The state title games for South Carolina area teams are in sight and only a few dates stand between now and championship weekend. We have seen some massive upsets this postseason already and a few more could be store as we look at the games that are happening in Week 13.
Last week I went 11-6 and am now sitting at 260-68 on the season.
Games I got wrong last week:
St. Joseph’s vs Lewisville: St. Joseph’s wonChester vs Chapman: Chester wonClinton vs Broome: Clinton won Midland Valley vs South Pointe: Midland Valley wonJL Mann vs Spartanburg: JL Mann wonByrnes vs Hillcrest: Hillcrest won
Here are the matchups and my predictions for the winners on Friday night.
1A:
Blackville-Hilda at Christ Church
Cole’s Pick:
Christ Church 34, Blackville Hilda 21
St. Joseph’s at Southside Christian
In the regular season matchup between these two schools, Southside Christian won and won big. I do think this one will be a little closer than the regular season game, but I still have Southside Christian winning on Friday and advancing to the Upper State Title game vs Christ Church.
Cole’s Pick: Southside Christian 28, St. Joseph’s 17
2A:
Silver Bluff at Abbeville
Cole’s Pick:
Abbeville 35, Silver Bluff 28
3A:
Chester at Daniel
Chester had a huge win on Friday against Chapman in a game that really wasn’t close and Daniel comes into this game as the favorite, however, it may be closer than some think.
Cole’s Pick:
Daniel 42, Chester 34
BHP at Clinton:
Cole’s Pick:
Belton-Honea Path 27, Clinton 21
4A:
Greenville at Northwestern
The Red Raiders have looked impressive during this post-season, however, the Trojans are a different animal.
Cole’s Pick:
Northwestern 38, Greenville 19
Westside at Midland Valley
Cole’s Pick:
Westside 28, Midland Valley 21
5A:
Gaffney at Dutch Fork:
The Silver Fox are rolling through the end of the year with confidence and that’s not something opponents want to deal with this late in the year. Gaffney has had wins over Lexington & Clover this post-season and looks to continue to be road warriors for the 2nd week in a row. This one should be the best of the night. I like what the Indians bring to the table and think they steal one on the road this Friday.
Cole’s Pick:
Gaffney 31, Dutch Fork 28
Hillcrest at JL Mann
A rematch from the end of the regular season should be a good one on Friday especially if Hillcrest has their QB healthy for the entire 4 quarters. If they do, give me the Rams to advance to the 4th round.
Cole’s Pick:
Hillcrest 30, JL Mann 21
For a full recap of these games, catch Cole Bryson & Alex Guest on the Saturday Scramble from 8-10am on The Fan Upstate.