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Sports Report for Monday, 9-23-2024

Monday, September 23, 2024

Local Notes

 Clinton HS

  • Daniel 37 – Clinton 12… The # 2 ranked team in Class AA traveled to the #2 ranked team in Class AAAA and the Class AAA team prevailed as Clinton fell to the Daniel Lions 37-12… The Red Devils hung in there in the first half as the Lions only led 14-6 at the half and the score could have been 14-10 at the half but for a missed extra point and missed 30 yard field goal… The second half so Daniel come out and put 23 unanswered points on the scoreboard before Clinton was able to get a TD just before the final horn sounded… In the third quarter the Red Devils quarterback Tushawan Richardson was injured and had to leave the game with Jayden Glenn finishing the game at quarterback… The Red Devils fought to the end but just could not get the “big play” when needed.
    • Red Devil Scoring
      • Kason Copeland scored on a 2 yard run with 5:01 left in the second quarter to make the score 7-6 Daniel
      • Rhett Gilliam scored on a 4 yard run with 3 seconds left in the game to make it 37-12
    • A Few Stats
      • Offense… The Red Devils had 138 yards rushing and 144 yards passing for a total of 282 while the Lions had 90 yards rushing and 319 yards passing for a total of 409 yards.
      • First Downs…The Red Devils had 22 while the Lions had 14
      • Time of Possession… Red Devils 32:26, Lions 15:34
      • Red Devil Leaders
        • Rushing… Javen Cook 23 for 86 yards
        • Passing… Tushawan Richardson 11 of 19 for 120 yards.
    • Complete Stats… To see a complete stat package for the game including a play –by-plat accounting of the game click here.
  • Up Next… The Red Devils return home this Friday night for their last non-region game with the Union County Yellow Jackets… It is also Homecoming.

 

  • JV Football: Daniel 14 – Clinton 6… Last Thursday the Red Devil JV football team hoisted the Daniel Lions at Wilder Stadium and something happened that has not happened in about 4 years, they lost as Daniel took a 14-6 win breaking the Red Devils long winning streak… Daniel scored in the first and second quarters and the Red Devils had their lone TD scored by Angel Vargas in the second quarter…Coach Glenn commented afterwards “Our team played extremely hard all four quarters and we came up short on some missed opportunities. The effort given was great. Our kids shouldn’t have anything to hold their heads down about. We had one player suffer a significant injury and will pray for him and his recovery.  We will improve on our mistakes and prepare for Union next week.” That game will be at Union at 6:00 pm and it will be played at the stadium on their campus not the one on the bypass where the varsity normally plays.

Laurens HS

  • Raiders Off Friday… As most Raider fans know, the Raiders were off Friday night and the off week comes at a good time as the Raiders who are plagued with injuries need that time to get some players well… The will be back in action this Friday night when the host the Lexington Wildcats at KC Hanna Stadium and it will be Homecoming.
  • Homecoming Parade Today and Other Homecoming Information… The Annual Homecoming Parade will be held today and start at the School District Administration Building and wind its way around the square and in in the area of the Laurens MS… For more information about this and other activities this week this week click here.
  • Fall Ticketing Information and Other Need to Know Venue Information… The Raiders have released information concerning tickets and other rules and regulations you need to know about before you go to any athletic events on campus this fall… This information also includes a parking map… Please check this out to save you some problems before you go… Click here to see that information.

Laurens Academy

  • Crusaders 52 – WW King 36… The Crusader football team hosted the Knights of WW King last Friday night at Todd Kirk Field and the Crusaders took a 52-36 win after being ahead 30-16 at the half but King tied it 30-30 in the third quarter…. How it happened:
    • The Crusaders got the ball first after a short almost onside kick off (all the kickoffs for both teams were that way) at their own 48 yd. line and scored 3 plays later when Caleb Hardy ran 45 yds. for the TD… Garrett Murphy made the 2-point conversion so the Crusaders led 8-0 with 10:37 left in the first quarter.
    • The Knight got the ball on the 50 yd. line after the kickoff and scored 6 plays later on a 29 yd. run by Joseph Moore from 29 yards out… Kevin Crapps then completed the 3 yd. pass for the 2-point conversion to tie the game 8-8.
    • The Crusaders wasted little time getting the lead back as Garett Murphy broke loose on the first play from scrimmage and weaved his way to a 51 yd. TD run… By the way he added the 2-point conversion to make it 16-8 Crusaders with 7:23 left in the second quarter.
    • The Crusaders then held the Knight to 3 and punt and took over on their own 14 yd. line… A penalty on the Knights moved it to the 29 and 2 plays later Murphy again scored this time carrying the ball 69 yds… Caleb Hardy then connected with Anthony Candelas for the 2-point conversion to make the score 24-8 with 3:47 left in the half.
    • The Knights did not go quietly into the good night as on the first play from scrimmage they had a 50 yd. TD run and converted the 2-point attempt to make it 24-16 with 3:22 left in the half.
    • Neither team could punch the ball in on their next possession and when the Knight punted, Garrison Vaughn blocked the punt to give the Crusaders the ball at the Knight 13… A penalty set the Crusaders back 10 yards but they did score on a 2 yd. run by Murphy but the conversion failed to make it 30-16 which was the score at the half as neither team scored again in the first half.
    • The Knight got the ball first in the second half and drove down and scored on an 8 yd. run by Casen Buzhardt but the 2-point conversion failed so the score stood 30-22 Crusaders.
    • The Knights recovered the onside kick and took over at the Crusader 48 yd. line… The Crusaders made them earn every yard in the drive but 10 play later they did score on a 13 yd. pass play and added the 2-[point conversion to tie the score 30-30 with 2:30 left in the third quarter.
    • The Crusaders put their heads down and went back to work and scored at the end of a 56 yd. drive in 8 plays as Murphy again carried it home this time from 2 yds. out… Oh by the way, he once again added the 2-point conversion to make it 28-30 with 10:18 left in the game.
    • After again holding the Knights to 3 and a punt, the Crusaders went 66 yds. and scored on the 4th play from scrimmage when Caleb Hardy turned a shuttle pass form Ethan Collins into a 47 yd. scamper… If I told you the 2-point conversion was good and asks you to guess who scored it and you said Garrett Murphy you would be correct making it 46-30 with 7:07 left in the game.
    • The Knights were not ready to get on the bus and go home just yet as they scored the next time they had the ball on a 48 yd. TD run by Casen Buzhardt but the 2 point conversion failed.
    • The Crusaders finished all the scoring in the game the next time they had the ball as Caleb hardy decided to score one more time this time from the 48 yds. out but the 2-point conversion failed making the final 52-36
    • Some Stats
      • Rushing… The Crusaders finished with 397 yds. rushing with Garrett Murphy having 258 of them in 24 carries and he scored 4 rushing TDs while Caleb Hardy finished with133 yds. in 10 carries and 2 TDs.
      • Passing…  Ethan Collins completed 9 of 11 attempts for 87 yds., no interceptions and 1 TD to Caleb Hardy.
      • To see more stats for the Crusaders in the game click here.
    • Up Next… The 4-2 Crusaders have now finished their non-region games and will open region play this Friday night hosting the Newberry Eagles who they defeated earlier in the season 42-25 at Newberry.

Thornwell

  • See below for middle school football results.

Updated 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… Results from Thursday follow:

  • Whitmire 40 – GCO 8… No further details on this game.
  • Hickory Tavern 20 – Ware Shoals 14… The Hickory Tavern Panthers hosted the Ware Shoals Hornets Thursday and it is good news for Panther fans as they took a 20-14 win over the Hornets.
    • The Panthers led 12-0 at the half as Omar Almanza scored on a 1yd. run and Sam Parsons connected with Brent Ludwig on a 35 yd. TD with both scores coming in the second quarter and both two point conversions were unsuccessful.
    •  The Hornets scored first in the second half but did not convert so the score stood 12-6 Panthers
    • In the fourth quarter the Panthers Sam Parsons carried it in from the 11 yd. line and the Panthers did get the 2-point conversion to make it 20-6 Panthers.
    • The Hornets scored one more time with about 1:25 left in the game and did pick up the 2-point conversion to make it 20-14 Panthers.
    • They attempted an onside kick but the Panthers covered to seal the win.
  • Laurens MS 26 – Thornwell 0… The Thornwell Saints traveled over to Laurens MS to take on the Tigers … The Saints found the Tigers defense a little too strong for them as they fell by a score of 26-0.
    • The Tigers scored in the first series of the game as on a 13 yard run by Logan Bragg but the 2-point conversion failed so the score stood 6-0 Tigers with 4:56 left in the first quarter.
    • The Tigers scored again at the end of their next possession on a 50 yard TD pass from Bragg to Mason Dial… Bragg also carried it in to make the score 14-0 Tigers with 35 seconds left in the first quarter.
    • Neither team was able to move the ball very far until just before the end of the first half when Bragg hit Mason Young with a 25 yard scoring strike to make the score 20-0 Tigers at the half.
    • The Saints fumbled the ball on the first play of their first possession in the second half and it was recovered by the Tigers Jakayden Adams at the Saints 20 yard line… A few plays later Kevin Bryson carried it in from the 7 to make the score 26-0 Tigers as the two-point conversion failed.
    • Neither team was able to generate much offense after that as the Tigers played many players who had not seen action in the first half.
  • Sanders 30 – Dixie 22… The Yellow jackets traveled to Dixie… In the game Sanders Travion Robinson  had 5 TDS and an interception… He also forced a fumble and had a 95 yd. kick return for a TD… One of his TDSs was a 34 yd. TD pass from Tae Hill… He finished with 420 all-purpose yards… Jaden Garrett led the defense with 8 tackles.
  • Laurens Academy 20 – Newberry 8… The Laurens Academy middle school football team hosted Newberry last Thursday and I did find out the score since last Friday morning… All I have is the score but its good news for Crusader fans as they defeated the Eagles 20-8.

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.

  • 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 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 were down in Miami for a 3-game series with the Marlins over the weekend.

  • Friday: Marlins 4 – Braves 3… On Friday the marlins won the first game of the series taking a 4-3 win… They scored 3 runs in the first inning and then held on to take the win… The Braves outhit the Marlins 9-8 and out-homered them 2-0 but just could not get other clutch hits when needed…. Orlando Arcia (17) had a solo homer in the game as did Ramón Laureano (10).
  • Saturday: Braves 6 – Marlins 2… Saturday the Braves rebounded to take a 6-2 win by simply outhitting the Marlins 14-6… They broke the game open scoring 7 runs in the 7th inning… Jorge Soler (21) had a solo homer for the Braves while both Matt Olson (29) and Gio Urshela (7) both had 2-run homers.
  • Sunday: Braves 5 – Marlins 4… Sunday the Braves took the third game of the series by a score of 5-4 thus winning the series 2-1… They simply outhit the Marlins 11-2 and had 2 homers in the game… Ozzie Albies (9) had a solo shot as did Gio Urshela (8)… The marlins themselves had 3 homers in the game.
  • Up Next… The Braves have the night off and will start a critical 3-game series with the Mets in Atlanta Tuesday night as they need to win those games to have a chance to make it into the playoffs as a wild card team.
  • 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

  • Kyle Larson Dominates at Bristol… Kyle Larson led 462 of the 500 laps in the cup series race at Bristol last Saturday… He finished more than 7 seconds ahead of second place finisher Chase Elliott   … For more information as to who was leading at the suspension of the race click here.
  • Playoffs… At the end of the race the field of 16 eligible for the title was cut to 12… Ty Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr., Brad Keselowski and Harrison Burton were eliminated… … Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Tyler Reddick now are the top 3three 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 out at the Kansas Speedway this weekend…  The Truck Series will Race Friday night at 8:30 pm, the Xfinity Series Saturday at 4:00 pm and the Cup series will be Sunday at 3:00 pm… 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!

 

 

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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