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. […]
On the Q.T.: Thompson TDs Propel Griffins
September 7, 2015 By
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. […]
Dawggone: Newberry K-O’s Griffins in Semifinals
November 22, 2014 By
Newberry-16, Fairfield Central-3 WINNSBORO – It had been 42 days since the Griffins of Fairfield Central last faced down the snarl and drool of the Newberry Bulldogs, and back on Oct. 10 it was all Fairfield Central, who ran roughshod over Newberry, taking the bite out of the Dogs on their home turf and locking […]
Griffins Advance to Upper State
November 15, 2014 By
Fairfield Central-34, Strom Thurmond-7 WINNSBORO – For the third time in three weeks, and for the second straight week in Class 2A/Division 1 state playoff combat, the Fairfield Central Griffins Friday night were pitted against a potent offense piloted by a dead-eye gunslinger. And for the third time in three weeks, the Griffin defense took […]
Young, Griffins Send Rebels Packing
November 10, 2014 By
FCHS-55, MCHS-14 WINNSBORO – Past performance in no guarantee of future returns. So they say on Wall Street, and so said the Griffins on the gridiron Friday night as they demolished the Rebels of Mid-Carolina – a team that had pushed them to the brink just seven days before – 55-14 in round one of […]
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 […]
