The Nation Ford Falcons dropped two close wrestling meets last week to Rock Hill schools, but it’s not that they lost, but how they lost.
The Grinch might have stole Christmas, but it was Hoggard High’s Darius Plummer who stole a win from Nation Ford.
Nation Ford led a five-point half time lead slip through their fingers as they fell to Marlboro County 60-56 to finish the Shootout by the Sea tournament in sixth place.
Crucial play from Northwestern seniors Keith Bell and Jhante McMillan led the Trojans past a pesky Nation Ford team 51-43 Monday night.
Facing what some other schools in the state are facing, the Nation Ford Falcons boys varsity basketball team is trying to get things together for the upcoming season.
The Nation Ford Lady Falcons have a slew of experience coming back this season and will be gunning for a Region IV-AAA title.
The Nation Ford High wrestling program has several key starters returning for the 2011-2012 season and starts the season ranked 18th in the state.
Near the top of the polls in the 3A standings, number two ranked Nation Ford (27-10-1) and number three ranked Eastside (22-8-1) played a closer match than the 3-0 score indicates. Eastside won the games by scores of 25-18, 27-25, 25-19 and were aided by a big group of students who made the 93-mile one-way trip to cheer their school on.
The Lions, ranked fourth in 3A polls, boast one of the better defenses in the state coming into the game. Daniel had given up 45 points in 11 games this season. Its one loss came in their season opener against Easley 22-21. They have produced six shutouts this season, including five in a row at one point.
Softball players Bradlee Holeman and Zharne Glover committed to Winthrop University, while Kyle Whitman committed to Clemson University to play baseball.
Jackson had two carries in overtime, one of which scored a five-yard touchdown and gave Nation Ford its first playoff victory in the school’s first-ever playoff appearance, 35-28.
It was an all-out battle between two of the top volleyball teams in the state as Nation Ford was taken to the limit by Fort Mill before coming away with a five-set victory.
A season of ups and downs hit a bright spot for the Nation Ford swim team last week as the Falcons beat York Comprehensive to get their first win on the year.
The Northwestern and Nation Ford football teams totaled 80 points in a thriller last season and entered Friday’s game with a combined average of a shade less than 80 points per game.
The Nation Ford Lady Falcons golf team picked its third win of the year up recently by beating Union County, but fell to rival Fort Mill later in the week.