SIMPSONVILLE, SC - After picking up their first win of the season on Friday against Chesnee, the Boiling Springs boys basketball team built on that momentum to pick up their second straight road victory by defeating Hillcrest 75-70 on Tuesday night.
"I'm proud of how the guys responded tonight when Hillcrest made runs throughout the game to tie it up," said Boiling Springs head coach Curtis Nash. "There was a couple of times in the game where we were ahead, and Hillcrest hit us to close the lead, but our guys responded and fought back." Boiling Springs jumped out to an early 15-6 lead in the first quarter as Bulldogs junior Tre Locklear led the way for the team with five points. In the second quarter the Rams made a run at the Bulldogs outscoring them 21-16 in the quarter to put the Boiling Springs lead at 31-27 going into halftime. The Hillcrest run was led by junior guard Israel Hall who scored 10 of the Rams 21 points in the quarter. Boiling Springs guards Locklear and Austin Faile combined to score 13 of the Bulldogs 16 points in the quarter to fend off the Rams run and maintain the lead at halftime. Hillcrest kept their run going in the second half as they were able to tie the game at 52-52 when the buzzer sounded to end the third quarter. Juniors Chavis Lee-Carter and Tony Williams combined to score 14 of the Rams 25 points during their run in the third quarter. "Hillcrest tied the game at the end of the third quarter but the guys never let it get to them," said Nash. "We continued to play basketball as a team and fought to get the win tonight against a good Hillcrest team." In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs used strong defense and clutch free throw shooting down the stretch to outscore Hillcrest 23-18 in the final quarter to capture the victory. The Bulldogs were nine of eleven in the fourth quarter from the line, including Locklear going five of six in the final quarter. The Bulldogs had three scorers finish in double figures as Tre Locklear led the way with 27 points while senior Austin Faile added 14 points and junior Dominique Johnson added 11 points from the post position. Israel Hall led the way for Hillcrest with 19 points while three other Rams also finished the game in double figures. In the girls' game a big second half by Hillcrest led to them defeating Boiling Springs 61-32 on Tuesday night. Hillcrest held a 13-6 lead in the first quarter but a big second quarter from Bulldogs Amiah Ellis cut the Rams lead to 22-19 when the buzzer sounded for halftime. Ellis scored nine of the Bulldogs thirteen points in the quarter. The second half saw the Rams use a pressure defense to cut the Bulldogs scoring opportunities down and allowed them to use turnovers to push their lead into double digits. Boiling Springs was led in scoring by Amiah Ellis who finished the game in double figures with 11 points. Both Boiling Springs teams will be back in action on Friday night when they host district rival Chesnee for their second matchup against the same team in a week. CHESNEE, SC - In front of a large crowd of residents separated by less than ten miles, the Boiling Springs basketball teams took two victories over their district rivals Chesnee on Friday night which is the first of two matchups between the teams this year.
In the boys' game the Bulldogs used a strong defensive effort to capture a 71-38 victory over the Eagles. The victory marks the first victory for the Bulldogs in the regular season but also marks the first career victory for assistant coach Ernest Sinkfield, who was filling in for Bulldogs head coach Curtis Nash. "Our main focus was to be tough on defense and get back to playing good man-to-man defense," said Sinkfield. "We worked hard on it in practice yesterday and from the beginning we were in their face and passing lanes getting transitions on defense to create our offense." Boiling Springs got a good start from senior Austin Faile who started the game with two made free throws, a three-pointer, and then turned two back-to-back steals into breakaway layups as he led the Bulldogs to an 18-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. "I've been telling Austin since last year to be more confident in what he does on the court and he's really showing up this season," said Sinkfield. "He's been our shooter and our senior leader this year. We depend on him and tonight he set the tone for us early which spearheaded our performance in the game." In the second quarter the Bulldogs outscored the Eagles 13-8 to take a 31-16 lead into halftime, but it wasn't from the lack of effort from Chesnee sophomore Brady Poole who scored 13 of the Eagles 16 points in the first half. Boiling Springs kept up the pressure in the second half as senior Charkei Singleton six of his nine points, two of which were layups off steals, in the third quarter to go along with his game high four steals. Tre Locklear also connected on two big three-pointers for the Bulldogs in the third quarter to push their lead to 51-23 over the Eagles. Using a strong defense to create points it also forced the Bulldogs to get contributions from players outside just their starters which continued in the fourth quarter as both Ketrone Adams and Landon Sprouse combined to score eleven of the Bulldogs twenty fourth quarter points. Sinkfield said that it wasn't a surprise with their performance as they preach to their bench players to stay involved with the game because they never know when it might be their time to contribute to the game. "We talk to our bench all the time about being locked in and knowing what's going on at all times so when you get in the game you can perform at your best," said Sinkfield. "In practice we compete and when you get into the game, we don't expect a fall off because we're going to need you. I tell them we need everybody on this team to do their part and they did that tonight." Boiling Springs had three players finish in double figures as Tre Locklear led the way with 13 points followed by Austin Faile with 12 points, and Landon Sprouse with 10 points. Julius Camp Jr added nine points, seven rebounds, two blocks, and two steals. Chesnee was led in scoring by Brady Poole who scored 27 points to lead all scorers on Friday night. In the girl's game Boiling Springs used a pressure defense to pick up their first regular season win since 2019 by defeating Chesnee 51-33 as the Bulldogs avenged a close loss to the Eagles last year. "We really needed that regular season win," said Bulldogs head coach Dwayne Lytle. "Last season we started our first game out of Covid with a loss in this building so our girls came out with a little grit wanting to win this one as we returned most of our players from last year. The girls wanted to win this one for themselves and all of Bulldog nation." Boiling Springs got off to a hot start outscoring Chesnee 18-2 in the first quarter behind an outstanding performance from sophomore Sarah Ezell who scored 10 of her 13 points in the first quarter. "Sarah is such a talented player and we've told her she's a Division I type of basketball player," said Lytle. "We've worked on her increasing her confidence and believing in herself that she's a scorer which she done well tonight." Boiling Springs kept up the pressure in the second quarter as they didn't allow Chesnee to score their first points until midway through the quarter as they outscored the Eagles 9-7 to take a 27-9 lead into halftime. As the Bulldogs came out of halftime, they struggled to find traction early but that's when senior Ansley King stepped up scoring seven of her game high 14 points in the quarter. Lytle said King's performance is just a sample of the senior leadership that she brings to the team. "She brings that senior leadership and when she noticed we were down she decided she was going to take it on herself to get us back on track," said Lytle. "She performed to that senior ability that she has and it's good to have that on such a young team." In the fourth quarter the Eagles were able to cut the Bulldogs lead to within fourteen points, but Boiling Springs didn't allow them to get any closer as Chantel Lyles, Kylie McMillan, and Amiah Ellis combined to go 10 of 11 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs Ansley King led all scorers with 14 points to go along with five rebounds and three steals while Sarah Ezell joined her in double figures with 13 points, three rebounds, and two blocked shots. Chesnee was led in scoring by Pearl Holloway with eight points and 13 rebounds on Friday night. Boiling Springs will return to the court on Tuesday in a road game at Hillcrest while Chesnee will next play at home in a rematch against Broome on Tuesday night. Both Boiling Springs and Chesnee will meet again next Friday, as this time the Bulldogs will be the host team. -James McBee BOILING SPRINGS, SC - As the Boiling Springs wrestling team narrows down on their 200th dual victory they got two wins closer on Wednesday night as they went 2-1 with victories over High Point and Spartanburg.
In the first match of the game the Bulldogs came out strong defeating Spartanburg 63-15 to get their first victory of the night. The Bulldogs got pinfall victories by Ayden Whisler (120), Rylee Douglas (132), Aiden Duncan (145), Ethan Coppola (152), Jacob Hill (195) and Tyrell Nesbitt (220). Triston Ellison won a nail biter match (160) defeating his opponent 10-8 while the Bulldogs also got four victories via forfeit. The second match saw the Bulldogs get a 48-35 victory over High Point as Peyton Hornack started the match with a pinfall victory (113) to give the Bulldogs an early 6-0 lead. Ethan Coppola got his second pinfall victory of the night and was followed up with two more pinfall victories by Triston Ellison (160) and Jacob Dawkins (170) to push the Bulldogs lead to 48-6 over the Grizzlies. The only loss for the Bulldogs came in the final match of the night where they fell to Northwestern 42-36. With the victories over Spartanburg and High Point along with a victory over Union on Tuesday night the Bulldogs are three dual wins closer to their 200th dual win in program history. Boiling Springs will next compete this weekend (Dec 3-4) at the Southern Slam tournament at Eastside High School. Their next chance to narrow in on their 200th dual win will come next Wednesday when they host a match at home against Chapman, Dorman, and Powdersville. BOILING SPRINGS, SC - Byrnes got out to a fast start against Boiling Springs on Wednesday night and the Bulldogs weren't able to close the distance as they fell to the Rebels 61-45 in a non-region matchup.
In the first quarter both teams battled back and forth as Charkei Singleton accounted for half of the Bulldogs eight first quarter points while Byrnes Jesse Singh scored the first six points of the game for the Rebels. When the horn sounded for the end of the first quarter the Rebels led the Bulldogs 16-8. Boiling Springs went scoreless over the first three minutes of the second quarter as Byrnes added on to the score before Austin Faile was able to hit back-to-back three pointers for the Bulldogs as he accounted for six of the Bulldogs nine points in the quarter. The Rebels Evan Enos and Will Fowler combined for 12 points in the second quarter as Byrnes built a 31-17 halftime over the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs started the second half going on an early run as Julius Camp Jr. recorded six of his team high ten points in the quarter to go along with eight rebounds, five blocks, and one steal. While the Bulldogs made a run, they weren't able to close the distance against the Rebels as Byrnes built their lead to 46-29 over the Bulldogs. In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs were able to outscore the Rebels 16-15 over the final quarter as both Ketrone Adams and WJ Fowler combined to score eight of the team's points as both hit key three-pointers and free throws. Byrnes Evan Emos led all scorers with 16 points while Julius Camp Jr led the Bulldogs with 10 points of his own. In the girls' game Byrnes, the number ten ranked team in 5A, jumped out to an early lead and used a strong defensive effort to hold the Bulldogs to single digit points in three of the four quarters on their way to a 49-24 victory. Byrnes held a 22-6 at halftime but the third quarter was the best one for the Bulldogs as they outscored the Rebels 12-8 coming out of halftime. Byrnes' Te'Ericka Dawling led all scorers with 16 points, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals while Ansley King led Boiling Springs with eight points, four rebounds, and two steals. Tijah Davis added four points and four rebounds for the Bulldogs. On the defensive side of the ball Sarah Ezell had eight rebounds for the Bulldogs while Kylie McMillan added five steals. Both teams will be back in action on Friday night as they travel to face their district rivals Chesnee in another non-region matchup. |
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