BOILING SPRINGS, SC - In a year that has seen the Boiling Springs girls' tennis team growing with younger players after losing some key players from last year's team, the Bulldogs honored the 2022 seniors who have helped lead the young team this year.
After graduating four seniors last year, the Boiling Springs girls' tennis team honored seniors Kaiden Price and Annalynn Faile. Both players have been key contributors to the team's success this year as Price has played as the team's number one and Faile has played as the team's number three player. They have also been a big help to Boiling Springs first year head coach Anna Belle Burrell, who says they are the biggest supporters on the team. "I love my seniors," said Burrell. "They are my rock sometimes when I need it and they're the biggest encouragers on the team. They drive the rest of the team, and I appreciate them more than they'll ever know." In their senior match on Monday, the Bulldogs fell to Spartanburg Christian Academy 5-1 but because of the contribution this season by the seniors it won't be the last match of their careers. The Bulldogs qualified for the 5A playoffs, which will begin October 20th, thanks to two strong 5-1 victories over Gaffney this year. Coach Burrell said she is thankful that her team was able to fight hard and advance to the playoffs in her first season leading the program. "I'm excited about our team getting the chance to compete in the playoffs," said Burrell. "I hope the girls go out there and do the best they can, the opportunity to be in the playoffs and the experience from that only make us better." While the Bulldogs will go on the road to start the playoffs on October 20th, they still have one regular season matchup scheduled for Tuesday when they face fellow district school Chesnee. DUNCAN, SC - In a key region matchup, the Boiling Springs football team had a good night but just couldn't get conversions at key points in the game as they fell to the homestanding Byrnes Rebels 30-7 on Friday night.
"We defeated ourselves tonight on both offense and defense," said Boiling Springs head coach Matt Reel. "On defense we struggled to tackle and on offense we moved the ball well but couldn't get the ball into the endzone. When you play people like Byrnes that can score quickly you have to take advantage of your opportunities." While Reel said he was disappointed with the outcome of the game, he was still proud of how his team continues to battle and how far they've come this season. "Our guys are playing their tails off and getting better every week," said Reel. "People outside of our program don't always see that because they just see the score. They don't understand where we started or how young we are and the quality of teams we're playing this year. Our kids keep showing up each week and are getting better every week, these guys are going to be an issue for other teams the longer we get into this." Both team's defenses played strong throughout the first quarter until Byrnes broke the scoreless tie when quarterback Andrew Stevens found Kyai Cook on a 63-yard touchdown pass as the clock hit triple zeros to end the first quarter and give the Rebels a 7-0 lead. Byrnes added two field goals from kicker Jacob Coman, one from 21-yards and the other from 28-yards out, to give the Rebels a 13-0 halftime lead. Byrnes tried to add another touchdown at the end of the first half but an impressive sack by Chris Mack II forced the Rebels to settle for the second field goal. Boiling Springs received the opening kickoff of the second half and started that drive on the on their own thirty-five yard line before going on a five-play scoring drive that was capped with a 42-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Lincoln Huskey to wide receiver Zy Landrum to cut the Byrnes lead to 13-7 over the Bulldogs. The Rebels responded with another field goal from Coman to push the Byrnes lead to 16-7 over the Bulldogs at the seven-minute mark of the third quarter. With the Bulldogs driving to narrow the lead with three minutes to go in the third quarter, they were stopped on a fourth-and-one play at the Byrnes twenty-four yard line. The Rebels capitalized on the stop and turned it into points when quarterback Colby Shaw found David Wilson on a 25-yard touchdown pass to put their lead at 23-7 with nine seconds left in the third quarter. Byrnes added another score with just under two minutes to go in the fourth quarter on a Kemren Prysock two-yard touchdown run over the right side to put the score at 30-7 after getting the ball on a Boiling Springs fumble. Boiling Springs was led in the air by quarterback Lincoln Huskey who went 20 of 30 for 227 yards and a touchdown. Zy Landrum led the Bulldogs in receiving catching ten balls for 146 yards and a score. Javen Chhim led the Bulldogs in rushing carrying the ball 15 times for 57 yards on Friday night. On defense the Bulldogs were led in tackling by Hudson Wilson with five tackles while Calvin Jackson and Chris Mack II both had a sack. Bulldogs' safety Luke Compton added an impressive one-handed interception at midfield Byrnes was led in the air by Andrew Stevens who 144 yards on 7 of 9 passing with a score. Kemren Prysock led the Rebels in rushing with 104 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. Boiling Springs will take to the field again next Friday when they host Gaffney for senior night as the Indians defeated Spartanburg 26-20 in overtime on Friday night. Boiling Springs Senior Golfer Madison Dixon Leaves Woodfin Ridge With Victory On Senior Night10/5/2022
BOILING SPRINGS, SC - It was only fitting that when Boiling Springs senior golfer Madison Dixon walked off the Bulldogs home course of Woodfin Ridge for the last time that it was from hole number one, as she is arguably the best girl's golfer in the history of the program.
Dixon, who won the medalist honors in her final home match with a score of 36, said that walking off the course for the final time as Bulldog was almost a surreal feeling. "It's kind of weird and crazy because you think about this moment for so long and it gets here so fast," said Dixon. "I've always heard people talk about how it goes by so fast, but I've learned this year it really does. It was a sad moment walking off that course for the final time and it's almost bittersweet as I've been doing this for six years. It doesn't feel real that it's over because it feels like I should be preparing for another match here tomorrow." Prior to the season, Dixon said that playing on senior night was something that she had looked forward to since she first started playing on the varsity team as a seventh grader and she said that Wednesday night didn't disappoint, as she had so much support from so many people. "It lived up to what I had expected for years as I had two of my old coaches here which was great along with family and friends, it was special to see them all," said Dixon. "To have everyone here together and knowing I have such a great support system around me means a lot." In her final match, she said that another special moment was she got to play her final home round against players that are like family in Chesnee's Olivia Roberts and Mauldin's Olivia Pellerin. "It was fun having them here tonight because we're all like family," said Dixon. "It was great having those girls here to share in my senior night and get to play against them one last time at the high school level." Boiling Springs head girls golf coach Macy Tate, who has been Dixon's coach for the last five years, said it has meant a lot to have Dixon being a part of the program. "Having Madison here has meant a lot as she has actually been here longer than me," said Tate. "I have enjoyed being her coach and I'm not looking forward to not coaching her anymore. It has been an emotional day and I can't wait to see what she does the rest of this season and in her future at USC Upstate." Dixon, who is committed to USC-Upstate, said that while Wednesday may have marked her final home match, she still has a lot left to accomplish this season. "My personal goal is that I want to do the best I can and hopefully that's enough to get us out of the region tournament," said Dixon. "I also hope to get to compete in the Upper State and state tournament, but I know it's going to be a tough road. I'm just going to take it one shot at a time and see how it works out." As far as other scores went on Wednesday, the two other golfers that played with Dixon, Olivia Roberts and Olivia Pellerin, finished in a tie for second place with a score of 37 just ahead of Chesnee's Olivia Shields who shot a 39. Chesnee won the team side of the match with a score of 164 while Boiling Springs finished in second with a score of 179 followed by Mauldin with a score of 195. Dixon and the Bulldogs will return to the course on October 11th in the Region II-5A tournament at River Falls Plantation, as they look to qualify for the 5A Upper State tournament. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - On Tuesday night the Boiling Springs volleyball team held their annual Pink Night event that has been a staple of the Bulldogs program for the last 13 years.
As part of the annual event the team raises money through t-shirt sales, a silent auction, raffles, and other donations that they will donate to the American Cancer Society, and it was believed this year the donation may top over $4,000. At the match on Tuesday there was food to be seen for days as they also had a bake sale going on along with food being sold by Mexibilly's Food Truck that was parked in front of the gymnasium. Boiling Springs head volleyball coach Allyson Elliot says that no matter how many years the team has done this she is so appreciative of the turnout from people for the event each year. "It was such a great turnout tonight," said Elliot. "We appreciate our school, volleyball family, and community for coming together for such a great cause. We want to say a big thank you to everyone for helping make this night special once again, including all of our donors and sponsors." After all the festivities, the Bulldogs competed in a region match against Byrnes and while they fought hard Boiling Springs ended up losing a 3-1 match. The first set saw them fall 25-17 before bouncing back in set two to win 25-16 behind big service runs by Makayla Furrey and Gracen Bennett, that included two ace serves each from both players. In the third set it was tied 21-21 before Byrnes went on a 4-1 run to end the set and take a 2-1 lead in the match. The Bulldogs fought tough in the fourth set but eventually fell to the Rebels 25-20 to fall 3-1 in the match. "I am proud of my team for competing and continuing to improve," said Elliot. "We look forward to competing at Gaffney on Thursday night." Boiling Springs will return to the court for another region match at Gaffney on Thursday before returning home next Tuesday for the final match of the regular season against Spartanburg. It will also be the senior match for the Boiling Springs players. BULLDOGS GIRLS GOLF Boiling Springs golf went to compete in the Smith Memorial Tournament at the Country Club of Newberry on Thursday. The Bulldogs were led by senior golfer Madison Dixon who shot a score of 80 to finish in a tie for 7th place. As a team the Bulldogs finished 13th out of 21 teams at the tournament. Boiling Springs will hold their annual senior night on Wednesday at Woodfin Ridge in a match against Chesnee and Mauldin. The Bulldogs will honor long time senior golfer Madison Dixon. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - The Boiling Springs boys volleyball team continued their impressive start to their inaugural 2022 season by improving to 9-3 on the season with a 3-0 victory over Woodmont, who won the last state championship as a club sport last year.
"It's a big win as it's technically our fourth win over Woodmont this year, who are technically the defending state champions," said Bulldogs head coach Rachel Hyatt. "We've only loss three matches this year, two to Dorman and one to Eastside, so it's been a pretty good year so far." The Bulldogs got behind early in both the first and second sets before impressive service runs in both allowed them to take back control. In the first set the Bulldogs fell behind 7-4 before Luis Ojeda Murphy went on a five-point service run that turned around the game giving them a 9-7 lead, that included a kill of his own. With the Bulldogs leading 21-18, they went on a 4-1 run to end the set that included a block kill by Ben Mabry and a left-handed spike kill to the middle of the Wildcats defense by Ostel Thompson to give the Bulldogs a 25-19 win in the first set. The second set started off similarly for the Bulldogs as the two teams battled back and forth but found them trailing 19-18 to the Wildcats. At that point the Bulldogs Iggie Mova went on a six-point service run that included his own ace serve and a kill to the middle by Ben Mabry to establish a 24-19 lead. The Bulldogs capped off the 25-22 victory when Luis Ojeda Murphy fired a shot that deflected off a Woodmont defender and landed behind the scorer's table. "Getting on service runs at those points were huge because we were down in both spots," said Hyatt. "We always want to be aggressive when serving because that's a critical part of the game that can win or lose the match for you." In the final set the Bulldogs took control early rushing out to a 9-4 lead that included a spike kill by Thompson and an ace serve by Cole Patton. Still holding a 21-12 lead, the Bulldogs went on a 4-2 run to end the match with two spike kills by Thompson and an ace serve by Prosper Hauj to grab a 25-14 victory in the set and a 3-0 match win. Hyatt said that the Bulldogs had went into the last match knowing it was their match to lose and made a point of winning. "Before that third set that we needed to quit playing scared and they responded," said Hyatt. "I told them to just play our game and they decided walking out there that it was our match, and they were going to end it there." With the 9-3 record in their inaugural season, Hyatt says that the team has performed well and thinks they've gotten respect from others with their play this year. "It feels really good be so successful in the first year of boys' volleyball being an officially sanctioned sport," said Hyatt. "I think some people didn't take it serious at first but now that they've seen we're pretty good they take it more seriously. The record and the play of the guys have forced people to take the sport serious. It feels good to be a first-year team at your school and being as successful as we've been." Boiling Springs boys will return to the court on Wednesday when they host Hillcrest in a match planned to start at 6:00 PM. GIRLS GOLF Boiling Springs girls golf went on the road Monday to compete in match play against Gaffney at Cherokee National where teams both tied with a score of 190. Boiling Springs senior golfer Madison Dixon won medalist honors in the match. The Bulldogs will next compete in the Smith Memorial Tournament at the Country Club of Newberry on Tuesday before hosting their senior match on Wednesday at Woodfin Ridge against Chesnee and Mauldin. |
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