LEXINGTON – Fairfield Central took to River Bluff on Tuesday for a meet against Brookland Cayce, Eau Claire and River Bluff. The Griffins had a handful of first place, season best and top 5 finishes on the day. For the girls, Sharmelle Holmes finished first in the 200m dash with a season best 25.59 and […]
Back On [The] Track
March 10, 2022 By
HOPKINS – Westwood, Blythewood and Fairfield Central’s track and field teams hit the ground running in Lower Richland’s annual Diamond Hornet Invitational last Saturday. The Bengal girls’ team finished first place of 31 teams. The Blythewood boys’ team finished in fifth and Westwood boys finished sixth out of 35 teams. Westwood will host the Redhawk […]
Griffins Ink College Plans
March 10, 2022 By
WINNSBORO – Three Fairfield Central student-athletes signed their letters of intent on Wednesday, March 2. Pictured at left, Stephon Gadsden, quarterback for the Griffins, made his plans to play football at South Carolina State University official. According to stats on Maxpreps, Gadsden averaged 99 passing yards per game and 65.2 rushing yards per game in […]
Fairfield Central competes at State
May 27, 2021 By
HOPKINS – Last Friday’s Track and Field championships may not have been the finish that the Griffins’ wanted, but it was a good one nonetheless. Sharmelle Holmes, Tamerra English and Joshua Mosley represented Fairfield Central in their respective events last Friday at the SC High School League AAA State Championships. Holmes took home second place […]
Fairfield track and field to compete in five events at State
May 20, 2021 By
SENECA – Fairfield Central Track and Field took to Seneca on Saturday for the Upper State Championships. Three Griffins and the 4×100 relay team finished in the top four, qualifying them to compete for state titles May 21-22. Sharmelle Holmes was the Griffins’ highest finisher on the day, pulling second place in both the 100m […]
Griffin girls finish 2nd in region
May 13, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – At the Region 4-3A meet, the Griffin girls team finished in second place behind Mid-Carolina, while the Griffin Boys placed last, but junior Joshua Mosley continued to dominate in the distance events, pulling first place finishes in the 800m run (2:11.12), the 1600m run (5:01.97) and the 3200m run (10:42.20). Other top-five finishes […]
Griffins head towards post-season
May 6, 2021 By
PELION – Fairfield Central snagged a handful of first place finishes against Abbeville, Camden, Palmetto Athletic Club, Pelion and Swansea last Wednesday at Pelion High School. Sharmelle Holmes dominated the girls 100, 200 and 400 meter dash finals, pulling first place finishes in all three events. Holmes had a time of 12.45 in the 100 […]
Griffins hit season best times in Chapin
April 29, 2021 By
BYRNES – Fairfield Central’s Ericka Kelly competed in the Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic Elite Invitational on April 23. Kelly placed 15th in the girls shot put finals at 29-6. The Griffins competed in Chapin on April 21 against AC Flora, Airport, Chapin, Pelion and White Knoll high schools. Sharmelle Holmes pulled two first place finishes […]
Mosley takes 1st at Falcon Invitational
April 15, 2021 By
COLUMBIA – Joshua Mosley represented Fairfield Central at the Ben Lippen School’s George Johnson Falcon Invitational on April 10. Mosley took first place in the 3200 meter run finals with a time of 10:13.54, two seconds ahead of second place finisher Judson Taylor of Lexington High School. Mosley, a junior, set his personal record in […]
Griffins compete at Pelion Inv, Coaches Classic Inv
April 1, 2021 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central track and field is picking up steam as it inches closer to the postseason. The Griffin girls finished fourth out of 12 teams at the Pelion High School invitational on March 20. Sharmelle Holmes pulled a first place finish in the 100m dash finals with a 13.27 time. Natalia Gray placed […]
