Midlands high school football playoff capsules

Dorman (9-3) at Dutch Fork (9-3)

LAST MEETING: 2015, Dutch Fork 38-35

LAST GAME: Dorman def. West Ashley 57-37; Dutch Fork def. Summerville 51-37

DORMAN PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Collin Hill (2,749 yds, 27 TDs); RB Shanard Bain (1,274 yds, 17 TDs); WR Tyrek Long (62 rec. 1,083 yds, 9 TDs); DB Rodney Landrum (3 INTs); LB Azariah Vasquez (92 tackles, 5 sacks)

DUTCH FORK PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Cole Douglas (2,009 yds pass, 1,085 yds rush, 30 total TDs), RB Clayton Jones (944 yds, 10 TDs), WR Alec DeBoer (43 rec., 589 yds, 7 TDs), WR Austin Connor (26 rec., 775 yds, 5 TDs), LB Alex Smith (86 tackles), DE Rory Gallman (102 tackles, 14 sacks)

NOTES: Winner faces Byrnes-Sumter in Class 4A Division I semifinals next week. … Rematch of game played Sept. 18 won by Dutch Fork. … Silver Foxes looking for sixth straight 10-win season. Prior to 2010, Dutch Fork had only two 10-win seasons in its history. … Jones needs 56 rushing yards for 1,000-yard season. … Dutch Fork is averaging 426 yards a game on offense. … Dorman has outscored opponents 115-48 in the first quarter. … Hill is a Colorado State commit. … Dutch Fork defeated Dorman, 27-13, in the playoffs last year.

Blythewood (9-3) at Lexington (11-1)

LAST MEETING: 2015, Lexington 21-20

LAST GAME: Blythewood def. North Augusta 29-27; Lexington def.

BLYTHEWOOD PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB David Israel (1,889 pass yds, 594 yds rush, 29 total TDs), RB Osei Thomas (1,029 yds, 15 TDs), WR Kenny Benton (25 rec. 515 yds, 4 TDs), Cole Brown (4 INTs), LB Micah Byrd (160 tackles),

LEXINGTON PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Brandon Blake (1,904 yds pass, 16 TDs), RB Slade Carroll (1,729 yds, 20 TDs), Jayson Hopper (63 rec, 688 yds, 9 TDs), WR Tyler Schadewald (40 rec., 777 yds, 5 TDs), LB Trey Mitchell (113 tackles), Ken Olivera (101 tackles), DB Daquan Wells (5 INTs)

NOTES: Winner faces Spartanburg-T.L. Hanna winner next week. … Rematch of Sept. 4 game won by Lexington 21-20. … Bengals looking for first 10-win season since 2007. … Lexington is looking for its second 12-win season in school history with the other coming in 2000. The last time the Wildcats won 11 games was 2011. … Lexington is averaging 410 yards a game on offense. … Bengals giving up 210 yards a game on the ground.

Westwood (9-3) at Northwestern (11-1)

LAST MEETING: First

LAST GAME: Westwood def. Conway, 34-13; Northwestern def. Laurens 46-7

WESTWOOD PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Jalen Smith (1,444 yds pass, 425 rush, 15 total TDs), RB Rudy Mitchell (1,869 yds, 22 TDs), WR Montre Miller (35 rec., 574 yards), LB Darieus McCaskill (139 tackles)

NORTHWESTERN PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Gage Maloney (3,257 yds pass, 424 yds rush, 51 total TDs), RB Jerry Howard (1,041 yds 12 TDs), WR Jordan Starkes (63 rec., 940 yds, 10 TDs), DL Logan Rudolph (11 sacks), Ali Shockley (82 tackles)

NOTES: Winner faces Westside-Nation Ford winner next week. … Redhawks have lost in second round of playoffs the past two seasons. … Northwestern has won 10 games in six of last eight seasons. … Westwood is averaging 258 yards a game on the ground, and Northwestern averaging 304 yards a game passing. … Mitchell needs 131 yards to go over 2,000 rushing yards for the season. … Maloney transferred from James Island at beginning of year.

Union (6-6) at Chapin (11-1)

LAST MEETING: 2009, Union 38-0

LAST GAME: Union def. Greer 39-22; Chapin def. Wren 42-30

UNION PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Da’Arrius Smith, WR Shi Smith

CHAPIN PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Logan Bailey (2,755 yds, pass, 1,260 yds rush, 64 TDs), RB Ben Fischer (479 yds, 2 TDs), WR Evan Estridge (53 rec, 1043 yds, 21 TDs), WR Joe Flowers (53 rec, 728 yds, 5 TDs), TE Will Register (33 rec, 543 yds, 6 TDs), Garrett Reinhart (127 tackles)

NOTES: Winner advances to 3A upper state championship. … Chapin is 0-3 all time against Union, including a 38-0 loss in the 2009. … Bailey is seven touchdowns from tying state’s single season TD mark set by Shuler Bentley. … Union County is coached by former Gamecocks quarterback Steve Taneyhill. … Yellow Jackets have won six of eight after 0-4 start. … Chapin looking to advance to first upper state title game since 1985.

Newberry (10-2) at Fairfield Central (11-1)

LAST MEETING: 2015, Fairfield Central 29-27

LAST GAME: Newberry def. Strom Thurmond 51-28; FC def. Woodruff 27-10

NEWBERRY PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Yafari Werts (919 yards pass, 1,131 yds rush, 20 total TDs), RB Amir Abrams (1,131 yds, 22 TDs), WR Zy Towns (19 rec., 433 yds, 5 TDs), Jacaeree Caldwell (11 sacks)

FAIRFIELD PLAYERS TO WATCH: QB Stanley McManus (968 pass, 533 rush, 21 TDs), RB Jarrell Suber-Oneal (980 yds, 5 TDs), WR QT Thompson (19 rec. 398 yds, 7 TDs), LB Maurice Pauling (131 tackles), Cam Roseberry (7 sacks).

NOTES: Winner advances to next week’s Class 2A Division I state championship game. It will be the fourth straight year either Newberry or Fairfield Central will make it to state title game. … Suber-Oneal needs 20 rushing yards for 1,000 on the season. … Werts, a Georgia Southern commit, needs 81 passing yards for 1,000 on the year. … FC defense giving up just 10.2 points a game. … Newberry has scored 146 points off turnovers.

Lou Bezjak

This story was originally published November 26, 2015 at 8:14 PM with the headline "Midlands high school football playoff capsules."