• Preseason physicals for the Hilton Head Island High School football team will be given at 5 p.m. on July 28 at the high school field house. Cost is $10 cash. Incoming freshmen should bring their original birth certificate. Contact Bill Foiles at 843-689-4090 or head coach Tim Singleton at 843-290-6344 for more information.

Tim Singleton has never been shy about showing emotion. He is well known for the high-energy manner in which he leads the Hilton Head Island High School football program.

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As Jeremy West approached his team following Friday night's Beaufort County football scrimmage, the excitement he felt almost seemed unusual to the Bluffton High School coach.

The Citadel returned to the field for the fourth day of football practice and the second day of split sessions on Tuesday. The Bulldogs worked out for 3 1/2 hours without report of an injury.

Athlete Desmond Brown of Centre, Ala., running back Demont Buice of Gadsden, Ala., and linebacker Victor Beasley of Adairsville, Ga., are close friends and stay in regular contact. The three have talked about playing college football at the same place.

Growing up in the state of Florida, most young boys who love football grow up as fans of Florida, Florida State or Miami. Dreams of wearing the colors of their favorite team often go unrealized due to the amazing level of talent in the Sunshine State.

The South Carolina football team worked out for two hours in full pads Friday night under the lights in the Gamecocks' final tuneup before their closed scrimmage this afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium.

Athlete Victor Beasley (6-4, 220) of Adairsville, Ga., announced a commitment to the Clemson football program on Friday morning at a news conference at his school.

Charleston Southern had its first full football scrimmage of the year Thursday, battling one another as well as the elements, spending the majority of the time in a steady downpour.

Citadel starting quarterback Bart Blanchard sprained his right ankle during practice Saturday morning, but the injury should keep him out for only a few days. X-rays revealed no broken bones, football coach Kevin Higgins said after the Bulldogs' second practice Saturday afternoon.

The Sertoma Football Classic will be held Thursday and Friday, and officials are hoping for a huge turnout and an infusion of teen spirit for the unofficial kickoff to the high school football season.

The Citadel football team returned to the practice field for the ninth day of fall camp on Monday after having Sunday off. The Bulldogs worked out for three hours.

Like a band of marauding barbarians, they come into South Carolina every year and pillage the state of its top high school football players.

The Citadel football team was on the field for Day 11 of fall camp on Wednesday at the Maybank Triplets practice facility at Willson Field. The Bulldogs worked out for three hours. No injuries were reported.

James Island football coach John Patterson insists his star lineman Chad Hamilton has the ability to play college football. "Division I or Division I-A," Patterson said. "I'll let the experts figure that out. But he's got better feet than most players I've seen.

Geno Porter is one of the best athletes in the state. He earned all-state honors in track and wrestling as a junior last year, and don't be surprised if he's all-state in football this fall.

There are plenty of big-name football players in Region 6-AA. But the one player you won't find in conference battles is Burke quarterback Del'Javon Simmons, the region player of the year in 2008.

Berkeley football player Bruce Ellington is arguably the best athlete in the state. As a basketball player for Team TMP, his stock soared over the summer thanks to some incredible performances in AAU tournaments around the country.

The 39th annual Sertoma Football Classic at Johnson Hagood Stadium Thursday is a reminder that uniquely Southern fried high school football still is one of the best ways to bond a community and bridge past and present

Following Thursday's scrimmage, Charleston Southern head football coach Jay Mills announced redshirt junior quarterback A.J. Toscano will be the starting quarterback when the Buccaneers open the season against defending BCS champion Florida on Sept. 5.

First-year Wando football coach Jimmy Noonan has seen the good, the bad and the ugly since his team opened fall practice three weeks ago. But it's a fourth category that has Noonan the most concerned: injuries. The Warriors were missing eight starters Thursday night when the 39th annual Sertoma Football Classic kicked off at The Citadel's Johnson Hagood Stadium.

A day after being moved from receiver to safety, South Carolina junior Joe Hills has left the football team.

The last time Citadel backup quarterback Miguel Starks played football in front of a crowd, he threw four interceptions on four straight passes in the Bulldogs' spring game last April.

COLUMBIA -- He started camp as something of a novelty for South Carolina. But Bryce Sherman is proving that, no matter his size, he could be the real deal at running back for the Gamecocks. "I had no idea he was a football player," coach Steve Spurrier s...

Jen Vroman scored twice Saturday in leading the Charleston Southern women's soccer team to a 2-1 season-opening victory over Georgia Southern at Buccaneer Field. Alyssa Budros finished with two saves and one goal allowed. Football ...

When Coastal Carolina joined the Big South Conference, the Chanticleers quickly set the standard for football excellence, winning or sharing the league title in three of their first four seasons.

CLEMSON -- True story. Dabo Swinney, currently a responsible adult and major college head football coach, once won a Fan of the Day prize.

COLUMBIA -- Benedict College football coach Stanley Conner received a shocking wake-up call late in the 2008 season.

At the start of preseason practice, Citadel football coach Kevin Higgins was hoping for a running back to step up.

Bobby Bentley built a football powerhouse at Byrnes High School in Duncan, where his ascent included Clemson quarterback Willy Korn. But buzz over Bentley's pass-happy offense lasted only two seasons at Presbyterian College.

Ten games into the 2008 season, the Furman Paladins were in the thick of the Football Championship Subdivision playoff picture.

One man's opinion. Here's how I rank the top 10 football teams in the Lowcountry now that the first full week of the regular season is about to kick off.

Two-time defending league champion Liberty is the preseason pick to win the Big South Conference football championship, but it won't be easy. Stony Brook and Gardner-Webb return nearly every starter, and Coastal Carolina may be poised to rebound from last year's disappointing season.

With two full seasons still ahead of him, Gerald Stevenson is rewriting the football record books of Charleston Southern University and the Big South Conference.

North Charleston High School football coach Jimmy Brown infers that Denzel Myers prefers basketball. But Brown said his two-sport star should make football a priority.

Goose Creek High School's motto for the 2009 football season is "Good to Great." The Gators won their first outright region championship last fall and are ready to expand their geographical dominance. Chuck Reedy, who is in his eighth year at the school, feels all the pieces are in...

It was easy, back in those heady days of 2007, to think that The Citadel football team would be like this forever. Putting a scare in then seventh-ranked Wisconsin. Scoring 54 points in a thrilling overtime win over rival Furman. Laying 70 points on rival VMI, winning seven games and cont...

With North Charleston trying to hang on to a slim lead late in the game against Bishop England, everyone at Attaway-Heinsohn Field knew Cougars' quarterback Denzel Myers was going to carry the football.

Heavy rain postponed a few high school football games in the Lowcountry on Friday night.

Results from Friday's high school football games.

DETROIT -- Several Michigan football players claim the program regularly violates NCAA rules limiting how much time they can spend on training and practice sessions, according to a published report. Players from the 2008 and 2009 teams told the Detroit Free Press for a story published on...

TIGERVILLE -- Jonas Randolph rushed for 181 yards and Jon Richt's threw two touchdown passes, and NCAA Division II 24th-ranked Mars Hill edged past host North Greenville at Younts Stadium.

HANAHAN -- The Cane Bay Cobras began to script Chapter II of their brief football history, and if Saturday's effort is any indication, it will be much better than Chapter I. But there's still work to be done. Hanahan posted a 13-0 victory over the Cobras at Wiley Knight Stadium thanks to...

ORANGEBURG -- All revved up and ready to go. That describes the overall morale of the South Carolina State football team six days prior to the season opener against Grambling, according to Bulldogs head football coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough.

The knob reported to The Citadel last month with no football scholarship, a famous last name and a likely redshirt season in his future.

Del'Javon Simmons is back and ready for some action. The Burke football, basketball and baseball star has been cleared to play after he transferred to a school in Florida and then pulled a reverse and returned to Charleston eight days later.

Goose Creek's football team has a top-10 ranking -- and the respect of Summerville coach John McKissick.

Butch Davis watched film of The Citadel's game at Clemson last season, and was impressed by what he saw of the Bulldogs. "Andre Roberts catches your attention instantly," North Car- olina's football coach said this week.

Presbyterian at Furman Site: Paladin Stadium, Greenville Time: 5 p.m. Records: Opening game Series: Furman leads, 30-11-1 Last Meeting: Furman won, 40-16, in 2007 Notable: Presbyterian is under first-year head coach Harold Nichols, who...

SUMMERVILLE -- Summerville coach John McKissick thought Goose Creek was going to run his football team out of Flowertown after the Gators marched 80 yards on 17 plays for a score on their first possession of Friday night's showdown.

Porter-Gaud 68, First Baptist 0 Ten Cyclones scored touchdowns in a romp over the Hurricanes (0-2) at Porter-Gaud Field. Porter-Gaud (1-1) led 33-0 at the end of the first quarter and was up 47-0 at the half. The Cyclones rushed for 278 yards, with senior G...

Denzel Myers definitely isn't the only weapon for the North Charleston football team. But he seems to always have a hand in the Cougars' biggest plays.

Results from high school football action around the Lowcountry on Friday night.

As Charleston Southern football coach Jay Mills stood on the sidelines at "The Swamp" and felt the noise of 90,000 Gator fans wash over him, he had a sudden thought. "I joked to someone that we didn't turn the crowd-noise tape up loud enough during practice," Mills said.

Clemson's got talent and Dabo Swinney doubles as a head coach and crafty choreographer. Apparently, he knows both football and something about prime-time television audiences.

Berkeley football coach Jerry Brown isn't surprised the Stratford Knights have started the season with a 2-0 record after they won just three games last fall. "One year from the next, they're entirely different," said Brown, whose team also owns a 2-0 record heading into tonight's Region ...

Sometimes, first impressions can give you the wrong impression. If you happened to attend the Sertoma Classic, the unofficial start of the high school football season, and watched Fort Dorchester lose to Colleton County, you probably weren't impressed. Fort Dorchester coach Steve LaPrad ...

MONCKS CORNER -- Now you see him. Now you don't. You better not blink because Bruce Ellington is a blur and has big-play capability any time he touches the football.

IRMO -- Summerville's famed football team is known as the Green Wave. Irmo might want to change its team mascot to the Greene Wave.

Results from high school football games around the Lowcountry.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Two games, seven days, over 1,400 miles of back-and-forth travel from South Carolina to Florida. That was the itinerary this past week for the South Carolina State football team.

Clemson continues to lead for Beaufort linebacker Justin Parker (6-2, 225) slightly over South Carolina. Parker was at Clemson's football game with Middle Tennessee and plans to be at South Carolina's home opener this Saturday.

Princeton coach Roger Hughes remembers it as six minutes of Andre Roberts-induced heck for his football team, though on the game clock it was more like 8:44.