Tyler Huff as a Paladin (Furman photo) Click here. Amidst an otherwise dreary Furman fall, it’s comforting to see Tyler Huff swashbuckling his way through Jacksonville State games on weeknights. Huff is doing for the Gamecocks what he did for the Paladins in a pair of 10-3 seasons at quarterback. The 6-1, 215 “mega senior” …
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County Signs: Whatever floats your boat …
By MONTE DUTTON Moonlight through the pines (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. It’s seldom a good sign when someone answers a question by saying, “I just do.” Everyone has a right to say it. For instance, if you ask me why I dislike raw onions, I might say, “I just do.” Most issues, though, have …
Furmanology: A long-ago dose of Fernandomania
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Two baseball memories for a Wednesday. I’ve got a lot of Furman baseball memories. Apparently, I’m not getting any more. Dum spiro spero. I was in San Diego, Calif., in the middle of Fernandomania. I saw Valenzuela pitch against the Padres at Jack Murphy Stadium. It was the wildest scene …
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County Signs: Clinton breaks free in region race
By MONTE DUTTON D.J. Clark (18), Tushawan Richardson (1) and Jevan Cook (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. With two games remaining, Clinton (5-2, 2-0) is alone at the top of the Region 1-2A football standings, having shoved Landrum out of the S.C. Media top 10 with a 56-22 thump last week. The Red Devils’ hopes …
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County Signs: This wasn’t my weekend
By MONTE DUTTON Laurens Academy's Caleb Hardy digs for the end zone (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Oh. My. God. I have a friend who used to say that all the time. What a rotten weekend. It started slowly, if Friday counts. I went to see Laurens Academy play and enjoyed it. If I had …
Another shade of purple reigns, 52-20
By MONTE DUTTON Colton Hinton (Furman photo) Click here. It took three plays for Western Carolina to score a touchdown at the beginning, but things got worse. The Catamounts, led by quarterback Cole Gonzales, rolled up a Southern Conference record 801 yards of total offense in a 52-20 victory over Furman on Saturday that dampened …
County Signs: Off to the wilds of Laurens Academy
By MONTE DUTTON Moon over Todd Kirk Field (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. I went back and forth all week long. I wanted to go to Landrum, where I have never seen a football game but once played in a scrimmage. Also, I wanted to get to another Laurens Academy game because the Crusaders entered …
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Catamounts pose next Furman challenge
By MONTE DUTTON Trey McLeod (Furman photo) Click here. Progress. Its definition is a burning issue in election politics. It’s simpler to process in college football. Progress means victory in Saturday’s 2 p.m. game between visiting Western Carolina and Furman at Paladin Stadium. Furman didn’t fare well on the home turf last week in a …
County Signs: A namer, a Hobson’s choice and a Mike Ayers
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. I can’t write well enough for people to read me anymore. It’s a common problem for those of my age. Maybe I’ll become a pharmaceutical namer. I could start with familiar adaptations. Paladinofed. Redevilac. Redsoxanyl. Many people don’t think it’s the World Series unless it’s the Dodgers versus the Yankees. …
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County Signs: Landrum poses a stern test for Red Devils
By MONTE DUTTON Rhett Gilliam hits the hole against Chesnee (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Lest anyone fall victim to overconfidence – and what fan doesn’t? – Friday night’s football game in Landrum matches two of the top 10 in Class 2A according to the S.C. Media Poll. What's important is that the Red Devils …
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Nightrider's Lament 