The Red Devils have won three straight games (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. For the first time, all of Laurens County’s football teams won last weekend. All the teams, combined, have a record of 19-12. The schedules range from Clinton High School and Laurens Academy, each of which have played eight games, to Thornwell, which …
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Furman aims to put Western Carolina behind
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Most everyone who watches sports overreacts. When I wrote about NASCAR for a living, occasionally I drew the ire of a famous driver (or owner, family member, sponsor, PR rep, etc.) for something I wrote. “You think I’m tough? Read my mail,” I’d say. “I’m Fans Light.” Back …
Ayers to bring his passionate message to TD Club
By MONTE DUTTON Mike Ayers (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. If you’ve never seen Mike Ayers speak to the Laurens County Touchdown Club – and there’s an opportunity every year – it’s time to experience the longtime Wofford College head coach from close range. It’s a lot like having Mike Ditka at The Ridge, though …
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Those Blue Hose keep rolling along
By MONTE DUTTON Steve Englehart (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. When football season started, hopes were high at Presbyterian College. The Blue Hose had improved from 1-10 to 4-7 to 6-6 in Steve Englehart’s first three years as head coach. They won their last four games in 2024. Things were clearly looking up, but damn. …
Furman hits the mountains flat
(Furman photo) Click here. Not only did Furman not come to play at Western Carolina. As it turned out, I didn’t come to watch. I followed the Presbyterian game electronically. It started at 1 p.m. – PC has played at 1 the last four weeks – and the plan was, to borrow from the TV …
Blue Hose keep on pulling the rope
Collin Hurst (8) passed for 175 yards (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – PC did it again. The Blue Hose remained in a state of suspended superiority, defeating Butler, 31-25, in the Selick Bowl in front of 3,682 fans on Saturday afternoon. Presbyterian (6-0, 2-0 Pioneer Football League) led most of the way …
Red Devils ride chariots of fire, 50-29
By MONTE DUTTON K.J. Vance scored the game's first two touchdowns on long runs (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. CHESNEE – A heap of Clinton Red Devils figuratively burned the Eagles’ Nest to a crisp on Friday night. Chesnee swooped, swung and soared but simply couldn’t keep up, falling by a score of 50-29. Clinton …
Two seek purple reign
By MONTE DUTTON Gavin Hall (6) became Furman's first 100-yard rusher against ETSU (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Furman is atop the Southern Conference football standings, at least in the loss column, and the margin is so small. Western Carolina (3-3), which the Paladins play on Saturday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium in Cullowhee, N.C., is, …
Blue Hose to face first real PFL test
By MONTE DUTTON Collin Hurst (8) spots B.J. Atkins (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Presbyterian College’s football team has thus far enjoyed a season of magic. The Blue Hose don’t award scholarships in football. They play in the Pioneer Football League, which is made up of Division I schools that give athletic aid in other …
Next test for Clinton is trip to Chesnee
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (3) is little but loud (Monte Dutton photos). Clinton (4-3, 1-0 Region 1-3A) puts a 15-game region win streak – spanning two classifications and regions and dating back to 2021– on the line Friday night at Chesnee (4-2, 1-0). The Red Devils and Eagles are in the same region, but …
Nightrider's Lament 