Area Sports

Laurens held off Wade Hampton Friday night, making an early lead stand up in a 45-35 Region 2-4A victory that kept the Raiders’ hopes for at least a share of the region title alive. The Raiders built a 35-6 lead by the middle of the second quarter, but the Generals roared back with two scores…

Clinton found itself down two starters due to injuries before its first offensive possession, but that bit of adversity did nothing to derail the Red Devils Friday night against Woodruff. Playing without starting quarterback/safety Austin Copeland and linebacker Brett Young, both of whom suffered leg injuries soon after Woodruff took the opening kickoff, the Red…

Visiting Valparaiso scored 27 unanswered points in the second half Saturday afternoon, leaving Presbyterian’s Bailey Memorial Stadium with a 41-21 Pioneer Football League Victory. But for one half of solid football, PC found a formula for some success with a true freshman at quarterback, taking a 21-14 lead into the break. “It was a tale…

Little more than a week removed from its most stirring victory of the season, Laurens suffered an equally heartbreaking defeat on homecoming night at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Riverside overcame a 14-point deficit with three fourth-quarter scores to escape with a 17-14 Region 2-4A victory Friday night, putting the Warriors in the driver’s seat for the…

GREER – Laurens overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half and senior kicker Roberto Luna kicked a 25-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining to lift the Raiders to a 20-17 victory over Greer at Dooley Field. Luna’s kick gave the Raiders their only lead of the game and delivered a victory in their…

Clinton opened its Region 4-3A schedule at Union County Thursday – a day earlier than planned due to Hurricane Ian’s impending impact on the Upstate. After the Red Devils left Union County Stadium with a 61-7 victory, the Yellowjackets may have preferred to tangle with the hurricane. Seven different Clinton players scored touchdowns as the…

T.L. Hanna’s Sasheen Latimer ran for a pair of second-quarter touchdowns as the Yellow Jackets dominated host Laurens Friday night at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Latimer’s 78 yards was a game high and part of a balanced and potent Yellow Jacket rushing attack that rolled up 394 yards against the Raiders (1-5). Meanwhile, the Yellow Jackets…

Clinton’s Keividrick Richardson started the game by bursting up the middle for a 59-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage that proved to be more than just a score. It was a hint of things to come. The  unbeaten Red Devils, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, outran and outscored visiting South Aiken…

Jefferson Davis Academy spoiled Laurens Academy’s Homecoming festivities Friday night, defeating the Crusaders 42-20 at LA’s Todd Kirk Field. JDA led the entire way, taking an 8-0 lead in the first quarter that they extended to 26-14 by halftime. Three different players scored for LA. Wide receiver Buddy Baker scored LA’s first touchdown to cut…