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Well look who is in the South Carolina 5A championship game


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4 hours ago, Frosty4024 said:

They got their QB back and their healthy.  You taking that risk?

When JL Mann makes the semifinals you need to raise your hand and the fact Dutch Fork can only beat them by 1 point says much!

Dr Bormio also said earlier this year White Knoll was garbage.

That's an interesting looking semifinal!

Class AAAAA

Dutch Fork 31, J.L. Mann 30

White Knoll 21, Summerville 14

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5 hours ago, Frosty4024 said:

They got their QB back and their healthy.  You taking that risk?

When they beat Gaffney last week, they did not even play the original QB even though he was available.  SC football the last few years has seen the emergence of some new teams.  South Florence, White Knoll, JL Mann, Greenville among others.  South Carolina clearly had a down year as far a truly power team, but the Midlands is becoming a force.  They play more physical than the Upstate teams now.  It is not a fluke they now have 2 teams in the 5A championship game.  And White Knoll apparently plays very rugged defense.  I have a hard time believing DF won’t find a way - but the WK kids are going to have a chip on their shoulder.  Undefeated, playing a 5 loss team they beat - and everyone says you have no chance.

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29 minutes ago, Bormio said:

When they beat Gaffney last week, they did not even play the original QB even though he was available.  SC football the last few years has seen the emergence of some new teams.  South Florence, White Knoll, JL Mann, Greenville among others.  South Carolina clearly had a down year as far a truly power team, but the Midlands is becoming a force.  They play more physical than the Upstate teams now.  It is not a fluke they now have 2 teams in the 5A championship game.  And White Knoll apparently plays very rugged defense.  I have a hard time believing DF won’t find a way - but the WK kids are going to have a chip on their shoulder.  Undefeated, playing a 5 loss team they beat - and everyone says you have no chance.

You are a funny guy!

Lucky for you it's just not that important to me. 

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White Knoll head coach was the DC at Dutch Fork for some of their best teams leaving after the 2020 season.  DF was 55-1-1 during his DC tenure.

Dutch Fork has struggled this season with injuries including the qb missing most of the season.  Looks like numbers are down at DF and the depth at line is not what it once was.  I think that is not unusual in 2023 for most schools.  Knotts had concerns before the injuries this year with the mindset but felt if they could get everyone healthy and on the field they could compete for a title.

Mann was a terrible program (much like DF prior to Knotts) when Scoot Watson took over in 2020.  Much credit to him!

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After seven games DF was 2-5.  Losses to Hough (20-17) and Weddington (17-14) both Charlotte metro schools.  Weddington is in the big schools semifinal. Hough lost the first game of the regular season at Byrnes.

Spartanburg (17-6) and White Knoll (17-14) were the two instate losses.

Obviously, Colquitt rolled them the first game of the season.

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