Rock Hill wasted little time making a statement to open the 2026 South Carolina high school football season.
Quarterback Jonah Young threw two first-half touchdown passes, and the Bearcats forced three turnovers — including two interceptions in the closing minutes — to hold off Irmo, 24-14, in a matchup of High School On SI South Carolina Top 25 teams at W.C. Hawkins Stadium.
Irmo rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit to pull within three points, but Rock Hill’s secondary slammed the door twice in the fourth quarter…