After ending last season as an undefeated champion, Holly Hill Academy will enter next season as both the hunter and hunted.

Thanks to realignment, the Raiders find themselves in a new classification - moving up from 8-man to Class A.

After opening the regular season at home Aug. 22 against Patrick Henry - one of three games against 8-man teams who will play 11-man exclusively for those contests - HHA and head coach Don Shelley will meet a familiar foe in Calhoun Academy. The Aug. 29 contest reunites Shelley with his good friend and former rival from his Orangeburg Prep days, Adam Jarecki.

A week later, HHA will face another former Eight Man foe making the move up to Class A in Clarendon Hall. In Week Three, the Raiders play their home opener against Dorchester Academy and long-time head coach Stanley Gruber.

The Raiders of St. George, who’ve moved up to Class 2-A, and OPS will open in ‘Week Zero’. Dorchester Academy will play host to defending SCISA Class 2-A champion Hilton Head Prep, while the Indians travel to Class 3-A runner-up Augusta Christian.

A team which will have a unique schedule is Andrew Jackson Academy. Although the Confederates will compete in 8-man, it will play two 11-man contests against St. John’s Christian Academy on Sept. 5 and Holly Hill Academy on Oct. 10.

AJA is one of six T&D Region teams opening the season during ‘Week Zero’. It will travel to Bowman Academy Aug. 22 for the first of two meetings this season between the two 8-man rivals.

ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY

Aug. 22 - at Bowman Academy

Aug. 29 - FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Sept. 5 - at St. John’s Christian Academy

Sept. 12 - at Jefferson Davis Academy

Sept. 19 - BOWMAN ACADEMY

Sept. 26 - ABUNDANT LIFE

Oct. 3 - at Patrick Henry

Oct. 10 - HOLLY HILL ACADEMY

Oct. 17 - at Long Cane Academy

Oct. 24 - at Wardlaw Academy

Oct. 31 - ST. PAUL’S ACADEMY

BOWMAN ACADEMY

Aug. 22 - ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY

Aug. 29 - at St. Paul’s Academy

Sept. 5 - at Long Cane Academy

Sept. 12 - FAITH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Sept. 19 - at Andrew Jackson Academy

Sept. 26 - WARDLAW ACADEMY

Oct. 3 - JEFFERSON DAVIS ACADEMY

Oct. 10 - ST. PAUL’S ACADEMY

Oct. 17 - at Faith Christian Academy

Oct. 24 - LONG CANE ACADEMY

Oct. 31 - at Patrick Henry

CALHOUN ACADEMY

Aug. 29 - HOLLY HILL ACADEMY

Sept. 5 - W.W. KING ACADEMY

Sept. 12 - at Florence Christian School

Sept. 19 - at Richard Winn

Sept. 26 - at Pee Dee Academy

Oct. 3 - ORANGEBURG PREP

Oct. 10 - at Colleton Prep

Oct. 17 - DORCHESTER ACADEMY

Oct. 24 - ROBERT E. LEE ACADEMY

Oct. 31 - at Thomas Sumter

CLARENDON HALL

Aug. 29 - The King’s Academy

Sept. 5 - HOLLY HILL ACADEMY

Sept. 12 - BIBLE BAPTIST

Sept. 19 - at Palmetto Christian

Sept. 26 - at St. John’s Christian Academy

Oct. 3 - at Cathedral Academy

Oct. 10 - LAURENS ACADEMY

Oct. 17 - BEAUFORT ACADEMY

Oct. 24 - at Charleston Collegiate

Oct. 31 - bye

DORCHESTER ACADEMY

Aug. 22 - HILTON HEAD PREP

Aug. 29 - at First Baptist

Sept. 5 - at Thomas Sumter Academy

Sept. 12 - at Holly Hill Academy

Sept. 19 - COLLETON PREP

Sept. 26 - THOMAS HEYWARD ACADEMY

Oct. 3 - bye

Oct. 10 - ROBERT E. LEE ACADEMY

Oct. 17 - at Calhoun Academy

Oct. 24 - at Pee Dee Academy

Oct. 31 - FLORENCE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

HOLLY HILL ACADEMY

Aug. 22 - PATRICK HENRY

Aug. 29 - at Calhoun Academy

Sept. 5 - at Clarendon Hall

Sept. 12 - DORCHESTER ACADEMY

Sept. 19 - at Cathedral Academy

Sept. 26 - CHARLESTON COLLEGIATE

Oct. 3 - BIBLE BAPTIST

Oct. 10 - at Andrew Jackson Academy

Oct. 17 - St. John’s Christian Academy

Oct. 24 - at Beaufort Academy

Oct. 31 - PALMETTO CHRISTIAN

JEFFERSON DAVIS ACADEMY

Aug. 22 - at Faith Christian

Aug. 29 - at Abundant Life

Sept. 5 - ST. PAUL’S ACADEMY

Sept. 12 - ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY

Sept. 19 - Long Cane Academy

Sept. 26 - Bye

Oct. 3 - at Bowman Academy

Oct. 10 - WARDLAW ACADEMY

Oct. 17 - at St. Paul’s Academy

Oct. 24 - PATRICK HENRY

Oct. 31 - FAITH CHRISTIAN

ORANGEBURG PREP

Aug. 22 - at Augusta Christian

Aug. 29 - at Thomas Heyward

Sept. 5 - HAMMOND SCHOOL

Sept. 12 - at Heathwood Hall

Sept. 19 - PINEWOOD PREP

Sept. 26 - LAURENCE MANNING ACADEMY

Oct. 3 - at Calhoun Academy

Oct. 10 - HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN

Oct. 17 - at Wilson Hall

Oct. 24 - at Porter-Gaud

Oct. 31 - BEN LIPPEN

T&D Senior Sports Writer Thomas Grant Jr. can be reached by e-mail at tgrant@timesanddemocrat.com or by phone at 803-533-5547. Discuss this and other stories on-line at TheTandD.com.

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