The Lugoff-Elgin Demons will face off against the Ridge View Blazers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lugoff-Elgin played in-conference for the first time on Friday and got just the result they were looking for. They snuck past Blythewood with a 42-38 win.
Eric Richardson was his usual excellent self, picking up 215 receiving yards and four TDs, while also rushing for 164 yards and one score on only eight carries. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 72 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Zach Williams, who threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lugoff-Elgin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Jace Coleman
| 10/03/25 @ Blythewood | 4 |
| 09/26/25 vs Sumter | 2 |
| 09/12/25 @ Aiken | 1 |
| 08/22/25 vs Lower Richland | 2 |
Lugoff-Elgin's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out James Veasey seven times. In that department, Jace Coleman was the leader with four sacks. Thanks to that big game, he is now up to 9 sacks on the season. Tristan Young was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Ridge View had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed past the Vikings to the tune of 44-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Blazers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Vikings are ranked 126th).
Lugoff-Elgin better keep an eye on Spencer Bobian. He was instrumental in Ridge View's win, rushing for 119 yards and four TDs while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Bobian a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Keeffe, who rushed for 70 yards and one score on only nine carries.
Lugoff-Elgin now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Ridge View, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Lugoff-Elgin was dealt a bruising 50-0 loss at the hands of Ridge View when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Demons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
