Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) at Northwestern (Rock Hill, S.C.)
Byrnes and Northwestern locked horns last season, and the two Palmetto State powers will do so again.
Photo by Keith Coward
Friday night kicks off a new era of Byrnes football with Brian Lane as head coach. Lane, a former Byrnes player and assistant coach, inherits a team with 13 returning starters from a 12-2 state semifinalist squad. All eyes will be focused on the Rebels' quarterback position, where junior
Micah Young will replace the state's all-time leader in touchdown passes, Shuler Bentley (now at Old Dominion). Meanwhile, Northwestern, which went 15-0 and won the 4A-II title last year, has six starters back on both sides of the ball. The Trojans' top player is senior receiver
Dupree Hart. The 5-8, 160-pound playmaker caught 115 passes last season and already owns the state record with 306 receptions for his career.
This game will be featured on Qwixcore, featuring live scoring updatesJust the facts: Lane was the starting quarterback at Byrnes in 1992-94 and then was on the coaching staff when the Rebels won four state championships between 2000 and 2006. … Northwestern outscored opponents by an average score of 48-16 last season. The Trojans' 42-35 win against Byrnes was their only contest decided by less than 21 points.
Mitch Stephens: Northwestern 35, Byrnes 28
Kevin Askeland: Byrnes 35, Northwestern 34
Jamie DeMoney: Northwestern 38, Byrnes 27
Stephen Spiewak: Northwestern 42, Byrnes 35
Leland Gordon: Northwestern 32, Byrnes 21
Colin Ward-Henninger: Northwestern 45, Byrnes 35
