Here’s how Aiken, Edgefield and Barnwell football teams fared in week 10 of the season

The South Aiken offensive line holds back Midland Valley defenders as running back Drelyn Brown moves the ball downfield on Oct. 23. Taylor Beltz/StaffNorth Augusta 64, Fox Creek 0With one week left in the season, North Augusta has taken firm control of the Region 5-AAAA with a dominant win over Fox Creek in week 10. The Jackets didn’t waste any time in the first half, scoring on almost every drive to head into halftime with a 50 point lead.It’s rivalry week up next and North Augusta will face Midland Valley, who are coming off a loss to South Aiken. The Predators will head to Irmo in the final game of the regular season.Irmo 52, Aiken 0The Hornets had no answers for Irmo, who have been steadily building up steam since its loss to North Augusta earlier in the season. The loss puts them at 2-2 in region play ahead of rivalry week against 2-2 South Aiken. Next week will be a battle for third place in the standings as playoffs brackets are being written up.Irmo faces Fox Creek in the final week of the season with a chance to lock up second place in the standings.Saluda 31, Strom Thurmond 27The Rebels winning streak has been broken by Saluda, who takes first place in the region with the win. It was a close game early with Strom Thurmond going into halftime with a narrow 14-10 lead. It wasn’t until the second half when the Tigers started to wrestle back the momentum. The third-quarter was the difference maker as Saluda scored an unanswered touchdown to regain the lead.Strom Thurmond has one game left before the postseason against Orangeburg-Wilkinson, who are coming off a victory over American Leadership Academy.Silver Bluff 30, Pelion 20The Bulldogs are on a roll ahead of their most difficult opponent of the season in week 11 with another win over Pelion. They will play Saluda to close out their season on Oct. 30 following two wins in a row. It wasn’t an easy start to the season for Silver Bluff but it has slowly climbed up the region standings heading into the playoffs.C.A. Johnson 58, Ridge Spring-Monetta 8The Trojans continued to struggle with a loss to C.A. Johnson on Oct. 23. While they were able to put some points on the board, the Hornets easily overpowered them. Ridge Spring-Monetta will have its most difficult challenge in first-place Batesburg-Leesville to close out the season on Oct. 30.Blackville-Hilda 52, Barnwell 0The Hawks rode an explosive first half to a rivalry win over the Warhorses, taking a 44-0 lead by halftime. Barnwell wasn’t able to get anything going against Blackville-Hilda through to the fourth quarter, dropping to 0-3 in region play. Blackville heads into the final week in firm control of the standings with a 3-0 record.Hunter-Kinard-Tyler lies ahead for the Hawks while the Warhorses travel to Calhoun County on Oct. 30.Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 30, Wagener-Salley 20The region woes continue for Wagener-Salley in its final game of the season with a close loss to Hunter-Kinard-Tyler. The War Eagles will wait to see their fate in the playoffs during their bye-week in week 11 while finding a way to get back on track.