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Easley celebrates 50th anniversary of 4A state titles
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — It’s been half a century since Easley High School was home to both the state’s best football and girls’ basketball teams in the 4A classification, and 
last Friday, the high school hosted a celebration to honor the teams before the Green Wave’s football game
against J.L. Mann.
The first of the two state champions was the 1972 Easley football team. Coached by legendary coach Larry Bagwell, who later became the mayor of Easley from
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Five inducted into Liberty High Athletic Hall of Fame
LIBERTY — During halftime of the Red Devils’ football game against Dixie High School on Friday night, Liberty High School honored five LHS legends with induction into the school’s athletic hall of fame.
2022 Liberty High Athletic Hall of Fame inductees
Don Brock
Don Brock, who graduated from Liberty in 1984, was an exceptional all-around athlete, as he accomplished great success in football, basketball and basketball.
During his senior season of football, he was selected to the all-county team as a tight end.
On the hardwood, Brock also showcased his skills as a great basketball player, where he was a three-year starter on the
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Liberty overcomes early deficit in win over Dixie
By Matthew Kannarney
Special to The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Former President Woodrow Wilson once said, “the difference between a strong man and a weak one is that the former does not give up after a defeat.”
Wilson’s quote describes resilience. Anyone who follows sports closely knows that resilience is often the deciding factor in who wins
and who loses. After taking two straight losses, and trailing most of its game Friday night, the Liberty High School football team showed
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Easley comes back to take down unbeaten Patriots
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — The Easley Green Wave rallied for two touchdowns in the waning moments of Friday night’s game to defeat unbeaten J.L. Mann, 21-14.
On a night when the Easley Hall of Fame inducted three new members, the team provided an ending that people will talk about
years from now.
Trailing 14-6 with about three minutes to play, Easley faced fourth and 14 from the Mann 38. Quarterback Kalab Sutton hit receiver Will Patton at the 20. He
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Fast start helps Daniel overcome second-half lull
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After a dominant first half against Hart County on Friday night, the Daniel High School football team showed signs of slowing down in the third as the Bulldogs cut their lead from 28-3 to 31-17.
The Lions responded like they have for the entirety of their school-record winning streak, scoring once more and holding the
Bulldogs out the rest of the way as they won their 27th consecutive game, 38-17.
According to Daniel head coach Jeff Fruster, the strong fight shown by
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Blue Flame hoping to keep positive momentum after week off
PICKENS — Despite a loss to Southside in their last game on Sept. 2, it’s hard to imagine the Pickens Blue Flame are unhappy with their standing midway through non-conference play.
Coming into the year, there were plenty of questions about the Pickens offense, with the team having to replace both starting quarterback Ryan Ford and star running back Andon Rogers from last season’s squad. However, those questions have seemingly been answered through three weeks of play, with the Blue
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Uiagalelei leads Tigers to win over Furman in home opener
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Clemson’s 35-12 win over Furman on Saturday finished with an expected result, but it took an unexpected journey to get there.
Quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei played like the heir to Trevor Lawrence he was meant to be, while the Tigers’ defense was burned by screens and failed to live up to its lofty preseason expectations of total dominance.
The Tigers were playing in their second game in a calendar week after a season-opening win against
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Starting on the right foot
Led by quarterback D.J. Uiagalelei, seen above scoring a touchdown in front of Georgia Tech defensive lineman Akelo Stone, the
Clemson Tigers overcame a sluggish first half to open the 2022 season with a 41-10 win over the Yellow Jackets in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game on Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. At right, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney poses wearing the Old Leather Helmet trophy presented to the game’s winning team. To read more about the Tigers’ season-opening victory, click on sports tab or pick up a copy of Courier’s Football Frenzy section.
INSIDE FOOTBALL FRENZY THIS WEEK!
Green Wave pull out first win in nailbiter at Wade Hampton, 3B, Daniel unbeaten coming out of bye 2B, Liberty can’t hang with Eastside 4B, Blue Flame take first loss to Southside 5b and Clemson opens season with win over GT 6B.
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Green Wave hold off late Wade Hampton rally for first win
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
GREENVILLE — Easley hung on Friday night for a 28-27 win over Wade Hampton, getting a stop on a late two-point conversion to seal the win.
The Green Wave (1-1) had chances to put the game away with several scoring chances in the second half, but had to hold on in the end.
“At the end of the day, you’ve got to celebrate a win,” Easley coach Jordan Durrah said. “The objective is to win the game. It was
ugly. We didn’t want it to be that close after being up that much in the first half. They did a great job of fighting back and making it a game.”
Playing without injured starting quarterback Kalab Sutton, the Green Wave started freshman Jay Stoker, up from the junior varsity squad, at signal-caller. He rushed for two scores, passed for another and had two scoring passes erased
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