The 7-4 Patriots go on the road for the first round of the playoffs against 9-2 Rock Hill. The game is on Thursday night because Rock Hill shares a stadium with Northwestern, who hosts York in the first round of the Division II playoff on Friday night.

Playoff Brackets:

#1 Dorman vs #16 Wando
#8 Lexington vs #9 Stratford

#4 Byrnes vs #13 Spartanburg
#5 Clover vs #12 Mauldin

#2 Irmo vs #15 Hillcrest
#7 Rock Hill vs #10 Fort Dorchester

#3 Summerville vs #14 Gafney
#6 Sumter vs #11 Boiling Springs

Fort Dorchester started fast, as Senior WR Jamal Hall returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown. The Patriots were leading the Stags 21-14 at the half, but could not hold the lead as Berkely outscored the Fort 17-3 after the break. The offense was led this week by Senior RB Dante Ravenel with 129 all-purpose yards. Ravenel led the team in rushing with 124 yards on 21 carries and a touchdown. Ravenel also caught one pass for 5 yards. Senior QB Galen Bennett completed 8 of 17 passes for 51 yards and 1 TD, and rushed 9 times for 28 yards. Bennett also threw 3 interceptions. The leading receiver was Senior WR T'Rel Hamilton with 4 catches for 27 yards. Senior WR Marcus Kimbraugh caught 2 passes for 8 yards and a TD. Senior LB Adrian Stewart led the defense with 18 tackles. Junior DL Montae Adams recovered a fumble. Junior kicker Josh Hall added a 35 yard field goal. Hall is now 4-4 on field goals this season and 36-39 on extra points.

The Patriot's defense not only kept the Warriors out of the end-zone, but they added a TD of their own when Junior DB Laurez Matthews recovered a fumble and returned it 43 yards for the score. The offense was led again this week by Senior QB Galen Bennett with 261 all-purpose yards. Bennett completed 13 of 17 passes for 209 yards and 1 TD, and rushed 11 times for 52 yards. Senior RB Dante Ravenel led the team in rushing with 74 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns. The leading receiver was Senior WR T'Rel Hamilton with 4 catches for 124 yards. Senior WR Jamal Hall caught 6 passes for 76 yards and a TD. Junior LB Geno Porter led the defense with 10 tackles and a fumble recovery. Junior DL Montae Adams recorded the Fort's only sack. The defense created four turnovers in the game, including two interceptions by Laurez Matthews and Junior DB Tyler Holmes. Junior kicker Josh Hall added a 32 yard field goal. Hall is now 3-3 on field goals this season and 33-36 on extra points.

Fort Dorchester's defense shut out James Island, who's only score was a safety after a fumbled snap late in the game. Fort Dorchester only punted once, on their last possession of the 4th quarter. The offense was led again this week by Senior QB Galen Bennett with 206 all-purpose yards. Bennett led the team in passing, completing 5 of 7 passes for 208 yards and 3 TDs. Senior RB Dante Ravenel led the team in rushing with 68 yards on 9 carries and a touchdown. The leading receiver was Senior WR Jamal Hall with 2 catches for 119 yards and 2 touchdowns. Senior WR T'Rel Hamilton caught a TD pass, and Freshman QB Devron Glenn had a rushing TD. Junior LB Geno Porter led the defense with 9 tackles and one sack. Sophomore LB Tracy Jones also had a sack. 25 different Patriot defenders recorded at least one tackle. Junior kicker Josh Hall kicked a 27 yard field goal, and Junior DB Tyler Holmes returned a fumble 20 yards for a TD. Holmes also made the Patriots only interception, which he returned 16 yards.

The Patriots took the opening kickoff, drove 80 yards for the game's first score, and never looked back. Fort Dorchester scored a touchdown on each of their six first half posessions, while the Wildcats were scoreless, only managing three first downs and never crossing mid field. With a 42-0 lead at the half, Coach LaPrad shifted the team's focus to running out the clock and letting his backups gain some experience. The Fort's Josh Hall kicked a 40 yard field goal in the 3rd period and West Ashley scored two TDs in the 4th quarter. The offense was led again this week by Senior QB Galen Bennett with 173 all-purpose yards. Bennett led the team in passing, completing 8 of 10 passes for 102 yards and 3 TDs. Bennett also ran for 71 yards on 5 carries. Junior RB Michael Sellers led the team in rushing with 87 yards on 14 carries and 2 touchdowns. The leading receiver was Senior WR Jamal Hall with 3 catches for 65 yards and 1 td. Senior WR T'Rel Hamilton and Senior TE Greg Ellington each caught TD passes, and Junior RB Keeyon Dixon had a rushing TD. Junior LB Keshaun Flores led the team in tackles with 8, while 27 different Patriots recorded at least one tackle.

The Fort gave up a touchdown on Stratford's first possession, but soon took over and dominated the rest of the game. The Patriots put up 44 points for the second week in a row while only allowing the Knights 21. The offense was led again this week by Senior QB Galen Bennett with 272 all-purpose yards. Bennett led the team in rushing with 7 carries for 201 yards and 4 TDs. Bennett also led the team in passing, completing 4 of 6 passes for 71 yards and 1 TD. Junior RB Michael Sellers added another 110 yards on 17 carries. The leading receiver was Senior WR T'Rel Hamilton with 3 catches for 37 yards. Senior WR Marcus Kimbraugh caught a 34 yard TD pass from Bennett. Junior RB Keeyon Dixon ran one in from 21 yards out, and the Knights gave up a safety after a bad snap on their first punt. Junior DB Laurez Matthews led the team in tackles with 8, including one for a loss, and 2 pass breakups. Junior LB Geno Porter had 7 tackles, including 1.5 sacks. Junior RB Keshaun Flores moved over to the defense and added half a sack and one interception, which he returned for 26 yards.

The Patriots defeated the Cougars handily tonight. The offense scored three touchdowns in the first quarter, while the defense recorded a first half shutout to to take a commanding 28-0 lead at the break. The offense was led by Senior QB Galen Bennett with 288 all-purpose yards. Bennett ran 7 times for 65 yards and completed 13 of 24 passes for 223 yards and 1 TD. Junior RB Michael Sellers led the team in rushing with 84 yards on 22 carries and 4 TDs. The leading receiver was Senior WR T'Rel Hamilton with 6 catches for 150 yards and a TD. Senior OL Greg Harris lined up at fullback for a 1 yard TD run to complete the patriot scoring. The defense was led by Senior LB Adrian Stewart with 9 tackles.

The Patriots came from behind to defeat the Gators in the closing seconds after trailing the entire game. Goose Creek took a 19-0 lead in the first half, and it looked like it would be another long night for the Fort. The Patriots finally got on the board just before the half on a 30 yard TD pass from Galen Bennet to Greg Ellington. The Fort defense shut down the Gators in the second half, but still trailed 19-7 going into the fourth quarter. The offense came alive late in the fourth quarter, scoring 2 touchdowns in the last 5 minutes to eek out a victory. The offense was led by Senior QB Galen Bennett with 211 all-purpose yards. Bennett ran 19 times for 65 yards and completed 13 of 30 passes for 156 yards and 2 TDs. Junior RB Michael Sellers added another 53 yards on 15 carries and a TD. Sellers also caught a 23 yard pass for a TD. The leading receiver was Jamal Hall with 4 catches for 33 yards. The defense was led by Senior LB Adrian Stewart with 19 tackles. Junior LB Geno Porter added another 17 tackles and recovered a fumble.

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The Patriots are 1-0 on the road, but 0-2 at home this season after losing at home again tonight. Just like two weeks ago, the Fort was winning by a touchdown at the beginning of the fourth quarter, only to allow the visiting Eagles to score 21 unanswered points in the final period. Once again the patriots kept the ball on the ground, with 168 yards rushing and 38 passing. The Patriots started Senior RB Dante Ravenel at QB again this week. Ravenel ran the ball 9 times for 61 yards and a TD before leaving the game with an injury. Freshman Devron Glenn finished the game at QB and went 4-13 passing for 38 yards. The Patriots leading receiver was T'Rel Hamilton with 2 grabs for 12 yards. The leading rusher was Michael Sellers with 20 carries for 101 yards and a TD. Sellers has topped 100 yards in each of the Patriots first three games for a total of 351 yards rushing. The defense was led by Senior LB Adrian Peterson with 14 tackles.

Having just played on Saturday last weekend, this week's game was moved up to Thursday due to Tropical Storm Hannah, but the short week did not seem to bother the Patriots. The Fort was without starting QB Galen Bennett, who was injured in the Greenville game last week. Freshman QB Devron Glenn and Senior RB Dante Ravenel shared time at the quarterback position. The offense kept the ball mostly on the ground with 249 yards rushing and only 19 passing. Glenn completed three of seven passes for the 19 passing yards. The leading receiver was Senior WR T'Rel Hamilton with 2 catches for 14 yards. The Patriot's leading rusher was Michael Sellers, who carried the ball 18 times for 128 yards and one TD. Ravenel added another 124 yards on 15 carries and another TD. Glenn scored the third offensive TD on a 1 yard run. The first score in the game was by the Patriot Defense. Senior DB Maurice Williams scored on a 16 yard interception return late in the first quarter. The Fort Defense was led by Senior LB Adrian Stewart with 10 tackles, 1.5 for loss, a fumble recovery and an interception. Junior LB Geno Porter contributed 8 more tackles, 3 QB hurries, and caused a fumble. Junior defensive tackles William Doyle and Antonio Guy teamed up for the Fort's only sack.

Fort Dorchester led Greenville most of the night, but could not hold on as the Raiders posted 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to win by a touchdown. There were a lot of early season mistakes by both teams. Six of the seven combined scores were after turnovers. FDHS travels to Irmo next week. Greenville is at Gaffney.

The Patriot offense was led by RB Michael Sellers with 14 carries for 147 yards and 2 TDs. Starting quarterback Galen Bennet was 1 for 1 passing for 3 yards and ran 6 times for 31 yards before being sidelined early in the game with an injury. Backup QB, Freshman Devron Glenn, completed 7 of 14 passes for 43 yards.

The defense was lead by Adrian Stewart with 17 tackles (7 solo), and 3 tackles for a loss. The sack leader was William Doyle with 2.

The Fort Dorchester Patriots open the 2008 season at home, 6:00pm on Saturday August 30th. The Fort will take on the Greenville Red Raiders at Bagwell Stadium. The unusual day and time are due to travel requirements for the visiting Raiders.

The FDHS Football Booster Club will have a meeting on February 25th, 2008 in the FDHS cafeteria. At this meeting, the members will vote to approve new by-laws and elect officers for the 2008-2009 season. See the Booster Club page for more information.

The annual Varsity Football Banquet will be held on Sunday January 20th at 5:00pm in the FDHS cafeteria. The Booster Club will provide paper products, drinks, and Fried Chicken. Varsity parents are asked to bring the following dishes based on your player's position.
Offensive and Defensive Line: Any type of meat dish
Quarterbacks, Running Backs: Vegetable dish or casserole
Linebackers and Defensive Backs: Any type of salad – garden, pasta, chicken, tuna, etc.
Receivers and Kickers: Any type of desserts

Next Game
Playoff Round 1
FDHS vs Rock Hill
November 13th 7:30pm
@Rock Hill

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