By MONTE DUTTON Home never looked more welcome (Furman photo). Click here. I watched three football games, two of them, fortunately, on TV. Mercer crunched Presbyterian, 63-10, on Thursday. Clinton High raced past Laurens, 35-8, on Friday. Ole Miss destroyed Furman, 76-0, on Saturday. The combined scores were 174-18. For a Furman grad, seldom has …
Rebels swamp outmanned Paladins, 76-0
Dylan Chiedo (Furman photo) Click here. OXFORD, Miss. – Oh, 50 years ago or thereabouts, Winn-Dixie distributed cards for entries in a TV show of taped horse races. If No. 3 won and it was on your card, you won. It was the Draft Kings of its day. The show was called Let’s Go to …
The fire burns both ways
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I think Aug. 30 might end up being my favorite night of the year. It’s not just this year’s game for the Laurens County championship. It’s the game. It’s the atmosphere. It’s standing down on the field, trying both to take photos and pay attention to what’s …
Red Devils resist the raid, 35-8
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook breaks for the end zone (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. One hundred. Sixty. Four. Clinton’s 35-8 victory over Laurens on Friday night was the 100th of Corey Fountain’s head coaching career, the 60th all-time against the Raiders and the fourth in a row. The town was coming off a devastating …
County Signs: The rumble rises
By MONTE DUTTON Clinton won, 49-7, last year (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Football rumbles down a road. Basketball’s not the same. There’s almost a game every night. Same with baseball and most sports. NASCAR rumbles, but that’s literally. Maybe it vrooms. One aspect I love about football is … it’s organized. A game is …
PC mauled by Bears, 63-10
(PC photo) Click here. MACON, Ga. – Mercer handled Presbyterian on Thursday night, but it took a while. It took a while because the dreaded “lightning in the area” resulted in a 90-minute delay. It was a long time to wait for a butt whoopin’. The Bears won 63-10, totaled 500 yards, twice converted turnovers …
A vast array of ballgames
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Presbyterian at Mercer is Thursday night. Laurens at Clinton is on Friday night. Furman at Mississippi is on Saturday night. Someone asked me what I was doing. What do you think? The stories on PC and Furman won’t have my name on them because I won’t be …
Paladins to open against all odds
The Paladins lined up against the Gamecocks last year (Furman photo) Click here. Yes, it could be the best of times and the worst of times. Furman’s season opener takes place in the decidedly unfriendly confines of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. against the sixth-ranked Ole Miss Rebels. The money is needed, but …
County Signs: U.S. 76 revisited
By MONTE DUTTON Clinton's Corey Fountain and Newberry's Cedrick Jeter show off the belt. (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. The benefits of a Wednesday trip to Newberry won’t be cashed in until next week, when thoughts turn to the Bulldogs and the Battle of the Belt. Appropriately sponsored by Clinton-Newberry Natural Gas Authority, Clinton and …
Furmanology: Raves for the runners
(Furman graphic) Click here. Given its history of success, it comes as no surprise that Furman cross country is ranked by the – okay, take this down -- U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. That’s USTFCCCA, which doesn’t simplify things. Women’s cross country is ranked third in the NCAA Southeast Region preseason …
Nightrider's Lament 