CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee boys' basketball team officially opened their 2022-23 season on Tuesday night with a matchup against 3A Broome that saw the two teams battle throughout before the Centurions nabbed an 87-78 victory over the Eagles.
From the atmosphere in the Chesnee arena, you could have easily mistaken the matchup for a first-round playoff game as both schools had a large number of supporters filling up most of the seats, including student sections that was engaged throughout the entire contest. "I told our guys after the game that if we come with that type of heart and passion in each game, we're going to be okay moving forward," said Chesnee head coach Andy Pitt. "After the game I told the guys that the great thing about a tough loss like this is you get a chance tomorrow to make up for it, which is a great thing about basketball. Also, I can't thank our fans and the students enough for the great atmosphere they brought tonight for the first matchup of the season." At the four-minute mark of the fourth quarter the Eagles held a 68-67 lead before Broome went on an 11-3 run with two big three pointers coming from Xavier Hill, who scored 19 points on Tuesday night, as the Centurions took a 79-70 lead. The Eagles battled back as though as they scored six straight points including a three-point play from Kaylob Blanton and a three-pointer from Daniel Wease to cut the Broome lead to three points with just a minute to go in the game. The Centurions used strong free-throw shooting down the stretch to seal the victory as the three-point deficit was as close as the Eagles would get over the final minute. The closeness of the game was a trait that started from the tipoff though as the Eagles trailed Broome 19-15 at the end of the first quarter. Chesnee was led by Carson Williamson (6) and Daniel Wease (5) in the first quarter as both combined to score eleven of the Eagles 15 points in the quarter. Both teams stayed pretty even through the second quarter as the Eagles got a big quarter from Dawson Pruitt who led the Eagles charge with ten points as they only trailed Broome 39-34 at halftime. Chesnee made another run at Broome in the third quarter as they were able to erase the Centurions' lead to tie the game at 57-57 when the buzzer sounded to end the quarter. Kaylob Blanton (9) and Daniel Wease (7) combined to score sixteen points in the quarter. The Eagles were led in scoring by Kaylob Blanton who scored 26 points while also adding six rebounds and five steals. Daniel Wease added a double-double performance for the Eagles as he scored 15 points to go with 10 rebounds along with a block and a steal. "I think Kaylob really built a confidence in the tournament last week," said Pitt. "He has built a chemistry with the guys and is fitting in quite nice. Daniel is one of our vocal leaders but also walks the walk in the game and has really come into his own this year." Dawson Pruitt also finished in double figures for the Eagles as he scored 10 points along with four rebounds and two steals. Brady Poole led Broome in scoring with 32 points and was joined in double-figures by Xavier Hill (19 points) and DT Thompson (14 points). GIRLS GAME In the girls game it was all Broome as the Centurions defeated the Lady Eagles 55-20 on Tuesday night to open their regular season. Broome was led by Destiny West who led all scorers with 20 points to go along with four rebounds and five steals. She was joined in double figures by Chelsea Fleming, who scored 12 points, and Shamya Wilkins who scored 10 points for the Centurions. Pearl Holloway led the way for the Eagles as she scored six points and added 10 rebounds and a steal. Both Chesnee teams will be back in action on Wednesday night as they host Woodruff for their second game in three nights this week. Comments are closed.
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