Byrnes/Summerville: State Championship

[TaterHater1984]

Anyone going to the Title game? I'll be there cheering on my Rebels.

[USC80]

No, I wish I could, I'll be at a board meeting on Saturday in Myrtle Beach. I was at the S'ville/Gaffney game and look forward to see how the Wave matches up against Byrnes. I know the Rebels killed Gaffney earlier in the year. I think S'ville is always fearful of playing Gaffney. Friday's game was a great high school matchup.

GO WAVE!

[CreoleCock]

can't make it.

[gamecockfinatic2007]

sad to say i cant make it.but ill say go wave.reid mcullum for another 9 tds woudl be awesome.

[crevil3lf]

Anyone going to the Title game? I'll be there cheering on my Rebels.

What time is that game? Wilson plays at 6 so I may see that game too to cheer on Ried...no offense

[KCSuge]

What time is that game? Wilson plays at 6 so I may see that game too to cheer on Ried...no offense

Noon tomorrow. I'll pull for Reid when he puts on the Garnet and Black but not tomorrow. GO YOU MIGHTY REBELS!

[KCSuge]

Anyone going to the Title game? I'll be there cheering on my Rebels.

Just got my ticket.

[FoghornLeghornCock]

McCollum's Sneak Preview

By Philip M. Bowman (http://www.charleston.net/staff/phil_bowman/) (Contact (http://www.charleston.net/staff/phil_bowman/contact/))
The Post and Courier http://www.charleston.net/news/2007/nov/29/mccollums_sneak_preview23578/

Thursday, November 29, 2007


Summerville QB gunning for state title on USC's home field
http://media.charleston.net/img/photos/2007/11/29/Summerville_Fort_Dorchester_football_t180.jpg (http://www.charleston.net/photos/2007/nov/29/5305/) Alan Hawes
The Post and Courier
Summerville quarterback Reid McCollum has thrown for 3,436 yards and 44 touchdowns this season, in leading the Green Wave to a 13-1 record.

SUMMERVILLE — As a child, Reid McCollum dreamed of playing football at Williams-Brice Stadium every time he watched the University of South Carolina play. His dream will become reality next fall when he puts on the Gamecocks uniform and runs onto the field as music from "2001: A Space Odyssey" blares.
On Saturday, McCollum will get a sneak preview of his future home when he leads the Summerville Green Wave (13-1) into the Division I-AAAA state championship game against the Byrnes Rebels (14-0) at noon.
"I'm excited to go up there and play a game because that's where I'm going to be the next few years," said McCollum, who has passed for 3,436 yards and 44 touchdowns this fall. "But I'm not focused on (next year). I'm just trying to get through this week and get to a state championship."
McCollum was a sophomore when the Green Wave last played in Williams-Brice. He was on the sidelines when Summerville let a 26-7 halftime lead slip away in a 33-32 loss to Gaffney. McCollum didn't play, but he still felt the pain.
"Being one of the guys on that team, we know more than the other players how it felt to go to the state championship game and lose, so we really don't want that to happen again," he said.
McCollum tied a state record with nine touchdowns passes in a 78-47 victory over Fort Dorchester in the second round of the playoffs. His 210 completions this season rank No. 6 in state history. McCollum's 44 touchdown passes this season are second in state history only to Willy Korn's 53 TD passes in 2005. But the only thing that matters to the 6-4 senior is what happens Saturday. And the reason why it matters so much is because of two people: Louis Mulkey and Cassidy Pendley.
Each was close to McCollum.
Each died in a fire.
Mulkey, a coach at Summerville, was one of nine Charleston firefighters who perished in the June 18 Sofa Super Store fire. Pendley, a former Fort Dorchester cheerleader and McCollum's high school sweetheart, was one of seven college students who died in a North Carolina beach-house fire in late October. She was a student at USC at the time of her death.
The tragic deaths tested McCollum, who used football as an escape from such trying times.
"For me, football has always been an outlet for that, especially this year" McCollum said. "You just go out there on the practice field or on Friday, and it's not out of your mind but you can focus on something else. So, it takes your mind off it for a while. That's why I look forward to a game or practice. It sort of relaxes me a little bit."
McCollum said Mulkey helped him develop as a quarterback.
"So, I owe him a lot. I want to go up there this year and do it in his memory," McCollum said. "With him, he was always really tough on me. There were some coaches who would sort of build me up and build me up. But he broke me down until I didn't think I could play quarterback at the high school level. And he built me back up that I had the confidence that I could make every pass out there."
Even though Pendley went to McCollum's rival school, Fort Dorchester, she was always on his side.
"She always supported me over here, and she'd make it to as many games as she could," McCollum said. "She was looking forward to me being up in Columbia and watching that game Saturday because she knew the type of team we had. I'll do the best I can for her. She will always be in my mind."



Best of luck to Reid I am rooting for the Green Wave. I hope Reid smokes them.

[TaterHater1984]

Just got my ticket.As did I!

[jaytda4th]

how much are tickets?

[KCSuge]

8 advance 10 tomorrow

[palmettogirlusc]

i'd be going if it was Dorman...shoot i'd go home to get my letter jacket for that! hahaha

but seriously...GO REBLES!!!

[TaterHater1984]

I love beating some Dorman every year. =] I know a lot of folks over there.

[scfan2001]

Byrnes 7
Sville 0

6 mins to go in 1st. Sville driving (at Byrnes 19).

[scfan2001]

tied up at 7. The Byrnes announcers are really talking up McCollum about what an arm he has and how he has the quickest release they've seen.

[scfan2001]

10-7 Byrnes

1 min left in 1st.

[duckhuntersc]

10-9 Byrnes 9:37 2nd qtr.

[scfan2001]

where are you listening to it at?

[duckhuntersc]

Summerville - www.power943.com (http://www.power943.com)

Byrnes - http://www.teamline.cc/sportpage?teamcode=9685&eventcode=20

Live Stats http://www.goupstate.net/stats/4A1/xlive.htm

[duckhuntersc]

TD Byrnes 17-9. Byrnes recovers onside kick.

[duckhuntersc]

TD Byrnes 24-9

[scfan2001]

Thanks. The one I was listening to was a little behind.

[CaptainCrunch]

ya!! go byrnes

[cluckfemson7]

31-9 byrnes

[scfan2001]

quick, somebody hit the reset button.

[foezopen]

31-9 byrnes


Damn...its gettin ugly fast!!!!

[cluckfemson7]

Damn...its gettin ugly fast!!!!

Yeah GO REBELS

Even though im a Dorman boy.

[Forkcock]

A buddy of mine is at the game. He says that Byrnes is shutting down Green with single coverage.

[cluckfemson7]

Isn't the Summerville qb coming to carolina?

[Forkcock]

Yep.

[cluckfemson7]

Thats what I thought..He didn't impress me that much especially when they played on ESPN against that team from florida. There offense got shutout there only points were a feild goal. But thats just my opinion on him.

[Ga_Gamecock]

TD Byrnes 17-9. Byrnes recovers onside kick.


onsider?

what quarter is it?

[scfan2001]

onsider?

what quarter is it?

4th Qtr

38-9 Byrnes

[Forkcock]

Not smack but Byrnes didn't miss a beat losing Willy Korn. Their QB is a soph.

[Ga_Gamecock]

what are byrnes' strenghts? do they just reload?

[scfan2001]

48-9 Byrnes wins!

Their defense is good. They have a Soph RB that will get offers galore.

[palmettogirlusc]

CONGRATS TO BYRNES!!!!!!

[KCSuge]

what are byrnes' strenghts? do they just reload?

Byrnes' strength is in their kids starting to learn the offense when they are like 10. The middle schools run the same playbook so by the time they get to Byrnes they know 'em like the back of their hand. All they do when they get to Byrnes is strength conditioning and brushing up on all their schemes which they have run since they were little. The middle schools are training grounds so that's why you have a sophomore QB and RB who will carry them for two more years and, yes, we reload.

[TaterHater1984]

Owned.

[uscnoklahoma]

Not smack but Byrnes didn't miss a beat losing Willy Korn. Their QB is a soph.

All of their QB's put up similar numbers to Korn which was why I was shocked to see everyone so gaga over Korn.

And KCSuge is right...these kids are part of a system.

[RockRocks787]

I figured Byrnes would win. I went to Richland Northeast when we got crushed 51-8 in 2005 by Byrnes.

[TaterHater1984]

I figured Byrnes would win. I went to Richland Northeast when we got crushed 51-8 in 2005 by Byrnes.:rotfl: I'll never forget all the junk you guys talked about how AMAZING that RNE defense was.

[rnecavs07]

damn that score reminds me of the time we played them for state...lol...only we lost 51-8 that sucked balls

[ByrnesRooster06]

Well that was fun, the NEW RUN HAS BEEN COMPLETED, its now time to go back to back, almost the whole team is coming back next year so it should be fun.

[scfan2001]

Plus they'll come out to "the champ is here" again next year.

[ByrnesRooster06]

Plus they'll come out to "the champ is here" again next year.

lol, i forgot about that

[TaterHater1984]

Plus they'll come out to "the champ is here" again next year.I hope so. lol. It's been a while.

[carolina80]

well...not trying to start anything, but... I want to welcome McCollum to the Gamecock family, but I hope there are plans for him to play someplace besides QB, 'cause I didn't see anything there to impress me.

[TaterHater1984]

I hope there are plans for him to play someplace besides QB, 'cause I didn't see anything there to impress me.Me too. He worried me a little bit. I actually wanted to see him play very well, even though I was pulling for Byrnes. He did not look good at all.

[rock23aj]

Congrats to Byrnes on there 1st state title

[ByrnesRooster06]

Congrats to Byrnes on there 1st state title

Thanks on the congrats for our first "big boys" title...

[TaterHater1984]

Love the quotes. lol. Division 2 could take on the "Big" 16 anyday.

[rock23aj]

Love the quotes. lol. Division 2 could take on the "Big" 16 anyday.


What dream world are you in? Clover won div 2 but got MANHANDLED by the team that lost to Byrnes in the upper state title game! No contest

[raz67stang]

ahh so nice to see summerville get blown out. those people never stop talking trash and they think only losing a game or two in the regular season is a big thing. There are only 2 or 3 good teams year in and year out in the lowcountry. The lower state and upper state teams are like the ACC and the SEC, the best 1 and 2 cant beat the the 4th or 5th place team. Anyways, glad to hear they lost. Maybe Stratford can get it together so we can lose in the state final next year