By MONTE DUTTON Nyterian Smith (3) paced the Red Devils with 17 points (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Clinton’s 56-49 victory over Saluda in the second round of the Class 2A boys’ basketball playoffs was animated. It was hard-fought. At times the opposing players did not like each, and the refs handled some ire. Nothing …
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Wilson leads PC charge, 72-65
By MONTE DUTTON Triston Wilson took over (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. During the first half of Thursday night’s Big South men’s basketball game at Templeton Center, the Blue Hose looked listless and preoccupied. Presbyterian trailed at the half, 37-25. They shot .391 from floor, missed all five three-point attempts and half their 24 free-throw …
Clinton boys advance, 52-41
By MONTE DUTTON Nyterian Smith (3) scored 20 points (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. In the first quarter of Monday night’s Class 2A boys’ basketball playoffs, Landrum was on what turned out be borrowed time. The Cardinals (15-12) outrebounded Clinton (18-8), 11-6. They went to the foul line 15 times and hit 11. They only …
Lots of familiar faces
The Poconos Click here. I awakened on Sunday with a ferocious appetite and immediately jumped into my pants and headed to a drive-through. My dream was tiring. Let’s see. I drove the best car I ever owned – a 2000 Honda I eventually gave to charity -- to Pennsylvania, undoubtedly to cover a stock car …
High Point survives PC visit, 84-81
By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce (Monte Dutton photo) Presbyterian has proved its men’s basketball team can play with the best the Big South Conference offers. What the Blue Hose have to learn to do is beat them. In spite of 25 points from both Jonah Pierce and Triston Wilson – and Pierce’s 12th double-double (with …
Winthrop’s Duncomb drops 38 on Hose
By MONTE DUTTON Logan Duncomb (Winthrop photo) Click here. It was defense that set the stage for Winthrop’s 82-72 victory over Presbyterian in men’s basketball at Templeton Center on Saturday afternoon. All except for the Eagles’ Logan Duncomb. He provided the game with most of its offense, scoring 38 points, and checked almost all the …
Blue Hose getting it together
By MONTE DUTTON Jaylen Peterson skies over USC Upstate (Monte Dutton photos). A hearty band of basketball-playing Blue Hose tacked straight into the coming weather full speed ahead. At Templeton Center on Wednesday evening, the men’s team withstood a late Charleston Southern rally to defeat the Buccaneers, 87-83. Led by the reliable Jonah Pierce, who …
Hose … hold … on, 71-70
By MONTE DUTTON Carl Parrish (12) aims for Jaylen Peterson (Monte Dutton photos). The Presbyterian Blue Hose – players, coaches, fans – took a deep breath after Wednesday night’s 71-70 win over UNC Asheville at Templeton Center. With 1:54 remaining, PC (9-10, 2-2 Big South) led, 69-57. Jonah Pierce scored a field goal with 3:02 …
Hose must escape the pattern
By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce has lived up to all expectations (Monte Dutton photos). Recent men’s basketball seasons have featured similar patterns at Presbyterian College. Last season, for instance. On Jan. 2, 2025, the Blue Hose opened the Big South season with a 68-60 victory over Longwood. At the time, PC’s overall record was 8-8, …
Where everybody knows your name …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Some play football because they love it. Some play because it runs in the family and is expected of them, some because girls seem to like it. Some like to hit and not be hit. Some just love to get after it. It has been Buddy Bridges’ frequent observation that …
Nightrider's Lament 