CHS
Greer 40 – Clinton 8… The Greer Yellow Jackets came into Wilder Stadium last Friday night ranked #1 in Class-AAA and showed at least on that night why they are deserving of that ranking as they defeated the Red Devils 40-8… The score was only 13-0 at the half and Clinton got close to breaking the goal line a couple of times in the first half but fell short… Greer pulled away in the third quarter as they scored early on a 58 yd drive and then intercepted a Clinton pass and returned it for a TD a short time later… Greer would tack on another score before the Red Devils finally put points on the scoreboard with 3:14 left in the period on a 23 yd pass from Charlie Craven to Tay Cook… Kris Holmes added the 2-point PAT to make the score 33-8… However Greer returned the ensuing kickoff for a TD… Though the score was one-sided, the statistics were not that way… Clinton actually had 15 first downs to Greer’s 13… Total yards did favor Greer but only 62 yards more as Greer had 365 to Clinton’s 303… Kris Holmes was the leading rusher for the Red Devils with 96 net yds… For more game statistics, click on the following: CHS vs GHS Quick 8-28-15
LDHS
BHP 21 – Laurens 15…. The Laurens Raiders opened up their season as they traveled to BHP to take on the Bears… The Raiders jumped out to a 15-7 lead at the half but then would be held scoreless the rest of the way as the Bears came back to take a 21-15 win… DQ Floyd scored the Raiders 1st TD on a 6 yd run… Later Zed Anderson returned a short BHP punt 28 yds for a TD… The Raiders last score came on a 27 yd field goal by Irvin Angeles…. This score was set up by Anderson recovering a BHP fumble and returning it to the BHP 19…. For statistics on the game, on the following: Laurens at BHP Short Stats … The following is a more complete narrative of the game…
The Raiders held the Bears on their 1st possession and forces a punt taking over at the Bears 39. On the first play from scrimmage the Raiders DQ Floyd was hit and stripped of the ball with the Bears recovering at the BHP 39….They then drove and scored with 5:57 left in the 1st quarter and with the PAT led 7-0…Laurens responded by driving 72 yds and scoring with 59.1 sec left in 1st quarter on a 6 yd TD by DQ Floyd on a last second pitch by Toby Jackson… Laurens had a bad snap on PAT and could not get it off: 7-6 Bears….Later in the 2nd quarter the Raiders held the Bears and forced a punt which was very short and did not go very far past line of scrimmage and started to take a Laurens bounce… Instead of downing the ball to prevent Laurens from getting better position as it bounced backwards, they stayed away from it… Zed Anderson noted their “indifference” and scooped it up and went 27 yds for the TD with 8:15 left in the half… PAT missed and score stood 12-7 Raiders…Laurens picked up what would prove to be their final points of the game on a 27 yd field goal by Irvin Angeles with 4:03 left on the half.. This score was set up by Anderson recovering a BHP fumble at the Raider 40 yd line and returning it to the Bear’s 19…The score remained 15-7 Raiders until the Bears got on the scoreboard with 1:44 left n the 3rd quarter and the Bears went for 2 and were denied so that made the score 15-13 Raiders…Both teams had trouble sustaining drives from that point on and the Bears capitalized on a muffed punt snap that the Raiders punter picked up and tried to get off only to have the punt blocked and returned for a 25 yd TD with 7:35 remaining in the game… The Bears picked up the 2-point conversion on a pass to make the score 21-15…Laurens would get the ball 2 more times but was not able to move the ball out of their territory as BHP took the win…After the contest Coach Liner pointed out special team problems as a major contributor to the loss along with missed opportunities and penalties at absolutely the wrong time…Raiders travel to Spring Valley next Friday
Laurens Academy
Faith Christian 76 – Laurens Academy 50… For the second week in a row, the Laurens Academy Crusaders were involved in a shootout and for the second week they came up on the short end of a 76-50 score as Faith Christian took the win at the Academy last Friday night… F.C led 38-24 at the half and to their credit the Crusaders never gave up but miscues and fatigue hurt the Crusaders efforts… One of the scores in the 2nd half for the Crusaders came on a 50 yd pass from Ryan Holmes to Josh Urwick… They also connected on a 40 yd scoring play and a 5 yd score… Noah Stribling also caught a scoring pass and a 2-point conversion.
Local Sports Schedule: (CHS – Clinton High, LDHS – Laurens High, LA – Laurens Academy & MS – middle school athletics)
Laurens JV & varsity volleyball will travel to Clinton 5:30 / 7:00
Broadcast Notes
Coach Chris Liner Show…. Be sure to join Coach Chris Liner each Tuesday night at the House of Pizza in the Western Square as they talk not only Raider football but football in general… The show starts at 7:00 pm each Tuesday … So bring the family and come enjoy the food specials and conversation … If you can’t make it, you can always catch the show on Real Radio 860 WLBG or on the internet at www.wlbg.com
Varsity Football on WLBG: Be sure to tune in Friday afternoon at 5:30 for the Friday Night Insiders program where we here from the coaches at Laurens Academy, Ware Shoals and Clinton about their game last Friday night and the game coming up this Friday… We will also have Elmo as he does hi “predications” and well will see if I can top him each week… Then at 6:05 Friday we will join Stan Olenek for his high school pregame show… We will then go live to Spring Valley for all the action as the Raiders take on the Bears… Doug Holiday will do the play-by-play and King Dixon will join him for color commentary while Mike Hughes reports from the side lines and Philip Dean will bring you all the statistics… Be sure to take your FM radio and pick us up on the in-stadium transmitter at 92.7 or 105.5 on the FM dial depending on which is best when we get there
Replay of Raider Football (Internet Only)… Replays of the last Raider football game at wlbg.com online streaming at www.wlbg.com/listen or by clicking our listen live link on the homepage. There you will find multiple play formats for any computer, tablet or smartphone. Raider Football replays will be on Saturday mornings from 7:30 am-11 am, Sundays from Noon – 3:30 pm and 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm and Monday through Thursday nights from 9:30 pm-Midnight during football season.
This & That:
Laurens County Touchdown Club
Next Meeting: The Laurens County Touchdown Club will hold its first meeting Friday September 11th at Lakeside Country Club…. The meeting will start at noon and will feature Presbyterian College Blue Hose head coach Harold Nichols, Clinton Red Devils head coach Andrew Webb, Laurens Raiders head coach Chris Liner and Laurens Academy Crusaders head coach Todd Kirk updating what their teams have been up to… Special guest speaker will be Don Munson, voice of the Clemson Tigers…For more information as to meeting dates and membership types, click here…. By the way, videos of the meetings can be found in the Between the Lines section on our home page… To go to that posting, click here.
CHS
1975 & 1985 State Championship Teams To Be Honored… The CHS Booster Club will host a celebration of the 1975 & 1985 state championship football teams on Friday, Sept. 4, in Wilder Stadium during the varsity football game versus Newberry. All COACHES, PLAYERS, CHEERLEADERS, BAND MEMBERS from these teams are invited to come and celebrate these accomplishments. More information will be provided. Check the website regularly for updates. Contact Nickie Templeton at 833-0817 for more information.
LDHS
Laurens Century Club… Membership is now open for the 2015 Laurens Athletics Century Club. The Club offers season tickets to not only football games but other athletic events at LDHS. There is also reserved parking and a limited number of tailgating spaces available for an additional charge.. For more information and a membership application form, click here… You can also contact Jim Iacuone at 864-871-4395 or email him at jiacuone@laurens55.org.
Fan Bus to Spring Valley… …. The cost for the ride (you will have to purchase admission ticket when you arrive) will be $7.00… That’s probably less than the cost of gas it would take you to drive up there…. The bus will leave from in front of LDHS about 5:15 pm… For more details or to reserve your place on the bus call the District Transportation Office at 682-9117…. See you there!
PC:
Happenings at – Clinton & Laurens YMCA & City of Laurens Parks & Recreation
Laurens YMCA:
Fall Soccer… Registration is now open for fall soccer at the Laurens Family YMCA. Through Sept. 2nd… It is open to youth ages 3-15 and the cost is $40 for Y members and $50 for non-members…Practice will begin on Sept. 3rd at 5:45… For more information call the Y at 984-2626.
City of Laurens Parks & Recreation
Fall Baseball… Registration for fall baseball has been extended through today… There will be two divisions; coaches’ pitch and player pitching… The league is designed for beginner skill types… The cost is $30 and that will include jersey and hat… You can register at the Little River Park office between 2:00-7:00 pm daily… For more information call 681-7275 or email them at: laurensprd@yahoo.com
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