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Midland Valley parents were making their voices heard at the Aiken County Board of Education Meeting Tuesday night.

Aug. 14—Midland Valley's football program was hit with a lot of roster turnover after last season, during which a massive class of 24 seniors led the Mustangs to their best record in program history. Eleven of those players signed to play college football, continuing their careers after a 12-1 season that included a Region 4-AAAA championship, a trip to the third round of the state playoffs ...

Aug. 13—Friday night lights return this week to the Aiken Standard coverage area in the form of high school football jamborees, with the regular season to begin next week. There will be two jamborees played within the area — the Aiken County Jamboree is at South Aiken, while Strom Thurmond is also hosting its own jamboree. The Aiken County Jamboree is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Friday and ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) - The high school football season is here and that means The Score's weekly pick segment is back!. Each week the crew will make their picks on who they think will come out on top and we will keep tabs on the standings throughout the season. Last...

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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - If you’ve ever tuned in on a Friday night or went to the home of the Thoroughbreds and stayed until the final quarter, chances are you’d hear the name Jevon Edwards. There are only a few more times we’ll get a chance to see...

Friday Night Lights – Top 20 Augusta area players to watch in 2024. The high school football season is fast approaching and I, for one, am extremely excited to watch the latest crop of talented athletes in the Greater Augusta area. The region is loaded with players who already have multiple scholarship offers to choose from. There will also undoubtedly be a few lesser-known names that have been waiting their turn behind older, more experienced players, but are now ready to highlight their talents at the varsity level. There is simply something special about high school football. You can feel the energy and electricity in the air when you see the teams on the field for pre-game warm-ups. I’m getting pumped just thinking about it.

Well, here we go. Believe it or not, there are just two homestands left of the season for the Augusta GreenJackets. Historically, minor league baseball ends about a month before the end of the major league baseball season. Major league teams can expand their rosters and on many occasions players from their AAA farm clubs are called up to “the show”.

Walks, Wild Pitches, and Errors Fill Stat Sheet as Woodpeckers Even Series. NORTH AUGUSTA, SC: A game that seemed as though neither side wanted to grab the win ended in disappointment for the home side, as the GreenJackets stranded the tying run at second in the bottom of the 9th and fell 6-5.

By SAM LANCE NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Class of 2026 four-star guard Imahri Wooten has been hearing from the likes of Auburn, Colorado, Missouri, Syracuse and Texas A&M since the contact period opened on June 15, he told ZAGSBLOG. Wooten — the 6-foot-5, 180-pound guard from Putnam Science Academy (CT) and the City Rocks Nike EYBL AAU program — is one of the best shooters in the 2026 class. Playing up an age group at Peach Jam, Wooten shot 10-of-30 from 3-point range and made three plus shots from deep in two out of five games. “I’m a good shooter and I get my teammates open,” Wooten said of his game. “I’m just really a good teammate and I can play defense. But definitely being able to shoot for my size [makes me unique].” For the five-game tournament, Wooten finished with averages of 8.8 points and 1.2 rebounds while playing 17.0 minutes per contest. His best game came against Team Strive For Greatness, where Wooten scored 18 points and hit four treys. “Imahri’s game is easy to play with,” City Rocks point guard Keyshuan Tillery said. “He’s a teammate who takes criticism the right way every time. His attitude on the court is locked in and about business. Off the court, he’s the funniest teammate I’ve ever had. He makes everyone laugh and has a good bond with them all. He’s a player who can score the ball and defend.” Wooten broke down some of the schools involved below: Auburn: “I just like Auburn, the program. Hopefully I’ll take a visit there soon, so yeah.” Hearing from assistant coach Ira Bowman. Colorado: “They reach out to me a lot so I know they’re definitely like interested in me by how they’re reaching out to me a lot. [Tad Boyle], he was telling me like that they put like a couple guys in the NBA this year. It makes me think that I could be one of those players.” Missouri: “Actually my dad coached in college at Eastern Michigan, and one of his assistant coaches coaches there right now. So I have a close bond with him at Missouri.” The coach is assistant Matt Cline. Syracuse: “I went on an unofficial to Syracuse but no other schools. It was good. It was short, but it was good. We just like walked around like the gym, and then I watched the practice. And then he [Adrian Autry] just talked to me in his office for a little.” Thoughts on the program: “It’s close to home. So I know my parents might get to come to my games. I already have a connection with the head coach, so yeah.” Texas A&M: “They’ve just been reaching out to me a lot. We haven’t really been able to like talk because they just started to be able to speak to me June 15th. So we haven’t talked about that much, but yeah, just reaching out to me a lot.” Wooten posted an offer from Rutgers after Peach Jam. When choosing a program, Wooten is looking for coaches who build good relationships with players. “Not just strictly business,” Wooten said. “Schools that have fun and schools that play together.” Wooten is ranked the No. 87 overall prospect in the 2026 class by 247Sports. He has a lot of basketball connections in the family. His mother, Michelle Massey-Wooten, played basketball at Syracuse, as well as his aunt Malani Massey. His uncle, Kevin Simmons, spent the last two years of his college career at UNLV. An interesting fact about Wooten is he’s played the saxophone for about five years now. “I played in a band at first and I play in church right now,” Wooten said. Follow Sam Lance on Twitter Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter Follow ZAGSBLOGHoops on Instagram And Like ZAGS on Facebook.

No matter what position he plays, Aquinas High School junior Jack Rhodes excels on the football field. “His freshman year the quarterback got hurt and he (Rhodes) played the last six games as our starting quarterback. He had well over 1,000 yards and led us to the playoffs as a freshman,” said James Leonard, Aquinas High School head football coach.

NORTH AUGUSTA – A game that seemed as though neither side wanted to grab the win ended in disappointment for the home side, as the GreenJackets stranded the tying run at second in the bottom of the ninth and fell 6-5 Aug. 14 at SRP Park. The two sides...

It’s high school football game week in Augusta.  Everyone is 0-0 and, for many area programs, Friday will be the first step of a marathon to a hopeful state championship opportunity.  For some programs, it’s about taking care of unfinished business from last season. For others, it’s about that crucial step forward to being...

The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Augusta recently announced the official naming of the 'Brad Kyzer Sports Complex' at the E.W. Hagler Club in Downtown Augusta.

We've taken a look a the top Augusta-area high school football players heading into the 2024 season. This preseason coverage of the top position groups culminated in the 2024 Dream 16, but now we want to hear from you. Which of these players is most likely to take home player of the year...

NORTH AUGUSTA, SC – With the game tied after eight, the Fayetteville Woodpeckers (48-60, 19-23) scored four times in the top of the ninth and survived an exciting bottom half to take a 6-5 win from the Augusta GreenJackets (38-68, 11-30) Wednesday night at SRP Park. Fayetteville puts an end to a three-game losing streak and even up the road series.