Lineup of activities will have something new, plenty of blue

Plenty of tradition and a new twist will be in store for those who are seeking out a basketball fix this Friday night by attending the annual pre-season kickoff to the upcoming roundball campaign, Meet the Bulldogs and Big Blue Mania.

In addition to the traditional lineup of player, cheerleader and coaches introductions and intra-squad blue-white scrimmages, an additional fee will also entitle fans to be a part of the “something new” portion of the program.

The event is slated to be held at Clinton County High School this Friday night, November 13.

The new portion of the program will involve the annual dinner event which has this year evolved into a meal featuring Hunter’s BBQ and will also incorporate a drawing that will see a host of prizes given away, including one grand prize of $2,000.

Tickets for the meal and drawing event are $50 and include two plate dinners as well as a single chance in the drawing.

Tickets are available in advance from any Lady Bulldog or Bulldog basketball player. No tickets to the meal/drawing will be sold at the door.

The meal begins at 5:00 p.m. and continues through 6:30 p.m. with the drawing.

At about 7:00 p.m., the attention turns toward basketball and the introductions of players, cheerleaders and the coaching staff that fans will be watching this winter.

After the player introductions, each squad will go through a brief intra-squad scrimmage, giving fans their first look at what we can expect on the playing floor for the next four months.

Following that portion of the program, the two newest members of the Clinton County High School Basketball Wall of Fame will be introduced.

The two newest members were selected earlier this summer by the Wall of Fame Selection Committee.

Selected to join the Wall of Fame members this year will be Sheldon Harlan and Dorothy Papineau.

Dorothy Papineau

Dorothy Papineau was a member of the most decorated Lady Bulldog era in school history.

A graduate of 2005, when she is inducted Friday night her accomplishments and records include being the 31st leading scorer in school history with 676 points and the player with the all-time highest field goal percentage in a single season with 62.7 percent in 2005.

In addition, she is fifth on the all-time list for total field goal percentage at 55.9 percent in 2004 and is the second all-time highest two-point field goal percentage for a single season with 65.1 percent in 2005.

She ranks ninth all-time highest in two-point field goal percentage for a single season with 56 percent in 2004 and is ninth all-time highest most games played in a career with 135.

Papineau, who was coached by Gary Abbott (2002, 2003) and Ronnie Guffey (2004, 2005) helped lead the Lady Bulldogs to 16th District Championship titles in 2002, 2003 and 2005 and helped lead the team to a 4th Region All ‘A’ Classic Championship in 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

During those runs, the Lady Bulldogs won back to back All ‘A’ Classic state championships in 2003 and 2004.

She also played on Lady Bulldog teams that won 4th Region KHSAA Championships in 2002, 2003 and 2005 and advanced to the KHSAA state semifinals in 2003.

In 2005, she anchored the center position on the team that played in the final game of that season, losing in the championship game of the KHSAA Sweet 16 in Diddle Arena and claiming the State Runner-up title that year.

Sheldon Harlan

Sheldon Harlan was known as a ‘gentle giant’ on the basketball floor when he played for the Bulldogs.

A graduate of 1993, Harlan is currently the 37th all-time leading scorer in school history with 784 points.

He had four games scoring 30 or more points in a game including a 38 point performance against Cumberland County on January 5, 1993.

Harlan, who played on teams that were coached by David McFarland (1992) and Bobby Storie (1993), was named to the 16th District All-District team in 1992 and 1993 and currently ranks seventh in most rebounds in a season with 11.1 per game in 1993.

He is the 3rd highest three-point field goal percentage in a season with 41 percent in 1993 and ranks 15th in most three point field goals made in a season with 41 in 1993.

Harlan currently ranks 13th with most rebounds in a career with 513 and has the 11th most three point field goals made in a career with 78.

He helped lead the Bulldogs to a 16th District Championship in 1992.

Clinton County will kick the 2015-16 basketball season off next month when they travel to Casey County for a double header against the Lady Rebels and Rebels in a night that is set for a 5:30 girls varsity tip-off.

The first home game of the upcoming season will be later that same week when Clinton County plays host to Franklin-Simpson in another double-header night with a 6:00 p.m. tip-off.