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![Sumter running back Nathan Harris-Waynick, center, and the Gamecocks will try to keep their running game going strong against River Bluff in the 5A quarterfinals on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium.]()
Sumter looks to keep running game going against River Bluff in 5A quarters
Upon looking at the statistics for the River Bluff High School football team, the first thing that jumped out to Sumter head coach Mark Barnes was this: the Gators are allowing an average of 74 rushing yards a contest through their five …
![Tickets are still available for Sumter's 5A quarterfinal against River Bluff on Friday.]()
Sumter High playoff tickets still available
Tickets are still available for Sumter High School's home football game against River Bluff on Friday in the quarterfinals of the South Carolina High School League 5A state playoffs.
Tickets will not be sold at the gate. The only way to purchase …
![The Sumter defense will have its hands full as it face River Bluff's triple-option offense on Friday in a 5A state playoff quarterfinal game.]()
Sumter prepares to take on River Bluff's triple option
Fundamentally sound. Gap responsibilities.
When you hear those four words in relation to football, you know someone is getting ready to face a triple-option offense.
Sumter High School head coach Mark Barnes uttered those very words on Tuesday …
![Sumter running back Nathan Harris-Waynick (26) and the Gamecocks will get to play a second home game in the 5A playoffs after beating Berkeley 34-13 on Friday.]()
Sumter gets another home game; Laurence Manning, Lee advance to SCISA title games
Sumter High School picked up a surprise home playoff footblal game on Friday, while Laurence Manning Academy and Lee Academy will both be traveling to North Charleston for their next playoff game. Since both games are for state championships, …
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PHOTOS: Sumter beats Berkeley 34-13 in playoff opener
The Sumter football team took down Berkeley 34-13 in the first round of the SCHSL 5A playoffs on Friday. Here's a look at the action through the lens of The Item's Tim Leible.
![Sumter's Nathan Harris-Waynick (26) and Marcus Lane leap in celebration after Harris-Waynick scored on a two-point conversion during the Gamecocks' 34-13 win over Berkeley on Friday.]()
Sumter takes down Berkeley 34-13 to advance in 5A playoffs
Sumter High School advanced to the quarterfinals of the 5A football state playoffs with a 34-13 victory over Berkeley on Friday on Sumter Memorial Stadium's Freddie Solomon Field.
The Gamecocks, who improved to 7-0 on the season, will be at home …
![Laurence Manning's Bryce Accord (7), Nolan Osteen (5) and the Swampcats will face Hammond for the SCISA 3A title for the second straight season on Friday.]()
SCISA championship games headline 5 Things to Watch This Week
1. SCISA CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKENDThe South Carolina Independent School Association will be holding its four football state championship games next Friday and Saturday.The 1A, 2A and 3A title games will …
![Sumter's Keon Brown (3) and the Gamecocks will take on Berkeley in the first round of the 5A state playoffs on Friday on Sumter Memorial Stadium's Freddie Solomon beginning at 7:30 p.m.]()
Sumter focusing in on Berkeley in playoff opener
In what has been an upside-down season for high school football in South Carolina due to coronavirus, the reason for going through all of the oddities brought on by the pandemic is here: the playoffs.
The South Carolina High School League begins …
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Price, Huettmann, Harris, McCray named TD Club Players of Week
Lee Academy football head coach David Rankin took it easy on his quarterback, Keaton Price, down the stretch of the regular season in order to have him in tip-top shape for the SCISA 1A state playoffs.
Well, the playoffs started for the Cavaliers …
![Sumter's Keion Brown (3) and the Gamecocks will host Berkeley to open the 5A playoffs on Friday after finishing off the regular season with a 28-9 win over Crestwood.]()
Laurence Manning getting surprise semifinal home game highlight of local football games
That Laurence Manning Academy won its SCISA 3A football state playoff opener against Heathwood Hall last Friday wasn't a surprise. The fact the Swampcats will be playing host to the semifinal game is a surprise though.
That LMA will be taking on …
