Week 2’s top matchups

Airport (1-0) at Dreher (2-0)

Last meeting: 2014, Airport 17-14

Last week: Airport def. Brookland-Cayce 42-37; Dreher defeated Columbia 47-0

Players to watch — A: RB Jonathan Earl, WR Josh Tucker, WR Osirus Hairston; D: QB Avery Armstrong, RB Jay Washington, DB Earl Preddy

Notes: Both teams ranked in Midlands Top 10 poll. Dreher ranked No. 10 in 3A in this week’s S.C. prep media poll. … Airport likely without QB Brett Burnett because of injury. … Dreher running back Jay Washington is averaging 5.7 yards a carry and has six touchdowns through two games. …. Airport gave up 548 yards of offense in win over Brookland-Cayce last week.

Batesburg-Leesville (1-0) at Brookland Cayce (1-1)

Radio: 107.5 FM, 1430 AM, 1620 AM

Last meeting: 2014, B-C 22-14

Last week: Batesburg-Leesville def. Woodland, 35-0; B-C lost 42-37 to Airport

Players to watch — B-L: RB Terrence Wilson, NG Zhadiran Burgess, WR Jaquarius Hair; B-C: RB A.J. Brown, WR/DB Dominik Byars, RB Charles Balkom

Notes: Brookland-Cayce leads all-time series 11-7-2. … B-L held Woodland to 86 yards of offense last week. … B-L’s Zhadiran Burgess had three sacks last week. … B-L’s Terrance Wilson needs eight yards to go over 3,000 for his career. … B-C’s A.J. Brown leads Midlands in rushing with 260 yards.

Hammond (1-0) at Wilson Hall (1-0)

Last meeting: 2014, Hammond 26-21

Last week: Hammond def. Ben Lippen 34-9; Wilson Hall def. O-P 48-6

Players to watch — H: Malik Bennett, QB Graham Smith, LB Read Foline; WH: QB McLendon Sears, RB Robert James, LB Jake Myers

Notes: Eighth meeting between teams since 2011 with Skyhawks going 4-3. … Hammond’s Malik Bennett had 358 yards of total offense in win over Ben Lippen last week and was one of players of the week named by SCISA. … Wilson Hall has won 19 in a row at home. … Wilson Hall quarterback McLendon Sears is a South Carolina baseball commit.

Lexington (0-1) at Blythewood (2-0)

Last meeting: 2014, Lexington 13-0

Last week: Lexington lost to Westside 27-10; Blythewood def. Ridge View 28-14

Players to watch — L: QB Brandon Blake, RB Slade Carroll, WR Jayson Hopper; QB David Isreal, RB Osei Thomas, WR Kenny Benton

Notes: Blythewood’s averaging 331 yards a game on offense. … Cassius Garner leads Blythewood with 24 tackles. … Blythewood running back Osei Thomas is likely to play this week after leaving last week’s game with a shoulder injury in the second quarter. … Lexington WR Jayson Hopper had 11 catches last week.

Northwestern (1-1) at Irmo (0-1)

TV: WACH Fox 57.2 (digitial channel) and www.wachfox.com

Last meeting: 2014, Northwestern 48-21

Last week: Northwestern def. Woodside (Va.) 47-23; Irmo lost to York, 45-24

Players to watch — N: QB Gage Maloney, RB Jerry Howard, DE Logan Rudolph; I: RB Ronnie Jamison, WR Brandon Love, OL Nick Evans

Notes: Northwestern QB Gage Maloney’s a transfer from James Island and has completed 69.2 percent of his passes this season. … Logan Rudolph leads Northwestern with three sacks. … Irmo has lost 10 of its past 12 games dating back to last year.

Swansea (0-1) at Chapin (2-0)

Last meeting: 2014, Chapin 22-6

Last week: Swansea lost to A.C. Flora 34-24; Chapin def. Mid-Carolina 44-7

Players to watch — S: QB Chance Walker, DL Jordan Smith, DL Mason Ray; QB Logan Bailey, TE Will Register, DL Khari Suber

Notes: Chapin leads all-time series 24-18. … Swansea QB Chance Walker had 289 yards of total offense and three TDs last week. … Chapin QB Logan Bailey leads the Midlands with 10 total TDs. … Chapin’s Khari Suber had three sacks last week against Mid-Carolina.

Lou Bezjak

This story was originally published September 3, 2015 at 6:07 PM with the headline "Week 2’s top matchups."