By MONTE DUTTON Alex Wilkins (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. One thing about Alex Wilkins. You’ve got to use him as much as you can. Furman’s fantastic freshman was in foul trouble all night long. He fouled out with 3:59 to play. Ben Vander Wall followed with 33.5 seconds left. Tom House scored 21 points …
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High Point survives PC visit, 84-81
By MONTE DUTTON Jonah Pierce (Monte Dutton photo) Presbyterian has proved its men’s basketball team can play with the best the Big South Conference offers. What the Blue Hose have to learn to do is beat them. In spite of 25 points from both Jonah Pierce and Triston Wilson – and Pierce’s 12th double-double (with …
Bowled over, as usual
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. My God. I’ve had an addiction to college bowl games since I was in grade school. They’re not the same, but the games must go on because ESPN says so. As long as Duke’s Mayonnaise (which I love) ponies up, a 5-7 Mississippi State can play an 8-4 Wake Forest, …
Furman opens SoCon play with Mercer
Eddrin Bronson (Furman photo) Click here. It’s a fitting opponent that will provide a stern test as Furman opens Southern Conference men’s basketball play on Wednesday at Timmons Arena. The Paladins put a five-game winning streak on the line when they take on Mercer in a New Year’s Eve matinee that tips at noon. The …
Paladins solve free-throw distance when it counts
Charles Johnston has seven double-doubles in 12 games (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Alex Wilkins calmly popped a pair of free throws to nail down Furman’s 75-68 victory over Manhattan on Thursday night in Riverdale, N.Y. This would not have seemed so impressive had not the Paladins missed nine of the 12 free throws that …
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Gardner’s girls keep on rolling
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. So far, so good. Girls’ basketball at Clinton High School is first in war, first in peace and first in Class 2A, according to the S.C. Basketball Coaches Association. The Red Devils, led by head coach John Gardner, improved to 9-0 with victories over Belton-Honea Path, 46-34, …
Red Devils close with a flourish at Saluda
Brett Young (2) (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. As the baseball playoffs near, Clinton High (14-6, 6-2 Region 3-2A) continued to roll and displayed a particular killer instinct in Monday night’s 14-3 victory at Saluda. The Red Devils have won seven of their last nine games. The score in Saluda was a bit misleading as …
Two ex-Paladins drafted by NFL teams
(Furman graphic) Click here. The Paladins showed up in the NFL Draft. Micah Robinson and long snapper Julian Ashby were selected in the seventh round. Both played four years for the Paladins, graduated from Furman and played their final years elsewhere. Robinson was selected by the Green Bay Packers as the 21st pick of the …
Raiders, Red Devils position themselves for playoffs
By MONTE DUTTON Bennett Edwards (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. A few weeks ago, before a Laurens High baseball game, I commiserated with the Raiders’ head coach, Tori Patterson, about how bad a Clinton region opponent, Columbia, was. Patterson offered one word: “Southside.” The Tigers, Laurens’ final Region 1-4A opponent, are 0-17. Southside, 0-9 in …
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Furman winding up spring nicely
(Furman photo) Click here. For a school that doesn’t field a baseball team around which to anchor its spring, the weekend’s sporting contests were rather exciting. The Paladins were shotmaking in golf, exuberant in tennis, dominating lacrosse, and so on and so forth. With the score tied at 3-all, senior Marissa Pennings defeated Alessandra Caceres, …
Nightrider's Lament 