On Tuesday night Boiling Springs guard Meghan Scharpenberg picked up her 1,000th career point in basketball on a three-pointer from the corner, a milestone that according to Bulldogs head coach Dwayne Lytle has only been accomplished one time before by a Lady Bulldogs player (Hall of Famer Sheila Foster being the first). Neither accomplishment is a first for Scharpenberg this season as she has hit many big time three-pointers for the Bulldogs this season, including a game winner against number nine in the state Byrnes, as well as passing the 1,000 mark in her career as just this fall she also accomplished the feat in volleyball with her 1,000th career dig.
"It's an awesome feat to be able to accomplish but it still hasn't sunk in what that accomplishment means," said Scharpenberg. "I didn't do it alone though as I had my sister helping me along the way and my coaches as well. Everyone on the team has been so supportive and I haven't once felt like an outsider here. Also passing that mark on a three-pointer makes it ten times better because it was on a shot that fit my style." If the feat isn't impressive enough on its own the Bulldogs senior also is accomplishing the feat in her first year at the school as just this summer she and her family moved to Boiling Springs from Michigan when her father got a new job in Spartanburg. Accomplishing the goal was special for Scharpenberg but said what made it even more special was that she accomplished both with the help of her twin sister Jordan Scharpenberg who was a member of both the volleyball and basketball teams when Meghan accomplished both feats. "It's helped me a lot in this transition to have my sister here with me," said Scharpenberg. "I always have someone there to talk to and she is more social than I am so it makes it easier with her there." Jordan Scharpenberg said that it has been great being able to be right alongside her sister as she accomplished her athletic accomplishments. "It's been great to see her accomplish all this as I've been watching her from the beginning when we first started playing at five years old," said Jordon Scharpenberg. "I love seeing the spotlight on her because she deserves it. She's worked so hard to get here putting in so many hours on and off the court." She said that the transition to Boiling Springs wasn't just about getting used to a new town or a different type of game on the court but getting used to a much bigger school than she was used to in Michigan. "It was different because Boiling Springs is a lot bigger than my old school was as my old school had forty people in my class," said Scharpenberg. "With that though has come a lot more opportunities for me to play better teams here and to build my skills." While adding a senior transfer to a team could sometimes be a problem Boiling Springs head coach Dwayne Lytle says it hasn't been a problem at all mainly because of the person that Scharpenberg is off the court. "Her basketball skills are amazing but the reason she's able to accomplish that feat is because of the person that she is when people aren't looking," said Lytle. "She's always the last one shooting the ball in practice along with always being coachable and respectful. It's who she is that makes the difference and I'm so glad my girls got to see what a total athlete is because you can be a great athlete on the court but if your character is not up to par nobody wants to help you accomplish goals like this." Coach Lytle laughed telling the story about his first time meeting Meghan when she first approached him about playing basketball for his team despite some of his players already letting him know she was wanting to play. "I remember the first time I met her she walked in to talk to me about playing basketball in sliders after getting out of volleyball practice," said Lytle. "I told her to run a dribbling drill which she done well and then I told her to take a few practice shots. After I saw her shoot the basketball I told her 'Yeah I think we might have a spot on the team." When Friday's game against Gaffney arrives the Boiling Springs basketball team will be holding their senior day ceremonies for all their senior basketball players and Coach Lytle said it will be a hard one for him to say goodbye to Scharpenberg and only regretted he hadn't had the opportunity to coach her for all four years. "Meghan and her sister are amazing people to coach," said Lytle. "I just wish I would of had them for all four years." Comments are closed.
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