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Easley defense has good night in loss at Travelers Rest
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
TRAVELERS REST — Picking off four passes and getting a safety on defense gives a football team pretty favorable odds to win a football game.
However, that wasn’t the case for the Easley Green Wave on Friday ngiht against the Travelers Rest Devildogs, as they found themselves on the short end of a 32-12 game.
“Our defense played awesome,” said first-year Easley coach Jordan Durrah, who is still looking for 
his first win at the helm. “I hate the fact that we couldn’t get it done
offensively. Our defense was outstanding tonight.”
The win keeps Travelers Rest’s playoff hopes alive and keeps Easley
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Red Devils still working to improve after disappointing loss to Tigers
By Clay Counts
Courier Sports
claycounts21@yahoo.com
LIBERTY — Just three games into this strange season, 
the Liberty Red Devils have fought hard trying to get their first victory.
Although shut out by Christ Church in their second game, the Devils had shown some impressive fight in week one against Ninety Six, and through one quarter of last week’s homecoming game against Crescent, Liberty managed to hold the lead.
However, the Tigers responded with a huge second quarter before eventually pulling away to take a 40-8 victory.
“We had some missed assignments for sure, which hurt,” Liberty coach Kyle Stewart said. “We would have a
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Tigers foil Syracuse upset bid
By Michael Crouchley
Courtesy The Journal
michael@upstatetoday.com
CLEMSON — It wasn’t always pretty, but the Clemson football team was able to hold off an upset attempt from Syracuse on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
The top-ranked Tigers (6-0, 5-0 ACC) entered Saturday afternoon’s game as 46-point favorites over the Orange (1-5, 1-4). The underdogs put up a good fight, but the Tigers pulled away late in the game for a 47-21 victory.
“There are a lot of things we need to clean up, but I’m really proud of our team for how they responded,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “It was aYou must be logged in to view this content.
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Winless Green Wave looking to bounce back
By Eugene Jolley
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
EASLEY — Easley fans wanted to know if the Green Wave could bounce back after an emotional loss to archrival Pickens.
Third-ranked Daniel answered that question with a vehement no Friday night, beating the Green 
Wave, 48-14.
It probably wouldn’t have mattered who Easley played on Friday following the gut-wrenching rivalry loss. The Lions didn’t care and quickly established early momentum on their way to the win. Daniel played three quarterbacks in the game, staying undefeated on the season.
“It wasn’t a good week for us,” Easley coach Jordan Durrah said. “I wasn’t
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New-look offense has Pickens seeing success
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — After last season, the Pickens Blue Flame had still yet to fulfill the promise they had flashed in head coach Chad Smith’s three seasons at the helm of the program.
A 4-7 playoff berth in 2018 notwithstanding, Smith also saw a pair of two-win seasons in his short tenure and had had trouble getting kids to come out for the football program.
Seeing changes needed to be made, Smith moved assistant coach Blake Dyar to offensive coordinator in the offseason, and the Blue Flame moved away from Smith’s traditional Wing-T attack. Now, just three games into the 2020 season, the Blue Flame are already reaping the rewards
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Shorthanded Red Devils struggle in shutout road loss
By Scott Sasser
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
LIBERTY — Coming off of a nail-biting loss to Ninety Six in its season opener, Liberty had a chance for redemption against the Christ Church Cavaliers on Friday night.
However, the undefeated Cavaliers proved to be more than a match
for the Red Devils, handing Liberty a 51-0 road loss.
Coming off the close loss the previous week, Liberty head coach Kyle Stewart hoped the Red Devils could at least put themselves in a similar position and have a chance to win, but the Cavaliers proved to be a worthy adversary in the rout.
Though there are certainly no such thing as moral victories when it comes
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By Michael Crouchley
Courtesy The Journal
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CLEMSON — After walk-on quarterback Hunter Helms was leading scoring drives and even punter Will Spiers was taking snaps behind center, it was hard to remember the Clemson football team got off to a shaky start Saturday at Georgia Tech.
In the end, though, it ended up being one of the most dominant performances in program history.
Despite coughing up two turnovers in the opening quarter, the Tigers took control of the contest
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Lady Blue Flame sweep region, knock off reigning state champs
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame volleyball team defeated region opponents Travelers Rest and Westside last week to sweep the region and become region champs.
Pickens also downed two-time Class 3A state champion Powdersville on Saturday.
“What an exciting week it has been for the Lady Blue Flame,” Pickens assistant coach Pamela Clarkson said. “Our young ladies ended the week with a sweep of the region, as they have gone 8-0. I am proud of each of their efforts and their determination to this point and as we finish out the last remaining
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Pickens’ Saitta sets school record during Senior Night meet
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Blue Flame cross-country teams held Senior Night as they competed on their home course last week for the final time this season.
Pickens seniors Amber Saitta, Angel Howell, Stefani Gillespie, Brooke Crawford, Dylan Bray, Jackson Masters, Levi Shelton, David White, Griffin Mason and Cody Massey were all recognized.
In the girls’ varsity race, Saitta broke the previous school record of 19:59 by 22 seconds with a time of 19:37 and a second-place overall finish. Seventh-grader Grace Newman rounded out the top 10 with a time of 21:31. Junior Holly Newman ran her personal best time of 24:24, and Howell ran her season-best time of
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Late field goal clinches Pickens’ first win over Easley in a decade
By Scott Sasser
Courier Sports
news@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — On a night where it seemed like the Pickens Blue Flame and the Easley Green Wave were never going to stop trading punches, the Blue Flame came out victorious against all odds.
Everyone left their hearts on the field, and Pickens kicker Zander Gravely
kicked his way into Blue Flame lore, booting a game-winning 20-yard field goal with only 1:43 left to play.
The Pickens victory broke a nine-year losing streak to the rival Green Wave.
Although there were a plethora of exciting moments and plays that left the crowd cheering for more, the
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