DALZELL – Momentum is a fickle mistress. One minute, she’s on your side (swearing she will never leave you!), and the next minute she’s standing on your opponent’s sideline waving the wrong colored pom-poms in your face. The Griffins had successfully wooed Mistress Momentum to a 26-0 second quarter lead over Crestwood Friday night at […]
Griffins Adjust, Thump Chester
August 29, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Any head coach will tell you, a football team makes its greatest leap forward, makes the most improvements, between game one and game two. When the Fairfield Central Griffins walked off the field last week after a stinging 36-24 loss to Brookland-Cayce, it was clear there was plenty of room for those improvements. […]
Bearcats’ Rally Past Griffins
August 24, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central was making scoring touchdowns look easy versus Brookland-Cayce Friday night. But the Griffins’ 12-0 lead at the end of the first quarter belied the 36-24 loss Fairfield Central ultimately suffered. After the game, Griffins head coach Demetrius Davis told his team not to get down. “Pick your heads up,” Davis said. […]
Jackson Deals No-Hitter in FC Win
March 11, 2015 By
WINNSBORO – Mercy rule or no mercy rule, a goose egg in the opponent’s second column is still a goose egg. Tuesday night, Fairfield Central freshman pitcher Antonio Jackson was the Golden Goose. Jackson struck out seven Shamrocks through five innings of mercy rule shortened play Tuesday night as the Griffins blanked Eau Claire 12-0 […]
Fairfield’s Finest –
November 5, 2014 By
Nytorria Jeter (left), the 2013 Homecoming Queen, and FCHS principal Tracie Swilley (right) crown seniors Jourdan Brooks and Larry “Rudy” Garlington Fairfield Central High School’s 2014 Homecoming Queen and King during Friday night’s halftime festivities.
Second-Quarter Blast Lifts Griffins to Region Title
October 25, 2014 By
FCHS-37, Keenan-12 WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins may not have been razor sharp for four complete quarters, but an explosive second quarter in which special teams once again paid dividends lifted the Griffins over the Keenan Raiders 37-12. The win locks up the third consecutive 2A Region III crown for the Griffins (5-0/8-1) and […]
Griffins Knock Pelion from Region Hunt
October 18, 2014 By
Fairfield Central-42, Pelion-7 PELION – For the second consecutive week, the Fairfield Central Griffins took to the road to face a 2A-Region III contender; and for the second week in a row, the Griffins separated themselves from the pack, stating to the rest of the conference clearly and definitively that they belong in a region […]
Griffins Plow Through Pups
October 11, 2014 By
Fairfield Central-33, Newberry-8 NEWBERRY – The highly anticipated showdown between two of the state’s most widely regarded 2A powers, both jockeying for the Region III pole position, devolved into a classic beat-down Friday night as Fairfield Central dismantled the Newberry High School Bulldogs 33-8 on the Bulldogs’ home turf. The Griffin defense squashed the Newberry […]
Griffins Pummel Ponies
September 13, 2014 By
BISHOPVILLE –The Fairfield Central Griffins, outclassing Lee Central in every aspect of the game, trampled the Stallions Friday night, rolling their second road shutout of the season, 41-0. The Griffins breached the goal line nearly every time they touched the ball in the first half of the rout, with only their final possession before […]
Griffins Take Down Charging Knights
September 6, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins beat back a third-quarter Crestwood charge Friday night, outdueling the Knights 38-21 at E.K. McLendon Stadium. The Griffins had amassed a 28-6 lead going into the half, but the Knights, propelled by top-rated running back Ty’Son Williams, used a short field after a partially blocked Stanley McManus punt […]
