Local Notes
Kevin Long Passes Away… Sad news out of Columbia yesterday as it was announced that Red Devil and Gamecock great has passed away at the age of 69… After ending his football career at Clinton HS he was a standout for the Gamecocks from 1973-76 where he became the first Gamecock to rush for over a 1000 yards in a season as in 1975 he rushed for 1133 yards… He played for the New York Jets and a couple of teams in the USFL… He was a member of the USC Athletic Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Laurens County Sports Hall of Fame back in 2017… Click here for more details on him and his career and click here also.
Clinton HS
- Clinton at Chapman Tonight… Trying to get ahead of the predicted rain tomorrow, the Red Devils will travel to Chapman to take on the Panthers a foe they have faced many times over the years… The Panthers are 1-2 on the season having defeated St Joseph’s 35-21 but lost to Daniel 41-23 and Boiling Springs 52-7.
- JV Football: Clinton 14 – Chapman 7… With the varsity football game being moved up 24 hours, the JV football game at Wilder Stadium against Chapman was moved up to last night… Good news for Red Devil fans as the team took a 14-7 win over the Chapman Panthers to run their winning streak t over 45 games (47 or 48)… It was a hard fought game with a lot of hard licks being delivered by both teams….After a scoreless first quarter , the Red Devils struck first on a 9 yd. TD run by Zydarrion Butler with 1:55 left in the half… The two-point conversion failed so the score stood 6-0 Red Devils which was the score at the half… The Clinton defense scored also as with 4:15 left in the third quarter they caused the Panther runner to fumble, and A’Javian James picked it up and scored from about the Chapman 21-yard line… The two-point conversion was good as Own Glenn connected with Damarius Griffin with a short pass to make it 14-0 Red Devils…The Panthers finally got on the scoreboard with 2:17 left in the game on a 22-yard TD pass… The Red Devils will host Daniel at 6:00 pm a week from today.
Laurens HS
- Raiders Still Set to Play Tomorrow Night… I talked to the AC Flora coach yesterday afternoon and they are still planning on playing their game with Laurens at 7:30 tomorrow night… If that changes, I will be sure to let you know… Now the Falcons DO NOT play on their campus… They play at Memorial Stadium which is near Owens Airfield and kind of across the railroad yard near the State Fairgrounds… If you are planning on going use the following address to find Memorial Stadium: 100 S. Holly St., Columbia , SC 29205
- JV Game Tonight… The raider JV football team is scheduled to host the AC Flora falcons tonight at KC Hannah Stadium about 6:30… The reason I say about is that Sanders and Gray Court Owens will play at 5:00 pm before the JV game KC Hanna Stadium.
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Laurens Academy
- Varsity Football Tonight… The Laurens Academy at Richard Winn football game that was schedule foe tomorrow night at Richard Winn has also been moved up 23 hours due to the threat of bad weather.. The Crusader and the Eagles will kick off at 6:30 pm… The 3-1 Crusader will face one of the toughest teams on their schedule as Eagles are 3-0 and averaging 41.3 points per game while giving up just 10 points per game.
Thornwell
- MS Football: Saints 30 – Ware Shoals 0… The Thornwell Saints middle school football team was scheduled to host the Ware shoals Hornets tonight, but they went ahead and played last night and all I can tell you about the game is that the saints were able to ring the bell last night as they took a 30-0 win over the Hornets to run their record to 2-0 on the season.
S.C. Prep Football Media Poll… Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Sept. 10. First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses.
- CLASS 5A: 1. Dutch Fork (19) (2-0) 2. Gaffney (1) (2-0) 3. Northwestern (1) 4. Summerville (3-0) 5. Irmo (3-0) 6. Sumter (3-0) 7. JL Mann (2-1) 8. Hillcrest (3-0) 9. White Knoll (2-1) 10. Boiling Springs (3-0)… Others receiving votes: TL Hanna, Spartanburg, Fort Dorchester, Lexington, Chapin, River Bluff, Blythewood
- CLASS 4A: 1. Westside (21) (2-0) 2. South Pointe (2-1) 3. Daniel (2-1) 4. Camden (2-1) 5. Gray Collegiate (1-1) 6. May River (3-0) 7. Wren (3-0) 8. Richland Northeast (3-0) 9. Seneca (3-0) 10. South Florence (1-2)… Others receiving votes: Hartsville, Bishop England, North Augusta, AC Flora, Hilton Head Island, Blue Ridge, Crestwood
- CLASS 3A: 1. Belton-Honea Path (20) (3-0) 2. Dillon (1) (3-0) 3. Mountain View Prep (3-0) 4. Woodruff (3-0) 5. Marlboro County (3-0) 6. Loris (3-0) 7. Pendleton (2-1) 8. Oceanside Collegiate (1-2) 9. Orangeburg Wilkinson (3-0) 10. Swansea (3-0)… Others receiving votes: Newberry, Chapman, Keenan, Aynor
- CLASS 2A: 1. Hampton County (13) (3-0) 2. Strom Thurmond (7) (2-0) 3. Clinton (2-1) 4. Barnwell (1) (3-0) 5. Saluda (2-0) 6. Batesburg-Leesville (2-0) 7. Fairfield Central (2-1) 8. Philip Simmons (2-1) 9. Chesterfield (3-0) 10. East Clarendon (3-0)… Others receiving votes: Andrews, Chester, Blacksburg, Mullins, North Central, Timberland, Manning, Woodland, Academic Magnet, Andrews, Chesnee, Lake City
- CLASS A: 1. Lewisville (12) (3-0) 2. Abbeville (9) (2-1) 3. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (2-1) 4. Blackville-Hilda (2-1) 5. Lake View (1-1) 6. Hannah-Pamplico (2-0) 7. Cross (2-1) 8. Dixie (3-0) 9. Branchville (3-0) 10. Lamar (1-2)… Others receiving votes: Hunter-Kinard Tyler, McBee, Latta, Johnsonville, Williston-Elko, Baptist Hill, Wagener-Salley
Middle School Football… To see the middle school master school football schedule click here… Please remember these schedules can change right up to game day without my knowing about it… The schedule for today is as follows:
- Hickory Tavern at Dixie – 5:00 pm
- Sanders vs, Gray Court-Owens at 5:00 pm at KC Hannah Stadium
- Whitmire at Laurens MS – 5:00 pm
- Ware Shoals at Thornwell – played Wednesday (9-11) with Thornwell winning 30-0
Sports Talk Media High School Football Recap… Each week during the football season Sports Talk Media produce a recap show of high school football results from around the state… If you would like to hear that show for last Friday night, click here… It’s usually about 5 minutes long and keeps you updated on football outside our area… Enjoy!
High School Football Scores, Schedules and Standings
- Thanks to scfootballstats.com you can now see last weekend’s scores for all games by classification on Saturday or Sunday and possibly Monday… After that you will see the weeks schedule by classification… You can also see the standings in each region by classification… To see this information, click here.
Broadcast Notes… We plan on brining you the following contest here on Real Radio WLBG… If it is a varsity football game, we will start our broadcast about 6:20 pm with the Friday Night Insiders… Remember all sports broadcast are streamed live on the internet at www.wlbg.com.
- Friday, September 13th… Varsity football at A.C. Flora, 6:20 pm, kickoff 7:30 pm.
Local Sports Schedules: All schedules subject to change right up to game time.
- School District 55: To see the sports schedule for this week at LDHS, click here.
- School District 56: To see the sports schedule for this week at CHS and CMS, click here
- Laurens Academy: Click on each of the following to see their schedule: Varsity Football, Middle Scholl Football and Varsity /MS Volleyball…. Also you can click here to see varsity volleyball results. .
- Thornwell: To see the Thornwell varsity volleyball schedule and results click here
- PC Sports Calendar… To see the PC athletics sports calendar, click here.
College Sports: For any game mentioned below, click on the score for more details if available.
College Football
- FBS AP Poll… The latest FBS AP Poll has a few changes in the top 5… Georgia still holds down the top spot but Texas moved up to #2 while last week’s #2 Ohio State drops to #3… Alabama continues at #4 but Ole Miss moves up a spot to #5… Spots 6-10 also had changes and are now occupied by Missouri, Tennessee, Penn State, Oregon and Miami (FL)… Clemson moved up from # 25 to #22… To see the entire top 25 AP Poll click here
- FCS Coaches Poll… The FCS Coaches Poll continues to have South Dakota State and North Dakota State ranked #1 & #2… In our general area, UT Chattanooga comes in at #16 (down from #10) and Mercer #24 while Furman and Western Carolina dropped out of the top 25. … To see the entire FCS Coaches Poll click here.
- FBS Football Scores… If you would like to see the scores for FBS schools this past week click here… Once you get there you can filter and sort several different ways and you can also click on the next week to see the FBS schedule.
- FCS Football Scores… If you would like to see the scores for FBS schools this past week, click here… Once you get there you can filter and sort several different ways and you can also click on the next week to see the FBS schedule.
Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores at the start of the section.
- Nationals 5 – Braves 1… After defeating the Washington Nationals 12-0 in DC on Tuesday night, the Braves wished they could have saved some of those runs for last night as the Nationals took a 5-1 win in the last game of the short 2-game series in DC… The Nationals simply outhit the Braves 13-6 and 1 pf their hots was a solo homer by the Nationals CJ Abrams (20) while the biggest hits for the Braves were a couple of doubles… The Braves have tonight off before returning home tomorrow (Friday) to start a 4-game series with the Dodgers.
- Season Schedule… If you would like to see the Braves season schedule, click here… It should also show where the game will be televised if it is televised. .
- Other Scores… If you would like to see the scores of other MLB games click here.
- Standings… To see the MLB Standings click here
Greenville Drive… The Greenville Drive have finished their season.
NASCAR
- Logano Wins First Playoff Race… Sunday over at the Atlanta Speedway Joey Logano won the first of the playoff races… He won the race in overtime. For more information as to who was leading at the suspension of the race click here.
- Playoffs… Now that the regular season is finished, the 16 Cup Drivers have made the playoffs and are in the Chase for the Cup Championship are now locked in… Logano now forges to the lead in the playoff standings. .. To see the final standings for all the drivers in the Cup Series Playoffs click here.
- Schedule This Week… The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series will be over at Watkins Glenn International Speedway this weekend with the Xfinity Series racing Saturday at 3:00 pm and the Cup Series Sunday at 3:00 pm also…. Click here to see the full schedule including practices and qualifying.
- NASCAR on TV this Week… NASCAR has several things being televised this week including race practices and qualifying, the race itself and assorted other things… To see the TV schedule for each day of the week click here.
This & That:
T-Ball at the Laurens YMCA…The Laurens Family YMCA will be offering T-Ball this fall for ages 3-5 years old… The cost will be $75 for Y members and $90… Registration is now open but will close on October 15th… You can register at the Y during normal business hours… If you have any questions, contact Haley Queen at 864-984-2626 of email her at hqueen@lakelandsymcs.org… Batter Up!
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