Clinton hopes to get the home fires burning again. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Imagine the high-school football teams of Laurens County as four freight trains that all derailed on the same Friday night. In fairness, Clinton was the only team that was generally expected to win, making South Aiken’s 41-30 stunner the highlight. https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Check …
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Presbyterian races to Indy with momentum
By MONTE DUTTON The Blue Hose awakened at Wofford. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Few football teams ever happened into a better open date than the one representing Presbyterian College. It won’t be hard to recall where I was on Sept. 16 when the Blue Hose stunned Wofford, 23-20, because I was there, along with, oh, …
From a jack to a king
By MONTE DUTTON Sometimes it can go either way. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ When Presbyterian upset Wofford, 23-20, I thought, thank God, I saw it. When South Aiken upset Clinton, 41-30, I thought, thank God, I didn’t. In the latter case, I was listening to most of it after serving as one of the judges in …
Huff, Paladins pass (and run) past Mercer, 38-14
By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff (Elena Davidson photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants http://www.printersassociates.com/ https://www.facebook.com/fiestagrande.ofclinton.9 https://www.clintontireservice.net/ https://www.facebook.com/steamersrestaurant Many quarterbacks throw the football for more yards than Furman’s Tyler Huff. Several ply their trade in the Southern Conference. Not many run and pass as well, but the Paladins’ 38-14 victory over Mercer on Saturday in the Southern …
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Clinton outrun by Thoroughbreds; Jackets sting Laurens
(Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Friends and neighbors, Friday was one miserable night of football for the fans of Laurens County. It was no carefree night in the moonlight for the players and coaches, either. Clinton lost. Laurens lost. Thornwell lost. Laurens Academy lost. Good time to be Presbyterian College. The Blue Hose don’t play at …
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Knight makes a Newberry connection
Todd Knight is in his 15th season at Newberry College. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Todd Knight came to the Laurens County Touchdown Club on Thursday. The winningest coach in Newberry College history is in his 15th season and his Wolves just polished off Emory & Henry in a mere eight overtimes. Knight has taken Newberry …
Paladins wary but confident
By MONTE DUTTON Wyatt Hughes at Kennesaw (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Clay Hendrix isn’t a hard man to figure. He’s a football coach by trade. He matches Steve Earle’s description of a road in Oklahoma: “straighter than a preacher, longer than a memory.” It’s not a “Nowhere Road,” though. It’s a road to success, paved by …
Tide of close games rolls in
By MONTE DUTTON Too many times, yellow flags told the story. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Watch what you ask for. You might just get it. You may recall that last week I wrote a column when I realized had not witnessed in person a single close game all year. Jesus must have thought that a …
Paladins pull free in final minute, 31-28
Dominic Roberto knows hot pursuit. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ KENNESAW, Ga. – Furman found itself in a difficult spot on Saturday. Kennesaw, named for a nearby mountain and battle, is nestled on the outskirts of Atlanta, and its university is noted for an upwardly mobile football team. The Paladins escaped Fifth Third Bank Field with a …
Hose don’t need no stinkin’ scholarships
By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Wesley passed for 281 yards and rushed for 28. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ SPARTANBURG – Cally Gault used to talk about it at the drop of a derby hat: that fighting Blue Hose spirit. It reared its lovely head at Gibbs Stadium on Saturday evening as Presbyterian stunned Wofford, 23-20. It …
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