ROEBUCK, SC - In the 45th meeting between Boiling Springs and Dorman on the gridiron, the matchup between the two teams was like an old fashioned football game as a game that saw two defenses go toe to toe was decided on a play with just seconds remaining as the Cavaliers defeated the Bulldogs 14-10 on Friday night.
For most of the night it was the Bulldogs that held a narrow lead as they held a 10-7 lead for 23 minutes and 38 seconds of the second half. "It was a tough way to lose a game," said Bulldogs head coach Matt Reel. "Our kids don't deserve that to happen because they worked really hard for that moment to go their way. We had a couple of miscues there at the end, we have to fix it. The kids battled so hard, and the effort was amazing all night. A lot of positives across the board except for picking up the win." Boiling Springs got the first score of the game as Bulldogs senior Amayjai Boyd intercepted a Dorman pass at their own 38-yard line before racing 62-yards down the left side line for a touchdown just three minutes into the game to take a 7-0 lead over the Cavaliers. Dorman tied the game on the first play of the second quarter when the Cavaliers Jarvis Pearson took a ball to the right side for a four-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7-7. With just over two minutes to go in the first half, the Bulldogs started a drive at their own 48-yard line that they marched to the Dorman 19-yard line before Boiling Springs kicker Michael Dueck hit a 36-yard field goal to take a 10-7 lead into halftime. After a back and forth third quarter, it was the Cavaliers that marched down to the Boiling Springs 32-yard line but a big interception by Bulldogs linebacker Campbell Johnson shut down the Dorman drive. The interception was just one of many plays Johnson made on the night as the linebacker led the team in tackles with 11.5 tackles to go along with the interception as the whole defense stepped up big all night. "They have grown up and done a great job for us," said Reel. "Campbell has stepped in as a junior and plays every down, he has really been a captain of our defense from the middle out." Dorman's Brannon Teamer ended the ensuing Bulldogs drive at the Cavaliers 19-yard line on an interception of his own. With just under four minutes to go in the game Dorman got the ball to the Boiling Springs four-yard line and on fourth down ran a fake field goal that was recognized by the Bulldogs as a big tackle by Kristion Thompson and Amayjai Boyd ended the drive at their own five-yard line. After trailing most of the game, Dorman took their first lead of the game with 22 seconds left when Enahjay Fowler ran the ball in behind the right side of the offensive line and found the endzone to take a 14-10 lead over the Bulldogs. Boiling Springs was able to work the ball to midfield on the next drive but the final pass of the game was knocked down ending the ball game with the Cavaliers taking the 14-10 victory. Bulldogs quarterback Lincoln Huskey ended the game going 15 of 29 for 201 yards while Kyle Patterson led the receivers with four receptions for 76 yards. RyShaun Morgan led the Bulldogs on the ground with five carries for 34 yards. Dorman quarterback Brice O'Neal was five of 13 for 32 yards while Nick Means led the Cavaliers on the ground with 21 carries for 116 yards. Boiling Springs will be back in action next Friday night as they host Byrnes who defeated Spartanburg 21-9 on Friday. Comments are closed.
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