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Lady Blue Flame pick up road win at Easley
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Coming off a 55-point loss to Walhalla that saw talented forward Sadie McKinney go down with a concussion 
the night before, the Pickens High School girls’ basketball team had a quick turnaround as it tried to right the ship against rival Easley on Friday night.
Even without McKinney, the Blue Flame turned up the intensity
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Pickens 47, Easley 38
PHS 11 10 17 9 — 47
EHS 7 7 13 11 — 38
Pickens (47) — Sanchez 19, Hardin 14, Abercrombie 12, Smith 2.
Easley (38) — Gamble 10, Little 9, Kelley 7, Lee 5, Walker 4, Vite 3.
This week is the final week of PICKENES COUNTY COURIER’s FOOTBALL FRENZY for 2024
LIONS CAN’T CONTAIN SOUTH POINTE’S MASON HICKS IN SEASON-ENDING LOSS; ClEMSON LOSES HEARTBREAKER TO SOUTH CAROLINA all this and more in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
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Lions’ Williams captures second XC state championship
By Eric Sprott
Courtesy The Journal
sports@upstatetoday.com
NEWBERRY — With roughly 900 meters to go in the final cross-country meet of her high school career, Ashby Williams assumed she was in a race for second place Friday morning.
As it turns out, the day ultimately belonged to the Daniel High School senior.
After seemingly jockeying for second place with Nora Brahim of Bishop England, Williams quickly made up ground against frontrunner Daya Ross of Wren at the Class 4A State championship meet at The Farm at Newberry College.
Ferociously closing the gap in the final 400 meters, Williams passed Ross as they neared the finish line, as the Lions’ senior
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Lions outlast Richland Northeast behind Conn’s big day; Liberty, Pickens and Easley season in reviews’ Clemson clobbers the Citadel; all this and more in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
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Red Devils win inaugural Liberty Tip-Off tourney
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
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LIBERTY — Trailing 25-19 at halftime of its Liberty Tip-Off tournament championship game with Greer Middle College, the Liberty High School boys’ basketball team knew there was still a battle ahead if they wanted to win the tournament’s inaugural crown, with Red Devil head coach Brenden Marcell preaching the importance of playing under control as they prepared to come out of the locker room.
“I told them that the team with the most composure is going to win this game,” Marcell said. “I felt like in the first half we
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Blue Flame win 17th volleyball state title
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
COLUMBIA — Down 24-19 in the third set of Saturday’s Class 4A state championship with May River, the Pickens High 
School volleyball team looked to be in serious danger of falling behind 2-1 in the crucial swing set.
The Blue Flame had trailed for the entirety of the third set, and with the Sharks one point away from taking it, Pickens head coach Mellie Crumpton’s message to her team was clear.
“I told my setters that (Kaylon Chapman) was on,” Crumpton said. “We need to feed her. That’s our team’s thing. If we have
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Pickens proves its doubters wrong
Since I started covering sports here in Pickens County in 2017, there have always been a few teams I could rely on to be contenders almost every single season. Daniel football, Liberty wrestling, Easley 
baseball to name a few, but none more so than the dominant volleyball program at Pickens High School.
Every year, I go into volleyball season expecting the Blue Flame to at least make it into state quarterfinals and for good reason. Outside of a two season stretch
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Red Devils fall at Upper State
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
NINETY SIX — Playing in their third upper state championship in four seasons, the Liberty High School volleyball had momentum on its side after taking the first set against the Ninety Six Wildcats on Nov. 12.
While the Wildcats battled back to take the second set, Liberty maintained control, leading 14-13 as it
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DANIEL OVERCOMES SLOW START IN FIRST-ROUND WIN OVER DREHER; LIBERTY FALLS IN PLAYOFF OPENER; FLAME COME UP SHORT AT CAMDEN; KLUBNIK SAVES TIGERS WITH LATE TD; all this and more in this week’s FOOTBALL FRENZY, sponsored by Mountain View Funerals and Cremations available only in the Pickens County Courier.
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