Dawgs get shutout in second half, more than $700 raised for Relay for Life

Posted October 4, 2017 at 8:29 am


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The Clinton County Bulldogs were back at home for the first of a two game home stand last Friday night hosting Lynn Camp.

Clinton County jumped out to a 14-0 lead before allowing Lynn Camp to score a touchdown and earn the two point conversion to make the score 14-8 in favor of the Bulldogs.

On the next trip down the field, Clinton County scored, but failed to covert the two points giving the Dawgs the 20-8 lead.

By halftime, Lynn Camp had come back and took the lead away from the Dawgs, 30-20.

During the second half, it was all Lynn Camp as the Wildcats shutdown Clinton County’s offense and held the Dawgs scoreless for the remainder of the game.

The Dawgs lost the contest by a final score of 38-20 and move to 4-2 on the year.

Clinton County Head Coach Jamie Miller said he couldn’t figure out what happened to his team.

“I don’t know if we got complacent or I don’t really know what happened,” Miller said. “We’ve lived off of being physical all year and they were physical against us. We came out in the second half and the defense played much better and we had opportunities to score. We were within the five yard line several times and came out with nothing.”

Miller said his team lost the momentum and momentum in football is a key factor in how a team plays.

“Yeah we lost by 18, but a touchdown here and there is going to cut that deficit down,” Miller said. “When the momentum swings its hard to get it back right away,” Miller said. “We ran four offensive plays in the first half with two touchdowns. We preached to our guys all week that they weren’t going to give up. They have come back in a couple of games and won. I’m hoping we can put this game behind us and finish out the season with this three-game stretch.”

Clinton County will be back at home again Friday night as Berea comes into town. Kick off is set for 7 p.m. with homecoming festivities to start prior to kick off.

“They are struggling a little bit,” Miller said. “They have a similar style offense that Lynn Camp had. We can’t go in and overlook them. We need to have the start we had Friday night and do that for 48 minutes.”

During halftime Friday night, the Clinton County Relay for Life honored those who were fighting cancer or who had overcome their battle with cancer. Several people were in attendance at Friday night’s game including, Renee Polston, Virginia Bell, Jessica Bell, Nancy Tallent, Amy Brown Gibson, S.J. Fales, Sue Johnson and Mitch Latham.

During halftime, the Clinton County High School Cheerleaders took up an offering and collected $261.29 while the high school football team collected $511 for a total of $772.29 for the night.

“I think it’s a great message that we send out,” Miller said. “With the community coming together and praying for these people and showing respect for those who are fighting the fight or those who have fought the fight against cancer, the whole cancer awareness is very important. It’s a major problem we have nation-wide, but it seems like living in Albany we see it more.”

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A Lynn Camp player found himself at the bottom of a Dawg pile during the first half of Friday night’s game against Clinton County. The Dawgs lost the game, 38-20 and move to 4-2 on the year.

Christian Carpenter caught this pass from Noah Pruitt during the first half that eventually led to a touchdown. Clinton County lost the game by a final of 38-20.

Cancer survivors were recognized during halftime of Friday night’s game against Lynn Camp. The Clinton County Football team and cheerleaders collected $772.29 for the Albany/Clinton County Relay for Life.