falls (Senior Night)
Week 9, October 23: at Lamar
Week 10, October 30: at McBee
This story was originally published May 20, 2020 at 8:06 AM.
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