"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 Clinton has won its last three first-round playoff games by a combined score of 168-42 (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. The first round of the playoffs should be a parade. Or a fireworks display.That’s what it’s going to be, anyway.The Friday night Pelion (2-8) beats Clinton (7-2) at Wilder Stadium, Matt Gaetz …
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(Monte Dutton photo) Click here. The day after Bob Richey and men’s basketball ride a three-game win streak into the home Well, where another 3-0 team visits, Clay Hendrix and his football team visit Johnson City, Tenn., hoping to shine some light on a dim season,It’s a tale of two teams, the best of times …
By MONTE DUTTON Clay Hendrix stays the course in the face of adversity (Furman photo). Click here. Clay Hendrix keeps his head up. Furman football, after consecutive 10-3 records, is in danger of having its worst season in 52 years.The Paladins’ precipitous slump is rooted in inexperience and injuries, which have ravaged the defense, in …
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Without the Internet, there’s no telling how much less useless information I’d know.I know why passenger planes don’t fly over the Himalayas, that almost all of South America is east of the United States, why the Air Force bombed northern Japan while World War II surrender negotiations were underway and …
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By MONTE DUTTON Click here. The world’s gone crazy.I’m going to confine it to sports, which is my habit.In college football, LSU and Georgia got hammered. Indiana, Army and Brigham Young are undefeated.I haven’t examined the numbers, but someone who notably has, Paul Finebaum, said this morning that eight teams could tie for the Southeastern …
By MONTE DUTTON Will Thompson (John Clayton photo) Click here. The state football playoffs begin in the S.C. High School League and continue in the S.C. Independent School Association with two Laurens County schools, Clinton (7-2) ,and Laurens Academy (8-3), alive.Only the Red Devils are at home on Friday, facing Pelion (2-8) at Wilder Stadium.Laurens …
Continue reading County Signs: Clinton rolls, LA advances, Laurens falls
By MONTE DUTTON Carson Jones passed effectively, but four sacks hurt (Furman photo). Click here. On the way home from Paladin Stadium Saturday night, I took turns listening to Clemson and South Carolina win. Great for them.I stopped by Dollar General and bought some coffee, peanut butter and Ritz crackers.For inspiration, or even just a …
By MONTE DUTTON The Clinton cheerleaders got it right (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. LIBERTY – Before Friday night’s end to the regular-season, Clinton High School’s football team ran through a banner that read:HERE TO SHOW Y’ALL WHO THE REAL DEVILS AREWith due respect to the Red Devils of Liberty (5-4. 2-2), the cheerleaders got …
By MONTE DUTTON Guess which way Javen Cook is about to cut (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Clinton travels to Liberty, and the Red Devils are going to win.The above isn’t as bold as it seems. Clinton (6-2, 3-0 Region 1-2A) and Liberty (5-3, 2-1) are both Red Devils. The region title and a preferential …
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Wofford, nearby archrival that stunned a powerful Furman a season ago in Spartanburg, visits Paladin Stadium on Saturday, holding the presumptive upper hand this time.The Paladin faithful relish a big payback. When the Terriers won, 19-13, on Nov. 18, 2023, Furman had nine victories and Wofford one.An outcome …
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