Laurens Academy Standout Caleb Hardy Recognized as Player of the Week
October 6, 2025
The Laurens County Touchdown Club is proud to announce that for games played on Friday, October 3rd, the Player of the week is Laurens Academy H-back and linebacker Caleb Hardy.
Caleb is a junior multiple position player for the Laurens Academy Crusaders and lead the Crusaders on offense and defense Friday night in their 36 – 14 win against Wardlaw Academy for homecoming.
Caleb Hardy had an outstanding night for the Crusaders and he lead the offense with 232 yards rushing on 27 carries and 3 touchdowns. Additionally, Hardy scored one 2 pt. conversion and had 4 receptions for 22 yards. On defense Hardy had 9 total tackles, 1 interception, 1 tackle for loss and 3 pass deflections.
Head Coach Jolly Doolittle stated, “Caleb is a relentless competitor who cares about the success of the team. He is willing to do anything for team success. He is generally our first option at attacking another teams defense and the guy we match up on the other teams best weapon.”
The Laurens County Touchdown Club will honor Hardy on October 16th at the bi-monthlyTouchdown Club meeting. The meeting will be at noon at The Ridge in Laurens with Big Airserving 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.
The October 16th meeting will feature highly popular Coach Mike Ayers, former head football coach at Wofford College who guided the Wofford program for 30 years, as our featured speaker.
Coach Ayers won the Eddie Robinson Award, given to the most outstanding FCS Head Coach in the Country during his tenure as well. Additionally, Ayers is a member of the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame as a 2022 inductee.
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.
Additionally, the Farm Bureau Insurance “Player of the Week’ awards will be presented for the October 3 and October 10 High School football games and we will have a recap from all of the coaches of the local High School teams and Presbyterian College.
