Clark’s big night sends Hilton Head Christian football back to championship game
The second week of high school football playoffs in South Carolina are in the books. Her eis how Lowcountry teams fared on Friday night:
Hilton Head Christian 42, Pinewood Prep 30: After a year’s absence, Hilton Head Christian is headed back to the state championship.
Quarterback Dylan Clark threw three touchdown passes and ran for three as the Eagles defeated Pinewood in the semifinals of the SCISA 3A playoffs. Hilton Head Christian advances to the championship game and will play Wilson Hall at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Charleston Southern.
It is the fourth title appearance in the past five seasons for HHCA, which is going for its seventh state championship in school history. Hilton Head Christian won back-to-back titles in 2020-21.
The Eagles jumped out to a 14-0 lead before Pinewood got on the board with a field goal. HHCA increased the lead to 21-3 in the second quarter on Clark’s TD pass to AJ Houpt. Pinewood answered with a pair of TD passes from Will Watson and Asa Windham to cut it to 21-16 at halftime.
HHCA led 28-24 going into the fourth quarter before Clark hit Tyshon Mansell to make it 35-24. Pinewood cut it to 35-30 on Windham’s TD pass to Troy Dandridge.
But Clark sealed it with a TD run with three minutes left.
Crestwood 44, Beaufort 0: Javion Martin threw three touchdown passes as the Crestwood knocked off the defending 3A champions on Friday night.
Crestwood will travel to Brookland-Cayce for the third round of the 3A Lower State playoffs.
Azarian Yates added two touchdown runs for Crestwood, and Seneca Moore also had a TD run.
It was the first time Beaufort has been shut out since losing to Summerville 17-0 in 2013. The Eagles finish the season at 7-5.
Williamsburg Academy 41, Beaufort Academy 6: Williamsburg Academy scored 34 points in the first half to earn a spot in the SCISA 2A championship game.
Williamsburg will play Bethesda at noon on Saturday at Charleston Southern. Beaufort Academy finishes the season at 7-6.
Lee Academy 35, Thomas Heyward 19: Lee Academy defeated the Rebels for the second straight year in the playoffs ro earn a spot in the SCISA Class A championship
Lee Academy will play Patrick Henry at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Charleston Southern.
It was the fourth straight year the two teams have met in the playoffs with the other three coming in championship games. Thomas Heyward won in 2020-21 while the Cavaliers won the last two.
SCHSL playoff scores
Class 5A
Upper State
Dutch Fork 31, TL Hanna 28
Gaffney 24, Clover 12
JL Mann 17, Spartanburg 7
Hillcrest 27, Byrnes 24
Lower State
White Knoll 50, Fort Dorchester 7
Sumter 27, Stratford 6
Summerville 34, Berkeley 14
Carolina Forest 28, West Ashley 21
Next Week’s Schedule
Upper State
Gaffney at Dutch Fork
Hillcrest at JL Mann
Lower State
Sumter at White Knoll
Summerville at Carolina Forest
Class 4A
Upper State
Greenville 24, Greer 21
Northwestern 55, Greenwood 7
Westside 49, York 14
Midland Valley 24, South Pointe 17
Lower State
South Florence 50, Richland Northeast 20
Lancaster 38, Lucy Beckham 20
Irmo 55, Myrtle Beach 24
James Island 45, Hartsville 21
Next Week’s Schedule
Upper State
Greenville at Northwestern
Westside at Midland Valley
Lower State
Lancaster at South Florence
Irmo at James Island
Class 3A
Upper State
Daniel 35, Wren 21
Chester 58, Chapman 24
Belton-Honea Path 44, Pendleton 28
Clinton 38 Broome 7
Lower State
Camden 35, Dillon 21
Gilbert 49, Hanahan 35
Brookland-Cayce 34, Philip Simmons 13
Crestwood 44, Beaufort 0
Next Week’s Game
Upper State
Chester at Daniel
Clinton at Belton-Honea Path
Lower State
Gilbert at Camden
Crestwood at Brookland-Cayce
Class 2A
Upper State
Abbeville 41, Newberry 28
Silver Bluff 22, Fairfield Central 21
Strom Thurmond 53, Keenan 20
Gray Collegiate 62, Chesnee 14
Lower State
Andrew Jackson 51, Kingstree 20
Hampton County 48 Andrews 14
Oceanside Collegiate 49, Woodland 0
Barnwell 31, Marion 25
Next Week’s Games
Upper State
Silver Bluff at Abbeville
Strom Thurmond at Gray Collegiate
Lower State
Andrew Jackson at Hampton County
Barnwell at Oceanside Collegiate
Class A
Upper State
Christ Church 43, McBee 21
Blackville-Hilda 28, Wagener-Salley 0
Southside Christian 21, Calhoun County 7
St. Joseph’s 7, Lewisville 0
Lower State
Johnsonville 35, Lake View 14
Lamar 23, Carvers Bay 20
Bamberg-Ehrhardt 41, East Clarendon 13
Cross 28, Allendale-Fairfax 18
Next Week’s Schedule
Upper State
Blackville-Hilda at Christ Church
St. Joseph’s at Southside Christian
Lower State
Johnsonville at Lamar
Bamberg-Ehrhardt at Cross
SCISA Playoffs
Class 4A
Hammond 33, Cardinal Newman 20
Laurence Manning 48, Porter-Gaud 20
Championship, Nov. 17: Hammond vs. Laurence Manning at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.
Class 3A
Hilton Head Christian 42, Pinewood Prep 30
Wilson Hall 21, Florence Christian 7
Championship, Nov. 18: Hilton Head Christian vs. Wilson Hall at Charleston Southern, 3:30 p.m.
Class 2A
Williamsburg Academy 41, Beaufort Academy 6
Bethesda Academy 32, Northside Christian 6
Championship, Nov. 18: Williamsburg Academy vs. Bethesda at Charleston Southern, noon
Class A
Lee Academy 35, Thomas Heyward 19
Patrick Henry 17, Dorchester Academy 13
Championship, Nov. 18: Lee Academy vs. Patrick Henry at Charleston Southern, 7:30 p.m.
8-man
Jefferson Davis 28, Richard Winn 23
Holly Hill 57, Wardlaw 28
Championship, Nov. 17 Jefferson Davis vs. Holly Hill at neutral site
