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title: "Chapin Opens Class 5A Football Playoffs at Hillcrest Nov. 6"
url: https://www.herechapin.com/2026/11/01/chapin-opens-5a-football-playoffs-at-hillcrest/
date: 2026-11-01T04:51:01-05:00
modified: 2026-11-01T04:51:01-05:00
author: "Joshua John Sr."
categories: ["High School Sports"]
site: "HERE Chapin"
attribution: "HERE Chapin"
---

# Chapin Opens Class 5A Football Playoffs at Hillcrest Nov. 6

> CHAPIN, S.C. — Chapin High School will open the state football playoffs on the road. The Eagles drew the No. 11 seed in the Class 5A Upper State bracket and will play at sixth-seeded Hillcrest in Simpsonville in the first round on Friday, Nov. 6. The statewide playoff schedule sets first-round kickoffs for 7:30 p.m.

*Source: [HERE Chapin](https://www.herechapin.com/2026/11/01/chapin-opens-5a-football-playoffs-at-hillcrest/) — November 1, 2026 by Joshua John Sr.*

CHAPIN, S.C. — Chapin High School will open the state football playoffs on the road. The Eagles drew the No. 11 seed in the Class 5A Upper State bracket and will play at sixth-seeded Hillcrest in Simpsonville in the first round on Friday, Nov. 6.

The statewide playoff schedule sets first-round kickoffs for 7:30 p.m. unless a different time is listed, and no other time is shown for this game.

Chapin comes in at 5-5 overall after a 1-3 run through Region 3 play. Hillcrest, the Rams, finished 4-6 overall but went 3-2 in its own region. The Eagles were 2-3 on the road this fall, and the Rams were 2-3 at home.

The two teams put up nearly the same offense over the regular season. Chapin scored 295 points, an average of 29.5 a game, while Hillcrest scored 284, or 28.4 a game. The Eagles averaged 333.1 total yards a game to 298.8 for the Rams. Quarterback Tyler Black has led Chapin with about 158 passing yards a game, and running back Charlie Howell has averaged 101.7 rushing yards.

The top four seeds in the Upper State, Northwestern, Dutch Fork, Byrnes and Dorman, have first-round byes. Elsewhere in the bracket, Lexington, the No. 10 seed, plays at No. 7 Fort Mill the same night.

The state semifinals follow on Nov. 27, with the higher-seeded team hosting. The Class 5A title game is set for 8 p.m. on Dec. 5 in Orangeburg, at South Carolina State’s Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

Chapin High School, home of the Eagles, is at 300 Columbia Ave. in Chapin and competes in SCHSL Class 5A, Region 3.