By MONTE DUTTON Boyce Bankhead (22) makes a tackle (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. The Presbyterian Blue Hose made history. They didn’t make the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, but they made history. A 29-25 Pioneer Football League victory over Marist took the Blue Hose to heights they haven’t scaled but wasn’t enough to keep them …
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Thomas shines in victory over Ohio Christian
Asa Thomas (Furman photo) Click here. I had never heard of Ohio Christian University except that it has a Wikipedia page and 1,600 students, and it brought a good NAIA record into Wednesday night’s visit to Furman. It stood to reason that the Trailblazers would hang in for a while, then the Paladins would pull …
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Wilder Stadium’s got to rock
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. In the third round of Class 2A playoffs, they don’t play. Okay, they play, as in play football, but they don’t play as in play around. This is serious business. Clinton is 9-3; Fairfield Central is, too. Wilder Stadium, and all those raucous fans, could be the …
Paladins to dream the impossible dream at Clemson
By MONTE DUTTON Ian Williams is set for his final kicks at Clemson (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Furman embarks on the annual bid for a miracle on Saturday afternoon at 4:30. Not much is riding on it. No national rankings or playoff hopes rest on its outcome. It’s just a big school, Clemson, against …
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Three go for 10
Clinton's Javen Cook (3) has rushed for 1,777 yards (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Guess what? This weekend three Laurens County football teams are going for their 10th victories. Clinton High School (9-3) hosts Fairfield Central (9-3) in the third round of the Class 2A playoffs. Laurens Academy (9-2) plays King Academy (11-0) at Greenwood …
Blue Hose bounce back, go for 10-win season
By MONTE DUTTON (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. It’s a long shot, but Presbyterian (9-2, 5-2) kept Pioneer Football League hopes alive with a 23-9 victory over Saint Thomas (7-4, 5-3) in Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday. The Tommies had won five games in a row, but PC’s defense limited them to 179 yards of …
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Nothing’s more stunnin’ than a Saturday at Furman
By MONTE DUTTON Trey Hedden fires to the flat (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. There are infinitely worse things than a 32-14 victory over VMI. Saturdays provide lots of bedlam. When I drove home from Paladin Stadium, I felt refreshed, which is uncommon after documenting the Friday-night high-school wars. Furman took care of business. I …
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Cook takes over in second half
By MONTE DUTTON Zy Butler accompanies Javen Cook (3) around left end (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Clinton needed what Saluda brought to Wilder Stadium on Friday night. Competition. A fight. A shot to come through in the clutch. The Red Devils won their seventh game in a row and advanced to the third round …
Keydets visit for final Furman home game
By MONTE DUTTON Chris Luna (72) anchors the Furman offensive line (Monte Dutton photo). Click here. Furman is historically significant in the football lore of the Southern Conference. The Paladins were the first private school to win the FCS (then I-AA) championship in 1988. They have won more league titles (15) than any other SoCon …
Clinton to face Saluda in second round
By MONTE DUTTON Clinton's defense burned brightly against North Central (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. A week ago, Clinton hosted North Central (Kershaw) in the first round of the Class 2A football playoffs. Though the Red Devils were the Region 1 champions and the Knights were fourth in Region 4, both teams ran onto Keith …
Nightrider's Lament 