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 …
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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 …
Crawford earns the trifecta
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 …
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 …
Nightrider's Lament 