Greenwood takes two more from Devils

M.J. Henderson (1) guards Greenwood's Jeremiah Brooks. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges On the home court, the ultimate result was the same Monday night as Greenwood repeated its basketball victories over Clinton from last week, but Dontavius Glenn’s boys’ team put a scare in the Eagles before falling, 67-59. Greenwood had won, 57-39, on Dec. 4. …

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Henderson leads Bears past Red Devils, 27-24

By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson drove BHP to distraction. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges HONEA PATH – Endings are hard. Endings are sad. When high-school playoffs come around, only one team in each classification wins its final game, and Belton-Honea Path ended Clinton’s season with a 27-24 victory on Friday night in the Class 3A third …

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Clinton plays again … to play again

By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson spots his target. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges For Corey Fountain and the Clinton High football program he leads, it’s just another roadblock to avoid. Last week the obstacle was in Broome’s road. The Red Devils repelled the Centurions’ advances. It was more akin to the old song “The Battle of …

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Clinton plunders Centurions, 38-7

By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson unloads, well protected. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Wilder was a Stadium afire Friday night. Richardson was a Field of dreams. Clinton advanced to the third round of the Class 3A football playoffs with a smashing 38-7 victory over Broome in front of a chill crowd of 4,000 or so. The …

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Red Devils hope to tip tossup at Wilder

(Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Kamajay Brackett-Brannon. It’s a mouthful. He’s a handful. The Broome quarterback has passed for 1,702 yards and rushed for well over 1,221. He has completed 70.2 percent of his passes for 12 touchdowns and zero interceptions. Jaylen McGill has rushed for 1,762. Clinton is the champion of Region 4-3A. Broome is …

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Mustangs rustle around a spell

By MONTE DUTTON 'Sure, we can do that.' (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants The Friday-night lights are full of skilled high-school quarterbacks who fill the air with passes. Sometimes those who are merely efficient get lost in all the clutter. Clinton High School has an underrated junior who came in handy in the Red Devils’ 42-18 …

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Red Devils take pre-playoff excursion

Carson Glenn against Woodruff earlier. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges GREENWOOD – The Class 3A football playoffs are a week away, and there was no need to get the Clinton Red Devils all tuckered out. En route to 51-13 victory over Emerald, the Red Devils took full advantage of three Kadon Crawford rushing touchdowns and one …

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A lot was great, and all was interesting

By MONTE DUTTON Purple was prevalent in Cullowhee. (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The only way the weekend could have been better was for me … to be … in Cullowhee. I am mindful of my custom experience being dissimilar to many South Carolinians. While I was preoccupied with writing about Paladins and Blue Hose Saturday night, …

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Red Devils nail down region crown, 14-6

By MONTE DUTTON D.J. Clark turns the corner with resistance. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Clinton’s 14-6 victory over Chester was a great one but also an unusual one on Friday night at Wilder Stadium. The Red Devils nailed down Region 4-3A in what was probably considered an upset to most outside the knowing boundaries of …

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