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Sports Report for Tuesday, 9-17-2024

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Local Notes

 Laurens HS

  • Fernandez Names Laurens County TD Club Player of the Week… On Monday (9-16-24) the Laurens County Touchdown Club announced that Nehemias “Nemo” has been chosen as the Clubs Player of the Week for his performance in the Raiders hard fought 20-17 loss to AC Flora last Friday in Columbia…He carried the ball 26 times for 217 yards and scored 1 touchdown on a 49 yard run in the third quarter… He averaged 8.3 yards per carry in the game… Head Coach Greg Porter stated, “Nehemias has an incredible work ethic on and off the field…  Nemo has always put the Team first and when needed to play quarterback, there was no hesitation…  It’s about the Team from him.”.. He will be honored this Thursday at the Clubs 9-19-24 meeting at The Ridge on Exchange Drive which starts at noon… In addition to the local coaches, Furman Head Coach Clay Hendricks will be the featured speaker.
  • AC Flora 20 – Laurens 17… The Laurens Raider traveled to Columbia last Friday night to take on the AC Flora Falcons and played their best game of the season but still came up short as the Falcons took a 20-17 win… Coach Porter is not one to make excuses but the truth be known,  the  Raiders are handicapped by injuries especially in the quarterback position as the top 2 are out forcing the Raiders to play a wildcat style offense which considering everything the coaches and players have done well with… The defense has done well basically using the bend but don’t break approach.
    • The Falcons scored first on a 24 yd. pass play late in the first quarter and led 7-0… The Raiders only score in the first half came on a 36 yd. field goal by Brock Franklin with just over 2 minutes left in the half.
    • Flora scored again in the 3rd quarter on another pass play but missed the PAT to make it 13-3 Falcons.
    • The Raiders recovered a Flora fumble at their own 48 yd. line and 2 plays later Nehemias (Nemo) Fernandez carried it 49 yds. for the score and with Franklin’s PAT the score stood 13-10 just before the end of the 3rd quarter.
    • Flora scored about midway through the 4th quarter to make it 20-10 Flora.
    • The Raiders answered that driving back down the field and scoring on a 1 yd. run by Denari Lee-Jackson and Franklin again made the Pat to make the score 20-17 Falcons.
    • The Raiders tried to mount a late drive but a couple of untimely penalties put then behind the chains and they turned the ball over on down and AC Flora ran out the Clock
    • Some Stats:
      • Total Yds.: Flora 363 (212 rushing) – Laurens 213 (182 rushing)
      • Penalties: Flora 7-62, – Laurens 9-91
      • Nemo Fernandez led both teams in rushing as he had 215 yds. in 26 carries and scored 1 TD.
      • To see the entire stat package and a plat-by play accounting of the game click here.
    • Up Next… The Raiders get a week off as they have no game this coming Friday and this comes at a great time as they have a good chance of getting most of their injured players well… The return home to take on the Lexington Wildcats Friday, Sept. 27th.

Thornwell… The Thornwell Saints volleyball has had a rough time the last couple of matches.

  • Abbeville 3 – Saints 0…  Last Thursday (9-12) the teams traveled to Abbeville and the varsity lost 3-0… set scores were 25-15, 25-14 and 25-23… To see some Thornwell stats on the match click here… The JV team also lost by a score of 2-0… Set scores were 25-15 and 25-23… Click here to see some stats on the match.
  • Green Upstate Owls 3 – Saints 0… Last night the Saints hosted the Green Upstate Owls out of Simpsonville… The score there is not what I like to report as once again the Saints lost 2-0… Set scores were 25-19, 25-18 and 25-20… No report on JV match if there was one.
  • Next… The Saints will host Ware Shoals today at 5:30 pm.

 

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…

 

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 27th… Varsity football host Lexington, 6:20 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 has dropped from #1 to #2 and Texas has moved up a spot to #1… Ohio State is still #3, Alabama #4 and Ole Miss #5… Spots 6-10 also had changes and are now occupied by Tennessee, Missouri, Miami (FL), Oregon and Penn State… Clemson moved up a spot to #21… 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, Mercer checked in at #16 and UT Chattanooga comes in at #24 (down from #16)… 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 started a 4-game series with the Dodgers Friday night.

  • Dodgers 9 – Braves 0 … For the second time in as many nights the Dodgers took a 9-0 win over the Braves which gives the teams a split of the 4-game series… The odd thing is that both teams had 4 hits and the Dodgers used a 6-run 7th inning to break the game open… Some walks, a couple of hits including a 3-run homer by former Brave Freddie Freeman accounted for the runs in that 7th inning… No Brave had over 1 hit and their 4 hits were singles… The Braves start a 6-game road trip tonight with the first stop being in Cincinnati to start a 3-game series with the Reds.
  • 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. .

NASCAR

  • Chris Buescher Wins at Watkins Glenn… Last Sunday over up at Watkins Glenn, Chris Buescher took an overtime win on the road course passing Shan van Gisbergen on the last lap to take the win of the second playoff rave in the Cup Series… 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… Joey Logano still leads in the playoff standings. .. To see the current standings in the playoff portion of the Cup Series click here… To see the final standings for all the drivers in the Cup Series Playoffs click here.
  • Schedule This Week… The NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Trick series will be at the Bristol Motor speedway Thursday – Saturday…  The Truck Series will Race Thursday night at 8:00 pm, the Xfinity Series Friday night at 7:30 pm and the Cup series will be Saturday night at 7:30 pm also… To see the complete schedule for Bristol including practices and TV availability, click here.
  • 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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