Football Preview 2018

Cameron Has Mindset of Taking the Next Step

By SHAWN RINE CAMERON — Cameron coach Scott Holt has looked backed on the past two seasons just briefly enough to realize it’s been a heckuva run. An undefeated regular season and the first two home playoff games in the history of Dragon Stadium. The thing is, he contends, other than maybe in the area of pride and confidence, the past won’t have an effect on the present. “The things that happened kind of revealed to us that we have been a pretty successful program,” Holt said. “Losing in the first round of the playoffs isn’t ideal, but when that team (Wheeling ...

Beallsville Program Is Continuing Its Ascension

By BUBBA KAPRAL BEALLSVILLE — Stability. It is an important ingredient to success that has been missing for a few seasons at Beallsville. Such is no longer the case. Larry Deem has steadied the once shaky program and has it trending upward. While 17 players may not seem like an overabundance of bodies, it does represent a solid turnout for the Blue Devils. Moreover, the Beallsville facility boasts a gorgeous and expansive new fieldhouse. It comes on the heels of a state-of-the-art video scoreboard installed a year ago. Deem’s yeoman reconstruction efforts started to pay ...