Jada Session (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman women’s basketball is off to Johnson City, trying to make some headway in the Southern Conference race with a Thursday 7 p.m. clash with East Tennessee State. Coming off a 58-56 home victory over Mercer on Saturday, Furman (12-9, 2-3 SoCo) hits the road for its next two games. …
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Paladins find an extra way at The Citadel, 82-79
(Monte Dutton photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ CHARLESTON – For a half, Furman died by the three-point shot. For another half plus, the Paladins lived by it. The result? An 82-79, overtime victory Wednesday night over The Citadel that was ripped from the jaws of defeat in front of the kind of raucous McAlister Fieldhouse crowd (4,117) that …
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Blue Hose pull one out, 80-73
Kaleb Scott (PC photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Two men’s basketball teams that began the Big South season with high hopes played at Templeton Center on Wednesday night trying to pick up some pieces. Marquis Barnett picked up his share. The 6-4 junior guard from Saginaw, Mich., hit 8/10 (3/5 from three-point range) shots, scored 20 points, handed …
‘Go where you wanna go, do what you wanna do’
By MONTE DUTTON Furman's PJay Smith gets a helping hand from J.P. Pegues. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Here’s a scoop. There are things out there that I can’t figure out. I can’t figure out why it apparently bothers so many people that the world’s best tight end is seeing the world’s most famous woman. Traaaaviiiis …
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Raiders can’t reach Riverside
Zoe Young led the Raiders with 15 points. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges What happened at LDHS on Tuesday night wasn’t surprising. Riverside had already swept the Raiders in Greer. Region 2-4A is a tough track. The basketball games were similar other than the former being contested by girls and the latter by boys. Riverside won …
Both teams need turnarounds in a hurry
Marquis Barnett (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Two teams whose seasons are slip-sliding away face each other at Templeton Center on Wednesday night at 7. Presbyterian (9-13, 1-6 Big South) has lost six Big South men's games in a row. USC Upstate (6-14, 1-6) has, like the Blue Hose, lost an inordinate number of close games. …
Paladins need a pick-me-up in Charleston
By MONTE DUTTON J.P. gives PJay a hand. (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Life was but a dream until Furman happened upon Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium. As it relates to the Napoleonic palindrome: Able was I ere I saw Elba. A 10-point loss to the Terriers did not negate the five victories that preceded it. It …
Raiders fall, Devils off, LA girls streaking
(Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants At Presbyterian College and Laurens District High School, basketball season to date has been a matter of being better but not better enough. Both Blue Hose teams dropped Big South games on Saturday at Radford. Those are detailed under separate cover. USC Upstate (6-14, 1-6) is tied with Presbyterian (9-13, 1-6) …
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Good news in Greenville for Furman women
Paraskevi Koilia (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It would be a dank night in Spartanburg, but at least joy reigned in Greenville on Saturday afternoon. Sydney James came through for the Paladins in an exciting Southern Conference victory, 58-56, over Mercer at Timmons Arena. The 6-foot senior from Ocala, Fla., scored 10 of her 12 points in …
Radford turns Blue Hose red
Marquis Barnett (PC photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges RADFORD, Va. – For the first time this season, Presbyterian played men’s and women’s basketball games on the same day at the same place. Radford University lives in infamy at least until the Blue Hose and Highlanders play again in Clinton on Feb. 10. Quenton Ferrell’s men fell by 15 …
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