After a week off due to the threat of Hurricane Florence, area high school football teams will be back on the field Friday night.

Phil Kornblut column: Gamecocks hoping to add place-kicking help for next season.

Porter-Gaud basketball standout Josiah James has narrowed his college choices to Duke, Clemson and Tennessee and is expected to announce his decision Wednesday

Porter-Gaud basketball standout Josiah James has narrowed his college choices to Duke, Clemson and Tennessee and is expected to announce his decision Wednesday

A too close for comfort threat from Hurricane Florence has forced the postponement of all high school football games in the Lowcountry this week.

Summerville quarterback Johnathan Bennett, who accounted for six touchdowns in his team's 56-17 victory over Cane Bay on Friday, is The Post and Courier's Lowcountry high school football player of the week.

When Nike’s new advertising campaign featuring former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was unveiled last week, the reaction around the country was immediate.

The top high school football recruits for South Carolina and Clemson had big performances this weekend. 

Bishop England defeated Philip Simmons in the first meeting of the Daniel Island schools.

Summerville QB Johnathan Bennett had a big night in a rout of rival Stratford. 

Cane Bay and Fort Dorchester held on for close victories in high school football on Friday. 

High school football scores from around the Lowcountry and the state.

Without question, Fort Dorchester junior quarterback De’Andrae Sabb entered the 2018 football season with the biggest shoes to fill in the Palmetto State.

Here's a look at some of the big high school football games on tap for Friday night.

The Post and Courier's so-called experts pick the top high school football games this Friday night in the Lowcountry.

Wando High School volleyball coach Alexis Glover reached an unimaginable milestone on Tuesday night, notching her 1,000th career victory when the Warriors beat West Ashley 2-0.

Javier Collins-Smith, who scored four touchdowns to lead Philip Simmons High School to its first-ever varsity victory on Friday night, is The Post and Courier's Lowcountry high school football player of the week.

Mount Pleasant's Nick Ciuffo, a 2013 first-round draft pick, gets his first call to the majors as the Tampa Bay Rays promote him from triple-A Durham.

Scores, stories and photos from Friday night's high school football action.

Archer High School in Lawrenceville, Ga., is considered one of the top teams in Georgia this season.

Fort Dorchester’s football team opened its 2018 football season with wins over Glynn Academy of Brunswick, Ga. and local foe Cane Bay. The Patriots made it three wins against three states with a 31-28 come from behind win over Viera (Florida) at Bagwell Stadium on Friday night.

MOUNT PLEASANT — No Stall football team ever played at the old Wando Stadium on Mathis Ferry Road, but head coach Joe Bessinger has told his players the stories of his alma mater.

The Berkeley Stags knelt quietly in the end zone as head coach Randy Robinson chatted with a couple of assistant coaches from West Ashley.

Summerville scored four touchdowns in the span of 4½ minutes of the first half to blow open a 34-0 victory over Goose Creek (0-2)

Scores from around the Lowcountry and around the state.

Cooper Dawson has been playing tackle football since he was eight years old. And never over that time did he sustain anything more serious than scrapes and bruises.

Berkeley and West Ashley, both unbeaten after two games, square off Friday night.

Charleston's Raven Saunders capped off her first year on the professional track and field circuit with a second-place finish in the Diamond League shot put final Thursday in Brussels, Belgium.

Our panel of high school football experts make their picks for some of Friday night's big games. 

With pigskins flying around the Lowcountry every Friday night, let us not forget that some of the best high school volley in the state is being played in the area.

Fort Dorchester junior De’Andrae Sabb, making just his second start at quarterback, is The Post and Courier's high school football player of the week after leading the Patriots to a 55-23 win over Cane Bay on Friday night.

Summerville and Fort Dorchester rolled to big wins, while Berekley escaped with a close victory over Ashley Ridge.

Fort Dorchester rolled behind four touchdowns from QB De'Andrae Sabb, and a roundup of Lowcountry games.

SUMMERVILLE – Thank goodness for grandmothers.

Berkeley running back Keshawn Wicks scored the game-winner with 32 seconds to play.

Friday night's high school football scores

When Summerville quarterback Johnathan Bennett thinks back to the first day of football practice his freshman year, he can only wonder what might have been.

There’s an old adage in football that says the biggest improvement a team makes is from the season opener to its second game.

For senior running back Keshawn Wicks, transferring from Stall High School to Berkeley after his sophomore season has proven to be the right call.

West Ashley quarterback Kenyatta Jenkins is The Post and Courier's Lowcountry high school football player.

The Bishop England and Berkeley High football teams are using drones to take aerial videos of practices. The teams say the technology is improving their play on the field.

Summerville football coach Joe Call has talked often about scheduling tough early season games to test his team’s mettle as his team seeks to return to a state championship level.

Stories, scores and photos from the opening night of high school football. 

Stratford won in coach Dennie McDaniel's debut, and Fort Dorchester rolled on the road. 

First Baptist's Michel Dukes ran for three touchdowns in a win over Bishop England.

West Ashley won on a clutch field goal after a weather delay.

Scores from the Lowcountry and around the state.

Berkeley makes the move up to Class AAAAA with a loaded squad, while Wando moves into its new on-campus stadium.

No more scrimmage games. No more jamborees. Now it gets real.