Week 4 of the high school football season was slated to be “Reunion Time”.
A pair of non-region games about 7.6 miles apart were scheduled involving visiting coaches returning to their old stomping grounds. 
    At Leonard Price Stadium, Dreher High School head coach Treigh Sullivan was set to face alma mater Gilbert High School. 
    Just down the road at Panthers Stadium, Batesburg-Leesville were welcoming back a former head coach Perry Woolbright, now Lexington’s head coach.
   The third-generation head football coach went 37-11 in three season with the Panthers. He led them to the 2016 Class 2A title game where they lost to longtime rival Abbeville. 
     This would have marked the first matchup in seven years in a series which dates back to 1950. The Wildcats lead 26-17 all-time and have won the last seven meetings.
    Instead, under the directions of S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster, schools in Lexington and Richland counties were among the 26 ordered closed on Tuesday. 
    Lexington School Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4, Lexington/Richland District 5 and Charter Institute of Erskine (which supervises Gray Collegiate) followed suit with closings. As of presstime, some schools like Gilbert have rescheduled their games for either Monday or Tuesday.  
    SCISA school Northside Christian Academy postponed Friday’s home game against Thomas Sumter, while W.W. King is finalizing its new date at Laurens Academy. 
  Check both www.schsl.org and www.scisa.org for any scheduling changes. 

TMQB TEAM OF THE WEEK - White Knoll 
    Since losing to Brookland-Cayce in the season-opener, the Timberwolves have run off three straight victories. The latest was a 48-38 come-from-behind home win over Aiken. 

TMQB PLAYER OF THE WEEK - Ty Olenchuk (Dutch Fork) 
   The Clemson University-bound two-sport athlete (he will play baseball for the Tigers) was a perfect 12-12 passing for 261 yards and 4 TDs in the 63-7 win over Boiling Springs. 

WEEK 3 GRIDIRON GIANTS

Brandon Caughman (Airport) - 133 total yards, TD
K’Shoun Williams (Batesburg-Leesville) - 7-10 passing, 186 total yards, 3 TDs
Trey Lyles, Taison Thomas and Connor Evans (all of Chapin) - 169 combined rushing yards, 3 TDs
Roger Pedroni (Chapin) - 8-13 passing, 113 yards, 2 TDs
James Wells (Chapin) - 14 tackles
Jacob Drag (Chapin) - 11 tackles
Conner Lehmann (Chapin) - 10 tackles 
Gage Zirke (Dutch Fork) - 6 receptions, 173 yards, 3 TDs
Ron Hoff (Dutch Fork) - 120 rushing yards, 2 TDs
Jonathan Hall (Dutch Fork) - 116 rushing yards 
Dutch Fork defense - 54 rushing yards allowed 
Dutch Fork offense - 694 total yards 
Josh Strickland (Gilbert) - 2 passing TDs
Darrius Bell (Gilbert) - 2 sacks
Willie Harmon (Gilbert) - 94% grade
Brice Elrod (Gilbert) - 93% grade
Omarion Dolleson (Irmo) - 173 rushing yards, TD
Fulton Bryant (Northside Christian) - 3 passing TDs; 2 interceptions on defense
Charlie Compton (Northside Christian) - 2 TD receptions 
Pryce Whitten (Pelion) - 12-22 passing, 168 yards, 2 TDs
Will Jeffcoact (Pelion) - 12 tackles
Braden Walker (River Bluff) - 219 total yards, 3 TDs
Antonio Gantt (River Bluff) - 124 rushing yards 
Adam Molnar (River Bluff) - 14 tackles
Preston Sansone (River Bluff) - 10 tackles 
Donovan Johnson (White Knoll) - 115 rushing yards 
Jamais Holloway (White Knoll) - 102 yards, 3 TDs
Aveon Smith (White Knoll) - 13-21 passing, 183 yards, 2 TDs; 81 rushing yards, 2 TDs
Devin Jones (White Knoll) - 12 tackles 
 

AND THEN, THERE WERE 3 
   Only Dutch Fork, River Bluff and Chapin are undefeated in Chronicle Country. All 3 also reside in Region 5-5A which, despite Lexington’s loss to South Aiken, sports a 16-2 overall mark through 18 weeks in 2 seasons. 
   On the flip side, Pelion, Swansea, Northside Christian and W.W. King Academy remain winless this season.
   With forecast indicating the possibility of Hurricane Florence hitting the Southeast Thursday, check both www.schsl.org and www.scisa.org and www.lexingtonchronicle.com for any scheduling changes. 

BY THE NUMBERS
   Dutch Fork has won 15 straight games dating back to last season and has outscored its first three opponents this season 184-7. The fourth quarter touchdown scored by   Boiling Springs snapped a Silver Foxes streak of 11 straight scoreless quarters...White Knoll quarterback Aveon Smith has thrown for 654 yards and 7 TDs and rushed for 479 yards and 10 TDs...Gray Collegiate quarterback Hunter Helms has thrown for 1,053 yards on 92-137 passing and 9 TDs through four games.

QUOTABLE
“We learned that we have to show up and play with our best effort each week.  We can’t just show up and not play hard and expect to get a win.  I think our team will respond by playing with effort we expect,” - Lexington head football coach Perry Woolbright when asked about the team responding for its first loss of the season.  

RESCHEDULED WEEK 4 GAMES

(Thursday’s Games)
•W.W. King at Laurens Academy 7 p.m.    

(Monday’s Games)
•C.A. Johnson at Pelion 6 p.m.    

 •Brookland-Cayce is idle