CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee basketball rebounded from a tough loss to Broome on Tuesday with their second victory over Woodruff in a week defeating the Wolverines 63-62 on Wednesday night.
"We are fortunate to get this one tonight but, in the end, we were able to find a way to win," said Chesnee head coach Andy Pitt. "Coach McConnell is a great coach and we knew he would have his guy's ready. It just says a lot about our guys about how they fought and persevered tonight." The Eagles used a balanced offensive attack paired with a high energy defensive effort to pull out the win. "Defensive creates opportunities on the offensive end for everyone on the team," said senior Elijah Wease about his team's defensive effort on Wednesday night. While Wease praised his team's effort, his coach was quick to single out his effort. "Elijah Wease has been really good here early for us," said Pitt. "We have a smaller team this year, so Elijah is a guard playing the post. He really has answered the call for us as he came in averaging ten rebounds a game. The way he fights and plays, we always know he is going to give us 100%." The Eagles got a strong first quarter from KJ Valentine and Brady Poole as the duo scored sixteen of the Eagles twenty-six first quarter points that propelled the Eagles to a 26-13 advantage after one quarter of play. Carson Williamson also added six points for the Eagles in the quarter while Woodruff's Kory Scott kept the Wolverines the game with nine points in the quarter. The duo continued to pace the Eagles as they scored eight of the eleven points for the Eagles in the second quarter with Coyie Poole sinking a three to finish out the second quarter scoring. Woodruff's Happy Lea led a loud Wolverine response in the second half as he helped the Wolverines cut the Eagle's lead to 50-42 after the third quarter thanks to his ten points, as he also started a 9-5 run to end the quarter giving the Wolverines the momentum heading into the final quarter of play. Chesnee's preseason All-Region selection came up big when he was needed the most in the fourth quarter as Brady Poole score eleven of the team's thirteen fourth quarter points to help the Eagles pull out the 63-62 win after Woodruff made a frantic comeback attempt in the fourth quarter. Woodruff's Nick McConnell sank a three with three seconds left to cut the Eagle's lead to one point and after the Eagles were called for a five second violation on the ensuing inbounds play Woodruff had a chance to win it. Woodruff got two good looks at the basket as the second shot went in only to be waved off by the officials. Brady Poole led all scorers with 29 points while KJ Valentine added 14 points for the Eagles. Kory Scott and Happy Lea scored 17 points each to pace the Wolverines. In the girls' game the Woodruff Wolverines downed the Chesnee Eagles by a score of 49-22. A big second quarter helped the Wolverines pull away as a 15-6 advantage in the quarter propelled them to a 24-12 halftime lead that the Eagles were unable to overcome. The Eagles were led by Pearl Holloway and Haley Edmonds who each had six points while Brie Smith added five points of her own. Woodruff's Natalie Montjoy led all scorers with 12 points and Jensyn Turner added 10 points while Kylie Hitchcock barely missed double figures with nine points. Chesnee will be back in action on Friday as they host Boiling Springs with the girl's game planned to start at 6:00 PM. -Andrew Eison
Ric Hoerner
12/2/2021 07:40:34 am
Andrew, appreciate your efforts in updating the Eagles Varsity basketball games I am unable to attend. Just a note on names, this year it's Carson Williamson at point guard not his older brother. Proud grandfather of both. Thanks again for the updates. Comments are closed.
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