![]() ![]() Not only does this victory keep Gaffney's chances at winning back-to-back state championships intact, it also marks the 121st in Jones' tenure as Gaffney football coach - the most in program history - after being named the interim coach in 2010. ![]() It's truly like having a 12th man on the football field," said Loftis. "They're the best group of fans in the state, and will probably rival any fanbase in the country, they're gonna ride with us until the end, they're gonna be loud and rambunctious, so that's a huge help. Led by quarterback and Duke commit Grayson Loftis' 265-yard and two-touchdown performance and its defense that held the Rebels to just 158 total yards, Gaffney beat Byrnes 34-28, while Dutch Fork beat Spartanburg 63-14 in the other Upper State quarterfinal game.ĭutch Fork will travel to Cherokee County next week to face Gaffney, which has proven to be a key advantage for the defending champion, as it's lost only four home games in the past six seasons. STATE SEMIFINALS: SC high school football brackets for 2022 playoffs: SCHSL semifinals pairingsįOOTBALL SCORES: SC high school football playoffs scores for SCHSL quarterfinals in South CarolinaįAMILY RIVALRY: Clemson football commit has score to settle with cousin in Daniel vs. "We told them they were talented, they just had to keep grinding and they were able to do that, and they got a little bit of confidence and once they got the confidence we started rolling a little bit." ![]() we had a bunch of young kids go over to Rock Hill and get smoked by South Pointe, and the kids didn't realize what kind of team they could be, but they kept practicing, kept playing hard," said Gaffney coach Dan Jones. "We started out a little sluggish this season. GAFFNEY - After a rocky start to the 2022 season that saw Gaffney (9-3) have its first losing record at any point since 2017, the defending AAAAA state champion has advanced to the Upper State championship game, avenging its Week 10 loss to Byrnes (9-4) and setting up a rematch of the 2021 state championship game against Dutch Fork (12-1). ![]()
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