BOILING SPRINGS, SC - As the fall weather finally started to arrive in the Upstate of South Carolina, the Boiling Springs football team used a strong running game along with another good performance from their running back as they defeated Greer 31-14 in an out of region home matchup for the Bulldogs on Friday night.
The win marks the Bulldogs first home victory over the Yellow Jackets in the six overall matchups between the two teams. A week after struggling on the ground, the Boiling Springs offense ran for over 200 yards of offense and three touchdowns as junior running backs Javen Chhim and RyShaun Morgan combined for 208 yards while junior quarterback Lincoln Huskey added 31 yards on the ground along with three touchdowns. "We came out kind of flat to start the game but once we got that initial drive on offense it gave us a little confidence and our defense settled in and we got back to being ourselves," said Bulldogs head coach Matt Reel. "I'm really proud of our team's performance tonight and I thought our offensive line played well as we challenged them all week after a tough week last week." Greer got the first score of the night as quarterback Chris Hall found Chase Byrd on a 32-yard pass to the left side to take a 7-0 lead just minutes into the game. After the Greer score, the Bulldogs responded with 24 straight unanswered points over the next quarter of play to take their first lead of the game and extend their lead to 17 points. Boiling Springs responded on the next drive when the Bulldogs made it to the Greer 20-yard line before settling for a 37-yard field goal from junior kicker Michael Dueck that sailed through the uprights to cut the Greer lead to 7-3 just before the end of the first quarter. On the Bulldogs next drive, they took their first lead of the game just three minutes into the second quarter when quarterback Lincoln Huskey ran the ball over the left side of the offensive line for a seven-yard touchdown run to take a 10-7 lead over the Yellow Jackets. Huskey found the end zone on the ground again on their next drive as he ran the ball up the middle from five-yards out to take a 17-7 lead with just over two minutes to go in the half in a drive that was setup by the defense when senior defensive lineman Calvin Jackson recovered a Greer fumble at the Yellow Jackets 49-yard line. With time running out in the half, the Bulldogs got the ball one more time in the half and marched it down the field ending with a 22-yard touchdown pass to the right side to junior wide receiver Kyle Patterson, who made an amazing leaping catch, to take a 24-7 lead into halftime. Greer snapped the Bulldogs streak of unanswered points with just over a minute to go in the third quarter when junior running back LaDainnian Martin took a handoff eleven yards over the right side for a touchdown to cut the Boiling Springs lead to 24-14 over Greer. At the ten-minute mark of the fourth quarter, the Boiling Springs defense continued their strong play as they forced a fumble that was recovered by freshman Dennis Glenn, who finished the night with two tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery. The turnover turned into points just a minute later after some big runs from Chhim and Morgan, the drive was finished off on a one-yard touchdown run up the middle for Huskey, which was his third rushing touchdown of the night. Huskey finished the night going 11 of 18 for 177 yards and a touchdown through the air while rushing for 30 yards on the ground and three touchdowns. Coach Reel said that his quarterback's performance wasn't a surprise as he's taken on a leadership role of the team. "Lincoln always takes on a leadership role and makes big plays, that's why he's our quarterback," said Reel. "You can go back to last year where we were in some battles, and he just stepped up and said it was his team and took over the game. He holds his teammates accountable when they're not playing up to the level that he is playing. When you have a quarterback who is one of the toughest guys on your team, both mentally and physically, you have the chance to be really good." Javen Chhim led the backfield attack rushing 18 times for 115 yards while fellow back RyShaun Morgan was close behind him with 14 rushes for 93 yards on Friday night. Sophomore wide receiver Eli Mobley had a big night catching four passes for 110 yards while junior wide receiver Kyle Patterson added three catches for 40 yards and a touchdown. Boiling Springs was led in tackles by senior JoJo Barrett who ended the game with six tackles, two which were for loss. The Bulldogs defensive backfield kept the Yellow Jackets offense from getting much through the air as they were limited to 112 yards thanks to their strong play as Jared Chinloy-Mickens led the group in tackles with four tackles (one for loss) and sophomore Jeremiah Favorite had two pass deflections. "On defense we had to make some adjustments against their wide receiver Chase Byrd, as he's a really good player," said Reel. "We put (Jeremiah) Favorite on him, and it allowed us to do some other things defensively. Our secondary really played a good game tonight." The defensive line had a strong game as well, including collecting two turnovers from both Calvin Jackson and Dennis Glenn, which is a group that Reel said is a key group to the defense's success. "The defensive line always plays well," said Reel. "Calvin had an unreal stat line against Hillcrest last week. He's developed as a vocal leader that holds guys accountable while also still playing great. I thought Dennis is starting to come into his own as he plays with a chip on his shoulder. Those guys on the defensive line are starting to have that family like feel as they're taking care of each other. For us to be successful we got to have those guys play well." LaDainnian Martin led the Greer offense with 95 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown while quarterback Chris Hall went six of 13 for 112 yards with a touchdown passing. The Bulldogs will look to make it two wins in a row at home next week when the host Clover for their final out of region game of the season as it will also be homecoming week for the Boiling Springs community. Comments are closed.
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