CHESNEE, S.C. – It was an all-York County showdown on Thursday night as Catawba Ridge faced off against crosstown rival Fort Mill Yellow Jackets, as the Copperheads set their sights on a second straight championship.
Tillman Chrisley picked the best time to score his lone points of the evening, as he drilled a three pointer from the wing as time expired, lifting Catawba Ridge to a 53-50 overtime victory over Fort Mill. “Anytime these two teams play, it’s always highly competitive,” said tournament director Andy Pitt. “They’re two very well-coached teams. For it to go into overtime and come down to a buzzer beater shot at the end, it was fitting because I feel like we had a good three days here at the Roundball Classic. It’s definitely something for all of these teams to build on moving forward to the post-Christmas grind of region play.” Entering the fourth quarter, the Yellow Jackets held a seven-point lead, but both sides had a hard time creating much separation in the stanza due to each side’s defense. Late in the frame, Fort Mill’s Zach Jennings and Catawba Ridge’s Owen Elliott traded triples, which brought the game to a 41-all deadlock with under two minutes to play in regulation. “You don’t come to this tournament in search of wins,” Pitt stated. “You come to this tournament with the teams that we have and the quality here to find out who you are. I think that everybody has a better sense of themselves after these three days because there were no easy games for anybody. “We had overtime games and others came down to making free throws. To end things the way that the championship game did on a buzzer beater just goes to show you how competitive this tournament was. It’s what we aim to do each year.” Three Copperheads finished in double figures, led by Grant Lovette with a game-high 21 points, while Lance Barnes had 14 and Owen Elliott notched 12 points, respectively. Braylen McCain led Fort Mill with 12 points along with AJ Washington (9) and Zach Jennings (8). Union County 62, Chesnee 39 The Yellow Jacket used a stingy defense and corralled 16 offensive rebounds in their victory over the Eagles. Kaylob Blanton scored a team-high 10 points for the Eagles, followed by Hayden Barnett with nine and Dawson Pruitt with eight, respectively. Union County was led by Ty Jeter with a game-high 12 points, along with 10 points from Keishawn Gibson. All-Tournament Selections – Keishawn Gibson (Union County), Daniel Wease (Chesnee) Hillcrest 75, Boiling Springs 45 After a tightly contested first half where each club had a player quickly find their way into double digit scoring, the Rams clamped down on both the offensive and defensive boards in the second 16 minutes of the contest. Tre Locklear tallied a team-high 19 points for Boiling Springs, along with 12 points from Dominque Johnson. Israel Hall paced the Rams with a game-high 28 points, followed by Brayden King with 18 points and Chavis Lee-Carter with 10. All-Tournament Selections – Brayden King (Hillcrest), Tre Locklear (Boiling Springs) Blacksburg 65, Broome 52 The Poole brothers – Brady and Coyie – combined to score all but five points for the Centurions against Blacksburg, including 29 between the two in the second half alone, but it wasn’t enough as the Wildcats withstood the Broome rally. Brady Poole scored a game-high 25 points, while Coyie added 22. Four Wildcats finished in double figures, led by Dre Buckson with 15 points, along with Wesley Bright (12), Kanye Tate (10), & Sam McSwain (10). All-Tournament Selections – Brady Poole (Broome), Sam McSwain (Blacksburg) -Justin Mathis Comments are closed.
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