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. …
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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 …
Paladins dream of chicken dinner
By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff passed for 172 yards and rushed for 42 in the season opener. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ It’s improbable. It’s unlikely. It’s unexpected. Furman is playing South Carolina on Saturday night at 7:30. The Paladins have lost eight of their last nine visits to Columbia and 13 of their last 14 …
Hose learn lessons to bring back home
By MONTE DUTTON Steve Englehart (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ In the first game, it was obvious that Presbyterian College is getting better at football. Playing Murray State, the Missouri Valley Football Conference member and, most importantly, scholarshipped, Blue Hose head coach Steve Englehart said, “We expected to win.” That is the key going forward when …
First down and inconclusive
By MONTE DUTTON (Pixabay photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Carolina and Carolina – take your choice – were playing football on national television Saturday night, and the chain crew was late for the second half. I’ve never seen a chain crew late for the second half. I’ve seen “lightning in the area” delay the start of a game …
A latter-days version of playin’ hurt
By MONTE DUTTON Furman and Travis Blackshear (1) played much better than I felt. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ Friday night at Wilder Stadium was a game-time decision. Fortunately, I was good to go. Back-to-back night games are tough on a body, particularly one that got bowled over at Paladin Stadium on Thursday night. I saw …
Blue Hose to open, Raiders fall again
Steve Englehart opens season two. (PC photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian College’s 10-game losing streak is unlikely to end in the season opener at Murray (Ky.) State’s Roy Stewart Stadium on Saturday night at 7 p.m. EDT. Steve Englehart’s second season figures to be considerably better, but opening against the Racers is a stern assignment. Dean Hood’s …
Red Devils keep pounding away, 42-7
By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson (14) to Kadon Crawford is a reliable combo. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Clinton keeps pushing forward with reckless abandon, sending wave after wave of red-clad Devils into action, the latest example being Friday night’s 42-7 victory over Newberry. “I thought our guys played with a lot of intensity,” said Clinton …
