Friday night in South Carolina: upsets everywhere

Ranked teams went down across the state on September 11, and a 1-0 forfeit sits in the middle of the scoreboard.

Sep 12, 2026

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Friday night in South Carolina: upsets everywhere

Ranked teams went down across the state on September 11, and a 1-0 forfeit sits in the middle of the scoreboard.

In brief

Ranked teams went down across the state on September 11, and a 1-0 forfeit sits in the middle of the scoreboard. Week 4 scrambled South Carolina's top 25: Rock Hill, Berkeley and Wren all beat higher-ranked teams on the same night. Originally reported by High School On SI.

A full Friday scoreboard

A full Friday scoreboard

High School On SI logged every South Carolina final from September 11, roughly 80 games across SCHSL programs, private schools and out-of-state opponents.

“South Carolina had an action-packed Friday night of high school football.”

Rock Hill stuns South Pointe

No. 5 Rock Hill held No. 3 South Pointe to a field goal and won 26-3. The biggest ranked-on-ranked result of the night, and it wasn't close.

“(#5) Rock Hill 26, (#3) South Pointe 3”

Berkeley buries Summerville

No. 24 Berkeley beat No. 8 Summerville 29-3, a 16-spot jump in the rankings decided by a defense that allowed one score.

“(#24) Berkeley 29, (#8) Summerville 3”

Unranked Wren takes down Hanna

Wren edged No. 23 T.L. Hanna 21-14, one of three unranked wins over ranked teams on the slate.

“Wren 21, (#23) T.L. Hanna 14”

One-point thrillers

Oceanside Collegiate survived Ashley Ridge 42-41 and Stall beat North Charleston 35-34. Two games, two points between them.

“(#10) Oceanside Collegiate Academy 42, Ashley Ridge 41”

Shootouts on the coast

Myrtle Beach outlasted Carolina Forest 41-38, North Myrtle Beach beat Loris 58-42, and Conway held off Socastee 41-35.

The 1-0 oddity

Cathedral Academy 1, Richard Winn Academy 0. That's a forfeit score, not a defensive masterpiece.

“Cathedral Academy 1, Richard Winn Academy 0”

Shutouts by the dozen

Colleton Prep hung 62 on Carolina Academy, Powdersville blanked Pendleton 57-0, and Chapin, Aiken, Lamar and Hanahan all cleared 45 without allowing a point.

“Colleton Prep Academy 62, Carolina Academy 0”

Ranked teams that held serve

No. 2 Dutch Fork, No. 6 Irmo, No. 9 Byrnes and No. 18 Sumter all won by 28 or more. Irmo's 60-13 over Wilson was the night's biggest ranked blowout.

“(#6) Irmo 60, Wilson 13”

Daniel rolls Greenville

Daniel Lions Jace Grass (12) throws the ball during the SCHSL football game Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 against the Greenville Red Raiders at Sirrine Stadium in Gree

Daniel beat Greenville 42-19 at Sirrine Stadium behind quarterback Jace Grass, one of the upstate's cleaner wins on a chaotic night.

“Daniel 42, Greenville 19”

What matters most

Week 4 scrambled South Carolina's top 25: Rock Hill, Berkeley and Wren all beat higher-ranked teams on the same night.

Read the original on High School On SI

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