Area Sports
Red Devils run over Wolverines, 36-20
Kadon Crawford score two second-half touchdowns as Clinton defeated host Woodruff 36-20 Friday night at W.L. Varner Stadium. With the victory, the Red Devils improved to 6-2 overall, and 2-0 in Region 4-3A while rolling up 391 yards in total offense. After giving up a 20-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Morris to Kam Taylor in…
Read MoreBreakthrough: Raiders down Riverside for 1st victory
GREER – Laurens finally broke into the win column Friday night with an 18-17 Region 2-4A victory over Riverside. The Raiders took the lead on a 73-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nick Danciu to wideout Josh Goodwin, who raced up the right sideline for the game-winning score with 10:29 left in the game. After stopping…
Read MoreKnights surge past LA; Hurricanes blow out Saints
Faith Christian put Laurens Academy away in the second half, beating the Crusaders 22-6 in a SCISA 8-man non-region contest at LA’s Todd Kirk Field. LA (1-5) took a 6-0 lead into halftime, but was unable to slow down the Knights over the final two quarters. The Crusaders scored in the first quarter on a…
Read MoreRed Devils, Crawford return to form in Union County victory
Clinton returned to its winning ways Friday night with a 51-28 victory over Union County at Wilder Stadium behind a record-setting night for senior receiver Kadon Crawford. The game marked the Region 4-3A opener for both teams and ended a two-game losing skid for The Red Devils (5-2 overall, 1-0 region). Clinton was sparked Crawford’s…
Read MoreGreer spoils LDHS homecoming with 49-7 shellacking
Greer running back LaDannian Martin ran for 240 yards and four total touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets put a damper on Laurens’ homecoming festivities with a 49-7 victory Friday night at K.C. Hanna Stadium in the Region 2-4A opener for both teams. The Raiders (0-7 overall, o-1 region) were unable to overcome a disastrous second…
Read MoreGolden Years: Clinton YMCA celebrates 50th
A group of elementary school-aged children were taking tennis lessons from Hall of Fame coach Chuck Waldron, serving as a backdrop for the Clinton YMCA’s 50th birthday celebration Thursday afternoon. The celebration included a ribbon-cutting for the Y’s newly renovated tennis courts and soon-to-open pickleball courts. “The sustainability of the YMCA here in the city…
Read MoreGreat Falls on fire in 56-0 shelling of Saints; LA falls to Raiders
Great Falls started the game with a kickoff return for a touchdown Friday night, and things only got worse for host Thornwell Charter School. The Red Devils rolled to a 56-0 win over the Saints, who were coming off their first win of the season. By the end of a near hour-long first quarter, that…
Read MoreHorseplay: Thoroughbreds upset Red Devils, 41-30
South Aiken handed Clinton its second straight loss as the previously winless Thoroughbreds stunned the Red Devils 41-30 Friday night. In the upset, South Aiken seemed to one-up the Red Devils at their own game, rolling up 489 yards in total offense, including 336 yards on the ground behind two 100-yard rushers. The Thoroughbreds (1-5)…
Read MoreT.L. Hanna continues woes for Raiders, 48-6
T.L. Hanna, ranked No. 4 in Class 5A, sent visiting Laurens to its sixth straight loss this season, downing the Raiders 48-6 Friday night at Yellow Jacket Memorial Stadium. LDHS took the opening kickoff and embarked on a nine-play, 51-yard scoring drive that was capped by quarterback Nick Danciu’s 1-yard run. But the Raiders’ 6-0…
Read MoreRun-heavy Patriots crush Crusaders, 30-6
Laurens Academy may have gotten more than it bargained for with senior running back Adrian Faust and Wardlaw Friday night in a 30-6 loss in Johnston. Faust ran for 169 yards, and Colt Bailey scored three touchdowns in the victory for Wardlaw. Meanwhile, the Crusaders (2-3 overall, 1-1 SCISA Region 4-1A) were never able to…
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