After a dismal performance in its season opener against city rival South Florence, West Florence coach Trey Woodberry expected a better performance Thursday night when his Knights hosted Camden.

The Hartsville Red Foxes faithful that packed into a muggy Kelleytown Stadium Friday night went home very happy, as their squad won the season opening, big play trading contest, 56-38.

The Camden Bulldogs were able to outlast the Hartsville Red Foxes on the baseball diamond Wednesday night by a score of 9-8.

In home wins over Darlington and Swansea, Lake City had very little trouble scoring in the first two rounds of the Class 3A boys basketball playoffs, especially from 3-point range.

A year after shattering nearly every school record last, the young Hartsville offense has started to turn the corner. The Red Foxes’ point totals have increased each week — from 14 to 27 to 35 to 55 last week against Wilson.

The Camden Bulldogs opened its 2008 football season with a win in one of the oldest prep football match ups in South Carolina defeating the Hartsville Red Foxes 26-14 at Kemp Stadium Friday night.

With J.R. Boyd back in charge of the program, thoughts of returning to the state championship are probably on the minds of every Lamar football fan. They’ll get an early chance to see how realistic those expectations are.