BOILING SPRINGS, SC - On senior night the Boiling Springs football team gave the home crowd quite a show but came up just short in their upset bid of region opponent Gaffney as the Bulldogs fell 19-7 on Friday night.
While the Bulldogs upset bid fell short, Boiling Springs head football coach Matt Reel said that he couldn't be happier with the performance of his team. "I'm just proud of our guys tonight," said Reel. "Tonight, we got a glimpse of how I want this program to be with physical toughness. Our kids are fighting, and I told them tonight I'm prouder of them than I have been of a football team in a while. For them to show up and believe like they did tonight against a really good football team I'm just so proud of them." Both teams played strong defensive games with Gaffney coming up with two big defensive plays in the first half that allowed them to hold a 7-0 halftime lead. The first was just two minutes into the second quarter as they turned away the Bulldogs inside their own five-yard line forcing a field goal attempt that missed wide. The second big play saw Gaffney defensive back Kaliber Hoey intercept a Boiling Springs pass and return it thirty-eight yards for a touchdown to put Gaffney up 7-0. On the Bulldogs second drive of the third quarter, they went 80 yards over a seven-minute drive that was aided by some Gaffney penalties and were able to tie the game up at 7-7 with just under three minutes to go when Boiling Springs quarterback ran it in from two yards out for a touchdown. With just under ten minutes to go in the fourth quarter on a third and eight, Boiling Springs defensive back Spencer Eison intercepted a Gaffney pass and returned it 61-yards to the Gaffney twelve-yard line. The Bulldogs were unable to capitalize though as their 37-yard field goal attempt came up just short. Gaffney responded on the next drive converting a third and ten with a 62-yard pass that put the Indians at the Bulldogs two-yard line before scoring on the next play when Jaiden McDowell scored on a run up the middle to take a 13-7 lead. McDowell added another eight-yard touchdown run at the two-minute mark of the fourth quarter to take a 19-7 lead. Boiling Springs was led offensively through the air by quarterback Lincoln Huskey who went 14 of 29 for 134 yards with Zy Landrum being his top target with five receptions for 95 yards. Bulldogs running back Javen Chhim led the team on the ground with fifteen carries for 58 yards. Luke Compton led the Bulldogs defense with seven and a half tackles while Jameilion Miller added five tackles including two for a loss and a sack. Defensive back Spencer Eison added four tackles along with an interception plus five catches for 26 yards on offense. Gaffney quarterback Grayson Loftis led the Indians offense going 16 of 29 for 185 yards while Jaiden McDowell led the Indians on the ground with 11 carries for 65 yards and two touchdowns. Coach Reel says he sees his team is starting to really care about the program and are wanting to be successful which he says will only make them better going forward. "I think the biggest thing for us right now is we got a bunch of kids that care," said Reel. "We've got kids in tears in their eyes because they've been working so hard and care about what happens with this team. I keep telling them if they keep chopping at the tree it'll eventually fall. I'm looking forward to them getting the taste of victory in a big game after all the hard work they've been putting in and finally getting to see the result." Boiling Springs will return to action next Friday night in their regular season finale as they travel to Spartanburg for another region matchup. Comments are closed.
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