By Thomas Grant Jr. On one side, Dutch Fork has had over two weeks to simmer over its first loss in two years. About eight miles away, rival Irmo has had the time to get accustomed to its number-one ranking in Class 5A. On Friday, both teams return to actionContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Head football coach Aaron Brand is not a fan of bye weeks. It’s especially true this season when his Irmo team is on an undefeated roll. This past Friday, the Yellow Jackets dominated Myrtle Beach 59-21 in the Grand Strand to give them a 5-0 recordContinue Reading
Irmo High School honored its 2025 Hall of Fame class during halftime of the September 12 home football game against Carolina Forest. This year’s inductees included: Photo by GoFlashwin.comContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. It’s an Irmo world in Class 5A football once again. Both 3-time Division I champion Dutch Fork and Division II runner-up Irmo sit 1-2 in this week’s S.C. Prep Football Media rankings. They were in a similar position near the end of last season when bothContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. For the third straight year, Irmo is off to a 3-0 start. After close victories against defending Class 3A champion Oceanside Collegiate and J.F. Byrnes, the Yellow Jackets dominated Butler (N.C.) 42-14 last Friday at W.C. Hawkins Stadium. A week after leaving the game against theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Dutch Fork either trailed or were tied with Ridge View last Friday for 47 minutes and 37.1 seconds. With 38.9 seconds left, quarterback Jaxon Knotts put the Silver Foxes ahead with a 25-yard touchdown run. The score capped a 13-play, 95-yard scoring drive in which theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A new season, same old winning story for Dutch Fork. The 3-time defending Class 5A Division I champions opened the season with a 54-21 win over ranked Spartanburg. Dutch Fork trailed 21-20 in the second quarter before Mario Anderson’s 49-yard interception return TD sparked a runContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The quest for a ‘second 4-peat” starts Friday for Dutch Fork. The defending 2-time Class 5A Division I champions open the season at home against Spartanburg (0-1). It’s the first of two straight games in Irmo for the Silver Foxes against Top 10 teams. Dutch ForkContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. The fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets opened the season on the road against defending Class 3A champion Oceanside Collegiate. The first game without All-State quarterback A.J. Brand saw them trail early 6-0. In the second half, it outscored the Landsharks 21-14 for the 35-28 win. The fifth-ranked ClassContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Irmo football was scheduled to close out the preseason last Friday with two, 12-minute quarters against Eastside in the Chapin Kickoff Classic. Incoming lightning cut short the scrimmage by over nine minutes. Before the stoppage, the Yellow Jackets led 14-0 over the Eagles. Running back AmireContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant, Jr. S.C. PREP FOOTBALL MEDIA PRESEASON POLL CLASS 5A 1. Dutch Fork (16), 2. Summerville, 3. Gaffney, 4. Northwestern (1), 5. Irmo, 6. Spartanburg, 7. Greenwood, 8. Sumter, 9. T.L. Hanna, 10 (tied). J.F. Byrnes and Ridge View Others receiving votes: White Knoll; Hillcrest; JL Mann; River Bluff;Continue Reading