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Prep football season returns to Aiken County with jamboree
Aug. 16—Finally, Friday night lights are back in the Aiken Standard coverage area. The 2024 edition of the Aiken County Jamboree took place Friday night at South Aiken High School, with three 20-minute games featuring six schools. Silver Bluff was the night's first winner, stifling McCormick in a 19-0 victory. Most of the game was played closer to McCormick's end zone, and in the rare cases ...
Midland Valley football excited for challenge after record season
Aug. 16—Last year was one for the record books for Midland Valley's football program. The Mustangs won 12 consecutive games to start the season, winning the Region 4-AAAA championship before falling in the third round of the state playoffs while setting new all-time marks in a variety of categories and graduating a large, successful senior class. So what can the Mustangs possibly do for an ...
South Aiken football looking to get tougher after difficult season
Aug. 17—South Aiken head football coach Chris Hamilton sat down with each of his players individually, like he always does, once last season came to an end. It was a tough one for the T-Breds, who struggled to a 3-8 record and at times had a habit of waiting for bad things to happen to them rather than putting a foot down to prevent them. The post-season conversations covered the good, the bad ...
The 2024 Standard 10: The full list
Aug. 17—Author's note: The Standard 10 is our yearly preseason list of the top 10 high school football players to watch in the Aiken Standard coverage area. This isn't a list of who we think are the best players — we'll let the recruiting sites take that heat. Instead, these are the players we feel are ones with the most intriguing storylines. That could be because they're established stars, ...
Silver Bluff football leaning on perimeter speed in Hayes' 1st season
Aug. 17—New surroundings and a difficult schedule can be enough to faze any first-year high school football head coach. Silver Bluff's Matt Hayes, however, is the exception to that rule. A former Bulldog player and longtime assistant, he knows this comes with the territory at his alma mater. "You want to play and coach at a school where football matters," he said. "Everyone uses the terms ...
Aiken High football hoping to reverse recent struggles
Aug. 17—It's been a rough stretch for Aiken High School's football program, which hasn't notched a winning season in its last eight and is on its fifth head coach during that span. Despite that, these Hornets have shown in the preseason that they have some fight — and interim head coach Heath Corley said that can be traced back to a strong locker room eager to turn around the team's recent ...
Results: Augusta-area high school football scoreboard for Week 1
The early morning summer workouts and practices in the Georgia heat have been leading up to this week. It's the first high school football Friday night in Augusta. The dress rehearsals are over. The scores matter and, while many teams are still figuring out what they have, this is the first week of a nearly four-month march to the state championship games in December. ...
Evans upsets Thomson with first defeat of Bulldogs in 37 years
Evans shocked Thomson 35-28 to open the regular season on Friday, August 16. It was the first time since 1987 that the Knights claimed victory over the Bulldogs. The Knights and the Bulldogs do not often face off in the regular season. Thomson is often the dominant team, especially since moving to the 2A. While many may call this an upset win, Coach Barrett Davis says he is only worried about Evans’ football.
Great football conditions; Hit or miss storms through the weekend
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) – Weekend forecast; pleasant. Pleasant conditions across the CSRA for the next seven days. Temperatures on a slow decline after the weekend. Sunshine remains most present. Stray showers and isolated storms have a lower chance Saturday. Severe isolated thunderstorms will have the highest probability of formation on Sunday afternoon.
In pictures: Harlem edges Greenbrier in season opening nailbiter
It was a nailbiter Friday at Greenbrier High School as the Harlem Bulldogs edged past the Wolfpack 38-37 in OT. The pack drew first blood in the season opener with a field goal followed by a 37-yard touchdown run by Brennen Bjorkman. The Bulldogs put a touchdown on the board...
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