A devil will get dunked -- rivalry game kickoff is 8 pm

Laurens HS Dunk The Devils

• Raider Spirit Night… Tonight between 6-8 pm in the grass section behind the Raider baseball field, there will be a Dunk the Devils – Raider Spirit Celebration… For a small price you will have the opportunity to Dunk a Devil and there will be other things going on… They include the sale of hot dog and hamburger plates, sale of Raider gear, live music, spike ball & corn hole, autograph footballs and more.

Tickets for this Friday's game at Laurens are available at Wilson's Snack Bar in Clinton and on-line through Laurens District High School. The starting time IS pushed back to 8 pm because of extreme heat (per SC High School League guidelines). The Laurens JV will be hosted at Wilder Stadium / Clinton JV Thursday night at 7 pm.

On-line Varsity Football tickets here.

Policies and Procedures here.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

The Laurens County Touchdown Club is proud to announce that for week zero, August 18th, the Player of the week is Laurens High School defensive back Travija Austin.

Austin is a senior defensive back and special teams player for the Laurens District High School Raiders and was a bright spot for the Raiders Friday night in their 55 – 9 lost to the Hillcrest Rams.

Travija Austin had an outstanding night for the Raiders on both Defense and Special Teams.  Austin had a pick six for a touchdown of over 50 yards for the Raiders and had three solo tackles and one assist.  He covered extremely well from his safety position all night and played well on kickoffs and punt special teams as well.  Head Coach Daryl Smith stated, “Travija Austin is an outstanding young man and a hard worker.  He is a very physical tackler with outstanding speed.  He has also grown into one of our leaders on defense this year.”

The Laurens County Touchdown Club will honor Travija on August 24th at the first Touchdown Club meeting of the year.  The meeting will be at noon at The Ridge in Laurens with Lakeview BBQ serving the meal and the food service line opening at 11:45 am.  Player of the Week awards will presented in 2023 by Farm Bureau Insurance of Laurens County.

The August 24^th meeting will feature the four High School Head Football Coaches from Laurens County in Laurens District High School Head Coach Daryl Smith; Clinton High Head Coach Corey Fountain and new Laurens Academy Head Football Coach Jolly Doolittle and new Thornwell Charter School Head Coach Charlie Washington.  Thornwell Charter School will play varsity football this year after an 18 year absence.  

The Laurens County Touchdown Club meets every other Thursday throughout the football season at The Ridge located in Laurens at 301 Exchange Road and the public is invited.  Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15. All meetings are at Noon with the food service line opening at 11:45 am.  

The featured speaker for the second TD Club meeting on Thursday, September 7^th will be Presbyterian College Head Football Coach Steve Englehart.  Coach Englehart begins his second year at PC.  Additionally, the Farm Bureau Insurance‘Player of the Week’awards will be presented for the August 25 and September 1 High School football games.

On behalf of the Touchdown Club Board of Directors, I would like to thank each of you for your support.  Congratulations to Player of the Week Travija Austin of Laurens District High School.

Thanks and Best of Luck to all county teams this week, 

Gene Simmons, President

Laurens County Touchdown Club

S.C. Prep Football Media Poll… The latest edition of the S.C. Prep Media poll for high school football came out on Monday, 8-21-23… There were three new #1 teams in the poll this week as Summerville, Greenville and Bamberg-Ehrhardt rose to the top of their respective classifications… First-place votes are in parentheses.

• CLASS 5A… 1. Summerville (8) 2. Byrnes (5) 3. Dutch Fork (6) 4. Gaffney 5. Fort Dorchester 6. Sumter (2) 7. TL Hanna 8. Lexington 9. Hillcrest and 10. Spartanburg… Others receiving votes: Dorman, River Bluff, Cane Bay, JL Mann, White Knoll, Carolina Forest, Nation Ford
• CLASS 4A… 1. Greenville (11) 2. South Florence (3) 3. Northwestern (4) 4. South Pointe (2) 5. Hartsville (1) 6. James Island 7. Westside 8. Catawba Ridge 9. Greenwood and 10. (tie) Irmo 10. (tie) Ridge… Others receiving votes: West Florence, Indian Land, and North Augusta.
• CLASS 3A… 1. Dillon (16) 2. Daniel (2) 3. Clinton (2) 4. Camden 5. Chester 6. Belton Honea Path 7. Beaufort 8. Gilbert 9. Broome and 10. Chapman (1)…  Others receiving votes: Manning, Brookland-Cayce, Crestwood, Powdersville, Seneca, Loris, Philip Simmons, Hanahan
• CLASS 2A… 1. Abbeville (17) 2. Gray Collegiate (4) 3. Oceanside Collegiate 4. Fairfield Central 5. Marion 6. Andrew Jackson 7. Silver Bluff 8. Strom Thurmond 9. Hampton County and 10. Saluda… Others receiving votes: Barnwell, Woodland, Ninety-Six, Blacksburg, and Newberry.
• CLASS A …1. Bamberg-Ehrhardt (13) 2. Christ Church (4) 3. Lewisville (1) 4. Lamar (3) 5. St. Joe’s 6. Southside Christian 7. Whale Branch 8. Calhoun County 9. Lake View and 10. Johnsonville… Others receiving votes: Latta, Cross, Johnsonville, Wagener-Salley, Denmark-Olar, Blackville-Hilda, Hannah-Pamplico, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, Baptist Hill, C.A. Johnson, Great Falls.