On Saturday morning the Chesnee Eagles used a thirty-three point third quarter and a huge second half by senior Dez Tate to capture an 80-61 victory over Berea on the final day of the 2018 Lowe's Roundball Classic. At the end of the first quarter the Eagles went scoreless for almost three minutes before a layup by sophomore Nyquille O'Fair ended the drought and kept Chesnee within four at the quarter break as Berea led 17-13. The second quarter went back and forth constantly as the Eagles would tie the game only to see Berea recapture the lead until the last minute of the half saw Chesnee go on a 6-0 run and capture a 31-29 lead on a layup by senior Ahmad Smith as time expired in the half. After being held to only four points in the first half Dez Tate helped lead a third quarter charge by the Eagles as he scored eleven of his twenty-one points in the third quarter helping spurn Chesnee to a twenty-one point lead as they led Berea 64-43 after three quarters. Tate ended the game with a double-double as he also recorded eleven rebounds on Saturday. "I think Dez scoring eleven points in the third quarter was huge," said Chesnee Head Coach Andy Pitt. "Not only the points but he also had some very key assists for us." Tate wasn't the only Eagle to have an impressive game on Saturday morning as Chesnee also had two other players capture double-doubles as junior Matthew Lawter scored eleven points while getting ten rebounds and freshman K'Jymie Valentine got ten points while grabbing fourteen rebounds. Senior Ahamd Smith also had a good game for the Eagles as he led all scorers in the game with twenty-three points. "Our post players (Matthew Lawter and K'Jymie Valentine) having big games for us today was huge," said Coach Pitt. "Both guys had their first career double-doubles and each had assists while playing all around good games." Chesnee's Dez Tate was named to the Lowe's Classic All-Tournament team. The Eagles will return to play on January 3 as they travel to Chase High School in North Carolina. Lady Eagles Fall Short In Fifth Place Game Against Panthers In the fifth place game at the Lowe's Classic the Chesnee Lady Eagles fell to Chapman 43-35 on Saturday afternoon as they were unable to recover from an early eight point first quarter deficit.
The Panthers jumped out to a 16-8 lead at the end of the first quarter but the deficit was too much as both teams scored twenty-seven points a piece over the last three quarters. The Eagles got another impressive performance from junior Abbey Ray who got her second double-double of the tournament as she recorded fifteen points and fifteen rebounds on Saturday. With the back-to-back double-doubles Ray was named to the Lowe's Classic All-Tournament team. Chapman junior Paige Aho led all scorers in the game on Saturday as she scored twenty-six points for the Panthers and was also named to the Lowe's Classic All-Tournament team. The Lady Eagles will return to action on January 3 at Chase High School in North Carolina. Comments are closed.
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