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BULLDOGS RETURN TO SPREAD OFFENSE, ROLL TO 48-14 OPENING NIGHT WIN

CAMDEN, S.C. - The Camden Bulldogs opened the 2007 season with an impressive 48-14 win over county rival North Central here on Friday night.

The Knights took an early 7-0 lead when Anthony Furman caught a short pass from Jesus Martinez and rambled 45 yards to the end zone with 9:32 left in the opening quarter.  The Dogs would answer late in the period when quarterback Jarvin Robinson (7 rushes, 74 yards) sprinted 37 yards for a score.  The PAT was blocked however and North Central retained the lead 7-6.

Camden would take the lead for good in the second quarter when Jonathan Marshall hauled in a 57-yard scoring strike from Robinson (4 for 10, 111 yards, 1 TD) at the 8:48 mark. The Dogs increased their lead to 20-7 right before halftime when freshman Savonn Wingate scored from four yards out and then added the two-point conversion run.

The home team broke it open with a 21-point third quarter as Maurice Johnson (7-74), Trevor Jefferson and Daniel Wallace all got into the end zone, upping Camden's lead to 41-7 going into the final quarter.

The Knights continued to fight and added another score when Rashad Thomas scored from eight yards out on the first play of the fourth period. That was set up by a 57-yard run by Furman, who rushed 18 times for 102 yards on the night.

The Dogs closed out the scoring on Brandon Kersey's 27-yard touchdown run with 3:48 left.

Overall, the Bulldogs rushed for 333 yards and passed for 129 more, amassing 462 yards of total offense on the night with seven different players scoring touchdowns.  After allowing the Knights to march 63 yards for the game's first score, the Camden defense stiffened, giving up just one more score well after the contest had been decided.

The Sports Connection Player's of the Game were Camden's Cameron Gill and North Central's Anthony Furman.

Camden will next travel to West Florence to take on the Knights in a Thursday night special at Florence Memorial Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30.

Scoring Summary

KNIGHTS WIN DEFENSIVE BATTLE 14-7

 FLORENCE, S.C. – Battling the weather and AAAA foe West Florence on their home field, the Camden Bulldogs came up short here Thursday night falling to the Knights by a score of 14-7.

The game was delayed one hour and 47 minutes due to persistent lightning in the area which accompanied varying levels of rain showers throughout the contest.

Camden scored first when they marched 80 yards in 16 plays, consuming 8:54 off the clock, and culminating with Jarvin Robinson hit Blake Walker on seven-yard touchdown pass on third and goal.

The hosts would take the ensuing kickoff and embark on a long scoring march of their own, going 77 yards in 14 plays and tying the game when Paul Pizzuti found tight end Jason Ham over the middle on a seven-yard scoring toss.  The teams went into halftime tied at 7.

Interceptions would doom Camden’s attempt to win the game in the second half, as West Florence turned one of the picks into a short touchdown run by Pizzuti midway through the third period. 

The Bulldogs forced and recovered a West Florence fumble late in the period and then drove 51 yards to the Knights’ one-yard line. Unfortunately, the Dogs could not punch the football in on fourth and goal and eventually came out on the losing end of the score 14-7.

Both defenses controlled the game, as Camden limited the hosts to just one significant drive all night. The Bulldogs outgained WF 198-164, with 117 of those yards coming on the ground.

Linebacker Chris Outten earned the Sports Connection Player of the Game honors for Camden as he registered 15 tackles on the night.

Next up, Camden travels to take on old rival Hartsville at Kellytown Stadium this Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30.

Scoring Summary

RED FOXES SCORE EARLY AND OFTEN - ROLL TO 42-0 WIN OVER THE BULLDOGS

KELLYTOWN, S.C - In the 81st renewal of the Camden-Hartsville football rivalry, the Red Foxes returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and never looked back in a 42-0 win here on Friday night.

The margin of victory is the largest for the Red Foxes in the history of the series.

Hartsville's Bennett Saunders muffed the opening kickoff, then scooped it up and rambled 94 yards to paydirt to give the Red Foxes a 7-0 lead just 17 seconds into the game.

After a three-and-out by Camden, the Red Foxes could not move on their next drive but the Hartsville punt hit a Camden player and the Foxes recovered at the Camden 17 yard line.  Two plays later, Wil Newsome hit Jordan Lyles from 13 yards out to make it 14-0.

Hartsville would seal the deal with 21 second quarter points, as Saunders scored twice more on a 25 yard run and 37 yard pass and Lyles would add to his totals by hauling in a 44-yard TD pass from Newsome.

The Red Foxes led at the break 35-0.

The only scoring in the second half came on a Newsome to Lyles TD pass from 14 yards out. That came at the 9:46 mark of the 3rd period. Craig Anderson's PAT made the final score 42-0.

Hartsville rolled up over 440 yards of total offense on the night, while Camden had scoring chances in the first half cut short by untimely turnovers.

The Sports Connection Player of the Game for Camden on Friday night was freshman running back SaVonn Wingate, who rushed 12 times for 87 yards in the contest.

The Dogs will open region play Friday night at home vs. Dreher. Kickoff is at 7:30.

Scoring Summary

Region III matchups

BULLDOGS USE GROUND GAME TO GROUND OUT THE BLUE DEVILS 27-14 IN CONFERENCE OPENER

CAMDEN, S.C. - The Camden Bulldogs opened Region play on a good note Friday night, jumping out to a 21-7 halftime lead and coasting to 27-14 win over Dreher here on Friday night.

The Bulldogs (2-2, 1-0) scored first with two seconds left in the opening period when Chris Outten bulled his way into the end zone from a yard out.  The score was set up by a Bud Wise fumble recovery at the Dreher 3-yard line. 

The Blue Devils would tie the game with 6:10 left in the first half on an Ardamian Player one-yard plunge.  The score culminated a 65-yard drive in 12 plays and left the score at 7-7.

However, Bernardo Moore returned the ensuing kickoff to the Dreher 35-yard line and it took one play for freshman sensation SaVonn Wingate one play to give the Dogs the lead once again, as he took the option pitch from Jarvin Robinson and rambled to pay dirt.  Cameron Gill's PAT gave Camden a 14-7 advantage.

Then with less than a minute remaining in the half, linebacker Matt Moser broke Dreher's back with a 20-yard interception return for a touchdown, upping the Dogs lead at halftime to 21-7.

Camden would salt the game away with 5:07 left in the third on Wingate's second score of the game, this time from a yard out.  The drive covered 67 yards in 7 plays and the Bulldogs led 27-7.  Dreher would score the game's final points with 2:59 on Taurean McDuffie-Smith's 55-yard touchdown reception from Matt Martin. 

For his interception return for a touchdown, Moser was named as Camden's Sports Connection Player of the Game.  Avery Kelly, Patrick Lee, Alex Nelson, Marcus Ingram and Outten were among a number of defensive players who played well on Friday night.

Wingate rushed for 137 yards on 19 carries as the Dogs rolled up 248 yards on the ground for the contest.  Meanwhile the Camden defense limited Dreher to just 67 yards rushing during the game.

Camden hits the road next week to take on Fairfield Central in Winnsboro.

Scoring Summary

GRIFFINS EASE PAST DOGS 21-0

WINNSBORO, S.C. -- On Friday night the Camden Bulldogs traveled up Highway 34 to EK McClendon Stadium in Winnsboro to take on the Griffins of Fairfield-Central High School. And despite a strong showing by the Dogs offense in the second half, the Griffins walked away with a 21-0 victory.

 Scoring Summary

BENGALS SCORE EARLY, OFTEN TO DEFEAT BULLDOGS 56-14

CAMDEN, S.C. - The Blythewood Bengals rolled into Camden riding a 19-game winning streak on Friday night and were never challenged as they added win number 20 to that run by rolling up a 35-0 halftime lead en route to a 56-14 win here over the Bulldogs.

However, Camden's Jonathan Marshall would return the ensuing kickoff 78 yards to the Bengals' 16-yard line setting up a great opportunity for the Dogs to tie the game. Unfortunately, Camden was stopped on 4th and goal from the 1 moments later and it was all Blythewood after that..

Camden eventually got on the board when Chris Outten scored from a yard out on the first play of the 4th quarter to cut the lead to 49-7.  Then quarterback Jarvin Robinson scampered in from 13 yards out for Camden's second touchdown at the 6:48 mark.

Blythewood added another late touchdown to make the final 56-14.

Camden's Maurice Johnson was named the Sports Connection Player of the Game as he rushed 17 times for 73 yards in the contest.

Scoring Summary

BULLDOGS SURVIVE WILD 50-36 SHOOTOUT WITH EAU CLAIRE

COLUMBIA, S.C -- The Camden Bulldogs secured their second region win here at Bolden Stadium over Eau Claire on Friday night 50-36 and as the score indicates, this one was wild from the start.

Eau Claire used big running plays from Xavier Murray to jump out to first half leads of 20-7 and 28-14 before the Dogs battened down the hatches and began to rally. The first of Maurice Johnson's four touchdown runs pulled Camden to within 6 at 20-14, then Blake Walker's 12-yard touchdown reception from Jarvin Robinson rallied the Bulldogs to within 7 at 28-21 late in the first half.

Following that score, the Dogs used a surprise onside kick to retain possession and tie the game at 28-all going into halftime on Jonathan Marshall's 20-yard touchdown catch from Robinson.

Camden would then dominate the second half, outscoring Eau Claire 22-8, with all three second half scores coming courtesy of Johnson on runs of 5, 3 and 34 yards. 

For the night, Johnson rushed 16 times for 87 yards.  Robinson completed 11 of 17 passes for 183 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing 18 times for 92 yards and a score on the ground.  For his efforts, Robinson was named the Sports Connection Player of the Game.

Next week, the Dogs host Chester in a 7:30 kickoff at Zemp Stadium.

Scoring Summary

Bulldogs fall to Rival Demons in OT

CAMDEN, S.C.- The Camden Bulldogs had to wait an extra day to battle rival Lugoff-Elgin due to inclement weather on Friday night, but when the Bulldogs and Demons finally got together on Saturday at Zemp Stadium it would be one to remember, with the Dogs coming out on the losing end of a 31-28 decision in overtime.

Lugoff would get on the board twice with a pair of touchdowns in the first half, and then would take a 21-0 lead just 13 seconds into the second half as Cory Oswell returned the kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown.

Then the Bulldogs offense got on track in the 3^rd as Jarvin Robinson would hook up with Josh Council for a 5 yard TD pass. The point after attempt by Cameron Gill was good, and Camden trailed 21-7. Then Camden would score again in the 4^th at the 8:46 mark as this time Robinson connected with Trevor Jefferson for a 29 yard touchdown, and after the Gill PAT, Camden cut the lead to 7.

Then with 4:53 remaining, Maurice Johnson would punch one in on the ground from 8 yards out. Gill’s PAT was blocked and Camden trailed 21-20. Lugoff would score again with 1:37 remaining, stretching the lead 28-20.

The Bulldogs however battled back and with just 29 seconds remaining in regulation, Robinson connected with Trey Brazell from 5 yards out. Camden would tie things up as Robinson walked into the endzone on the two point conversion. And at the end of 48 minutes, the score was tied at 28.

In the first play of overtime, Robinson would fumble the ball, giving possession to the Demons. Grayson Quick would be called upon to kick the game winning field goal for Lugoff, and he would connect from 27 yards out, giving the Demons a 31-28 victory.

For his efforts on the day, Trevor Jefferson was awarded the Sports Connection Player of the Game. Camden will go on the road next Friday night for the first round of the AAA Upper State playoffs.

                                                       Camden-LE Scoring Summary

Q             Time       Team     Play                                                                                                        Drive/TOP            Score

1              2:50        LE            10 yard rush by Kirkland; Quick PAT Good                                            7-59; 3:35              0-7

2              5:07        LE            8 yard rush by Boneparte; Quick PAT Good                                          6-29; 3:03              0-14

3              11:47      LE            81 yard kick return by Oswell; Quick PAT Good                                  --; 0:13                   0-21

3              7:00        CHS        5 yard pass from Robinson to Council; Gill PAT Good                           11-69; 4:47           7-21

4              8:46        CHS        29 yard pass from Robinson to Jefferson; Gill PAT Good                      13-91; 5:17           14-21

4              4:53        CHS        8 yard rush by M. Johnson; Gill PAT No Good                                    5-55; 2:19              20-21

4              1:37        LE            1 yard rush by Koumas; Quick PAT Good                                             7-46; 3:16              20-28

4              0:29        CHS        5 yard pass from Robinson to Brazell; Robinson 2PT Good                   6-65; 1:08              28-28

OT                           LE            27-yard Field Goal by Grayson Quick is Good                                                                         28-31

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