WINNSBORO – Fairfield needed to knock off Newberry (10-1) to keep their hopes of a 3A State tittle alive, and it went down to the wire like the first time these two faced off back in week 5. This time the Griffins came out on top in a 14-7 defensive clinic. “Anytime your defense is […]
Griffins Take Blazers to the Wire
September 15, 2016 By
COLUMBIA (Sept. 12, 2016) – Punching above their weight class, the Fairfield Central Griffins football team took 4A powerhouse Ridge View to the wire Friday night at Spirit Communications Park. A pair of fourth-quarter TD passes from Blazers’ quarterback Jalen Smith, however, rallied Ridge View who narrowly escaped with a 22-20 win. But just being able […]
Bengals Blister Griffins
September 5, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Sept. 5, 2016) – The Fairfield Central Griffins suffered their first loss Saturday night in a 35-14 blowout at the hands of the rival Blythewood Bengals. The Bengals struck first courtesy of a 35-yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Jordyn Adams. If the name Jordyn Adams sounds familiar, you may be an ESPN fan. Adams recently […]
Griffins Host Pats in Playoff Opener
November 12, 2015 By
WINNSBORO (Nov. 12, 2015) – Chapter one ended on Sept. 11 with the Griffins sitting on a 3-1 pre-region record, their only blemish a 36-24 loss to Brookland-Cayce in the opener. The second chapter ended on Halloween night with the Griffins wrapping up a perfect 6-0 region record with a 35-0 win over Mid-Carolina. Tonight, the […]
Defense, Special Teams Catapult Griffins Over Rebels
October 31, 2015 By
POMARIA – Had you left Mid-Carolina Stadium at halftime Friday to run some errands, returning mid-way through the third quarter to catch the second half, you might have been convinced you had taken the legendary ‘Wrong Turn at Albuquerque,’ walking into a different stadium to see two completely different teams. Gridlocked at 0-0 at the […]
Ruff Night for the Raiders
October 24, 2015 By
Sophomore Running Back Propels Griffins to Win COLUMBIA – Maybe Fairfield Central’s offense didn’t bring their ‘A’ game into Bolden Stadium Friday night. Head coach Demetrius Davis certainly didn’t think so. But his defense dug their heels in firmly enough to shut out the Keenan Raiders, while a pair of touchdown runs from Tony […]
Griffins Down Dogs, Werts and All
October 10, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – One more play. At the end of Friday night’s clash of Region III 2A titans, the Fairfield Central Griffins made one more play than did the Newberry Bulldogs. Trailing 29-21, the Dogs had just marched 72 yards, and with 1:45 left in the game, Amir Abrams punched in the score from 3 yards […]
Griffins Topple Caps
September 28, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – On a wet and rainy Friday night at E.K. McLendon Stadium in Winnsboro, not even untimely penalties and miscues could dampen the Griffins’ performance against the Capitals of Columbia as Fairfield Central dominated with a 47-8 victory. “We were a little sloppy in the beginning, but we did what we needed to do […]
Griffins Shutout Shamrocks
September 19, 2015 By
COLUMBIA – A heavy dose of the run game and some big passing plays by Stanley McManus ignited Fairfield Central’s 40-0 victory over the Shamrocks of Eau Claire Friday night at Bolden Stadium in Columbia. The Shamrocks (1-4, 0-1) have struggled to put up points this season and were averaging just 10 points per game […]
Griffins Rein in Stallions
September 11, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – It was not exactly a titanic struggle for gridiron supremacy at E.K. McLendon Stadium Friday night. The Stallions of Lee Central were mathematically eliminated in the first quarter when Rodrick Woodard caught what would ultimately account for the game-winning score, snagging a 14-yard touchdown pass from Stanley McManus with 5:54 on the clock. […]
