On Friday night four Lady Bulldogs basketball seniors laced up their basketball shoes for the last time at home and they made sure that they were going to leave with a victory as they accounted for twenty-five of the team's points in their 39-33 victory over the visiting Gaffney Indians. The seniors contributed all over the court on Friday night and even before the game started as senior point guard Arissa Edwards delivered an impressive rendition of the national anthem before the starting lineups were even announced. "It was so satisfying to get this win for those seniors," said Boiling Springs head coach Dwayne Lytle. "They worked hard and we've been in some battles all year. To see how we were down early and come back to win it was just a great way for us to win that game." The Bulldogs got the scoring started when senior Arissa Edwards made a running shot down the middle of the lane to give Boiling Springs and early 2-0 lead. From that point on the two teams battled throughout the rest of the quarter with Gaffney holding an 8-7 lead when the buzzer sounded to end the first quarter. In the second quarter the Indians put their lead at 10-7 early but a deep three-pointer by Edwards from the left side tied the game at 10-10 but Gaffney soon responded with a three-pointer of their own to retake the lead at 13-10. A few minutes later Boiling Springs retook the lead on a deep three-pointer from the left wing by junior Laisha Labra giving the Bulldogs a 15-13 lead. The game was tied at 16-16 with just under a minute to go in the half but Bulldogs senior Meghan Scharpenberg, whose had a knack for making big shots this season, made three out of her four free throw shots in the last minute to give Boiling Springs a 19-16 halftime lead. In the third quarter the Bulldogs outscored the Indians 11-6 behind seven points from Edwards to claim a 30-22 lead at the end of the quarter. Gaffney wasn't going to go down without a fight though as they went on a 9-2 run over the first three minutes of the fourth quarter to put the Bulldogs lead at 32-31. The Bulldogs finished out the game on a 7-2 run thanks in large part to their pressure defense that forced the Indians into turnovers throughout the game. Bulldogs senior Kelby Lyles had four steals for the Bulldogs defense followed closely by Edwards with three steals of her own. Arissa Edwards, Meghan Scharpenberg, Jordan Scharpenberg, and Kelby Lyles, the four seniors for the Bulldogs, combined for twenty-five points, twenty rebounds, and eight steals on Friday night. Edwards led the way with fifteen points while Meghan Scharpenberg scored seven points of her own. The group of seniors has left quite a mark on the Bulldogs program and the continuing building of what they want this program to become. "This senior group is a testament of what we're trying to build here in Bulldog nation," said Lytle. "When we came here five years ago we were determined to change the environment and brick by brick we have been building that. These seniors are a part of those bricks and we were just glad they could go out with a victory." The Bulldogs will be submitting a resume to the playoff committee to hopefully get a spot in the upcoming 5A playoffs and it's something Coach Lytle hopes will happen to give him another opportunity to coach this group of seniors. "We're putting in our bid for an at-;large bid tonight and I've hopefully been living right so we can get that spot," said Lytle. "So hopefully if the good Lord blesses us we can get one more opportunity to coach this group again." Boiling Springs Boys Rally Falls Just ShortThe Boiling Springs boys basketball team trailed by more than twenty points in the third quarter but were able to get within five points in the fourth quarter before eventually falling 55-44 to Gaffney on Friday night.
Both teams struggled shooting the ball early as Gaffney scratched their way to a 7-2 lead over the Bulldogs at the end of the first quarter with five of their points coming from junior Undre Lindsay. In the second quarter Gaffney outscored the Bulldogs 20-10 once again getting an impressive performance from Lindsay who scored six points for the Indians while Boiling Springs was led by senior Cameron Bocksteigel who had four of the team's ten points. In the third quarter Gaffney was able to push their lead to twenty points early but then Boiling Springs junior Corey Johnson found his shot scoring eleven points in the quarter and getting the Bulldogs within fourteen at 45-31 when the third quarter ended. Boiling Springs opened the fourth quarter on a 10-1 run thanks to a pressure defense and clutch shooting from Brylie Marcum to put the Gaffney lead at 46-41 with just over three minutes to go in the game. The Indians then went on a run of their own as they finished the game on a 9-3 run that was capped by a breakaway dunk from Lindsay to give Gaffney the win. Gaffney was led on Friday night by Lindsay who led all scorers with twenty-one points and they also got a double digit point night from Landon Bullock who scored ten points for the Indians. Boiling Springs was led on offense Friday night by junior Corey Johnson who scored eighteen points with three rebounds and two steals. Sophomore Brylie Marcum finished second on the scoring sheet for the Bulldogs as he scored eight points all coming in the final quarter. Comments are closed.
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