Mickey Wilson is preparing for his seventh lower state championship appearance in 12 seasons as Myrtle Beach head coach.

BEAUFORT | If Andrew Doss wasn’t limping off the field Friday night, he was probably in the end zone. And J.J. Jones was keeping him company.

DUTCH FORK | Marc Morris tried to explain the long view.

Matt Reel preached consistency all year.

North Augusta (5-1) at North Myrtle Beach (7-0)

If Carolina Forest hopes to upset Dutch Fork tonight, they will need the HOGS to go wild.

Coaches love to talk about how much more difficult each round of the playoffs is than the previous week.

Chase Simmons said he was going to do it. And he did.

Bryce Lybrand took some flack when he added a non-region game against Carolina Forest late in the regular season.

Coming off a big region win last week over rival Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach carried that head of steam into the first round of the Class 4A playoffs, knocking off James Island 41-12 Friday night.

CHARLESTON | Nineteen yards.

The slugfest, hard-fought down to the last few seconds of the game Friday night between the St. James Sharks and Waccamaw Warriors, didn’t have anything to do with conference standings or the playoffs.

AIKEN | After an ugly first half that looked nothing like playoff football between two teams who didn’t look like they wanted to be there, the opening moments of the third quarter didn’t start much different.

Week after week, opposing defenders have given chase, wondering how in the world that happened so fast.

Three of Horry County’s playoff-bound football teams are going to rack up some mileage in the next two to three weeks.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally described the Conway-Ashley Ridge game as happening on Thursday. It's been rescheduled for Friday.

All four of Horry County’s playoff-bound football teams will enter the postseason with a state ranking.

Ryan Burger gained his starting job at Myrtle Beach when his predecessor was injured late last year.

Socastee used a late offensive push and stifling defense to secure a 29-12 win over Georgetown Friday night.

Matt Reel wanted his squad loose.

Scores will be updated throughout the night.

Matt Reel knows why Myrtle Beach fans mostly shrug off the game against his school.

The game that both Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach players, coaches and fans circled on their calendars two months ago is going to get even more statewide attention.

Wilson (3-3) at Carolina Forest (5-1)

The shortened 2020 football playoffs opened the door for non-playoff qualifiers to recoup some gate money and extend their seasons in the form of a one-game addition to the end of the regular season.

A stingy bend-but-not-break St. James defense and some big plays by the team’s offense led the Sharks to a 28-7 victory Friday over the Conway Tigers.

Green Sea Floyds gave Aynor everything they had and then some Friday, but the Blue Jackets were just too much as Aynor pulled away late to seal a 67-48 win on the road.

Dillon 63 Loris 27 (FINAL)

This wasn't exactly what Mickey Wilson believed determined football should look like.

Aynor (4-1) at Green Sea Floyds (2-2)

Horry County added two teams back to the state football polls this week, although it lost its lone No. 1 team.

The last three years, the grouping of teams at the core of what is now Region VI-4A have been a huge presence in the state football playoffs.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Sumter High School won the Region VI-5A football title outright with a 35-0 victory over Conway on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field.

Just because Green Sea Floyds was eliminated from playoff contention last week by Johnsonville did not mean the team was giving up.

FLORENCE − In a stunning turn of events, Wilson turned two late Myrtle Beach fumbles into touchdowns − the last of which propelled the Tigers to a 41-38 victory over the previously unbeaten Seahawks on Friday at Memorial Stadium.