Week 5’s top Midlands high school football matchups

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LAST MEETING: 2014, A.C. Flora 41-7

LAST GAME: Airport def. Richland Northeast 16-0; A.C. Flora def. Ninety Six 28-26

PLAYERS TO WATCH – A: QB/RB Josh Tucker, WR Kerryon Richardson, RB Jonathan Earl; ACF: QB Brendan Greene, LB Malik Rush, RB Donald Gist

NOTES: A.C. Flora leads series 10-4 and has won four straight against the Eagles. … ACF Brendan Greene is completing 61.5 percent of his passes. … Airport’s Josh Tucker has rushed for 324 yards, passed for 269 yards and caught six passes for 66 yards. … Airport defense has posted back-to-back shutouts.

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LAST MEETING: 2014, Batesburg-Leesville 42-41

LAST GAME: Batesburg-Leesville def. Ridge-Spring Monetta 40-20; Gilbert lost to Saluda 31-21 on Sept. 11.

PLAYERS TO WATCH – B-L: RB Terrence Wilson, WR Montez Merritt, DL Zhadrian Burgess; G: QB Tyler Thomas, WR Ray Baston, LB Sam Kyzer

NOTES: B-L leads all-time series 28-3. … B-L running back Terrence Wilson has 68 career TDs and needs 5 TDs to tie Deveto Johnson as the all-time school leader in touchdowns. ... Batesburg-Leesville has given up just 49 points this season, seventh fewest in Class 2A. … Gilbert is averaging 31.3 points a game.

LAST MEETING: 2014, Lexington 49-19

LAST GAME: Carolina Forest def. Myrtle Beach 24-20; Lexington def. Westwood 38-16

PLAYERS TO WATCH – CF: RB Dyverse Simmons, QB Matt Beale, WR Xavier Lynch; L: QB Brandon Blake, WR Jayson Hopper, RB Slade Carroll

NOTES: Second meeting between the two schools. … First true home game of year for Lexington. … CF running back Dyverse Simmons is averaging 156 yards a game. … Lexington is averaging 397.6 yards a game on offense. … Lexington RB Slade Carroll had a season-high 3 TDs against Westwood last week.

LAST MEETING: 2014, Dutch Fork 59-7

LAST GAME: Dutch Fork def. Dorman 38-35; Sumter def. Rock Hill 10-7

PLAYERS TO WATCH – DF: QB Cole Douglas, WR Alex DeBoer, WR Austin Connor; S: QB Alec Brumback, WR Colin Washington, S Kenjae Rose

NOTES: All-time series tied 4-4. … Silver Foxes have scored more than 50 points in each of last two games against Sumter. … Dutch Fork RB/S Stephen Davis Jr. tore his ACL and MCL last week against Dorman and will miss the remainder of the season. … Dutch Fork is averaging 448 yards per game and has scored 122 points this season and also given up 122 points.

LAST MEETING: 2104, Blythewood 27-24

LAST GAME: Irmo def. Spring Valley 21-20; Blythewood def. Clover 55-22

PLAYERS TO WATCH – I: QB Mason Smith, RB/WR Ronnie Jamison; WR James Tharp; B: QB David Israel, LB Micah Byrd, WR Kenny Benton

NOTES: Irmo leads all-time series 4-1, but Bengals won last season, 27-24. … Blythewood’s Sekwan Jenkins had a school-record 82-yard interception return last week against Clover. … Blythewood has been penalized 48 times in four games. … Blythewood QB Davis Israel is averaging 203.4 yards of total offense per game.

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LAST MEETING: 2014, White Knoll 35-20

LAST GAME: White Knoll def. Swansea 35-7; Lugoff-Elgin def. West Florence 13-3 on Sept. 11.

PLAYERS TO WATCH – WK: RB Maurice Jones, QB Calev Grubbs, LB Brandon Serio; L-E: Bradwin Salmond, WR Gunnar Catoe, Jermaine Jenkins

NOTES: White Knoll leads series 5-4 and has won three straight. … L-E snapped an 18-game losing streak with its 13-3 win over West Florence on Sept. 11. … White Knoll is averaging 477.5 yards a game on offense. … WK running back Maurice Jones is averaging 136 yards a game.

This story was originally published September 24, 2015 at 9:48 PM with the headline "Week 5’s top Midlands high school football matchups."