For all who read this please pray for Steve Phillips, Belfry's PA man.

 

Mr Phillips is in the hospital and his condition is very critical. He went in for a heart problem, but while in the hospital he contracted some type of bacteria in his lungs. This bacteria is worse than a staph infection and it is resistant to all antibiotics. I heard today that they called the family in to the hospital because his condition had worsened.

 

Thanks everyone for your prayers.

For all who read this please pray for Steve Phillips, Belfry's PA man.

 

Mr Phillips is in the hospital and his condition is very critical. He went in for a heart problem, but while in the hospital he contracted some type of bacteria in his lungs. This bacteria is worse than a staph infection and it is resistant to all antibiotics. I heard today that they called the family in to the hospital because his condition had worsened.

 

Thanks everyone for your prayers.

I literally was getting onlien just now that notify everyone about Mr. Phillips, but I see word travels fast when it involves such a well respected man.

 

For those who aren't familiar with Steve... he has been a pillar of the BHS community for years and exemplifies the definition of a Belfry fan with his pride and class. His wife, Brenda, was also a long time educator and the two of them support EVERY BHS athletic function... if Belfry fielded a competitive udnerwater basket weaving team you would see Steve and Brenda taking scuba classes just so they could cheer them on.

 

I truly wish the best for Mr. Phillips and hope that we can hear him call, "Another Pirate Touchdown" many more times very soon.

Prayers with Mr Phillips his family and all the Belfy faithful!

Prayers go out to Mr. Phillips, I can tell you one thing, this Belfry fan will sure miss his familiar voice come tomorrow night.

I heard at school today that Mr Phillip's kidney and liver were shutting down. Has anyone heard anything about this?

This is very sad news.

 

My thoughts are with his loved ones tonight.

It just won't be the same without him at the game tomorrow. But prayer changes things. So lets pray for a full recovery.

Well considering the large Corbin contingent on the site, I feel it is only appropriate to extend a welcome to Belfry and our beautiful CAM Stadium!

 

Directions: Pretty simple, depending on whether you choose to come via US 119 North from Pineville, or Hal Rogers Parkway, it will be easy to get to the intersection of US 119 North and US 23 at Pikeville. Once you proceed towards Belfry on 119, please be warned to watch your speed... there is alot of road construction along the way and the State Police patrol the 23 mile stretch pretty heavy. Especially use caution in the stretch that is 2 lanes where the road construction is on going. The lines on the road can be confusing and traffic frequently is entering and leaving the road. You will ultimately pass the old Belfry High School on your left, after that it is approximately 2.5 miles to the new school. You literally cannot miss it, the school will be on your direct right and parking is ample.

 

Tailgating: Belfry fans tailgate every game, even scrimmages HAHA, feel free to brign a grill and socialize. You will find that us Pirate faithful take pride in being good hosts and love chatting football with fans of other schools. Just clean up your mess please.

 

Dinner: For those lookign for a bite to eat before or after the game, you do have a few options all within a couple miles. Off the top of my head: McDonalds, Arby'

s, Captain D's, Giovanni's Pizza, Hardees, (2 X Subway), Block and Barrell Subs, Long John Silver's, Wendy's, KFC, Taco Bell. Inside of downtown Williamson, WV (3 miles) you can find Starter's Sports Bar, as well as a few other local eateries.

 

Lodging: For those wishign not to make the trek back, you have a couple options very close. Super 8 Motel and the Sycamore Inn are both within 3 miles of the stadium. Pikeville has a large number of rooms.

 

Gas: Just a reccomendation, but gas is about 10 cents more expensive in belfry than Pikeville... fill up at pikeville at the Food City in the same plaza as Wal-Mart at the 119/23 Intersection.

 

Facility: CAM is without a doubt one of the nicest High School facilities in the state of Kentucky. The FieldTurf surface, coupled with a 3500 seat stadium with ample visitor seating, makes this place very visitor friendly. There is one main concession stand that also has very well kept restrooms in it. There will eb a mobile concession stand on the visitor side as well. There are seperate locker rooms for both the hoom and visiting team, Game Clocks in both endzones, and a very visible scoreboard. CAM Stadium IS Handicap Accessible with seats designed specifically for those in wheelchairs.

 

A couple things you need to know about CAM. SMOKING IS PROHIBITED, in the event of rain UMBRELLAS ARE PROHIBITED AS WELL. There is a slight chance of rain forecasted, if you need ponchos there is a shopping mall and a Wal-Mart within sight of the stadium. We also Ask you to please keep our facility clean and throw away the trash you accumulate during the game. BHS athletic teams and student organizations raise funds by volunteeering to the clean the stadium and this will really help these young kids out.

 

RADIO: WXCC, 96.5 FM, is the official home of Pirate Football and they do quite a good job. You will find Booby Norman does an excellent job of play by play, and the color man is Joe Kinzer. Kinzer has obvious bias, as with any color man, but he brings excitement and tries his best to use restraint unlike alot of high school color men. Considering this is the only game in the area, you can also pick this game up on 93.1 FM out of Pikeville. For those unable to attend, you cana ccess a live stream from WXCC online.

 

Once again we welcome all redhounds attending the game and hope you enoy a fine night of football!

I just sent my best in the prayer thread for Mr. Phillips and will do so here too. Wish that he would be able to do the game tomorrow night. Speaking of which, tomorrow night can't get here soon enough. I've heard nothing but great things about the new campus and espeically The Cam. I look forward to getting to see the new field.

 

Hopefully getting to see and play on this type of surface with further the Corbin boosters to take the next step and resurface Campbell Field here in Corbin. With pee wee ball, middle school, school team soccer of all levels, and all levels of football, it takes quite the toll on the field. Coach Garmon and others do an excellent job keeping it in tip top shape but switching to a new surface would definitely pay for itself. I have no doubt that the funding could be raised here in Corbin.

EKUAlum,

 

As I was making my last post, you were apparently typing yours as well. You answered all the questions that I needed answered in your thread. I appreciate the hospitality and look forward to interacting with some of the Pirate fans. If anyone can make good conversation about football, it's without question Belfry and Corbin fans.

 

I do have two more questions? Is there still an Applebee's in Hazard? Also other than the one you mentioned, are there a good variety of sit down restaurants in Williamson?

I'm not sure about Hazard but there is one in Pikeville.

There is a Pekings located in the Southside Mall. Also there is the Thoroughbread Steakhouse beside the Mall. As Well as El Azul Grande in South Williamson.

I didn't realize Corbin had this many players out this year. I counted 57 players in the team photo.

 

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If you want a good sit down dinner, I would get it in Pikeville. There's not much in Williamson except Starters, and everything else has been mentioned.

 

EKU is a great ambassador for Belfry, nice job on the welcome. :thumb:

 

The game times have been pushed back to 7 for the first game and that means the Belfry / Corbing game won't kickoff until at least 9:30.

 

Here's wishing everyone a safe trip and a good game with no injuries.

EKUAlum,

 

As I was making my last post, you were apparently typing yours as well. You answered all the questions that I needed answered in your thread. I appreciate the hospitality and look forward to interacting with some of the Pirate fans. If anyone can make good conversation about football, it's without question Belfry and Corbin fans.

 

I do have two more questions? Is there still an Applebee's in Hazard? Also other than the one you mentioned, are there a good variety of sit down restaurants in Williamson?

 

There is an Applebee's in Hazard and Pikeville. A word of caution though, do not get behind the wheel in Pikeville if you have even had a sniff of an adult beverage, or there is a very good chance you go to jail. Pikeville police set new world records for alcohol related arrests every year. :eek:

Belfry gets the win.

 

Great idea of moving the games back.