After finishing the preseason 2-1 the Boiling Springs basketball team opened the regular season with a heartbreaking 69-66 overtime loss to Woodruff on Tuesday night. "I knew coming into this game that Woodruff had an athletic and scrappy team that played hard," said Bulldogs head coach Curtis Nash. "They outplayed us when it came to the scrappy plays and just made their free throws down the stretch." The free throw shooting was a big factor in the game as over the final quarter and into overtime Woodruff went nine of eleven from the line while the Bulldogs went eight of fifteen. The Bulldogs went twelve of twenty-eight from the line throughout the game. "I tell them everyday that free throws can win or lose us the game and tonight it loss us the game," said Nash. "We just got to make sure when we're practicing free throws the rest of the season that we focus and take it seriously so that we'll be ready next time." Boiling Springs took the lead early in the game on a three pointer by senior Cam Earls as he and fellow senior Corey Johnson scored all ten of the Bulldogs first quarter points. After Earls basket to start the game the Wolverines came back to take a 4-3 lead on their way to a 13-10 lead at the end of the first quarter. Woodruff was led in the quarter by senior Zy Scott who scored seven of the team's thirteen points. Woodruff held onto their first quarter lead throughout most of the game until Boiling Springs was finally able to retake the lead with just over a minute left in the game. The Bulldogs were trailing 58-57 when Earls stole a Woodruff pass and drove to the basket as he was fouled making both the shot and the free throw to give the Bulldogs a 60-58 lead. With the Bulldogs still leading by only two after a set of missed free throws Woodruff tied the game at 61-61 on a tip in by D"Yon Bartley with sixteen seconds left in the game. The Bulldogs had another chance to win the game with seconds left but were unable to take advantage sending the game to overtime. Earls started overtime the same way he did the first quarter hitting a three pointer but that was about all the Bulldogs were able to get as Woodruff outscored Boiling Springs 8-5 in overtime including going four of four from the free throw line. Cam Earls led the Bulldogs with sixteen points just ahead of Corey Johnson with fourteen points and Charkei Singleton with twelve points. Khalil Brown and Jacob Webber led the Bulldogs with six rebounds a piece to go along with ten combined points. D'Yon Bartley led the Wolverines with twenty-five points and six rebounds on Tuesday night. Boiling Springs will look to bounce back when they travel to Chesnee on Friday night. Lady Bulldogs Have Tough OpenerThe Boiling Springs girls basketball team also started their season on Tuesday night but couldn't overcome an early deficit as they fell 50-19 to Woodruff.
Boiling Springs trailed 10-0 at the end of the first quarter and wouldn't score their first basket until just over two minutes to go in the half when Natalie Trudell hit a jump shot from the top of the key. The Bulldogs trailed 20-3 at the halftime break as the Wolverines got a big first half from Brooke Bailey who scored ten of the Wolverines twenty first half points. In the third quarter the Bulldogs were able to outscore the Wolverines 12-11 but the early deficit still had them trailing 31-15 after three quarters. In the fourth quarter Woodruff outscored the Bulldogs 19-4 to seal the victory for the Wolverines. MG Runyans led the Wolverines in scoring with fifteen points followed closely by Brooke Bailey who finished the night with fourteen points, three rebounds, and two steals. Boiling Springs was led offensively by D'Marria Glenn and Chantel Lyles who both finished the game with six points a piece. The Bulldogs will look to rebound in a game on the road against Chesnee on Friday night. Comments are closed.
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