"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (3) rushed for a school-record 334 yards against Landrum (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Clinton High School has won nine state football championships. In all-time victories, the Red Devils rank 10th in the state’s history with 715. The leader is Summerville with 856. The only other school above 800 is …
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By MONTE DUTTON Tre Aiken (70), Brody Garrett (50), Jace Patterson (52) and others try to make some room (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. There’s nothing cold as ashes after the fire is gone. – L.E. White It was probably the highest attendance at Wilder Stadium all season, around 4,000. All systems were go until …
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. In the third round of Class 2A playoffs, they don’t play. Okay, they play, as in play football, but they don’t play as in play around. This is serious business. Clinton is 9-3; Fairfield Central is, too. Wilder Stadium, and all those raucous fans, could be the …
Clinton's Javen Cook (3) has rushed for 1,777 yards (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Guess what? This weekend three Laurens County football teams are going for their 10th victories. Clinton High School (9-3) hosts Fairfield Central (9-3) in the third round of the Class 2A playoffs. Laurens Academy (9-2) plays King Academy (11-0) at Greenwood …
By MONTE DUTTON Zy Butler accompanies Javen Cook (3) around left end (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Clinton needed what Saluda brought to Wilder Stadium on Friday night. Competition. A fight. A shot to come through in the clutch. The Red Devils won their seventh game in a row and advanced to the third round …
By MONTE DUTTON Clinton's defense burned brightly against North Central (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. A week ago, Clinton hosted North Central (Kershaw) in the first round of the Class 2A football playoffs. Though the Red Devils were the Region 1 champions and the Knights were fourth in Region 4, both teams ran onto Keith …
Jonah Pierce (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. The Blue Hose, men’s basketball variety, are rolling. After an uneven opener against Navy, Presbyterian has won three games straight. The latest was Monday night’s 63-61 victory over Georgia State in Atlanta, Ga. It was another game, another hero. Junior guard Carl Parrish, scored 22 points, including the …
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (3) follows Tre Aiken (70) to the end zone with Maison Tinsley's accompaniment (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Wilder Stadium is a special place. The fans love it. They’re right on top of the action. Not many high-school home venues are more intimidating. Not every game is as perfect as …
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook gets a lot of help from his friends (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. For any fans who might look at Friday night’s game at Wilder Stadium as just another first-round game, look again. In the past four seasons, Clinton has beaten Palmetto, 77-14; Travelers Rest, 49-14; Palmetto, 42-18; and Pelion, …
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Jonah Pierce (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The backdrop of Presbyterian College’s men’s basketball season is the exhibition games that opened the season … unofficially. The Blue Hose have played the devil and then the deep, blue sea. Most of the games this season are going to be somewhere in between. “’I’m very excited,” said …
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