By MONTE DUTTON Zach Switzer (5) breaks loose against Morehead State (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. In a world turned upside down, it’s comforting to know that the Presbyterian Blue Hose … have, too. Steve Englehart’s sea-to-shining-sea Blue Hose, who “don’t need no stinking scholarships,” go for their ninth victory in the relatively nearby city …
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Furman seeks to make things right at Chattanooga
By MONTE DUTTON Mercer contained Furman defensive end Joshua Stoneking (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Furman (5-4, 3-3 SoCon) and Chattanooga (4-5, 3-2) are vastly different schools with vastly different football programs. Somehow, the Paladins and Mocs tend to play fine games against each other. Among the SoCon middlings, the teams that play at noon …
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Red Devils face unusually tough opponent in first round
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook gets a lot of help from his friends (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. For any fans who might look at Friday night’s game at Wilder Stadium as just another first-round game, look again. In the past four seasons, Clinton has beaten Palmetto, 77-14; Travelers Rest, 49-14; Palmetto, 42-18; and Pelion, …
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High Point punishes Furman men; women clobber NGU
Charles Johnston (Furman photo) Click here. A home court helps but not normally as much as the difference between the basketball games played at Rock Hill Sports & Event Center and Timmons Arena on Monday evening. High Point blitzed the Paladins at the Field of 68 Tipoff Marathon while the women’s team dominated North Greenville …
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Blue Hose have their up and down
By MONTE DUTTON Samantha Mullock (25), Aretha Linger (8) and Allie Sykes (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Presbyterian College played something akin to boomerang basketball at Templeton Center on Monday. The Blue Hose women won by 68 points. The men lost by 21. The evidence suggests a disparity in the strength of the foes. PC’s …
Blue Hose get back on track, 43-14
By MONTE DUTTON Collin Hurst had one of his better days (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Behind a pristine performance from redshirt-sophomore quarterback Collin Hurst, Presbyterian rolled past Valparaiso, 43-14, on Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium. Hurst, from Davie, Fla., connected on 26/32 passes for 278 yards and touchdown strikes of 17 and 18 yards …
Mercer wins a mismatch, 52-28
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Croasdale takes a handoff from Trey Hedden (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. For the first half of a quarter and the first three minutes of the second half, Furman was better than Mercer. Unfortunately, a college football game is more than 10 minutes and change; almost six times more. The Bears …
An upset of Mercer would be big for Furman postseason hopes
By MONTE DUTTON Joshua Stoneking (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Furman football gets an opportunity to make a statement on Saturday afternoon when Mercer (6-1, 5-0 SoCon) takes on the Paladins at their eponymous stadium, kicking off 2 p.m. The Bears, obviously residing at the top of the Southern Conference, is ranked 13th in the …
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Familiar faces at the Touchdown Club
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. As I sat in the audience at Thursday’s meeting of the Laurens County Touchdown Club, munching on a Groucho’s sub, I thought about the speakers whom I’ve known the longest. I narrowed it down to three: Robbie Caldwell, Phil Kornblut and Pete Yanity. Pete Yanity Caldwell, who is best known …
Pierce’s return signals high hopes for PC basketball
Jonah Pierce (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The backdrop of Presbyterian College’s men’s basketball season is the exhibition games that opened the season … unofficially. The Blue Hose have played the devil and then the deep, blue sea. Most of the games this season are going to be somewhere in between. “’I’m very excited,” said …
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Nightrider's Lament 