Pictures and Video Clips from Thursday's Scrimmage Between Midland Valley and Ridge Spring-Monetta

Also includes a look at next Friday's 8-team Aiken Jamboree schedule

Joenathan Peeples - Jr. - Midland Valley

Ridge Spring-Monetta will open the season on the road against Augusta Christian on Thursday, August 18, in a game that will be televised on MeTV. The game will be the first of the season in the area, as most other teams will kick things off the following day.

The Trojans are coming off a 9-3 season and a trip to the class 1A quarterfinals. Head coach Brian Smith has compiled an overall record of 21-14 during his first three seasons. RS-M reached the state championship game in 2019, which was Smith's first season.

James Bosket - Jr. - Ridge Spring-Monetta

Midland Valley will host Grovetown Friday, August 19. The Mustangs have managed to win only 5 games during the past 5 seasons combined. But it wasn't long ago (2015) when the Trojans made it all the way to the state championship game. And the recent transfer of junior running back Traevon Dunbar has brought a buzz to the Valley.

Antrone Butler - Jr. - Midland Valley

(August 12) Aiken Jamboree Schedule

Both teams will take the field for a preseason scrimmage at least one more time when the Aiken County Jamboree returns on Friday, August 12, for the first time since 2019. Defending class 2A Lower State Champion Silver Bluff will host. Here is the lineup for the scrimmages:

6:00 P.M. (Quarter 1):

Ridge Spring-Monetta vs Aiken

6:45 P.M. (Quarter 2):

Midland Valley vs Wagener-Salley

7:30 P.M. (Quarter 3):

Fox Creek vs South Aiken

8:15 P.M. (Quarter 4):

North Augusta vs Silver Bluff

Coming Soon

Tonight we'll be on the sidelines for the preseason scrimmage between Evans and Thomson, which will be played at Evans. The game will be loaded with playmakers, and both teams will kick off the season two weeks later with a high profile matchup. Follow @AugBball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for coverage of the scrimmage tonight.