Nick Danciu (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Greer rudely dashed Laurens’ hopes for Region 2-4A renewal Friday night, overwhelming the Raiders, 49-7, at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Laurens lost for the third week in a row to team nicknamed Yellow Jackets: Union County, T.L. Hanna and Greer. The Yellow Jackets amassed 411 yards of total offense to …
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Devils return home to pick up some pieces
Clinton hopes to get the home fires burning again. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Imagine the high-school football teams of Laurens County as four freight trains that all derailed on the same Friday night. In fairness, Clinton was the only team that was generally expected to win, making South Aiken’s 41-30 stunner the highlight. https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Check …
Presbyterian races to Indy with momentum
By MONTE DUTTON The Blue Hose awakened at Wofford. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Few football teams ever happened into a better open date than the one representing Presbyterian College. It won’t be hard to recall where I was on Sept. 16 when the Blue Hose stunned Wofford, 23-20, because I was there, along with, oh, …
Hitting the high points
Kadon Crawford (5) (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ The wide, wide world of sports is dotted with many absurd features among its bells and whistles. Not to mention the world at large. For instance, how can there be an indoor yard sale? How can a show be “live on tape from the Ed Sullivan Theater”? Or …
From a jack to a king
By MONTE DUTTON Sometimes it can go either way. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ When Presbyterian upset Wofford, 23-20, I thought, thank God, I saw it. When South Aiken upset Clinton, 41-30, I thought, thank God, I didn’t. In the latter case, I was listening to most of it after serving as one of the judges in …
Huff, Paladins pass (and run) past Mercer, 38-14
By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants http://www.printersassociates.com/ https://www.facebook.com/fiestagrande.ofclinton.9 https://www.clintontireservice.net/ https://www.facebook.com/steamersrestaurant Many quarterbacks throw the football for more yards than Furman’s Tyler Huff. Several ply their trade in the Southern Conference. Not many run and pass as well, but the Paladins’ 38-14 victory over Mercer on Saturday in the Southern …
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Clinton outrun by Thoroughbreds; Jackets sting Laurens
(Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Friends and neighbors, Friday was one miserable night of football for the fans of Laurens County. It was no carefree night in the moonlight for the players and coaches, either. Clinton lost. Laurens lost. Thornwell lost. Laurens Academy lost. Good time to be Presbyterian College. The Blue Hose don’t play at …
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Knight makes a Newberry connection
Todd Knight is in his 15th season at Newberry College. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Todd Knight came to the Laurens County Touchdown Club on Thursday. The winningest coach in Newberry College history is in his 15th season and his Wolves just polished off Emory & Henry in a mere eight overtimes. Knight has taken Newberry …
Paladins wary but confident
By MONTE DUTTON Wyatt Hughes at Kennesaw (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Clay Hendrix isn’t a hard man to figure. He’s a football coach by trade. He matches Steve Earle’s description of a road in Oklahoma: “straighter than a preacher, longer than a memory.” It’s not a “Nowhere Road,” though. It’s a road to success, paved by …
Zaravion is Shrine Bowl bound
Zay Johnson is Bearcat-bound. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Zaravion Johnson, often called Zay in the same way Donalds are called Don, is a member of the South Carolina Shrine Bowl team. The Clinton High senior is to play for the Sandlappers in the annual game against the Tarheels at Spartanburg High School on Dec. 16. …
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