Chesnee used a big first half and some solid defense down the stretch to hold off Carolina for a 60-56 win in a key region contest for the Eagles. "I'm glad we were able to pull off this win as a team, and move on in region," said Chesnee senior Ahmad Smith. After Carolina jumped out to a quick lead Chesnee was able to quickly respond with a 7-0 run, with all seven points being scored by Alijah Means. Chesnee's Dez Tate followed that up with five points of his own as the Eagles finished the quarter on a 12-1 run for a 12-5 lead after the first quarter of play. Chesnee got a big second quarter from Smith as he scored nine of his fifteen points in the second quarter including seven during Chesnee's 13-0 run in the middle of the quarter. Chesnee led 34-20 at halftime behind a combined 29 first half points from the trio of Smith, Tate, and Means. Chesnee was able to make several key stops defensively in the first half by drawing charges including several by Malik Busby "Having guys like Matthew Lawter, Malik Busby, and KJ Valentine being able to step in and take charges is big." Coach Pitt said. "Being able to step in and take charges is all mental." Carolina came out in the second half giving Chesnee their best shot as the Trojans tried to get back into the game. The Trojans used a 14-4 run in the third quarter to pull them within eight points with just over three minutes left in the quarter. Tate stepped up for the Eagles to close out the third quarter with seven of Chesnee's last nine points in the quarter and gave the Eagles a 49-39 lead heading into the fourth. The Trojans went on another run to open the fourth quarter to pull them with three points behind a Da'Marcus Williams three pointer with 4:15 left but clutch free throws down the stretch from Tate and Smith allowed the Eagles to seal a big region win as the Eagles start the second half of region play. "We stayed composed and we stayed calm throughout the game. I think that really helped us out tonight," said Smith on what helped Chesnee fight off the Trojans second half rally. Tate finished with a team high 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds while Ahmad Smith added fifteen points for the Eagles. Matthew Lawter and Alijah Means had big nights on the glass for the Eagles as Means finished with thirteen rebounds and seven points while Lawter finished with ten rebounds and four points. Chesnee sophomore K'Jymie Valentine also added another nine rebounds for the Eagles on Friday night. Chesnee will be back in action on Tuesday as they travel to Southside. Lady Eagles Victorious On Night Their Coach Is Honored The Chesnee Lady Eagles used a big second half to pull away from the Carolina Lady Trojans for a 57-38 win in a key region win on the night Chesnee retired head coach Carey Burns' number from her time as a member of the Chesnee basketball team.
"I got on to the girls a little at halftime because I felt we let them play their game especially in the second quarter," Chesnee Head Coach Carey Burns said/ "I was proud of how we came out in the third quarter and I felt like we did what we needed to do to turn the game around." Sierra Bowen got the scoring started for the Lady Eagles with a three pointer on her first shot of the game and the Lady Eagles got contributions from Paige Scruggs, Logan Lawter, and Whitney Haulbrooks as they jumped out to 10-4 lead after one quarter of play. The Lady Trojan were able to bounce back at the start of the second quarter as they used a 10-2 run to open the quarter to give them a 14-12 lead with just over five minutes left in the half. The Lady Eagles would use back to back baskets from Sierra Bowen to regain the lead. Bowen's fourteen first half points helped the Lady Eagles to a 24-22 halftime lead with Haulbrooks making a shot with thirty seconds left in the half to put the Lady Eagles in front for good. Abbey Ray and Jessa Beech led the Eagles out of the halftime break by scoring ten of Chesnee's fourteen points in the third quarter. Paige Scruggs also scored four of her seven points in the quarter as the Eagles outscored the Trojans 14-5 in the quarter to give them a 38-27 lead. Ray continued her strong play in the fourth quarter as she scored Chesnee's first six points of the quarter. The Lady Eagles used some clutch free throws from Bowen and baskets from Kymiah Blair and Jameka Evans to end any hope Carolina had of making a comeback. Sierra Bowen finished with a team high seventeen points and Abbey Ray collected a double-double with twelve points and eleven rebounds. On the night Chesnee retired their coach's number twenty-four the current holder of that number Whitney Haulbrooks had one her best games of the season as she finished with nine points and four rebounds. Comments are closed.
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