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Uniform Series - Midnight Home Uniform
Last week we started this uniform concept series with the Away HBTB Concept. This week we are back with a new Home uniform concept. Let me set the scene for this uniform concept. It’s a cool October Friday night and the Bears are about to take the field. Before they emerge from the field house, smoke begins to billow in front of the locker room doors. The team emerges through the smoke with these new uniforms on and sprint to the sideline with “2001” blaring as the fans going crazy.
Uniform Series - Away HBTB
The more I am self quarantining the more I am looking forward to football season. With that, we saw a tweet from the official BHP football twitter account (@BHP_Football) that some of you may have seen as well. In that tweet, they submitted BHP’s helmet to a statewide helmet design tournament. That got me thinking, what would the uniforms look like if I was in control of the uniform design?
2019 Season Wrap-Up
As we end the season we want to celebrate the great performances by this team and their seniors. The last 4 years BHP has gone 35-12 and won 2 region championships. The 2018 senior class is the only other class under Coach Blackston who has won 2 region championships. We are also excited to see what is to come for the Bears. There will be a lot of positions that need to be filled and we expect players to step into those spots and put BHP back in contention for championships.
2019 Round 2 Bear Tracks
The weather turned colder, but BHP burned up the field with their rushing attack against York last Friday night. BHP opened the playoffs against York, a team they had never played before, but the outcome was as textbook as a BHP win could be. BHP leaned on the rushing attack and got huge contributions from the defense. With that win, BHP advances to take on Greenville in Round 2.
2019 Round 1 Bear Tracks
BHP came into the final game of the regular season with an outside chance to win the region championship. After a hard-fought game, BHP ended the season on a two-game losing streak and in third place in the region. The match-up against Daniel felt like many of the past: close and tough and it came down to the last drive of the game. With the loss, BHP ends the regular season with a record of 6-3 and 3-2 in the region. With the loss Friday night, BHP ends up in third place in the region. That places them in a matchup against York (Region 3, 4th place) in the first round of the playoffs. This matchup comes with a silver lining though, as BHP will take on York at home.
2019 Week 10 Bear Tracks
BHP’s game against Wren was moved up a day and at times it looked like BHP brought their JV team to the game. BHP lost to Wren 55-28 and goes to 6-2 on the season and 3-1 in region play. Although the outcome was a 27 point loss for the Bears, BHP was within 6 points at one point in the 2nd half. BHP’s dominating rushing attack was suppressed, but they were able to gain major yardage through the air. Nevertheless, the loss puts BHP’s backs against the wall and to win the region they will need some help from another region team this Friday night.
2019 Week 9 Bear Tracks
BHP kept their undefeated region record intact Friday against Pickens. In a game that the Bears could have overlooked and faltered, BHP took care of business in dominant fashion. BHP played extremely well on both sides of the ball and dominated an overmatched opponent. With that win, BHP puts even more importance on the next two regular-season games as the season winds down.
2019 Week 8 Bear Tracks
BHP hosted their Anderson county rival Palmetto on Friday night and just as so many times before, BHP came away with a double-digit victory. It was military appreciation night at BHP and it would have taken a full army on the Palmetto side to slow down BHP’s offense. BHP’s offense was the star of the night once again and had one of their best performances of the season. The win over Palmetto puts BHP at 5-1 for the season and more importantly, 2-0 in region play. With that win, Coach Blackston gets to a level of wins no BHP head coach has ever made. The win over Palmetto was Coach Blackston’s 89th career win which makes him the winningest coach in BHP history. Congratulations Coach!
2019 Week 7 Bear Tracks
BHP opened up region play against Walhalla and it seemed like BHP left the bus at home because they were running all night long. Walhalla came into the game undefeated and ranked #6 in some SC high school football polls. At the end of the game they received a 20 point loss and saw BHP’s RJ Ellis rush for over 350 yards against them. But now, BHP turns their eyes on to their rival and closest geographic school, Palmetto. This game not only has the rivalry aspect, but it has recently become a region game for each team.
2019 Week 6 Bear Tracks
The last time BHP tried to play a home game they were forced to cancel due to lightning strikes. Things were striking this past Friday night, but it wasn’t storms. It was the band striking up the fight song after each BHP touchdown. BHP finished off non-conference play with a 77-21 win over Seneca and a record-breaking 2nd half. Now the games will start to count toward a region championship and a playoff berth. Plus, this first region match-up against Walhalla should mean just a little more to the Bears this time around than it has in the past.