High School Football

SC public schools to kick off 2020 football season. A look at Midlands team schedules

Class 5A

Blythewood

Sept 25 at North Augusta; Oct. 2 vs. Northwestern; Oct. 16 at Spring Valley; Oct. 23 vs. Ridge View (District 2 Stadium); Oct. 29 vs. Rock Hill; Nov. 6 at Gaffney

Chapin

Sept. 25 vs. Lower Richland; Oct. 2 at Dutch Fork; Oct. 9 vs. White Knoll; Oct. 16 at River Bluff; Oct. 23 vs. Lexington; Oct. 30 vs. Irmo Nov. 6 vs. York

Dutch Fork

Sept. 25 vs. White Knoll; Oct. 2 vs. Chapin; Oct. 9 at River Bluff; Oct. 16 at Lexington; Oct. 23 vs. Spring Valley; Oct. 30 at South Pointe

Lexington

Oct. 9 vs. Ridge View; Oct. 16 vs. Dutch Fork; Oct. 23 at Chapin; Oct. 30 vs. White Knoll; Nov. 6 vs. River Bluff

Ridge View

Sept. 25 vs. Northwestern; Oct. 2 at Spring Valley; Oct. 9 at Lexington; Oct. 16 vs. Rock Hill; Oct. 23 vs. Blythewood (District 2 Stadium); Oct. 30 vs. Mauldin

River Bluff

Oct. 9 vs. Dutch Fork; Oct. 16 vs. Chapin; Oct. 23 at White Knoll; Oct. 30 vs. North Augusta; Nov. 6 at Lexington

Spring Valley

Sept. 25 at Rock Hill; Oct. 2 vs. Ridge View; Oct. 16 vs. Blythewood; Oct. 23 at Dutch Fork; Oct. 30 at Northwestern; Nov. 6 vs. Richland Northeast

White Knoll

Sept. 25 at Dutch Fork; Oct. 2 vs. South Aiken; Oct. 9 at Chapin; Oct. 16 vs. Nation Ford; Oct. 23 vs. River Bluff

Class 4A

AC Flora

Sept. 25 at Westwood; Oct. 2 vs Richland Northeast; Oct. 9 vs. Irmo; Oct. 23 vs. Dreher; Nov. 6 at Lugoff-Elgin

Airport

Sept. 25 at Midland Valley; Oct. 2 vs. North Augusta; Oct. 12 vs. Aiken; Oct. 16 at South Aiken; Oct. 23 vs Chesnee; Oct. 30 at Brookland-Cayce; Nov. 5 vs. Orangeburg-Wilkinson

Dreher

Sept. 25 vs. Lugoff-Elgin; Oct. 2 at Irmo; Oct. 16 vs. Richland Northeast; Oct. 23 at AC Flora; Oct. 30 at Westwood Nov. 6 vs. Keenan

Irmo

Sept. 25 at Richland Northeast; Oct. 2 vs. Dreher; Oct. 9 at AC Flora; Oct. 16 vs. Lower Richland; Oct. 23 vs. Lugoff-Elgin; Oct. 30 at Chapin; Nov. 6 vs. Westwood

Lugoff-Elgin

Sept. 25 at Dreher; Oct. 2 vs. Westwood; Oct. 23 at Irmo; Oct. 30 at Richland Northeast; Nov. 6 vs. AC Flora

Richland Northeast

Sept. 25 vs. Irmo; Oct. 2 at AC Flora; Oct. 16 at Dreher; Oct. 23 vs. Westwood; Oct. 30 vs. Lugoff-Elgin; Nov. 6 at Spring Valley

Westwood

Sept. 25 vs. AC Flora; Oct. 2 at Lugoff-Elgin; Oct. 23 at Richland Northeast Oct. 30 vs. Dreher; Nov. 6 at Irmo

Class 3A

Brookland-Cayce

Sept 25 at Fox Creek; Oct. 2 vs. Strom Thurmond; Oct. 9 at Gilbert; Oct. 23 at Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Oct. 30 vs. Airport

Camden

Oct. 2 at Manning; Oct. 9 vs. Lake City; Oct. 16 at Crestwood; Oct. 23 vs. Marlboro County; Oct. 30 vs. Lakewood; Nov. 6 at Byrnes

Fairfield Central

Sept. 25 vs. Keenan; Oct. 2 at Lower Richland; Oct. 9 vs. York; Oct. 16 vs. Chester; Nov. 7 at Mid-Carolina

Gilbert

Sept. 25 at Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Oct. 2 vs. Fox Creek; Oct. 9 vs. Brookland-Cayce; Oct. 16 at Strom Thurmond; Oct. 23 vs. Swansea; Oct. 30 at Laurens; Nov. 6 at Allendale Fairfax

Keenan

Sept. 25 at Fairfield Central; Oct. 2 vs. Chester; Oct. 15 vs. CA Johnson; Oct. 23 vs. Lower Richland; Oct. 28 vs. Mid-Carolina; Nov. 6 at Dreher

Lower Richland

Sept. 25 at Chapin; Oct. 2 vs. Fairfield Central; Oct. 16 at Irmo; Oct. 23 at Keenan; Oct. 28 at Chester; Nov. 2 vs. Mid-Carolina

Mid-Carolina

Sept. 25 at Chester; Oct. 2 vs. Indian Land; Oct. 28 vs. Keenan; Nov. 2 at Lower Richland; Nov. 7 vs. Fairfield Central

Swansea

Oct. 1 vs. Orangeburg-Wilkinson; Oct. 23 at Gilbert; Oct. 30 at Strom Thurmond; Nov. 6 vs. Fox Creek

Class 2A

Batesburg-Leesville

Sept. 25 at Gray Collegiate (Midlands Sports Complex); Oct. 2 vs. Eau Claire; Oct. 24 at Saluda; Oct. 30 at Columbia; Nov. 6 vs. Newberry

Columbia

Sept. 25 at Newberry; Oct. 2 at Gray Collegiate (Midlands Sports Complex); Oct. 16 vs. Saluda; Oct. 22 at Eau Claire Oct. 30 vs. Batesburg-Leesville; Nov. 6 at Bethune Bowman

Eau Claire

Sept. 25 vs. Saluda; Oct. 2 at Batesburg-Leesville; Oct. 16 vs. Gray Collegiate; Oct. 22 vs. Columbia; Nov. 6 vs. Lewisville

Gray Collegiate

Sept. 25 vs. Batesburg-Leesville (Midlands Sports Complex); Oct. 2 vs. Columbia (Midlands Sports Complex); Oct. 9 at Saluda; Oct. 16 at Eau Claire; Oct. 23 at Newberry; Oct. 30 at Oceanside Collegiate

Newberry

Sept. 24 vs. Columbia; Oct. 23 vs. Gray Collegiate; Oct. 30 at Saluda; Nov 6 at Batesburg-Leesville

North Central

Sept. 24 at Chesterfield; Oct. 2 vs. Andrew Jackson; Oct. 9 at Buford; Nov. 2 at Cheraw; Nov. 6 vs. Great Falls

Pelion

Sept. 24 vs. Ridge-Spring Monetta; Oct. 16 at Barnwell; Oct. 23 vs. Edisto; Oct. 30 at Silver Bluff; Nov. 5 vs. Wade Hampton

Saluda

Sept. 25 at Eau Claire; Oct. 9 vs. Gray Collegiate; Oct. 16 at Columbia; Oct. 24 vs. Batesburg-Leesville; Oct. 30 vs. Newberry ; Nov. 6 vs. Ninety-Six

Class A

CA Johnson

Sept. 25 at Lewisville; Oct. 2 vs. Great Falls; Oct. 9 at McBee; Oct. 15 at Keenan; Oct. 23 vs. Lamar; Nov. 6 vs. Scott’s Branch

SCISA

SCISA has started its season. Here are the remaining games with team records in parentheses

Class 3A

Ben Lippen (0-4)

Sept. 25 vs. Trinity-Byrnes; Oct. 2 vs. Cardinal Newman; Oct. 9 vs. Wilson Hall; Oct. 23 at Porter-Gaud; Oct. 30 vs. Augusta Christian

Cardinal Newman (0-2)

Sept. 25 vs. Wilson Hall; Oct. 2 at Ben Lippen; Oct. 9 vs. Laurence Manning; Oct. 16 at Porter-Gaud; Oct. 23 at Hammond; Oct. 30 vs. Trinity-Byrnes

Hammond (3-0)

Sept. 25 at Laurence Manning; Oct. 2 vs. Trinity-Byrnes; Oct. 9 at First Baptist; Oct. 16 vs. Augusta Christian; Oct. 23 vs. Cardinal Newman; Oct. 30 at Heathwood Hall

Heathwood Hall (3-1)

Sept. 25 vs. Porter-Gaud; Oct. 2 at First Baptist; Oct. 9 at Florence Christian; Oct. 16 vs. Trinity-Byrnes; Oct. 23 at Wilson Hall; Oct. 30 vs. Hammond

8-Man

Northside Christian (2-1)

Sept. 25 vs. Laurens Academy; Oct. 2 at WW King; vs. Oct. 9 vs. Richard Winn; Oct. 16 at Wardlaw; Oct. 23 vs. Charleston Collegiate; Oct. 30 at Palmetto Christian

Richard Winn (4-0)

Sept. 25 vs. Palmetto Christian; Oct. 2 at Laurens Academy; Oct. 9 at Northside Christian; Oct. 23 at Jefferson Davis; Oct. 30 vs. Wardlaw

WW King (1-3)

Sept. 25 at Cathedral; Oct. 2 vs. Northside Christian; Oct. 9 vs. Palmetto Christian; Oct. 16 at Laurens Academy; Oct. 30 vs. Jefferson Davis

This story was originally published September 20, 2020 at 5:00 AM.

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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