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2025 SC high school football state championship schedule is set: Game, ticket info

Dutch Fork will face Summerville in the Class 5A Division I championship game.
Dutch Fork will face Summerville in the Class 5A Division I championship game. Special To The State

The schedule is set for the South Carolina High School League’s 2025 state football championships. The games will be held Friday-Saturday (Dec. 5-6) at S.C. State’s Oliver Dawson Stadium in Orangeburg.

State Championship Schedule

Friday, Dec. 5

——Class 3A——

Oceanside Collegiate vs. Belton-Honea Path, 12:06 p.m.

——Class A——

Bamberg-Ehrhardt vs. Lamar, 4:06 p.m.

——Class 5A Division II——

Irmo vs. Northwestern, 7:36 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 6

——Class 4A——

South Florence vs. South Pointe, 12:06 p.m.

——Class 2A——

Hampton County vs. Strom Thurmond, 4:06 p.m.

——Class 5A Division I——

Summerville vs. Dutch Fork, 7:36 p.m.

Ticket, spectator information

Tickets are $20 can be purchased at gofan.co or through each of the schools before gameday. Tickets are good for the entire day. Everyone must have a ticket — except a toddler or infant who can sit in a lap.

Gates will open for spectators at 11 a.m. each day. Home fans with tickets will enter through Gate 1. Visiting fans with tickets will enter through Gates 1 and 2 and walk across behind the endzone. Upper State schools are the home teams for this year’s games.

A clear bag policy in place for all spectators. No outside food or drink, or coolers allowed into the stadium.

Parking lots open 10 a.m. both days and cost is $10 per car. Parking passes are available through Gofan.co. Vehicles with trailers, pull behind grills and RV’s will cost $50. Restrooms and Power access available.

Entrance for all traffic is Entrance 5 off Highway 21 (Chestnut St) and Entrance 4 (Goff Avenue).

How to Watch: TV and streaming

All six games will be carried on Sinclair Broadcasting stations across South Carolina. Affiliates are WMYA (My40 Asheville-Greenville), WACH Fox digital channel (57.2/1250/Columbia), WCIV (MyTV Charleston) and WWMB (CW21, Florence/Myrtle Beach).

All six games also will be streamed on www.nfhsnetwork.com. A subscription ($13.99) is required but is good for all of the games and a month’s subscription.

This story was originally published November 28, 2025 at 10:42 PM.

Lou Bezjak
The State
Lou Bezjak is the High School Sports Prep Coordinator for The (Columbia) State and (Hilton Head) Island Packet. He previously worked at the Florence Morning News and had covered high school sports in South Carolina since 2002. Lou is a two-time South Carolina Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Support my work with a digital subscription
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