Indians make it two in a row with blowout victory over Irmo
Step aside Byrnes. There's a new dynasty - the Gaffney Indians. Malcolm Long tossed three touchdown passes and rushed for two more as the Indians captured their third Class 4A Division I title in four years and 16th state championship overall with a stunningly easy 45-0 victory over Irmo on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. More...
By KLONIE JORDAN Executive Editor editor@gaffneyledger.com
COLUMBIA - As the final few minutes of Gaffney High's 45-0 state championship rout of Irmo ticked away, Indians defensive coordinator Dan Jones found himself in a unique position - on the sidelines. He had been at Williams-Brice Stadium before during state title games but on those previous occasions he remained in the coaches box upstairs until the final gun. More...
Number of wins in the Gaffney High perfect 2006 season
1963 The last year a GHS football team finished the season undefeated and untied 22 Number of consecutive Gaffney High football victories 6,437 Total number of career passing yards for GHS quarterback Malcolm Long 197 Number of rushing yards for the Indians on Saturday against Irmo in the state championship game More...
By SCOTT BAUGHMAN Ledger Staff Writer scottb@gaffneyledger.com
Thousands of local residents packed Limestone Street on Friday night for the City of Gaffney's annual Christmas on Limestone celebration and to show their support for the Gaffney Indians football team at a pep rally. "It was an incredible crowd," said Will Hawkins, who attended the event with wife Kelly and daughters Clara and Lindy. More...
Dear Annie: My nephew's parents are dead, and I have always been close to him. His ex-wife and daughter live in a shabby mobile home. The place is squalid. I am not talking about cobwebs on the ceiling. I am talking filth and bugs. I asked if I could help clean up, and she agreed. I filled six large trash bags and still uncovered only a quarter of the kitchen floor. More...
Malcolm Long got the Christmas present he really wanted - another state championship. Long completed three touchdown passes and rushed for two more as the Indians captured their second straight Class 4A Division I state championship with a 45-0 victory over Irmo on Saturday. More...
COWPENS - Don Edward (Popa) Henson, 61, of 419 Oakdale Road, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, at his residence. Born in Asheville, N.C., he was the loving husband of Rhonda Jones Henson for 25 years and son of the late Austin T. Henson and Bonnie Henson. Mr. Henson was a heavy equipment operator, diesel mechanic and worked in construction. More...
HAMSTRINGING BUSH WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry Reid, leading the Senate's new Democratic majority, is framing next year's schedule in a way that will make it difficult, if not impossible, for President Bush to give recess appointments to nominees blocked for confirmation. More...
It is Saturday. I am watching a football game on TV as I write this column. Strange arrangement? Not really. I needed to write this column today, but since retiring, watching football on Saturday is what I do in the Fall. Except for church and home Panther games, it is what I do on Sunday also. I watch six to seven games on a weekend. More...
PICKENS, S.C. (AP) - Taxpayers in Pickens County are suing the school district there because of a plan to build new schools even after voters rejected a request from the board to issue bonds to pay for the construction. Similar lawsuits have been filed in other school districts, including Cherokee County's current building plan, paying for construction through an installment purchase agreement. More...
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