NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Two teams that share a nickname meet again Friday night when third-seeded North Augusta welcomes sixth-seeded Irmo for a second-round game in the Lower State bracket of the state high school football playoffs. Kickoff at Jacket Stadium is 7:30 p.m.
North Augusta sat out the opening round with a bye and comes in at 9-1, unbeaten against its region opponents. Irmo is one of those region rivals in Class 4A Region 5, and the first meeting went North Augusta’s way, 25-16, last month in Columbia.
Head coach Richard Bush said the week off let his players reset before the single-elimination stretch, and he expects a big home turnout to help. He described Irmo as a team playing very well right now and said his group is drilling basics on offense, defense and special teams, because beating the visitors will take a clean night in all three phases.
Whichever team wins moves on to next week’s quarterfinal round.
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