Laurens Academy’s Garrison Vaughan Named Touchdown Club Player of the Week
September 29, 2025
The Laurens County Touchdown Club is proud to announce that for games played on Friday, September 26th, the Player of the week is Laurens Academy offensive and defensive lineman Garrison Vaughan.
Vaughan is a senior offensive and defensive tackle for the Laurens Academy Crusaders as theCrusaders defeated rival Newberry Academy 42 – 14 to go 1 – 0 in region play.
Garrison Vaughan had an outstanding night for the Crusaders and he lead the defense with 14 total tackles; 7 tackles for loss; 4 forced fumbles; 1 fumble recovery and .5 sacks. On the offensive side of the ball, Vaughn had the highest offensive lineman grade and had 24 pancake blocks on Friday night alone.
Head Coach Jolly Doolittle stated, “If you want to be good-it starts up front. For us, it starts with Garrison Vaughan and his teammates on the offensive and defensive lines. He anchors both units and when he dominates we win. It is not very common for a player his size to play 120 snaps a game but he does it week in and week out. A big, strong, physical, high motor, nasty (that’s a good thing) player and a key to our success.”
The Laurens County Touchdown Club will honor Vaughn on October 2nd at the bi-monthlyTouchdown Club meeting. The meeting will be at noon at The Ridge in Laurens with Whitefords of Laurens serving the meal and the food service line opening at 11:45 am. Player of the Week awards will presented in 2025 by Farm Bureau Insurance of Laurens County.
Speaking on Thursday, October 2nd will be one of the top SEC referees’ Ted Pitts of Lexington, SC. Pitts is a 1994 graduate and former player at Presbyterian College. Pitts serves as a major in the S.C. Army National Guard and is a veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan.
The Laurens County Touchdown Club meets every other Thursday throughout the football season at The Ridge located in Laurens at 301 Exchange Road and the public is invited. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $15. All meetings are at Noon with the food service line opening at 11:45 am.
The featured speaker for the fourth TD Club meeting on Thursday, October 2 will be SEC referee Ted Pitts. Pitts is a 1994 graduate; former player and Board member at Presbyterian College. He is a past member of the House of Representatives from 2003 – 2010 and the former Chief of Staff for Governor Nikki Haley.
Additionally, the Farm Bureau Insurance‘Player of the Week’ awards will be presented for the September 19 and September 26 High School football games.
