"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
Kobe Stewart (PC photo) Click here. The ballgames played against type this weekend.The college reaped the dividends. The high schools took the lumps.While Presbyterian College was laying waste to Radford’s homecoming in Virginia, Laurens Academy was falling in Sumter at the SCISA girls’ basketball state title game, and Clinton was ending its boys’ basketball playoff …
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Bryanna Belton (courtesy John Clayton) Click here. So far, the flying colors in the Class 2A girls’ basketball playoffs are red and white.Then again, those were the colors of the teams the Red Devils have blasted. After defeating Liberty, 67-29, in the first round, Clinton (22-5), sprinted past Landrum, 45-19, on Thursday night at CHS.The …
Tushawan Richardson (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Clinton’s first Class 2A boys’ basketball playoff game was a bit less tense than the final score indicated.Saluda (15-8) fell by a fast-closing 54-49 score. The Red Devils, also 15-8, led 44-25 entering the fourth quarter. Clinton also started slowly, trailing 8-5 after the first eight minutes.Led by …
By MONTE DUTTON Bryanna Belton led four Clinton double-figures scorers (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. It’s not easy to win a state championship. Clinton, which opened the Class 2A girls’ basketball playoffs with a 67-29 victory over Liberty Monday night, could run up against an opponent that’s much taller, or one that just shoots the …
Kory Mincy (PC photo) Click here. NORTH CHARLESTON – Presbyterian scored 11 points in the final 30 seconds of a men’s basketball game on Wednesday night. It would have been a lot of points for the final frame of a bowling match.Yet the Blue Hose lost, 71-70.Presbyterian trailed Charleston Southern, 66-59, with 30 seconds on …
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 …
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 …
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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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, …
Continue reading County Signs: Blue Hose’ upset bid slips away
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 …
