Bullis vs. Landon: Nigel Pruitt leads Bulldogs into IAC final Bullis senior Nigel Pruitt was so focused during the first half of Friday night's Interstate Athletic Conference semifinal that he said he didn't even realize how large his team's lead had grown against Landon. Not until Pruitt jogged toward the locker room at halftime and his dad shouted about the scoreboard did the 6-foot-6 forward realize how hot he and the No. 8 Bulldogs had started. The lead was 18 at intermission, and Bullis would continue its mastery in the second half to down Landon, 70-47, and advance to the IAC final. The Bulldogs (23-3) will face Georgetown Prep in the final on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Prep after the Little Hoyas upset No. 7 Episcopal, 59-57, at the buzzer in the other semifinal. "Honestly I was not aware," Pruitt said of his team's margin. I was just into the game. I just wanted to win it. Pruitt couldn't miss early, scoring 12 points in a first quarter that opened with Bullis on a 21-2 run. The Bulldogs were 10 of 14 from the field. Landon (14-10), meantime, struggled out of the gate. The Bears" first seven possessions included three missed shots from the field and four turnovers. As impressive as Pruitt's offensive display was on one end, the Bulldogs" effort on the other end, led by sophomore Russell Sangster, was equally notable. Sangster was the tip of a defense that Bullis Coach Bruce Kelley called "man and a half." The intention: shut down Landon All-Met guard Joe McDonald, a George Washington recruit. Russel had [McDonald's jersey No.] 22," Kelley said. And everybody else had a two. Everybody had a half of him. McDonald still scored 15 points with 10 rebounds and three assists, but Landon couldn't provide him enough help. Four players finished in double figures for the Bulldogs, including Pruitt (15 points, 14 rebounds), Aiden Hadley (10 points), Anthony Thompson (11) and Sangster (10).