CHESNEE, SC - The Chesnee boys' basketball team rebounded quickly from a tough loss on Tuesday night to come back and grab a 65-50 victory over county rival Woodruff at home on Wednesday night.
"We have a very young group, and we saw a little glimpse tonight of how good we can be tonight," said Chesnee head coach Andy Pitt. "Noah Mvula started in place of an injured starter and answered the call for us early. We had several players step up big for us tonight." Woodruff jumped out to an early 9-3 lead just over two minutes into the first quarter, but the Eagles clawed back to end the first quarter in a 13-13 tie thanks to eight first quarter points from Noah Mvula. "We kept fighting to get back in it," said Chesnee guard Kaylob Blanton. "Daniel (Wease) helped keep our heads in the game by telling us to just keep fighting." The second quarter continued the back-and-forth battle and saw the Wolverines build a 23-17 lead with just over five and a half minutes to play in the half. The Eagles responded quickly thanks to back-to-back buckets from KJ Proctor and some big baskets from Daniel Wease and Kaylob Blanton as they helped the Eagles end the half on a 14-4 run to seize momentum with a 31-27 lead. The run continued into the second half as the Eagles opened the third quarter on an 11-1 run to stretch the lead to 42-28. Chesnee got a big run to open the fourth as well as Kaylob Blanton scored all seven points of a 7-1 run to stretch the lead to twenty points over the Wolverines. "This is two straight nights of having strong third quarters, but we couldn't finish it last night," said Pitt. "We talked at halftime about really setting the tone early in the third quarter, and they went out and answered the call." Woodruff tried to battle back, but the Eagles closed the game going six of six from the free throw line to help ice the game. Both teams were playing for the second night in a row and the Eagles gave credit to the bench energy for being a key to the win. "With the emotional game we had last night we could have easily had a letdown tonight," said Pitt. "The guys on the bench brought the energy and several times the referees asked them to sit down. I. as a coach, would rather have to ask them to sit down rather than try to get them excited as that type of energy is contagious." Blanton agreed with his coach about the energy they were getting from the bench throughout the game. "When the guys on the bench are into the game it gets the players on the floor hyped up and gets the fans more involved," said Blanton. "It helps us play better." Kaylob Blanton and Daniel Wease each finished with a game high 17 points while KJ Proctor joined them in double figures with 12 points of his own. Nick McConnell led the Wolverines with 14 points as Happy Lea and Lake Smith each added 11 points each. GIRLS GAME In the girls' game, Woodruff jumped out to a 16-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and built on it from there on their way to a 56-20 win over the Eagles. Tiana Herbert of the Wolverines led all scorers with 16 points and Kylie Hitchcock added 12 points for the Wolverines. Carlee Turner led the Eagles with six points while Pearl Holloway added five points of her own. The Eagles will travel to Boiling Springs on Friday night for a matchup of the two District Two schools as the girls' game will tip at 6:00 PM and the boy's game will follow. Comments are closed.
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