Clinton’s Tushawan Richardson Named Laurens County Touchdown Club Player of the Week
December 9, 2024
Red Devils’ Senior Quarterback Shines in Upperstate Championship Victory
The Laurens County Touchdown Club is proud to announce that for games played on December 6th, the Player of the week is quarterback Tushawan Richardson of Clinton High School.
Richardson is a senior quarterback who led Clinton High School to a 32 – 21 win over Fairfield Central in the Upperstate Championship of the SCHSL AA playoffs. Clinton High School will play Barnwell High School at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium on the campus of S.C. State University Thursday afternoon with a 2:06 pm kickoff for the AA state championship.
Tushawan Richardson is a Clinton High School senior for the Red Devils who rushed for 102yards and one touchdown with a long run of 37 yards averaging 12.8 yards per carry. In the passing department Richardson was 3 for 5 passing for 104 yards with 2 touchdowns with a long pass of 65 yards to set up a one yard TD run for the Red Devils. Richardson was sacked zero times in the game as well.
Head Coach Corey Fountain stated, “Tushawan is a true competitor and excels with the ball in his hand. He made plays when we needed them most with his legs and through the air. It’s been great to see him grow as a player and person.”
The Laurens County Touchdown Club will honor Richardson on January 8th at the Touchdown Club Annual Banquet. The Awards Banquet will be at 6 pm at The Ridge in Laurens. Player of the Week awards is presented by Farm Bureau Insurance of Laurens County in 2024.
The featured speaker for the January 8th Annual Awards Banquet will be former Clemson football great Brian Mance. Mance was named the 2023 South Carolina Football Hall of Fame “Humanitarian of the Year.”The TD Club will recognize its All-County team selection as well as Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and the Lakeland’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes Character award winners from each High School as well as Presbyterian College.
The Laurens County Touchdown Club met every other Thursday throughout the regular football season at The Ridge located in Laurens at 301 Exchange Road and will conclude its season with its Annual Awards Banquet at The Ridge on January 8th at 6 pm. Tickets can be purchased at the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce in advance for $20 for the Banquet.
