BOILING SPRINGS, SC - Boiling Springs basketball went into Wednesday night's game on a five-game winning streak and at halftime the Bulldogs trailed by eight points before coming back to get a 53-46 victory over Hillcrest.
The victory improves the Bulldogs win streak to six straight games and improves their overall record to 6-2 and gives the Bulldogs a win over a Hillcrest team that was ranked top-ten in the 5A polls just last week. "It was a team win as we head a lot of guys step up and do a lot of little things to help us win tonight," said Bulldogs head coach Craig Martin. "We can enjoy the win tonight, but we still have some things to clean up as we head towards region play. We're going to take this win and the Christmas tournaments to continue to try and get better." Boiling Springs trailed 28-20 at halftime after trailing 13-10 at the end of the first quarter but the Bulldogs started the second half on a 6-0 run to cut the Hillcrest lead to 28-26 before extending that run to 10-0 on back-to-back layups from Landon Sprouse and Dominique Johnson to take a 30-28 lead. Sprouse (9) and Johnson (7) combined to score all sixteen of the Boiling Springs points in the third quarter as they took a 36-34 lead when the buzzer sounded. "Sprouse really stepped up for us," said Martin. "We've seen it in practice and it's just great seeing it starting to translate into the games now." The game went back-and-forth in the fourth quarter as the game was tied at 46-46, when senior guard London Hogan hit a three-pointer from the right corner to give the Bulldogs a 49-46 lead with a minute left. Hogan who just returned from an injury scored six points while taking four charges is a key piece to the Bulldogs success according to Coach Martin. "London done a lot of things people aren't going to see in the stat book," said Martin. "The biggest thing with him is his leadership and it's not verbal leadership but what he does in practice and how he acts. He's our glue guy that holds everyone accountable and is the type of play that is essential to having a successful team." Over the last minute of the game the Bulldogs saw Dominique Johnson go four of four from the free throw line to ice the game. Johnson continued his strong play with his second double-double in two days as he led all scorers with 20 points, 12 rebounds, and three steals. Johnson was joined in double-figures by Landon Sprouse who scored 18 points with a rebound and two steals. "Dom isn't your prototypical big guy but he plays much bigger than his height," said Martin. "He does a lot of really good things for us especially on the boards. He does a great job of fighting especially against guys that are bigger than him in the post." Boiling Springs will return to action on Tuesday as they take part in the three-day Chesnee Roundball Classic, as they kick off the tournament on Tuesday against Chesnee at 8:00 PM. GIRLS GAME The Boiling Springs girls' basketball team like their counterparts overcame a halftime deficit to come back and capture a 41-35 victory over the visiting Hillcrest Rams. Boiling Springs trailed Hillcrest 23-14 at halftime but a strong defensive effort in the second half allowed them to overcome their deficit. The third quarter saw the Bulldogs cut the Rams lead to two points as they outscored Hillcrest 18-11 behind some strong defense that saw Sarah Ezell, Natalie Trudell, and Amiah Ellis combine for eight steals in the quarter while Ezell (6), Ellis (5), and Kylie McMillian combined to score 17 of the Bulldogs 18 points in the quarter. The Bulldogs continued their strong defense in the fourth quarter as they only allowed the Rams to score one-point in the quarter as they took a 38-35 lead before Amiah Ellis hit a three-pointer from the right top of the key in the final seconds for a 41-35 victory. Amiah Ellis led the Bulldogs in scoring with 11 points while Sarah Ezell also added 10 points of her own. Ezell finished the game with a double-double as to go along with her 10 points she also dominated on the boards with 17 rebounds along with five steals. Natalie Trudell also added 8 points and 11 rebounds to go along with five steals. The Boiling Springs girls' basketball team will return to action after the Christmas break at the three-day Battle of the Border tournament in Landrum. The Bulldogs will kick off their tournament against Blue Ridge on December 28th. Comments are closed.
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