By MONTE DUTTON The Clinton cheerleaders got it right (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. LIBERTY – Before Friday night’s end to the regular-season, Clinton High School’s football team ran through a banner that read:HERE TO SHOW Y’ALL WHO THE REAL DEVILS AREWith due respect to the Red Devils of Liberty (5-4. 2-2), the cheerleaders got …
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County Signs: Red on red for region title
By MONTE DUTTON Guess which way Javen Cook is about to cut (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Clinton travels to Liberty, and the Red Devils are going to win.The above isn’t as bold as it seems. Clinton (6-2, 3-0 Region 1-2A) and Liberty (5-3, 2-1) are both Red Devils. The region title and a preferential …
County Signs: Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Hold your horses – or perhaps your pitchforks -- on the celebrations for Clinton High School in the Class 2A football playoffs.The Red Devils – and the ones in Liberty, too – have a lot riding on Friday night’s game at Liberty.Clinton (6-2, 3-0 Region 1-2A) must …
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Homecoming heats up Red Devils, 61-14
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook runs away (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Blacksburg came to Wilder Stadium for the first time ever and to Clinton for the first time since 1938. It didn’t go well for the Wildcats on Friday night. Clinton (6-2, 3-0 Region 1-2A) torched Blacksburg (3-5, 0-2), 61-14, and rolled up 605 …
County Signs: Off to the wilds of Laurens Academy
By MONTE DUTTON Moon over Todd Kirk Field (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I went back and forth all week long. I wanted to go to Landrum, where I have never seen a football game but once played in a scrimmage. Also, I wanted to get to another Laurens Academy game because the Crusaders entered …
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Zoom, zoom, zoom go the Red Devils
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook zooms through the Eagles (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Everything was back to normal at Wilder Stadium on Friday night. The Clinton offense was in high gear, zooming about in a 46-21 conquest of Chesnee that opened the Red Devils’ Region 1-2A schedule. “Zoom” is what running back Javen Cook …
County Signs: Storms of life and ballgames
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. In the aftermath of Helene hell – and as Milton the monster departs Florida as if it was Godzilla – is there anyone out there who still doesn’t believe in climate change? It is almost always cheaper to fix a problem than it is to clean up a mess. We’ve …
County Signs: Crusaders first to reach four
By MONTE DUTTON The Crusader senior ran roughshod (Courtesy John Clayton) Click here. Garrett Murphy was a wrecking crew on Friday night in Laurens Academy’s 52-36 victory over King Academy at Todd Kirk Field. Murphy rushed for 258 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 10.8 yards a carry. In six games, the senior has rushed for …
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Devils trapped in den of Lions
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. CENTRAL – Daniel High School is not only in Central but central to Clinton High School’s rare evidences of football frustration and despair. The Red Devils enter every game with high expectations. Few expected Clinton to venture into Dick Singleton Field and win, but its players did …
County Signs: Devils to visit Lions’ den
Javen Cook (3) hits the hole (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Clinton High School’s football team takes a 3-1 record into Friday night’s game at Daniel. Both the Red Devils (3-1) and the Lions (2-1) have one loss. Both are ranked prominently in the S.C. Media statewide polls, Clinton second in Class 2A and Daniel …
Nightrider's Lament 