By MONTE DUTTON Paladins converge on VMI's Hunter Rice. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The game before was a triumph of will. Furman’s 37-3 victory over Virginia Military on Saturday was a coronation. The Paladins were marvelous. “When you’ve got that target on your back you’r,e supposed to win every game, and everybody’s gonna play you hard,” …
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Blue Hose can’t break through again
Bradley Russ Martin (PC photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ DES MOINES, Iowa – Steve Englehart’s Presbyterian Blue Hose have improved all season in ways that are hard to measure. Drake’s 16-14 victory on Saturday was more of the same. Drake has one more game to win – at Butler next Saturday – in order to lock up the …
Clinton plunders Centurions, 38-7
By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson unloads, well protected. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Wilder was a Stadium afire Friday night. Richardson was a Field of dreams. Clinton advanced to the third round of the Class 3A football playoffs with a smashing 38-7 victory over Broome in front of a chill crowd of 4,000 or so. The …
Pegues leads Paladins past Belmont
(Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ J.P. Pegues was back for the Furman Paladins in a Timmons Arena showdown against Belmont on Friday night. The junior from Nashville, Tenn., the Bruins’ locale, scored 23 points and established career bests with nine rebounds and a like number of assists as the Paladins rolled, 99-76. The victory marked Furman’s (2-0) …
Belmont to visit for early test
Marcus Foster (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman figures to get its first stern men’s basketball test at Timmons Arena on Friday night when Belmont visits for a 7 p.m. tip-off. The reigning Southern Conference champion Paladins opened on Monday night with an 84-68 victory over North Greenville. Junior Marcus Foster led the Paladins with 18 …
Tough test for Hose in Hawkeye State
Alex Herriott (44) (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian College’s greatest moment to date in the Pioneer Football League occurred in Des Moines, Iowa, and on the unlikely date of April 17, 2021. It was the weird COVID spring. PC’s quarterback was Tyler Huff, and its head coach was Tommy Spangler, and the Blue Hose drove …
Ain’t no stopping now
By MONTE DUTTON Carson Jones picked up the slack for Tyler Huff (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ A football season has a life of its own. Life has been good this week. Furman became the first team in America to clinch a spot in the FCS playoffs. The Paladins’ 17-14 victory at Chattanooga was about as gallant …
Lt. Huff leads the way
E.J. Wilson (69) and Wyatt Hughes (63) protect the field general. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It’s not hard to imagine Tyler Huff leading troops. Based on his direction of the Furman University offense, he’s a natural. The Armed Forces Merit Award goes each season to the individual or group with a military background, or involvement with …
Red Devils hope to tip tossup at Wilder
(Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Kamajay Brackett-Brannon. It’s a mouthful. He’s a handful. The Broome quarterback has passed for 1,702 yards and rushed for well over 1,221. He has completed 70.2 percent of his passes for 12 touchdowns and zero interceptions. Jaylen McGill has rushed for 1,762. Clinton is the champion of Region 4-3A. Broome is …
Paladins come through for Curtis in debut
Tate Walters (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It seemed a little odd to have Furman play women’s basketball without Jackie Carson on the bench, but all was in order as Pierre Curtis debuted with a 71-61 victory over UNC Asheville at Timmons Arena on Tuesday night. Tate Walters scored 21 points, and Niveya Henley added 18. It’s …
Nightrider's Lament 