Several rivalry games are on tap this week. Georgetown at Carvers Bay and Loris at North Myrtle Beach standout, but St. James-Waccamaw has become a good annual matchup the last few seasons and everyone wants to knock off Myrtle Beach, including former region rival Carolina Forest.
I think the most intriguing matchup though is Conway's visit to Summerville. The Tigers are out to prove they are back and a win over the Green Wave would be a big statement. Summerville is No. 8 in AAAA in rankings on MaxPreps.com, but it hasn't played a game yet. The Tigers have looked solid on defense and that should continue, but can they put up enough points to keep it close? Summerville won this game 41-6 last season at Conway. The Tigers scored 56 against Carolina Forest and 41 against Socastee last season, but outside of those two games, they never scored more than 27 in any other game. They will likely need at least that to be in the game tonight, and more to win. I don't think Conway is back enough to win on John McKissick's turf, but they should be a lot more competitive.
Here are this week's picks (Last week: 7-2 overall)
Myrtle Beach 56, Carolina Forest 14
Andrews 28, Mullins 14
Carvers Bay 21, Georgetown 0
Summerville 31, Conway 24
Aynor 28, Creek Bridge 14
Green Sea Floyds 48, North Central 21
Loris 28, North Myrtle Beach 14
Waccamaw 35, St. James 21
Socastee 28, West Brunswick (N.C.) 7
Here are my picks from last week with actual game score in parentheses:
l-Socastee 34, Carolina Forest 14 (Carolina Forest 33, Socastee 7)
w-Conway 38, North Myrtle Beach 21 (Conway 35, North Myrtle Beach 0)
w-Mullins 35, Georgetown 14 (Mullins 22, Georgetown 2)
w-Loris 35, St. James 7 (Loris 36, St. James 3)
w-Andrews 21, Johnsonville 20 (Andrews 63, Johnsonville 20)
w-Waccamaw 28, Latta 7 (Waccamaw 50, Latta 0)
w-Timberland 27, Carvers Bay 14 (Timberland 13, Carvers Bay 6, OT)
w-Green Sea Floyds 28, West Columbus (N.C.) 27 (Green Sea Floyds 42, West Columbus 26)
l-Lake View 28, Aynor 14 (Aynor 21, Lake View 15)
