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FOR ALL BOURBON COUNTY FANS OR CKY FANS MAKING THE TRIP

First and foremost congratulations on reaching the State Semi-Finals. Thanksgiving Weekend Football is hard to beat, and it is a testament to your players, staff, and community to be 13-0 and going strong. On behalf of Belfry fans on here I want to welcome you to Haywood Field @ CAM Stadium Friday and wish you luck and safe travels.

CAM Stadium is located on campus at Belfry High School. The physical address is 27678 U.S. 119 Belfry, KY 41514. You are looking at approximately 156 miles and a 3 hour drive from Paris. The stadium is impossible to miss. It will be on your right hand side off US 119 North.

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CAM Stadium is widely regarded as one of the finest football facilities in the State of Kentucky. There is separate, ample seating for the Visitors. There are two large parking lots at the HS, as well as a third smaller lot typically used for bus parking. Anticipate a standing room only crowd Friday, if you are arriving close to kickoff the parking lots will be full and you will either need to park alongside the highway or at the nearby Food City. CAM Stadium is handicap accesible with specific entry points and seating on the main concourse of the home side (the stadium is set in a bowl and requires steps to access the visitor side).

Belfry is renown for it's pre-game tailgates and a very large contingent of early arriving fans. If you want to do your own tailgating you are more than welcome. The primary Belfry tailgate occurs in the parking lot behind the home bleachers between the baseball and softball fields. The people who organize it are very accomodating to visiting fans and if you are respectful they typically are more than willing to share their home cooking,,, and trust me it is tasty and ample.

If tailgating is not your thing, there are options to grab food before the game not far from the stadium or along the way. Coming North on 119 you will not have many options, but within a couple miles there are several fast food options, included but not limited to:
McDonalds
Captain D's
Arby's
Hardee's
Pizza Hut
KFC
Taco Bell
Dairy Queen
Wendy's

There is also a Wal-Mart less than a half mile from the Stadium if you forget a blanket, need a cushioned seat (the bleachers are aluminum), or need to buy supplies for your own tailgate.

If a sit down restaurant is more your style, you are limited with options in the Belfry area. My suggestion would be to eat in the Pikeville/Coal Run area before you turn onto 119N. There are several options you will see as you come down US23.In addition, if you choose not to make the 3 hour trip back at night for whatever reason, your best options for lodging will be in Pikeville as well.

If you want to make a trip out of it and have time to kill, remember Belfry sits right in the middle of where the Hatfield & McCoy Feud took place that was highlighted with the History Channel in the past year. A quick internet search will allow you to get GPS locations of most of the significant sites.

Belfry's games are always live streamed. Typically 93.1 WDHR (http://www.wdhr.com) carries Belfry, but with UK basketball on I fully expect it to instead me on 96.5 WXCC (http://www.coalcountry965.com). Bobby Norman and former longtime Belfry DC Coach Steve Mickey do the play by play and really do a sensational job with it. I personally think it is one of the best crews in the state for calling a game. They may not completely unbiased, but they try to be fair and they give sensational insight throughout the game.

East Kentucky Broadcasting (the parent company of the radio stations that carry Belfry as well as all other local teams) broadcasts a show called "The Sports Guys". This week it will be on at 5:30 PM on Tuesday and you should be able to watch it live on http://www.piketv.com

Have a safe trip and a Happy Thanksgiving!