Week 3’s top Midlands high school football matchups

Last meeting: 2014, Lower Richland, 20-13

Last game: Airiport def. Dreher 23-20; Lower Richland def. Orangeburg-Wilkinson 20-19

Players to watch: A: QB/RB Josh Tucker, WR Larry Calhoun, RB Jonathan Earl; LR: QB Tevaughn Higgins, WR Larry Collins, RB Fred Cunningham

Notes: Airport has won five of past six in the series. … Eagles ranked No. 10 in latest Class 3A statewide media poll. …. LR quarterback Tevaughn Higgins leads the Midlands in passing yards and WR Larry Collins is tops in receiving. Collins (25 rec., 480 yards) already has passed his season totals from last year through three games. … Airport defense is giving up 523 yards a game.

Radio/Internet: 1240 AM and Chapinfootball.net

Last meeting: 2014, Newberry 35-26

Last game: Chapin def. Swansea 63-60 (OT); Newberry def. Clinton 43-20

Players to watch: C: QB Logan Bailey, WR Evan Estridge, DL Khari Suber; N: QB Yafari Werts, RB Amir Abrams, WR Zicorious Riley

Notes: Chapin is ranked No. 2 and Newberry No. 3 in latest Midlands Top 10 poll. … Chapin QB Logan Bailey leads Midlands with 18 total TDs, including 8 last week against Swansea. …. Newberry has won four straight in series. … Chapin is averaging 448 yards per game on offense. … Newberry QB Yafari Werts went over 2,000 yards rushing for his career last week against Clinton.

Last meeting: 2014, Dreher 42-28

Last game: Dreher lost to Airport 23-20; Aiken def. South Aiken 57-34

Players to watch: D: QB Avery Armstrong, RB Jay Washington, Earl Preddy; A: RB Brayton Sanders, CB/RB Kendrick Sanders, QB Bryson Jones

Notes: Dreher’s Jay Washington has rushed for more than 100 yards in each of the team’s first three games. … Dreher is averaging 242 yards a game on the ground. … Aiken coming off a bye. … Bryson Sanders had five touchdowns for Aiken in its win over South Aiken.

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Last meeting: 2014, Dutch Fork, 60-34

Last game: Dutch Fork lost to Goose Creek 29-20; Boiling Springs lost to Gaffney 46-0

Players to watch: DF: RB/DB Stephen Davis Jr., WR Alec DeBoer, WR Ward Hacklen; BS: RB Brendon Robinson, QB Mason Streater, WR Travalas Massey

Notes: Dutch Fork is 0-2 for first time in Tom Knotts’ coaching career. … Boiling Springs was shut out last week for the first time since 2011. … Dutch Fork is giving up 332 rushing yards per game. … Dutch Fork’s Stephen Davis Jr. decommitted from Auburn on Sunday. Davis Jr. is expected to be featured more on offense at running back for the rest of the season. … Brendan Robinson rushed for 308 yards in Boiling Springs’ opener against Nation Ford on Aug. 28.

Last meeting: 2014, River Bluff 14-7

Last game: Fort Mill def. Greenville 35-33; River Bluff def. Columbia 49-0

Players to watch: FM: QB Rogan Wells, RB Ryan Hughes, DB Ryan Deluca, RB: QB Brandon Tillmon, RB Ti’Juan Glenn, LB Jarod Franchione

Notes: River Bluff has won two in a row after opening loss to Westwood. … River Bluff’s Davon Johnson leads the Midlands with three interceptions. … Fort Mill has scored at least 33 points in each of its first three victories. … FM has three players who have rushed for more than 200 yards. … Fort Mill quarterback Rogan Wells has accounted for 692 yards of total offense and seven TDs.

Last meeting: 2014, Hammond 28-7

Last game: Hammond def. Wilson Hall 14-7; Cardinal Newman lost to Porter-Gaud 35-28 (OT)

Players to watch: H: QB Graham Smith, RB Malik Bennett, DB Read Folline; CN: QB Cam Tringali, RB Sean Williams, DL Desean McMillan

Notes: Hammond’s Malik Bennett has 395 total yards and four TDs in first two games. … Hammond offense is averaging 373.5 yards per game. … Skyhawks’ Isaac Mickell had 10 tackles, two sacks against Wilson Hall. … Sean Williams leads CN in rushing yards with 219 and tackles with 23. … Cardinal Newman’s defense is giving up 159 yards per game.

Radio: 107.5 FM

Last meeting: 2014, Ridge View 38-22

Last game: Irmo lost to Northwestern 59-0; Ridge View def. Goose Creek 28-27

Players to watch: I: ATH Ronnie Jamison, QB Mason Smith, WR Raekwon Heath; RV: RB Ali Kelley, LB Damani Staley, QB Jaylen Nelson

Notes: Irmo has been outscored 104-20 this season. … Ridge View is averaging 366 yards a game on the ground. … RV quarterback D’Marco Zeigler might return this week after missing first two games because of injury. RV coach Perry Parks said Zeigler, Jaylen Nelson and Tre High all might see time at QB.

This story was originally published September 10, 2015 at 9:50 PM.