"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
By MONTE DUTTON Clay Hendrix (Furman photo) Click here. The Southern Conference schedule begins for Furman at home when Samford takes on the Paladins at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The Paladins have already dropped as many games as in the entire 2024 season, in which they won their 15th SoCon title. Head coach Clay Hendrix …
Continue reading Furmanology: Hendrix says Furman flaws are fixable
By MONTE DUTTON Bailey Memorial Stadium will be under the lights again (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Steve Englehart likens Presbyterian College’s first four football games to exhibitions. No surprises, thus far. The Blue Hose were outmatched in the opener, a 63-10 loss to Southern Conference member Mercer (4-0). Then, as expected, they defeated Erskine, …
Continue reading County Signs: Davidson regularly gets in a rush
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. I sat in the press box of Bailey Memorial Stadium on Saturday, nervously keeping tabs of Furman-William & Mary on the cell and watching a revised version of the same football game. Unusually rested because Friday night’s high-school road trip was buffered by the college battles taking place …
Continue reading Furmanology: Bad news up close and far away
By MONTE DUTTON Collin Hurst fueled a comeback (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Dammit. Presbyterian College deserved better on Saturday night. The scoreboard revealed that Gardner-Webb, what with scholarships and all, doubled the Blue Hose, 42-21. Well, I mean, if you want to go by the score … An upset didn’t slide away. It slid …
By MONTE DUTTON The Crusader senior ran roughshod (Courtesy John Clayton) Click here. Garrett Murphy was a wrecking crew on Friday night in Laurens Academy’s 52-36 victory over King Academy at Todd Kirk Field. Murphy rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 10.8 yards a carry. In six games, the senior has rushed for …
Continue reading County Signs: Crusaders first to reach four
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. CENTRAL – Daniel High School is not only in Central but central to Clinton High School’s rare evidences of football frustration and despair. The Red Devils enter every game with high expectations. Few expected Clinton to venture into Dick Singleton Field and win, but its players did …
By MONTE DUTTON This isn't Ron Green Sr., but it is a golf writer. Click here. Oh, I’m doing what I’m usually doing on Fridays this time of year: cranking out some stories to get ahead and looking ahead to a long night. It’s a long way to Daniel for someone’s who’s got work to …
(Furman photo) Click here. It’s the Lady Paladin Invitational, teeing up for the 50th time on Friday at the par-72, 6,262-yard university golf course. The 54-hole tournament began Friday with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. The Paladins will teed off on holes No. 1 through No. 4 and opened in a group with Old Dominion, UNC …
Continue reading Furmanology: Lady Paladin Invitational tees off for 50th time
By MONTE DUTTON Clay Hendrix (Furman photo) Click here. I had an easy day on Thursday at the Laurens County Touchdown. I first got to know the guest speaker more than 40 years ago. When Clay Hendrix played football at Furman University, I worked there. I went off to chase stock cars. Hendrix went off …
Continue reading County Signs: Hendrix, Furman are one and the same
By MONTE DUTTON Grant Robinson manages traffic (Furman photo). Click here. On Saturday evening at Zable Stadium in historic Williamsburg, Va., Furman plays its most meaningful football game of the season to date against the College of William & Mary. The opener, a 76-0 calamity at Ole Miss, was the equivalent of a write-off. A …
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