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Sports Report for Friday, 9-13-2024

Friday, September 13, 2024

Local Notes

 Clinton HS

  • Clinton 49 – Chapman 27… The Red Devils traveled up to Inman last night to take on the Chapman Panthers… The Red Devils started the game out putting 35 unanswered points on the board before the Panther finally scored just before the end of the first half and then rolled on to a 49-27 win over the Panthers.
    • The Red Devils had 373 yards of total offense (259 in the first half) to the Panthers 397 of which only 123 of which came in the first half.
    • The Red Devils had 339 yards rushing and only 34 passing compared to the Panthers 136 yards rushing and 261 passing.
    • Javen Cook led the Red Devils rushing attack with 156 yards on 14 carries and scored 2 TDS… Kason Copeland had 93 yards and 2 TDs with Angelo Cromer also having a rushing TD.
    • Tushawan Richardson completed 2 of 6 passes and was intercepted once while throwing 1 TD to Chris Boyd.
    • To see the complete stat package which has a play by play accounting of the game, click here.
    • The Red Devils are schedule to travel to Daniel next Friday night.
  • 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 Wednesday 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 hood 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 Play Tonight… The Laurens Raider travel to Columbia tonight to take on the AC Flora Falcons…  The Falcons are 2-1 on the season averaging 33 points per game while giving up an average of 29.6 points per game… They are averaging more passing yards per game than rushing and if you would like more information on the Falcons click here… 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: 1000 S. Holly St., Columbia , SC 29205
  • Football: Raiders 12 – AC Flora 0… The Raider JV football team hosted the AC Flora Falcons last night at KC Hanna Stadium and its good news for Raider fans as they took a 12-0 win… The Raiders scored with 19.7 seconds left in the 1st quarter when Isai Fernandez carried in from 5 yards out capping a 76 yd. drive in 10 plays… The 2-point conversion failed… There was no further score until the 3rd quarter where the Raiders scored with 149left in the quarter when Buddy Cheeks scored from the 2 yard line to make it 12 -0 as the 2-point conversion again came up short… Both team had penalties that were drive killers and most of the Falcons offense came through the air… Ke’Allen Blackwell had an interception for eh Raiders and the Raiders also lost a fumble in the game.

Laurens Academy

  • Richard Winn 56 – Crusaders 20… The Laurens Academy Crusaders traveled down to Winnsboro last night to take on the Richard Winn Eagles… The Eagles came into the game 3-0 averaging 41.3 points per game and giving up only 10 points per game and last night they rolled again as they took a 56-20 win a 56-20 win over the Crusader … The Eagles led 35-12 at the half and held the Crusaders to only 8 points in the fourth quarter… About the only other details I have on the game is that Garrett Murphy scored all 3 of the Crusader TDs and Mason Cooper had a 2-point conversion… If I get more details on the game I will bring them to you Monday… The Crusaders are scheduled to host the Knights of King Academy next Friday.

Thornwell

  • MS Football: Saints 30 – Ware Shoals 0… The Thornwell Saints middle school football team was scheduled to host the Ware shoals Hornets last night but they went ahead and played Wednesday 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.

 

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 results reported to me are:

  • Dixie 36 – Hickory Tavern 16… The Hickory Tavern Panthers traveled over to Due West yesterday and the ride home must have seemed longer than the one coming back as the Green Hornets defeated the Panthers 36-16… I have received some information that Dixie did not have a “true” middle school team as they played some 9th graders… About the only other thing I can tell you is that that Sam Parsons had a couple of long TD runs (about 80 yards) and also the 2-point conversions.
  • Sanders 28 – Gray Court-Owens 0… At KC Hannah Stadium yesterday afternoon the Sanders Yellow Jackets kicked off their season with a 28-0 win over the GCO Tigers… The Tigers were able to move the ball but just could not finish drives as the Sanders defense stepped up to knock down several key passes and  both teams had penalties with the Tigers coming more often than not at a bad time.
    • Sanders scored at the end of the first possession of the game on a run by Travion Robinson and Devante Hill added the 2-point conversion.
    • Sanders scored again with 3:38 left in the 3rd quarter when Kassiah Smith broke off a ling 93 yd. TD run but the 2-point conversion failed making it 14-0 Sanders with 3:39 left in the 3rd quarter.
    • Sander scored on their next possession when Robinson again scored on a run… Hill again added the 2-point conversion.
    • Sanders last score came with 2:29 left in the game when Hill carried it in but the 2-pointconversion failed to make the final 28-0 Sanders.
  • Whitmire at Laurens MS – Coaches did not report score to me. Ask them to please.
  • Ware Shoals at Thornwell – played Wednesday (9-11) with Thornwell winning 30-0

 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.

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.   

Atlanta Braves… The Braves were off last night and return home tonight 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. .

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!

 

 

If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to report scores, please contact me via email at: sports@wlbg.com or text me at 864-981-3470.

 

 

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