Week 11 Midlands high school football capsules
A.C. Flora (5-4, 2-2) at Chapin (9-0, 4-0)
INTERNET: www.chapinfootball.net
LAST MEETING: 2014, A.C. Flora 16-6
LAST GAME: A.C. Flora def. Dreher 28-21; Chapin def. Camden 42-35
PLAYERS TO WATCH – ACF: RB Clarence Watson, S Lane Botkin; C: QB Logan Bailey, WR Evan Estridge
NOTES: A.C. Flora clinches a playoff spot with a victory or a Camden loss to Lower Richland. … Chapin clinched the Region 4-3A title last week. Eagles are going for its first 10-win season since 2004 and first perfect regular season since 1987. … Chapin’s Estridge leads Midlands receivers with 18 TD catches. … Lane Botkin leads ACF with 97 tackles. … Chapin QB Logan Bailey went over 2,000 yards passing last week and needs 175 yards rushing to go over 1,000 for the year.
Blythewood (6-3, 1-2) at Ridge View (5-5, 2-2)
INTERNET: www.palmettoprepcast.com
LAST MEETING: 2015, Blythewood 28-14
LAST GAME: Blythewood def. Lugoff-Elgin 59-21; Ridge View lost to Spring Valley 48-14
PLAYERS TO WATCH – B: QB David Israel, RB Osei Thomas; RV: QB Tre’ High, DE Damani Staley
NOTES: Blythewood finishes in top three of Region 4-4A with win this week and next week against Spring Valley. … Blythewood has outscored opponents 105-49 in the first quarter. … Micah Byrd leads the Bengals with 125 tackles. … Ridge View running back Ali Kelley needs 82 rushing yards for 1,000 on the season. … RV’s Diniche Ashe leads the Midlands with six interceptions. … RV lost leading receiver Justin McCrae (collarbone) for the season but Blazers getting WR Cam Butler back this week.
Irmo (3-7, 2-2) at River Bluff (7-3, 2-2)
LAST MEETING: 2014, River Bluff 31-24
LAST GAME: Irmo lost to North Augusta 26-14; River Bluff lost to White Knoll 35-28
PLAYERS TO WATCH – I: QB Mason Smith; RB: Brandon Tillmon, WR Davon Johnson
NOTES: Irmo finishes second in Region 5-4A with a win. River Bluff finishes second in region with a win and White Knoll loss to Lexington. … Irmo QB Mason Smith needs 222 yards for 2,000 yards passing on the season. … Irmo’s Zafir Kelly has two interceptions last week. … River Bluff is outscoring opponents 101-26 in the third quarter.
Lexington (9-1, 4-0) at White Knoll (7-3, 2-2)
LAST MEETING: 2014, Lexington 35-21 (playoffs)
LAST GAME: Lexington def. White Knoll 31-21; White Knoll def. River Bluff, 35-28
PLAYERS TO WATCH – L: RB Slade Carroll, WR Tyler Schadewald; WK: RB Maurice Jones, QB Calev Grubbs
NOTES: White Knoll finishes second in region with a win and River Bluff victory. … Two teams met in last week of regular season and in first round of playoffs last season with Lexington winning both of them. … Lexington quarterback Brandon Blake (shoulder) is a game-time decision, according to coach Josh Stepp. … Wildcats running back Slade Carroll has 1,329 yards and 15 TDs this season. … White Knoll is averaging 278 yards rushing a game.
Richland NE (4-5, 3-1) at Dreher (5-4, 2-2)
LAST MEETING: 2014, Dreher 30-29
LAST GAME: Richland Northeast def. Lower Richland 32-28; Dreher lost to A.C. Flora 28-21
PLAYERS TO WATCH – RNE: T.J. Brunson, RB Tyquandre Davis; D: QB Avery Armstrong, RB Jay Washington
NOTES: Richland Northeast has won three in a row for first time since 2011 and clinches second in Region 4-3A with a win. … Dreher clinches second in the region with a win and A.C. Flora loss to Chapin. … RNE running back Tyquandre Davis needs 53 rushing yards for 1,000 on the season. RNE linebacker and Louisville commit T.J. Brunson leads team with 101 tackles. … Dreher is averaging 251 yards a game on the ground. … Jay Washington leads the Blue Devils with 1,097 yards rushing.
Spring Valley (5-4, 2-1) at Westwood (8-2, 3-1)
TV/INTERNET: WACH Fox digital channel 57.2/www.wach.com
LAST MEETING: 2014, Westwood 34-0
LAST GAME: Spring Valley def. Ridge View 48-14; Westwood lost to Dutch Fork, 38-28
PLAYERS TO WATCH – SV: RB Ty’Juan Fulton, WR/K R.J. Bacon; W: RB Rudy Mitchell, LB Darieus McCaskill
NOTES: Westwood finishes second in Region 4-4A with a win. Spring Valley can finish second in 4-4A with a win this week and next week against Blythewood. … Westwood’s Darieus McCaskill leads the Midlands with 139 tackles. … SV running back Ty’Juan Fulton needs 154 yards for 1,000 rushing yards on the season. Kenan Reed leads SV with 115 tackles.
This story was originally published November 5, 2015 at 9:37 PM with the headline "Week 11 Midlands high school football capsules."