BOBCATS WIN

For months now, Jeremy West wouldn't mention the "S" word. Clear your mind of the gutter. West's banned "S" word has more than four letters.

The word in question is "streak," and for the past 11 games - dating back to last season - the Bluffton High School head football coach would not publicly acknowledge his Bobcats' losing streak.

On Friday, West spoke freely of the streak - the one-game winning kind his Bobcat football team had freshly created.

Bluffton earned - and we stress earned - its first win in 11 games on Friday with a hard-nosed 14-0 win over Wade Hampton High School. Desmond Jenkins, making his first career start at quarterback, scored twice for Bluffton (1-3) in the win.

"We needed it. We deserved it," said Stephen Bradley of the hard work and little reward the Bobcats have received since their last win in September of 2008.