Laurens Academy equaled its win total from last season Friday night with a 44-19 victory over visiting Newberry Academy. The Crusaders (2-1) got a pair of touchdowns from junior receiver Buddy Baker and two scores from senior running back Clarence Bertoli. LA trailed 19-16 at halftime, but dominated the second half, keeping the Eagles (1-1)…
WINNSBORO – Richard Winn Academy opened its season Friday night with a 41-14 victory over visiting Laurens Academy. The Crusaders (1-1) trailed 35-0 before getting on the scoreboard in the second half. LA’s Buddy Baker scored to end the Eagles’ shutout bid, cutting the lead to 35-6. Senior running back Clarence Bertoli added LA’s second…
Clinton took control on the very first play from scrimmage against intra-county rival Laurens Friday night, rolling up over 500 yards of total offense en route to a 55-28 victory at Wilder Stadium. The Red Devils (2-0) set the tone early as quarterback Austin Copeland burst up the middle for a 63-yard touchdown run on…
See more photos at end of story Clinton and two-way threat Bryson James picked up where they left off last season with a 55-20 Week 0 victory over Batesburg-Leesville Friday night at Wilder Stadium. James, last year’s Region 3-3A Defensive Player of the Year, did most of his damage at running back in the season…
Hillcrest, ranked No. 5 in Class 5A, exploded for 20 points in the third quarter to break open a close game en route to a 41-7 victory over visiting Laurens District High Friday night in the season opener for both teams. LDHS (0-1) took a 7-0 lead with 5 minutes, 3 seconds left in the…
See more photos at end of story. Laurens Academy handed Travis Plowden his first victory as a head football coach Friday night, defeating the Augusta Eagles 56-38 at Todd Kirk Field in the season opener for both teams. LA led 14-6 at halftime but exploded for 42 second-half points. Senior quarterback Andrew Codington, making…
Laurens Academy heads into the great unknown this Friday night as the Crusaders see their first action of the 2022 season against the home-schooled Augusta Eagles. LA has a new head coach in Travis Plowden, who is also the school’s athletic director and varsity boys basketball coach. Plowden takes over for Todd Kirk, who resigned…
Preseason football photo gallery below In South Carolina, it’s called Week 0, and it’s when most of the state’s high schools begin their seasons after weeks of practices and scrimmages. Clinton, ranked No. 6 in Class 3A, hosts Batesburg-Leesville Friday night at Wilder Stadium, while Laurens travels to Hillcrest, ranked No. 5 in Class 5A.…
Clinton and Laurens District High football programs began practices for the upcoming season Friday, and both teams are to host scrimmages this week. The Red Devils are to host A.C. Flora and Chesnee at 9 a.m. Thursday at Wilder Stadium. On Monday, Chapin will visit Clinton at 7 p.m. LDHS is to host Mauldin at…
Laurens District High senior receiver Cayson Elledge announced his commitment to play football at Davidson University Sunday. Fittingly, the announcement came via Twitter. After all, social media had played a vital role in Elledge’s recruitment, serving as a platform for players to market themselves and a virtual highway for college coaches as they scour the…