County Signs: The game changes as much as the games

By MONTE DUTTON Click here. It’s been a great football season for Clinton. It was a great one for Laurens Academy, a good one for Presbyterian College and a disaster for Laurens High.At the beginning of the season, I thought the Raiders would have Laurens County’s most improved team. Now I think they will next …

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County Signs: Battle royal looms at Wilder Stadium

By MONTE DUTTON Kynius Williams on the pass rush (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Nothing could be finer than to be in Clinton, South Carolina, at least until Friday night when the Red Devils’ further fate is decided in the Upstate football championship of Class 2A.It’s at Wilder Stadium, the last home game of the …

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County Signs: Last teams playing are true believers

By MONTE DUTTON The season is up in the air (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. The few high-school football teams left playing share a common sense of destiny.They all believe they are going to win the state championship, regardless of classification.The lads playing ball at Clinton (10-2) and Fairfield Central (12-1) are both going into …

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Cook leads Red Devils in zoom meeting, 31-14

By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (3) prepares to breach the wall (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. They call him Zoom, and Javen Cook is a thoroughly dangerous young man. He’s little, but he’s loud. Actually, it’s mainly the crowd that gets loud.The Clinton junior is a phenomenon. He’s so shifty they can’t tackle him and …

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Playoff clashes of 2A titans get tougher

By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson hands off to Javen Cook (3) (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. In the first three football games of the season, Clinton got off to slow starts.“We’ve got to get better,” said head coach Corey Fountain.In all but one game since, the Red Devils have literally hit the ground running. It’s …

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County Signs: Lumberjacks axed by Blue Hose

By MONTE DUTTON (PC photo) Click here. I didn’t get to watch the NFL snow game on Thursday, but I don’t think they’re actually wonderful for anyone but those watching on TV and some players.The fans in Cleveland are more acclimated, and the snow probably had something to do with the Browns’ upset of the …

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