By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. On Thursday, I got up at dawn and got done after midnight.On Saturday, I got up at dawn and got done after midnight.In between, I left the house once but spent the majority of the day and night writing and laying out and selecting photos. I stayed …
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County Signs: Little memories of big things
By MONTE DUTTON Big boys. Hard-working boys. Jared Honeycutt (79), Cal Pitts (73), Hunter Lawson (75) (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. It was a perfect day in Orangeburg. Ten years ago, I watched another game there. That one was enjoyable, too.I managed not to make one of those absentminded mistakes that strike me early in …
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Hard work pays off for Red Devils, 35-6
By MONTE DUTTON Note the lead blocking of quarterback Tushawan Richardson (1) in Devin Swindler's eight-yard reverse in the second quarter (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Upon awakening on Thursday morning, my mind was racing. Sometimes I get up feeling as if I need to write it down before I forget it.Of course, I used …
County Signs: PC wins two by mid-afternoon
By MONTE DUTTON The kids loved every second (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Maybe Presbyterian College ought to play all its basketball games in the daytime.While the men’s team was obliterating Columbia College at Templeton Center on Wednesday, the women were winning their first game of the season in Durham, N.C.It was Education Day at …
County Signs: Devils to shoot for all the marbles
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook has rushed for 1,730 yards (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Playing for a state football championship is a rare opportunity, even in towns like Clinton and Barnwell, where the tradition is strong.The seasons of the Red Devils and Warhorses are already going to be revered for decades. The winner of …
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County Signs: One more step to glory for Devils
By MONTE DUTTON Clayton Lawson (60), Tre Aiken (70) block downfield for Javen Cook (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. A state championship carries with it inherent uncertainty. It’s similar to the way major-league baseball was before interleague play.Clinton (11-2) and Barnwell (13-1) haven’t played … ever. Neither has played any team the other has this …
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County Signs: The game changes as much as the games
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. It’s been a great football season for Clinton. It was a great one for Laurens Academy, a good one for Presbyterian College and a disaster for Laurens High.At the beginning of the season, I thought the Raiders would have Laurens County’s most improved team. Now I think they will next …
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Big Red punches its ticket to the state, 32-21
By MONTE DUTTON Brett Young, Jaydon Glenn team up to collar Fairfield Central's Kaden Diggs (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. High-school football is fun, but it’s hard. It’s worth it. It changed my life. Once upon a time, it made me think I could do things if I set my mind to them, and when …
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County Signs: Battle royal looms at Wilder Stadium
By MONTE DUTTON Kynius Williams on the pass rush (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Nothing could be finer than to be in Clinton, South Carolina, at least until Friday night when the Red Devils’ further fate is decided in the Upstate football championship of Class 2A.It’s at Wilder Stadium, the last home game of the …
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County Signs: Last teams playing are true believers
By MONTE DUTTON The season is up in the air (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. The few high-school football teams left playing share a common sense of destiny.They all believe they are going to win the state championship, regardless of classification.The lads playing ball at Clinton (10-2) and Fairfield Central (12-1) are both going into …
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Nightrider's Lament 