In a season that some doubted could even happen due to the coronavirus, the Boiling Springs boys basketball team finished off their 2020-2021 season with a 68-51 victory over High Point and sent their seniors out with a victory.
"We've been on a tough losing streak here recently but I'm just glad my four seniors were able to get a win in their last home game," said Bulldogs head coach Curtis Nash. "We've been trying to honor our seniors all week because I know how important it is when you've shed blood, sweat, and tears for a program it's good to know a program appreciates the hard work and effort you've put into it." High Point jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter behind six straight points from the Grizzlies Matthew Wathen before Bulldogs junior Julius Camp went on a 6-0 run of his own to tie the game at 6-6. Boiling Springs took their first lead when Quanye Nails sank a free throw to put the Bulldogs ahead 9-8 and extended that lead after a steal by Dominique Johnson that ended in a basket by Keeondre Keenon as Boiling Springs held an 11-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. Austin Faile got the scoring started in the second quarter on a big three pointer from the right side to give the Bulldogs a 14-10 lead. With just over six minutes to go in the second quarter and with Boiling Springs leading 14-12 senior Corey Johnson hit a three pointer to give the seniors their first score of the game which started an 8-2 run for the Bulldogs seniors as Johnson hit another three pointer to go along with a hook shot from Jacob Webber. The Bulldogs extended their lead to thirteen points on a Khalil Brown steal and layup with just under a minute to go in the half but a three-pointer by the Grizzlies Ali Khan with seconds left put the Boiling Springs lead at 31-21 when the buzzer sounded for halftime. High Point started the third quarter on 3-0 run but that was ended when Webber grabbed an offensive rebound and after being fouled on the put-back hit both free throws. With just under five minutes to go in the third quarter the Grizzlies were able to narrow the Bulldogs lead to six points but the Bulldogs ended the quarter on an 11-4 run that was punctuated by a three pointer from senior Camden Earls off an assist from Johnson to take a 48-35 lead into the final quarter. The Grizzlies started the quarter once again scoring first on a three-pointer by Khan but the Bulldogs responded with a 5-0 run by Corey Johnson to extend the Boiling Springs lead to fifteen points and the Bulldogs bumped the lead to sixteen points, their largest lead to that point of the game, on a shot by senior Tre' Bailey. High Point attempted to make a run but were never able to get closer than twelve points at the Bulldogs went on to a 68-51 victory. Boiling Springs was led on Friday night by senior Corey Johnson who scored 18 points to go along with four steals and three assists. Johnson said that being able to pick up a win in his final game meant everything to him. "It means everything to pick up a win in my final game here," said Johnson. "I've been a part of this program the last three years and while we had some up and downs this year to get a win in the final game just means a lot. Tonight was my last game here and I wanted to make sure I did everything I could to get the win." The other three seniors all ended with good games and together combined for a double-double as Camden Earls finished with six points and two rebounds while Jacob Webber finished with four points and five rebounds. They also got two points, three rebounds, and three assists from Tre' Bailey. High Point was led by Ali Khan who led all scorers with 22 points and was joined in double figures by Matthew Wathen who scored 17 points on Friday night. With the Bulldogs season ending on Friday night they will now turn their focus to the 2021-2022 season which Nash says he and his coaches are looking forward to a little more normal offseason. "While we were honoring our seniors tonight we also worked on getting some of our younger guys some minutes," said Nash. "It's part of building a program and as soon as they let us back into the gym we're going to start preparing for next season and get this program to where we want it to go." Comments are closed.
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