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The South Carolina high school football playoffs are down to the second round, with championship contenders across six classifications preparing for another critical Friday night.
The South Carolina High School League postseason continues Nov. 13, following an opening round that produced several notable upsets, dramatic finishes and dominant performances.
In Class 5A, No. 12 Spartanburg delivered one of the biggest surprises of the opening round, defeating No. 5 River Bluff 35-31. The Vikings now face undefeated Dorman, which earned a first-round bye.
Dutch Fork, Northwestern, James Island and Berkeley also enter the second round after receiving opening-round byes.
Class 4A features Gaffney, Westside, South Pointe and undefeated Hilton Head Island among the leading championship contenders.
In Class 3A, undefeated Daniel will face Pickens, while Wren, Camden and Oceanside Collegiate Academy begin their postseason runs after earning first-round byes.
Class 2A features undefeated Mid-Carolina and several other strong contenders, including Southside Christian, Dillon and Strom Thurmond.
The two Class 1A divisions also enter their second rounds, with Bamberg-Ehrhardt and Blackville-Hilda holding the top seeds.
The postseason continues through November before six state champions are crowned Dec. 4-5 at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium on the campus of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.
Here is a classification-by-classification look at the updated South Carolina high school football playoff brackets, including first-round scores, second-round matchups and championship dates.
Class 5A features several of South Carolina's premier football programs, including Dutch Fork, Northwestern, Dorman, Byrnes, James Island and Summerville.
The Upper State bracket is highlighted by undefeated Dorman, which will host Spartanburg after the Vikings pulled off a 35-31 upset of River Bluff.
Northwestern opens its postseason against Rock Hill, which defeated Boiling Springs 45-21.
Dutch Fork will host Fort Mill, which advanced with a 58-21 victory over Lexington.
Byrnes faces Hillcrest, which defeated Chapin 40-27.
In the Lower State, undefeated James Island will host Fort Dorchester after the Patriots eliminated Wando 34-24.
Summerville travels to Carolina Forest, while Berkeley hosts Gray Collegiate Academy.
Ridge View will face Sumter, which defeated Ashley Ridge 49-7.
Upper State
Lower State
The Class 5A championship is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m.
Class 4A features Gaffney, Westside, South Pointe and T.L. Hanna among the leading Upper State contenders.
Gaffney will host Fountain Inn, which defeated Catawba Ridge 41-24.
T.L. Hanna faces Indian Land, which advanced with a 42-7 victory over Greenwood.
Westside will host Greenville after the Red Raiders defeated Greer 38-28, while South Pointe faces Clover, which eliminated Lancaster 49-13.
The Lower State features undefeated Hilton Head Island, which will face Dreher after the Blue Devils survived Wilson 20-19.
South Florence hosts Lucy Beckham, which defeated North Myrtle Beach 56-0.
Lugoff-Elgin faces Conway, while North Augusta welcomes Irmo.
Upper State
Lower State
The Class 4A championship is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m.
Class 3A features undefeated Daniel, along with Wren, Chapman, Belton-Honea Path, Camden and Oceanside Collegiate Academy.
Daniel will begin its postseason against Pickens, which defeated Walhalla 56-8.
Wren hosts Powdersville, which advanced with a 56-21 victory over Emerald.
Belton-Honea Path faces Seneca after the Bobcats rolled past Southside 77-0.
Chapman will host No. 11 Palmetto, which produced one of the opening round's biggest upsets with a 13-7 victory over No. 6 Blue Ridge.
In the Lower State, Camden hosts Crestwood after the Knights survived Aynor 23-22.
Bishop England faces Loris, while Oceanside Collegiate Academy welcomes Hanahan.
Hartsville will host Gilbert, which advanced with a narrow 28-27 victory over Atlantic Collegiate Academy.
Upper State
Lower State
The Class 3A championship is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at 4 p.m.
Class 2A features undefeated Mid-Carolina, along with Southside Christian, Crescent, Keenan, Dillon and Strom Thurmond.
Mid-Carolina earned the No. 1 seed in its half of the bracket and will face Mountain View Prep, which defeated Chester 48-0.
Keenan will host St. Joseph's Catholic after the Knights defeated Andrew Jackson 58-20.
Crescent faces Chesnee in a matchup between two teams that produced impressive first-round victories.
Crescent defeated Woodruff 66-7, while Chesnee eliminated Pendleton 70-35.
Southside Christian hosts Clinton, which advanced with a 63-30 victory over Liberty.
In the other half of the bracket, Dillon will face Manning, which defeated Battery Creek 30-24.
Strom Thurmond welcomes Marlboro County in one of the classification's most intriguing second-round matchups.
Philip Simmons hosts Woodland, while Saluda faces Orangeburg-Wilkinson.
Upper State
Lower State
The Class 2A championship is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m.
Class 1A Division I features Bamberg-Ehrhardt as the top seed, followed by Central, Fairfield Central and Abbeville among the leading contenders.
Bamberg-Ehrhardt will open its postseason against Edisto, which survived Barnwell 28-26 in the opening round.
Central faces Marion, which advanced with a 33-7 victory over Andrews.
Undefeated Fairfield Central hosts Whale Branch, while Abbeville welcomes Eau Claire.
Other second-round matchups include Latta at Cheraw, Blacksburg at Carvers Bay, Ninety Six at Batesburg-Leesville and North Central at Hampton County.
The remaining teams received first-round byes.
The Class 1A Division I championship is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at noon.
Class 1A Division II features undefeated Blackville-Hilda as the No. 1 seed, with Lake View, Cross and Lamar also positioned among the leading championship contenders.
Blackville-Hilda will face Green Sea Floyds, which advanced with a 72-48 victory over Ridge Spring-Monetta in one of the highest-scoring games of the opening round.
Lake View hosts Baptist Hill, which defeated Bethune-Bowman 76-6.
Cross will face Denmark-Olar, while Lamar welcomes Branchville.
Scott's Branch hosts Lee Central, which advanced with a 68-30 victory over Whitmire.
Other matchups include Calhoun County at C.A. Johnson, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler at Wagener-Salley and Hardeeville at Johnsonville.
The Class 1A Division II championship is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, at noon.
All six South Carolina High School League football state championship games will be played Dec. 4-5 at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium on the campus of South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.
Three championships are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 4, followed by three more Saturday, Dec. 5.
All times are Eastern.
The SCHSL second round takes place Friday, Nov. 13, with 48 games scheduled across the six championship divisions.
The winners will advance to the third round Nov. 20, followed by the Upper State and Lower State championship games Nov. 27.
The postseason concludes Dec. 4-5, when six state champions will be crowned at South Carolina State University.
High School On SI will continue updating the South Carolina high school football playoff brackets with final scores, upcoming matchups and championship information throughout November and December.