The Westside Rams made their first trip to the Lowe's Roundball Classic a memorable one as they claimed the 2017 championship with a 68-49 victory over the Anderson Christian Lions. The Rams started their tournament play with an impressive victory on Thursday as they defeated the two time defending champions of the Lowe's Roundball Classic the East Rutherford Cavs 65-60.
The Rams trailed early in the game as they fell behind the Lions 16-11 at the end of the first quarter but were able to rally before the half was over claiming a 28-24 lead at halftime. It was in the fourth quarter when the Rams truly showed their talent though as they outscored Anderson Christian 26-12 over the last eight minutes of the game. The Rams were led in the championship game by Traye Carson who scored twenty-three points and was named the MVP of the tournament. They also got a solid night from Odarius Cade who scored twenty points and was named All-Tournament. Carson was named MVP of the tournament after averaging 21.7 points per game for the Lowe's Classic. The Lions were led in the championship game by Quentin Moulterie who scored fifteen points. Anderson Christian's McCrae Moorhouse was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 16.7 points for the tournament. The Lady Cavaliers of East Rutherford had to overcome a fourteen point first half deficit but they did just that as they captured the 2017 Lowe’s Roundball Classic with a 56-53 win over the Gaffney Lady Indians.
After trailing Gaffney 33-19 in the first half the Lady Cavaliers went on an 11-2 run over the first three minutes of the third quarter to get the game back within three. They were able to tie the game at 38-38 with 1:19 left in the third quarter. Gaffney was able to reclaim a four point lead at the end of the third quarter when Jada Miller hit a layup and Jasmine Oglesby hit two free throws. The fourth quarter saw a back and forth battle between both teams with East Rutherford being able to complete their fourteen point comeback and winning the first ever Lowe’s Roundball Classic Championship for the Lady Cavs. East Rutherford junior Osha Makerson was named Tournament MVP while Kendra Ross was named All-Tournament. Ross and junior Brooklyn Henderson led the Lady Cavs with fourteen points a piece in the championship game. Gaffney’s Mariah Corry was named All-Tournament and led the Lady Indians with fourteen points in the championship game. In a matchup between rivals, the Chapman Lady Panthers used a 22-6 lead after the 1st quarter to claim a 63-38 win over the Chesnee Lady Eagles in the Lowe's Roundball Classic Girl's 7th place game. Chapman was led in the championship game by Paige Aho who hit 6 three pointers and finished with 20 points. The Lady Panthers also got great performances from All-Tournament selection Ke'Asia Anderson who had 16 points and from Breana Mabry who had 9 points and 9 rebounds. The Lady Eagles were led by Paige Scruggs who had 14 points and 8 rebounds and Sierra Bowen who added 11 points and collected 11 rebounds. The Lady Eagles will be back in action on Wednesday at 6pm at Brashier Middle College. Chesnee Boy's Finish Fourth At Lowe's Classic Berea used a 21 point effort from Damarcus Leamon to help propel them to a 81-65 victory over the Chesnee Eagles in the Lowe's Roundball Classic 3rd place game. The Bulldogs also got a solid effort from Newa Hashim, who scored 13 points and Jaylan Gordon who added 11 points and grabbed 5 rebounds.
The Eagles were led by Dez Tate who finished with 24 points and grabbed 8 rebounds while Nate Lamb also added 20 points for Chesnee. Coach Pitt was proud of his teams effort against a solid Berea squad "I was proud of our effort tonight defensively. Berea is a special team and they will go a long way." Chesnee's Dez Tate and Berea's Damarcus Leamon were selected to the Lowe's Roundball Classic All-Tournament team. The Eagles will return to action Wednesday night at Brashier Middle College. -Andrew Eison In the first round of the Lowe's Roundball Classic the Chesnee Eagles downed the Pickens Blue Flame 83-34. The Eagles jumped out to a 28-6 lead at the end of the 1st quarter and never looked back. Chesnee got a pair of monster games from Nate Lamb and Dez Tate, as Tate scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Lamb scored a game high 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Coach Pitt was pleased with how his team carried the momentum throughout the game and hope to carry it into tomorrow. "It's special because we have had this tournament for 3 years now and we have had some really tough teams,” said Coach Pitt, “This is the first time we have won in this tournament so that is kind of exciting. We are playing a really good Anderson Christian team in the semifinals, and it's going to be a good challenge." The Eagles look to carry the momentum over into day two of the Lowe's Roundball Classic when they play Anderson Christian at 8:30 PM on Friday night. Girl’s GameIn the first round of the Lowe's Roundball Classic, the Berea Lady Bulldogs downed the Chesnee Lady Eagles 52-40.
The Lady Bulldogs were led by Jashiya Henderson, who had 33 points and was the game’s leading scorer. The Lady Eagles were led on Thursday night by Sierra Bowen who finished the night with 13 points and 9 rebounds. The Lady Eagles got a solid game from two freshmen as Paige Scruggs had 10 points and Shenan Bishop had 8 points and 5 rebounds. Sophomore Abbey Ray also contributed 9 points and 14 rebounds in the Lady Eagles loss. Coach Carey Burns has been pleased with her young players so far this season, "We have a lot of potential. I see our young players continuing to be productive and can see them improving throughout the season. It's exciting that Chesnee basketball will have 2-3 more years with this group after this season.” The Lady Eagles will play the Pickens Blue Flame at 1:00 PM on Friday in the second round of the Lowe’s Roundball Classic. -Andrew Eison It didn’t take long for the excitement to get started at the Lowe’s Classic on Thursday as in the second game of the day the Broome Centurions rallied from a sixteen point deficit in the third quarter only to fall to the Berea Bulldogs 73-66 in overtime.
The game was close throughout most of the first half only to see Berea extend its lead to 48-32 in the third quarter. The comeback started there for Broome though as the Centurions went on a 17-0 run from the 1:32 mark in the third quarter to the 6:03 mark in the fourth quarter giving Broome a 49-48 lead. The comeback for Broome was led by senior David Miller who scored twenty-six points and also had fifteen rebounds for the Centurions on Thursday. At the end of regulation the score was tied 62-62 after two shot attempts in the last six seconds fell just short for Broome . Berea was able to regain their lead in overtime though as they outscored Broome 11-4 and moved on into the winners bracket of the Lowe’s Classic. Berea was led offensively by Newa Hashim who scored 23 points for the Bulldogs. Berea will play Westside at 5:30 PM and Broome will face East Rutherford at 11:30 AM on Friday. 'The Lowe's Roundball Classic at Chesnee High School returns on Thursday December 28th with another impressive field. The tournament starts at 10:00 AM on Thursday with the girl's bracket when Lauren's Academy takes on Fort Mill.
The 2017 Lowe's Roundball Classic will be the third year of the tournament and it returns with a strong field of teams. On the boys side of the bracket the East Rutherford Cavaliers, the two time defending champions of The Lowe's Roundball Classic, returns to go for their third straight tournament victory. The Cavaliers finished last season at 29-1. The boys field also includes Anderson Christian, Broome, Berea, Westside, Pickens, Fort Mill, and the host team Chesnee Eagles. The girls side of the bracket also sees the return of a former champion as the 2015 Lowes Roundball Classic Girls Champion Gaffney Lady Indians returns. The Lady Indians finished last season 13-9. On the girls side of the bracket teams also include Laurens Academy, Fort Mill, Chapman, Berea, East Rutherford, Pickens, and also the host team Chesnee Eagles. Chesnee Head Boys Basketball Coach Andy Pitt said about this years Lowe's Roundball Classic, "We're really looking forward to this years tournament. We have a lot of good teams as part of this year's field including former champions of the tournament in both the boys and girls brackets." General admission tickets are $5. A tournament pass for all three days of the Lowe's Roundball Classic are available for $20. For more information on the Lowe's Roundball Classic visit the tournament's website at: www.lowesroundballclassic.weebly.com. The Chesnee Eagles built a 47-19 lead at halftime against the Brashier Middle College Bengals and never looked back on their way to a 75-40 win. Coach Andy Pitt was pleased with the Eagles fast start "Our first quarter start was big for us, we got pressure on the ball and were able to force turnovers and get points in transition" The Eagles got a monster night from Nate Lamb who led all scorers with 30 points, with 20 of those points coming in the first half, and also grabbed 13 rebounds. Dez Tate continued his stellar play for the Eagles as he had 13 points while Dawson Williamson also had a solid night for the Eagles with 18 points and 8 rebounds. Lamar Turman had a solid night for the Bengals as he recorded 10 points in the loss. The Eagles are looking forward to the holiday break as their next game will come next week at the Lowe's Roundball Classic starting on Thursday at Chesnee High School. The Eagles will open the tournament against the Pickens Blue Flame, at 8:30 PM. Girl's Game The Chesnee Lady Eagles fell at home to the Brashier Middle College Lady Bengals 48-42. The Lady Bengals rallied from a 28-25 halftime deficit lead by Kelsey Brown, who scored 15 of her game 19 points in the second half.
The Lady Eagles got another solid performance from Sierra Bowen as she recorded a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Lady Eagles. Abbey Ray also recorded a double-double for the Lady Eagles with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Lady Eagles continue to get strong performances from their freshman as freshman Paige Scruggs had 9 points and 4 rebounds and freshman Shenan Bishop added 3 points for the Lady Eagles. The Lady Eagles will also return to play after the holiday break as they will also participate in the Lowe's Roundball Classic at Chesnee High School on Thursday night. They will open the tournament against Berea at 7:oo PM. -Andrew Eison The Chesnee Eagles fell 63-60 to the Woodruff Wolverines Friday night in an out of region basketball contest as the Wolverines were able to overcome a seven point deficit as they trailed 45-38 at the start of the 4th quarter. Chesnee Head Basketball Coach Andy Pitt was disappointed his team couldn't hold on to the lead his team had entering the fourth quarter, "the most disappointing thing about the last two days is we've had leads going into the 4th quarter and iwe just haven't finished. I told the guys after the game, we have to find a way to learn how to finish." Nate Lamb and Desmond Tate both finished with double doubles for the Eagles as Lamb scored 16 points and had 12 rebounds, with 10 of his 16 coming in the 3rd quarter. Desmond Tate lead the Eagles with 22 points and 13 rebounds, but the Wolverines did a good job defensively to limit him down the stretch. This is the Eagles third game in 5 days and should be beneficial experience for the upcoming Lowe's Roundball Classic when the Eagles will play 3 games in 3 days. Omarion McKelvin had a big 2nd half from the charity stripe for the Wolverines as he scored 6 of his 8 second half points from the line and Tyler West also had a huge 2nd half scoring all 11 of his points in the 2nd half. The Eagles will look to bounce back Tuesday night at home against High Point Academy and then the Eagles will host the Lowe's Roundball Classic at Chesnee High School December 28th-30th. Lady Eagles Fall to Wolverines The Chesnee Lady Eagles fell on the road Friday night 45-25 to the Lady Wolverines. Abbey Ray lead the Lady Eagles with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks. Head Coach Carey Burns was very complimentary when asked about Ray, "Abbey is a playmaker who we look to get the ball in the paint where she can get rebounds and put backs." Sierra Bowen also had a strong game for the Lady Eagles with 9 points and 9 rebounds. Bowen is the Lady Eagles point guard and consistently among the team leaders in rebounds.
This was the Lady Eagles 3rd game in 5 days and 2nd in a row against a 3A school, Coach Burns thinks playing against tougher competition will only benefit the Lady Eagles in Region play "our non-region schedule this season has featured a lot of good teams In the long run this will benefit us playing better teams now, and we will be prepared for the tough competition we'll face in region play" Woodruff was lead in scoring by Kaliyah Gilliam, who had 9 points. Zavia Jeter had a nice all around game for the Lady Wolverines with 6 points and 6 rebounds. The Lady Eagles look to bounce back on Tuesday at home as the face High Point Academy. The Chesnee boys basketball team overcame a slow first half performance on Monday night and came away with a 63-42 win over visiting Laurens Academy. "We just couldn't get some shots to fall for us there early and I think that affected our defense leading us to a slow start," said Chesnee Head Basketball Coach Andy Pitt about his team's first half performance. The Eagles were led in scoring in the first half by senior Dawson Williamson who had eight first half points.
The Eagles led Laurens Academy 25-23 at halftime but the offense came to life in the second half as they outscored their opponent 38-19. The second half output was led by junior Desmond Tate, a transfer from North Carolina, who scored fifteen of his team high seventeen points in the second half. "In the second half we made some baskets and it allowed us to put some pressure on them defensively that forced them into some mistakes," said Coach Pitt. "Tate has really brought some energy for us and he has really stepped up for us while we've been dealing with some injuries lately." Chesnee also got a good performance on Monday night from Williamson who added to his eight first half points and finished the game with fourteen points for the Eagles. The victory was the Eagles second straight improving their record to 3-2 on the season and the Eagles look to extend their winning streak to three games as they take on Union County on Thursday night, a team they defeated earlier this season. When asked about the game Thursday night Coach Pitt said, "They are kind of banged up too but we got to put the result from that first game out of our mind and bring a lot of effort. We have to bring the same effort we had from that first game." The Eagles have been plagued by injuries early this season but Coach Pitt says that may change soon, "We might be getting one or two of our guys back soon so that will help us going forward." |
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