Opening Act Aug. 24 – vs. Westwood High School. Damien Bell rushed for 132 yards and DeAndre Belton for 166 as the Griffins spoiled the Redhawks’ debut, 34-7. Aug. 32 – at Abbeville High School DeAndre Belton rushed for 114 yards, but Damien Bell was held to 31 in what was the Griffins’ poorest showing […]
Seems Like Old Times: Fourth Playoff Meeting for Fairfield, Dillon
November 30, 2012 By
It’s been a long haul, and Friday night’s overtime scare against sixth-seeded Newberry felt like the longest of them all, but at last the Fairfield Central Griffins have arrived. And now they move from one old rival in the Upper State to another in the championship bout – the Dillon High School Wildcats. The Griffins […]
Fairfield Schools Close Early Friday for Championship Game
November 27, 2012 By
On Friday, Nov. 30 the Fairfield Central Griffins will travel to Benedict College to take on Dillon High School for the 2A state title. Because the game is at 5:30, the school district will have a dismissal time of 1 p.m. for all district schools. Because of bus routes, Fairfield Elementary and Fairfield Magnet School […]
State Championship Bound: Griffins Use OT to Muzzle Dogs
November 24, 2012 By
‘Instant classic’ may be a somewhat overused cliché, particularly among sports writers, but Friday night that’s exactly what the last two teams standing in the Upper State half of the Class 2A/Division 1 bracket delivered to the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd at E.K. McClendon Stadium in Winnsboro. The hometown Griffins of Fairfield Central scored late in regulation […]
Griffins Thwart Revenge-Minded Braves, Advance to Upper State
November 16, 2012 By
Fairfield Central head coach Demetrius Davis said he was expecting to see a different football team get off the bus from Cheraw than the team that took a lick and laid down back on Sept. 21, when the Griffins thumped the Braves 43-8. And that’s what he got. These Braves were seasoned, hungry and relentless, […]
Griffins Host Cheraw in Week 5 Rematch
November 16, 2012 By
Beating the same team twice in one season is no mean feat, but in order to advance to the Class 2A/Division I upper state title game, it is exactly what the Griffins will have to do. Tonight, Fairfield Central hosts their week five opponent, the Cheraw Braves, in round three of the state playoffs. The […]
Griffins Hang 50 on Crescent, Advance to Round Three
November 9, 2012 By
It was an atypical slow start for the Griffins of Fairfield Central, hosting the Crescent Tigers out of Region I in round two of the Class 2A/Division I state playoffs, but an explosive third quarter catapulted the home team into round three Friday night as they hammered the Tigers 50-0. The Griffins have now hung […]
Griffins Blow Through North Central, Region III
October 26, 2012 By
The Fairfield Central Griffins may not have had their strongest week on the practice field this week – at least to hear head coach Demetrius Davis tell the tale – and although the first half of football Friday night was rife with Griffin penalties, Fairfield Central nonetheless put Region III in their rear-view mirror with […]
Griffins Secure Region, Spoil Homecoming for Former Coach
October 19, 2012 By
Friday night was something of a homecoming for Pelion head coach Ben Freeman, who from 1986 to 1989 racked up a 20-24 record as the first head coach of the Fairfield Central Griffins. It was his first trip back to Winnsboro in an opposing uniform, and a trip he would probably like to forget as […]
Griffins Overpower Braves in Cheraw
September 22, 2012 By
The Fairfield Central Griffins wrapped up their pre-region schedule Friday night with an impressive 43-8 win over the Braves at Cheraw. The victory lifts the Griffins to 3-2 on the year and redeems them from last week’s loss to Union County, when 40 points just wasn’t enough against the high-powered Yellowjackets – but for a […]
