PICKENS — The Pickens High School Blue Flame season was brought to a close on Friday with a 49-17 loss at home against Belton-Honea Path.
Going into Friday’s game, play-off hopes were already slim for the 2015 season. Not only did Pickens need the win against Belton-Honea Path but they also needed Wren to lose and Daniel had to take down Seneca. None of that happened.
After scoring twice in the first, the Belton-Honea Path defense held the Blue Flame to zero. A touchdown in the second restored some hopes for Pickens fans but as Belton-Honea Path put up yet another 21 points, the half ended 35-7.
The third quarter would remain scoreless for Pickens while the Bears high-powered offense continued to put up points.
A fourth quarter rally gave the Blue Flame 10 unanswered points but it was too little, too late. The game ended 49-17, with Belton-Honea Path notching the win.
Overall, Coach John Boggs’ team went 4-6 and 3-4 in the region, finishing out the year ranked 115th in the state — a slight improvement from last year for the first year coach.
In the 2014 season, Pickens ended with a 3-8, 3-4 record and was ranked 138th although they did make the first round of the playoffs where they were defeated 56-13 by Wren.