"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)
(Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian led for most of the time that didn’t matter on Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium. The Blue Hose, in a key Pioneer Football League game at Bailey Memorial Stadium on Saturday, were either ahead or tied for 59 minutes, 28 seconds. In other words, Stetson edged Presbyterian, 28-24, on a …
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The Raiders' defense came to life. (John Clayton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges GREER – For a night, all was right with the Laurens Raiders’ world. A Friday night. In the fall. Laurens shocked Riverside, 18-17, and it was almost as if the clouds of an entire season parted. With Wade Hampton visiting K.C. Hanna next week, a …
Dominic Kibby (1) and teamates celebrate a score. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Bailey Memorial Stadium hasn’t hosted a game this big since the COVID spring of 2021. Not that it’s the Super Bowl, or even anything approaching the Bronze Derby, but Stetson visits on Saturday at 1 p.m. for a game Presbyterian needs to win. …
By MONTE DUTTON Mike Ayers successfully coached the Wofford Terriers for 30 years. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Mike Ayers is a cure for what ails you. The ex-Wofford head coach, whose career was extraordinary by any measure, eschews microphones at his speaking appearances. Listening to Ayers address the Laurens County Touchdown Club on Thursday reminded …
By MONTE DUTTON Jack Rhodes (15) stepped up at free safety. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ A look at The Citadel’s stat sheet requires little analysis. There’s not a lot there. Furman’s ancestral Southern Conference rival is 0-5. The average score is 44-7. The Bulldogs’ FBS trip was to Georgia Southern. They have since fallen to Campbell, …
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It was good to be back at Furman on Monday. It’ll be great to be there on Saturday when The Citadel comes to town. I suppose the annual battles between South Carolina’s Athens and Sparta don’t seem as frantic as they once did. The addition to the Southern Conference …
By MONTE DUTTON Good times were back at Wilder Stadium. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants On Friday night, I showed up at Wilder Stadium before any of the Clinton High School players. Keith Richardson and my paternal grandmother unwittingly made me ridiculously punctual. In an age in which most of my acquaintances are fashionably late, I …
Dominic Kibby caught touchdown passes of 93 and 75 yards. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Presbyterian displayed its ability to bust loose again, but Butler’s patient consistency wore down the Blue Hose, 27-17, on Saturday afternoon. The vastly improved Blue Hose nonetheless fell in the Pioneer Football League for the 17th time in …
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By MONTE DUTTON In general, the Clinton offense went in whichever direction it desired. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Clinton came home to Region 4-3A a bit healthier and went back to business with a 51-28 victory over Union County in front of another near-capacity crowd at Wilder Stadium on Friday night. https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Neither half started …
Nick Danciu (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Greer rudely dashed Laurens’ hopes for Region 2-4A renewal Friday night, overwhelming the Raiders, 49-7, at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Laurens lost for the third week in a row to team nicknamed Yellow Jackets: Union County, T.L. Hanna and Greer. The Yellow Jackets amassed 411 yards of total offense to …
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