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Patriots, Wave, Swamp Foxes advance

Fort Dorchester avenged a regular-season loss with a 31-17 victory over Stratford Friday in the firs ... full story

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Patriots edge past scrappy Swamp Foxes
The Ashley Ridge celebration was short-lived. The Swamp Foxes took a 33-32 lead ... full story
Patriots fare better than others
The Patriot football team was the only Dorchester County team to rise to the occ ... full story
Patriots hold off Wildcats
T.J. Freeman’s sack of West Ashley quarterback Thomas Woodhead in the final 30 s ... full story

Fort D girls end region drought

The Fort Dorchester girls finally got the win that had eluded them for more than three weeks. On Jan. 24, the Lady Patriots battled through four periods to earn a 36-33 win over Beaufort. The victory ended the Fort’s drought in region play just ... full story

Fort Dorchester wins home opener

Fort Dorchester quarterback Ethan Long threw five touchdown passes as the Patriots defeated Irmo 42-27 in the Patriots’ home opener. Long completed 20 of 32 pass attempts for more than 300 yards in the game. Patriot receivers TJ Smith and Devro ... full story

Patriots expecting hungry Irmo team

Tonight Fort Dorchester hosts an Irmo team hungry for a win. The Yellow Jackets opened their season with a pair of games against very formidable AAAA opponents. In Week Zero Irmo lost 24-0 to Dutch Fork and last week Goose Creek stomped the Jackets 5 ... full story

Patriots, Wave, Swamp Foxes advance

Fort Dorchester avenged a regular-season loss with a 31-17 victory over Stratford Friday in the first round of the Class AAAA, Division I playoffs. Stratford capitalized on two fumble recoveries early in the game to take a 14-0 lead and gashed the F ... full story

Patriots edge past scrappy Swamp Foxes

The Ashley Ridge celebration was short-lived. The Swamp Foxes took a 33-32 lead on a Cameron Cox 7-yard touchdown run with only 1:29 remaining in Friday’s game at Fort Dorchester. But 46 seconds later, Patriot quarterback Ethan Long threw to T.J. Sm ... full story

Patriots fare better than others

The Patriot football team was the only Dorchester County team to rise to the occasion Friday night. Fort Dorchester (5-5) earned a 34-23 win over Wando (5-5) in Mount Pleasant. The Patriots out gained the Warriors 425 yards to 283 with the majority ... full story

Patriots hold off Wildcats

T.J. Freeman’s sack of West Ashley quarterback Thomas Woodhead in the final 30 seconds of play pretty much sealed the deal for Fort Dorchester. The Patriots (4-4) won a hard-fought battle with the Wildcats (2-6), holding off a late West Ashley push ... full story

Patriots ground Eagles with late surge

Fort Dorchester came back from a 14-point deficit early in the game to defeat Beaufort 34-29 Friday at Bagwell Stadium. The Patriots had a slow start and several special teams disasters, but dominated the third quarter to take the lead and momentum. ... full story

Dorchester teams notch wins in Week 1

Four Dorchester County schools opened their football season with a win Friday. De'angelo Henderson rushed for 259 yards and five touchdowns to lead Summerville past Conway, 50-26, in the season opener for both schools before a crowd of more than 6,0 ... full story

Fort wins opener with Woodland

The Fort Dorchester defense returned to old form by the end of the game to secure a 31-20 victory, but not before Woodland gave Patriot fans a good scare. Woodland, a 2-A school playing 4-A Fort Dorchester for the first time, kept the game close mos ... full story

Bengals draft Dunlap

Former Fort Dorchester standout Carlos Dunlap Jr. was drafted by the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals Friday.The 6-foot-6-inch, 277-pound defensive end was the 22nd pick of the second round and 54th overall selection in this year’s draft. Dunlap got the call ... full story

Patriots claim second state wrestling title

Rock Hill won the first match of the Class AAAA state wrestling championship, but it was all Fort Dorchester from there.Fort Dorchester was so powerful in the first nine matches of the evening it was able to forfeit the final five and still earn a 36 ... full story

Dunlap to enter NFL draft

Quarterbacks and offensive coordinators in the SEC should be able to rest a little bit easier now.On Monday, Florida defensive end Carlos Dunlap announced he will forgo his senior season and enter the NFL draft. In an interview granted Tuesday, the 6 ... full story

Patriots win Porter-Gaud Holiday Tournament

The Porter-Gaud Holiday Tournament boys’ championship was expected to be a shootout, but under the pressure of the Fort Dorchester defense Berkeley came out shooting blanks.The Patriots (8-0) used an aggressive defense and ran the floor to dominate t ... full story

Patriots hold off Warrior rally

North Charleston – The Patriot special team units had a big night in a 16–14 win over Wando Friday.A turnover on a botched punt led to one Fort Dorchester score and Patriot kicker Josh Hall made three field goals, from 40, 34 and 32 yards.Wando held ... full story

Patriots shutout Knights

The Patriots made big plays to jump out to an early lead and then played conservatively to earn a shutout over Stratford Friday.Fort Dorchester took a 10-0 lead into the half on a Josh Hall field goal and a touchdown reception by Keshon Flores. That ... full story

Pressure is on the defense this Friday

Potent offenses are on tap for three area football teams.On Oct. 9, Summerville, Fort Dorchester and Pinewood all face teams that know how to find the end zone.The Wave hosts James Island for its homecoming game; the Patriots host Stratford; and the ... full story

Patriots notch region victory

Colleton County made plays, but too many were called back for the Cougars to win at Fort Dorchester Friday.Colleton (2-4, 0-1) had two touchdowns as well as some other potential momentum-changing plays called back on penalties as the Patriots (4-2, 1 ... full story

Patriots survive 'ugly game'

Colleton County made plays, but too many were called back on penalties for the team to win at Fort Dorchester Friday.In a game marred by penalties, the Patriots defeated the Cougars 34-28. Colleton had two touchdowns called back on flags as well as s ... full story

Patriot swimmers looking strong

The Fort Dorchester swim teams are eyeing region titles.The Patriots notched big wins last week and are hoping their momentum will carry them to victory in Saturday’s Region 8-AAAA Championship scheduled for 11 a.m. at the W.L. Stephens pool in West ... full story

Wave downs Patriots in thriller

The Green Wave held off a second half rally by the Patriots to earn a 17-13 victory Friday in North Charleston.“I’m getting too old for this,” Summerville coach John McKissick said with a smile on his face. “But I feel good for our kids. They played ... full story

Eagles rally past Patriots

Fort Dorchester lost another close one to Beaufort, falling 17-22 to the Eagles Friday.The Patriots took a 17-13 lead into the half, but then made some costly turnovers as the Eagles held them scoreless for the final two quarters.It marked the Eagles ... full story

Wave, Patriots open with win

The Summerville and Fort Dorchester football teams opened their seasons with wins on the road Aug. 28.The Green Wave traveled to Conway and triumphed over the Tigers 41-6. On a sloppy field caused by steady rain in the area, junior tailback De’Angelo ... full story

Dunlap added to watch list

Former Fort Dorchester standout Carlos Dunlap has been put on the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophey Watch List.Dunlap, now a defensive end for the University of Florida, is one of 62 players selected for the prestigious honor.TCU end Jerry Hughes and Sout ... full story

Eads signs with Winthrop

Randall Eads finished his senior season as Fort Dorchester’s all-time leading scorer. Now he’s going to see what he can do with the Winthrop University soccer team.Due to his decorated soccer career, both in high school and club ball, Eads had some c ... full story