Biggest surprise teams so far?

[Silverfox92]

On the good side:

Clinton -- Not a surprise to me as I saw them improve last year, but better not take them lightly. See them probably finishing 2nd in that region.
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Riverside -- no, it won't last long, but for a team that couldn't beat anybody, they have at least been beating their equally inept brethren from Greenville County. This will all end in a week, but for now they make the list.

Greenwood -- You knew they would be pretty good, but they made a bit of a statement with a win on the road over that collection of recruited talent out of Charlotte at Catawba Ridge

The bad side:

Dorman -- Obvious choice

Clover -- High expectations after they beat Dorman. But maybe that said more about Dorman than Clover as the Eagles have been getting absolutely trucked since then.

Irmo -- Since they opened up their recruiting department at Irmo one figures that the beat down at the hands of SF is a cause for concern.

River Bluff -- At a school like RB things tend to go in cycles and they appear to be on a downward cycle.

I think everyone is being a little harsh on Irmo. That was their first game of the season coming off quarantine while SF went into the game 2-0. Not to discredit SF in anyway cause they do look good this year, but it’s hard to beat a team when you haven’t played in a while. I still think they could make some noise once they get comfortable.

[Rebel-Fan-74]

6) So-Flo- Band Dad said there was a new attitude and it appears that he was right. Lot of talented teams left on the schedule including N Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach, so that Region is going to be tough but they appear to be multi-talented across the board. Defense looks strong and they appear to have speed in many places.

I'm hearing that 2nd year head coach Drew Marlowe, former Sumter assistant, has stressed character, discipline, hard work and attitude. (Strength & conditioning.) It appears that is paying dividends.
That's a great place to start. With those things in place, things seem to start going your way in those close plays, you recover that fumble, penalties don't happen as much...


Earlier this year I was surprised to hear that our 3rd-year starting junior QB had received an offer from UVA, then I saw him in the Sumter scrimmage and our first two games. It is obvious he's put in a lot of hard work.
Congratulations to the QB, and that is another result of that coach's putting that plan in place.


I don't want to exaggerate, but he has matured into one of the most talented FB players I've ever seen at SF. We're not a one-man show, we have several other players on both sides of the ball that will be making various "superlatives" lists.

We are a young team. The starting QB, RB and the most prolific WR are all juniors. Note worthy: I believe that one of the 5 TD passes scored against Irmo was caught by the QB's little brother, a freshman.I just had a FLASHBACK (not to be confused with a HOT FLASH) One of my favorite memories of the 2005 season was Trey Elder throwing a pass to his younger brother (normally a JV player) against Boiling Springs. Things that make High School football so special to us!