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| Hephzibah made their presence known in their new region with Friday's win. |
Hephzibah's 27-14 win over the defending class 2A, region 4 champion, Screven County, in both team's league opener may have been the most surprising thing to happen during the fourth Friday of this season's high school football schedule.
But even the Rebels announcing their arrival in their new region (after playing last season in class 4A's region 4) with a statement win against a traditional power wasn't more surprising than Richmond's rout of its first four opponents has been. Especially impressive have been Richmond’s most recent two dominant wins on the road over Evans, on the third Friday, and Grovetown, two nights ago. After the Musketeers took a 24-0 lead against the Warriors, Richmond had gone on a two game long, 65-7 run against the Knights and the Warriors, two teams that lasted 2 games into last season's class 6A state playoff tournament.
All the Musketeers have done this season is exceed expectations. Fewer than 12 months ago, Richmond dropped a pair of games to Greenbrier and Grovetown by a combined score of 56-7. After Friday's win marked the first time Richmond has started the season 4-0 in last 20 years (credit stat: Ashley Brown), Richmond has continued to earn the title of the area's surprise team.
A result that didn't surprise me was Harlem's 22-0 decision against Glenn Hills. Nor did Laney's 27-6 win over Westside.
With Harlem and Laney both starting 1-0 in class 2A, region 4 play, next Saturday's showdown between the two teams will determine which up and coming team, along with Hephzibah, will get the inside track in the race for one or more home playoff games, which go to the top two teams in the final standings of this nine team region.
South Aiken continued a two-week surge with a 17-6 win at Lexington to even the Thoroughbreds' record at 2-2. I agree with quarterback Jesse Sanders, who said this interception by teammate Hakeem Robinson in Friday's win was the best interception of the season!
A result that didn't surprise me was Harlem's 22-0 decision against Glenn Hills. Nor did Laney's 27-6 win over Westside.
With Harlem and Laney both starting 1-0 in class 2A, region 4 play, next Saturday's showdown between the two teams will determine which up and coming team, along with Hephzibah, will get the inside track in the race for one or more home playoff games, which go to the top two teams in the final standings of this nine team region.
South Aiken continued a two-week surge with a 17-6 win at Lexington to even the Thoroughbreds' record at 2-2. I agree with quarterback Jesse Sanders, who said this interception by teammate Hakeem Robinson in Friday's win was the best interception of the season!
Best interception of the year by @Keem145 ‼️ @kevinfaiglewrdw @JessicaWRDW @EricJ_Russell @ItsKyleDawson @ZachHughestv @Hudl @BleacherReport pic.twitter.com/BoNrSV8XWF— Jesse Sanders (@JS_803) September 8, 2018
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