Second Round Playoff Preview Capsules

CLASS 5A DIVISION I

No. 9 Boiling Springs (7-3) at No. 1 Dutch Fork (9-0)

Series record: Dutch Fork leads 7-1, including a 56-7 win in last season’s opening round of the playoffs.

Last week: Boiling Springs won at Dorman 32-0; Dutch Fork had a bye.

Radio/TV/Internet: Boiling Springs – upstateprepcast.net/boiling-springs

Location: Dutch Fork High, 1400 Old Tamah Rd, Irmo

Who to watch for Boiling Springs: QB Lincoln Huskey, DL Dennis Glenn, RB Ry’shaun Morgan

Who to watch for Dutch Fork: QB Ethan Offing, RB Maurice Anderson, DL Josh Smith

The winner: Plays either No. 4 Rock Hill or No. 5 River Bluff

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No. 7 Byrnes (5-5) at No. 2 Spartanburg (7-2)

Series record: Spartanburg leads 33-26-2, including a 58-14 win on Oct. 25.

Last week: Byrnes defeated Lexington 32-11; Spartanburg had a bye.

Radio/TV/Internet: Byrnes – The Fan Upstate 97.1/97.7 FM, audacy.com/thefanupstate; Spartanburg – Fox Sports Spartanburg 1400 AM/98.3 FM, spartanburgsportsradio.com

Location: Doc Davis Field at Viking Stadium, 2251 E. Main St., Spartanburg

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

Who to watch for Spartanburg: LB Cam’Rich Smith, RB Trenton Lynch, OL John Hammond

The winner: Plays either No. 3 J.L. Mann or No. 6 Clover

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No. 6 Clover (8-3) at No. 3 J.L. Mann (8-2)

Series record: Clover leads 1-0 with a 30-26 road win in the opening round of the 2005 playoffs.

Last week: Clover beat Blythewood 31-28; J.L. Mann had a bye.

Location: Slaton Field, 158 Ridge Rd, Greenville

Who to watch for Clover: RB Landon Stone, CB Brandon Smith, LB Sam Lee

Who to watch for J.L. Mann: RB LaDainnian Martin, LB Wyatt Ward, DB Ramani Bruton

The winner: Plays either No. 2 Spartanburg or No. 7 Byrnes

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CLASS 5A DIVISION II

No. 5 Hillcrest (8-3) at No. 4 Greenwood (8-2)

Series record: Greenwood leads 19-7, including a 38-16 win at Hillcrest on Nov. 1.

Last week: Hillcrest defeated Nation Ford 43-28; Greenwood had a bye.

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

Location: J.W. Babb Stadium, 1816 Cokesbury Rd, Greenwood

Who to watch for Hillcrest: WR Weston Willis, RB Frank Starks, DB Christian Henderson

Who to watch for Greenwood: QB Triston Lewis, DL Ahmad Scott, WR Landen Still

The winner: Plays either No. 1 Northwestern or No. 8 Indian Land

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No. 7 Riverside (6-4) at No. 2 Gaffney (8-1)

Series record: Gaffney leads 5-0, including a 28-21 road win on Oct. 18.

Last week: Riverside defeated Greenville 47-38; Gaffney had a bye.

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

Location: The Reservation, 149 Twin Lake Rd, Gaffney

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

Who to watch for Gaffney: RB Jaiden McDowell, QB Jayvon Gilmore, WR Jamarcus Smith

The winner: Plays either No. 3 T.L. Hanna or No. 6 Catawba Ridge

CLASS 4A

No. 6 Greer (7-4) at No. 3 South Pointe (9-2)

Series record: South Pointe leads 2-1, all of which have been in the postseason. The Stallions won the last meeting, 38-14, in the first round of the 2022 playoffs.

Last week: Greer defeated Fountain Inn 28-21; South Pointe shut out Blue Ridge 77-0.

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

Location: District Three South Stadium, 801 Neely Rd, Rock Hill

Who to watch for Greer: RB Nick Holmes, WR Mikey Williams, OL/DL Kaleb Nelson

Who to watch for South Pointe: RB Mason Pickett-Hicks, LB Aakil Brown, ATH Dailan Duncan

The winner: Plays either No. 2 Daniel or No. 10 Richland Northeast

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CLASS 3A

No. 8 Walhalla (6-5) vs. No. 1 Mountain View (10-0)

Series record: First meeting.

Last week: Walhalla beat St. Joseph’s 36-35; Mountain View shut out Carolina 42-0.

Radio/TV/Internet: Walhalla – WGOG 107.1 FM, wgog.com/listen-live

Location: Setzler Field at Newberry College, 2300-2318 College St, Newberry

Who to watch for Walhalla: RB Landon Robinson, RB/LB Silas Parish, QB Jack Williams

Who to watch for Mountain View: RB Jaylen McGill, WR K.D. Hainsworth, QB Bryson Drummond

The winner: Plays either No. 4 Christ Church or No. 5 Crescent

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No. 5 Crescent (6-4) at No. 4 Christ Church (6-4)

Series record: Christ Church leads 2-0, including a 27-10 road victory the last time the teams met in 2021.

Last week: Crescent beat Union County 45-18; Christ Church defeated West-Oak 42-2.

Location: Carson Stadium, 245 Wenwood Cir, Greenville

Who to watch for Crescent: RB Darius Latimer, QB Mason Parks, ATH Kiante Parks

Who to watch for Christ Church: WR Jude Hall, QB Tucker Hendrix, ATH Acie Hatfield

The winner: Plays either No. 1 Mountain View or No. 8 Walhalla

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No. 6 Woodruff (9-1) at No. 3 Powdersville (8-3)

Series record: Woodruff leads 3-0, including a 40-21 win in the last meeting in 2015.

Last week: Woodruff defeated Pendleton 28-21; Powdersville beat Broome 37-13.

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

Location: Powdersville High, 145 Hood Rd, Greenville

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

Who to watch for Powdersville: QB Keagan Reid, RB Brandon Waldrop, DB Joshaun Knuckles

The winner: Plays either No. 2 Belton-Honea Path or No. 10 Palmetto

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CLASS 2A

No. 2 Chesnee (6-5) at No. 1 Fairfield Central (10-1)

Series record: Fairfield Central leads 1-0 thanks to a 32-16 road win in 2021.

Last week: Chesnee defeated Ninety Six 26-21; Fairfield Central beat Chesterfield 60-6.

Radio/TV/Internet: Chesnee – upstateprepcast.net/chesnee

Location: E.K. McLendon Stadium, 836 US-321 BYP South, Winnsboro

Who to watch for Chesnee: ATH Kjay Proctor, RB Jayden Williams, WR Braylon Blanton

Who to watch for Fairfield Central: RB TyDarion Grier, LB Chauncery Turner, ATH Dre Walker

The winner: Plays either No. 2 Central or No. 2 Saluda