By MONTE DUTTON Asa Thomas (Furman photo) Click here. They’re hard to figure, this season’s Furman Paladins. They have mysterious weaknesses. They have oodles of shooters, yet they are erratic in both three-pointers and free throws. They hung in gamely when beset by a rash of injuries, but they have struggled since mostly regaining their …
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Furman women coast past Catamounts
Pierre Curtis (Furman photo) Click here. At the moment, in basketball, the Furman women are outshining the men. Alyssa Ervin scored 20 points and Furman used strong work in the second and third quarters to forge a big lead en route to a 60-51 win over Western Carolina in at Ramsey Center in Cullowhee on Thursday …
Paladins pick up pace
By MONTE DUTTON Ben Vander Wal (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Basketball is funny. That’s my mindless observation. Joe Garagiola wrote a book called Baseball Is a Funny Game, so he began the advance of the banal. A Game Is a Funny Game. Remain Calm. All is well. At glittering new Timmons Arena, Furman calmly …
Now’s when the fun begins
By MONTE DUTTON Ah, yes, the telltale extra digits of AI illustration. Click here. What a surprise. Furman and Wofford are surging in the Southern Conference men’s basketball race. Chattanooga and the Paladins were picked 1-2 in the preseason poll of SoCon coaches. On Wednesday, while Furman was knocking off the Mocs on the road, …
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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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 …
Paladins round into tournament shape
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 …
Furmanology: It gets no better at VMI
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 …
Vander Wal steps up for Paladins
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 …
Paladins take ’em one at a time, as if there were any other way
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 …
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