Spurred by four defensive scores – two interception returns for touchdowns and a pair of safeties – Clinton easily dispatched homecoming opponent Blue Ridge 49-7 Friday night at Wilder Stadium. With the victory, the Red Devils improved to 4-0 on the season as they head into their Region 3-3A schedule. For the second straight week,…
Presbyterian continued to score touchdowns in bulk Saturday at Bailey Memorial Stadium. The Blue Hose defeated out- and under-manned Fort Lauderdale Saturday, 68-3 — easily handling a team playing its first collegiate football game in school history. National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) member Fort Lauderdale, which was forced to cancel its first two scheduled…
Laurens Academy got off to the faster start the Crusaders coaches had been looking for, but LA was unable to keep up with Clarendon Hall Friday night in Summerton. Clarendon Hall exploded for an 82-14 win over the Crusaders (0-3). LA got both of its touchdowns in the first quarter, but were unable to sustain…
Last-minute schedule changes brought about by COVID-19 led to a Friday night trip for Calhoun County to Wilder Stadium. After a 51-0 victory by host Clinton, the visiting Saints may regret not taking advantage of the COVID-caused bye week. The Red Devils proved to be as dominant as the lopsided score would indicate. The Clinton…
Clinton High School’s varsity football schedule changed quickly Wednesday afternoon. The Red Devils were forced to cancel their game at Swansea scheduled for Friday night due to COVID-19 positives within the Swansea program. A short while after that was announced, CHS Athletic Director Louie Alexander announced that another opponent had been found. Clinton, ranked No.…
The Kevin Kelley era at Presbyterian College began emphatically Saturday afternoon at Bailey Memorial Stadium. The Blue Hose dismantled NAIA opponent St. Andrews 84-43 with Kelley’s never-punt, analytics-driven, high-octane offense setting new national and school NCAA Division I-era records along the way. PC quarterback Ren Hefley, a former Michigan walk-on who won the starting job…
In a game that almost wasn’t, Laurens broke into the win column Friday night against visiting Union County, topping the Yellowjackets 44-28 behind a potent ground game led by Tye Roberson’s career-high 174 rushing yards. In addition to Roberson’s performance, which included a fourth-quarter touchdown run that put the game out of reach, Gemire Darden…
• Presbyterian (0-0) vs. St. Andrews (0-0) • Kickoff at 4 p.m. Saturday, Bailey Memorial Stadium A victory Saturday for Presbyterian football over and NAIA opponent won’t make or break the fledgling college football coaching career of first-year Blue Hose head coach Kevin Kelley. But it will mean something either way. “If I don’t win…
Clinton High School has announced the cancellation of its varsity and junior varsity football games scheduled this week against Newberry due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Red Devils football program. CHS was to host Newberry Friday night at Wilder Stadium, and the JV Red Devils were to travel to Newberry Thursday. Athletic Director Louie…
The return of Laurens County’s high school football rivalry lived up to the billing Friday night with Clinton escaping K.C. Hanna Stadium with a 21-19 victory over Laurens. The Red Devils (2-0) scored 14 first-half points off of a pair of Laurens turnovers. Clinton led most of the game, but was never able to completely…