Threat of stormy weather altering high school football schedule for Midlands teams
With inclement weather in the forecast for Thursday and Friday from the effects of tropical weather, some Midlands high school football games are moving their games around this week.
Eight local games have been moved up to Wednesday and several others will be played on Saturday. Four games will be played on Monday
There will be a doubleheader at Bolden Stadium on Saturday with Columbia hosting Swansea at 11 a.m. and AC Flora playing York at 4:45 p.m. AC Flora’s game was moved because Memorial Stadium didn’t have power. Dreher also was supposed to play at Memorial Stadium but its game against Camden was moved to Benedict College at 11 a.m.
This is the second time in three weeks the threat of rain is moving scheduled games up.
A building tropical system Helene is forecast to make landfall as a hurricane on the western coast of Florida late Thursday. For the Columbia area, the National Weather Service predicts a 100% chance of rain for Thursday evening and a 60% Friday — mainly before 7 a.m.
This Week’s Schedule
Wednesday
Batesburg-Leesville 48, Mid-Carolina 0
Blythewood 35, Spring Valley 13
Keenan 46, Chester 30
Lower Richland 26, Crestwood 21
Lexington 29, Laurens 0
Midland Valley 42, Brookland-Cayce 21
Sumter 42, Lugoff-Elgin 7
White Knoll, 38, Fort Dorchester 0
Friday
Cardinal Newman at Augusta Christian, ppd., to Oct. 18
Hammond at Northwood, ppd., to Oct. 18
Laurence Manning at Ben Lippen, ppd. to Oct. 18
Newberry Academy at Laurens Academy, ppd., to Oct. 18
Trinity Collegiate at Northside Christian, ppd., to Oct. 18
Wardlaw Academy at WW King, ppd.
Saturday
Camden vs. Dreher at Benedict College, 11 a.m.
Fairfield Central at Andrew Jackson, 11 a.m.
Heathwood Hall at Porter-Gaud, noon
Pelion at Eau Claire at Keenan High School, 11 a.m.
Swansea at Columbia, 11 a.m.
Westwood at Ridge View, noon
Lancaster at Richland Northeast, 3 p.m.
Saluda at Newberry, canceled
York vs. AC Flora at Bolden Stadium, 4:45 p.m.
North Central at Buford, 5 p.m.
Monday
Airport at South Aiken, 5 p.m.
Gilbert at Aiken, 5 p.m.
Gray Collegiate at North Augusta, 5 p.m.
Oakbrook Prep at Richard Winn, 6:30 p.m.
This story was originally published September 24, 2024 at 10:39 AM.
