Hawks inch closer to title

BLACKVILLE, S.C. - Brandon Berry's early PAT proved to be the game-winner, but Andre Simmons' alert play late in the game gave Blackville-Hilda some breathing room in its Class A Lower State semifinal victory over Baptist Hill on Friday.

The top-ranked Hawks (13-0) beat the visitors 14-6 to advance to the Lower State championship game against Bamberg-Ehrhardt on Friday. The game, a rematch of an earlier Blackville-Hilda victory this season, will be played at Blackville.

On Friday, Blackville-Hilda scored on a first-quarter, 6-yard run by Marcus Allen.

Baptist Hill 0 0 6 0 - 6

Blackville-Hilda 7 0 0 7 - 14

First Quarter

BH-Marcus Allen 6 run (Brandon Berry kick), 2:48

Third Quarter

Baptist-Kendall Smalls 67 run (kick failed), 9:10

Fourth Quarter

BH-Andre Simmons 54 fumble return (Berry kick), 11:34

Baptist BH

First Downs 6 12

Rushes-Yards 32-185 48-194

Passing Yards 10 64

Comp.-Att.-Int. 1-8-0 3-8-0

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0

Punts-Yards 3-32.3 4-30.1

Penalties-Yards 6-30 7-60

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Baptist Hill: Smalls 4-78, Jermall Gordon 13-68. Blackville-Hilda: Allen 20-93, Brodrick Raysor 10-52.

PASSING-Baptist Hill: Gordon 1-8-0 10. Blackville-Hilda: Brandon Pressley 3-8-0 64.

RECEIVING-Baptist Hill: Karim Porter 1-10. Blackville-Hilda: Simmons 1-45, Taylor Hampton 1-9, Desmond Brown 1-10.

Records: Blackville-Hilda 13-0; Baptist Hill 11-2. Next: Blackville-Hilda vs. Bamberg-Ehrhardt in lower state Class A championship, Friday, TBA.

THOMAS JEFFERSON 13, ROBERT TOOMBS 12

LOUISVILLE, GA. - IN A GAME THAT SAW ALL THE SCORING TAKE PLACE IN THE FIRST HALF, THOMAS JEFFERSON ACADEMY WON THE GISA CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FRIDAY NIGHT.

South Carolina

Class A

Upper State: Calhoun County 38, Lewisville 0. Lower State: Bamberg-Ehrhardt 10, Lamar 7; Blackville-Hilda 14, Baptist Hill 6.

Class AA

Upper State: Batesburg-Leesville 14, Pendleton 9; Emerald 28, Newberry 21, 2OT. Lower State: Cheraw 20, Mullins 19.

Class AAA

Upper State: Clinton 35, Clover 15; Union 36, Greenville 32. Lower State: Strom Thurmond 32, Myrtle Beach 14.

Class AAAA

Division 1: Dorman 12, Rock Hill 9; Gaffney 29, Spartanburg 27; Summerville 28, Ridge View 10. Division 2: James Byrnes 45, York Comprehensive 0; Richland Northeast 33, Beaufort 7

Georgia

CLASS AAAAA

Lowndes 38, Central Gwinnett 0; Stephenson 20, Parkview 14; Dacula at Camden County, Saturday; Brookwood 28, Starrs Mill 19.

CLASS AAAA

Griffin 28, Dalton 14; Statesboro 31, Southwest DeKalb 0; Northside-Warner Robins 14, Rome 2; Baldwin 31, Marist 14.

CLASS AAA

Flowery Branch 42, Dougherty 3; Shaw 28, Hart County 3; LaGrange 28, Gainesville 20; Peach County 42, Stephens County 28

CLASS AA

Grady 20, Macon County 0; Calhoun 48, Fitzgerald 20; Greene County 27, Cook 6; Charlton County 26, Buford 21.

CLASS A

Washington-Wilkes 26, Savannah Country Day 10; Bowdon 10, Hawkinsville 7; Lincoln County 22, Twiggs County 0; Johnson County 17, Bremen 14.

GISA scores

Flint River Academy 13, Bulloch Academy 10