Local Notes
All-Region Team Members… Now that the football season is over the three area high schools have announced those members of their teams that have were names to All- Region Teams.
Clinton HS… As you might expect after winning not only the Region 1 Class AA Region and State Championship the following were named to the All-Region Team:
Tushawan Richardson
- Javen Cook
- Chris Boyd
- Brett Young
- Luke Young
- Clayton Lawson
- Rion Gordon
- Tre Aiken
- Hunter Lawson
- Coach of the Year… Coach Corey Fountain
- Honorable Mention All-Region
- Cal Pitts
- Kason Copeland
- Devin Swindler
- Maison Tinsley
- DJ Clark
- Jaydon Glenn
- Rhett Gilliam
I am a little curious as to why one of them did not get player of the year.
Laurens HS… The Raiders that made the All-Region 1-AAAA Team were:
- Denarii Lee Jackson (RB)
- Brayden Patterson (WR)
- Ja’Mauri Lee Williams (LB)
Laurens Academy… Those who were named to the Region 1 8-Man All Region team included;
- Hack Hardy
- Caleb Hardy
- Anthony Candelas
- Garrett Murphy – Region Offensive Player of the Year
- Garrison Vaughn – Region Athlete of the Year
- Those named to the North-South All-Star team included seniors:
- Hack Hardy
- Anthony Candelas
- Garrett Murphy
- Non-seniors named to the Futures team included:
- Caleb Hardy
- Garrison Vaughn
College Sports: For any game mentioned below, click on the score for more details if available.
Bowl schedule for Today: Click on the two teams involved for information on the games
- GameAbove Sports Bowl: Pitt vs. Toledo, 2 p.m. | ESPN, Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Rate Bowl: Rutgers vs. Kansas State, 5:30 p.m. | ESPN, Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
- 68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green, 9 p.m. | ESPN, Hancock Whitney Stadium
Mobile, Alabama
Bowl Results for 12-24-24… Click on the two teams involved for information on the games
Hawai’i Bowl: South Florida 41 vs. San Jose State 39 in 5OT, 8:00 pm on ESPN from H Honolulu, Hawai’i
- 2024-25 Entire College Football Bowl Schedule & Information… After the selection Committee filled out the College Playoff Brackets other teams were quickly chosen for the myriad of bowl games that are going to be held between now and the National Championship game on Monday, Jan. 20th next year… If you click here, you will go to a posting on the NCAA website where the list of bowls is posted along with when they will be held, times, TV availability and after they are over the final score… Bowls in South Carolina or involving team from South Carolina include:
- Citrus Bowl, Tuesday, 12-31, #15 South Carolina vs. #20 Illinois in Orlando, 3:00 pm on ABC
- 2024-25 College Football Playoff Bracket… The four teams that will get a bye in the first round of the college football playoffs due to the fact they are the 4 highest rankings of the five major football conferences that won their college conference are Oregon, Georgia, Boise State and Arizona State… To see the entire playoff bracket click here… Clemson will open play on Saturday, Dec. 21st at Texas taking on the Longhorns.
College Basketball… In the polls the number in parenthesis (?) indicates their rank in the last poll if it is different from the present one… If there is a score given or game(s) click on it to see details on the game(s).
Men
- DI AP Poll… The latest AP Top 25 Poll (12-23-24) had some changes in the top 5… Tennessee is still #1 followed by Auburn, Iowa State, Duke (5) and Alabama (6)… Clemson dropped out of the top 25… To see the remainder of the top 25 click here.
- DI Scores… To see the scores foe last night and also for the previous couple of days click here… You can also look ahead to the next few days to see who will be playing.
- Standings by Conference… To see the conference standings for each of the DI conferences, click here… It’s a long list so if you want to see say the SEC standings, you have to scroll down a good bit.
Women
- DI AP Poll… The latest AP Top 25 Poll (12-16-24) had a couple of changes in the top 5…UCLA is still #1but South Carolina moved from #3 to #2… The rest of the top 5 are Notre Dame (8), UConn (2) and LSU (4)…To see the remainder of the top 25 click here.
- DI Scores… To see the scores foe last night and also for the previous couple of days click here… You can also look ahead to the next few days to see who will be playing.
- Standings by Conference… To see the conference standings for each of the DI conferences, click here… It’s a long list so if you want to see say the SEC standings, you have to scroll down a good bit.
Pro Sports: For more information on the game(s) below, click on the scores at the start of the section.
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,
This & That:
Youth Basketball at Laurens YMCA… Registration is now open for youth basketball at the Laurens Family YMCA… There are two age groupings: 3-4 and 5-6… Registration will be closing on Dec. 31st and practice starts Jan. 6th… For more information about this, click here to go to a posting on the Y’s website… You can also register there… For questions, please email hqueen@lakelandsymca.org
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