In a matchup that saw Spartanburg dominate Boiling Springs for the first twenty-nine years of the rivalry it has been the Bulldogs that have now won eight of the last eleven after defeating the Vikings 21-14 on Friday night.
With the victory on Friday night the Bulldogs have now won the last five matchups against Spartanburg. ”It has become a really good rivalry,” said Bulldogs head coach Rick Tate. “Our kids have come in not worried about the history but determined to make history of their own.” Boiling Springs’ Trey Miller put the Bulldogs on the board first on Friday night when he ran the ball in from twelve yards out with ten minutes left in the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead. The touchdown run was setup by a thirty-nine yard pass from quarterback Aaron Thomas to wide receiver Reggie Crocker to put the Bulldogs on the Spartanburg twelve yard line. The Vikings would answer with just under five minutes to go in the half when quarterback Keonte Cartledge threw a fifteen yard touchdown pass to Rykeem Ferguson to make the score 7-7 at halftime. On the opening drive of the second half the Vikings were able to work their way into Boiling Springs territory but two sacks by the Bulldogs Michael McDowell forced the Vikings into a fifty-three yard field goal attempt that missed right. After the missed field goal the Boiling Springs offense went on a drive to the Vikings end of the field and on a third and seven at the Spartanburg forty-eight yard line Boiling Springs wide receiver Chance Guest came up with a big catch from Thomas at the Vikings twenty-four yard line. Just two plays later Boiling Springs Trey Miller would score his second touchdown of the game running the ball in from twenty-four yards out and giving the Bulldogs a 14-7 lead with just under five minutes left in the third quarter. Miller ended the game with seventy-nine yards on nineteen carries with the two touchdowns. "We have three great running backs and Trey really took advantage of his chance tonight," said Coach Tate. "When we called his number tonight he responded." With the Bulldogs holding a 14-7 lead the defense added on to the lead when on the next drive Jayden Sims recovered a Spartanburg fumble and returned it thirty-four yards for a touchdown and extended the Boiling Springs lead to 21-7 with just under four minutes to go in the third quarter. The defensive play by Sims was just one of many by the Bulldogs defense on Friday night. ”I’m really proud of how this defense has played,” said Coach Tate. “The way they played such a good game last week and then come back out here and play like they did tonight I’m just really proud.” The Bulldogs defense was able to keep the pressure on the Vikings offense but with five minutes left in the game Cartledge was able to find Ferguson again this time on a nineteen yard touchdown pass to put the Boiling Springs lead at 21-14. With just under five minutes to go the Bulldogs offense got the ball and never let the Spartanburg offense have it back as they melted away the last four minutes and fifty-seven seconds of the game. The Bulldogs got key runs from Aaron Thomas and Trey Miller but it was a seven yard slant pass on a third and six from Thomas to wide receiver Caden Peeler that helped seal the victory for the Bulldogs. Boiling Springs quarterback Aaron Thomas finished the game nine of eleven for 112 yards and also rushed for forty yards to help lead the Bulldogs to the victory on Friday night. "I think this could have been the breakout game for Aaron," said Coach Tate. "He really ran the ball well and came up with some key passes when we needed him to tonight." With the victory the Bulldogs improve to 4-3 on the season and 3-1 in region play. The Bulldogs will host Hillcrest next Friday who defeated Riverside 57-19 on Friday night. Comments are closed.
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