CHESNEE, SC- Chesnee pulled out a 63-55 win on Tuesday night over Brashier Middle College to start an important week for the Eagles as they will host three home games this week.
"This win sets the tone for the week,” said Chesnee head coach Andy Pitt. “We have another big game tomorrow against Greer Middle College. Last week we played well on a back to back and hope for the same thing tomorrow night.” "This win helped us move closer to securing a playoff spot,” said Chesnee guard Ty Dawkins. “I feel like this is gonna help us build momentum and add some more wins." The Bengals jumped out to a 9-3 lead just over three minutes into the first quarter as Sam Stein scored their first nine points. Brashier maintained their distance against the Eagles even as Chesnee’s Brady Poole went on a personal 6-0 run early in the second quarter. The key moment of the game came at the 4:33 mark of the second quarter, and was not anything on the court, rather Chesnee coach Andy Pitt switching his team from a half court defense to an attacking full court defense that seemed to confuse and frustrate the Bengals. "Coach Pitt switched to the full court defense and we could see them panic,” said Chesnee forward KJ Valentine. “We were able to get easy buckets thanks to our defense." "We started slow, and needed spark as our offense had been dictating our defense and we needed to turn that around,” said Pitt. “We had success with it at Blacksburg on Friday and the kids are confident in it which turned the game around for us." It paid immediate dividends as the Eagles went on a 12-0 run to cut a 25-15 deficit into a 27-25 advantage in just over two and a half minutes of play. The run was paced by KJ Valentine who had six of the Eagles twelve points. Brashier came out of the locker room with a 13-5 run to build a nine point lead in the middle of the third quarter. Chesnee once again respond with a run of their own with a 9-3 run to make it 44-41 in favor of the Bengals with under ninety seconds to go in the quarter. The Eagles got a big three from Elijah Wease to open the fourth quarter to pull Chesnee to within two and it sparked an 11-3 run that saw Carson Williamson sink a shot to put the Eagles in front for good. The Eagles won the fourth quarter 19-6 to pull out the victory in the game. Brady Poole led all scorers with 28 points while KJ Valentine and Dawson added 12 points apiece. Elijah Wease added eight points including a pair of big threes for the Eagles. JC Whitesides led the Bengals with 22 points and Sam Stein added 17 points of his own. Coach Pitt credited the Chesnee Student Section for making an impact on tonight's game. “I have to give a shoutout to the students tonight,” said Pitt. “We had a big game tonight and their support means more than they realize. It helped create a great atmosphere." The Eagles will look to carry the momentum into Wednesday night's home matchup with Greer Middle College which is scheduled for a 7:30pm tipoff. Girls Game The Chesnee Eagles pulled out a 46-31 win thanks to a strong opening run that proved to be too tough to overcome. "This win gives us confidence and momentum heading into tomorrow night,” said Chesnee guard Brie Smith. The Eagles scored the first twenty-one points of the game including a 15-0 first quarter performance. "In the first quarter we were able to take advantage of the defense they were showing us,” said Smith. “Haley also shot the ball great tonight." Brie Smith scored seven of the fifteen points on the first quarter and Haley Edmonds finished the run with a pair of back to back threes. "It felt great to help my team out with some big shots,” said Chesnee guard Haley Edmonds. “It felt great to do it for the seniors, as we want to play as long as we can as we all play for each other.” The Bengals responded with a 10-0 run that saw Ansley Dowling score all ten Bengal points. Chesnee’s Pearl Holloway sank a shot to end the Bengals run and Edmonds hit her third three pointer of the quarter as the Eagles ended the half on a 7-0 run for a 28-10 halftime lead. Dowling started the second half strong for the Bengals as she went on an 8-3 run to cut the Chesnee lead to 31-18 but once again the Eagles responded. This time Brie Smith hit a shot to spark a 9-0 run to stretch the lead 40-18 to end the third quarter. Dowling went on an 8-0 run midway through the fourth quarter but the Chesnee run to end the third quarter proved to be too much for the Bengals to overcome. Brie Smith led the Eagles with 15 points and Haley Edmonds finished with 14 points including four three pointers. Bengal's Ansley Dowling led all scorers with 29 points. The Eagles will look to carry the momentum into tomorrow night when they host Greer Middle College with a 6:00pm scheduled tipoff. Comments are closed.
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