Rock Hill-area Friday football rewind: Area, SC scores, game recaps, next week’s schedule

Friday was Week 5 of the high school football season. Get complete coverage from The Charlotte Observer along with area and statewide scores, plus next week’s schedule.

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Game recaps

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Marvin Ridge 38, Indian Land 9: Tap here for the story from the game with photos

No. 2 Rock Hill Northwestern 67, Nation Ford 13: The Trojans scored 57 points in the first half and ultimately outgained Nation Ford 608-187. Nation Ford was playing its first game since head coach Michael Allen stepped down on Monday. Former Myers Park coach Jason McManus is serving as interim coach for the remainder of the season. On Friday, Northwestern (5-0) QB Finley Polk was 18 of 20 passing for 335 yards and three touchdowns.

Zymier Gordon-Miles got the Trojans (5-0, 1-0 Region 3 5A) started with a 3-yard touchdown run early in the first quarter. Northwestern got a two-point conversion for an 8-0 lead. Nation Ford then scored on a 75-yard pass from Carson Sanford to Josh Ameo, cutting the deficit to 8-7.

But Northwestern pulled away, scoring later in the opening quarter on a 49-yard pass from Polk to Daniel Caldwell and on runs of 3 and 9 yards by Quay Mobley. That made it 29-7, and Northwestern was never threatened.

No. 10 South Pointe 56, A.C. Flora 14: The Stallions opened Region 3 4A play with a big victory, scoring on the game’s first play and never trailing. A.C. Flora (3-2, 0-1) got the ball first, but an errant pitch on the opening play was recovered by Zaheem Love, who dashed 49 yards for a touchdown. Tyquan Brice ran 1 run for another score midway in the first quarter for a 14-0 lead. Then Cam McMillan connected with Jordan Collins from 23 yards late in the quarter, giving the Stallions (3-2, 1-0) at 21-0 edge.

McMillan later threw four more touchdown passes, but South Pointe’s biggest play came in the fourth quarter. Defensive back R.J. Bufford picked off an A.C. Flora pass in the end zone and returned it 105 yards for a touchdown.

Catawba Ridge 30, Fort Mill 0: The Copperheads (4-1, 1-0 Region 3 5A) scored on short runs by Colten McCauley, Connor McFadden and Brayden Wasik, and their defense shut down Fort Mill throughout the night. Cam Giffords added field goals of 26 and 23 yards in the first half.

Catawba Ridge next week hosts Northwestern in a meeting of the region’s top powers. Fort Mill fell to 1-3, 0-1.

Rock Hill 27, Clover 21: Ian Grissom threw three touchdown passes, lifting the visiting Bearcats (2-3, 1-0 Region 3 5A) over the Blue Eagles (3-2, 0-1). Broady Woolbright put Clover inh front in the first quarter on a 3-yard touchdown run, but Rock Hill got to within 7-6 early in the second quarter on a 42-yard Grissom-to-Kaiden Watkins touchdown pass. Rock Hill pulled ahead midway in the quarter when Grissom connected with E.J. Ratley on a 14-yard score.

The Bearcats expanded their lead to 27-7 on a Grissom-to-Ratley 29-yard score and a 2-yard run by Donovan Franklin. Clover narrowed the gap in the fourth quarter, scoring on Darren Craig’s 4-yard run and a 4-yard pass from Woolbright to T.J. McCluney.

York 17, Dreher 14: Cesar Mendoza kicked a 23-yard field goal with 7:35 remaining, and York made the lead stand up for a Region 3 4A victory. Dreher drove to the York 18 in the final two minutes but fumbled the ball away. York’s touchdowns came on a 20-yard pass from Tayshon Freeman to Freeman Akevy and on a short run by Freeman.

Lewisville 27, Andrew Jackson 3: Quarterback Zach Rogers ran for two touchdowns and connected with De’Adrian Robinson on a 65-yard scoring toss, leading Lewisville. Robinson also scored on a 4-yard run. Andrew Jackson got its points early in the second quarter on a Curt Thomas field goal.

Great Falls 22, Buford 20: Buford scored a touchdown with 6:55 remaining, but Great Falls stopped the Yellowjackets’ attempt at a tying two-point conversion and won this nonconference game.

Friday’s area scores

Region 3 5A

Catawba Ridge 30, Fort Mill 0

Northwestern 67, Nation Ford 13

Rock Hill 27, Clover 21

Region 3 4A

Dreher (2-1, 0-0) at York (1-3, 0-0)

Richland Northeast 26, Camden 15

South Pointe 56, A.C. Flora 14

Nonconference

Chester 54, Union County 12

Chesterfield 28, McBee 22

Great Falls 22, Buford 20

Lewisville 27, Andrew Jackson 3

Marvin Ridge (2-2) at Indian Land (3-0)

Pageland Central 44, Blacksburg 14

River Bluff 44, Cheraw 0

Open week: Lancaster

South Carolina statewide scores

Andrews (NC) 49, Calhoun Falls Charter 0

Andrews 30, Waccamaw 27

Ashley Ridge 45, Carolina Forest 35

Avery County 59, Rosman 0

Barnwell 14, Swansea 7

Batesburg-Leesville 60, Calhoun County 0

Beaufort 34, Battery Creek 7

Belton-Honea Path 37, Palmetto 14

Bethesda Academy 30, Patrick Henry Academy 7

Bluffton 31, Lucy Beckham 17

Branchville 41, Scott’s Branch 12

Brookland-Cayce 34, South Aiken 27

Christ Church Episcopal 14, Chapman 7

Columbia 15, Wagener-Salley 0

Daniel 27, Clinton 13

Darlington 26, Lower Richland 12

Dixie 14, Anderson Cavaliers 6

Dorman 24, Riverside 13

Fountain Inn 29, Greenville St. Joseph 28

Fox Creek 47, Josey 6

Gaffney 28, Boiling Springs 22 (OT)

Gray Collegiate 26, Midland Valley 21

Greenwood 25, T.L. Hanna 21

Greenwood Christian 27, Orangeburg Prep 7

Hammond Academy 55, Hilton Head Christian 21

Hanahan 23, Timberland 6

Hannah-Pamplico 40, Carvers Bay 14

Hartsville 38, Dillon 28

Heathwood Hall Episcopal 21, Cardinal Newman 17

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 28, Lake Marion 20

Irmo 38, Myrtle Beach 12

James Island 31, St. James 0

Kingstree 52, Marion 16

James Byrnes 52, Wade Hampton 0

Jefferson Davis Academy 36, Holly Hill Academy 18

J.L. Mann 55, Easley 6

Keenan 26, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 20

Lake View 37, Johnsonville 0

Lakewood 17, Wilson 14

Lamar 49, North Cetnral 0

Landrum 48, West-Oak 0

Latta 47, Green Sea-Floyds 8

Lexington 57, East Davidson 0

Liberty 60, Walhalla 41

Lincoln County 41, Silver Bluff 15

Marlboro County 2, North Myrtle Beach 0 (forfeit)

Mid-Carolina 49, Pelion 14

Mountain View Prep 42, Asheville School 21

Mullins 44, Atlantic Collegiate 18

North Augusta 37, Gilbert 14

Northwood Academy 34, Ben Lippen 14

Pickens 35, Blue Ridge 26

Powdersville 40, Broome 21

Providence Athletic Club 20, Palmetto Christian 6

Richard Winn Academy 30, Wardlaw Academy 16

Ridge Spring-Monetta 21, Eau Claire 8

River Bluff 44, Cheraw 0

Saluda 19, Southside Christian 14

South Florence 42, Crestwood 7

Strom Thurmond 26, Emerald 14

Sumter 56, Spring Valley 7

West Florence 28, Lugoff-Elgin 7

White Knoll 49, Cane Bay 13

Williamsburg Academy 35, Florence Christian 20

Wilson Hall 42, Camden Military 0

Woodland 25, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 20

Woodruff 45, Chesnee 27

Next week’s schedule

(kickoffs at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted)

THURSDAY, SEPT. 26

S.C. Region 3 4A

Camden at Dreher, 7:30

S.C. Region 3 5A

Fort Mill at Clover, 7:30

Indian Land at Rock Hill, 7:30

Northwestern at Catawba Ridge, 7:30

S.C. Region 3 4A

Lancaster at Richland Northeast, 7:30

York at A.C. Flora, 7:30

S.C. Region 5 2A

North Central at Buford, 7:30

S.C. Nonconference

Fairfield Central at Andrew Jackson, 7:30

Keenan at Chester, 7:30

Pageland Central at Anson County, 7:30

SATURDAY, SEPT. 28

Area nonconference

Asheville School at Christ School, 2

Open week: Cuthbertson, Monroe, Mount Pleasant, Nation Ford, Olympic, Piedmont, Porter Ridge, Rocky River, South Iredell, South Pointe, Union Academy

This story was originally published September 19, 2024 at 7:00 AM with the headline "Rock Hill-area Friday football rewind: Area, SC scores, game recaps, next week’s schedule."