On Tuesday night the Boiling Springs Bulldogs used a big night from Corey Johnson and clutch free throw shooting in the fourth quarter to secure a 61-58 victory over the visiting Riverside Warriors in a region matchup. "Over the last few weeks we've struggled and for these kids to get something positive like this I'm really proud of them," said Bulldogs head coach Hal McManus. "Jordon Askew and Corey Johnson hit down every free throw down the stretch and I'm just proud of the team effort." In the first quarter the Bulldogs trailed 11-6 at the four minute mark but went on a 10-2 run to finish out the quarter behind seven points from senior Jordon Askew to grab a 16-13 lead after one quarter. In the second quarter both teams scored ten points apiece but all ten of the Boiling Springs points came from one source as junior Corey Johnson accounted for all of the Bulldogs points in the quarter and gave Boiling Springs a 26-23 halftime lead. When the third quarter came around both teams equaled themselves out as they each scored seventeen points in the quarter but just like in the other quarters it was a new player leading the way for the Bulldogs as junior Cam Earls led the way in the third quarter scoring eight of the team's points in the quarter. The way his team kept having a new player step up in each quarter was something Coach McManus was proud of as it meant the offense was moving the ball well. "I think Riverside started to keying and switching then we would have a new guy step up," said McManus. "When you several guys that can score that's good because the opposing team can't just lock up on one guy and shut you down. Our guys recognize their roles and are always ready to step up when it's their turn." In the fourth quarter both teams were in foul trouble and it was the Bulldogs who took advantage as they went fourteen of fifteen from the free throw line in the final quarter including ten of ten from both Johnson and Askew. Boiling Springs trailed 49-47 with just over two minutes to go when Askew hit both his free throws to tie the game at 49-49 and then on the defensive end picked up a strong rebound before going back to the line where he hit both shots giving the Bulldogs a 51-49 lead. "Jordon did a lot of good things early and then got in foul trouble but we had to get him back into the game," said McManus. "He's a guard having to play center for us and he got two huge rebounds for us late in the game that were difference makers for us. He got those rebounds at times we needed to stretch the lead out and we were able to and it forced Riverside into taking shots they didn't necessarily want to take." After Askew's free throws gave the Bulldogs the lead Boiling Springs' Cam Earls stole the ball from a Riverside player and raced down the right side of the court for a layup to give the Bulldogs a 53-49 lead. The final eight points of the game for Boiling Springs came from Corey Johnson at the free throw line as those free throws accounted for eight of his game high twenty-four points to go along with four rebound and two steals. Johnson wasn't the Bulldog player to finish in double figures as Askew finished the night with fifteen points and Cam Earls added ten points of his own. Riverside was led on Tuesday night by Chris Williams who finished with a double-double as he scored seventeen points and picked up thirteen rebounds. Alexei Iturbe also finished in double figures for the Warriors scoring thirteen points including a three pointer as time expired in the game as the Bulldogs picked up a 61-58 victory. Boiling Springs will return to the court on Friday night as they host the number three ranked team in the country the Dorman Cavaliers. Lady Bulldogs Use Big Run To Defeat WarriorsThe Boiling Springs Lady Bulldogs used a 10-2 run in the third quarter to defeat the visiting Riverside Warriors 46-39 on Tuesday night.
"We needed that win tonight," said Bulldogs head coach Dwayne Lytle. "That's a team we're tied with in the region and we're going to play hard to finish out this regular season and hopefully get a shot in the playoffs." In the first quarter the Bulldogs trailed early but with just over a minute to go in the quarter senior Arissa Edwards was able to give the Bulldogs their first lead of the game at 9-7 and if was a lead they were able to hold as they had a 9-8 lead at the end of the quarter. In the second quarter the Warriors held a 21-16 lead before the Bulldogs were able to close to within one point at 22-21 but a three-point shot from Caitlyn Cunningham with time running out gave Riverside a 25-21 halftime lead. The Bulldogs started the second half on an 8-0 run that was started by D'Marria Glenn and Meghan Scharpenberg both going two for two from the free throw line tying the game at 25-25. The Bulldogs took the lead on a free throw by Arissa Edwards and extended the lead to 29-25 on a three-pointer from the left side by Scharpenberg as the Bulldogs claimed a 31-27 lead after the first quarter. In the fourth quarter the Bulldogs and Warriors went back and forth with the lead before Scharpenberg hit another three-pointer from the left side to put Boiling Springs ahead 37-35 lead with just over five minutes to go in the game. From that point on the Bulldogs went on a 9-4 run to finish out the game, including going seven of ten from the free throw line, and the victory was sealed when Laisha Labra took a long inbound pass and raced down the right side for an easy layup to give the Bulldogs the victory. Meghan Scharpenberg led the Bulldogs with fourteen points, eight rebounds. and a steal. They also got a good night from D'Marria Glenn who had thirteen points along with seven rebounds and Danielle Brock who had five points, five rebounds and four steals. "We started guard heavy and then hit them with our post players," said Lytle. "D'Marria going nine of eleven from the free throw line really fit into that game plan. Also the rotation that Danielle did on defense is exactly what we need from our post players and she did an excellent job of rotating and monitoring what the other team was doing." The Lady Bulldogs will return to the court on Friday night against Dorman in a matchup where a win would really help their playoff chances. Comments are closed.
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