“Football is like life. It requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.”
These words by Vince Lombardi could sum up the career of Grayson Loftis.
At the age of 6, Loftis was introduced to football, and now, he is reaping the rewards of perseverance, hard work and dedication.
Byrnes’ Chris Foster was named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Lineman of the Week and Deshaun Briggs named Defensive Player of the Week; and Blue Ridge’s Tucker Massey was named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Offensive Player of the Week for Week 1.
Douglas Stone, of Taylors, has been named to the Bob Jones University Bruins men’s cross country team roster for the 2022-23 academic year. Stone is a Senior majoring in Music at BJU.
Players of Week 0 were: Hayden Payne (RHS Defense); Colby Shaw (BHS Offensive); and Taylor Wooten (BRHS Lineman).
Taking Blue Ridge for granted will be a thing of the past for Greer when the two teams meet this Friday night at Dooley Field.
Hillcrest resoundingly snapped its 18-game Greer losing streak in a 62-14 rout of the Yellow Jackets on Friday night.
After a lather, rinse and repeat, Greer’s game was a carbon copy of the crushing loss at Daniel: give up a quick touchdown, followed by a disastrous turnover and soon trapped in a deep hole.
Blue Ridge earned its second win of the season last Friday, topping Liberty 20-7 in three quarters of action.
The game was abbreviated due to weather, following multiple lightning delays.
The Eagles struggled to get their offense going against a talented Pendleton squad last Friday, falling 34-8 in Week 1.
The loss, which is Eastside’s second of the season, comes down to fundamentals, according to Head Coach Andre Woolcock.
The Rebels used a third-quarter surge to push past Chapman at home last Friday, improving to 2-0 on the year.
Byrnes held a 21-7 advantage at the break, but scored 33 unanswered points in the third to earn a 54-7 victory in Week 1.
Riverside picked up its first loss of the season against JL Mann Friday night, falling 14-7 to the Patriots.
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