Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Varsity Charger Boys Beat Knoxville, 50-46

The Chariton Varsity boy's basketball team held on to beat Knoxville, 50-46 at Knoxville January 21.  The Chargers won despite shooting 42 percent from inside the arc, 1-10 from three-point range and going 17-36 from the line.  This was a hard fought game throughout.  The game was deadlocked at five apiece after one period.  The Chargers outscored the Panthers 16-11 in the second period to take a 21-16 lead into halftime.
The Panthers outscored the Chargers 13-10 in the third period to cut the led to 31-29 heading into the final period.  In a high-scoring fourth period, the Chargers outscored the Panthers, 19-17 and played with good poise down the stretch to get the win.
Alex Wright had seven points, one steal and one assist.  Cole Pierschbacher went 6-8 from the line and had six points, a team-high 10 rebounds and one block. 

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