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I guess Sims to Kentucky is a little surprising.
CC’s Donte Rumph is currently a Wildcat, but Sims had a slew of offers from D1 schools. In the end, he was awfully coy about his decision — and who knows he may change his mind — but good for him on Kentucky. It’s a great school, and well … who wants to be a Gamecock these days?
Speaking of USC
I still can’t believe the Gamecocks won that ugly game in Columbia last week so handily, but I’ll take 34-0 any day of the week.That being said, I wouldn’t be surprised to see USC’s offense struggle again tonight in Nashville, but I think Carolina’s defense helps them pull away late. A Captain Munnerlyn interception return goes for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, and the Gamecocks move to 2-0 with Georgia waiting in the wings. The Stephen Garcia debut waits until next week, when USC may need him more, while Chris Smelley is efficient enough to hold onto the job for the whole night.Final: USC 24, Vanderbilt 10
In the OP-Hammond game, Ronnie Goodwin suffered a dislocated kneecap in the first half. Sources say that the junior could be out at least six weeks.
By the way, Orangeburg Prep dressed in black for the first time ever (or at least as far as one of the assistant coaches can remember). Don’t expect the Indians to tuck away the all-black uniforms after this loss. We’ll definitely see them again.
Webster defines morality as follows: a moral discourse, statement, or lesson; a literary or other imaginative work teaching a moral lesson; a doctrine or system of moral conduct (plural: particular moral principles or rules of conduct); conformity to ideals of right human conduct; moral conduct; virtue.
If for no other reason, morality is needed to stop increase in crime. As we read our newspaper and watch news on TV, the headlines are about immorality, or the absence of morality. Sexual perversions, theft, murders, kidnapping — all of these and more are evidence of a lack of morality, and morality cannot be legislated by our government.
The Prep football polls are out, and The T&D region is well represented … especially in 1A.
South Carolina Prep Football Poll
The Associated Press state high school football polls for the week of September 3, first-place votes in parentheses, and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of sports writers:
Class 4A
School Total Points
1. James F. Byrnes (7) 70
2. Greenwood 59
3. Dorman 58
4. Northwestern 52
5. South Pointe 51
6. Sumter 37
7. Gaffney 23
(tie) Clover 23
9. Beaufort 15
10. Berkeley 14
Others receiving votes:
11, Conway 13. 12, James Island 10. 13, Aiken 9. 14, Rock Hill 4. 15, North Augusta 1. (tie), Richland Northeast 1.
Well, it’s week two and time for the Linder Power Poll.
Big games and some big wins last week. How about Calhoun County’s defense coming along and sacking up Lake Marion’s quarterback 14 times. Sure that was something that kept Gators’ coach Corey Wright preaching pass protection this week. How about Bamberg-Ehrhardt blistering Ashley Ridge. Higher classification … so what! And, how about O-W beating Stratford in overitme? Well, enough memories and on to the LPP.
Linder Power Poll Week 2
Former Calhoun County Saint DeAngelo Willingham could have been seen last night on ESPN in the Tennessee-UCLA matchup held at the Rose Bowl.
The senior defensive back had three tackles and an interception for the Volunteer in the overtime loss. Clearly, that was a tough loss to swallow for Willingham and the Volunteers, but they still have a shot at redeeming themselves. They haven’t opened conference play yet. Thus, the dream of winning the SEC title is still alive and well for the Vols.
James Lee will get to play on Sundays after all.
Instead of wearing shades of Brown as a member of the Cleveland Browns, the former South Carolina State offensive lineman will be wearing the pewter and white worn by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. the Belle Glades, Fla. native signed with the homestate team on Monday after he was waived by the Browns.
There was a great possibility that Lee would have remained on the practice roster of the Browns if he cleared waivers. However, with the Buccaneers only having seven healthy offensive lineman, Lee was a valuable commodity on the market and the team did not hestitate to sign him.
You may notice over the coming weeks that some teams have VARSITY stats posted and some don’t.
VARSITY is a program open to all teams in The T&D Region. Your coach at your school is aware of it. We have made our staff available to help with setup. After the first week, Blackville-Hilda is the only team with stats loaded. What does that mean?
A late touchdown by Latavius Murray with 3:15 remaining put the finishing touches on the first season-opening shutout loss for the Bulldogs in 20 years (38-0 loss to Furman) and first shutout loss in 15 years (11-0 to Southern in the Heritage Bowl) - a span of 155 consecutive games. It was also the first-ever shutout in Bright House Networks Stadium for the Knights and first shutout posted since the 2001 season.
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