It took three overtimes to get it accomplished but Boiling Springs was able to extend their winning streak over the Vikings to six straight games when the Bulldogs defense held Spartanburg on fourth down to come away with a 44-37 victory on Friday night.
"I can't say enough about our kids tonight because we came out on fire and then we had a lull but they just fought back," said Bulldogs head coach Rick Tate. "This is probably one of the biggest wins I've ever been a part of." The Bulldogs got the scoring started on their first drive when senior kicker Tanner Robbins kicked a fifty yard field goal to tie former Bulldog and current Furman kicker Grayson Atkins, who was in attendance at the game, for the longest field goal in school history. Boiling Springs added to their lead when junior quarterback Jalen Dodd found junior running back Cam Mills on a thirteen yard touchdown pass that deflected off another Bulldogs player before finding Mills to give the Bulldogs a 10-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. "They told me it was a fifty yarder before we lined up for the kick and I told them I knew because I have all the confidence in the world that Tanner could make that kick," said Tate about Robbins fifty yard field goal. Spartanburg got their first score of the game just a minute into the second quarter when running back Shaqur Anderson-Mullins ran the ball in from eleven yards out to make the score 10-7 in favor of Boiling Springs. The Bulldogs struck back just two minutes later when Dodd found junior wide receiver Carlos Carson on a crossing pattern and then he outran the Vikings defense for an eighty yard touchdown giving Boiling Springs a 17-7 lead. The Vikings found the endzone on their next possession when Quinton Holbert ran the ball in from one yard out and made the score 17-13 after a missed extra point attempt. Spartanburg chipped into the Bulldogs lead again when kicker and Shrine Bowl selection Henry Bishop booted a twenty-seven yard field goal to put the Boiling Springs lead at 17-16 when the halftime buzzer sounded. Both teams went scoreless in the third quarter with both defenses making key plays to hold the other teams offense off the scoreboard. In the fourth quarter the Vikings grabbed their first lead of the game when Anderson-Mullins got his second touchdown of the game this time on a four yard run to put Spartanburg ahead 23-17. After the Bulldogs were unable to move the ball on their next possession Spartanburg went on a six minute drive that ended in a missed field goal giving Boiling Springs just over three minutes to tie the game. After the missed field goal the Bulldogs had just over three minutes and eighty yards to go to keep their hopes of a win alive. The drive was led by quarterback Jalen Dodd who went six of seven for fifty-nine yards on the drive and completed the drive with a nine yard touchdown pass to Carlos Carson to tie the game at 23-23 and sent the game into overtime.. In the first overtime the Bulldogs got on the board first when Dodd found junior running back Charles McFadden on an eight yard touchdown pass to the right side to go up 30-23. The Vikings answered back on their possession in overtime when Anderson-Mullins ran the ball up the middle on fourth and one to tie the game at 30-30 at the end of the first overtime period. Spartanburg got on the board first in the second overtime when Anderson-Mullins scored again on a two yard touchdown run to give the Vikings a 37-30 lead. On the Bulldogs possession they were sacked on third down before getting a big play on fourth down when Dodd found McFadden in the left corner of the endzone on a fifteen yard pass to tie the game at 37-37 at the end of the second overtime. In the third overtime Boiling Springs grabbed the lead first when Dodd found Carson on a twelve yard touchdown pass on third and twelve to give the Bulldogs a 44-37 lead. On the ensuing Spartanburg possession the Vikings were facing fourth and ten when Boiling Springs senior defensive lineman Trell Robinson came up with a sack to seal the victory for the Bulldogs. Jalen Dodd finished the night going fifteen of twenty-one for 214 yards passing while adding six touchdowns through the air. Carlos Carson led the Bulldogs in receiving with six catches for 130 yards and three touchdowns while Charles McFadden led the Bulldogs on the ground rushing the ball twelve times for sixty yards. "I'm so proud of how Jalen played tonight and how he grew up tonight, I'm just so glad I was here to see that and he just played his butt off," said Tate. "We also got Charles back tonight and it just added a whole different dynamic to the offense." On the defensive side of the ball the Bulldogs were led in tackles by Austin Henderson and Bryson Seay who both registered seven tackles on the night and they were followed closely by Cam Philson who registered six tackles with two tackles for loss. "Our defense came up with some big stops for us tonight to give our offense a chance to get back on the field," said Tate. "I just can't say enough about their effort tonight." The Bulldogs will look to build on the win against the Vikings when they travel to Hillcrest next week in another region matchup. Comments are closed.
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