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HORNET HAMMERED
In this week’s Football Frenzy sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremation the Red Devils overpower Dixie and move to 3-1 on the season; Daniel defeats Hart County in Georgia showdown; the Easley Green Wave get upended by J.L. Mann and the Clemson Tigers drop out of AP Poll despite trouncing Charleston Southern. That and so much more in this week’s Frenzy. Never miss a single issue of the county’s best sports coverage found only in the pages of the Pickens County Courier by subscribing. Just give us a call at 864-878-6391 or visit us yourpickenscounty.com.
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CLEMSON FOOTBALL TEAM IN STUNNED
The ninth-ranked Clemson football team suffered a season-opening 28-7 loss at Duke on Monday night in Durham, N.C. The Tigers turned the ball over three times in the defeat and squandered multiple red-zone opportunities in falling at Duke for the first time since 2004. To read about Clemson’s stunning loss, See Football Frenzy sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations below in this post. .
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Pickens host cross country meet
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens High School hosted its first cross country meet of the season last week competing against Liberty, Powdersville and Green Upstate High School of Spartanburg.
The Blue Flame had strong finishes in both boys and girls competition with the Blue Flame girls taking first place and the Pickens boys finishing in second place behind Powdersville.
From the first place girls team, eighth grader Ella Tetor stole the show taking first in the girls 5000 meter run with a time of 21:26.19.
Junior Ella Harned (third, 22:21.62), sophomore Lilly Kutilek (sixth, 24:06.69), eighth grader Allie Kutilek (seventh, 24:21.35), junior Emma Grace Kutilek (eighth, 24:31.85) and senior Sophia Kruse (10th, 25:05.87) all finished in the top 10 for the Pickens girls
On the boys side, sophomore Adam Ellis (fourth, 18:27.77), senior Jeremy Sisco (fifth, 18:33.01) and sophomore Liam McCall (eighth, 18:43.80) all finished in the top 10.
Pickens County’s other representative at the meet, the Liberty High School boys, had a great showing from its top runners but still finished in third behind Pickens. The Red Devil girls did not compete in the event.
Liberty senior Isaac Esuary took first place in the boys 5000 meter run with a time of 17:40.67, while sophomore teammate Reid Finley finished in second with a time 17:40.96.
The two Pickens County teams will compete against each other in the Pickens County Cross Country championship on Sept. 30.
Pickens High School is set to host the county championship.
Surfs Up
In this week’s Football Frenzy presented by Mountain View Funeral Home and Cremations, Daniel demolishes Easley to move to 2-0, Devils destroy Blue Ridge, Flame falter against Franklin County and so much more high school football action, only in the pages of the Pickens County Courier. Get your copy today or simply subscribe by calling us at 864-878-6391.
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Lady Blue Flame go 1-1 in home tri-match
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame volleyball team kicked off their season on Aug. 24 in the friendly confines of Peggy 
Harden Anthony Gymnasium at Pickens High School. That evening Pickens hosted a tri-match with Wren and T.C. Roberson.
The Lady Blue Flame team began the tri-match playing against the Roberson Rams, who made the trip down the mountain from Asheville, N.C. Roberson took the first set 26-28, but Pickens came back to win the next two sets 27-
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Red Devils Rally in Week 1
Week 1 is in the books and the Pickens County high school football did not disappoint. The Liberty Red Devils battled back to drop Carolina High. The D.W. Daniel Lions looked strong demolishing Greer. The Pickens Blue Flame fell short against Crescent, while The Easley Green Wave worked to prepare for a showdown with Daniel this coming Friday at Easley. Read all about your favorite team by subscribing to the Pickens County Courier online edition or our print edition by calling us at 864-878-6391 and get FOOTBALL FRENZY presented by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations each and every week. Click below to see complete section as it was printed.
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Pickens competes in North South Volleyball Invitational
ROCK HILL — With regular season volleyball play set to begin this week, the Pickens Blue Flame volleyball team took on one final preseason test over the weekend as they travelled to Rock Hill to play in the North-South Invitational tournament.
The Blue Flame were one of 40 teams from across North and South Carolina invited to compete at the event hosted in the Rock Hill Sports and Event Center.
In pool play, Pickens went a perfect 3-0 taking down East Lincoln High School of Denver, N.C., Atlantic Collegiate
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Up and Running
Time to get into a FOOTBALL FRENZY
In their final tune-ups before the regular season, Easley, Liberty and Pickens each played in the Easley jamboree last Friday. The Red Devils opened the action with a 35-7 win over the West-Oak Warriors. Pickens took the field next dropping a 27-6 half to the Seneca Bobcats. Finally, Easley took on Rabun Gap Nacoochie High School out of Georgia falling 34-7 in one half of play. Daniel High School, not pictured, participated in the McDonald’s Kickoff Classic at Byrnes High School defeating Crest, 14-7. To read previews for each school heading into week 0, Click the link below.
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Daniel football team practices with Carolina Panthers
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
CENTRAL — Many high school football players have dreams of playing at the highest level, rubbing shoulders with the best of the best in the
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County football teams gear up for season
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Football fever has begun to take over Pickens County as the season approaches at break neck speeds. Practice for the local high 
school teams opened up on July 28 and this week marks the final week of scrimmages and jamborees before regular season play begins on Aug. 18.
Three county teams are set to take the field on Friday at the Easley jamboree for
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