Nick Danciu (file photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges UNION -- Somebody had to win. Unfortunately for the Laurens Raiders, it was the Union County Yellow Jackets that prevailed, 20-17, Friday night. Laurens (0-5) took a 17-7 lead to halftime, but the Yellow Jackets scored touchdowns in each of the final two quarters while shutting out the Raiders. Quarterback …
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Miracle denied, 22-21
By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson buys some time, and he needed every second. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges If Clinton had won on Friday night, it would’ve been forever known as The Drive. A banner with it in all caps – THE DRIVE – would have been festooned across North Broad Street. But the Red Devils …
Furman to visit Hooters
Strong safety Kam Brinson (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Furman faces a tough assignment in Kennesaw, Ga., as it attempts to build momentum entering the Southern Conference schedule on Saturday. Kennesaw State (1-1) takes on the Paladins at Fifth Third Stadium, beginning at 5 p.m. The game may be streamed on ESPN+. The Owls are coming off …
Chapman to visit for a Wilder night
By MONTE DUTTON Zay Johnson turns upfield after a catch. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Every game becomes important for a football team ranked No. 2 in the state, but the Clinton Red Devils face their biggest challenge of the season to date when eighth-ranked Chapman (3-1) visits Wilder Stadium on Friday night. Clinton (4-0) defeated …
Take their medicine, get back to work
By MONTE DUTTON Joshua Harris (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The mood at Clay Hendrix’s weekly media conference was best expressed in an 1888 poem by William Ernest Henley, who was British and thus unlikely to have competed in American football. My head is bloody, but unbowed. The poem’s name is “Invictus.” I had to memorize and …
A brave front afterward
By MONTE DUTTON Hugh Ryan skirmishes with South Carolina's Xavier Legette. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ My lingering memory of South Carolina’s 47-21 victory over Furman wasn’t on the Williams-Brice Stadium surface. It was in the postgame media conference. Hugh Ryan, the Paladins’ much-decorated safety, sat there in anguished agony. He’d had a rough night. A lot …
Blue Hose save lightning for later, 48-17
Blue Hose defense converges. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian College came out of halftime with a vengeance to win the Bailey Memorial Stadium opener, 48-17 over Virginia University of Lynchburg, on Saturday afternoon. A lightning delay seemed to zing the Dragons, who gave up a 28-point run after a pause of an hour, 77 minutes. …
Paladins can’t corner Rattler
By MONTE DUTTON Xavier Stephens can't quite get there. (Furman photo) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ COLUMBIA – A disastrous ending to the first half opened the floodgates in South Carolina’s 47-21 victory on Saturday night at Williams-Brice Stadium. The Gamecocks’ well-traveled senior quarterback, Spencer Rattler, didn’t allow any opportunity for the Paladins to reverse that flow. The epitaph …
Touchdowns on the house!
By MONTE DUTTON Here comes Zane McLendon with plenty to pave the way. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Clinton High School put an abundance of football riches on display Friday night. Oh, come on. They score a bunch of points all the time. Yes. The final score was Clinton 63, Aiken 6. As they say on …
A stand-up guy leads the Blue Hose
By MONTE DUTTON Steve Englehart's Blue Hose play their first home game Saturday. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ In telling his own story, Steve Englehart delivered an important message to young people in general, not just the ones who play football. Englehart, the second-year head coach at Presbyterian College, told the Laurens County Touchdown Club on …
Nightrider's Lament 