Week 3 Preview Capsules: Greenville County

THURSDAY

Woodmont (1-1) at 3A No. 4 Woodruff (3-0)

Series record: Woodruff leads 6-2, including a 28-12 victory in the last meeting in 2003.

Last week: Woodmont beat Pendleton 34-19; Woodruff defeated Emerald 62-35.

Radio/TV/Internet: Woodruff – http://www.meridix.com/channel/?liveid=woodruffathletics

Location: W.L. Varner Stadium, 710 Cross Anchor Rd, Woodruff

Who to watch for Woodmont: RB Tavorice “T.J.” Williams, QB Jordan Sink, LB Austin Ludeke

Who to watch for Woodruff: QB T.J. Morris, RB Aiden Gibson, ATH Kori Moates

Blue Ridge (2-0) at Eastside (2-0)

Series record: Eastside leads 11-8, including a 54-40 victory last year for its eighth consecutive win in the series.

Last week: Blue Ridge defeated Polk County, N.C. 42-36; Eastside was off following a 27-0 win over Carolina in Week 1.

Radio/TV/Internet: Blue Ridge – upstateprepcast.net/blue-ridge

Location: John Carlisle Stadium, 1300 Brushy Creek Rd, Taylors

Who to watch for Blue Ridge: RB K.B. Henderson, WR Asheton Stokes, QB Gavin Forrester

Who to watch for Eastside: DE Jaquavious Dodd, RB Eli Foster, RB Maldravious Brown

Byrnes (0-2) at Greer (0-3)

Series record: Byrnes leads 34-26-1, including a 49-13 win last season for its 16th consecutive victory in the rivalry.

Last week: Byrnes was off following a 35-27 loss at Irmo in Week 1; Greer lost to Hillcrest 28-21.

Radio/TV/Internet: Byrnes – The Fan Upstate 97.1/97.7 FM; Greer – WGYT 92.1 FM, yellowjacketsports.net

Location: Dooley Field, 301 Chandler Rd, Greer

Who to watch for Byrnes: QB Zy Landrum, DL Jaidyn Ferguson

Who to watch for Greer: DE Paden Armstrong; DE Aiden Jones; RB Nick Holmes

Carolina (0-2) at Fountain Inn (2-1)

Series record: Tied 1-1 after Fountain Inn’s 26-6 win last season. 

Last week: Carolina lost to Berea 14-0; Fountain Inn won at Mauldin 12-3.

Location: Fountain Inn Stadium 644 Quillen Ave., Fountain Inn

Who to watch for Carolina: QB Ja’Sean Bowens, DE Brad Baker

Who to watch for Fountain Inn: QB Sam Holliday, RB Bojack Johnson, LB Xeviel Gonzalez

Berea (1-1) at Southside (0-3)

Series record: Berea leads 20-10 despite losing each of the last five games in the series. Southside won the last meeting, 38-7, in 2021.

Last week: Berea defeated Carolina 14-0; Southside lost to Dixie 37-36.

Location: Joe Perkins Stadium, 100 Blassingame Rd, Greenville

Who to watch for Berea: QB Amazay Robinson

Who to watch for Southside: QB Chancler McClure, WR Javier Latimer, LB Gianni McMorris

St. Joseph’s (1-2) at Pickens (2-1), 7 p.m.

Series record: First meeting.

Last week: St. Joseph’s lost to Mountain View 48-21; Pickens defeated Liberty 38-34.

Location: Bill Isaacs Field, 4314 Moorefield Memorial Hwy, Pickens

Who to watch for St. Joseph’s: RB William Gillespie, QB Cade Alt, RB Lucas Salgado

Who to watch for Pickens: RB Carter McCollum, QB Landon Pace, DL T.J. McCullough