By MONTE DUTTON Kadon Crawford (5) hauls in a pass against Aiken (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges When a player is named Laurens County Touchdown Club Player of the Week, it means he had a great game. When that player wins it three times in one season, he’s had a great season. Such is the case …
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Blue Hose interfere with Commodores’ navigation
(PC photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Let the record note that the autumn of 2023 had its moments for Presbyterian College athletics. The Blue Hose don’t win that often. They stun. They shock. And basketball just started. It might become a habit. In front of 5,508 at Memorial Gymnasium, most of which likely wish they …
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Paladins lower banner, hand out rings
By MONTE DUTTON Marcus Foster scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Almost the same Din time. Same Din station. Three hundred, sixty-four nights after Furman opened the 2022-23 season with the first of 28 victories, 91-55 over North Greenville, different versions of the same neighboring schools met again at Timmons …
These are the good old days
By MONTE DUTTON Colton Hinton hauls in the first of two Carson Jones touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ I walked the sidelines of a high-school football game on Friday night for the first time in two weeks. It was good to be back on the grind, right up to 5 a.m. …
Chattanooga: Ordeal and triumph
Cally Chizik brings down Chattanooga's Javin Whatley. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Football, at its best, is a battle of wills. It is a fascinating test of valor against adversity and unforeseen circumstance. Furman misplaced a pair of 6’s it could rely upon at the deal. Captains, those two, quarterback Tyler Huff and free …
Blue Hose can’t keep Toreros at bay
San Diego's Dom Nankil stressed the short, peripheral passing game. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ The Pioneer Football League may not allow scholarships, but as the University of San Diego demonstrated to Presbyterian College on Saturday, winning games in it is no trip to the beach. Besides, San Diego left the beach behind while defeating the …
Mustangs rustle around a spell
By MONTE DUTTON 'Sure, we can do that.' (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants The Friday-night lights are full of skilled high-school quarterbacks who fill the air with passes. Sometimes those who are merely efficient get lost in all the clutter. Clinton High School has an underrated junior who came in handy in the Red Devils’ 42-18 …
Raiders book no Northwestern passage
(Courtesy John Clayton) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges ROCK HILL – District 3 Stadium is where Raider football seasons go to die. Few were surprised. Northwestern (10-1) eliminated Laurens from the Class 4A playoffs, 57-0, on Friday night. The Vikings haven’t lost to a team from South Carolina, let alone a fourth seed in the first round. Laurens (2-9) …
Toreros to visit for jet-lag cup
Tyler Wesley (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ It’s time for the Blue Hose to step up again. It's time to consolidate the gains. Steve Englehart has taken the best non-scholarship football program in the state – it’s not a large assemplage – a long way this fall. He and his staff have used the whistle, the …
Shooting marbles in Chattanooga
Tyler Huff was at his best last year versus Chattanooga. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ As the old western theme asked, Paladin, Paladin, where do you roam? Paladin, Paladin, so … far … from … home. And as Ringo Starr noted lyrically, You know it don’t come easy. The Southern Conference championship won’t be wrapped up on …
Nightrider's Lament 