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Pickens drops home heartbreaker to Easley to open region play
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — This one had to hurt, as rivalry games tend to do.
Pickens let a 14-point fourth-quarter lead get away Thursday night in falling to archrival Easley, 35-28.
The game was played one day earlier due to threatening conditions from Hurricane Ian. It was the first time in four years that the game had been played at Pickens, with last season’s game played at
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After close first half, Red Devils fall to Abbeville
By Greg Deal
Courtesy the Index-Journal
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ABBEVILLE — Coming off a 48-0 loss to the Abbeville Panthers last fall in Liberty head coach Paul Sutherland’s first season, the Red Devils knew they were in for a challenge as they traveled to face No. 4-ranked Abbeville on Thursday night.
The Red Devils struggled as might be expected on their first drive, as the Panthers held Liberty to a three-and-out, then Altavious
Patterson went 46 yards for a touchdown on the Panthers’ first possession.
However, despite the seemingly insurmountable odds, Liberty started
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Daniel tops Walhalla for 30th straight victory
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
WALHALLA — For the first 24 minutes of Thursday’s contest between Daniel and Walhalla, things seemed to be going according to plan for the Razorbacks.
Holding the ball for more than 18 minutes in the first half, the Razorbacks went to the locker room down just 21-14 to the top-
ranked team in Class 3A and might have even been tied if not for a pick-six from Daniel’s Misun “Tink” Kelley off a tipped pass in between two perfectly executed drives.
However, the Lions proved why they’re among the state’s best in the second
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Tigers prevail over Wolfpack in battle of top-10 teams
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
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CLEMSON — N.C. State’s trip to Memorial Stadium to take on the Clemson Tigers on Saturday night had the vibe of a championship game.
The Tigers’ 30-20 win and the fans’ reaction only reinforced it.
Both teams went into Death Valley with a zero in the loss column and rankings in the top 10, but there was much more on the line than just the numbers. A year ago, the Wolfpack (4-1, 0-1 ACC) upset the Tigers and sunk their season in the process.
The No. 5 Tigers (5-0, 3-0), in turn, were out for blood, and on top of that, they
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INSIDE THIS WEEK’S FOOTBALL FRENZY
Daniel enters region play unbeaten 2B, Green Wave take down Southside 3B, Red Devils can’t hang with Pickens 4B, Pickens gets back on right track against
Liberty 5B, Clemson overcomes wake in overtime 7B.
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PYAC planning first golf tournament
PICKENS — Founded in January 1965, the nonprofit Pickens Youth Athletic Corporation will host its first-ever golf tournament on Saturday, Oct. 15, at Rolling Green Golf Course.
Set to kick off with an 11 a.m. hot dog lunch and a noon shotgun start, the four-man captain’s choice tournament will raise funds for the PYAC’s mission of providing quality youth sports programs and the best facilities possible for Pickens-area residents.
The cost is $200 per team, and prizes will be awarded for first-, second- and third-place finishes, as well as a closest to the pin contest and longest drive
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Tigers look to keep building after win at Wake
By Will Vandervort
Courtesy The Journal
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — On a day when the defense was not at its best, it was the offense that found a way to get it done in the end for fifth-ranked Clemson.
And in particular, it was quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei and his much-maligned wide receivers.
Uiagalelei passed for 371 yards and five touchdowns, while his young receivers grew up in front of a nationally televised audience. It all added up to a 51-45 double-overtime victory over then-No.
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Pickens defense stymies Liberty in final test before region play
By Cheri Anthony
Special to The Courier
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LIBERTY — The Pickens Blue Flame could not have asked for a more beautiful fall evening to play football.
After dropping its previous two contests against Southside and Daniel, Pickens looked to get back in the win column as it traveled
to Liberty on Friday night to play the Red Devils. The Blue Flame were able to do just that with a dominant effort on both sides of the ball in a 42-7 road win.
Pickens’ captains for the contest were Jaden Jackson, Jeremy Burgess, Sammy Edwards and Eli Roberts. Liberty won the coin toss and elected
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Red Devils struggle to keep up with Pickens in loss
By Matthew Kannarney
Special to The Courier
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LIBERTY — Despite a week off to try to get healthy and prepare for a matchup against county rival Pickens, the Liberty Red Devils had no answers for the Blue Flame on either side of the ball in a 42-7 loss on Friday night.
The Blue Flame dominated on both sides of the ball, quieting the Red Devils on offense and wearing out their defense most of the night to hand Liberty its third loss of the season.
The Red Devils, who are a young team to begin with, have been dealing with injuries since the beginning of the season, especially on
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Easley drops Southside for first four-game win streak since ‘12
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
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GREENVILLE — The Easley Green Wave checked off a lot of boxes Friday night against Southside.
- Win a fourth consecutive game.
- Pitch a shutout on defense.
- Play a relatively clean game in winning the final non-region game, 42-0.
“I thought we played well,” Easley coach Jordan Durrah said. “I thought the kids showed a lot of focus. They showed a lot of attention to detail. I thought we executed on both sides of the ball and thought we performed well on special teams. Obviously it
wasn’t perfect. There are still some things that we’ll learn from this game and try to clean up and fix before we get going in region play.”
Easley won the toss and elected to receive. The Green Wave drove 60 yards in nine plays, converting on fourth and one when Ethan Alexander picked up four. Four plays later, quarterback Kalab Sutton found Will Patton at the 8-yard line, and he put his shoulder down and ran over defenders en route to a 17-yard score. Alexander’s kick
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