Suite towers at Darlington Raceway renamed for Earnhardts
The Earnhardt name has become synonymous with NASCAR. Now, the name is forever a part of the Darlington Raceway. During a ceremony Sept. 1, the track renamed the red suite towers Earnhardt Towers in honor of both Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Red zone offense, special team blunders and fourth down defense cripples Darlington
Darlington’s attempt to reclaim the Virgil Wells Trophy from the Wilson Tigers was unsuccessful this past Friday as the Falcons dropped its second straight game of the year by a score of 37-14.
A fan for almost five decades, Renny Johnson knows Darlington football
If there is one thing Renny Johnson knows, its football. The Alabama native has been watching the game since he was young, learning the ins and outs of the plays and the players. For nearly five decades, Johnson has been the biggest fan of Darlington athletics, especially the football program.
The young and the inexperienced: Darlington filled with youth as it looks to rebound from last season
By Drake Horton, Contributing Writer Darlington – This might by year three of the John Jones era at Darlington High School, but it is only year two in the rebuilding process. After a first year that saw Jones inherit a football team with more than a few capable seniors, including quarterback Frankie Johnson, who appeared to be tailor-made for his no-huddle, spread offense scheme, the Falcons basically had to start from scratch in...
Hartsville aims to stay in the present and work toward the future in 2017
By Drake Horton, Contributing Writer Last year was a really good year for the Hartsville Red Foxes; it just was not quite great. Hartsville won the region and won the lower-state championship. The Red Foxes did not, however, win the state championship. That honor went to the South Pointe Stallions, who also beat the Red Foxes for the state championship back in 2014. For some teams, the disappointment of coming up short after...
Lamar shoots for third straight state title appearance
By Drake Horton, Contributing Writer Lamar will be on the cusp of program history when it kicks off the 2017 football season. Trying to do something that has not happend in the program since a three-year run between 2002 and 2004, the Silver Foxes take aim this year to make it to their third straight state championship game. Back during that run head coach J.R. Boyd had Lamar built into one of the best teams in the state regardless...