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 […]
First Half Hole too Deep for Griffins
January 7, 2015 By
COLUMBIA – Three baskets. Six points was all the Fairfield Central boys basketball team could muster in the second quarter Tuesday night, while Columbia was hard at work building a 26-13 halftime lead. “I kind of felt like we got hit first tonight, and we picked up our energy later in the game,” Fairfield Central […]
Keenan Holds Off Griffins
December 22, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s boys’ basketball team (4-2, 1-1) was held away from its third straight win Saturday night by the Keenan Raiders. Keenan took control of the contest with a 13-2 run to start the game on the way to a 59-51 victory. Fairfield’s Dequan Weldon scored the final two points of the […]
Griffins Double-Up Devils
December 16, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central doubled down on their rivals from Great Falls Saturday, with the Lady Griffins pounding out a 60-28 win over the Lady Red Devils, while the boys fended off a late rally to hold onto a 59-53 win. Boys Akyel Richmond poured in 19 points for the Griffins Saturday to lead Fairfield […]
Griffins Top RNE
December 10, 2014 By
WINNSBORO – Fairfield Central’s boys’ basketball team (2-0) used four straight free throws in the final 30 seconds to fend off Richland Northeast last Saturday night to stay undefeated in this year’s young basketball season. After the game Fairfield Central head coach Devin Liferidge was pleased with his team’s resiliency. “It was ugly but I’ll […]
