By Jake Korol
For the Greer Citizen
The 8-11 Riverside Warriors upset the 17-3 Greer Yellow Jackets 70-69 in triple overtime Tuesday night.
Greer appeared to have control late in the 4th quarter, but Riverside turned it up a notch.
Eastside won Friday’s home conference game against Riverside by a score of 69-52 to gain a valuable conference win.
Eastside had a dominant second and third quarter on their way to the win over the Warriors.
“I’ll give Eastside credit,” said Riverside Coach Allen Arnold. “They had a great game plan and executed it very well.”
North Greenville University’s football program will move to Conference Carolinas in 2025. The transition means all 20 NGU athletic teams will be aligned in one NCAA Division II conference.
Byrnes welcomed Gaffney to Duncan Tuesday night for a region matchup.
For the Rebels, it would be a night to honor their seniors.
For the seniors, it would be a great night as they went on to defeat Gaffney 46-29.
If you have won 31 region titles in a row, you can say with confidence that you have achieved the status of being a dynasty.
To have dominated any sport for that period of time, says a lot about the coaching, conditioning and belief system of an organization.
The Hurricanes JV cheerleading team almost doubled in size last season as they have seen tremendous growth in the past year.
Jennings Knight, JV cheer coach, said that the cheer team started with seven or eight girls, and during the 2022 football season, the Canes had 15 girls on the team.
Aaron Moseley, a 16-year-old homeschooled junior, is known as the most versatile player for the Hurricanes football team, a Greer-based homeschool organization operated by hands-on coaches and parents.
Moseley is going into his fourth year playing football and has caught the attention of his coaches due to his skill on the field.
Byrnes boys
Byrnes improved to 16-7 with a key conference win over Spartanburg Friday night.
Blue Ridge girls
The Lady Tigers continued their winning ways, defeating Chapman 61-57 on Tuesday evening and Travelers Rest 51-46 Friday night.
The Lady Tigers had three players in double figures against the Panthers.
Zi Henderson had a team-leading 24; Anyah Henderson added 18; and Claire Skinner had 11 on the night.
Trelin Johnson was able to live out a childhood dream Saturday night as the Yellow Jackets faced the Byrnes Rebels in their second match of the season.
As a child, every young athlete competes against imaginary competitors and strives to make the game-winning shot.
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