By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Carolina and Carolina – take your choice – were playing football on national television Saturday night, and the chain crew was late for the second half. I’ve never seen a chain crew late for the second half. I’ve seen “lightning in the area” delay the start of a game …
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Murray State assumes control in 2nd half
J.B. Seay scored the lone Blue Hose touchdown. (PC photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ MURRAY, Ky. – Presbyterian College gave a good account of itself in the first half on Saturday night at Roy Stewart Stadium, but too little offense and scholarships led to Murray State’s inevitable 41-10 victory in front of 6,953 mostly Racer partisans. With 2:15 …
A latter-days version of playin’ hurt
By MONTE DUTTON Furman and Travis Blackshear (1) played much better than I felt. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Friday night at Wilder Stadium was a game-time decision. Fortunately, I was good to go. Back-to-back night games are tough on a body, particularly one that got bowled over at Paladin Stadium on Thursday night. I saw …
Blue Hose to open, Raiders fall again
Steve Englehart opens season two. (PC photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian College’s 10-game losing streak is unlikely to end in the season opener at Murray (Ky.) State’s Roy Stewart Stadium on Saturday night at 7 p.m. EDT. Steve Englehart’s second season figures to be considerably better, but opening against the Racers is a stern assignment. Dean Hood’s …
Red Devils keep pounding away, 42-7
By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson (14) to Kadon Crawford is a reliable combo. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Clinton keeps pushing forward with reckless abandon, sending wave after wave of red-clad Devils into action, the latest example being Friday night’s 42-7 victory over Newberry. “I thought our guys played with a lot of intensity,” said Clinton …
Paladins clip Eagles’ wings in 2nd half
By MONTE DUTTON Dominic Roberto scored twice on 9-yard runs. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It took a while, but Furman wound up glittering as much as its helmets in a season-opening 45-10 conquest of Tennessee Tech in Thursday-night football at Paladin Stadium in front of 9,827. Nothing like the chrome on display under lights ever …
Red Devils seize early edge
Kason Copeland rambles against the Raiders. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Football. It’s where we go. It’s what we watch on TV and listen to on the radio. Clinton High (2-0) is trying to keep it going. Presbyterian College is getting started. Laurens High (0-2), Laurens Academy (0-2) and Thornwell (0-1) are trying to get …
Paladins back in black (and chrome) on Thursday night
(Elena Davidson photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman embarks Thursday night on a football season that could not possibly have arrived too soon. The second Paladin Stadium game on a Thursday night is also the second in as many years. Clay Hendrix’s seventh season as Furman head coach begins against Tennessee Tech of Cookeville, and his latest edition …
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Friendly places, smiling faces …
Darlington Raceway (NASCAR Images) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants I’m going to miss a unique opportunity to go to my three favorite places in the next four nights. I’ll be at Paladin Stadium to write about Furman playing Tennessee Tech on Thursday at 7. I’m going to be at Wilder Stadium to write about Clinton High playing Newberry on …
Time to bring it on
(Elena Davidson photos) With great talent comes great responsibility. No one has higher aspirations this season than Clay Hendrix’s Furman Paladins. To a man, they think they can win it all, and they are not alone. https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Preseason rankings have placed the Paladins as high as fifth nationally, and the consensus is sixth in the …
Nightrider's Lament 