By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (3) has rushed for 473 yards and seven TDs in the past three games (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. In Union on Friday night, Corey Fountain coaches his 145th game as a head football coach, beginning with five seasons at Lamar High School. Fountain was 58-10, winning two Class A …
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Furman looks to emerge from SoCon muddle
By MONTE DUTTON Jackson Pryor (17) has three catches for 42 yards and a touchdown (Furman photo). Click here. The Southern Conference football championship is there for the taking. Furman takes its first shot at SoCon opposition on Saturday when the Paladins visit Samford at 3:30 p.m. Forget about picking a favorite. Only Mercer is …
Ranked Blue Hose to begin PFL play at home
By MONTE DUTTON Zach Switzer (5) rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns against Bluefield (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Presbyterian College is ranked. Not in Greek life, ancient languages or team cheer. Not in foreign study, or artificial intelligence or analytical algorithms. Presbyterian is ranked 25th by Stats Perform … in FCS football. It’s …
Rams routed in 76-3 PC romp
By MONTE DUTTON Zach Switzer (5) scored three touchdowns (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Presbyterian College couldn’t possibly win its first two games. It began the season with upsets of Mercer and Furman. PC couldn’t possibly lose its next two games. Nope. The Hose throttled Erskine, 42-14, then demolished Bluefield, 76-3, on Saturday at Bailey …
Red Devils run but can’t hide
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (3) scored three more TDs (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Do not worry about the Clinton Red Devils. They’re doing fine. Do not worry that that Class 4A Daniel won, 41-33, on Friday night in front of about 3,400 at Wilder Stadium. Last year the Lions won, 37-12. Don’t worry …
Taming Lions is Clinton’s task
By MONTE DUTTON Zy Butler (18), Owen Glenn (10) and Angelo Cromer (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Before this season, Jeff Fruster stepped down after 10 seasons as head football coach at Daniel High School. He won three state championships (2020, ’21, ‘’22) and six straight region titles (2019-24). The new head man is Chris …
Life is but a Zoom, sh’boom, sh’boom
By MONTE DUTTON Javen Cook (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Mother’s Finest is a funk rock band whose fame spread rapidly in the 1970s. I saw the Atlanta-based band play the Clinton Family YMCA. A couple years later, it played with Styx and Foghat at Greenville Memorial Auditorium. Dis go dis way / Dis go …
SoCon race is wide-open
Evan James (Furman photo) Click here. Last week Clay Hendrix said he thinks Furman has as good a chance as any of winning the Southern Conference football championship. It’s true. No school has emerged as a favorite. All appear to have chinks in their armor. The Paladins have defeated two Coastal Athletic Association schools, William …
It’s a grumpy week for Clemson, Carolina fans
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I have a generally positive view of the football programs at both Clemson and South Carolina. I like to watch the games on TV. I watched Georgia Tech edge the Tigers before I drove over to Bailey Memorial Stadium on Saturday to watch PC beat Erskine. I had Vanderbilt’s victory …
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The Blue Hose beat goes on
By MONTE DUTTON Collin Hurst tosses a strike (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Collin Hurst puts a little extra on his throws the same way a pitcher does in baseball. Hurst is a redshirt sophomore from Davie, Fla. He’s from Davie, Davie, Fla., and he’s king of the wild frontier. In Saturday night’s 42-14 victory …
Nightrider's Lament 