It didn’t take long for Boiling Springs’ Zach Baldinelli to reach a career milestone on Tuesday night as he passed the one-thousand career point mark with his first shot of the game in a 74-63 victory over Spartanburg. Baldinelli entered the game with 999 career points and passed that mark just thirty seconds into the game, a coincidence that he was very happy to take care of so early in the game, when he hit a three-pointer from the top of the key. “I was really glad to accomplish it early to get it off of mind,” said Boiling Springs senior Zach Baldinelli who ended up with seventeen points for the Bulldogs on Tuesday night. “It’s an awesome feat because we play against some of the best kids in the state. I also have great teammates that have helped me get here as most of those points came off assists from them." "To watch a kid that has devoted so much time to basketball was such a special moment," said Boiling Springs head coach Hal McManus. "I'm so proud of him to get that milestone because it's a milestone not a lot of people can say they have achieved. He really works hard and any honor he gets he truly deserves." The Bulldogs wanted to make sure that Baldinelli's accomplishment wasn't the only thing they had to celebrate on Tuesday night as they jumped out to an early 22-16 lead at the end of first quarter behind six points a piece from Baldinelli and fellow senior Chance Guest. Boiling Springs was able to fend off a tough Spartanburg rally to claim a 35-31 halftime lead despite an impressive performance by Vikings senior Sean Jenkins who scored nineteen of his game high thirty-one points in the first half. Boiling Springs got off to a slow start in the second half as Spartanburg was able to claim an early lead in the third quarter but soon the Bulldogs got back on track thanks in part to the presence in the paint of junior Reggie Crocker who scored fifteen points with nine rebounds and one block on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs were able to reclaim the lead on a layup by Crocker with just over four minutes to go in the quarter and rode that momentum to a 49-45 lead at the end of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs were able to maintain the lead behind clutch free throw shooting as Boiling Springs shooters went thirteen of sixteen from the free throw line with one of the biggest contributors to that being senior JB Kennedy who went nine of ten from the line and scored eleven of his seventeen points in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs had four players score in double figures on Tuesday night as Baldinelli and Kennedy led the team with seventeen points a piece while Crocker added fifteen points and Chance Guest scored eleven points. "We always have tough games with those guys," said Coach McManus. "I think there in the middle of the third we weren't playing very tough and letting them dictate everything but I think from that point on our kids really stepped up and flipped the script." The Bulldogs with the victory improve to 4-5 in region play and will host Mauldin on Friday night. Clutch Shooting Helps Lead Lady Bulldogs to VictoryThe Boiling Springs Lady Bulldogs came into Tuesday night looking to rebound from some recent losses and did just that as they captured a 51-49 victory over Spartanburg.
"We had a rough few games but it was really nice to get back home and get a victory," said Bulldogs head coach Dwayne Lytle. The Bulldogs fell behind in the second quarter but were able to tie the game up right before halftime when Arissa Edwards hit two of three free throws to tie the game at 27-27 when the halftime buzzer echoed through the gym. As the game went back and forth in the second half and both teams traded the lead, the Bulldogs got clutch three pointers in the second half from sophomore Laisha Labra who scored nine of her game high fourteen points from behind the three point line in the second half. "After talking with my assistant coach, Coach Kennedy, he told me because of Laisha's play the last few weeks we have to get her on the court," said Coach Lytle. "She is only a sophomore and really become a huge asset to our team." Boiling Springs also got a great shooting night from senior Caroline Reese who scored twelve points on Tuesday night for the Bulldogs, with all twelve of the points coming from behind the three point line. Arissa Edwards also added eleven points in the Bulldogs victory. Boiling Springs will return to play on Friday night as they host Mauldin in another key region matchup. Comments are closed.
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