CHESNEE, SC - On Tuesday night the Chesnee basketball programs said goodbye to four seniors with two victories over the Greenville Tech Charter basketball teams in front of a large home crowd.
In the boys' game the Chesnee Eagles downed the Greenville Technical Charter Warriors 45-41 on Tuesday night. Before the game, Chesnee said goodbye to seniors Terrell Kessler and Carson Williamson. "Carson has been a part of our program for five years, and he hit some big shots for us tonight," said Chesnee head coach Andy Pitt. "It's always good to go out a winner." "Terrell has only been with us for a year," said Pitt. "He is just a ball of energy and has been trying his best to learn as much as he can this year." Williamson will leave Chesnee with his name in the record book as he is tied for most three-pointers in a single game. "It feels amazing to get this win," said Williamson. "Last game of the season, last game of my career, it just feels amazing to help my boys get this win." Kessler will leave Chesnee as a state champion, and school record holder in the 4x100M track event. "This year has been an amazing experience," said Kessler. "If I have one regret it is not joining the team earlier in my high school career." The Warriors jumped out to an early 4-2 lead, but a basket by KJ Proctor tied the game at four points all. Carson Williamson followed with his first three-pointer of the game to give Chesnee a 7-4 lead. Chesnee ended the quarter on a 15-3 run for a 17-7 lead after the first quarter thanks to eight points from forwards KJ Proctor and Elijah Brown. The defensive energy from the Eagles sparked by Terrell Kessler proved to make an impact in the first quarter. "Coach gave me one job to do and that was to play defense," said Kessler. "We came out as a ball of energy to get this win on senior night." Chesnee extended the lead to thirteen points early in the second quarter on a Kaylob Blanton three pointer, but the Warriors ended the half on a 12-4 run to cut the Eagles lead to 24-19. A back and forth third quarter saw Daniel Wease step up big for the Eagles as he scored eight of the Eagles ten points as both teams traded baskets. The Warrior's Joe Medlock hit a basket as time expired in the quarter to pull the Warriors to within a point of the Eagles. Another Eagle stepped up in the fourth quarter, this time senior Carson Williamson, as he started the scoring for the Eagles to open the quarter and scored seven of the Eagles eleven points in the quarter. His biggest shot of the game was a three pointer with just over two minutes left to give Chesnee a three-point lead followed by two clutch free throws to stretch the lead to five. The five-point lead proved too big for the Warriors to overcome. "I have been in this program for five years now," said Williamson. "I knew we needed someone to step up, and I felt like I was in position to do it. Man, what a way to go out." Daniel Wease led the Eagles with 14 points while Carson Williamson added 10 points of his own. Derrick Durham led the Warriors with 13 points while Christopher Durham and Jake Jakeim Sullivan added 11 points each. In the girls' game the Chesnee Eagles downed the Greenville Technical Charter Warriors 44-40 on senior night. "It's nice to win on senior night as everyone always looks at as such a special night," said Eagles senior Emma Showen. "To go out with a win is something we will remember forever." After the game the Eagles honored seniors Emma Showen and Haley Edmonds. "It feels amazing to win on senior night," said Edmonds. "This win was a team effort and we could definitely feel the love from our teammates." The first quarter was a story of two different four-minute stretches for the Eagles. The Warriors started on a 8-0 run as Gracyn Schreel and Sophie Chasteen each hit three-pointers during the run. "We knew we had to put complete trust in each other," said Showen. "We knew we would overcome it." The Eagles broke the seal with just over four minutes to go in the quarter on a Nykerria Proctor layup and ended the quarter on an 8-3 run to pull within three points of the Warriors. Chesnee went on a 7-0 run in the middle of the second quarter to take their first lead of the game as Proctor's seventh point of the first half pushed the Eagles to a 22-19 halftime lead. The Eagles started the third quarter on a mini 5-0 run to stretch the lead to eight, but the Warriors responded with a 7-3 run to cut the lead in half at the end of the third quarter. With just over four minutes to go in the game the Warriors tied the game on a basket by Courtney Brooks. Chesnee's Jayla Gist made sure the Chesnee seniors wouldn't be denied a final home win as she scored six of the Eagles final eight points outscoring the Warriors 8-4 over the final four minutes. "We knew they were going to drive and find the open shooter," said Edmonds. "We used that knowledge to our advantage and cutoff passing lanes and didn't foul." The other Eagle to score in the final four minutes was Carlee Turner who hit what proved to be the game winning basket with forty-seven seconds to go. Bixley Koon led the Eagles with 12 points while Nykerria Proctor added 10 points of her own. Gracyn Schreel led the Warriors with 15 points, and Courtney Brooks added 10 more points. Comments are closed.
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