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 …
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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 …
Expect touchdowns … lots of ’em
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Here’s some advice regarding Friday night’s high-school football games involving Laurens County teams. Take the Over. Most of the state’s opening round of playoffs exist principally for gate receipts, and a nice nest egg is likely to be tucked away in the aftermath of the game at Wilder …
Butts on shoulders
What a difference a year makes. (Caleb Gilbert photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Which is it? Has the world gone stark, raving mad or full, blown crazy? Mad or crazy? I can’t figure which. Part of it is I’m old. Young folks are getting acclimated. They don’t expect service after the sale. If they go to a chicken …
Big Red’s Richardson wings it when needed
Tushawan Richardson let eight go, hit six. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Clinton High’s football team relies heavily on the rush. Few Red Devil teams have passed as effectively. By and large, Clinton passes when it wants to, not when it has to. The Red Devils’ junior quarterback, Tushawan Richardson, is splendid. He is shifty. He …
Blue Hose not yet ready for Border run
Tyler Wesley runs the PC show. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Among all the steps and missteps involved in Presbyterian College football moving up to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, a linchpin is being able to compete in the Pioneer Football League against Davidson College. Based on an annual game between the Blue …
Nothing’s more fun than winning
Jack Barton (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman’s 16-8 victory over East Tennessee State on Saturday was everything a Homecoming can be except for a football game. As James McMurtry’s literary character, Augustus Macrae, said, “They’s worse things.” The Paladins are still in first place in the Southern Conference, and they’re likely to win it if they …
Red Devils take pre-playoff excursion
Carson Glenn against Woodruff earlier. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges GREENWOOD – The Class 3A football playoffs are a week away, and there was no need to get the Clinton Red Devils all tuckered out. En route to 51-13 victory over Emerald, the Red Devils took full advantage of three Kadon Crawford rushing touchdowns and one …
Nightrider's Lament 