South Pointe tops #19 Northwestern in battle of South Carolina state champs

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher August 19, 2016

South Pointe snapped a two-game losing streak against crosstown rival Northwestern 30-23.  Northwestern entered the game as the reigning South Carolina 4A Division II state champs and ranked #19 in the High School Football America Preseason Top 25.

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South Pointe, coming-off back-to-back 3A state titles, jumped-out to a 15-0 lead, but the Trojans battled back to take a 23-22 lead with three minutes to go in the game.  However, the Stallions came right back to take the lead and the victory on a 5-run TD run by Geomni Mayfield with 2:47 to go in the game.

South Pointe junior QB Derion Kendrick rushed for 117 yards and 2 TDs, plus 12-of-22 passing for 133 yards.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.

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