BLYTHEWOOD – The Westwood softball team put some distance on last season in the 2018 season opener Monday night. The Redhawks, coming off a winless run in Region III-4A opened the season with a 7-2 victory over the Griffins at the Westwood softball field. “My focus this year is to be competitive,” first-year head coach […]
Lady Griffins receive postseason awards
WINNSBORO – Despite a second round playoff loss, the Fairfield Central Lady Griffins are fresh off of one of their best seasons in program history, and the players and staff are now getting their due recognition. Senior Tameshia Woodard was named the Region 3A player of the year with her nine points, 5.6 rebounds and […]
FC blasts Great Falls in preseason tourney
WINNSBORO – The baseball regular season is just days from its beginning, and the Fairfield Central Griffins have looked sharp in the first two days of their Griffin Invitational Preseason Tournament. After they clobbered Keenan 15-1 on day one, the Griffins followed suit on day two with a 9-1 win over the Great Falls Red […]
Lady Griffins end playoff run
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Lady Griffins’ playoff journey came to a crashing halt Thursday night against the Walhalla Razorbacks. Central kept the game tight most of the game, but they could never find a consistent offensive rhythm en route to a 40-46 loss. “I definitely felt like we had a chance to win it,” […]
Lady Griffins roll through Round 1
WINNSBORO – Last week, the Fairfield Central Lady Griffins closed out their regular season with a 50-27 bashing against Indian Land, and that clinched their second consecutive Region 3-4A title and a number one seed in the playoffs. Tuesday, the Griffins dispatched their first round playoff opponent Southside, 43-25. “I thought we were ready to […]
Griffins end ‘Learning Season’
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Centrals Griffins’ rough season came to an end Thursday at home against the Indian Land Warriors. Fairfield fought tooth and nail to keep the game close in the first half, but Indian Land pulled away late for a 69-56 win. After the loss, the Griffins finished the regular season with a […]
Two Griffin wrestlers move to Upper State Qualifiers
COLUMBIA- The Fairfield Central Griffins did not qualify for the South Carolina High School League 3A State Dual in the program’s returning season, but they will be sending two competitors to the State Individual Upper State qualifying. Marquvious Byrd took home third place in Region 3A at the 106-pound weight class, and Zacchbius Johnson claimed […]
Griffins split games with Cyclones
CHESTER – The season may not end with any wins for the Fairfield Central basketball team, but will end with promise for the future. The Griffins lost big Tuesday to Chester, getting in an early hole and falling by a 95-39 score. Early on, the shots weren’t falling for either team. Dorrien Bagley hit an early three-pointer […]
Lady Griffins top Camden in region matchup
WINNSBORO – The Lady Griffins continue to roll through their region opponents, defeating Camden 40-32 on Tuesday. The Bulldogs kept it tight offensively in the first half and only trailed by 4 after the first half. Though Fairfield Central held the lead most of the game, Camden held the Griffins to only six points in […]
Griffins feel the Bulldog bite
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central boys played Camden tight in the first quarter of their Region IV-3A game Tuesday. Three-pointers from Montravis White, Sintell Quattlebaum, and Ladeveaux Ashford in the first period kept the young Griffins apace against the more seasoned Bulldogs. Fairfield Central’s shooting dried up beginning in the second quarter, and with the […]