The years that followed were leaner, quieter. The kind of quiet a town remembers because it used to be so loud. Thank you to @midlandstech for supporting this series. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #HopkinsSC @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

“We got a whole team to chase the lion.” — Coach Curnell Before a Friday night, Coach Curnell tells the defense exactly what they don't have. “Nobody here with 4 or 5 star.” Everybody has only the tools and abilities they were given. “But the one good thing is, if y'all look around, y'all ain't gotta go by yourself.” Then golden-hour warmups, and the break. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. IV · NO FEAR Still Underestimated. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #Brotherhood @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

Chase The Lion. Today at noon. Coach Curnell before a Friday night, on a roster with no four- or five-star recruits. What this team does have is each other. Then golden-hour warmups and the break. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. IV · NO FEAR #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #Brotherhood @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

By 1972, they weren't just good. They were ranked number one in the entire state of South Carolina. This class is chasing the same standard. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #SCFootball #HighSchoolFootball @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

My brother is a beast as a coach! Thankful for @CoachHowardII for believing in him and putting this together!!

“This group is totally tight.” — Coach Marlin Taylor Coach Taylor's first year landed right in the middle of COVID, when everybody was doing everything separately. This group stayed together anyway. “You throw a rock, you hit a whole lot of them.” That's why he loves this group, and why he does the job. “It's the reason why you coach high school football.” If that doesn't do something to your soul, he says, this isn't the profession for you. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. III · ALL HEART Still Underestimated. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #FootballDocumentary @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

Tightest Group. Today at noon. Coach Marlin Taylor's first year at Lower Richland landed in the middle of COVID, with everybody doing things apart. This senior group grew up together anyway. He explains why they're the reason you coach high school football. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. III · ALL HEART #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #FootballDocumentary @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

Rival towns had a saying back then: can't beat the creek. State titles in 1965, '67 and '70. Ranked No. 1 in South Carolina by 1972. Close to biblical. Shout out to our series sponsor, @SamuelsReynolds. This series doesn't happen without you. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #SCFootball #HighSchoolFootball @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

“It's in the game.” — Coach Curnell A multi-team scrimmage at Newberry College. “Let's get ready to compete.” The break goes up on one word: tempo. Coach Curnell on how he explains it to his players. When they turn on a video game, the first thing that comes on says EA Sports. It's in the game. “And that's kind of how I look at it.” UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. III · ALL HEART Still Underestimated. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #FootballDocumentary @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

Tempo. Today at noon. A multi-team scrimmage at Newberry College, and a break called on one word: tempo. Coach Curnell on how he explains the game to his players, starting with the first thing that comes on when they turn on a video game. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. III · ALL HEART #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #FootballDocumentary @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

Everything earned. Nothing given. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story, being recut and remastered for streaming. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #FootballDocumentary #Docuseries @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

“If I can't win, I won't lose.” — Coach Curnell The final week of summer workouts before the Fourth of July break. Coach Curnell's message starts with a warning: “Don't look outside this room for no superhero to come in and save you.” “It ain't a thought process to it, it's a mentality.” Then a lesson to take with it: some jobs need a hammer, some need a screwdriver. Don't take a hammer to the job you need a screwdriver for. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. II · FAMILY Still Underestimated. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #Brotherhood @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

If I Can't Win. Today at noon. Coach Curnell in the team room during the final week of summer workouts before the Fourth of July break. Nobody is coming to save them, he says. What they need is a mentality, and he says it until it sticks. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. II · FAMILY #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #Brotherhood @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

There are still places where Friday night high school football is as sacred as going to church on Sunday morning. Hopkins, South Carolina is one of them. Thank you to our series sponsor, @SamuelsReynolds, for believing in this story. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #FridayNightLights #SCFootball @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

“16 ticks left. One more shot.” Week One against Lugoff-Elgin. The first snaps of a brand new season for 25 rising seniors, the core of what Coach Marlin Taylor started building from nothing back in 2020. Midway through the fourth, Lower Richland finally cracks it open. Not a big lead, but a lead, with the clock now working against Lugoff-Elgin. A flag. Another flag. Another 10 yards lost, and neither team can afford it. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. I · COMPETE Still Underestimated. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #FridayNightLights @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

One More Shot. Today at noon. Week One against Lugoff-Elgin, the first snaps of a new season. 25 rising seniors, the core of what Coach Marlin Taylor started building from nothing in 2020, and a fourth quarter that comes down to the final seconds. UNDERESTIMATED: A Lower Richland Football Story · Ep. I · COMPETE #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #FridayNightLights @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

I’m gonna brag a bit.. about my boyz…first @CoachKendall31 for doing that cool operator thing he been doing forever! And for @CoachHowardII for setting the standard here in the midlands! And for @RidgeViewF_Ball for being the first to support @kendallprojects ! Keep hammering!!

Drive beyond the edges of Columbia, where the buildings begin to thin. Hopkins, South Carolina. Home of the Diamond Mine. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HopkinsSC #SCFootball @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_

25 seniors. One last shot. Gino and a senior class that has played together for five years. Still Underestimated. #Underestimated #LowerRichland #DiamondHornets #HighSchoolFootball #FridayNightLights @DiamondHornetFB @THEOLWHISPERX4 @SCFCA1 @DavidHe05739152 @coachMontM @fastdawg101 @Coachtimboallen @CoachJamison @LRHathletics @Bignickle51 @OphirHill_ @LouatTheState @iguerin @MovinChain @BSNSPORTS_SC @HighSchoolBlitz @Bradley706 @_Nard3 @CIWilson_2 @Josh_Tuck27 @dariusjack15 @jordanh_2 @1luhhchama @AdrianDavis5851 @JamereLinnen @ZiyearYates @jamellmyers4 @DanielGee_52 @Eric_Kirk0 @HUDSONSETHH @FryeMightbehim @MauriceHorry @Jeremiah_adams2 @StylesP2027 @kelson_solomon @007kev_ @quan18_