Presbyterian seeks its second victory over a Southern Conference member on Saturday when the Blue Hose visit Lexington, Va., to take on Virginia Military at Cameron Hall.

Presbyterian (5-3) defeated The Citadel, 71-64, on Nov. 14 in Clinton. The Blue Hose began the season with four consecutive victories, marking their hottest start as an NCAA Division I member (2007-present). The season began with a memorable 66-62 upset of Vanderbilt.

Elon defeated PC on a buzzer beater, 82-79, on Monday, handing Presbyterian its third loss in the last four games.

Quenton Ferrell’s fortified men’s basketball team has prospered via balanced scoring. Ten different players – Samage Teel, Marquis Barnett, Kaleb Scott, Crosby James, Jamahri Harvey, Trevon Reddish-Rhone, Jonah Pierce, Kobe Stewart, Kory Mincy and Carl Parrish – have already scored in double figures.

Teel leads the Blue Hose in scoring, averaging 14.0 points while handing out 3.4 assists per game. Barnett is second, scoring 13.4 per game with 3.5 assists. Pierce leads the Blue Hose in rebounding with 5.9 per game while averaging 10 points.

As a team, PC is averaging 77.3 points while shooting .485 percent from the field. The Blue Hose defense has limited its opponents to 71.1 points per game and .397 shooting.

The Blue Hose average 39 points per game in the paint.

Ferrell, in his fifth season, is one of 50 Division I coaches heading the program at his alma mater.

PC has played VMI four times in the past three season, winning each. The Blue Hose lead the all-time series, 10-7.

The Keydets enter the game with a 2-6 record with wins over Christendom, which is in Front Royal, Va., not heaven, and Clarks Summit (Pa.). VMI lost to Navy, 67-47, on the road in its most recent game.

Freshman guard Koree Cotton leads VMI in scoring at 14.6 points per game. Junior guard Brennan Watkins is second on the team at 14.1. Sophomore guard Taeshaud Jackson II leads the team in rebounding with a 10.6 average. The Keydets have both scored and allowed an average of 72.1 points.

VMI averages 72.1 points per game while their opponents have also averaged 72.1 points per game.

Laurens brought four basketball teams to Clinton on Friday night, and the Raiders and Red Devils collectively played each other to a draw.

Laurens won the girls’ varsity and boys’ JV games. Clinton won boys’ varsity and girls’ JV.

The Raiders slipped by the Clinton girls, 31-27, as Zoe Young led a balanced attack with 10 points. Keyorie Yeargin added eight, Faith Jackson seven, Tiyonna Jones three and Taliyah Ballard two.

One team or the other dominated every quarter. Laurens won the first, 12-5; Clinton the second, 13-8; Clinton the third, 6-2; and Laurens the fourth, 9-3.

No one for the Red Devils scored in double figures. McKenzie Clark led with nine, Ry’Daijia Mars had six, Mylayja Thompson four, Symiah Floyd and Zakalia Redd with three apiece and Bryanna Belton two.

Clinton (3-1) hit 1/8 free throws in the second half. Laurens (2-3) hit 7/9 in the fourth quarter.

Michael Henderson (21), Tushawan Richardson (18) and Devin Swindler (16) combined to score 55 points for the Clinton boys in their 72-68 decision over Laurens (1-4).

A duo dominated the Laurens scoring. TyJ Jones filled it up with 26 points, and Martinez Shaw scored 19.

The Red Devils led throughout – by eight points after a quarter, nine at half and 13 entering the fourth quarter. They had to weather a furious Laurens fourth in which the Raiders outscored them 21-12, sending Clinton (2-0) to the free-throw line repeatedly.

Henderson hit all six of his fourth-quarter free throws. The rest of the team was 3/10.

Henderson and Shaw each popped three from long range for their respective teams.

Clinton won the junior-varsity girls’ game, 17-15, while Laurens won the boys’ game, 36-30.

Never trust the General Assembly to run the state, let alone scholastic sports.

In apparent opposition to the S.C. High School League’s proposal to balance the perceived competitive imbalances of private and public charter schools, the state legislature is seriously considering a plan to dissolve the High School League and create a state agency to administer high- and middle-school sports.

The only current state to manage prep sports through government is Delaware.

The S.C. High School Sports Association would be an 11-member panel, appointed by the governor and legislative leaders, with a chair selected by the Superintendent of Education, according to the Charleston Post-Courier, which named Beaufort Rep. Shannon Erickson, chair of House Education Committee, as the proposal’s leading advocate.

It was open season on Warriors at Laurens Academy on Thursday night.

The Crusaders defeated different versions in basketball. Jason Marlett’s girls defeated Warriors from Greenville Tech Charter, 42-27, while the Travis Plowden-coached boys defeated the Oconee Christian version, 44-38.

Olivia Huck put up 23 points in the girls’ game, and Rylee Ballard also scored in double figures with 12.

Gracie Hall and Emily Suttles etched baskets into the scorebook with two points each. The girls are 3-1 in the young season.

The boys’ game was closer as Laurens Academy (2-2) pulled away in the final minutes.

Braydon Burke led the Crusaders with 16 points. Buddy Baker and Jared Willard added 11 apiece. Garrison Vaughn added four points and Garrett Murphy two.

Elias Littleton’s 14 points helped pushed the boys past the Warriors, 36-19. Micah Strait added 12.

Laurens Academy also won the middle-school games, both against Oconee Christian. The girls’ won 54-5, led by Braylee Burke with 15 points, and Brooklyn Senn added 12 and Mackenzie Runyans 10.

New Covenant of Anderson rolled into LA on a mission Friday night. The Cavaliers polished off the Crusaders’ boys’ team, 45-25, led by Connor Shields with 14 points and Zane Fulmer with 13.

Braydon Burke led the Crusaders with 10 points and Garrett Murphy added seven.

Presbyterian College’s nationally-ranked women’s wrestling team crushed a couple visitors on Friday night.

The Blue Hose overpowered Bluefield (W.Va.) State, 43-5, and Allen, 38-8.

Presbyterian (3-2) won 17/20 bouts in the romps.

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