O-W downs Battery Creek

The Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruins improved to 3-0 on the season with a 26-13 win over Battery Creek.

"I am happy to get off to a good start," said O-W head coach Reggie Kennedy. "But, now we are getting to the meat part of our schedule the next two weeks off, and this is where the wheels kind of fell off last year. We can’t let that happen again this year."

O-W, which had a 26-0 lead with seven minutes to go in the game, was led by quarterback Joshua Charles who was 10 of 18 passing for 149 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Tailback Ahmad Riley had 20 carries for 120 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Sterling Lucas had 16 tackles and Brian Harrison had 14 tackles and a blocked punt.

The Bruins are scheduled to travel to Summerville next week to face standout receiver A.J. Green and the Summerville Green Wave.

"The biggest thing for us is that we want to be sound," said Kennedy. "Last year, we put a lot of focus on A.J. and they came out and ran in the first half. They went to him some in the second half, but we have to get sound on both sides of the ball.

"I think our best offense is going to be our defense," he continued. "We need to get as many three and outs on defense, and then we need to put some drives together against them."

Swansea upsets Blackville-Hilda

BLACKVILLE -- The Swansea Tigers upset the Blackville-Hilda Hawks 14-12.

"It was a great game for us," said Swansea head coach Van Lewis.

Blackville-Hilda, the state’s third-ranked Class A team, scored with 1:28 to go in the game to make the score 12-7, but Swansea put together an 80-yard drive that was capped off by a 31-yard touchdown pass from Mike McGuire to Trenton Green with just seconds to play.

McGuire was 14 of 24 passing for 193 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for a touchdown. Green had 129 receiving yards on five catches. On defense, Taylor Windham had 11 tackles, including one that prevented a touchdown by the Hawks as time expired in the first half.

Bamberg beats Barnwell

BARNWELL -- Bamberg-Ehrhardt defeated Barnwell 19-14.

Bamberg scored first on an 85-yard touchdown run by Anquan Thomas in the second quarter. The kick failed, but B-E led 6-0. Barnwell answered back with a touchdown of its own, but Daquan Bowers blocked a kick to keep the game tied at 6-6 in the second quarter. Corey Welcome then hauled in a 46-yard touchdown pass from Chris Presley, and Dillon Searson added the extra point to put B-E up 13-6 before the end of the first half.

Chris Presley added a touchdown, scoring on a 1-yard run in the fourth quarter. The extra point blocked, but B-E held a 19-6 lead. Barnwell then added a late touchdown and two-point conversion with just seconds left to play.

Daquan Bowers had 122 yards rushing on nine carries. On defense, he had 11 tackles, three sacks and seven tackles for loss. Zack Godley added 11 tackles on defense.

B-E (3-0) will face Burke at home.

Allendale blasts Bluffton

BLUFFTON -- Allendale-Fairfax improved to 3-0 with a 46-8 win over the Bluffton Bobcats.

Elite 11 tailback Lennel Elmore over 300 all-purpose yards. He had four touchdowns, three rushing and one receiving.

Allendale-Fairfax takes on Edisto next week.

Calhoun Academy falls to Ben Lippen

ST. MATTHEWS -- The Calhoun Academy Cavaliers fell to Ben Lippen Academy 37-26.

Calhoun was ahead 12-8 after one quarter of play, and increased its lead to 19-8 in the second quarter before Ben Lippen scored two touchdowns to take a 22-19 lead into halftime. Both teams added touchdowns in the third. However, Ben Lippen scored a touchdown and added a two-point conversion in the fourth to take the win.

"We hung around and kept it close, but we didn’t really stop them," Calhoun Academy head coach Adam Jarecki said. "We had 374 yards of offense, and we gave up 436 yards of total offense.

"We’ve been playing good on offense," he continued. "They had trouble stopping us ... but they have a big physical team."

C.T. York led Calhoun with 17 carries with 157 including a 65-yard touchdown run, which was the first play of the game. Quarterback Andrew Robinson was 13 of 24 for 179 yards and three touchdowns. Shandon Kemmerlin had six catches for 68 yards and a touchdown. Trez Wienges had four catches for 66 yards and two touchdowns.

On defense, Labe Chappell was in on 12 tackles and Wienges was in on 10 tackles.

Calhoun Academy (1-2) travels to Dillon Christian next week.

Holly Hill blanks JDA

BLACKVILLE -- Holly Hill Academy shutout Jefferson Davis Academy 41-0.

Nick Martin carried 10 times for 44 yards and Alexander Way carried 11 times for 44 yards for Holly Hill. Clint Westbury was 3 of 5 passing for two touchdowns. On defense, Chance Shelley had six tackles and one interception.

HHA (3-0) had 254 yards of offense; JDA managed just 5 yards of total offense.

Bowman Academy defeats Andrew Jackson Academy

BOWMAN-- The Bowman Academy Bulldogs (3-0) held off the Andrew Jackson Academy Confederates (1-3) 40-22 on Friday night.

Bowman Academy opened the game with a 2-yard touchdown run by Wesley Bilton. The Bulldog’s next score would come off of a 32-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Gunnel to Trip Looper. Looper would get the next Bulldogs score, breaking free for a 23-yard touchdown run. The final score of the first quarter would go to Andrew Jackson Academy, with Chris Long scoring on a 20-yard touchdown run putting the game at 20-8. The lone score of the second quarter was an 80-yard kick return for a touchdown by Wesley Bilton, leaving the game 26-8 at the half. In the third, Bowman’s Trip Looper would score again on 15-yard touchdown pass to Wesley Bilton to raise the score 34-8 after three. In the fourth quarter, the Confederates would show signs of a comeback with two Brian Bishop touchdown runs of 2-yards and 46-yards. Jake Berry would tack on a 1-yard touchdown run to preserve the victory.

Leading the way for Bowman Academy was Trip Looper with 53 rushing yards and a touchdown. He was also 6 of 8 passing for 75 yards with a touchdown, and he had 32 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown. Also, Jordan Gunnel went 3 of 3 with 68 passing yards and a touchdown; Wesley Bilton had 43 rushing yards and a touchdown. On the defensive side of the ball, leading the way was Jake Berry who posted 12 tackles and one assist. Also for the Bulldog’s defensively was Wesley Bilton with 10 tackles, two assists, and one interception; Macon Till with nine tackles, two assists, and one fumble recovery; and Wesley Collier with eight tackles, two assists, one sack, and one fumble recovery.

Next week Bowman Academy travels to Florence to take on King’s Academy.

Orangeburg Prep falls to Hammond

COLUMBIA-- In high school football action Friday night, Orangeburg Prep (1-3) was defeated by Hammond (3-0) 26-14. Leading the Indian’s offensively was John Bunson with 10 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown. Also, Mason Toole with eight carries for 67 yards and three receptions for 34 yards; Thomas Plumb was 8 of 14, 77 yards, 1 touchdown and an interception; Michael Williamson had three catches for 31 yards and a touchdown. For the Skyhawks, Kyle George led the way with 31 carries for 194 yards; Cliff Ayers was 10 of 19 186 yards, two touchdowns and an interception; A.D. Briggs had four receptions for 59 yards with a touchdown, and Aaron Walters had two receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown.

Next week Orangeburg Prep goes to Heathwood.

Woodland beats St. Johns

BYRDS -- Woodland improved to 3-0 on the year with a 32-28 win over St. Johns.

Robert Smith led the Wolverines, passing for two touchdowns and rushing for another.

Tailback BJ Mazyck caught a touchdown and ran for another.

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