Tushawan Richardson (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Initial indications suggest improvement in the basketball prospects of Laurens County schools. Clinton’s girls’ and boys’ teams swept the games in Prosperity against Mid-Carolina. Laurens fell to Hillcrest, but the improvement over last year is evident. Laurens Academy swept Spartanburg Christian. John Gardner’s Clinton girls improved to 3-0, holding …
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Smith leads Furman’s slog past S.C. State
PJay Smith (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ South Carolina State was just what the doctor ordered – the doctor being Bob Richey – for Furman on its return to Timmons Arena on Tuesday night. Led by junior PJay Smith’s 20 points, the Paladins returned from a four-game road trip for a 86-78 victory over the Bulldogs. "We've …
Last-second trey ruins PC comeback
(PC photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants ELON, N.C. – Rob Higgins’ frantic three-pointer, off a fast break at the buzzer, lifted Elon to an 82-79 victory over luckless Presbyterian at Schar Center on Monday night. The Blue Hose, down 19 points in the second half, tied the score with four seconds to play on Jonah Pierce’s third-chance bucket …
Paladins to face one more shot of Chattanooga
By MONTE DUTTON Matt Sochovka collars Mercer quarterback Carter Peevy. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Surely Saturday’s game between Furman and Chattanooga will not be as, uh, nettlesome as the first one. A lot went wrong that turned out to be so right. The Paladins’ 17-14 victory, at Max Finley Stadium on Nov. 4, was the season’s …
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Blazers track Furman’s trail
J.P. Pegues had eight assists. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – UAB slipped free of Furman at the end of both halves, and the rallies made a difference in the Blazers’ 92-86 victory over the Paladins on Saturday night. UAB is one of those schools that requests it be referred to by an initialism, but …
Talking turkey and shooting the bull about ballgames
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ I feel as if I crossed over at about the time I placed a helping of ham and dressing on a plate next to the casseroles I missed the first time around. Turkey was assigned green-bean, mac-and-cheese, sweet potatoes and pecans, and turnip greens. Ham got hash-brown casserole, more …
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Same time, different results
Marquis Barnett (PC photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian College played basketball twice, at the same time, 264 miles apart as the highways fall, on Wednesday. The men were at Templeton Center, playing Tennessee Tech. The women were at Trask Coliseum, playing UNC Wilmington. Tips at both places went up a minute or so after 2 p.m. The …
Big game for the sophomore
Chris Boyd (24) and Kadon Crawford take care of Chester quarterback Trooper Floyd. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Youth was served in the final Player of the Week chosen by the Laurens County Touchdown Club. Sophomore defensive back Chris Boyd earned the honor for his performance in Clinton High School’s 27-24 loss to Belton-Honea Path in …
Two kinds of endings
By MONTE DUTTON Daryl Smith (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges I have no business taking any role in the hiring and firing of coaches, or, quite possibly, anyone else. I’m going to miss Daryl Smith. I enjoyed every minute I spent with him. I think the world of him and wish with all my heart he’d …
Sometimes it ain’t your day
By MONTE DUTTON Looking at a long day (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Many years ago, I had been at a (then) Busch Series race at (then) Lowe’s Motor Speedway, and my wise colleague Jim McLaurin and I returned to our lodging in time to see the end of the Furman-Appalachian State game on television. That day …
Nightrider's Lament 