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Wide receiver Shaq Davis does the Prime Time shuffle on his first TD grab in the second quarter.

SC State WR, Summerville alum Shaq Davis declares for NFL Draft

Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 4:18 PM EST

By Kevin Bilodeau

Had 11 TD's last season

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Ft. Dorchester came up short in the 5-A state title game against Dutch Fork on Saturday 47-10

Ft. Dorchester falls in 5-A state championship game to Dutch Fork, 47-10

Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 9:28 PM EST

By Kevin Bilodeau

Patriots season ends with loss

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Oceanside Collegiate falls in the 2-A state title game to Abbeville on Friday, 35-20

Oceanside falls in 2-A state title game to Abbeville, 35-20

Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 9:03 AM EST

By Kevin Bilodeau

Landsharks season ends at 12-2

Dorchester Co.

Fort Dorchester High School held a pep rally Friday afternoon ahead of Saturday's 5-A...

Fort Dorchester football team heads for state championship in Columbia

Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 7:47 AM EST

By Patrick Phillips

Fort Dorchester High School will take on Dutch Fork High School in the 5-A State Championship in Columbia Saturday.

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Beaufort wins 3-A state championship with 41-31 win over Powdersville

Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 12:53 AM EST

By Kevin Bilodeau

Fields scores 4 TD's in win

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Lowcountry High School Football scores - Week 14

Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 11:40 PM EST

By Kevin Bilodeau

Summerville, Ft. Dorchester, Oceanside and Cross still alive

Dorchester Co.

Community remembers slain Dorchester Co., UVA football player

Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 11:34 PM EST

By Steven Ardary and Anna Harris

A candlelight vigil will be held on Wednesday at the Woodland High School Football stadium to honor the life of one of the three University of Virginia students killed in a shooting.

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Lowcountry high school football scores - Week 13

Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 11:59 PM EST

By Kevin Bilodeau

Woodland at Oceanside is the Game of the Week

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Lowcountry high school football playoffs - Round 2 scores

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 1:34 PM EST

By Kevin Bilodeau

Berkeley at Ft. Dorchester play Wednesday night

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Former Notre Dame RB Armando Allen named head football coach at Northwood Academy

Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 9:34 PM EST

By Kevin Bilodeau

Karl Lamont resigns after 0-10 season

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Johnny Waters resigns as head football coach at First Baptist

Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 5:05 PM EST

By Kevin Bilodeau

Coach won 2 state titles in 9 seasons

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Lowcountry high school football playoffs - Round 1 scores

Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 12:05 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

West Ashley at Goose Creek is the Live 5 Game of the Week

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North Charleston head football coach Devon Smalls resigns

Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 5:35 PM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Went 12-22 in 5 seasons

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Colleton County fires head football coach Kris Howell

Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 5:02 PM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Howell spent 2 seasons with Cougars

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High school football playoff match ups set

Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 11:42 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

West Ashley at Goose Creek, Ashley Ridge at Cane Bay among match ups

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Lowcountry High School Football scores - Week 10

Updated: Oct. 29, 2022 at 12:10 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Summerville at Ft. Dorchester is the Live 5 Game of the Week

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Lowcountry High School Football Scores - Week 9

Updated: Oct. 22, 2022 at 12:01 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Philip Simmons at Hanahan is the Live 5 Game of the Week

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Eight Lowcountry football players chosen for North-South All-Star game

Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 3:08 PM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Ft D QB Osborne headlines group

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Lowcountry High School Football - Week 8

Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 12:11 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Oceanside at Academic Magnet is the Live 5 Game of the Week

Charleston Co.

Charleston Police officer injured while directing traffic outside football game

Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 12:10 AM EDT

By Patrick Phillips

A Charleston Police officer suffered minor injuries Friday night after being struck by a vehicle while directing traffic outside near a high school football game.

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Final field set for THE CJ CUP in South Carolina

Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 11:51 PM EDT

By PGA Tour

Featuring a field of 53 PGA TOUR winners, THE 2022 CJ CUP in South Carolina is set to begin at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina from October 19-23.

Charleston Co.

West Ashley High athletic director loses cancer fight, school confirms

Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 11:36 PM EDT

By Patrick Phillips

West Ashley High School is mourning its athletic director, whom school leaders called a special member of its Wildcat family.

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Ten Lowcountry players named to South Carolina Shrine Bowl roster

Updated: Oct. 9, 2022 at 3:00 PM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Fort Dorchester, Summerville each have a pair of players on the team

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Lowcountry High School Football Schedule: Week 7

Updated: Oct. 8, 2022 at 12:28 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

West Ashley at Ashley Ridge is the Live 5 Game of the Week

Dorchester Co.

Dorchester Dist. 4 scraps homecoming tailgating

Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 5:15 PM EDT

By Patrick Phillips

The Dorchester School District 4 Board of Trustees says it will suspend the district’s homecoming tailgate activities this year.

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Lowcountry high school football schedule (Week 6)

Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 12:29 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Stratford at Summerville is the Game of the Week

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Incoming weather concerns altering high school football schedules

Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 3:51 PM EDT

By Summer Huechtker

A number of high school football games have been rescheduled due to the threat of bad weather related to Hurricane Ian.

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Lowcountry High School Football Schedule Week 5

Updated: Sep. 24, 2022 at 12:38 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Wando at Ashley Ridge is the Live 5 Game of the Week

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Lowcountry high school football schedule - Week 4

Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 at 5:28 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

James Island at Cane Bay is the Game of the Week

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Eight-man Battery defeated in Memphis

Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 11:48 PM EDT

By Charleston Battery

The The Charleston Battery fell 5-0 to Memphis 901 FC in a frustrating Friday at AutoZone Park. fell 5-0 to Memphis 901 FC in a frustrating Friday at AutoZone Park.

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Hanahan names interim head football coach in place of Art Craig

Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 8:15 PM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Hawks set to face Timberland this week

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Lowcountry High School Football - Week 3

Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 10:48 PM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Hanahan at Beckham is the Live 5 Game of the Week

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Hartman medically cleared to return for No. 23 Wake Forest

Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 4:27 PM EDT

By The Associated Press

Oceanside alum had medical procedure last month

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Lowcountry high school football Week 2 Schedule

Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 1:50 PM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Summerville at Berkeley is the Game of the Week

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Oceanside’s top-ranked OT commits to Georgia

Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 11:57 PM EDT

By Summer Huechtker

Oceanside Collegiate Academy senior offensive tackle Monroe Freeling announced his commitment to the University of Georgia on Monday night.

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Lowcountry High School Football Schedule - Week 1

Updated: Aug. 27, 2022 at 12:59 AM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau

Beckham at Wando is the Live 5 Game of the Week

Dorchester Co.

Fans’ tickets to be honored after Dorchester County jamboree cancellation

Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 11:36 PM EDT

By Emily Johnson and Dylan Leatherwood

Due to severe weather on Friday and Saturday, four games in the Dorchester County Showdown were canceled, but fans’ tickets will be honored.

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Lowcountry High School Football Schedule - Week 0, several games cancelled

Updated: Aug. 20, 2022 at 11:49 PM EDT

By Kevin Bilodeau and Summer Huechtker

Porter-Gaud at Bishop England is the Live 5 Game of the Week

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Send us your ‘Friday Night Lights’ Tailgate cheers & chants

Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 3:01 PM EDT

By Live 5 Web Staff

High school football is back, and that means another season of Friday Night Lights Tailgate.

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1Team1Cause Football Showcase scores (8/13)

Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 11:52 PM EDT

By Summer Huechtker

Seven South Carolina high schools participated in the the inaugural 1Team1Cause Football Showcase on Saturday at Buccaneer Field at Charleston Southern University.

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Lowcountry high school football - jamboree scores (8/12)

Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 11:57 PM EDT

By Summer Huechtker and Kevin Bilodeau

Friday Night Lights back in action this weekend with two jamborees happening in the Lowcountry. The inaugural CCSD Football Jamboree at Wando High School and the Moncks Corner Lions Club Jamboree returned to Berkeley High School.

Dorchester Co.

Statue honoring Summerville’s Coach McKissick, wife unveiled

Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 5:29 PM EDT

By Patrick Phillips and Kevin Bilodeau

A Summerville nonprofit will dedicate a statue Friday afternoon to the winningest football coach and his wife at the stadium where he spent most of his legendary career.

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