FLORENCE, S.C. -- At least one Pee Dee team is usually in the hunt for a SCISA state football championship.
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Williamsburg Academy's Gamble Wilson (3) and the Stallions won the program's third overall state crown with a victory over Colleton Prep in the SCISA 1A championship.
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Florence Christian QB Riley Minton passed for 978 yards and four touchdowns last season.
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Trinity Collegiate’s Robert Mack rushes for the game’s first touchdown. He finished Friday with 82 yards and two scores.
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Coach Jonathan King and the Pee Dee Academy Golden Eagles have won 2 state championships during the previous 4 seasons.
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Coach Keith Rogers' TKA Lions are entering their third year of 8-man football.
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