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By Sports Reporter: Johnathan L. Graves 06.SEP.08
On a rainy, gloomy Friday night at J.W. Babb Stadium, it appeared the Greenwood High Eagles would give fans a reason to forget the bad weather with an easy blow-out win. The skies would eventually clear and the rain did stop, but Greenwood High’s performance would not be in keeping with a turn in the weather conditions. The Lexington Wildcats reeled off 27 unanswered points and went on to shock Greenwood with a final score of 34-25.
Calling this a disappointing loss for Greenwood would be an understatement. In the first quarter, it appeared the Eagles were on their way to another convincing victory at home. Greenwood’s touchdown frenzy was dominated early on by the dynamic running duo of Swearinger and Best. After the Eagles defense forced a three and out on the Wildcats first possession, senior tailback D.J. Swearinger got the Eagles first score. Swearinger exploded through the middle of the Wildcats’ defense, on his way to a 40 yard touchdown run and an early 7-0 lead for the Eagles.
The Ninety Six Wildcats narrowly defeated the Emerald Vikings Thursday night 28-24 at Ninety Six’s Wilson-Campbell Stadium. With long night of miscues and penalties; it took one long run for the wildcats to seal the victory.
The Emerald Vikings were first to get on the board when backup quarterback Billy Pooser connected with Reggie Haskins for a 26 yard touchdown pass putting the Vikings up 6-0.With Emerald having the unorthodox extra point style; the Wildcats were not sure on what the Vikings were going to do. After a pass in the endzone for a 2 point conversion the Vikings lead 8-0. The lead was short lived because on Ninety Six’s next series Bareko Johnson ran the ball in from 14 yards out. Not to be out done the Wildcats went for a two point conversion of their own. Quarterback Parker Hite found Nathan Prater in the back of the endzone to tie the game up at 8-8.
Week Two of the High School Football Season saw Ware Shoals take on Batesburg - Leesville in a classic matchup!Ware Shoals traveled to Batesburg - Leesville to take on the Panthers and both teams were ready to play!
Ware Shoals took possession first and quickly showed their strength as they marched down the field to setup Lance Richardson for a 22 yard touchdown run to give Ware Shoals the lead 6 - 0. Ware Shoals failed to make the extra point and gave Batesburg the ball for their opening drive. Batesburg had a slow start going 4 plays and they were done. Ware Shoals took over and once again marched down the field setting up a 2 yard run by LaDarious Hawthorne to give Ware Shoals a 12 - 0 lead. Ware Shoals could not execute the extra point again and Batesburg Leesville took over for their next possession.
Thursday night proved fruitful for two volleyball teams from the lakelands. The Lady Abbeville Panthers and Lady Greenwood Eagles bumped and spiked their way to impressive victories over Clinton in volleyball.
Abbeville began the night’s domination of Clinton with an impressive opening 25-21 first set win. The Lady Panthers capitalized on strong communication and a number of errors made by the Clinton girls. Abbeville followed up a great first set with an even better second set, posting a 25-20 win. The Lady Panthers’ offense was in high gear, using well-timed assists and kills to overwhelm the Clinton defense.
