GAFFNEY, SC - After a tough loss at Byrnes on Tuesday night, the Boiling Springs boys' basketball team rebounded pretty quickly with an impressive 54-44 region victory at Gaffney on Friday night.
The Bulldogs win came on the heels of a strong performance from senior point guard Tre Locklear who scored a game high 27 points. "Any time you can go to a school like Gaffney with the tradition they have and compete but also come out with a win, it's always a good thing," said Bulldogs head coach Craig Martin. "These guys put together tonight some things we had been working on and I'm glad to see the better effort. It was a good bounce back game for us after we played so poorly against Byrnes" Boiling Springs jumped out to a 4-0 lead to start the game behind a layup from Locklear and two free throws from Landon Sprouse. Gaffney then went on an 8-0 run of their own to take an 8-4 lead before both teams battled the rest of the first quarter with the Indians holding a 15-14 lead when the buzzer sounded. In the second quarter the Bulldogs defense went on lockdown as they held Gaffney to only six points in the quarter and it was led by the play from London Hogan, who took four charges in the game to go along with four points and seven rebounds. "We have to have good defensive effort and I think at times we looked really good but others we still have to work on the little details," said Martin. "I think the kids done a real good some of getting after it. London is our glue guy and gives people fits. I've never had someone that reads a defense better than him. He plays so hard and physical that he just makes up for his lack of size." The Bulldogs outscored Gaffney 15-6 in the quarter as Locklear had his biggest quarter of the game scoring 11 points in the quarter on their way to a 29-21 halftime lead. Boiling Springs continued their strong play in the third quarter as Dominique Johnson hit two big three-pointers and Jeremiah Favorite added another three-pointer to extend their lead to twelve points at the end of the third quarter holding a 44-32 lead. In the fourth quarter, Locklear took over the game as the Gaffney defensive focus went on him but he still led the Bulldogs with nine points in the quarter. Coach Martin said he was proud of how Locklear let the game come to him and take over. "Tre is obviously going to be Tre every game," said Martin. "I think tonight though towards the end of the game he done a good job of letting the game come to him and dictate the tempo of the game, which is huge. He basically slowed the game down and done the little things and getting the guys the ball in the spots they needed to get the ball." While Locklear led the Bulldogs with 27 points on Friday night, he also added five rebounds and a steal. Dominique Johnson and Landon Sprouse each added eight points for the Bulldogs on Friday night. Dylan Riddlespurger led Gaffney in points on Friday night with 12 points, as he was the only Indians player to finish in double figures. Boiling Springs will return to play on Tuesday night where they'll host Spartanburg for senior night. They will also honor Bulldogs legend Sheila Foster when they retire her #53 jersey in the new gymnasium on Tuesday night. GIRLS GAME - GAFFNEY 56 BOILING SPRINGS 29 Gaffney used a couple of big runs in the first quarter to take an early lead over Boiling Springs on their way to a 56-29 win over the Bulldogs. The Indians started the game on a 5-0 run before Boiling Springs' Olivia Shirley hit a layup but then Gaffney went on a 9-0 run to hold a 14-2 lead at the end of the first quarter. Boiling Springs was led on Friday night by Kylie McMillian who scored 11 points with four rebounds, three assists, and a steal. Sarah Ezell added eight points with 12 rebounds and two blocks while Olivia Shirley added eight points, seven rebounds, and three steals. Gaffney was led by Shyrique Parker who had 25 points, four rebounds, and two steals. She was joined by senior Moriah Little who finished her senior night game with a double-double scoring 14 points with 13 rebounds and a steal. Comments are closed.
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