After winning for the first time last year, the BCMS boys basketball team saw an incredible upswing. The Barons sprinted out to a 4-0 start and were 10-1 on January 22. Though Bleckley would lose two of its final three games, BCMS was still the second seed in the MGMSAA tournament.
Tamarick Anderson shoots from the corner.
Their opponent Thursday was seventh-seeded Toombs County. BC ended the regular season with a win in Lyons, though the offense struggled throughout. In Thursday's game, back to back three's by Rydealous "Spud" Taylor and D'Andre Pitts erased an early 4-1 deficit.
Rydealous "Spud" Taylor had two three-pointers Thursday.
Bleckley would lead by as many as seven. Toombs though was within 13-9 going into the second quarter. Ken Hughes' three about halfway through the second was the Barons only field goal. Hughes was hampered by a sprained ankle suffered in practice. Leading 17-9, the BullPups scored the final six points to get within 17-15 at halftime.
Ken Hughes had one of the Barons four three-point shots versus Toombs.
Taylor hit his second three of the game in the third as part of a 6-0 spurt to give Bleckley a 25-17 lead going into the fourth. A 6-1 Toombs spurt got the Bullpups within 26-23. Savon Walters answered with a three-point play, BC's only basket of the fourth.
Dominic Ligon shoots.
The Barons hit enough free throws down the strech to advance 33-23. Bleckley's boys join the girls team in the semi-finals for the first time in recent memory. Though the opponent was unknown as of this writing, the Barons play at 5:30 pm Friday at Dublin Middle School.
