WINNSBORO – After a long season of winless region games, the Fairfield Central boys put a notch in the win column Tuesday when they hosted Camden High School. In the first meeting of the season, Camden bested Fairfield Central 72-50. This time, the Griffins put the Bulldogs to bed with a 52-47 final. Though they […]
Lady G’s stretch win streak; boys still look for region win
WINNSBORO – In less than two weeks, Fairfield Central’s girls basketball team has turned on the jets to put away three region opponents for a 4-0 win streak. Now third in region standings, the Lady G’s will have a chance to move up the ladder as they face No. 1 Keenan on Friday and second-ranked […]
Griffins split wins with Copperheads
WINNSBORO – When the Catawba Ridge Copperheads rolled into Winnsboro last Friday to face off with Fairfield Central, both schools were hungry for region wins. Having fallen to Camden (55-25) and Keenan (70-40) in their first taste of region action, the Lady Griffins were prepared for redemption and found it in the form of a […]
Griffin teams hunt for first region win
WINNSBORO – A tough Keenan squad rolled into Winnsboro last Friday night for Fairfield Central’s first region matchup of the season. The Raider offense was too much for the Griffins to contain as they pulled away with a 70-40 win to put Fairfield at 0-1 in region play. Junior Jamaria Sampson led the Griffins with […]
Griffins go 2-1 in Holiday Tourney
CAMDEN – After a tight 44-32 loss to Darlington in the day one of tournament action, Fairfield Central girls bounced back with wins over Lakewood (55-33) and South Aiken (38-27) to finish the Camden Holiday Tournament with a 2-1 record. Sophomore Deasia Feaster finished the tournament with 32 points, leading the Griffins with 17 against […]
Griffins battle in Roundball Classic
WEST COLUMBIA – Fairfield Central boys basketball team went 1-2 in the American Division of the 16-team Cayce Roundball Classic last week. The Griffins lost to 65-40 to A.C. Flora Thursday and 50-45 to C.A. Johnson Friday, but won 72-62 over Bamberg Ehrhardt Saturday. The Griffins will return to regular-season action on Jan. 10 against […]
Blythewood QB, WR helps lead East in Metro Bowl win
WEST COLUMBIA – The East offense had a distinctive Blythewood touch in the East-West Metro Bowl Friday night at Brookland-Cayce stadium. Bengals quarterback Josh Strickland saw significant time under center, while his favorite target on the night of East’s 19-17 victory over the West was none other than teammate David Patten. “It was really fun […]
Griffins battle against Redhawks
WINNSBORO – Though their 1-8 record might not reflect it, Fairfield Central’s boys basketball team has been battling. Half of their eight losses have been by margins of ten points or less, one including an overtime loss to White Knoll last Wednesday. Fairfield faced an undefeated Westwood team on Monday. In their first meeting of […]
Griffins start season with W
GREAT FALLS – For the first time in five seasons, Fairfield Central boys’ basketball opened its regular season in the win column. The Griffins faced off with Great Falls High School last Wednesday in their season opener and came away with a tight 56-50 win. They turned around to host Newberry High School at home […]
Lady G’s off to 2-1 start
WINNSBORO – The Griffins got the new season underway with two wins under their belts. Fairfield faced Great Falls last Wednesday in their season opener and blasted the Red Devils to the tune of 63-2. Nine of the eleven Griffins scored in the win. Madisen Belton shot 64% to lead the Griffins offensively with 14 […]