"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 Garrison Vaughan (second from left) and family are all smiles (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Newberry, North Greenville and Carson-Newman are the latest beneficiaries of Laurens County football talent. Garrison Vaughan, Laurens Academy’s burly lineman, is joining the Wolves, whose 12-2 record last fall included three Division II playoff wins. Bryson Perrin …
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By MONTE DUTTON Cooper Bowser (Furman photo) Click here. Unfortunately, the week-in and week-out progress of the Furman men’s basketball program has carried with it a disquieting pattern. The Paladins have been unable to hold leads in the latter halves of Southern Conference games. They win some. They lose some. East Tennessee State rallied from …
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Wilkins (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. One thing about Alex Wilkins. You’ve got to use him as much as you can. Furman’s fantastic freshman was in foul trouble all night long. He fouled out with 3:59 to play. Ben Vander Wall followed with 33.5 seconds left. Tom House scored 21 points …
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 …
By MONTE DUTTON Fourth straight SoCon win (Furman photo) Click here. Under Pierre Curtis's direction, Furman women's basketball is flexing its Southern Conference muscles. Lauren Bailey scored 15 points to lead a balanced Furman attack, and the Paladins rode a strong second-half defensive effort to beat Samford, 70-62, in women’s basketball Saturday afternoon at Pete …
By MONTE DUTTON Carl Parrish (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Presbyterian College’s men’s basketball team rides a three-game win streak into a Saturday-afternoon game against the current Big South leader, Winthrop. The Eagles (14-8, 6-1) lead High Point (17-4, 5-1) by a half game. PC (11-10, 4-2) and Radford (11-10, 4-2) are tied for third. …
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 …
By MONTE DUTTON Bob Richey (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. It’s funny how everything changes overnight. Wofford erased a 13-point deficit in the final 10 minutes to edge Furman, 74-70, in the first of two regular-season meetings between the teams Saturday at Timmons Arena. The “bottomless injuries” special haunted the Paladins, who gave up a …
By MONTE DUTT0N Quinton Ferrell (Monte Dutton photo) Jonah Pierce was dominant, but that was the general rule in Presbyterian’s 92-55 ransacking of Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C., on Saturday. Pierce scored 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Triston Wilson added 19 points and six assists. Jaylen Peterson scored 18 and Kahlon Hudson 17. Only …
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 …
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