Dillon’s Path to Columbia
November 30, 2012 By
For Dillon’s head coach Jackie Hayes this will be his seventh trip to the state championship game. Since 2004 he has led Dillon to a 100-16 record and he expects nothing less than a state championship. “Our number one goal at Dillon High School every year is to play in the last game,” Hayes said. […]
Fairfield Central: The Road to the Finals
November 30, 2012 By
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 […]
Old Rival Stands Between Griffins and Title Game
November 23, 2012 By
After a long hot summer of intense conditioning, heavy workouts and 7-on-7 drills, a pre-region schedule of bumps and bruises, a lineup of region foes that allowed the Griffins to mature and hone their craft, and a pair of playoff wins that have given them confidence, Fairfield Central has one more hill to climb Friday […]
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 […]
Bulldogs Shock Blythewood in Playoff Opener
November 13, 2012 By
The Blythewood Bengal’s football season came to an abrupt end Friday night in the first round of the state playoffs. Despite hosting their first playoff game since 2006, and their first ever at the 4A level, Blythewood fell to Boiling Springs 44-36. Before the game, Boiling Springs head coach Bruce Clark believed his team had […]
