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Sports Report for Wednesday, 10-23-2024

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Local Notes

 Clinton HS

  • Pitts Named to Touchstone Energy Bowl Roster… The Touchstone Energy Bowl (North-South All-Star Game0 will be held in Myrtle Beach again this year on Saturday, December 21st… Unlike the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, one of our Laurens County football players has made the roster for the North Squad… That person is Cal Pitts one of the outstanding senior offensive linemen on the Red Devils football team… This is quite an honor and congratulations to Cal!
    • North Roster… Now if you want to see the entire North Roster click here… You will find that opponents of both Clinton and Laurens High School have place members on the squad.
    • South Roster… If you would like to see who made the South roster, click here.
    • Mr. Football… A quick reminder that at halftime they will be awarding the 2024 SC Mr. Football Awards whose finalist are yet to be announced…. Several of the past winners are playing in the NFL now… For more on this award, click here.
    • More Information… If you would like more information about the Touchstone Energy Bowl click here… It will carry you to the homepage on their website and if you can’t find the answer to a question you might have, it has information on how to contact them.

 

  • Chris Boyd TD Club Player of the Week… Monday it was announced that Chris Boyd has been chosen as the Laurens County Touchdown Club’s Player of the Week for his performance in the Red Devils 56-22 win over the Landrum Cardinals last Friday night… The junior defensive back, wide receiver and special teams player had 5 catches for 80 yards including 1 touchdown… On special teams he had 142 yards of kickoff returns including one of 71 yards for a touchdown… On defense he had 6 solo tackles and broke up 2 pass attempts… Coach Corey Fountain said “Chris Boyd works hard every day and is the ultimate competitor on the offense and defense side of the ball.  His work ethic on the practice field translates to his play on the field. He gives everything he has every time he steps onto the field. He is not only a great player but also a great person.”… He will be honored at the Club’s next meeting on Thursday, October 31st at The Ridge on Exchange Drive…

Laurens HS

  • Raider Girls Tennis… I need to do some catching up with the Raider girls’ tennis team so let’s cover the last 3 matches I have the results for from last week…
    • Wren 6 – Laurens 0… Monday of last week the Raiders hosted the Wren Golden Hurricanes and fell by a score of 6-0… No further details available.
    • Laurens 6 – Westside 0… On Tuesday last week the Raiders hosted the Westside Rams and took a 6-0 win… No further details available.
    • Laurens 5 – Fountain Inn 2… On Wednesday the Raider traveled to Fountain Inn to make up a match with the Fury… Goon news as the Raiders took a 5-2 win… For more information on this match, click here
    • Laurens 6 – Emerald 0 and .Laurens 6 – Emerald 0… On Thursday last week the Raider hosted the Emerald Vikings in a doubleheader of varsity action making up a match that was “Hurricane Helened out” earlier… Good news as the Raiders won both matches by the same 6-0 score… Talk about “iron women” tennis, last week with 5 matches in 4 days I think the Raiders fit that description… Congratulation to them on winning 4 of the 5 to remain in contention for a playoff spot!
  • 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

  • Crusader Volleyball Team Wins Class 2A Championship…The Crusader volleyball team traveled down to Cardinal Newman HS in the Columbia area last night to take on the Kings Academy Lions out of the Florence area… When the last volley was over, the Crusaders were able to celebrate their third State Championship in as many years as they took a 3-0 win over the Lions… The Crusaders dominated the first set taking a 25-10 win… The Crusaders continued to control the tempo of the match in the second set as they rolled to a 25-14 win… To their credit, the Lions did not go quietly into the good night as they fought back in the third set and took a brief lead and kept the match closer but the Crusaders would not be denied as they took a 25-19 win and the celebration was on… The Crusaders finish the season with a great 28-3 record… It was a great way to send out the Crusades 2 seniors Olivia Suttles, Cadie Wilson and Maggie Collins … Congratulations to the Crusaders for the 3-peat!… Can we say 4-peat?
  • Photo Slideshow… I took a few pictures while at the championship match and if you would like to see them, click here to view a slideshow containing them.

Thornwell  

  • Volleyball: Thornwell 3 – Calhoun Falls 0… The volleyball team clinched a spot in the playoffs last night in Clinton by taking a 3-0 win over the Calhoun Falls Blue Flashes… Set scores were 25-22, 25-18 and 25-13…. By the way the JV team also won 2-0… The Saints also recognized their two seniors Karliegh Porter and Nashia Vargus.
  • Up Next… The Saints now await the final outcome in region standings as there are a few makeup games to be played by other schools in the region this week… It’s possible that there may be a tie between the Saints and another region team for a seeding spot in the playoffs and if that is the case the tie-breaking match will most likely be played early next week as the SCHSL Playoffs are set to begin Thursday of next week on Halloween, October 31st.

Laurens County Touchdown Club   

  • The Laurens County Touchdown Club met last Thursday, 10-17-24 at noon out at The Ridge on Exchange Drive… The three latest TD Clubs Players of the Week were honored and they were Garrison Vaughn of Laurens Academy, Logan Martin of Laurens HS and Tushawan Richardson of Clinton HS… Along with the local coaches, the featured speaker was Mike Ayers former Wofford coach and South Carolina Football Hall of Fame member…. To see a video that was shot at that meeting click here.
  • If you would like to see information about the Laurens County Touchdown Club such as how to join, meeting dates, sponsors and guest speakers click here.

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.

  • Today (Wednesday)… One of the middle school football games this week is being played today and that is the Hickory Tavern at Laurens MS game that is scheduled to start at 5:00 pm on the field behind Laurens MS

SC Prep Football Media Poll….Here are the rankings for the S.C. Prep Football Media Poll released Tuesday, Oct. 22… First-place votes and the team records are in parentheses… Teams in bold are new teams in the rankings for this week and arrows up and down show which teams moved up and down from last week.

  • CLASS 5A: 1. Dutch Fork (13) (7-0),  2. Northwestern (1) (9-0),  3. Gaffney (1) (6-0),  4. Summerville (8-0),  5. Irmo (8-0),  6. Sumter (8-0),  7. Spartanburg (5-1) ↑ 2,  8. Hillcrest (5-1) ↑2,  9. JL Mann (4-2) ↓ 2 and  10. Greenwood (5-1)… Dropped out: Boiling Springs… Others receiving votes: TL Hanna, River Bluff Boiling Springs; Catawba Ridge; Ashley Ridge
  • CLASS 4A:  1. Westside (15) (6-0),  2. Daniel (5-1),  3. South Pointe (6-2),  4. South Florence (6-2) ↑ 2,  5. Hartsville (6-1-1) ↑ 2,  6. May River (6-1) ↓ 2,  7. North Augusta (5-1) ↑ 2,  8. Wren (5-1),  9. Seneca (6-1) ↓ 4 and  10. AC Flora (7-2)… Dropped out:.. None Others receiving votes: Gray Collegiate, Bishop England, Greer, Hilton Head Island, Camden.
  •  CLASS 3A:  1. Belton-Honea Path (9) (7-1),  2. Mountain View Prep (6) (7-0),  3. Loris (7-1) ↑ 1,  4. Dillon (6-2) ↑ 2,  5. Marlboro County (6-1) ↓ 2,  6. Woodruff (5-1) ↓ 1,  7. Oceanside Collegiate (5-3) ↑ 1,  8. Orangeburg-Wilkinson (6-2) ↑ 1,  9. Keenan (6-3) ↑ 1 and  10. Swansea (5-3) ↓ 3…  Dropped out: None… Others receiving votes: Powdersville, Newberry, St. Joseph’s
  • CLASS 2A:  1. Batesburg-Leesville (7-0) (10),  2. Saluda (6-0) (5),  3. Fairfield Central (7-1) ↑ 1,  4. Barnwell (7-1) ↑ 2,  5. Clinton (5-2),  6. Strom Thurmond (5-1) ↑ 1,  7. Hampton County (6-2) ↓ 4,  8. Manning (7-1),  9. Philip Simmons (6-2) and 10. Woodland (6-2)… Dropped out: Landrum… Others receiving votes: Central, Timberland, Chesterfield, Cheraw, Andrews, Landrum.
  • CLASS A: 1. Abbeville (5-1) (15),  2. Lewisville (7-1),  3. Blackville-Hilda (6-1),  4. Lake View (7-1),  5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (4-2),  6. Lamar (6-2),  7. (tie) Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (6-1) ↑ 1,  7. (tie) Cross (5-2),  9. Dixie (6-1) and 10. Branchville (7-1)… Dropped out:.. None Others receiving votes: Hannah-Pamplico, Baptist Hill.
  • For More Information, Click here to go to a posting on the State Newspaper website.

  

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, October 25th … Varsity hosts Westside at 7:30.

 

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.

Area FBS Football Coach’s Salaries… The Greenville news recently had a couple of articles about FBS football coach’s salaries on their website… Thought you might be interested in seeing how much sawn Beamer and Dabo Swinney make… I’ll tell you here it’s not chicken feed!

  • SEC Coaches’ Salaries… The first article I saw is one that compares the salaries of the SEC coaches… Shane Beamer ranks 14 out of the 16 coaches in the SEC with a salary of almost $6.5 dollars. … Click here to see that article
  • Dabo Swinney’s Salary Among Top FBS Coaches… The other article was one that compared the salaries of top FBS coaches across the country… Clemson’s Dabo Swinney checked in at #2 in that article at $11.13 million… Kirby Smart of Georgia topped Dabo with a salary listed at $13.28 million… To see that article click here.

College Football

  • FBS AP Poll… The latest FBS AP Poll (10-13-24) had some changes in the top 10 this week… Texas is still #1 with Oregon moving up a spot to #2…  Penn State is #3 followed by Ohio State and Georgia…. Spots 6-10 are occupied by Miami, Alabama, LSU, Iowa State and Clemson checks in at #10 (15)… To see the entire top 25 AP Poll click here
  • FCS Coaches Poll… The FCS Coaches Poll (10-14-24) continues to have South Dakota State and North Dakota State ranked #1 & #2… In our general area, Mercer moved is the only team you often see on the schedule of some our local teams in 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.

 Major League Baseball

  • Postseason Schedule… If you would like to see the entre playoff schedule  and scores of the completed   games to date all the way to the World Series click here… If you would rather see the post season schedule by matchups click here… If you look at both of those and you are still confused or have questions about the playoff format, click here where they try to explain it and thus answer your questions.

NFL

  • Schedules and Scores… For you diehard pro football fans out there if you want to check scores or schedules in the NFL click here… Once you go to this posting on the NFL site you can filter by the week you are interested in.
  • Standings… If you are also curious about the NFL standings, click here,

NASCAR

  • Joey Logano Wins at Vegas… Joey Logano took the checkered flag out in Los Vegas in the Cup Series race Sunday to punch his ticket into the final 4 competing for the Cup Championship… He only led the last 6 laps and finished 0.662 ahead of second place finisher Christopher Bell… For more information about this race, click here.
  • Playoffs… Logano now leads in the points to make the final 4 and to see how the remaining 7 drivers rank who are still in the chase for the championship rank, click here.
  • Schedule This Week… The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series are headed down to the Homestead—Miami Speedway this weekend with the Xfinity race taking place on Saturday at 3:30 pm and the Cup Series race on Sunday at 2:30 pm…To see the complete schedule for Los Vegas  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.

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