Sports

Time was a factor in Byrnes’ 49-13 crushing win over Greer on Friday night. The Yellow Jackets picked a bad time to play the Rebels when they were shifting into high gear. Andrew Stevens had eons of time to throw the ball. There were scads of TV time outs. Greer threw untimely pass interceptions and didn’t take time to collect a kickoff.

Byrnes High’s James Oates was named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Defensive Player of the Week; Greer High’s Chris Hall was named The Greer Citizen/Owens Insurance Offensive Player of the Week and Paden Armstrong was named The Greer Citizen/Owens Lineman of Week 2..

Garrett Hall is a 6-foot-3, 260-pound senior offensive lineman at Byrnes who is one of the premier talents in the trenches for the Rebels.

The Greer Citizen (GC): What are the personal goals you’ve set for your senior season?

RHS Boys Volleyball
wins first match
The Riverside High Boys Volleyball Team won its first match in school history last week, defeating Rock Hill at the Byrnes Tournament.
Junior Daniel Lopez was named to the All-Tournament Team.
The Warriors began the boys volleyball program last year.

Greenville County Schools (GCS) has updated safety requirements for all athletic events.

Though some district schools were already becoming stricter about certain requirements, GCS cracked down on the updates as a response to several country-wide scares that have occurred at school athletic events.

By Jake Korol
For the Greer Citizen

If there were ever doubts about the intensity of the Byrnes-Greer rivalry, those were silenced Friday night before the Rebels and Jackets even kicked off at Dooley Field.

When Amy Funke watches her son play, it takes her back.

Isaac “Zeke” Funke is her oldest child, a standout offensive lineman for the Eastside Eagles currently in his junior season. He’s caught the eyes of several prominent college football programs already and dreams of playing on Saturdays.