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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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Southside hands Blue Flame first loss of season
By Cheri Anthony
Special to The Courier
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PICKENS — Pickens was looking to start its season a perfect 3-0, but the Flame faced a tall task with an explosive Southside offense on Friday night.
Although the Blue Flame entered the contest with confidence after Jaden Jackson racked up 305 yards the previous week against Franklin County, Ga., 
Southside’s attack was too much for the Pickens defense to contain in a 48-27 loss, the Flame’s first of the season.
Pickens’ captains for the contest were Daniel Ross, Conner Hayes, Jackson and Sammy Edwards. The Flame won the coin toss and elected to receive. With two wins already under their belt, Friday night’s game looked to be going the Blue Flame’s way, as they took the opening kickoff 61 yards in seven plays for a touchdown. Six runs were capped
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Second half slip dooms Red Devils against Eastside
By Matthew Kannarney
Special to The Courier
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TAYLORS — After suffering its first loss of the 2022 season against Blue Ridge, Liberty tried to get back in the win column last week, but the Eastside Eagles had other plans.
The Eagles’ effective rushing attack and the Red Devils’ own turnovers in the second half were too much for Liberty to overcome at
the end of the night, as they lost 38-13 to drop to 1-2 on the year.
The game began with the Eagles taking the opening kickoff and starting on their own 29-yard line. The Eagles fed the ball to junior running back Kalvin Banks early and often. In a methodical fashion, Eastside drove 71 yards, scoring on a one-yard touchdown run by Banks. After a failed
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Daniel comes off of bye week looking to stay perfect
By Bru Nimmons
Sports Editor
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — If there were any questions about a dropoff for the Daniel High School football team this season, they have seemingly been answered with a dominant 2-0 start to the season.
Having already outscored Greer and Easley by a combined 106-28, the bigger question now seems to be whether the Lions’ 26-game winning streak will come to an end anytime soon.
Entering this season, all eyes were on the Lions’ quarterback position, where senior Blaine Simons
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Tigers overcome sluggish start to dominate Georgia Tech in opener
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
ATLANTA — It was tough and gritty — there were even two blocked punts along the way — but it was a win for Clemson in its season opener on Monday night.
On the strength of 27 unanswered points to end the night after a slow start — and a mere four-point lead midway through the third quarter — the fourth-ranked Tigers ran away in the late stages against Georgia Tech for a 41-10 victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
The Tigers (1-0, 1-0 ACC) struggled with the Yellow Jackets (0-1, 0-1) a season ago in a narrow 14-8 win at Memorial Stadium, and it didn’t come easy again
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Clemson kicks off season Monday looking to rebound after injury-riddled 2021 campaign
By Ian Taylor
Courtesy The Journal
itaylor@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — Last year was not the best in Clemson football history — nor was it the worst.
Not by a longshot.
The Tigers didn’t start on the best of footing — a 10-3 loss to eventual national champion Georgia in Charlotte, 
N.C., and a double-overtime loss at N.C. State left them sitting at 2-2 as a raft of injuries began to pile up.
Freshman running back Will Shipley missed three games, leading receiver Joseph Ngata was out four and bulldozing defensive tackle Bryan Bresee missed nine. That is by no means a complete
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INSIDE FOOTBALL FRENZY THIS WEEK!
Blue Flame dominate up front to move to 2-0, Lions score early, often to beat county foe Easley and Red Devils drop home opener to Blue Ridge.
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