Area Sports

Clinton wrapped up its fourth straight region football championship, and its second straight in Region 1-2A Friday night with a 48-7 victory over Blacksburg at T.A. Campbell Stadium. Senior running back Javen Cook led the Red Devils with 142 yards rushing and three touchdowns. The Red Devils led 41-0 before the Wildcats finally got on…

Wren quarterback Jake Owings threw for three touchdown passes to lead the Hurricanes to a 45-28 victory over host Laurens Friday night at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Hurricanes running back Muntu Brown also ran for three scores, including a 75-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. The Raiders (1-7 overall, 1-2 Region 1-4A) got a pair of…

Clinton senior Javen Cook set a new single-game records for rushing and scoring Friday night during the Red Devils’ 56-14 victory over Landrum at Wilder Stadium. Cook rushed for 334 yards and a record-tying five touchdowns and a a pair of 2-point conversions for a total of 34 points scored. He scored touchdowns on four…

Laurens Academy survived a shaky start and a temporary first-half power outage Friday night and cruised to a 52-21 win over Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach Friday night at Todd Kirk Field. The power outage, which caused a delay of around 30 minutes as fans and players waited for the field’s halogen lights to return,…

Laurens snapped a 10-game skid Friday night with a 58-0 victory at Southside. The Raiders’ last previous victory came in 2024 against the Tigers, who are mired in a 28-game losing streak of their own. In six previous games this season, the Raiders (1-6 overall, 1-1 Region 1-4A) had scored 34 points all together. Against…

Clinton rolled up more than 500 yards on the ground behind three 100-yard rushers Friday night in a 50-29 Region 1-2A victory at Chesnee. Javen Cook led Clinton with 182 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 15 carries, K.J. Vance ran for 177 yards and two touchdowns on seven attempts, and Angelo Cromer rushed four…

Clinton senior running back Javen Cook ran for four touchdowns and 132 yards to lead a dominant rushing attack in a 49-6 Homecoming victory over Liberty at Wilder Stadium. For the second straight year, Clinton won the battle between Red Devils. This time, Clinton averaged 14.5 yards per rush attempt, rolling up 435 yards on…

Laurens Academy remained unbeaten in conference play Friday with a 36-14 Homecoming victory over visiting Wardlaw Academy at Todd Kirk Field. The Crusaders improved to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in SCISA 8-man Region 1 with the win. It was their second win this season over Wardlaw. They also defeated the Patriots 34-8 on Aug. 29.…

NEWBERRY – Laurens Academy opened SCISA 8-man Region 1 play Friday night with a rain-soaked 42-14 victory at Newberry Academy. The Crusaders (5-1 overall, 1-0 region)  notched their second win over the Eagles this season. LA downed Newberry 30-14 in the season opener for both teams in August. The Eagles fell to 0-5 overall and…

Clinton rebounded from last week’s disappointing home loss to Daniel with a 60-0 road victory over Union County Friday night. The Red Devils (3-2) scored seven rushing touchdowns, including two apiece by Javen Cook and K.J. Vance as Clinton jumped out to a 40-0 lead by halftime. The Clinton defense also got on the scoreboard…