SPARTANBURG, SC - A big second quarter outburst by the Spartanburg offense in the second quarter led them to defeating Boiling Springs 55-14 in the regular season finale for the Bulldogs on Friday night.
"We haven't been to put points on the board when we needed to and we haven't done enough in special teams and the redzone to deserve a win," said Boiling Springs head coach Matt Reel. "We had a hard time stopping them in the redzone on defense and couldn't convert when we got our opportunities in the redzone on offense which has been our achilles the last four weeks. We get in redzone situations and just can't take advantage." Spartanburg started out the scoring on the opening kickoff as Keke Kelly returned the Boiling Springs kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown just seconds into the game. Boiling Springs soon responded with a touchdown of their own less than two minutes later when sophomore quarterback Lincoln Huskey raced over the left side for a 73-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 7-7 with ten minutes still left in the quarter. The Vikings retook the lead when quarterback Raheim Jeter ran the ball up the middle for an eight-yard touchdown run to take a 14-7 lead at the five-minute mark. Boiling Springs looked to tie the game at the start of the second quarter but were unable to get the ball in the endzone that turned into a blocked field goal and started the Vikings second quarter run. In the second quarter Spartanburg got rushing scores from Kelly and Drek Carter along with a touchdown pass from Jeter to Kelly to score twenty-one unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 35-7 lead into halftime. The Bulldogs opened the second half with a score on their opening drive when Huskey found senior Spencer Eison for a 45-yard touchdown pass to put the score at 35-14 in favor of the Vikings. From that point on the Vikings scored the next twenty-one points of the game at Jeter found Moore for a 28-yard touchdown pass and TJ Johnson added a one-yard touchdown run. They also added a forty-yard interception return for a touchdown with just under five minutes to go in the game to take a 55-14 victory. Boiling Springs was led on offense by Lincoln Huskey who went 10 of 28 for 137 yards and a touchdown in the air while adding 82 yards on the ground on ten carries and a score. Zy Landrum was the top receiving target for the Bulldogs as her caught six passes for 84 yards on Friday night. Raheim Jeter led the Spartanburg passing offense going 12 of 16 for 161 yards and two scores while Keke Kelly led the rushing attack with 90 yards on four carries with a score. Defensively for the Bulldogs, they were led in tackles by Justin Woodruff who registered nine tackles including one for loss. The Bulldogs also got interceptions from Jojo Barrett and Gabe Blanton on Friday night while Calvin Jackson added a sack and another tackle for loss. While the Bulldogs season didn't end how they wanted it to, Coach Reel is happy with the progress he's seen in his team from their first game against TL Hanna to the regular season finale against Spartanburg on Friday night. "Wins and losses don't show how much this team has grown since that first week against TL Hanna," said Reel. "If you're not around these guys everyday like we have been since February you may not see it but I told our kids after this game that I love them and I'm proud of them for the work they've put in, which are two things I don't just say to anyone. Those kids are doing what we've asked of them, and they fight each day to get better. There's not a group that is fighting harder than our kids are right now." Boiling Springs will be off next week and will wait for the release of the SCHSL playoff bracket next Saturday to see if they'll be a part of this year's playoffs. Comments are closed.
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