Sunday, October 21, 2018

Strom Thurmond, Baldwin and Greene County clinched region titles; Grovetown and Evans put themselves into position; and Hephzibah flexed its muscles

Jequan Harris - Junior Quarterback - Strom Thurmond


Fifth ranked Strom Thurmond (8-2, 4-0) turned in a dominant 31-13 home win over Pelion Friday to finish its regular season as the class 3A, region 5 champion. The Rebels will take an extended break before entering the state playoffs as a number one seed.

Thurmond’s only two losses came to North Augusta and South Aiken, both South Carolina playoff teams from the higher 4A classification. These Rebels remind me of the Rebels of Hephzibah, whom I’ll feature next. Both teams’ rosters are loaded with playmakers on both sides of the ball.

Strom Thurmond’s standouts include, but aren’t limited to, the following players, who are featured in the highlight video below from Friday’s win over Pelion: #36 Robert Whitt (Sr DE), #3 Jequan Harris (Jr Quarterback), #20 Robert West (Sr, DB), and #28 Charquez Booker (Freshman, RB):



Hephzibah dominates in Homecoming win


Like Thurmond, Hephzibah has posted a stellar season. The Augusta Chronicle’s Brandon Johnson shared in his report from Saturday’s 33-6 homecoming win over Laney that the victory tied Hephzibah’s school record for wins. These Rebels will try to break that record Friday when they visit Josey for the chance to reach 8-2 overall and 7-1 in region play.

It’s easy to understand why Hephzibah has invaded its 9 team class 2A region and claimed a 2 seed in its first season in the league. The Rebels play hard, and the roster is littered with playmakers you’ll see in action in these live highlight posts from Saturday’s win.


Grovetown and Evans are on a collision course after Friday's wins


Grovetown made it three straight wins in region play with Friday’s 30-14 victory over Lakeside. The Warriors out-rushed the Panthers 275 to 44 yards. Senior JQ Brown contributed 151 of those, including a 48 yard scamper that gave Grovetown a 17-7 third quarter lead.

For the second straight season the Warriors are rounding into form at the right time, as they enter the final two weeks of the season. And also for the second straight year one can envision a crucial late season matchup looming between Grovetown (4-4, 3-0) and Evans (2-6, 2-1), which beat Greenbrier 20-16 Friday.

The Warriors appear to be rounding into shape as well, if these highlights from Friday’s win accurately tell the story.



Baldwin and Greene County posted statement wins over favored foes


Despite the impressive play from the team’s discussed above, Baldwin (class 4A, region 3) and Greene County (Class 1A, region 7B) probably played the weekend’s most impressive football. Both teams clinched region titles by knocking off the prior favorites in their respective leagues when Greene County (6-2, 5-0) won 36-28 over Aquinas, which entered the game sporting a 7-0 record.



... And Baldwin (4-5, 3-0) shocked #9 Burke County 30-7 at home.


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