The first snap of the game for the Byrnes Rebels was a bad snap to their own five yard line but that was the last thing to go wrong for the Rebels on Thursday night as they claimed a 55-21 victory over the Boiling Springs Bulldogs.
After the first fumble the Rebels were facing a third and fifteen at their own sixteen yard line when quarterback Lawrence Scott found tight end Kris Byrd for an eighty-four yard touchdown pass to give Byrnes a 7-0 lead. Boiling Springs would quickly answer back though as quarterback Aaron Thomas found wide receiver Chance Guest for a three yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 7-7 midway through the first quarter. After the Boiling Springs score, Byrnes outscored the Bulldogs 41-0 over the final eighteen minutes of the first half. Byrd scored twice more for the Rebels during the final eighteen minutes of the first half while Rahjai Harris added two scores and Braylin Johnson also scored. The Rebels would also add a defensive touchdown as they intercepted a Boiling Springs pass returning it twenty-five yards and giving Byrnes a 48-7 halftime lead. In the second half the Bulldogs came out still playing tough and never giving up as they outscored the Rebels 14-7 over the final twenty-four minutes, a trait that Boiling Springs head coach Rick Tate is pleased to see in his team. "We challenged them at halftime and they played tough," said Coach Tate. "We had some guys come out and make some plays which I'm proud of." The first score of the second half came from the Bulldogs when Aaron Thomas found wide receiver Caden Peeler for a twenty-one yard touchdown pass to make the score 48-14. After another Byrnes score, Thomas and Peeler would connect again, this time on an eighty yard touchdown pass to reach the final score of 55-21 in favor of the Rebels. Thomas had a good night for the Bulldogs as he passed for two-hundred and forty-nine yards with three touchdowns on Thursday night. While the regular season didn't end the way they wanted to the Bulldogs will start a whole new season in two weeks on November 9th as they are projected to travel to Northwestern for the first round of the 5A playoffs. The matchup would be a familiar one for the Bulldogs as they used to be long time region mates with Northwestern in the old days of Region II-4A. "We're used to District 3 stadium from all those matchups years ago," said Coach Tate. "From here on out it's a one game season and I know our kids will be ready to play. It's the playoffs and this is what everyone works all year to get to." Comments are closed.
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