Week 10 Preview Capsules

REGION I-5A

Greenwood (6-2, 4-1) at No. 8 Hillcrest (7-1, 4-1)

Series record: Greenwood leads 18-7, including a 30-23 victory the last time the teams met in the 2021 season opener.

Last weekend: Greenwood defeated Easley 38-0; Hillcrest beat Woodmont 56-17.

Radio/TV/Internet: Greenwood – WZLA 92.9 FM, wzlaradio.com/greenwood; Hillcrest – facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057301007626 (Facebook Live stream)

Location: Chandler Stadium, 3665 S Industrial Dr, Simpsonville

Who to watch for Greenwood: RB Trey Crawford, QB Triston Lewis

Who to watch for Hillcrest: WR Weston Willis, QB Kalab Sutton, DL D.J. Henderson

What’s at stake: One of these teams will still be in first place in Region I-5A. These are two of four teams currently tied for first with two games left in the regular season.

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Greenville (1-7, 1-4) at No. 9 J.L. Mann (6-2, 4-1)

Series record: Greenville leads 33-21-1. The Red Raiders’ 21-19 victory last season was their ninth consecutive win in the series and their 25th in the last 27 meetings.

Last weekend: Greenville lost at T.L. Hanna 48-27; J.L. Mann won at Mauldin 35-0

Location: Slaton Field, 158 Ridge Rd, Greenville

Who to watch for Greenville: QB Banks Bouton, WR Dreshun Smith, LB C.J. Williams

Who to watch for J.L. Mann: RB LaDainnian Martin, WR Keyshun Henderson, LB Wyatt Ward

What’s at stake: J.L. Mann will try to stay in first place in the region and snap its losing streak in this Spirit Week rivalry, which will feature check amounts of how much each school raised for local charities during halftime. Last season, the schools combined to raise $728,000.

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Woodmont (2-6, 1-4) at Easley (1-7, 0-5)

Series record: Easley leads 10-4, but Woodmont won last year’s meeting 28-14.

Last week: Woodmont lost at Hillcrest 56-17; Easley lost at Greenwood 38-0

Location: Bill Carr Stadium, 154 Green Wave Blvd, Easley

Who to watch for Woodmont: RB Ezekiel “Zeke” Belcher; RB Tavorice “T.J.” Williams, WR Lorenzo Hurley

Who to watch for Easley: RB Aaron Tolbert, WR Matthew Hillstock, DB Jonathan Isham

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T.L. Hanna (6-2, 4-1) at Mauldin (2-6, 2-3)

Series record: T.L. Hanna leads 21-11, including a 62-7 victory last season.

Last week: T.L. Hanna defeated Greenville 48-27; Mauldin lost to J.L. Mann 35-0

Location: Freeman Field, 701 E Butler Rd, Mauldin

Who to watch for T.L. Hanna: RB K.D. Patterson, QB Brandon Cunningham, ATH Emari Nance

Who to watch for Mauldin: RB Nehemiah “Nemo” Floyd, DL A.J. Norfus, S Shawn Harris

What’s at stake: T.L. Hanna will try to remain in first place in the region. The reigning region champions are on a four-game winning streak since dropping the region opener at Greenwood, 25-21.

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REGION II-5A

No. 6 Spartanburg (6-1, 4-0) at Riverside (4-3, 1-3)

Series record: Spartanburg leads 11-0, including a 49-6 win last year at Riverside.

Last week: Spartanburg defeated Byrnes 58-14; Boiling Springs beat Riverside 41-6.

Radio/TV/Internet: Spartanburg – Fox Sports Spartanburg 1400 AM/98.3 FM

Location: Riverside High Stadium, 794 Hammett Bridge Rd, Greer

Who to watch for Spartanburg: RB Trenton Lynch, PK Will Love, OL John Hammond

Who to watch for Riverside: ATH Mikkel Skinner, WR Jaiden “Speedy” Taylor, QB Gideon Merhib

What’s at stake: Spartanburg could clinch at least a share of the Region II-5A championship with a win. That would also give the Vikings a chance at the title all to themselves next week in a showdown against rival Gaffney.

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No. 7 Gaffney (6-1, 3-1) at Wade Hampton (0-7, 0-4)

Series record: Gaffney leads 15-4, including a 42-13 victory when the teams last met in 2013. The Indians have lost only two games in Greenville County since 1977, but Wade Hampton has one of those. The Generals stunned Gaffney, 17-10, in 2012.

Last week: Gaffney lost to Dorman 9-7; Wade Hampton lost to Eastside 34-0.

Radio/TV/Internet: Gaffney – WZZQ 104.3 FM, wzzqradio.com

Location: Wade Hampton High, 100 Pine Knoll Dr, Greenville

Who to watch for Gaffney: QB Jayvon Gilmore, WR Jamarcus Smith, ATH Zion Dawkins

Who to watch for Wade Hampton: ATH Jamarion McKinney, WR Jaqwon Haygood

What’s at stake: Gaffney will try to rebound from an upset home loss last week and keep its region title hopes alive with a showdown against rival Spartanburg looming next week.

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Byrnes (3-5, 3-2) at Boiling Springs (5-2, 2-2)

Series record: Byrnes leads 38-3-1, including a 38-31 victory last season.

Last week: Byrnes lost to Spartanburg 58-14; Boiling Springs defeated Riverside 41-6

Radio/TV/Internet: Byrnes – The Fan Upstate 97.1/97.7 FM; Boiling Springs – upstateprepcast.net/boiling-springs

Location: Bulldog Stadium, 2251 Old Furnace Rd, Boiling Springs

Who to watch for Byrnes: DL Jaidyn Ferguson, WR Chanin Harris, LB Torrian Mills

Who to watch for Boiling Springs: QB Lincoln Huskey, DB Tyvion Hall, RB Ry’shawn Morgan

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Eastside (4-3, 1-3) at Dorman (5-3, 3-2)

Series record: Dorman leads 8-1. This will be the first meeting since 1987, when Dale Evans’ Cavaliers defeated John Carlisle’s Eagles, 42-6.

Last week: Eastside beat Wade Hampton 34-0; Dorman won at Gaffney 9-7

Radio/TV/Internet: Dorman – WQUL 101.7 FM, wqul1017.com

Location: Dorman Stadium, 1050 Cavalier Drive, Roebuck

Who to watch for Eastside: DE Jaquavious Dodd, RB Eli Foster, LB Lucas Tankersley

Who to watch for Dorman: LB Kentavion Anderson, LB Dru Darby, OL Landon Greene

REGION I-4A

Fountain Inn (4-4, 0-3) at Southside (0-8, 0-3)

Series record: Tied 1-1. Fountain Inn won last year’s meeting at Southside, 26-16.

Last week: Fountain Inn lost to Emerald 37-34 in double overtime; Southside lost to Wren 63-0

Location: Perkins Stadium, 100 Blassingame Rd, Greenville

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

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

What’s at stake: A Fountain Inn victory would ensure the third-year program would not have a losing regular season record for the first time. It would also allow the chance at a winning record against Laurens in next week’s regular season finale. Southside will try to snap a 19-game losing streak as the Tigers’ last win came at Fountain Inn in the final week of the 2022 regular season.

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REGION II-4A

Greer (5-3, 4-0) at No. 2 Daniel (7-1, 4-0)

Series record: Daniel leads 16-11, including a 48-20 victory in last year’s season opener.

Last weekend: Greer was off; Daniel defeated Blue Ridge 63-14

Radio/TV/Internet: Greer – WGYT 92.1 FM, yellowjacketsports.net

Location: Singleton Field, 140 Blue and Gold Blvd, Central

Who to watch for Greer: RB Nick Holmes, WR Mikey Williams, DB Noel Sitton

Who to watch for Daniel: QB Grayson Clary, LB/RB Spencer Conn, DE Dexter Johnson

What’s at stake: While both teams will still have business to tend to next week, this could be a region championship game. Greer hosts Travelers Rest to wrap up the regular season next week, while Daniel will play at Seneca. Seneca, which has a bye this week, is in third place in the region at 4-1.

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Blue Ridge (3-5, 1-4) at Berea (3-5, 1-3)

Series record: Blue Ridge leads 8-6. Berea won the last meeting 35-32 in 2021, which snapped its eight-game losing streak in the series. 

Last weekend: Blue Ridge lost at Daniel 63-14; Berea defeated Travelers Rest 24-21

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

Location: Bulldog Stadium, 201 Burdine Dr, Greenville

Who to watch for Blue Ridge: RB K.B. Henderson, QB Gavin Forrester, DB Ty’keylan Campbell

Who to watch for Berea: WR Destin Eichelberger, QB Amazay Robinson, LB Jelani Bradley

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Pickens (3-5, 1-3) at Travelers Rest (1-6, 0-4)

Series record: Pickens leads 28-8, including a 38-34 victory when the teams last met in 2021.

Last weekend: Pickens lost to Seneca 47-7; Travelers Rest fell to Berea 24-21

Location: Chico Bolin Stadium, 301 N Main St, Travelers Rest

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

Who to watch for Travelers Rest: RB David Hernandez, RB/CB Ji Wiggins, WR Brody Pittman

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REGION II-3A

St. Joseph’s (5-3, 3-0) at No. 10 Powdersville (5-3, 3-0)

Series record: First meeting.

Last week: St. Joseph’s beat Palmetto 35-14; Powdersville defeated Carolina 56-20

Location: Powdersville High, 145 Hood Rd, Greenville

Who to watch for St. Joseph’s: ATH William Gillespie, QB Cade Alt, TB/LB Lucas Salgado

Who to watch for Powdersville: WR Elijah Hudgins, DB Joshaun Knuckles, OL Davious Wardell

What’s at stake: The inside track to the region championship as these are the only teams who’ve yet to lose in region play. Powdersville will host Southside Christian next week, while St. Joseph’s will host rival Christ Church in another key showdown.

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Christ Church (3-4, 2-1) at Palmetto (3-5, 1-2)

Series record: First meeting.

Last week: Christ Church defeated Southside Christian 11-7; Palmetto lost at St. Joseph’s 35-14

Location: Palmetto High Field, 803 Hamilton St, Williamston

Who to watch for Christ Church: WR Jude Hall, QB Tucker Hendrix, LB Will Marguet

Who to watch for Palmetto: RB Cooper Robinson, QB Kaleb Ricketts, DB Jayden Jenkins

What’s at stake: Christ Church will try to stay within shouting distance in the region title race as it’s the only team with one region loss.

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Carolina (1-6, 0-3) at Southside Christian (1-6, 0-3)

Series record: Carolina leads 3-1, including a 31-14 win the last time the teams squared off in 2009.

Last week: Carolina lost to Powdersville 56-20; Southside Christian fell at Christ Church 11-7

Location: Sabre Stadium, 2211 Woodruff Rd, Simpsonville

Who to watch for Carolina: RB Mison Smith, ATH Branden Broadwater, QB Jordyn Rice

Who to watch for Southside Christian: OL/DL Jeremiah Jackson, DL Richie Maxwell, DB Bryson Duck

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REGION III-3A

Union County (2-5, 1-1) at No. 5 Woodruff (6-1, 1-1)

Series record: Union leads 25-22-1, but Woodruff has won each of the last four meetings including a 59-40 road victory last season.

Last week: Union County was off; Woodruff defeated Chapman 44-10

Radio/TV/Internet: Union County – WBCU 103.5 FM, wbcuradio.net; Woodruff – meridix.com/channel/?liveid=woodruffathletics

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

Who to watch for Union County: RB Noah Tucker, RB Dreshawn Mills

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

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REGION I-2A

Chesnee (3-5, 1-1) at Landrum (5-3, 1-2)

Series record: Chesnee leads 39-7, including a 34-21 win last season.

Last week: Chesnee lost to Crescent 21-10; Landrum lost to Liberty 42-24

Radio/TV/Internet: Chesnee – upstateprepcast.net/chesnee; Landrum – upstateprepcast.net/landrum

Location: Cardinal Stadium, 18118 Asheville Hwy, Campobello

Who to watch for Chesnee: LB/QB Kjay Proctor, WR Braylon Blanton

Who to watch for Landrum: QB Ty Foster, RB Aidan Kelley, ATH Titus Poore