DUNCAN, SC - In a key region matchup, the Boiling Springs football team had a good night but just couldn't get conversions at key points in the game as they fell to the homestanding Byrnes Rebels 30-7 on Friday night.
"We defeated ourselves tonight on both offense and defense," said Boiling Springs head coach Matt Reel. "On defense we struggled to tackle and on offense we moved the ball well but couldn't get the ball into the endzone. When you play people like Byrnes that can score quickly you have to take advantage of your opportunities." While Reel said he was disappointed with the outcome of the game, he was still proud of how his team continues to battle and how far they've come this season. "Our guys are playing their tails off and getting better every week," said Reel. "People outside of our program don't always see that because they just see the score. They don't understand where we started or how young we are and the quality of teams we're playing this year. Our kids keep showing up each week and are getting better every week, these guys are going to be an issue for other teams the longer we get into this." Both team's defenses played strong throughout the first quarter until Byrnes broke the scoreless tie when quarterback Andrew Stevens found Kyai Cook on a 63-yard touchdown pass as the clock hit triple zeros to end the first quarter and give the Rebels a 7-0 lead. Byrnes added two field goals from kicker Jacob Coman, one from 21-yards and the other from 28-yards out, to give the Rebels a 13-0 halftime lead. Byrnes tried to add another touchdown at the end of the first half but an impressive sack by Chris Mack II forced the Rebels to settle for the second field goal. Boiling Springs received the opening kickoff of the second half and started that drive on the on their own thirty-five yard line before going on a five-play scoring drive that was capped with a 42-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Lincoln Huskey to wide receiver Zy Landrum to cut the Byrnes lead to 13-7 over the Bulldogs. The Rebels responded with another field goal from Coman to push the Byrnes lead to 16-7 over the Bulldogs at the seven-minute mark of the third quarter. With the Bulldogs driving to narrow the lead with three minutes to go in the third quarter, they were stopped on a fourth-and-one play at the Byrnes twenty-four yard line. The Rebels capitalized on the stop and turned it into points when quarterback Colby Shaw found David Wilson on a 25-yard touchdown pass to put their lead at 23-7 with nine seconds left in the third quarter. Byrnes added another score with just under two minutes to go in the fourth quarter on a Kemren Prysock two-yard touchdown run over the right side to put the score at 30-7 after getting the ball on a Boiling Springs fumble. Boiling Springs was led in the air by quarterback Lincoln Huskey who went 20 of 30 for 227 yards and a touchdown. Zy Landrum led the Bulldogs in receiving catching ten balls for 146 yards and a score. Javen Chhim led the Bulldogs in rushing carrying the ball 15 times for 57 yards on Friday night. On defense the Bulldogs were led in tackling by Hudson Wilson with five tackles while Calvin Jackson and Chris Mack II both had a sack. Bulldogs' safety Luke Compton added an impressive one-handed interception at midfield Byrnes was led in the air by Andrew Stevens who 144 yards on 7 of 9 passing with a score. Kemren Prysock led the Rebels in rushing with 104 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. Boiling Springs will take to the field again next Friday when they host Gaffney for senior night as the Indians defeated Spartanburg 26-20 in overtime on Friday night. Comments are closed.
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