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Bulldogs rally falls short

BOLING - A fourth quarter rally by Boling's boys basketball team fell short as Yes College Prep held on for a 72-64 win in The Doghouse Tuesday night.

"The kids played hard once again but still fell short," said Boling coach Kevin Majewski.

"We did a good job of getting back in the game after falling behind by 16 early in the 4th."

The Bulldog had three chances to tie the game at 66-66 with just over a minute left but couldn't come up with the big basket.

Yes Prep took advantage of free throw opportunities and were six of six down the stretch.

Boling fell behind 12-9 after the first quarter and trailed 26-21 at halftime.

The Wizards outscored the Bulldogs 28-17 in the third quarter to go up 54- 38 before Boling rallied back to make it close.

Boling slipped to 1-7 in the District 27-2A standings and played 7-1 Van Vleck Friday night.

The Leopards beat East Bernard, 2-6, on Tuesday. The Wizards were 5-3 before playing Danbury, which was 1-7. League-leading Hitchcock beat Houston Can Academy 56-47 and was 8-0 before playing Brazos, which was 5-3.

Freshman Dennis Hemphill led the Bulldogs with a season high of 27 points.

Justin Hobbs contributed with 17 points and also had three assists.

B.W. McLeod scored seven points and had three assists. Dupree Taylor finished with six points and 10 rebounds.

Tanner Thompson and Kevin Ferrell scored two points each. Ferrell also had nine rebounds.

Coming up Tuesday, Boling hosts county rival East Bernard.

27-2A Boys Standings

Teams
Hitchcock (13-10) 8 0 .1000
Van Vleck (15-11) 7 1 .875
Brazos (8-13) 5 3 .571
Hou Can. (8-11) 3 5 .375
E. Bernard (4-17) 2 6 .250
Boling (3-17) 1 7 .125
Danbury (4-17) 1 7 .125


Tuesday's Results
Van Vleck 82, East Bernard 46
Yes Prep 72, Boling 69
Hitchcock 56, Hou, Can 47
Brazos 51, Danbury 34
Friday's Results
Hitchcock at East Bernard, late
Boling at Van Vleck, late
Danbury at Yes Prep, late
Hou. Can at Brazos, late
Tuesday's Games
East Bernard at Boling, 8 p.m.
Brazos at Hitchcock, 8 p.m.
Van Vleck at Danbury, 8 p.m.

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