MAULDIN, SC - After a tough loss to start the season, the Boiling Springs football team rebounded in pretty impressive fashion as they grabbed their first shutout victory since October of 2020, defeating the Mauldin Mavericks 55-0 on the road Friday night.
Boiling Springs head coach Matt Reel said that his team was extremely motivated to grab the victory over the Mavericks. "Our guys done a great job coming out early," said Reel. "There were some pregame festivities that got under everyone's skin a little bit, which was more than what normally goes on, but I think our kids handled it well. They don't like getting disrespected and they showed it tonight." The Bulldogs got a big night from junior quarterback Lincoln Huskey who went 18 of 23 for 333 yards and five touchdowns in three quarters of play. Reel said that the performance was because of work from everyone involved. "We worked and put a ton of time into our passing game," said Reel. "Our guys done a lot of work outside of the time we can be with them and made it a priority. Our offensive line made it a priority to make him comfortable back there and we're seeing the fruition of guys putting the time in to what they do." Huskey started the night finding sophomore wide receiver Eli Mobley on a post route to the left side from 18-yards out to put the Bulldogs up 6-0 early in the game. He later hooked up with junior wide receiver Tristan Horsey Johnson on a 44-yard touchdown pass to the middle of the field to put Boiling Springs up 13-0 with just seconds left in the first quarter. The second quarter saw the Bulldogs really impose their will on the Mavericks as they scored 28 unanswered points to take a 41-0 lead into halftime. Junior running back RyShaun Morgan started the scoring in the second quarter with a strong run up the middle for a six-yard touchdown run that was set up by two runs from fellow junior running back Javen Chhim, who had runs of 18 and 12 yards earlier in the drive, as the Bulldogs took a 20-0 lead. Huskey got back to work on the next possession as he found sophomore wide receiver Grayson Crowe for a screen pass on the right side and after some impressive juke moves took the ball 64-yards down the sideline to put the Bulldogs up 27-0 over the Mavericks with just under two minutes to go in the half. The Bulldogs defense got in on the scoring festivities on the very next offensive play from Mauldin as senior defensive lineman Jameilion Miller sacked the Mauldin quarterback forcing a fumble that was recovered and returned for a 15-yard touchdown by senior defensive end Dekari Sterling to put Boiling Springs up 34-0 just a minute and a half before halftime. It wasn't the only impressive defensive play in the first half by the Bulldogs as senior safety JoJo Barrett also blocked a 34-yard field goal attempt by the Mavericks to start the second quarter. After the Bulldogs defense forced another Mauldin punt, the sixth of the first half, the offense got the ball back with just over eighteen seconds left in the half. On the very first play, Huskey made another impressive throw finding junior wide receiver Kyle Patterson, who made a great adjustment on the ball, in the front left corner of the endzone for his fourth touchdown of the half, this one a 34-yard touchdown pass. In the third quarter, the Bulldogs and Mavericks kept the other off the scoreboard until just over a minute to go in the quarter when Huskey found Eli Mobley for the second time in the game, this time a 13-yard touchdown pass to the right corner of the endzone to take a 48-0 lead. The final score of the game came on a one-yard touchdown run by junior running back Tristan Pendergraph to put the Bulldogs up 55-0, which was set was set up by a 15-yard run by RyShaun Morgan who had taken over as the quarterback in the fourth quarter. Boiling Springs was led in receiving by sophomore wide receiver Grayson Crowe who had four receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown while senior wide receiver Tre'Sean Taylor had four receptions for 70 yards himself. Javen Chhim led the Bulldogs in rushing with nine carries for 44 yards against the Mavericks. The Boiling Springs defense had another great night as they limited the Mavericks to less than 150 yards of offense with a touchdown, two sacks and an interception by senior defensive back Amayjai Boyd. JoJo Barrett led the team with five and a half tackles while Jameilion Miller was just behind with five tackles and two sacks. Reel said that he was proud of the performance of his defense and said he was proud of his coaches for a great gameplan. "It all starts at the top with their coaches, and they put a lot of time into the preparation," said Reel. "Our kids play extremely hard and have great effort and technique. We're worlds better in our strength department than we were last year and we're starting to see the rewards from that." Boiling Springs will look to make it two wins in a row next Friday night when they host rival Chapman in another out-of-region game as the Panthers defeated Byrnes 17-14 on Friday night. Comments are closed.
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