The Bulldogs Did Better! ::

Hopefully this may be a turn-around for the Camden team:

Camden--22
Lakewood--6

And The Misery Continues ::

Yesterday evening was not good for the Bulldogs:

Lancaster--21
Camden--7

Week Three For The Camden Bulldogs ::

And, unfortunately, it gets worse:

Hartsville--42
Camden--7

Not So Good Second Week For The Bulldogs ::

West Florence--26
Camden--14

The Camden High School Bulldogs ::

They're off to a great start this year:

Camden: 35
Lugoff-Elgin:14

Hopefully this will continue. I was in Camden last weekend and apparently the band is terribly sad condition with few members and no drums. Maybe that will change with some school spirit.

The 50th Year Reunion

I just got this from Buster a short while ago:

First just want to take this moment to thank Jerry Sheheen for heading up the plans for this gala.

After putting in as much info from all  those who chipped in their thoughts and concerns the dates of Aug 14th/ 15th will be dates of the reunion.

Plans are to have a social mixer with no music or venue on Fri. and a duplication of all past reunions on Sat.

Hope everyone can attend. We look forward to seeing you.  B.

These dates work for me and I'll be looking forward to seeing everyone.

News From Buster ::

I got this e-mail from Buster earlier today:

Been a tough week for our classmates.

Billy Sheorn and Pris McLoud have had medical setbacks.

Marcelle Bradley's Fortner husband has regressed due to his dementia---broke his hip and can not communicate.

Betty Jane McCallum Fort lost her husband to pancreatic cancer. He was a good guy and originally from Abbeville ( the birthplace of the Confederacy) and we would often talk Civil war history.

On a good note Julian Burns retired from the army as a 2 star, came back and was recently elected  Chairman of the Kershaw County Council.

I'm wishing the best for all of my former classmates, but I have to say that dementia just scares the crap out of me and the last thing I would want is to have to live like that. When my wife was in rehab after her accident I would visit her and see the stroke victims and it was heartbreaking to see the results!

First Play-off Game Will Be the Last ::

The Bulldog's season ended on another sour note last night in an away game at Belton Honea Path.

Belton Honea Path--28
Camden--9

There's always hope for next year, I guess.

Appeal Upheld, To Some Extent ::

Camden will be allowed to play in the post season against Belton Honea Path this coming Friday night. Dreher will also be allowed to play in the post season, but, as I understand it, the Dreher coach has suspended many of its players and has been fielding stand-ins from the JV team. Probably doesn't look good for them.
Given the way the Camden Bulldog season has been to date I probably wouldn't expect a win for them either, but I continue to wish them the best!

Final Game of the Season ::

The Bulldogs play an away game tonight with Chapin. I'll update when I get a score. Looks like the appeal of the fight at last weeks game was denied and there may be some criminal charges filed. This is a sad situation for all involved and something which is not easily overcome!


 Not a good end to the season:
Chapin--28
Camden--10

The Bulldogs Pull Out Another one ::

Camden--16 Richland Northeast--6

Punitive Results From Last Friday Night's Brawl:

I usually would never print an entire article from a publication, but here are the sanctions from last Friday nights brawl at the end of the Dreher/Camden football game:

Dreher and Camden high school football teams have been banned from competing in the 2014 playoffs as well as in any 2015 jamborees as a result of the postgame fight between the two schools this past Friday.
The South Carolina High School League also said on Thursday that each school will be fined an undisclosed amount and each school’s varsity football team will be placed on probation for one year.
SCHSL announced Wednesday that several athletes are suspended from this week’s game, and added on Thursday that some players have been suspended for for multiple games.
SCHSL officials said due to the severity of the incident which involved multiple altercations and possible criminal charges by law enforcement, the decision to place both schools on probation is in accordance to the South Carolina High School League’s Constitution and By-Laws.
“We extend a sincere thank you to each school’s administration and coaching staff for their full cooperation and their role in bringing closure to this matter. We also want to thank the athletes who chose to not get involved in the incident and by doing so, exemplified what it means to be a representative of their school and the South Carolina High School League,” Jerome Singleton, SCHSL Commissioner said.

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2014/10/23/3764067_dreher-camden-banned-from-football.html?rh=1#storylink=cpy

I was not there so I have no comment on the sanctions. The comments I found to be a bit curious so here is a link to The State article:

http://www.thestate.com/2014/10/23/3764067_dreher-camden-banned-from-football.html?rh=1

If anyone has any comments I would love to hear them here!