The Boiling Springs Bulldogs basketball team honored their seven senior basketball players on Tuesday night and those seniors responded by scoring sixty-one of the Bulldogs points in a 67-51 victory over Hillcrest.
"We start five seniors and these guys were freshman my first year coaching here and I have gotten to see these guys grow up," said Bulldogs head coach Hal McManus. "They have worked hard and done everything right, for them to go out with a victory on their home court is special." The Bulldogs grabbed a three point lead at the end of the first quarter behind seven points from Zach Baldinelli and two three-pointers from JB Kennedy. Boiling Springs was able to stretch their lead out to double digits in the second quarter but Hillcrest was able to go on a run in the last two minutes to get within seven as the Bulldogs led 31-24 at halftime. In the third quarter neither team was able to do much about the score as the Bulldogs still held a six point lead at the end of the quarter. The fourth quarter saw the Boling Springs seniors step up and take over the game as all six seniors who dressed on Tuesday night were the only players to score in the quarter as the Bulldogs outscored the Rams 33-13 in the final quarter. Four of the Bulldogs seniors scored in double figures as Baldinelli led all scorers with twenty-two points and Kennedy added eleven points while both Trayson Fowler and Pierre Gentry both scored ten points. Senior Chance Guest also scored six points while adding six rebounds and two steals for the Bulldogs and fellow senior Hunter McCravey added two points on Tuesday night. With the victory the Bulldogs move into a three-way tie for fourth place in Region II-5A and can assure themselves a playoff spot with a victory over Gaffney on Friday night. "I want our kids to celebrate tonight but come tomorrow we have to get back to work," said Coach McManus. "It's always tough to play at Gaffney because you know those guys are always going to play you until the end." The Boiling Springs Lady Bulldogs fell to Hillcrest 35-32 on Tuesday night as they were never able to overcome a slow offensive start in the first half. Boiling Springs was down seven late in the fourth quarter but rallied to get within three points with sixteen seconds left in the game behind nine points from senior Caroline Reese in the last minute of the game but the Bulldogs ran out of time in their comeback effort as a three point attempt by a Bulldogs shooter rimmed out as the buzzer echoed throughout the gym. Comments are closed.
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