Drew Pember guards PC's Owen McCormack last season (PC photo). https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Drew Pember will look familiar to Presbyterian College’s returning players when he trots onto the Templeton Center court on Saturday for the 2 p.m. game between the Blue Hose and Pember’s UNC Asheville Bulldogs. The last time they saw him, Pember dropped 48 points …
High schools get back to work
Martineze Shaw (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Laurens County’s high schools resumed play after the holidays on Wednesday night to a mixed bag of results. Clinton and Laurens Academy split their boys’ and girls’ games with the local girls coming out on top both times. Laurens District dropped both games at Greenwood. Oddly, but significantly, Clinton …
Depleted Paladins fall at UNCG, 79-68
Carter Whitt (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ GREENSBORO, N.C. – Not to be outdone after falling to Anderson with its two leading scorers sidelined, Furman played its Southern Conference debut with the top three unavailable for duty on Wednesday night. Not surprisingly, UNC Greensboro, the team picked to finish second to the Paladins in preseason coaches’ rankings, …
Road rules in PC league openers
Tilda Sjokvist fueled a rally. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Tilda Sjokvist spurred a furious fourth-quarter comeback in Presbyterian College’s Big South opener at Templeton Center on Wednesday night. It wasn’t enough. Catherine Alben, Charleston Southern’s sophomore guard from Snellville, Ga., buried the Blue Hose with 24 points – and six triples in nine tries – …
Paladins aim for surge in SoCon
By MONTE DUTTON Ben VanderWal (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It’s been a while now since Furman was picked by media and coaches to defend successfully the Southern Conference men’s basketball championship it won last season. The Paladins likely wouldn’t win those polls now. It’s been a rough-and-tumble ride for the Paladins, who lost to Division II …
Blue Hose shake Koalas in 2nd half
Bryanna Belton (PC photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Presbyterian College restored order in the second half and, led by 27 points from Bryanna Belton, defeated Columbia College, 63-52, in a Sunday-afternoon women’s basketball game at Templeton Center. Belton, a sixth-year center from Goodyear, Ariz., buried 11/15 shots with nary a three-pointer and 5/8 free throws as the Blue …
Firm of Sydney & Sydney prosecutes NCCU case
Sydney Ryan (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Led by the Sydneys – Ryan scored 16 and James 14 -- Furman dominated the second half and dispatched North Carolina Central, 73-63, at Timmons Arena in a Sunday women’s basketball matinee. It took a third-quarter surge – Furman outscored the Eagles, 24-11 -- for the Paladins to close out …
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PC beats up Johnson & Wales, 91-67
Kaleb Scott enjoys the plaudits of his teammates. (PC photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Kaleb Scott, Presbyterian College’s junior forward from Raleigh, N.C., played a splendid game to lead the Blue Hose past Johnson & Wales (Charlotte) on Saturday afternoon at Templeton Center. Scott, who transferred to PC from Georgia State, recorded his first “double-double,” tacking on 12 …
Anderson stuns Paladins, 79-74
Garrett Hien works against Anderson's Mack Burgett. (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Who knew Furman’s 10-game winning streak at Timmons Arena would be broken by Anderson? The Division II Trojans, coached by ex-Paladins assistant Jimmie Williams, upended Furman, 79-74, on Saturday. The Furman offense looked rudderless in point guard J.P. Pegues’ absence. From Anderson’s perspective, it was …
Paladins prepare for SoCon push
By MONTE DUTTON Bob Richey watches the Paladins closely. (Monte Dutton photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Remain calm. All is well. Relax. There’s nothing wrong with raised expectations. They are unavoidable after last season, when Furman went 28-8, won the Southern Conference and pulled off a first-round upset in the Big Dance. Jalen Slawson is either in Sacramento, …
Nightrider's Lament 