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2022 Round 2 Bear Tracks
The playoffs bring the highest stakes a season can bring, win or go home. BHP opened this playoff march against Walhalla. Facing the Razorbacks for the second time this season, BHP looked to force their will and get to 11 wins and a second-round playoff birth. And now as we get further into November the pressure of the season and opponents get turned up. The Bears have a lot to work on this week but their full attention is now focused on the Clinton Red Devils.
2022 Round 1 Bear Tracks
BHP faced Wren in the last game of the regular season with a home playoff opportunity in the balance. Coming off the one-point loss last season to Wren, BHP would be looking to avenge that loss this season. And now the real season starts. With their only loss this season coming in region play to Powdersville, BHP finished second in the region and secured a home playoff game. With that, the Bears will match up against Walhalla who finished third in Region One.
2022 Week 10 Bear Tracks
The Bears got back to home cooking after three straight road games, and the Bears picked up right where they left off. BHP hosted Southside and outmatched the Tigers in every aspect of the game as the Bears celebrated homecoming. BHP now has to put these last three inferior teams behind them, but maintain their same level of dominance this Friday as they host the Wren Hurricanes.
2022 Week 9 Bear Tracks
On Friday night, the Bears headed to Fountain Inn High School for the first matchup in school history. While Fountain Inn only rostered freshmen and sophomores, they elected to play a full varsity schedule. And with that, BHP overmatched Fountain Inn nearly the whole game. The final score seems as if the Bears had a perfect night, and in a lot of aspects, they did. However, every game provides real examples for the Bears to get better. The Bears will use this experience and get back to work as they now focus on the Southside Tigers.
2022 Week 8 Bear Tracks
BHP took the shortest bus ride of the season up to Palmetto and secured the largest win of the season. The Bears’ firepower showed from the first offensive play and never stopped firing. In the end, the Bears outscored the Mustangs 63-10 bringing their season record to 6-1 and region record to 1-1.BHP will head to Fountain Inn High School for their first-ever matchup. This is FIHS’s first football season and they will be fielding only sophomores and freshmen.
2022 Week 7 Bear Tracks
The incoming hurricane moved last week's game to Thursday, but the importance of the game was never in doubt. BHP traveled to Powdersville in a game that for most purposes determined the region champion and the number one seed in the 3A playoffs. BHP will take on the Palmetto Mustangs this Friday night. This has always been called a rivalry, but to call this a rivalry is like calling the USA vs Zimbabwe a rivalry in basketball. BHP has won 87% of the matches and this week should be no different.
2022 Week 6 Bear Tracks
Just like that, we are halfway through the regular season, and just like that BHP is 5-0 on the season. BHP finished their non-region schedule with a 44-8 win over Walhalla. The Bears sailed through against the Razorbacks gaining over 200 yards through the air. And as was the case in previous weeks, as good as the offense played the defense played just as well. Holding a Walhalla team averaging nearly 40 points per game to 8 is a statement in itself.
2022 Week 5 Bear Tracks
Another week, another Bear win! Last week I opened the Bear Tracks post talking about an ugly win over Woodruff. This week we can talk about a win over Emerald that was anything but ugly! In the game against Emerald, BHP played their most well-rounded game of the year. From the offense scoring on four consecutive drives to a defense that held the Vikings to less than 100 yards in 3 quarters, BHP dominated from start to finish.
2022 Bear Tracks Week 4
Sometimes you try to just get out with a win and Friday night might have just been one of those for the Bears. But a good thing about an ugly win - it is still a win! As bad as that sounds, BHP had a lot of highlights against the Wolverines. From the continued great play from AJ Pendleton to some really high play from the defense and the return of Marquise Henderson. BHP will look to clean up some issues as they turn their attention to the Emerald Vikings.
2022 Bear Tracks Week 3
Some people say 100 is just a number, but for a community like Belton and Honea Path, a school like BHP, and for all the players that have played under Coach Blackston, those wins mean much more. To start we want to say a huge congratulations to Coach Blackston for what he has formed BHP into over the last 12 years. We are proud of the team and programs he has created. And now to top it off, he is the only BHP Head Football Coach to win 100 games. Once again, Congratulations Coach Blackson! With the thought of the milestone lingering, BHP dominated from start to finish so they could put an exclamation mark on this win for Coach Blackston. From the nearly perfect first drive of the game to the outstanding defensive play to outright domination, BHP made a statement (as much as one can make in week 2) with the win.