In the first round of the Lowe's Roundball Classic the Chesnee Eagles downed the Pickens Blue Flame 83-34. The Eagles jumped out to a 28-6 lead at the end of the 1st quarter and never looked back. Chesnee got a pair of monster games from Nate Lamb and Dez Tate, as Tate scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds while Lamb scored a game high 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Coach Pitt was pleased with how his team carried the momentum throughout the game and hope to carry it into tomorrow. "It's special because we have had this tournament for 3 years now and we have had some really tough teams,” said Coach Pitt, “This is the first time we have won in this tournament so that is kind of exciting. We are playing a really good Anderson Christian team in the semifinals, and it's going to be a good challenge." The Eagles look to carry the momentum over into day two of the Lowe's Roundball Classic when they play Anderson Christian at 8:30 PM on Friday night. Girl’s GameIn the first round of the Lowe's Roundball Classic, the Berea Lady Bulldogs downed the Chesnee Lady Eagles 52-40.
The Lady Bulldogs were led by Jashiya Henderson, who had 33 points and was the game’s leading scorer. The Lady Eagles were led on Thursday night by Sierra Bowen who finished the night with 13 points and 9 rebounds. The Lady Eagles got a solid game from two freshmen as Paige Scruggs had 10 points and Shenan Bishop had 8 points and 5 rebounds. Sophomore Abbey Ray also contributed 9 points and 14 rebounds in the Lady Eagles loss. Coach Carey Burns has been pleased with her young players so far this season, "We have a lot of potential. I see our young players continuing to be productive and can see them improving throughout the season. It's exciting that Chesnee basketball will have 2-3 more years with this group after this season.” The Lady Eagles will play the Pickens Blue Flame at 1:00 PM on Friday in the second round of the Lowe’s Roundball Classic. -Andrew Eison Comments are closed.
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