LANDRUM, SC - After a rough first two days, the third day saw the Boiling Springs girls' basketball team grab their first victory of the tournament grabbing a 45-15 win over Spartanburg Christian Academy to close out their time at the Battle of the Border tournament on Thursday morning.
"We needed this win today," said Bulldogs head coach Dwayne Lytle. "After losing to Asheville by forty points on the first day that can be a motivational killer but sometimes we need games like that to show what things we need to work on going into region play." Boiling Springs got out to a quick start on Thursday as they controlled the opening tipoff and shortly after finding junior Amiah Ellis at the left arc for a three-pointer to give the Bulldogs a 3-0 lead just seconds into the game. The Bulldogs kept their onslaught of offense going early as Ansley King scored eight points in the quarter, including two three-pointers, to give Boiling Springs a 17-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter both teams scored four points each as the Bulldogs held a 21-12 lead when the buzzer sounded for halftime. SCA's Kaycee Smith was key for the Warriors offense in the first half as she accounted for eight of the team's 12 first half points. Coming out of halftime the Bulldogs got their offense back going as they started the third quarter on a 7-0 run that included back-to-back rebounds and putbacks for Sarah Ezell, accounting for four of her eight points in the quarter. The Boiling Springs defense kept the pressure on the Warriors as they held them to one point in the quarter and outscored them 17-1 in the quarter to hold a 38-13 lead when the third quarter came to an end. Boiling Springs was able to keep up their strong performance in the fourth quarter winning the quarter 7-2 to help seal the win. The Bulldogs got another strong game from Ansley King who led all scorers with 13 points to go along with seven rebounds and two steals. King was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 13 points a game for the tournament. "Ansley came into this season thinking she couldn't compete at this level, but we told her to trust in herself and she is just really producing for us this season," said Lytle. "It's amazing what she's doing for us on the court this season but what people don't see is how she leads our team off the court. So not only does she lead them on the court, but she does the same thing off the court as well." Sarah Ezell joined King in double figures for the Bulldogs as she finished the game with 10 points, four rebounds, and a steal. The Bulldogs also got strong games from post players Madilyn Morris, who finished the game with five points and six rebounds, and Tajah Davis who added another four points and seven rebounds. Kaycee Smith led Spartanburg Christian Academy on Thursday morning as she came away with nine of the Warriors 15 points in the game. Boiling Springs will look to continue the momentum from their game against SCA into next week, their final week of non-region basketball. "We got Chapman on Tuesday and loss a close one to them the last time so we're looking for a little revenge in that game," said Lytle. "We want that win to send us strong into region play. Our region is tough, but I think we have a shot at it if we can compete at the level we have played at earlier this season." The Bulldogs will open the 2022 side of their schedule with a home matchup against Chapman on Tuesday night. Comments are closed.
|
Our Sponsors
If you would like to join us as a sponsor please contact us at: [email protected]
Archives
October 2023
Categories |