UNION – The Union County Yellow Jackets defeated the Fairfield Central Griffins in the opening round of the Class 3A State Playoffs by a score of 21-12. The loss brings the Griffins’ season to a close with a 4-7 overall record in 2019, a two game improvement from the 2018 season. The Griffins trailed the […]
Warriors hold off Griffins
November 7, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins fell to the Indian Land Warriors on Friday evening by a score of 28-14. The Griffins move to 4-6 overall this season and 2-2 in the region, seating them as a number four seed in the Class 3A State Playoffs. Indian Land was forced to punt on its opening […]
Griffins deliver Camden’s first loss
October 17, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins defeated the Camden Bulldogs in dramatic walk-off fashion on Friday evening as senior defensive back, Marcus Alston, blocked the Bulldogs 30-yard field goal attempt as time expired, preserving the Griffins 21-20 victory. The win moved Fairfield Central to 4-4 overall and 2-0 in region play while Camden was dealt […]
Fairfield drubs Keenan
October 10, 2019 By
COLUMBIA – The Fairfield Central Griffins opened up region play last Thursday evening, and they did so in convincing fashion, defeating Keenan High School by a 39-0 score. The win improved the Griffins to 3-4 overall this season and 1-0 in region play. The Griffins were led by Montavious Thompson, who rushed for 156 yards […]
Redhawks stifle Griffins’ offense
October 3, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central may have executed a beautiful scoring drive to open against Westwood at E.K. McLendon Stadium, but the Redhawks’ ground game outlasted the Griffins 26-7 Friday night. “They did a good job running the football,” Westwood head coach Matt Quinn said about the Griffins. “It worried us there early, but we made […]
More Than A Game
September 26, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – Following a tough game, players and fans from Newberry and Fairfield Central joined at midfield for a moment of silence to remember fallen teammates: CJ Simmons (Fairfield) and Devonta Ruff (Newberry).
Newberry shuts out Griffin offense
September 26, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins played host to the Newberry High School Bulldogs on Friday, Sept. 20 with the Bulldogs scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to secure the 20-6 victory. The loss moved the Griffins to 2-3 on the season. The first half of the contest was all defense as there was […]
Griffins pick up 2nd win with big defense
September 19, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins won their second consecutive home contest on last Friday evening, defeating Calhoun County by a 19-6 score. Fairfield added a touchdown early in the fourth quarter to make it 19-0 with nine minutes to play. The Griffins held the Saints scoreless until they managed a pick-six with two minutes […]
Bengals outlast Griffins
September 12, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Bengals came away with a 35-21 victory over Fairfield Central during their 2019 Homecoming game last Friday. The Bengals opened the contest with an eight play, 70-yard touchdown drive highlighted by a 10-yard rush from David Patten and capped with a 15-yard touchdown toss from Josh Strickland to Josh Burrell on […]
Griffin defense back on track
September 5, 2019 By
WINNSBORO – The Fairfield Central Griffins got their first win of the 2019 regular season on Friday evening as they defeated the Lancaster High School Bruins by a score of 18-9. The win improves the Griffins to 1-1 this season. Fairfield received the opening kick-off and picked up a first down before punting to Lancaster, […]
