Clinton hopes to get the home fires burning again. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Imagine the high-school football teams of Laurens County as four freight trains that all derailed on the same Friday night. In fairness, Clinton was the only team that was generally expected to win, making South Aiken’s 41-30 stunner the highlight. https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Check …
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Hitting the high points
Kadon Crawford (5) (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ The wide, wide world of sports is dotted with many absurd features among its bells and whistles. Not to mention the world at large. For instance, how can there be an indoor yard sale? How can a show be “live on tape from the Ed Sullivan Theater”? Or …
From a jack to a king
By MONTE DUTTON Sometimes it can go either way. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ When Presbyterian upset Wofford, 23-20, I thought, thank God, I saw it. When South Aiken upset Clinton, 41-30, I thought, thank God, I didn’t. In the latter case, I was listening to most of it after serving as one of the judges in …
Clinton outrun by Thoroughbreds; Jackets sting Laurens
(Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges Friends and neighbors, Friday was one miserable night of football for the fans of Laurens County. It was no carefree night in the moonlight for the players and coaches, either. Clinton lost. Laurens lost. Thornwell lost. Laurens Academy lost. Good time to be Presbyterian College. The Blue Hose don’t play at …
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Knight makes a Newberry connection
Todd Knight is in his 15th season at Newberry College. (Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Todd Knight came to the Laurens County Touchdown Club on Thursday. The winningest coach in Newberry College history is in his 15th season and his Wolves just polished off Emory & Henry in a mere eight overtimes. Knight has taken Newberry …
Zaravion is Shrine Bowl bound
Zay Johnson is Bearcat-bound. (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Zaravion Johnson, often called Zay in the same way Donalds are called Don, is a member of the South Carolina Shrine Bowl team. The Clinton High senior is to play for the Sandlappers in the annual game against the Tarheels at Spartanburg High School on Dec. 16. …
Raiders fail to divide Union
Nick Danciu (file photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges UNION -- Somebody had to win. Unfortunately for the Laurens Raiders, it was the Union County Yellow Jackets that prevailed, 20-17, Friday night. Laurens (0-5) took a 17-7 lead to halftime, but the Yellow Jackets scored touchdowns in each of the final two quarters while shutting out the Raiders. Quarterback …
Odds don’t favor Blue Hose
(Monte Dutton photo) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Presbyterian College hasn’t played Wofford in five years, and the historic rivalry isn’t what it used to be. Since its heyday, the Terriers have advanced into the Southern Conference, while the Blue Hose have regressed into the Pioneer Football League, a non-scholarship entity. As such, the fact that Wofford is 0-2 …
Just a little bit closer
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photo) https://www.scfbins.com/agents/buddybridges I would love nothing better than to see all the teams about which I care win big, but I am getting a mite frantic. Thus far, I have not been present at a single close football game: Clinton: 42-7, 49-7, 63-6. Laurens: 9-55, 7-42. Furman: 45-10, 21-47. Presbyterian: …
Panthers bite back quickly and often
(Monte Dutton photos) https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants INMAN – With 8:09 left in the first quarter, Brock Franklin kicked a 35-yard field goal that that gave Laurens the lead. Unfortunately, that was it. Coleman Gray, the Chapman quarterback, completed 19/23 passes for 202 yards and four touchdowns, and his backup, Josiah Moore, was 7/7 for 44 and one. …
Nightrider's Lament 