According to South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association executive director Shell Dula on Wednesday night, the Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl will remain Dec. 12 at Myrtle Beach’s Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium.
That creates conflict because, after catastrophic flooding in the state, the South Carolina High School League earlier moved championship football games back a week. Although the new dates for Class A and 2A title games are Dec. 4 and 5, Dec. 12 is the new date for title games in 3A and 4A.
Rosters for the North-South game will be picked Monday and released Tuesday or Wednesday, according to Marlboro County football coach Dean Boyd, who will coach the South team in this contest also known as the North-South all-star game.
Boyd, whose Bulldogs fell one game short of last year’s 3A state title game, talked Thursday night about the decision to not move the North-South game.
“ It could create a situation for any of our coaches except for those coming from 1A and 2A; 3A and 4A could be affected by it,” Boyd said. “Of course, if you reach the state championship game, you’re not going to go to the all-star game. But for (Marlboro County) to do something like that this year, we’re going to have to get a whole lot better. But we did last year. And, you never know – you could get better as the season goes on this year, too.”
That creates some changes with the selection process, though.
“ I think we’re going to select the ones we feel like deserve to be there and select more alternates than we have in the past,” Boyd said.
After Boyd was asked if any other alternative scheduling could have been set for the North-South game, he said he did not think so.
“ I think nothing could have been done. I know some have asked why could we not have moved the game to the week of the Shrine Bowl (Dec. 19) and play on the Friday night (Dec. 18),” Boyd said. “Look, there are so many logistics with something like that. The meals, the hotels and all those types of things that’s been booked years ahead of time, and I just don’t see how you can up and change it because you’re talking about Myrtle Beach, a highly populated tourism place.
“ You can’t change 200 rooms at the drop of a hat, or whatever.”
After Boyd was asked via text what would happen if his Marlboro County team reached the 3A state final, he responded, “I guess one of the assistants, but I would love for that to happen.”
McBee girls golf 6th in state
McBee’s girls golf team, which won the SCHSL Class 2A state title last year, was sixth in this year’s state meet this week. Chesterfield placed ninth.
The Panthers’ Amber Winburn finished seventh and earned all-state honors.
“ She has good dedication. She’s on the course probably seven days a week, anytime the weather permits,” McBee girls golf coach Eddie McKenzie said. “She’s not only a good student and golfer, she has that dedication.”
Football Players of the Week
Offense: Carolina Academy’s Luke Fennell rushed for 408 yards and four touchdowns during the Bobcats’ 62-26 win against Laurens Academy. Defense: Lake City’s Terquan Rush made 16 tackles and intercepted a pass during the Panthers’ 34-33 win against Georgetown.
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