Clinton never led Friday night in a 22-21 loss to Chapman at Wilder Stadium, and the Red Devils came up short on a game-winning 2-point conversion attempt with no time left on the game clock that would’ve given them the lead when it mattered most. Junior quarterback Tushawan Richardson authored a 12-play, 99-yard drive that…
Thornwell Charter School won its first varsity football game Friday night in its home opener, beating Clear Dot Charter 34-20. “TCS rings the bell,” Thornwell head coach Charlie Washington texted after the victory, referring to Thornwell’s Victory Bell and the tradition held over from Thornwell High School of ringing it following every athletic victory. The…
Union County senior running back Cam Owens scored his third touchdown of the night with under two minutes left in the game Friday night to lift the Yellowjackets to a 20-17 victory over Laurens at Union County Stadium. Owens’ game-winning touchdown came on a 3-yard run with 1:42 to play, completing the comeback for Union…
For the second year in a row, Presbyterian found its mojo against Virginia-Lynchburg at Bailey Memorial Stadium. The Blue Hose got a second wind and found renewed focus after a lightning delay Saturday afternoon, scoring four unanswered second-half touchdowns in a 48-17 victory over the Dragons. PC was clinging to a 20-17 lead when the…
Visiting Aiken played its role as Clinton’s homecoming opponent to perfection Friday night at Wilder Stadium. The unbeaten Red Devils, ranked No. 3 in Class 3A, manhandled the overmatched Green Hornets 63-6, settling the matter even before the homecoming queen was crowned, scoring 51 points by halftime and 37 in the second quarter alone. Kadon…
Laurens Academy won its second straight game Friday night, edging Oakbrook Prep “in a thriller” 36-34 at Todd Kirk Field. No details were immediately available. The Crusaders evened their record at 2-2, and Oakbrook (2-1) suffered its first setback of the season. McCormick 53, Thornwell 0 Previously winless McCormick left Thornwell still searching for…
Another Friday night against a ranked team led to another loss for Laurens District High School. Host Chapman, ranked No. 8 in Class 3A, downed the Raiders 48-3 Friday night in Inman. The Raiders led 3-0 about four minutes into the game on Brock Franklin’s 35-yard field goal, but any celebration was short-lived as the…
Laurens Academy emphatically picked up its first win of the Jolly Doolittle era Friday night at Newberry Academy. LA continued a long string of dominance over the Eagles with a 58-0 victory. Doolittle is in his first season as head coach of the Crusaders after seven seasons at Greenwood Christian. No other details on the…
The Laurens defense had no answer for Belton-Honea Path all-state running back Marquise Henderson and the Bears rushing attack Friday night in a 49-21 loss at K.C. Hanna Stadium. Henderson, who announced an offer from Arizona earlier this week, rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns, scoring on runs of 3, 55 and 66 yards.…
Clinton uncharacteristically took to the air Friday night in a 42-7 victory over Newberry in the home opener for the Red Devils at Wilder Stadium. Junior quarterback Tyshuwan Richardson threw three touchdown passes to three different receivers and ran for a score in the newly minted “Battle for the Belt” trophy game against the Bulldogs.…