Live score updates: Creekside (GA) at Westside (SC)

Georgia and South Carolina powers collide as Creekside (GA) travels north to face South Carolina state champion Westside

Westside High (SC) head coach Brian Lane and quarterback Cutter Woods spoke during a preseason media day. The reigning South Carolina Class 4A state champs open against Georgia Class 4A state runner-up Creekside High (GA) on Saturday night. / Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK

Two Class 4A powers from neighboring states square off in their 2024 high school football season openers, Saturday night in Anderson, South Carolina, as reigning the South Carolina state champion Westside Rams host the Georgia state finalist Creekside Seminoles in a major test for both programs.

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Westside by quarterback Cutter Woods, a South Carolina commit who has thrown for 7,756 yards and 77 touchdowns in three seasons as the Rams starter. Creekside is looking to build off an outstanding 13-2 2023 season. Heading into the state championship game, where the Seminoles were defeated by Coffee, the only loss came against eventual national champion Mater Dei (CA).

Stay with SBlive for live updates, big play highlights and analysis throughout the Creekside at Westside game.

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Creekside	0	0	13	14	27
Westside	14	16	0	0	30

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LIVE UPDATES: CREEKSIDE (GA) VS. WESTSIDE (SC)

4th Quarter

End of Game.

Westside shuts down any comeback hopes that Creekside had, on the last play of the game Creekside was only able to gain five yards.

Incomplete pass on the WR reverse pass. :07 left.

Henderson secures the catch on the comeback route to move the chains. :14 left

Benson is forced to throw the ball away due to the pressure of Westside's defensive line.

Benson scrambles for 9 yards, play results in a 3rd and 4 with :56 left.

Benson is sacked and fumbles but the ball is picked up, 1:15 left.

Offsetting penalties, ball at the 25-yard line with 1:40 left.

Bam Henderson returns the punt to the 30, but multiple flags have been thrown.

Westside gearing up to punt, calls a timeout with 1:50 left.

3rd and 8 for Westside, ball at midfield. Woods completes a pass to Evans but is short of the first down and he stays in bounds. 2:00 left.

Richardson stuffed at the line of scrimmage, no gain on the play. He was down on the field for a moment and is now slowly walking off the field. Final Creekside timeout called.

Richardson with a 3-yard run on first down, followed by a Creekside timeout. 2:42 left.

Pooch kick attempt goes out of bounds, Westside starts at midfield.

TOUCHDOWN! Cedrick Kelley scores on the reverse. This makes it 27 unanswered points. 2:49 left in the fourth.

Creekside now has the ball at the 3-yard line and a touchdown is looking imminent.

Creekside has the ball on Westside's 20-yard line, Benson is moving the ball through the air and on the ground with his legs. 3:00 left to go in the fourth.

TOUCHDOWN! Creekside scores to make the scored Westside 30, Creekside 20. Creekside has scored 20 unanswered points in the second half.

Creekside starts with the ball on its 7-yard line.

Westside fails to really move the ball on yet another second half drive and is forced to punt.

3RD Quarter

Westside starts its drive at its 40-yard line.

Creekside's 2-point attempt is unsuccessful.

TOUCHDOWN! Benson finds the end zone for the second time on the QB keeper from seven yards out.

Roughing the passer penalty pushed the Seminoles to the 7-yard line.

Damien Henderson takes a five yard slant from Benson and does the rest himself, evading multiple defenders and finally getting pushed out at the Westside 15-yard line after an 80-yard run.

Creekside makes a big defensive stand on fourth, starts with the ball at their own 16.

INTERCEPTION! Ball intercepted by Sharode Richardson, his second on the day.

Creekside starts with the ball on its own 26.

Westside wasn't able to take care of the good starting field position, forced to punt.

Short kick returned to the 40-yard line.

TOUCHDOWN! Benson continues to put good runs together with three straight quarterback keepers and finishes the drive with a two-yard rush up the middle for six.

Benson with the quarterback keeper up the middle for a 20-yard gain, ball at the 29.

Creekside with a great kickoff return, ball starts at their 45-yard line.

Halftime

Teams out on the field warming up, two minutes until kickoff.

2ND QUARTER

Pass falls incomplete in the end zone, Benson was targeting Dickerson.

Cayden Benson finds Dylan Dickerson 25-yards down the sideline, Dickerson makes a tough contested catch. Ball on the 22-yard line with two seconds left on the clock.

Multiple Creekside penalties contiue to negate possitve yards for the Seminoles.

Corey Blair hauls in his first reception for 13-yards, ball is at midfield. 22 seconds left until halftime.

TOUCHDOWN! Woods steps up in the pocket and throws a 20-yard rope to MJ Lee in the back of the end zone.

De'masya Dawson gets his first catch of the night and gets Westside into the red zone.

FUMBLE! Malachi Peterson recovers the fumble at the Creekside 45.

Creekside starts its drive on its own 20-yard line.

BLOCKED! Extra point attempt blocked.

TOUCHDOWN! Sharode Richardson powers in the 2-yard run after being set up by Woods and the passing offense.

MJ Lee gets his first reception on the night, ball at the 15-yard line after the completion.

Bomar hauls in a 10-yard curl route and adds an extra five to push Westside past midfield.

Creekside will punt, Westside will take over at their own 43-yard line.

Creekside will maintain the ball on its own 34-yard line for a 3rd and 12. False start pushes it back to a 3rd and 17.

Two ejections have happened, one Westside and one Creekside player.

Fight breaks out amongst the two teams, there is currently a game stoppage.

Field Goal! Bola Gil knocks down the chip shot field goal to put Westside up 17-0

1ST QUARTER

Sharode Richardson bounces a run to the right side for 40-yards, ball on Creekside's 7-yard line.

First play of Westside's drive Woods finds Bomar on a slant that he takes for 35-yards to midfield.

Creekside moved the ball down to Westside's 15-yard line but on 4th and 1 Westside's defense made a big stop and forced the turnover on downs.

Creekside starts its drive at midfield after a good kickoff return.

TOUCHDOWN! On the next play Woods finds Bomar yet again for a 30-yard dot down the middle of the field.

INTERCEPTION! Sharode Richardson takes the interception back to the Creeksdie 30-yard line.

TOUCHDOWN! A little bit of trickeration and Woods find Bomar on the backside screen for six. In just a handful of plays Westside is in the end zone.

Cutter Woods with a 15-yard pass to Chamarryus Bomar to extend into Creekside territory.

Pass interference penalty on third down helps keep the Westside drive alive.

Westside starts first drive at its own 22-yard line.

PREGAME

- Early kickoff, game starts at 7:22

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET

- The two teams are on the field stretching as we approach the 30 minute mark until kickoff. Looks like Westside is wearing the all-gold with white helmets. Keep it right here for all the latest.