BOILING SPRINGS, SC - After a tough opening week of region play against two top-ten teams in 5A last week, the Boiling Springs boys' basketball team started their second week of region play with a 67-55 victory over Gaffney on Tuesday night.
The Bulldogs used two big runs in the first and fourth quarters to help seal their victory and overcome a hot shooting Gaffney team in the first matchup between the two teams this season. "After a tough week last week against Dorman and Byrnes, it didn't get any easier with Gaffney tonight as they came in here well prepared, but it was nice to get the win," said Bulldogs head coach Craig Martin. "With this region there isn't ever a night off because every night you have to come ready to play because if you don't, you'll end up on the losing side." Boiling Springs jumped out to a 4-0 lead behind baskets from Isaiah Atkins and Landon Sprouse before Gaffney's Kaleb Phillips and Jordan Mathis hit two three-pointers to narrow the Bulldogs lead to 8-6. The Bulldogs ended the quarter on an 11-3 run behind three-pointers from Sprouse and WJ Fowler along with a basket from Tre Locklear off a steal. The Bulldogs were able to get a lot of second chances as senior London Hogan led Boiling Springs presence around the rim with six rebounds in the quarter, as he ended the game with four points, 11 rebounds, and three charges taken. Coach Martin says the things that Hogan does on the court may not always show up in the scorebook but when he's not on the court you notice his lack of presence. "Every game he's out there you just feel so much better about your chances to win," said Martin. "He's a solid defender and does a lot of the little things that you don't always see in the scorebook but without them you notice that he's not there. He's that glue guy that you need to be successful." Gaffney outscored the Bulldogs 22-18 in the second quarter to narrow the Boiling Springs halftime left to six points at 37-31 over the Indians. They were able to narrow the Bulldogs lead to five points at the end of the third quarter at 50-45. Dominique Johnson scored the first basket of the fourth quarter for the Bulldogs to push the lead to 52-45 but back-to-back three-pointers from Gaffney's Dylan Riddlespurger and Judd Price cut the Bulldogs lead to 52-51 around the six-minute mark of the game. At that point it became all Bulldogs as they outscored the Indians 15-4 from that point of the game until the end. Dominique Johnson was a key part of the run as he scored eight of the team's points during the run which was also aided by baskets from Tre Locklear, Landon Sprouse, and Reese Walter. "When Dom is engaged and focused on what we need him to do, he is such a fun player to watch play the game," said Martin. "Like most high school kids, he has his moments of being zoned out but he's one of the best about getting back focused quickly and is so instrumental in the success of our team." Landon Sprouse led the Bulldogs with 17 points and also had a key steal late in the game to help seal the game for Boiling Springs. He was joined in double figures by Dominique Johnson who had 16 points and WJ Fowler who added 11 points of his own. "When Landon play wells, we play well," said Martin. "He done a good job of making some adjustments early in the game. Instead of worrying about the last play he does a good job of moving on to the next play. He's doing a good job of playing to his strengths." Markell Hollis led Gaffney with 16 points and he was joined in double figures by teammate Dylan Riddlespurger who added 12 points of his own. Boiling Springs will wrap up their first trip through region play on Friday night when they travel to Spartanburg. GIRLS GAME - GAFFNEY 75 BOILING SPRINGS 49 The Boiling Springs girls' basketball team battled Gaffney tooth and nail early in the game before eventually falling to the Indians 75-49 on Tuesday night. The Bulldogs only trailed by eight points at halftime by a score of 35-27 as Gaffney outscored Boiling Springs 24-21 in the second quarter. The second half was the big difference maker for the Indians as they outscored the Bulldogs 40-22. Sarah Ezell led the Bulldogs with a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Kylie McMillian joined her in double figures with 16 points, five steals, and four assists. Moriah Little had a double-double for Gaffney with 15 points and 11 rebounds while Shyrique Parker led the Indians with 20 points and Shiriah Harris added 17 points of her own. Comments are closed.
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