By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Football is over. It’s unconditional. High schools ended way back in December, and since Clinton won the state championship, it was a shame to see it end, but then there were the college playoffs and all the bowl games. I was in the hospital, waiting for emergency surgery and out …
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Super Bowl doesn’t have to be super
Click here. Back in the 1980s, it was not uncommon for Super Bowls not to be super. I was at parties when the Raiders clobbered the Redskins and the 49ers destroyed the Dolphins.If every game was a classic, there would be no such thing as a classic.It’s the biggest sporting event. I didn’t much care …
County Signs: Englehart releases recruiting crop
Steve Englehart (PC photo) Click here. One cannot evaluate Presbyterian College’s football recruiting efforts in the same manner as other schools simply because the Blue Hose do not award scholarships.There is no getting around that. Within the obvious limitations, Steve Englehart is making progress. He announced 38 additions on Wednesday, and they are geographically diverse …
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County Signs: Blue Hose’ upset bid slips away
Kory Mincy (PC photo) Click here. Presbyterian played its heart out on Saturday afternoon against High Point in men’s basketball at Templeton Center.Strong effort is a hallmark of the Blue Hose. It’s winning that typically eludes Quinton Ferrell’s team. The Panthers took control and won, 84-72, after PC threatened in the waning minutes.High Point (19-5, …
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County Signs: Blue Hose stuck
By MONTE DUTTON Quinton Ferrell (right) with Kaleb Scott (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. It’s been a month. Ain’t no catching up on the seasons. It’ll still be a while before I’m fit to describe the games in person. I’m still raising my legs and swinging them every which a ways. I’m hobbling around town …
County Signs: The year in erratic review
By MONTE DUTTON The Red Devils' quarterback was off and running early in the state championship game (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Unless Tushawan Richardson scores 100 points in a tournament next week, the year’s great stories have run their course.Well, maybe if he scored 50, which seems possible.This is unlikely, since Richardson has only …
County Signs: Richardson’s 31 highlights Clinton sweep
By MONTE DUTTON Tushawan Richardson scores two of his 31 points (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. The Carolina Panthers have won four games, and somehow it seems like a good year.They could be a legitimate spoiler. The remaining games are against the contending teams in the NFC South, Atlanta and Tampa Bay.Looking for a competitive …
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County Signs: Mobility has a different meaning
By MONTE DUTTON Tyler Huff as a Paladin (Furman photo) Click here. The transfer protocol creates a lot of cultural exchange.Even if an athlete remains at one school for his entire career, he knows athletes … everywhere.Tyler Huff, who spent three years quarterbacking at Presbyterian and two at Furman, was fantastic in Friday’s 30-27 Jacksonville …
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A new verse to an old song
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. In honor of the Class 2A state title, I added a verse to “Go Big Red,” the song I started writing on a team bus 49 years ago.My teammates started singing and chanting on the way home from road games, all of which we won during my …
County Signs: Hose find little fire in Dragons, 116-53
By MONTE DUTTON Quadir Pettaway drives past VUL's Jacob Newman (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. It’s so ridiculous.I can’t remember which movie or TV show that expression came from.Presbyterian College plays many men’s basketball games against teams it is unlikely to beat. Miami last week. South Carolina next week. They pay good money, for one …
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Nightrider's Lament 