Senior defensive and tight end Aumar Robinson, naturally from Clinton High School since the Red Devils are still playing, is the Laurens County Touchdown Club Player of the Week.
Robinson’s performance was emblematic of a great Clinton showing in a 38-7 victory over Broome, which entered the second-round, Class 3A playoff game averaging 40 points per game.
Robinson made 5-1/2 tackles, three of them for losses, with three quarterback sacks and two hurries.
“Aumar was our leading Devil defensive player Friday night,” head coach Corey Fountain said. ‘He has matured as a person and a player. Aumar has worked tremendously hard in the weight room and on the practice field to become a starter on defense.
“He spent every day on the scout team the past three years trying to wreak havoc on the starting offense. I’m sure at times he may have gotten frustrated, but he kept coming to practice giving everything he had to give every day. It has been awesome to see him transition into the starting rotation this year.”
The Nov. 16 meeting will be at noon at The Ridge in Laurens. Player of the Week awards are presented by Farm Bureau Insurance of Laurens County.
This week is the Clemson at South Carolina preview with Patrick DiMarco representing the Gamecocks and former Clemson player and current assistant coach Danny Pearson the Tigers.
Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15. All meetings are at noon with the food service line opening at 11:45 a.m.
Presbyterian bombed the Johnson C. Smith Bulls, 76-40, in the Blue Hose’ first home game. Bryanna Bray led three double-figures scorers with 17 points.
Aubrie Kierscht scored 16 points and went 5/8 from the floor. Ashley Carrillo scored 13 points and also shot 5/8 field goals. Presbyterian (1-2) finished with 38 points in the paint and 25 bench points.
PC scored the game’s first 11 points and led 20-5 after a quarter.
The Blue Hose continue their three-game homestand with against Columbia International on Wednesday at Templeton Center, tipping at 6:30 p.m.
Take a look at the stats here.
The Clinton cross country team finished an all-time best sixth at the state Class 3A meet, led by junior William Reid, who finished 12th at a time of 16:50 and made all-state.
Senior Charlie Cody finished 27th overall with a time of 17:50. Junior Sam Gearheart finished 31st overall with a time of 18:00, and senior Hayden Stinson finished 35th with a time of 18:06.
The Red Devils had finished ninth three different times.
“Our kids have put in many hours and many miles since last May,” coach Lee Atkinson said. ‘This sport demands a lot of its athletes. It all culminates in the state championship.
We can now set our sights on the top 5 for next year, and maybe with a little luck, along with hard work and preparation, a state title?”
Two Laurens Raiders competed as individuals in the Class 4A meet. Sophomore Cody Patterson finished 24th at 17:16, and freshman Hunter Power was 27th at 17:18.
In the preseason rankings of the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association, Clinton, under first-year head coach Dontavius Glenn, is ranked eighth in Class 3A and John Gardner’s girls’ team is 10th.
Laurens’ Region 2-4A rival Greer is second in 4A boys. Riverside is 10th. Wade Hampton is third in 4A girls.
Clinton, which has been the perennial champion of Region 4-3A girls’ tennis. Chandler Dailey is region Player of the Year, and Clovis Simmons is Coach of the Year. Chandler and Libby Dailey, Kimora Wesley and Carley MacMillan made all-region.
The first four Division I colleges to field women’s wrestling teams – Iowa, Presbyterian, Sacred Heart and Lindenwood – took on each other at the Trailblazer Duals in Iowa City.
PC fell to Iowa, 44-1, and Sacred Heart, 26-18, but defeated Lindenwood, 25-20.
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