By Thomas Grant Jr. Throughout Tom Knotts’ legendary head coaching career, he’s always remained fixated on finishing a season strong. That approach was put to the test this season as Dutch Fork found itself in an atypical position. Not only would the Silver Foxes have any share of the RegionContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. The Region 4-5A title may have been settled last week by White Knoll, which has a bye before the playoffs. However, the stakes are very high this week in the final two games of the regular season in the region. In one matchup, defending Class 5AContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. A win away from regular-season perfection. It’s a feat Irmo High School football has accomplished in its history three previous times. Having clinched the Region 5-4A title outright for the first time since 2009, the Yellow Jackets look to complete a 10-0 season at Lugoff-Elgin forContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Before achieving regular-season perfection, a Region 5-4A title awaits Irmo High School. The Yellow Jackets can clinch their first region title outright since 2010 with a win at Westwood. A victory over the Redhawks would continue Irmo’s longest winning streak since 2009 when it won 10Continue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. There’s a higher level of urgency around the Dutch Fork football program than usual. With two games remaining, the Silver Foxes will not win a share of the region title for the first time under head coach Tom Knotts. They also find themselves in the positionContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. These days, Raymond Jennings does not actively seek the spotlight. The former Ridge View and Darlington head coach prefers working in the background at his current jobat Irmo High School. Yet as the defensive coordinator for the undefeated and third-ranked Yellow Jackets, Jennings findshimself at theContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Week 7 might go down as a changing of the guard in Region 4-5A. Since Tom Knotts took over the Dutch Fork football program in 2010, the school has won or shared the region title every year. The Silver Foxes also entered this season with aContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. Is timing everything? Chapin football could find out at 7 p.m. Thursday night at Cecil Woolbright Field. Fresh off a bye, the Eagles (5-2, 0-1) play host to a Dutch Fork team coming off its first region loss in eight years. Head coach Justin Gentry believesContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. “Going 1-0 every week in region play” was not the only motivation for third-ranked Irmo High School last Friday at W.C. Hawkins Stadium. Last year’s 20-14 loss to Richland Northeast, a game in which the Yellow Jackets led at halftime, still burned in their memory. ThisContinue Reading
By Thomas Grant Jr. History favors Dutch Fork in Friday’s Region 4-5A contest against White Knoll. The Silver Foxes are 17-2 all-time against the Timberwolves. They have also won the last 13 meetings and are 12-0 under head coach Tom Knotts. There’s also a 33-game region streak Dutch Fork hasContinue Reading
2023 Irmo Homecoming Queen Chastity Mack, Principal Kaaren Hampton and Homecoming King Isaiah McClary. (Photos by GoFlashwin.com) Continue Reading