Clover stuns Dorman, plus all football scores, recaps from Rock Hill-area high schools
Want to stay up to date on all the high school football action in York County, Chester County and Lancaster County in the opening week of the 2021 season? Look no further.
See our area’s schedule and a running scoreboard below. Check back after Friday’s action to see end-of-game recaps here, too.
Friday night scores from Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Indian Land
Note: Of the 15 teams in The Herald’s coverage area, only nine are playing. Many local teams had their games canceled because of COVID-19 conflicts.
Indian Land 34, Nation Ford 27
Clover 20, Dorman 7
The Clover Blue Eagles took a 13-0 lead after one period and traded touchdowns in the fourth quarter to defeat the fifth-ranked Dorman Cavaliers 20-7 in the season opener for both teams at Dorman.
Chance Sanders got the Blue Eagles started with a 37-yard fumble return in the first quarter. With the PAT it was 7-0 with 4:48 remaining in the period.
Clover added another score as the opening period came to an end. Joe Boyd connected with Hunter Jaime on an 11-yard pass play for a 13-0 lead, but Dorman blocked the PAT. The play capped an 87-yard march that took nine snaps.
The two teams staged a defensive battle for the next two periods, before both scored in the final 12 minutes.
Dorman got the first score of the final stanza to cut the deficit to 13-7. Will Black scored from 10 yards out, and the Cavaliers converted the PAT with 10:06 remaining in the contest.
Clover answered with 5:15 to play. Elijah Farmer powered in from a yard away, and with the extra point it was 20-7. The Blue Eagle drive required 12 plays and covered 76 yards.
Clover ended the night with 191 yards rushing on 39 carries. Farmer led the way with 94 yards on 18 carries, and Demarco Evans added 82 on 14 attempts.
Boyd completed seven of 14 passes for 30 yards and a touchdown, and added 42 more on four rushing attempts. Jaime led the receivers with three catches for 15 yards.
Clover’s offense accounted for 221 total yards and 12 first downs.
The Clover defense kept the potent Cavalier offense bottled up all night. Cooper Zohner led the way with 13 tackles, including three for a loss, and Zy Martin added eight tackles. Sage Penninger contributed seven, while Sam White and Zach Jordan added six and five respectively.
The Blue Eagles’ defense held the Dorman offense to 195 total yards and 11 first downs.
Providence 21, Chester 7
The Providence Panthers defeated the Chester Cyclones 21-7 in the opening game of the season for both teams in Matthews, North Carolina.
Providence scored twice in the opening period and never looked back. They tacked on another score in the second period for a 21-0 cushion at intermission.
After a scoreless third period, the Cyclones got a touchdown in the final quarter.
Lewisville 40, Columbia 20
The Lewisville Lions turned in a tremendous second half performance and toppled the Columbia Caps 40-20 in the season opener for both teams in Richburg.
Lewisville dominated the first quarter as they had possession for the entire period.
They took the opening kickoff and drove for a score to take a 6-0 lead. Joaquan Howze ran in from four yards out to cap the drive, but the PAT was blocked.
Columbia fumbled the ensuing kickoff return and Lewisville recovered. They drove but could not score as the first period came to an end.
Randall McDaniel tied the count at 6-6 with a 33-yard scamper. After he ran the two-point conversion, Columbia led 8-6 with less than four minutes left until halftime.
The Lions regained the lead with 13 seconds left in the half. They recovered a fumble in the end zone when a high snap on a Caps’ punt attempt could not be handled. When they tacked on the two-point conversion they took a 14-8 lead.
Howze got the Lions third period outburst started with a two-yard run. Christien Yoder passed to Anthony Walls on a 37-yard play for the second touchdown. After McDaniel scored for the Caps, Yoder passed 18 yards to Andrew Langley for a 34-14 lead near the end of the quarter.
Both teams added a touchdown in the final period.
Great Falls 36, Whitmire 12
The Great Falls Red Devils used some big offensive plays and a solid defensive effort to defeat the Whitmire Wolverines 36-12 in the season opener for both teams in Whitmire.
Xay Brown and Foxx Moore contributed the big plays on offense, and the Red Devils’ defense stopped a Wolverine drive inside the 10-yard line and gave Great Falls great field position on several possessions with big stops.
The Red Devils took an 8-0 lead early in the first period, but Whitmire countered and it was 8-6 when the quarter was over.
Brown scampered 20 yards to score with two seconds left until halftime for a 14-6 lead. When the Red Devils added the two-point conversion, they took a 16-6 advantage to the dressing room.
Great Falls added a touchdown in the third period for a 22-6 lead. Brown passed to Moore for 24 yards for the score, but the two-point conversion attempt failed.
Brown was not finished for the night. He added another score from 22 yards out to make it 28-6 late in the third period.
Each team scored a touchdown in the final quarter.
This story was originally published August 20, 2021 at 6:50 PM.