Sports Report for Tuesday, 11-26-2013

Local sports:

CHS:

• Girls: Pendleton 57 – CHS 22: In the first game of the season the Lady Red Devils fell to the Lady Bulldogs of Pendleton by a score of 57-22 at the BHP preseason tournament last night….Clinton fell behind 21-2 at the end of the first quarter and could just never recover… Turnovers plagued the Lady Devils throughout the game as Pendleton took a 37-9 lead into halftime… Clinton did play better in the second half but Pendleton continued to get second and third shots and denied Clinton many rebounds… Maleaka Neil was high score for the Lady Red Devils with 8 points… For mores statistics on the game click on the following link: 11_25_13_CHSvsPendleton

LDHS:

• Girls: BHP 67 – LDHS 36: The BHP Bears spoiled the coaching debut of Yoneko Washington at LDHS by taking a 67 – 36 victory over the Raiders last night at BHP… Lawrence fell behind early mainly due to 19 turnovers in the first half and just about complete control of the boards by BHP… Laurens trailed 41-20 at the half but settled down and played better ball in the second half… The Raiders never quit trying as they continued the hustle all night long and tried to pressure the Bears into mistakes… Kela Daniels led the Raiders with 14 points 12 of which came in the first half… Jadasia Bennett contributed 9 points the Raiders…Jessica Johnson, Alexis Moses and Nasia Owens each had 3 points while Bre Nance and Kalah Gary each had 2…. Clinton and Laurens will now face each other at 6 PM tonight at BHP…
• Boys: LDHS 65 – Spartanburg Christian Academy 45: Better news for coach Ben Sinclair in his coaching debut at Laurens as the Raiders took a 65-45 win over Spartanburg Christian last night and Spartanburg… The Raiders jumped out to a 16-1 lead and never looked back as they use a strong man-to-man defense and scoring in transition to take a 40-19  lead at the half…… Davon Boyce (21) , Ladarius Williams (10) and Kezario Whitmore (11) were all in double digit scoring for the Raiders…   Toby Jackson had 7 while LaJune Jones & Jordan Sargent had 6… Allen Johnson also had 4 points….   The Raiders will play the Dorman Cavaliers at 8:30 PM tonight at Spartanburg Christian Academy.  

Laurens Academy:

• MS Girls: Crusaders 22 – Oakbrook Knights 13 in OT: Sorry no details available
• MS Boys: Oakbrook 34 – Crusaders 19: Sorry no details available
• Sorry no varsity scores…. If I get them I will get them to you. 

Sad Note to Pass Along

• Lou Brissie Dies: You may remember that on November 12^th I told you about the Ware Shoals school district naming the high school baseball field and on a of Mr. Lou Brissie a Ware Shoals native, World War II veteran and former major league pitcher… Well there is some sad news out of North Augusta where Mr. Brissie lives….He passed away at the age of 89 yesterday and the Veterans Hospital in Augusta, Georgia… Mr. Brissie had been hospitalized with heart problems and while not confirmed that may be what he died from….If you would like to know more about Mr. Brissie and the recent honor bestowed upon him the following two links: Sports Report for 11-12-13  and  Lou Brissie Field Dedication 

Local Sports Schedule:

CHS:

• Girls Basketball vs. Laurens @ BHP Tournament   6:00 

LDHS:

• Girls Basketball vs. Clinton @ BHP Tournament   6:00
• Boys Basketball vs. Dorman @ SCA Invitational  8:30
• JV Boys Basketball @ Hillcrest Tournament 

College Basketball

• PC Men vs. Bowling Green in Cancun, Mexico   12:30pm 

This & That:

• Laurens County Touchdown Club… The final meeting of the Laurens County Touchdown Club for this season will be the Annual Banquet on Wednesday December 4^th at Lakeside Country Club … During this meeting the All-County Team will be announced as well as Coach of the Year and Player of the Year…  The featured speaker will be will be Danny Ford former coach of the Clemson Tigers.. … Tickets for the banquet may still be available for $15 each… Call Marlene Owen at 833-2716 for more information.
• Laurens YMCA Reindeer Run… The Laurens YMCA will hold the 14th Annual Reindeer Run on Saturday, December 14, 2013.  The event will feature a 5K walk/run and a kid’s 1-mile fun run… For more information about it including a link to the registration site, click on the following link: Laurens YMCA Reindeer Run Info

 FYI / Community Interest:

Clinton YMCA:

• Basketball & Cheerleading: Registration is now open for Youth Basketball and Cheerleading which will start December 19th… There will be age appropriate groupings for youth ages 5-12 in basketball and for grades K5-6^th grade for cheerleading…  You can register at the reception desk during normal Y business hours… Pre-registration is required and you must register by Thursday December 12^th… Click on the following link for much more information about the basketball and cheerleading programs or call the Y at 833-1555.: Clinton YMCA Basketball and Cheerleading 2013-14
• Laurens YMCA: Basketball:  Registration is now open for youth basketball at the Laurens YMCA… The season will begin January 6^th, 2014 and the registration deadline is December 15^th… There will be age appropriate groups for youth ages 3 – 15… You can register at Member Services during normal business hours or contact Josie Parker at josie@laurensymca.org… For more complete information click on the following: Laurens YMCA Basketball 2013-14
• City of Laurens Parks & Recreation Basketball:  The City of Laurens Parks and Recreation Department is also registering youth for their youth basketball program… There will be 3 age appropriate groups available…  The cost is $30 and the deadline to register is December 2nd… Registration can be done at their office at the Little River Park during normal business hours… For more information call 681-7275 or email laurensprd@yahoo.com.

If you have any comments, suggestions, or want to reports scores, please contact me via email at: sports@wlbg.com or text me at 864-981-3470.