By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (3) rushed for 215 yards and three touchdowns (Monte Dutton photos). Some of the 3,800 or thereabouts who filed into Wilder Stadium looked forward to a leisurely Clinton High football victory over Chapman. They figured they’d sneak out after three quarters and be home in time to see the end …
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Chapman has some catching up to do
By MONTE DUTTON Owen Glenn (10) fakes to Javen Cook (3) as Zy Butler looks for someone to block (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. A team begins its season and, despite the best of intentions, isn’t as good as expected. It’s a nightmarish realization for coaches. The atmosphere accelerates. Already obsessed with preparing for each …
Red Devils hit the field running, 49-27
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook on the prowl (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. INMAN – It wasn’t just another rainy night, but it was the second in a row. The final score of Clinton’s 49-27 victory on Thursday night at Chapman was a bit misleading. The Red Devils led, 35-7, at halftime, 42-7 midway through …
Miracle denied, 22-21
By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson buys some time, and he needed every second. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges If Clinton had won on Friday night, it would’ve been forever known as The Drive. A banner with it in all caps – THE DRIVE – would have been festooned across North Broad Street. But the Red Devils …
Chapman to visit for a Wilder night
By MONTE DUTTON Zay Johnson turns upfield after a catch. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Every game becomes important for a football team ranked No. 2 in the state, but the Clinton Red Devils face their biggest challenge of the season to date when eighth-ranked Chapman (3-1) visits Wilder Stadium on Friday night. Clinton (4-0) defeated …
Still Something to Write
Clinton, South Carolina, Friday, February 9, 2018, 10:18 a.m. I must be getting old. I haven't seen it all, but I've seen most of it. Perhaps I could estimate with some degree of accuracy all the stock car races and ballgames I've attended and described, but it would be a waste of time and probably …
Toss It Up for a Pair of Tossups
Clinton, South Carolina, Wednesday, February 7, 9:33 a.m. For the second consecutive game night at Clinton High School Gymnasium, both varsity basketball games were decided by the same margin. On Friday, the boys and girls both beat Broome by 11. Last night, the boys won, but the girls lost, both by eight. Coincidence? Definitely. The …
Not the Best of Evenings for the Home Team
Clinton, South Carolina, Saturday, September 30, 2017, 11:02 a.m. The football perspective is different for the coach, the player, the writer, the fan in the stands, and the one following the game on social media. Duh. One tries to be mindful. For instance, the writer is in danger of missing the beauty of the forest …
Nightrider's Lament 