By MONTE DUTTON Cooper Bowser (Furman photo) Click here. Unfortunately, the week-in and week-out progress of the Furman men’s basketball program has carried with it a disquieting pattern. The Paladins have been unable to hold leads in the latter halves of Southern Conference games. They win some. They lose some. East Tennessee State rallied from …
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Furman weathers second-half storm
By MONTE DUTTON Cooper Bowser is back (Furman photo). Click here. What if they played a basketball game and no one came? What if it wasn’t allowed? The Furman men’s basketball game against Chattanooga was on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game was on national TV on ESPN2. Furman University is currently closed to the …
Paladins finish off sweep of Samford
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Wilkins (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. One thing about Alex Wilkins. You’ve got to use him as much as you can. Furman’s fantastic freshman was in foul trouble all night long. He fouled out with 3:59 to play. Ben Vander Wall followed with 33.5 seconds left. Tom House scored 21 points …
Furman gets its 2nd-half groove back
Tom House (Furman photo) Click here. In Greensboro, N.C., on Friday afternoon, Furman regained its mastery of the latter half. Alex Wilkins scored 27 points and Tom House added 25 to lead Furman to an 89-66 road victory over UNC Greensboro at Bodford Arena. The hustled-up matchup was moved from Saturday ahead of impending weather …
Paladins suffering rival envy
By MONTE DUTTON Charles Johnston (Furman photo) Click here. The Citadel’s 77-75 victory over Furman wasn’t a matter of the last man standing on Wednesday night in Charleston. For the second time in four days, it was a matter of the most men left. For the third season in a row, the Paladins and Bulldogs …
Paladins’ injuries pile up
By MONTE DUTTON Bob Richey (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. It’s funny how everything changes overnight. Wofford erased a 13-point deficit in the final 10 minutes to edge Furman, 74-70, in the first of two regular-season meetings between the teams Saturday at Timmons Arena. The “bottomless injuries” special haunted the Paladins, who gave up a …
Paladins brace for Wofford
Charles Johnston (1) (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Perhaps the Southern Conference men’s basketball season reaches full intensity each winter when Furman plays Wofford for the first time. The late Keith Jackson sometimes previewed a SEC football rivalry by saying, in his inimitable style, “These two teams just do not like each other.” One reason …
All cheers, no jeers, in the county
The Red Devils have won three straight games (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. For the first time, all of Laurens County’s football teams won last weekend. All the teams, combined, have a record of 19-12. The schedules range from Clinton High School and Laurens Academy, each of which have played eight games, to Thornwell, which …
Red Devils seek to turn corner in Union
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 …
Tall order for Devils in tennis finals
By MONTE DUTTON Click here. Clinton High School, undefeated at 11-0, is playing for the state boys’ tennis championship on Saturday in Cayce at 10 a.m. Red Devil teams have already won the Class 2A state title in football and reached the Upstate final in girls’ basketball. This is always a tall order, never more …
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