By MONTE DUTTON Click here. On Wednesday morning, I had some time on my hands because a plumber was at the house, so while waiting to see how much the damage was – answer: a lot – I watched part of the Susan Smith parole hearing on TV.I have an offbeat memory from that time.The …
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County Signs: Resurgent Cyclones to blow in
By MONTE DUTTON Brett Young, then wearing No. 35, rushes Chester's Trooper Floyd in last year's game (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Chester (5-5) is neither the team ranked No. 1 in Class 2A before the season nor the one that lost its first three games.The visitor in Friday night’s playoff game at Wilder Stadium …
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Furmanology: A late win means a lot
By MONTE DUTTON Freshman Trey Hedden stepped back into the starting lineup and led the Paladins to victory (Furman photo). Click here. I spent the first half of Sunday catching up on this site, that and watching an old film noir titled “The Big Combo,” with Cornel Wilde and Richard Conte.As a measure of how …
County Signs: PC wins again; Crusaders in state finals
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I sometimes quibble with the basic math of football coaches.A team shouldn’t go for two until it has to. On Saturday night, Missouri was down, 21-6, and scored a touchdown. The Tigers went for two and failed. They tried because they wanted to get within seven points, but missing left …
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Furmanology: Basketball wins 4th straight; football pulls an upset
Pjay Smith dropped 29 points on Tulane (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. A vintage weekend in Furman athletics began on Friday night with big payback against Tulane on Friday night at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in men’s basketball and continued with a long-awaited football resurgence in Johnson City, Tenn.Both were as sweet as pecan pie.Seniors …
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Red Devils give Pelion hell, 56-0
By MONTE DUTTON Junior K.J. Vance hits his stride (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. The most important – and most exciting – play of Clinton’s 56-0, Class 2A playoff victory over Pelion occurred with 17 seconds remaining in the first half.After Pelion (2-9) ran out of downs at the Clinton 20, quarterback Tushawan Richardson and …
County Signs: Come to Wilder Stadium for at least a half
By MONTE DUTTON Clinton has won its last three first-round playoff games by a combined score of 168-42 (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The first round of the playoffs should be a parade. Or a fireworks display.That’s what it’s going to be, anyway.The Friday night Pelion (2-8) beats Clinton (7-2) at Wilder Stadium, Matt Gaetz …
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Furmanology: A tale of two Paladins
(Monte Dutton photo) Click here. The day after Bob Richey and men’s basketball ride a three-game win streak into the home Well, where another 3-0 team visits, Clay Hendrix and his football team visit Johnson City, Tenn., hoping to shine some light on a dim season,It’s a tale of two teams, the best of times …
Furmanology: Fringe benefits of the games
By MONTE DUTTON Bob Richey's Paladins are off to a fast start, and reinforcements are on the way (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. It turned chilly on Wednesday, but it didn’t start raining outside until after Presbyterian senior Kobe Stewart rained 6/7 three-pointers on Wofford in a 71-68 upset of Wofford.They’re both good teams. It …
Stewart shoots PC past Wofford, 71-68
By MONTE DUTTON Quinton Ferrell offers advice to Kobe Stewart, who didn't need much (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Kobe Stewart’s first name seemed pertinent on Wednesday night.Presbyterian College senior Stewart, an Augusta, Ga., product, led a 71-68 upset of Wofford by scoring 26 points, including 6/7 from three-point range. He was 2/7 inside the …
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