South Carolina High School Football News

Doug Illing, who has spent the last 15 years at Davie County High School in Mocksville, N.C., will be presented to Horry County Schools on Monday night for approval as a teacher and as the Braves' new football coach.

Both the Camden and Lugoff-Elgin varsity football teams will conclude their spring practice sessions with scrimmages on Friday night and the public is invited to attend both contests.

The Strom Thurmond High School Mock Trial team represented South Carolina in the National Mock Trial competition May 9-11 in Indiana.

The Fairfield Central Griffins will play their annual spring game tonight at E.K. Mclendon stadium.

"with my son being a senior next year I was hoping to see him walk across the stage," said Michelle Swancey, who took the same walk herself back in 1987.

Last season Fairfield Central was 11-3 overall and was crowned region III-AA champs before falling 21-6 in the state championship game to Dillon High School.

The Lady Cougars will play Northwestern June 5, the Clover Shootout June 17, the York Shootout June 18-19 and a one-day position camp with Limestone June 20.

The Byrnes Rebels avenged an earlier loss to Clover in the state 4A softball playoffs, prevailing 10-7 in Blue Eagle Country last week.

Lexington football coach Josh Stepp didn't get a lot of time to acclimate to his new position.

It took Brookland-Cayce 36 seconds to seize control Monday night. Kathryn Greer found the ball at her feet inside the Hanahan box, she turned and fired a shot past the keeper and the Lady Bearcats were on their way.

Lead off hitter Lauren Duggar got things started with an infield hit. Caroline Shinn reached on an error and Duggar crossed the plate moments later on a passed ball.

Longtime high school football coach Bill Kimrey has been hired by Calhoun County to take over the Saints' football program.

The tournament will include a four-man captain's choice format, with men and women combined, at a cost of $75 per player or $300 per team.

Two former York athletes who attained greatness in their high school careers will be inducted into the York County Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday.

After serving as a Graduate Assistant at Lenoir-Rhyne in 2011, Chandler Rearden will serve as an assistant at Ninety Six under Chris Liner.

Hatcher, the Whale Branch Early College High School football coach who worked with Devin Taylor and others as an assistant at Beaufort High School, has made the freshman Pinckney his latest project.

By ANDREW MACKE ABBEVILLE - Dashaun Harris and the Abbeville High School football team began their quest to get back to the Class AA, Division II state championship game on Wednesday, donning their gold helmets for spring practice.

South Carolina linebacker DeVonte Holloman, drafted by the Cowboys on Saturday, spent Sunday afternoon in Beaufort celebrating with the family of his fiancee Angelina Whalen, a former Battery Creek volleyball player.

The freshman was suited up for the Seahawks, and despite his youth, he was in the starting lineup for the Region VII-AAA contest against the Braves.

Just four days after the former Hilton Head Preparatory School quarterback received a rookie camp invitation from the NFL's Oakland Raiders, he has agreed to a free-agent contract with the San Diego Chargers.