Javen Cook (3) hits the hole (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Clinton High School’s football team takes a 3-1 record into Friday night’s game at Daniel. Both the Red Devils (3-1) and the Lions (2-1) have one loss. Both are ranked prominently in the S.C. Media statewide polls, Clinton second in Class 2A and Daniel …
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County Signs: Blue Hose must stand tough at home
By MONTE DUTTON Steve Englehart (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Presbyterian College’s football team is 2-1, coming off a 52-0 ransacking of Virginia University of Lynchburg, and all is right with the world. Success is fleeting. The next two Saturdays find the Blue Hose uncomfortably ensconced at home when Gardner-Webb and Davidson come to town. …
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Furmanology: Too many field goals in the pros
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The National Football League has to do something about field goals. As a colleague of mine used to be fond of saying, “Merciful God!” I spent a lot of Sunday idly watching games. After high schools and colleges – going to one, writing about others, processing photos, posting stories, winning …
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Furmanology: Ain’t a whole lot to my Sundays
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Sundays are lazy days, which is one of many reasons why the National Football League is so popular. The days leading up to it weren’t so bad. I went to Inman to watch Clinton play Chapman, but rain moved it up to Thursday. I was up till 2 …
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Paladins corner Stetson market, 48-7
By MONTE DUTTON Trey Hedden (8), center Chris Luna celebrate (Furman photo). Click here. All is well. Furman’s 48-7 victory over Stetson on Saturday was just what “the doctor” ordered. Doctors are prevalent on campuses. The Hatters are, well, Hatters. They play in the Pioneer Football League, which means Stetson doesn’t award football scholarships. Presbyterian …
Blue Hose deny existence of Dragons, 52-0
(PC photo) Click here. Not since 2021, the Year of Kevin Kelley Coaching Dangerously, has Presbyterian College dominated a football game so thoroughly. The Blue Hose doused any hints of fire from a band of traveling Dragons. Presbyterian demolished Virginia of Lynchburg, 52-0, at Bailey Memorial Stadum on Saturday afternoon. Here’s a modest prediction. Steve …
Raiders rebound … but not quite enough
(Monte Dutton photos) Click here. COLUMBIA – Laurens took on A.C. Flora on Friday night, still without a quarterback who is actually a quarterback. Nehemias Fernandez, one of the wildcats who took turns being Raiders, rushed 26 times for 215 yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t quite enough. The Falcons edged Laurens, 20-17, at …
County Signs: Scrambled eggs, or sunny side up?
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Have you ever awakened feeling discombobulated? Have you ever heard the word? My first thought was, Oh, geez, I gotta get to Furman. The second thought was, Oh, geez, I gotta get back to work on the Clinton game. My third thought was, Hmm. Nature calls. Clinton …
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Red Devils hit the field running, 49-27
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook on the prowl (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. INMAN – It wasn’t just another rainy night, but it was the second in a row. The final score of Clinton’s 49-27 victory on Thursday night at Chapman was a bit misleading. The Red Devils led, 35-7, at halftime, 42-7 midway through …
Furmanology: Weekend to arrive a bit sooner
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. The week accelerated due to the prospect of tropical-spreading rain, but by the time Saturday at Paladin Stadium rolls around, by gosh, I’ll be relatively refreshed. The Clinton High game at Chapman moved from Friday to Thursday, which in turns, moves me to Inman a night early. I’m …
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