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Football is back! This week, local high school cheerleaders, football teams, bands and powder puff teams from around the Lowcountry will come together for the annual kickoff to high school football season - the 46th Annual Hendrick Automotive Group Charleston/North Charleston Sertoma Football Classic at Johnson Hagood Stadium on August 11 and 12. With all the exciting new changes to the Classic for 2016, the Sertoma Club of Charleston is proud to announce that Darren Goldwater has been named the new public address announcer.  Goldwater, a television and radio play by play announcer and host, broadcasts college division sports on American Sports Network (ASN), Sinclair Broadcasting's national network available in 94 million homes. Goldwater is also a veteran of televised high school sports including Thursday Night Lights and Friday Night Rivals on MyTV Charleston. Goldwater has also had the opportunity in the past to work with the Charleston RiverDogs, The Citadel and t...

The 2014 44th Annual C.T. Lowndes and Company Sertoma Football Classic match-ups include: Thursday, August 21, 2014  Porter Gaud vs. Lincoln  Baptist Hill vs. Cane Bay  Hanahan vs. Summerville  Stratford vs. Timberland (2 Qtrs)  James Island vs. St. Johns  Goose Creek vs. West Ashley (2 Qtrs)  Friday, August 22, 2014  Academic Magnet vs. Stall  Palmetto Christian vs. Garrett  Burke vs. First Baptist  Pinewood vs. North Charleston  Northwood vs. Military Magnet (2 Qtrs)  Wando vs. Bishop England (2 Qtrs)  Gates Open: 4:00 p.m.  Kick Off: 5:00 p.m.  Tickets are $12 and can be purchase from local participating high cheerleading teams and at the gates the day of the event. Windwood Family Services, Eagle Harbor Ranch, Trinitas Foundation, Camp Happy Days, Boys Scouts of America, Ronald McDonald House, Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding, West Ashley JROTC, SCHSL, participating schools and o...

For the past 43 years, high schools from around the Lowcountry have come together to kick off football season at the Sertoma Football Classic. This year’s event, once again sponsored by C.T. Lowndes and Company, will be Thursday, August 21st and Friday, August 22nd at The Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium.  This annual tradition not only signals the beginning of high school football in the Lowcountry, but also assists local nonprofits to continue their missions with 100% of the proceeds going to local charities and schools.  Windwood Family Services, Eagle Harbor Ranch, Trinitas Foundation, Camp Happy Days, Boy Scouts of America, Ronald McDonald House, Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding, West Ashley JROTC, SCHSL, participating schools and other charities were all recipients of last year’s Sertoma Football Classic. Tickets are $12 and can be purchased from participating high school cheerleading teams or at the games. Gates open at 4:00 p.m., with the program starting...