NORTH AUGUSTA — Youth football teams from North Augusta and Columbia County battled during the second annual Gridiron Classic Nov. 18 at North Augusta High School.
“The Gridiron Classic is a friendly battle between Columbia County Youth Football and North Augusta Youth Football,” according to a news release from Cassidy Harris, public relations manager for Columbia County.
The 9-10 year-olds played first followed by 11-12 year-olds.
Fans packed out the crowd and donated canned goods for Golden Harvest Food Bank to participate in a raffle at the stadium.
In the first match up, North Augusta came out on top of the Columbia County team which had been undefeated for three years.
Christopher Rickerson, an Augusta University graduate, has covered area sports for Augusta University, The Augusta Press and Augusta Good News. Subscribe to the Augusta Good News newsletter here.
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