By Thomas Grant Jr.
Friday the 13th will be spent at the home of the Blue Devils on statewide television for Brookland-Cayce.
The Bearcats (5-2, 2-0) face Dreher (4-3, 2-0) in the Sonic Friday Night Rivals Game of the Week. The game can be seen on WACH 57 Channel 1250 on Spectrum and at www.wach.com.
The Palmetto Sports Radio Network will also air the game. Download the app or visit https://network1sports.com/station/pssn.
The two teams are competing for a share of first place in Region 5-3A. They are in a three-way tie with undefeated Gilbert with two games left and each team faces the Indians over the next two weeks.
Brookland-Cayce is riding a 3-game winning streak. In last week’s 42-19 win over Lower Richland, quarterback Will Young rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass from Brogan Sox.
John Allen Mower remained perfect on PATs, now 40-40 on the season and is 2-3 on field goals.
It was the 81st career win at Brookland-Cayce for head coach Rusty Charpia.
Dreher enters the home contest having won two straight region games. It defeated Orangeburg-Wilkinson 28-14 at Memorial Stadium and are a win away from achieving its most wins since 2018.
The series is tied at 5-5-1 with Brookland-Cayce having won the last two meetings.