Football Game Preview: Colleton County Cougars vs. Hilton Head Island Seahawks + Official Tickets

The Colleton County Cougars will challenge the Hilton Head Island Seahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Colleton County has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Hilton Head Island will arrive with six straight wins.

It was a proper cat-fight when Colleton County duked it out with Bluffton on Friday. The Cougars were dealt a 55-12 loss at the hands of the Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Bobcats are ranked 46th).

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Hilton Head Island over May River in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Seahawks strolled past the Sharks with points to spare, taking the game 31-15.

Colleton County better keep an eye on Thaddeus Czarnecki. He was instrumental in Hilton Head Island's win, rushing for 134 yards and one TD on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, Czarnecki is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game.

Hilton Head Island's run defense was locked in: May River could only muster 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Will Jimenez for the heroic effort on defense: he. That's the most yards per carry they've posted since back in November of 2024.

Colleton County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hilton Head Island, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.

Colleton County was taken down by Hilton Head Island 65-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Cougars were down 44-6.