By Thomas Grant Jr. The fifth-annual High School Blitz Senior Showcase Bowl took place Saturday at Brookland-Cayce High School. In both cases, players from throughout the Palmetto State overlooked for similar events took part. The East team included Irmo players linebacker Marquell Lewis, offensive lineman Bryant Ham and wide receiverContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. High school players from the town of Irmo and surrounding Lake Murray towns were well-represented in this year’s South Carolina Football Coaches Association All-State teams. Class 4A Lower State runner-up Irmo had eight players selected to the first team. Meanwhile, repeat Class 5A champion Dutch ForkContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. For Irmo senior safety Isaiah McClary, Saturday’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl was his “last hurrah” for high school. He’s scheduled to graduate this Friday and enroll at the University of South Carolina in January. McClary plans to join the football team as a walk-on. On Saturday,Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The winning seasons of both Class 5A runner-up White Knoll and Class 4A Lower State runner-up Irmo were rewarded by the South Carolina Football Coaches Association. Both head coaches Nick Pelham of the Timberwolves and Aaron Brand of the Yellow Jackets were named Lower State CoachesContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The high school football playoffs are over, but the All-Star season is in full gear. This weekend will see a pair of games featuring some of the top players from Richland and Lexington counties. Palmetto I-20 Classic The third edition of the All-Star game takes placeContinue Reading
ORANGEBURG | Just two months ago, Dutch Fork was a loss away from posting its first-ever losing season under head coach Tom Knotts. Last week, the Silver Foxes found itself trailing J.L. Mann nine points and facing their first loss in the Lower State final. Friday night at Oliver C.Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The “Greatest Story Ever” is reaching its dramatic climax at Dutch Fork High School. Justin Welch’s 39-yard field goal with 2.4 seconds left gave the Silver Foxes a 31-30 victory over J.L. Mann and the Class 5A Upper State title. The kick capped a frantic comebackContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. An undefeated Irmo football team headed to South Florence looking to advance to the Class 4A tile game since 2010. Instead, the undefeated defending state champions built an early lead and held off the Yellow Jackets 28-21 in the Lower State final. The Bruins took anContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The town of Irmo has two football teams still in the running for state titles. Both Irmo and Dutch Fork are headed to the state semifinals in Classes 5A and 4A, respectively. While the Silver Foxes will face J.L. Mann at home for the Upper StateContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. How things can change in the span of six weeks. It was at that time defending Class 5A champion Dutch Fork suffered a 17-14 loss to White Knoll. The defeat not only ended a 32-game winning streak in region play but also put the defending ClassContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It’s been 13 years since the Irmo High School football team advanced to the third round of the Class 4A playoffs. After the Yellow Jackets defeated Myrtle Beach 55-24 to improve to 12-0, thoughts quickly turned to one year ago. It was a second-round matchup atContinue Reading