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High school football roundup: River Bluff opens with home win
Hayden Myers scored on a 20-yard run with 5:51 left to give River Bluff a 41-34 victory over Rock Hill Friday in “The Swamp." It was the season-opener for both teams as the Gators look to rebound from last year’s 5-6 showing. They jumped out to a 15-0 lead in the first quarter, starting with a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Aaron Griffin.
Ballantyne Ridge falls to Fort Mill 56-0 in program’s first-ever game
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The start of a new era in Charlotte-area football got off to a less than stellar start in week one. Ballantyne Ridge took to the field for the first time as a program boasting one of the youngest and smallest rosters in the state, and possibly the nation.
Johnson steps down as Nation Ford athletic director
Nearly two years after their last athletic director resigned, Nation Ford High School is in the market for another one. Falcons’ athletic director Dave Johnson resigned from his job earlier this week after holding the position for roughly two years. Johnson took the job as an interim in August 2022 after former athletic director Jaybe Shackleford resigned following a motorcycle accident. Ironically, both resignations came during the third week of August roughly two years apart.
Yellow Jackets football opens season with dominant win
Charlotte, NC – Last night the Fort Mill High School varsity football team kicked off their season with an away game at Charlotte’s newest magnet school – Ballantyne Ridge High School. The final score was a 56-0 shut out victory for the visiting Yellow Jackets. The first of two potential Fort Mill touchdowns were called back due to penalties before Josef Anderson was finally able to punch one in that stood. A Ballantyne miscue on the subsequent kickoff gave the ball back to the Yellow Jackets on their opponent’s 10 yard line. Just short of 10 minutes into the game and Fort Mill was up 14-0. By half it was 42-0. Anderson finished the game with two touchdowns while wide receiver Tanner Mays added two of his own. The Jackets opened the second half with a change in the lineup and another score. Up next for the team is a home game this coming Friday against the Chester Cyclones. (All photos by Chris Coffee.)
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