MONCKS CORNER -- The high school football season kicked off Friday night with Berkeley sophomore quarterback Henry Rivers putting on a show in a 41-26 victory over visiting Ashley Ridge.
But in Goose Creek, the Summerville at Stratford game was stopped at halftime and the stadium cleared after what turned out to be a false report of a shooting.
"I can confirm that we stopped the game and evacuated the field," said Goose Creek police chief LJ Roscoe.
In its first game after moving back up to Class AAA, Oceanside Collegiate fell by 35-7 at AAAAA Irmo. And in a battle of SCISA contenders, Northwood Academy edged Pinewood Prep, 24-21. In Fort Dorchester's first game under new coach Shaun Lorenzano, the Patriots beat Beaufort by 28-21.
While he did throw three touchdown passes totaling more than 100 yards, Rivers also rushed for more than 125 yards, scoring on a 56-yard run and setting up the go-ahead score with a 38-yard scamper to lead the Stags to a seventh straight home win, dating back to last season.
The Stags ran for more than 250 yards as a team, and trailed throughout the first half before tying the game at 20 when Rivers hit Kayden Bash on a 20-yard score with 4:00 left in the third quarter.
After Rivers' run set the offense up inside the 10-yard line, Jesse Brown bulled his way in from a yard out, giving the Stags their first lead of the game at 27-20.
Just seconds later, sophomore Cam McCue intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown for a 34-20 lead with 10:40 remaining in the game.
Ashley Ridge put together a quick score on a touchdown pass by Kalisz but missed on a two-point try to trail, 34-26 with 8:18 remaining.
Rivers and the ground game churned clock before Rivers tossed a touchdown pass to Kevin Boone with 5:15 to push the lead to 41-26.
Ashley Ridge ran 30 plays on their first two possessions of the game, converting four times on fourth down and finishing each drive with touchdowns.
Trevor Kalisz capped the first possession with a fourth down touchdown pass of seven yards to Bam Deweese for the early 7-0 lead.
The Stags answered with a touchdown on their first possession as Rivers connected with Jackson Mitchell on an eight-yard pass. A bad snap ruined the extra point, leaving the Swamp Foxes with a 7-6 lead with 2:10 left in the first quarter.
Kalisz added a six-yard run in the second quarter for a 13-6 lead. Rivers answered that score with a 56-yard scamper. A missed extra point left the halftime score at 13-12.
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Irmo 35, Oceanside Collegiate 7
Hilton Head 65, Stall 0
Cross 20, Calhoun Co. 3
Northwood Academy 24, Pinewood Prep 21
Porter-Gaud 59, First Baptist 35
Fort Dorchester 28, Beaufort 21
North Charleston 38, Military Magnet 0
Berkeley 41, Ashley Ridge 26
Patrick Henry 34, Academic Magnet 7
Gray Collegiate 17, James Island 14
Philip Simmons 28, Hanahan 26
West Ashley 10, Lucy Beckham 7
Goose Creek 41, N. Myrtle Beach 14
Wando 21, Socastee 10
Philip Simmons 28, Hanahan 26