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Highly touted Blue Ridge signal caller Grayson Loftis showed why he’s at the top of many recruiting boards last Thursday, throwing for 228 yards and four touchdowns in a half against Carolina Academy.

The Tigers picked up a 48-18 road win as a result, moving to 1-0 in region play.

Friday night was an early wake up call for an Eastside football team that was playing for a region championship 10 months ago.

The Eagles were humbled on the road, suffering a 25-3 loss at Travelers Rest to open the season.

Football fans, meet Mack Long.

He’s a sophomore running back at Byrnes High School and he just rushed for 309 yards and four touchdowns in his first varsity game.

The Riverside football team struggled to keep up with the top-ranked Dorman Cavaliers last Friday, falling 69-24 in the season opener at The Reservation.

Lions Club to hold Golf Tournament
Greer Lions Club is holding the 23rd annual Joe Stewart Memorial Golf Tournament on Friday, Oct. 2, at the Greer Country Club.
Total team fee is $400 and includes green fees, carts, range balls, red tees and mulligans and lunch for all four players.

By Leland Burch
For The Greer Citizen

A solid performance enabled Greer to walk off Dooley Field a 17-14 winner over Hillcrest in an abbreviated Saturday night game that wrapped up an abbreviated pre-season.

After falling just short of a region title in 2019, Andre Woolcock is hoping to finish the job during a shortened season.

“We’ve been using this week to get focused, but we’re excited to play,” Woolcock said.

Erie Williams will make his debut as head football coach at Riverside this Friday, and his game plan is very simple.

“I’m just going to be myself,” Williams said. “I’m going to go out there and coach the way I coach and see what happens.”

It’s won’t be an easy first outing, as the Warriors get set to host Dorman.