BOILING SPRINGS, SC - Despite an impressive first half performance from their defense that limited the Rams to a 7-0 lead most of the half, when the final horn sounded it saw Hillcrest, the #3 team in 5A, leave Boiling Springs with a 48-0 victory over the homestanding Bulldogs.
"Our kids played their tails off and played as hard as we could ask them to tonight," said Bulldogs head coach Matt Reel. "We did a good job in the first half not giving up big plays but in the second half we gave up a few. My hats off to our defense though as they played hard tonight. I told our guys that teams better get their licks in now because when we get it figured out, we're going to be a tough team to beat." After a couple of stops by the Bulldogs defense, Hillcrest got their first touchdown of the game on an eleven-yard touchdown run on a counter to the right side by running back Logan Coldren to go up 7-0 with just over two minutes to go in the first quarter. The touchdown was setup by a pass interference call on second and long against the Bulldogs earlier in the drive that set the Rams up at the Bulldogs 26-yard line. Boiling Springs's defense held on to the 7-0 lead throughout the second quarter, all the way to the last minute of the half. On a third and 16 play with thirty-eight seconds to go in the half, Hillcrest quarterback Bennett Judy found Coldren down the middle as Coldren made an over the shoulder catch to put the Rams down at the Bulldogs two-yard line. Judy ran it in two plays later to put the Rams up 14-0 with twelve seconds left in the first half, a lead they took into halftime. Hillcrest scored twenty points in the third quarter to push their lead to 34-0 over Boiling Springs and the scoring started on a 56-yard touchdown pass from Judy to Jaylen Neal that went from the right side of the field to the left side before the play was over as the Rams took a 20-0 lead after a mishap on the extra point. Coldren added another touchdown run, a one-yard run, while Judy connected with Neal again on a 17-yard touchdown pass for the two other touchdowns in the third quarter for the Rams. The Rams added another touchdown with just over seven minutes to go in the game when Judy found Adarian Mayberry on a six-yard touchdown pass to the right side to go up 41-0 over the Bulldogs. Hillcrest also added a two-yard touchdown run with forty-seconds left in the game when running back Thomas Stanley ran the ball in from two yards out to give the Rams a 48-0 victory. Bennett Judy led the Rams offense through the air going 21 of 30 for 285 yards and three touchdowns while Logan Coldren led Hillcrest on the ground with 145 yards on 20 carries for two scores while also adding 55 yards receiving. Jaylen Neal led the Rams receivers with seven catches for 133 yards and two scores. Justin Woodruff led the Bulldogs defense with nine and a half tackles while Jameilion Miller was close behind with eight and a half tackles including a sack. Calvin Jackson also added a sack with a forced fumble for the Bulldogs defense. "Our kids are getting better, and I know the score doesn't always show that," said Reel. "We're playing with a lot of sophomores especially on offense but they're giving us everything that they have each game. The one thing that I know about this bunch is that they're going to keep showing up and working. We're going to find a way to win more football games this year." Boiling Springs will look to rebound next week as they travel to Greer to take on the Yellow Jackets who loss to Byrnes 23-14 on Friday night. Comments are closed.
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