WINNSBORO – Competing virtually has not stopped Fairfield Central’s Academic Challenge team from excelling. In January, the team defeated Chester 15-7 and Lewisville 15-14. Most recently, the Griffins took a 18-16 victory over Great Falls.
Griffin girls remain undefeated in region
January 28, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – With only one blemish on their all-but-perfect season record in the form of a two-point heartbreaker to Newberry, the Lady G’s rolled over region foe Mid-Carolina for the second time this season. Hosting the Rebels last Friday, the Griffins (5-1, 4-0) blasted Mid-Carolina to the tune of 45-28. Eighth grader Zanariah Yarborough led […]
Chester overcomes slow start; downs Griffins
January 21, 2021 By
CHESTER – To shake off a slow start and pull away from Fairfield Central last Friday, Chester Coach Sebastian Hopkins said his players just needed to move their feet…and their mouths. “We came out sluggish and flat. We weren’t communicating on the floor. Once we started to talk and move our feet, that got us […]
Griffins split wins with Cyclones
January 14, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central hosted Chester Tuesday night in their first region meeting of the season. The Griffin girls won handily with a 41-21 final. Fairfield’s boys had their second one-point loss of the season, falling to Chester 41-42. The two schools will meet again in Chester on Friday. Next week, Fairfield will face Lower […]
Griffins Fall to Rebels, Look To Playoffs
November 12, 2020 By
PROSPERITY – In a re-scheduled Saturday morning matchup, the Mid-Carolina Rebels got the best of Fairfield Central with a 28-14 final. The Rebels came out of the gates strong and held a 14-8 lead at halftime. The recovery of a dropped snap intended for a Griffin punter in the third quarter put the Rebels on […]
Fairfield’s Mosley, MSI compete at State
November 12, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – 2020 was a big year for cross country in Fairfield County. Not only did Richard Winn’s girls team win the program’s first region championship, another up team in the county is rising. Midlands STEM Institute’s (MSI) boys team competed in the 1A South Carolina High School League’s State Championship meet on Nov. 5 […]
COVID case forces Griffins to adjust schedule
October 29, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central football team’s 3-0 run in Region 4-3A got put on hold because of a positive COVID-19 test from a player on the team. The Griffins, whose only loss came in a 25-18 non-region defeat to York, were set to play Mid Carolina (0-1 region, 0-2 overall) in its region finale […]
Griffins Attack
October 15, 2020 By
COLUMBIA – Junior middle blocker Melody Belton (3) attacks in last week’s conference match at Keenan High School. The Griffins defeated Chester at home on October 7. They are set to host CA Johnson next Monday at 6 p.m. before traveling to Eau Claire on Tuesday and hosting their final home match of the season […]
York takes down Griffins
October 15, 2020 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins (2-1) suffered a heartbreaking loss in the final seconds of the game on Friday night as the York High School Cougars scored from one yard out with eight seconds left in the game as they won the contest 25-18. The Cougars improved to 2-1 on the season. The Griffins […]
Griffins move to 2-0
October 8, 2020 By
HOPKINS – Senior running back Will Barber rushed for a 116 yards and two touchdowns as the visiting Fairfield Central Griffins defeated Lower Richland High School by a 28-18 score on Oct. 2. The Griffins improved to 2-0 with the victory while Lower Richland dropped to 0-2 in 2020. Fairfield rushed for 148 yards as […]
