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Stay up to date on all the high school football action in York County, Chester County and Lancaster County during the first round of the high school football playoffs.
Some are hosting and traveling to South Carolina playoff games. Others are getting in an extra — but not inconsequential — game under Friday night lights.
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Northwestern 51, Hillcrest 21
South Pointe 34, Greenwood 31 (2 OT)
Daniel 62, Chester 30
The Daniel Lions raced to a 27-0 lead after one period and routed the Chester Cyclones 62-30 in the first round of the 3A playoffs at Daniel Friday night.
Quarterback Trent Pearman passed for three touchdowns in the opening period to lead the assault. The Lions got its other first quarter score on an interception return by Jacob Hendricks.
The teams traded a pair of scores in the second period. Chester got touchdowns from Jaden Simmons and Zan Dunham to offset two more scoring aerials from Pearman. The Lions led 41-14 at halftime.
Daniel piled on three more scores in the third quarter while the Cyclones added one touchdown. That left the Lions with a 62-22 cushion.
Chester got its final score in the fourth quarter.
Daniel improved to 7-0 and will move to the second round of the playoffs. Chester ended its season with an overall record of 3-3.
Marion 33, Andrew Jackson 21
The Marion Swamp Foxes defeated the Andrew Jackson Volunteers 33-21 in the first round of the 2A playoffs Friday night in Marion.
Qualiek Crawford put Marion on the board first with a 47 yard scamper. Lakyle McIlwain answered for the Vols to tie the contest at 7-7, and it stayed that way until the end of the first period.
The Foxes took a 14-7 lead midway through the second quarter when Gabriel Cusack scored from 11 yards out.
The Vols tied the game early in the second half when Trey Watts picked up a blocked punt and raced into the end zone from 25 yards out.
Crawford scored twice for Marion before the third period was over. His 61 yard run made it 21-14, and when he raced in from 36 yards out the lead was 27-13.
He added another touchdown on a 39 yard run to make it 33-14 early in the fourth quarter. The Vols closed out the scoring when Dalton Starnes caught a touchdown pass with just less than five minutes to play.
Marion improved to 5-1 and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Andrew Jackson closed its season with a mark of 2-3.
Clover 23, York 21
Indian Land 27, Marlboro County 20
The Indian Land Warriors scored in the fourth quarter and edged the Marlboro County Bulldogs 27-20 Friday night in Bennettsville.
The Bulldogs took a 12-0 lead after one period, but the Warriors regrouped and took a 14-12 lead at halftime.
Indian Land went up 20-12 midway through the third period, but Marlboro County countered and tied the count at 20-20 late in the period.
The Warriors closed the season with an overall record of 4-4.
Great Falls 40, Buford 22
The Great Falls Red Devils broke open a close game in the second half and toppled the Buford Yellow Jackets 40-22 at Great Falls Friday night.
Great Falls led 12-7 after one period, and when halftime rolled around they were up 20-14.
The Red Devils tacked on a pair of scores in the third period for a 34-14 advantage. The two teams traded scores in the final period.
Great Falls ended its season with an overall mark of 2-5.
Walhalla 41, Legion Collegiate 18
The Walhalla Razorbacks raced to a 28-12 lead at halftime and toppled the Legion Collegiate Lancers 41-18 at Walhalla Friday night.
Walhalla erased a 6-0 deficit and led 7-6 after one quarter. They added two more touchdowns for a 21-6 lead. The Lancers countered and cut the deficit to 21-12, before the Razorbacks scored late in the second period for the 16-point halftime cushion.
After a scoreless third period, Walhalla went up 34-12. The Lancers answered and it was 34-18. The Razorbacks closed out the scoring with just less than three minutes remaining in the game.
The Lancers ended the season with an overall mark of 2-3.
Lewisville 27, Ridge Spring-Monetta 20
The Lewisville Lions came from behind in the fourth period and edged the Ridge Spring-Monetta Trojans 27-20 in Monetta Thursday night.
The Lions trailed 20-19 entering the final period, but got in the end zone early in the quarter and held on for the season-ending victory.
The Trojans took the early lead. They got a pair of touchdowns from quarterback Jamarious Lockett and took a 12-0 lead after one period of play.
Lewisville countered with two scores in the second quarter to take a 13-12 lead at intermission. Devan McCrorey got the first one on a 72-yard gallop, and Christian Yoder found him on a 16-yard pass play for the second touchdown.
Lockett opened the second half scoring with his third touchdown for the Trojans. They added the two-point conversion for a 20-13 lead midway through the third quarter. Yoder cut the deficit to 20-19 in the final minute of the stanza, but the try for two points failed, and the Lions were down 20-19 when the period ended.
That set the stage for the game-winning march in the fourth quarter.
Lewisville finished its season with an overall mark of 5-2 and a five-game winning streak.
This story was originally published November 13, 2020 at 7:01 PM.