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By Jed Blackwell
Sports Editor
Area football teams will get their first taste of live action this weekend, as three local jamborees host ten teams from Spartanburg and Cherokee counties.
First on deck is the Wolverine Jamboree at Woodruff on Thursday night. Action will start at 6:30 with Chesnee facing off against Clinton, followed by Chapman taking on Laurens and the host Wolverines battling Boiling Springs in the nightcap.
Woodruff Athletic Director Scott Lawson said the matchups for the jamboree were definitely intriguing.
“There’s a lot of crossover in there,” he said. “ We’ll play Clinton in Week 2, Chesnee in Week 3, and Chapman in Week 4. We play Laurens the next night in the Clintoon Jamboree. Chapman will play Chesnee and Clinton in addition to us. We think we’ve got some real interesting matchups. So many of these teams play each other in so many combinations, we think it will give everybody a good look at some future opponents.”
Lawson also thinks that slightly cooler temperatures and the 6:30 start should keep the jamboree on schedule.
“I won’t worry about the Thursday schedule until at least Tuesday, but we don’t think the heat should be a big issue,” Lawson said.
On Friday, Blacksburg will host the third annual Iron City Jamboree. Chesnee will see its second jamboree action against A.L. Brown from Kannapolis, N.C. to start the evening, followed by Landrum taking on Southside Christian, Broome facing Kings Mountain, and Blacksburg hosting McCormick to round out the evening. Games will begin at 6:00.
Blacksburg head coach Mickey Moss said the jamboree should offer a good night of action.
“Brown is a traditional power is North Carolina, and Chesnee is a very good team this year, so you’ve got a great game to start,” he said. “Landrum and Southside Christian have a good region rivalry, Broome and Kings Mountain are both good teams, and McCormick is very talented. I talked to their coach and he said they’ve got the most speed he’s had down there. They were good last year, and I think they’re good again. We’re not playing a patsy as the home team, we’re going to have a challenge. I think folks will get their money’s worth on Friday.”
The other major jamboree featuring a number of local teams is the annual Border Showcase event. Hosted by Polk County High School, the event will again be played at Shelby, N.C. and will feature three area teams. The night will begin with Byrnes taking on Polk County, followed by Spartanburg against Crest. Gaffney will play Shelby in the nightcap. Action will begin at 6:30.
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