Classifieds, News, Business and Events in Dillon County, South Carolina
Classifieds, News, Business and Events in Dillon County, South Carolina
adminIs there any doubt which is the best 2A high school football team in South Carolina? That’s the question that Dillon Head Coach Jackie Hayes posed after his Wildcats simply annihilated the top ranked Fairfield Central Griffins, 41-3, at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia on Friday night to claim their fourth championship in the last six years.
adminIt seems like every year in football, the Timberland Timber Wolves and Dillon Wildcats meet to determine which team will take the December trip to Columbia for the state title game.
adminFor most football teams throughout the state, 429 yards in total offense in any one game would be some great numbers on the statistics charts, especially during the state playoffs. In Dillon Friday night, the Wildcats netted that amount in the first half alone on the way to a second round 56-0 win over the Wade Hampton Red Devils. Super Soph Avery McCall threw for 236 yards, plus the running game netted 193 more yards in the half to total 429.
adminIt was a cold misty rain night in Walterboro. The Dillon Christian School Warriors and the Colleton Prep War Hawks knew they would have to rely on their defenses to keep them in the game. Both teams were about as evenly matched as possible for a playoff game although the Warriors did have the region’s leading rusher in Kelvin Stackhouse.
adminThe Dillon Christian School Warriors avenged an October 14 loss to the Holly Hill Academy Raiders on Friday night at Warrior Stadium by defeating them 30-20 in the first round of the SCISA Class A upper state playoffs.
adminThe IKF East Coast Muay Thai Kickboxing Tournament has come and gone and Dillon County residents got a chance to witness a new form of competition and sports entertainment displayed by fighters on showcase in a boxing ring over a three day period.
adminAs I approached Coach Hayes on the practice field Tuesday and congratulated him on being selected as lower state Class AA Coach of the Year, the always humble coach stated that the honor goes to the assistant coaches and players.
adminAs the 2013 football State Playoffs begin, the Dillon Wildcats find themselves idle as they get a bye in the first round of the 2A Division I playoff picture. The Cats will take on the winner of the Battery Creek/Wade Hampton game next week at Memorial Stadium.
adminThe Dillon Wildcats used a record breaking performance by Avery McCall to stymie the Mullins Auctioneers 47-6 on Friday evening to earn a first place tie in Region 8-2A with the Loris Lions. The two teams will be playing for the Region title in two weeks in what will most likely be the Pee Dee game of the week.
adminThe Dillon Christian School Warriors made the long drive to Holly Hill to face the Holly Hill Academy Raiders on Friday night.
