"Why do they [write] for their money? Why do they [work] for short pay? They ain't getting nowhere and they're losing their share. They must have gone crazy back there." — Michael Burton (paraphrased)
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 …
Continue reading Nothing’s more stunnin’ than a Saturday at Furman
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 …
Nick Anderson (Furman photo) Click here. As the stretch drive unwinds toward the Southern Conference tournament, Furman may be its most dangerous underdog, and Virginia Military could be its greatest overachiever. The most significant item on the agenda at The Well on Saturday was a first-round bye for one of the two.Furman can wrap that …
Colton Hinton (Furman photo) Click here. In their football uniforms, Furman and Virginia Military looked as if it was 1970. That year the Keydets blanked the Paladins, 13-0, in Lexington, Va.On Saturday, the score was 21-17 as VMI won its first game and Furman lost its third straight. It was a throwback in the worst …
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Vander Wal had his first double-double. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ When I was a kid, I thought Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium had the best marketing link in history going. The tarpaulin rolled out over the field by the grounds crew was sponsored by Morton Salt. When it rains, it pours. That was …
By MONTE DUTTON Furman must keep its focus versus VMI. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The 2022-23 Furman basketball season was more predictable than this one. It was a season of historic greatness, seldom rivaled in the school’s annals. Not that a 28-8 record, Southern Conference championship and NCAA Tournament victory were without perilous moments. This …
Continue reading Paladins take ’em one at a time, as if there were any other way
Marcus Foster is baaaaaaack. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ LEXINGTON, Va. – Furman arrived at Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday evening poised to flex its muscles. Everyone who had been missing arrived at Cameron Hall ready to rock and roll. And so they did, decimating the Keydets, 100-60. Marcus Foster, J.P. Pegues and Alex Williams all …
By MONTE DUTTON Alex Williams launches. (Monte Dutton photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ A season ago, Furman really started rolling when head coach Bob Richey started talking about joy. The Paladins started talking about how it was important to have fun, and sure enough, nothing was more fun than winning, and off they went to see the Wizard …
(PC photos) https://www.sadlerhughes.com/ Two Presbyterian College basketball teams returned home Saturday night feeling pleased with themselves after crossing successfully into the Southern Conference. The men defeated Virginia Military, 75-71, in Lexington, Va., and the women cruised past Western Carolina, 60-41, in Cullowhee, N.C. https://www.facebook.com/UpstateInsuranceConsultants Trevon Reddish-Rhone led Presbyterian (6-3) with 14 points (2/3 three-pointers) and …
Continue reading Blue Hose march home again, hurrah! hurrah!
By MONTE DUTTON Paladins converge on VMI's Hunter Rice. (Furman photos) https://dunesproperties.com/agent/mark-mitchell/ The game before was a triumph of will. Furman’s 37-3 victory over Virginia Military on Saturday was a coronation. The Paladins were marvelous. “When you’ve got that target on your back you’r,e supposed to win every game, and everybody’s gonna play you hard,” …
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