ORANGEBURG – It’s a rematch of last year’s South Carolina high school football state title game today when Westside and South Florence meet for the SCHSL Class AAAA championship.
Westside won that matchup with a fourth-quarter comeback to beat South Florence, 34-32, and end the Bruins’ victory streak at 29 games. The Rams have won 27 straight games since an opening night loss to Belton-Honea Path in 2023.
Westside (13-0) is led by quarterback Cutter Woods, a South Carolina signee, who came into the state title game with 3,014 passing yards and 28 touchdowns. The offense also features wide receiver Chamarryus Bomar (1,080 yards with 15 TDs) and running back Sharode Richardson (1,111 rushing yards with 18 TDs).
South Florence (11-3) has the state’s No. 1 recruit by 247Sports, defensive lineman Amare Adams, who has signed with Clemson. Bruins wide receiver Jayden Sellers has signed with South Carolina.
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South Florence recovered an onsides kick with 26 seconds left but couldn’t do anything with it. The Bruins tried one pass and it was blown up by Rams defensive back Chamarryus Bomar, who nearly stole the ball as he was making the tackle.
South Florence running back Tre Leonard has 12 carries for 132 yards. Westside quarterback Cutter Woods is 5-for-7 for 184 yards and three touchdowns.
South Florence went on a nine-play, 54-yard drive to get back within a touchdown just before halftime. Messiah Jackson finished it with a 2-yard run up the middle on first-and-goal.
Cutter Woods threw a 69-yard touchdown pass to Chamarryus Bomar after he made an interception in the end zone. Armoni Weaver of the Rams saved a touchdown before that when he ran down a ball-carrier on a 52-yard run. Woods is 4-for-5 for 188 yards and three TDs.
It took Westside one play to regain the lead. Cutter Woods threw a 74-yard pass to Dreson Evans on the first snap after South Florence had made it 7-7. Woods is 3-for-4 for 119 yards and two touchdowns.
South Florence got an 18-yard pass from Messiah Jackson to Jayden Sellers, a South Carolina commit who weaved his way toward the middle after a screen pass.
Westside’s defense stopped South Florence on fourth-and-2 from the Rams’ 49-yard line. Sharode Richardson ran for 15 yards on the first play and on the second, Cutter Woods threw a 38-yard TD to Chamarryus Bomar in the right corner of the end zone.
Westside 38, South Florence 35: This game should live up to the excitement of last year’s thriller. South Florence has plenty of incentive after being knocked from the throne by Westside. But the Rams have been nothing short of dominant all season and are motivated to finish the job of going back-to-back.
