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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Fort Mill football climbs to No. 8 in the final 5A poll

Plus, Furman and Winthrop tipped off their seasons in Rock Hill on Monday.

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Fort Mill football moves up two spots to No. 8 in the final Class 5A poll before the playoffs

Fort Mill sits at No. 8 in the Class 5A poll

S.C. Prep Football Media Poll, Class 5A top 10

8thof 10

Fort Mill
Northwestern 1stDutch Fork 2ndBoiling Springs 10th
Northwestern 1stDutch Fork 2ndBoiling Springs 10th
1 No. 1No. 10 10

Sources: Charlotte Observer, WSPA 7News

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PlaceRank of 10
Northwestern1st
Dutch Fork2nd
Fort Mill8th
Boiling Springs10th

If you follow Friday-night football, Fort Mill moved up two spots to No. 8 in Class 5A in the final of the season. Boiling Springs fell from No. 7 to No. 10 after its loss to Fort Mill.

Northwestern is No. 1, with nine of the 15 first-place votes. Dutch Fork is second, and James Island, which got a first-place vote, is third. WSPA posted the full rankings for every class, so you can check your own school.

  • Class 4A: Westside is No. 1; TL Hanna fell to No. 7
  • Class 3A: Daniel stays the unanimous No. 1
  • Class A: Fairfield Central stays No. 1

Fort Mill and Indian Land both sit at No. 8 in their classes

TeamClassRankRecord
Fort Mill5ANo. 88-2
Indian Land4ANo. 88-2

Sources: Charlotte Observer, WSPA 7News

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College Hoops

Furman beat Bethune-Cookman and Winthrop fell to Queens at the Field of 68 opening day in Rock Hill

If you missed the at the Rock Hill Sports & Event Center, here's how Monday went. Furman beat Bethune-Cookman 79-70 in its opener. Charles Johnston had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Tom House scored 22, AP reported. Coach Bob Richey missed the game while recovering from illness.

Winthrop fell to Queens at home in Rock Hill on Monday

  • Furman79
    Bethune-Cookman70
    Final
  • Queens103
    Winthrop98
    FinalThe game tipped off at 9 a.m.
  • High Point72
    Liberty57
    Final
  • McNeese99
    UAB78
    Final
  • Grambling89
    Northern Illinois87
    Final

Sources: WYFF, Queen City News, hereRockHill.com

  • Furman women host Erskine at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Timmons Arena
  • Furman men host Bob Jones at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
  • Tickets: single-game and season tickets are on sale now

Winthrop opened its season with a 103-98 loss to Queens. Keshawn Fisher scored 32, but Queens led 55-38 at the half. Jordan Watford led the Royals with 26.

Winthrop's Keshawn Fisher led the scorers named in Monday's reports

Sources: WYFF, Queen City News, hereRockHill.com

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Value
Fisher (Winthrop)32 pts
Johnson (McNeese)31 pts
Miranda (Grambling)29 pts
Watford (Queens)26 pts
Johnston (Furman)23 pts
House (Furman)22 pts

Three other games ended with High Point over Liberty, McNeese over UAB and Grambling past Northern Illinois, 89-87.

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Jobs

A York County Council plan could bring a $25 million investment and 215 jobs to a vacant Fort Mill warehouse. Post and Courier

A York County Council plan could bring $25 million and 215 jobs to a Fort Mill warehouse

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in investment at a vacant Fort Mill warehouse
215
jobs the plan could bring

Source: Post and Courier

Silfab

Superintendent Grey Young confirmed the Fort Mill School District filed motions Saturday to intervene in the dispute between and York County. WCNC

I-77

Heading north on I-77 over Celanese Road (SC 161)? The two left lanes between mile markers 81 and 82 will be closed from Sunday, Nov. 8, until Thursday, Nov. 12 for bridge deck repairs. Fort Mill Sun

Trail

The walking trail between Walter Y. Elisha Park and Harris Street Park will close beginning Nov. 2 and will remain closed for three months as the town starts the Dye Branch Stream Restoration project. Closure signs will be posted at each end. Fort Mill Sun

Ribbon cutting

Harrisburg Global Academy hosts a ribbon-cutting at noon Thursday, Nov. 5, at 11774 Harrisburg Road in Indian Land. The school has served students since September. Tega Cay Sun

Home

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Around South Carolina

Turnout

As of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1,797,335 South Carolinians had cast ballots, or 52.3% of registered voters, passing the 2018 gubernatorial-election high of 1,726,527. The state's record for percentage turnout is 54.6%, set in 2002. Tega Cay Sun

Early voting

York County voters cast 61,989 of the state's 1,043,810 early ballots, the fifth-highest total among 46 counties. Lancaster County added 24,541, ranking 14th. WRHI

York County had the fifth-highest early vote total in South Carolina

Source: WRHI

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Value
Greenville104.6K
Charleston99,275
Richland92,575
Horry85,931
York61,989
Spartanburg55,380
Lexington53,062

Volleyball

Fort Mill's Madison Radcliffe made the Class 5A all-state volleyball team, and Nation Ford's Lila Martin made Class 4A, the S.C. Coaches Association for Women's Sports announced Monday. The State

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The Wrap

A film about cockfighting just won a tournament run from Fort Mill. Plink, a streaming platform for independent filmmakers, held its first viewer-decided bracket of nine films, and the French short "Beaks" took the Season 1 championship. A vote counted only if the viewer had watched both films. Now that's a fair fight.

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Fort Mill football climbs to No. 8 in the final 5A poll

Plus, Furman and Winthrop tipped off their seasons in Rock Hill on Monday.

The TLDR

  1. Fort Mill climbs two spots to No. 8 in Class 5A
  2. Furman beats Bethune-Cookman; Winthrop falls to Queens
  3. Fort Mill schools ask to join the Silfab Solar dispute
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