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Bulldogs March to Sgt York Classic

  • Written by Wally Etheridge
  • Published: Tuesday, January 09,2018

The Red Boiling Springs Bulldogs were invited to play in the 2017 Sgt York Southeastern Christmas Invitational in Jamestown.  They were one of eight boys teams competing.

In the 1st round they faced the Owsley County(KY) Owls. The Bulldogs got off to a fast start as Dalton Marsh scored 10 quick points to give the Bulldogs a 14-10 1st quarter lead. Jordan Powell and James Sampson both had 1st quarter points. Marsh would score 8 more while Mason Hix would add 3 to send the game to a 29-16 half-time lead.

With all the Owl defensive efforts concentrated on Marsh, in the 3rd period Jordan Powell would score 9, Hunter Kirk 3, Hix 2, and 6 more from marsh to have a 45-25 lead going into the final period. Coach Owens was able to get some playing time for his bench and the Bulldogs win by a final score of 70-30.

In the 2nd round game Red Boiling Springs would play the Friendship Christian Commanders for the chance to play in the finals. Outstanding defense by both teams and good shot selection dominated the first half of this game. Friendship would play much of the first half in a triangle-and-two, in an effort to shut down Marsh and it worked. Even though it was effective RBS trailed 23-25 at the break.

Rinse and repeat. The Bulldogs just couldn’t get the ball to Marsh in the 2nd half. The Bulldogs shot the ball fairly well and kept the game close. After the Bulldogs cut the lead to 2 points in the final period, Friendship made 8 straight free thows to pull out the win 58-55.

Final scoring was: Hix 16, Marsh 13, Matthew Murphy 12, Kirk 7 , Kendall Thompson 2, James Sampson 3, and Dylan Gross 2.

RBS would face the host team in the consolation game in Jamestown. The score was 9-8 York after the 1st quarter and the halftime score was 27-23 York. The Bulldogs got fairly balanced scoring to keep it close.

The Bulldogs fought back in the 3rd period, making four 3 pointers. The game would go into the final stanza tied 39-39. With 51 seconds on the clock and York leading 52-51, the Bulldogs would go scoreless on two consecutive possessions and were forced to foul. York made their free throws and won by a final score of 57-52. The Bulldogs played one of their best games of the season even though they came up a bit short.

Scoring totals were: Marsh 24 and 17 rebounds, Powell 8 points, Murphy 9 points, Hix 4 points, Kirk 5 points, and Gross 2 points.

Lady Bulldogs Compete in Clinton County Holiday Classic

  • Written by Wally Etheridge
  • Published: Tuesday, January 09,2018

The Red Boiling Springs Lady Bulldogs played in the Clinton County(KY) Holiday Classic. RBS finished as the runner-up in the tournament with an eventful twist.

The Red Boiling Springs Lady Bulldogs would first face Dayton High School(KY). The first half of this game was very close as a 3 point advantage was the largest lead by either team and turnovers were a problem for both teams. The Lady Lions led at the break 28-26.The Lady Bulldogs were led in scoring by Liz Anderson with 8 points, Kennedy Fleming  6 points, Haley Davis and Bailey Morgan each had 5 points, and Briley Morgan had 2 points.

The Lady Bulldogs came out in the third quarter and had a tough time scoring and wound up scoring only 7 points in the quarter. Dayton took a 35-33 lead into the final quarter and with the Lady Bulldogs in foul trouble, RBS would come up short and lose 52-49.

Next the Lady Bulldogs would face the host team. These girls played with a little chip on their shoulder following the first round loss. With a stiff defense RBS led 17-4 heading into the 2nd quarter. Fleming and Anderson each had 6 points, while Davis chipped in 4 points.

Full court pressure was too much for Clinton County and the trailed 16-31 at the break. Morgan led the 2nd quarter scoring with 6 points. With the score 53-29 heading into the final period, Coach McKinney was able to empty his bench. Final score was RBS 73 Clinton Co 41.

Now Red Boiling Springs would play Cumberland County(KY). Fleming would score 12 of her 23 total points in the 1st quarter to stake the Lady Bulldogs to a 37-16 halftime lead. These young ladies were never really challenged in this game and cruised to a 61-31 win. Davis and Anderson finished with 11 points each, Morgan had 6 points, Briley Morgan had 6 and Bailey Morgan had 4 points, Iesha Smith had 4 points, and Amber McCarter had 2 points.

There were three teams tied for 2nd place and the tie-breaker to see who would play in the Championship was who outscored their opponent in the most score. RBS was the winner of 6 quarters in their three games and got the opportunity to play Livingston Academy in the Championship.

The Lady Bulldogs were clearly the underdog in this contest but they managed to keep the entire game close. Fleming scored 18 first half points while Davis had 7 and Briley Morgan had 8. RBS trailed at the break 32-35.

The Lady Wildcats knew that stopping Flemming was the key to victory so they had two girls on her in the second half. With that strategy both teams wound up having a cold second half. Even though RBS cut the lead to one heading into the final quarter, Livingston would do just enough to get the win by a final score of 45-42.

Fleming finished with 20 points, Briley Morgan had 8 points, Davis had 7 points, Smith had 4 points, and Anderson had 2 points.

With the loss the Lady Bulldogs finish 2 and 2 and take home a 2nd place finish to end holiday play. 

Bulldog Baseball Loses Three

  • Written by Mark Darnell
  • Published: Tuesday, April 11,2017
The RBS Bulldog baseball team had a tough week this week as they dropped three games. In between rainy and cold days they played Trousdale County and Macon County.
 
After the home game at RBS was cancelled, the Bulldogs played a doubleheader against Trousdale County on Tuesday Apr 4th. In the first game Yellow Jacket Wiley Barton threw 6 innings allowing 8 hits, 1 earned run, and 8 strike-outs. Dylan Coker got the win pitching one scoreless inning in the 7th allowing just one hit. Bulldog Cole Dziekiewicz threw 7 innings and allowed 8 hits, 2 earned runs with 8 strike-outs. Trousdale broke a 1-1 tie in the top of the 7th to get the win 6-1 led by Logan Calhoun who hit 3 for 4 scoring two runs. Bulldog Cameron Cothron was 2 for 3 and scored the only run from an RBI by Bailey Anderson.
 
In the second game Trousdale scored runs in every half-inning they were at bat. The Yellow Jackets plated five, two, six, and on in successive innings to get a 14-1 win in 5 innings. Trousdale’s Logan Hewitt threw 5 innings and allowed 2 hits, 1 earned run, and 11 strike-outs for the win. Hewitt helped his own cause with 2 RBIs as well as 2 RBIs from Kobe Pridemore and 3 RBIs from Barton. Bulldog Justin Bergdorf had the only hit and scored the only run in the game for the Bulldogs.
 
The Bulldogs played Macon County on Friday Apr 7th. They lost by a score of 0-10 in 5 innings. Stats for the Bulldogs were not available at press time.
 
This week the Bulldogs are scheduled to travel to Watertown on Apr 10th, travel to Jackson County on Apr 13th, and play Clinton County, KY on Apr 14th.

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