Clinton passed the official JV football opener with red colors flying on Thursday night at Wilder Stadium.

The Red Devils slammed rival Laurens, 46-6, in front of a crowd as overheated as the game itself. Five different runners – Rhett Gilliam, K.J. Vance, A.Z. Simmons, Angelo Cromer and Lincoln Alexander – scored rushing touchdowns, and quarterback Owen Glenn hit Safyre Tribble for a scoring pass.

Three Clinton defenders – Eric Cunningham, Noah Garrett and P.J. McGowan – intercepted passes.

Clinton led 28-0 at halftime.

Presbyterian opened men’s soccer with an 8-1 laugher against Southern Wesleyan. Much of the laughter came as a result of Viktor Faaborg Christensen’s hat trick (i.e., three goals).

Christensen scored one goal in the former half and two in the latter.

The Blue Hose visit Davidson on Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.

Woodruff defeated Laurens in volleyball – 3-1 in varsity and 2-0 in JV – in the Raiders’ gym to open the season. Za’Khia Davenport led the Laurens varsity with 18 digs and four aces. Alice Barron collected eight kills and five blocks.

Thornwell opened volleyball with a 3-1 victory over Union Christian Day. The Saints will be back at home on Tuesday against Ware Shoals.

Fan Day is Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium, beginning at 10 a.m.

Steve Benson begins his career as PC volleyball coach at a 3-match tournament at UNC Wilmington. The Blue Hose opened versus Stetson on Friday afternoon.

The Big South Conference has awarded High Point University hosting rights for the league’s men’s and women’s basketball tournament, to be played March 6-10, 2024, at 4,500-seat Qubein Arena.

The winningest football coach in South Carolina State history, Buddy Pough, is stepping down after 22 seasons at this one’s end. Pough, an Orangeburg native, has been a friend of the Laurens County Touchdown Club for many years.

The Bulldogs are starting Pough’s final season early, taking on Jackson (Miss.) State in the SWAC-MEAC Challenge on Saturday night (ABC, 7 p.m.) in Atlanta.

Most college teams get underway next week, beginning on Thursday night with Furman’s opener – in chrome helmets, no less – against Tennessee Tech at Paladin Stadium.

PC is at Murray (Ky.) State on Saturday, Sept. 2. South Carolina takes on North Carolina in Charlotte. Clemson opens at Duke on Monday night, Sept. 4.

Etc., etc.

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