Vote now: Who should be SBLive’s South Carolina High School Coach of the Week (Sep. 29-Oct. 1)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s South Carolina High School Football Coach of the Week for Sept. 26-30 as nominated SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Thursday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday, Oct. 3.

THIS WEEK’S SOUTH CAROLINA COACH OF THE WEEK NOMINEES

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Kelvin Roller, Dillon

Imagine what was going through Roller’s head when his team was foiled on a fake punt out of its own end zone, surrendering an early touchdown and then fumbling in the red zone.

All of that ended up as a blip after the undefeated Wildcats rolled past Loris 41-14. The Wildcats are 6-0 in Roller’s second season as head coach. Roller was the longtime offensive coordinator at Dillon, winning five state championships. In his first season, the Wildcats went 9-1.

It's Roller’s program now and it’s obviously in great shape.

Bennett Weigle, Ben Lippen

The Falcons are sitting at 5-2 after a 45-6 win over New Hope Leadership Academy. They trounced Cardinal Newman 63-28 the previous week.

Weigle, the former Richland Northeast coach, is in his first season at Ben Lippen. The Falcons were 1-10 last season, so Weigle has engineered a big turnaround.

Mark Hodge, Spartanburg

Spartanburg beat 5-A power Byrnes 36-23 to improve to 4-3. The Vikings have played a rugged schedule, so don’t let the record fool you.

The Vikings are also a traditional power, so their surge isn’t surprising.

Stewart Young, Saluda

The undefeated Tigers opened their region schedule with a 42-0 whitewashing of Pelion. They’re 6-0 and appear to be heading for another big season.

Success is nothing new for Young, who guided Saluda to the 2019 2-A state championship.

Jody Jenerette, West Florence

Jenerette is on here again after West Florence beat Myrtle Beach for the first time ever. The Knights are 6-0 and beating the Seahawks is a great way to start the region schedule.

Jarvis Littlejohn, Denmark-Olar

Denmark-Olar reached 4-1 after a 53-37 win over Ridge Spring-Monetta. The Vikings lead their region with a 3-0 record and appear ready to improve on last season’s third-place finish.

Bryce Lybrand, Beaufort

The Eagles have won five in a row since losing their season-opener to 5-A opponent Fort Dorchester. Beaufort beat Phillip Simmons 34-14 on Wednesday to open 3-A region play.

Beaufort’s success is a continuation from the 2021 season when the Eagles went 12-3 and reached the 3-A state championship game.

J.C. Threatt, Estill

The Fighting Gators walloped 2021 1-A state runner-up Bamberg-Ehrhardt 40-6 to open region play in impressive fashion. They’re now 5-1 in Threatt’s second season as head coach.

Estill was 3-9 in 2021, so Threatt has turned around the program.