By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Thanksgiving was great, which has not always been the case. It’s my favorite holiday. All good. None of the pettiness that accompanies other celebrations. Everyone gets along. It was great to reacquaint myself with the five kids of my nephew and his wife. A rough year began with a month …
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Paladins reach finals of Florida tourney
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Wilkins (Furman photo) A talented group of Paladins showed some potential in Thursday’s 73-72 victory over Richmond in the opening game of the Terry’s Chocolate ESPN Events Invitational in Kissimmee, Fla. Click here. Furman will be back on ESPN2 on Friday at 3 p.m., taking on Illinois State (5-2) in the …
What’s next for Englehart?
By MONTE DUTTON Steve Englehart (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. The Football Championship Subdivision, the lower tier of NCAA Division I, named Presbyterian College’s Steve Englehart as one of five district winners of the American Football Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year race. Earlier this week, Englehart, 48, was named as one of the 15 …
Paladins fall with grace, composure
By MONTE DUTTON Trey Hedden set a school record for passing yards (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Surprisingly, I didn’t drive to Clemson on Saturday. I couldn’t go through all the hassles of big-time football just to watch the Paladins fall with a thud. I’d watched a thud on Friday night, though that had nothing …
No regrets for Blue Hose after epic season
By MONTE DUTTON Boyce Bankhead (22) makes a tackle (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. The Presbyterian Blue Hose made history. They didn’t make the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, but they made history. A 29-25 Pioneer Football League victory over Marist took the Blue Hose to heights they haven’t scaled but wasn’t enough to keep them …
Fairfield Central shuts Devils down, 42-7
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 …
Wilder Stadium’s got to rock
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 …
Paladins to dream the impossible dream at Clemson
By MONTE DUTTON Ian Williams is set for his final kicks at Clemson (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Furman embarks on the annual bid for a miracle on Saturday afternoon at 4:30. Not much is riding on it. No national rankings or playoff hopes rest on its outcome. It’s just a big school, Clemson, against …
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Three go for 10
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 …
Blue Hose bounce back, go for 10-win season
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. It’s a long shot, but Presbyterian (9-2, 5-2) kept Pioneer Football League hopes alive with a 23-9 victory over Saint Thomas (7-4, 5-3) in Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday. The Tommies had won five games in a row, but PC’s defense limited them to 179 yards of …
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Nightrider's Lament 