SC High School Football Coach of the Week (Sept. 14-15): Vote Now
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s South Carolina High School Football Coach of the Week (Sept. 14-15) as nominated by our SBLive staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Saturday, September 23 at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced in next week's poll.
Congratulations to last week's winner: Paul Brigman of Richard Winn Academy
Here are this week's nominations.
Chad Leaphart, Gilbert
The Class 3-A Indians posted a big 14-3 win over 5-A Lexington in a battle of unbeaten teams. It was the 71st win for Leaphart at his alma mater and stamps the Indians as a 3-A title contender.
Brian Rimpf, Camden
The Bulldogs outscored A.C. Flora 52-27 for the program's 700th win. Camden rallied from a 13-0 deficit to end a two-game losing skid.
Andy Palmer, Holly Hill Academy
Palmer, a longtime coach at his third school in Orangeburg County, oversaw the Raiders’ 37-22 win over Richard Winn Academy and its high-octane offense.
Page Wofford, Northwestern
The Trojans overpowered Gaffney 49-24 for their third straight win since opening the season with a close loss to nationally-ranked Providence Day.
Russell Blackston, Belton-Honea Path
The undefeated Bears are rolling along at 4-0. On Friday, they ran over Emerald 52-14 with their high-powered running attack.
Greg Mance, Loris
Mance made some adjustments after his Lions fell behind early to Conway. The unbeaten Lions responded and won 33-14. Loris rolled up 439 yards of offense and greatly limited Conway's attack after the first quarter.
Ian Rafferty, Summerville
How’s this for making a statement? The Green Wave, ranked No. 1 in 5-A, mowed down No. 6 Sumter 47-6 in a showdown that wasn't.
Aaron Brand, Irmo
Speaking of statement wins, check out this one. The Yellow Jackets went on the road and throttled Hartsville 35-14 in a possible 4-A playoff preview between two unbeaten teams. Irmo jumped ahead 28-7 in the first half and stayed in control.
Doug Marlowe, South Florence
Challenges keep getting thrown the unbeaten Bruins’ way and the reigning 4-A state champions keep meeting them. This time they rallied from a 13-0 deficit to down 4-A title contender South Pointe 22-19.
Jermaine Derricott, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler
The Trojans rolled over Williston-Elko 56-22 in a battle between unbeaten teams. Derricott has his team humming. The Trojans are 5-0 and 1-A title contender after going 6-6 in 2022.
