Rock Hill won 45-21 at Boiling Springs and now plays top seed Northwestern at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13. South Pointe hosts Clover the same night.

Rock Hill High and Northwestern will play each other twice in 15 days. The Bearcats won their first-round Class 5A playoff game 45-21 at Boiling Springs on Friday night. That sends them to Northwestern, the top seed in the Upper State, at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13.

The two schools closed the regular season on Oct. 30 at Northwestern. The Trojans won that game 44-0. The scores and next week’s matchup are on the South Carolina High School League’s live 5A bracket, which MaxPreps runs for the league.

South Pointe is also at home Friday. The Stallions, a No. 3 seed in Class 4A, host Clover at 7:30 p.m.

Rock Hill’s road win

Rock Hill was the No. 9 seed and played at No. 8 Boiling Springs, about 55 miles west in Spartanburg County. The Bulldogs had beaten the Bearcats 30-23 in overtime in Rock Hill on Oct. 9. Friday’s 45-21 win reversed that result.

The win puts Rock Hill at 6-5, according to its MaxPreps schedule.

Northwestern: 9-1 and rested

Northwestern earned a first-round bye as the Upper State’s No. 1 seed in 5A, according to the league’s printable 5A bracket (PDF). Its MaxPreps schedule shows a 9-1 record. The only loss was 15-10 to Hough on Aug. 22.

The Trojans’ wins this season include:

  • 56-21 at South Pointe on Sept. 25
  • 35-19 at Dorman on Oct. 9
  • 49-20 at Fort Mill on Oct. 23
  • 44-0 against Rock Hill on Oct. 30

South Pointe vs. Clover

South Pointe had a first-round bye as the No. 3 seed in the 4A Upper State, according to the league’s printable 4A bracket (PDF).

Clover, about 16 miles northwest in western York County, was the No. 11 seed. It won 49-13 at Lancaster on Friday, according to Clover’s MaxPreps schedule.

The teams met in the regular season. South Pointe won 35-12 on Oct. 2, according to its MaxPreps schedule.

Friday’s games

Game Class Kickoff Where
No. 9 Rock Hill at No. 1 Northwestern 5A, second round 7:30 p.m. Northwestern High, 2503 W. Main St.
No. 11 Clover at No. 3 South Pointe 4A, second round 7:30 p.m. South Pointe High, 801 Neely Road

The league’s brackets say the higher seed hosts unless the league says otherwise.

What comes next

  • Nov. 20: third round. The Rock Hill-Northwestern winner plays the winner of Spartanburg at Dorman. Spartanburg beat River Bluff 35-31 in the first round.
  • Nov. 20: the South Pointe-Clover winner plays the winner of Westside and the Greer-Greenville game.
  • Nov. 27: semifinals, which decide the Upper State champions.
  • Dec. 4-5: state championships at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, according to the league’s championships page. The 4A final is at 8 p.m. Dec. 4 and the 5A final at 8 p.m. Dec. 5.

What it means for you

  • Two Rock Hill Schools games are at home Friday night, both at 7:30 p.m., on opposite sides of town. Plan for traffic on West Main Street near Northwestern and on Neely Road near South Pointe.
  • For tickets, check each school’s athletics page or call the school: Northwestern High at 803-981-1200 or South Pointe High at 803-980-2100.
  • The NFHS Network lists the Rock Hill-Northwestern game for its subscription live stream.
  • Final scores go on our high school scoreboard. Our Friday night football guide has every result from the season.

Kickoff times can change. Check with the school before you go.