WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central boys played Camden tight in the first quarter of their Region IV-3A game Tuesday. Three-pointers from Montravis White, Sintell Quattlebaum, and Ladeveaux Ashford in the first period kept the young Griffins apace against the more seasoned Bulldogs. Fairfield Central’s shooting dried up beginning in the second quarter, and with the […]
Griffins drop two in a row
January 25, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Chester boys’ basketball team knew they were playing their chief rival on Friday night, but they didn’t act like it. Chester blew a close game open with an outstanding third-quarter performance on the way to a 90-67 victory over Fairfield Central. The Griffins kept it close in the first half as the […]
Griffins fall to Rock Hill
January 18, 2018 By
WINNSBORO – The Griffins looked to turn their tough season around Tuesday night and put their first notch in the win column, but the Rock Hill Bearcats had different plans. The Griffins battled to stay close in the first half, but Rock pulled away in the second and sprinted to a 74-62 win. “What held […]
Griffins drop two in region
January 11, 2018 By
CAMDEN – The Fairfield Central Griffins took their second dip into region play on Tuesday night in Camden against the Bulldogs. Camden picked apart the Griffins for four quarters, and when the final buzzer sounded, the Bulldogs were on top, 68-42. The Griffins lost their first Region 3-4A contest in a 54-49 heartbreaker to Columbia […]
Griffins struggle in holiday tournament
December 28, 2017 By
ROCK HILL – The Fairfield Griffins boys’ basketball squad headed to Rock Hill High School over the holiday break and were one of eight teams to compete in the 2017 YC Winborn Holiday Classic. The Griffins had a disastrous opening contest and the road did not get much easier for them. Fairfield dropped the consolation […]
Fairfield struggles against Timberwolves
December 21, 2017 By
COLUMBIA – The Fairfield Central boys’ basketball squad had a rough run last week. They lost to Swansea, then Newberry and on Friday, they were handed another double digit loss by the Keenan Raiders. The Griffins limped out of the gate against Keenan and fell 43-59. Fairfield’s offense stalled out early and struggled to put […]
Griffins struggle against Swansea
December 14, 2017 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central boys lost their season opener in a 59-57 overtime heartbreaker, but Friday the Griffins had their chance to avenge the narrow loss. The Griffins looked strong to begin the game but faded down the stretch, and Swansea capitalized for a 68-50 blowout victory. Defense was the name of the game […]
Griffins struggle in early season
December 7, 2017 By
NEWBERRY – Fairfield Central opened their Tuesday night road game at Willie L. Scott Sr. Gym against the Newberry Bulldogs and ended the first quarter with a 15-14 advantage, but it would not last. The hosting Bulldogs went on a 27-to-eight point run in the second quarter. The Griffins could not recover from the devastating […]
Griffins Hold Off Shamrock Rally
February 3, 2016 By
WINNSBORO (Feb. 6, 2016) – A chess match was played Tuesday night between the Fairfield Central Griffins and the Shamrocks of Eau Claire. Despite a magnificent comeback by Eau Claire, their rally fell short as Jordon Pauling hit a big 3 to lead the Griffins past Eau Claire 66-65. “We showed a lot of will tonight […]
Bryant, Wildcats Outpace Griffins
December 22, 2015 By
LEXINGTON (Dec. 21, 2015) – Fairfield Central’s boys’ basketball team stayed within striking distance of Lexington for most of the night Monday, but they never overcame the distance shooting of Darius Bryant and the interior work of Jason Rumph. Bryant sank five 3-pointers for the Wildcats and had 20 points on the night, while Rumph had […]
