Bryanna Belton (courtesy John Clayton) Click here. So far, the flying colors in the Class 2A girls’ basketball playoffs are red and white.Then again, those were the colors of the teams the Red Devils have blasted. After defeating Liberty, 67-29, in the first round, Clinton (22-5), sprinted past Landrum, 45-19, on Thursday night at CHS.The …
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Smith, Paladins shoot Samford rapids
PJay Smith Jr. (Furman photo) Click here. What happened on Wednesday night at Pete Hanna Center and (technically) Homewood, Ala., gave Furman an injection of optimism as the Southern Conference tournament nears.Senior PJay Smith Jr. matched a career-high with 32 points, and Furman completed a regular-season sweep over the reigning SoCon champ, winning, 80-72, in …
Both Clinton basketball teams remain alive
Tushawan Richardson (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Clinton’s first Class 2A boys’ basketball playoff game was a bit less tense than the final score indicated.Saluda (15-8) fell by a fast-closing 54-49 score. The Red Devils, also 15-8, led 44-25 entering the fourth quarter. Clinton also started slowly, trailing 8-5 after the first eight minutes.Led by …
Red Devils run wide open in playoff debut
By MONTE DUTTON Bryanna Belton led four Clinton double-figures scorers (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. It’s not easy to win a state championship. Clinton, which opened the Class 2A girls’ basketball playoffs with a 67-29 victory over Liberty Monday night, could run up against an opponent that’s much taller, or one that just shoots the …
Hard times around the rims
Garrett Hien (Furman photo) Click here. Yes, Furman could win the Southern Conference tournament next month in Asheville, N.C.On occasion, the Paladins are the best team in the league.Not many occasions, though. The championship may not go to the SoCon’s most consistent teams – UNC Greensboro, Chattanooga and Samford – but that’s the way to …
Hose almost pull off a miracle
Kory Mincy (PC photo) Click here. NORTH CHARLESTON – Presbyterian scored 11 points in the final 30 seconds of a men’s basketball game on Wednesday night. It would have been a lot of points for the final frame of a bowling match.Yet the Blue Hose lost, 71-70.Presbyterian trailed Charleston Southern, 66-59, with 30 seconds on …
Furmanology: Paladins enjoy happy night against Mercer
Tom House (Furman photo) Click here. For a night, Mercer arrived at Bon Secours Wellness Arena to wash Furman’s sins away. The Paladins led by 23 points in the first half. Then the Bears got as close as seven in the second. The final margin was 24, 96-72.The word for the way Furman opened was …
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What’ll we do with no football?
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Football is over. It’s unconditional. High schools ended way back in December, and since Clinton won the state championship, it was a shame to see it end, but then there were the college playoffs and all the bowl games. I was in the hospital, waiting for emergency surgery and out …
For once, weekend belongs to Furman women
(Furman photo) Click here. I became violently ill during the Super Bowl. I’ve been ill a lot lately, and precious little has been in my mind. Most of it’s been in my abdomen.If there was anything psychosomatic on Sunday, it was probably the Furman game in Chattanooga the day before. I had my hopes up …
Super Bowl doesn’t have to be super
Click here. Back in the 1980s, it was not uncommon for Super Bowls not to be super. I was at parties when the Raiders clobbered the Redskins and the 49ers destroyed the Dolphins.If every game was a classic, there would be no such thing as a classic.It’s the biggest sporting event. I didn’t much care …
Nightrider's Lament 