Bill Howes, Associate Editor
Second Half Turnovers Hurt CHS Varsity Boys in Loss to Indianola
The Chariton varsity boys took on the Class 4A Indianola Indians in a non-conference game at Chariton on December 17th. Indianola led by 11 at halftime and with their defensive pressure they increased their lead in the second half en route to an 82-65 win. Daric Laing went 10-10 from the line and finished with a team-high 25 points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals. With the loss Chariton is now 3-3 overall.
T.J. Hockenson had 21 points, a team-high eight rebounds, one assist and one block. Willie Felderman went 4-5 from the field and 3-4 from the line to finish with 11 points, three rebounds and two assists. Christian Bengtson had five points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals. Brett Braida had three assists. Alec Reynolds had one rebound and one assist.
The game was close early as Chariton trailed just 19-15 after one period. The Indians outscored the Chargers 18-11 in the second period to take a 37-26 lead into halftime. Indianola outscored the Chargers 27-16 in the third to lead 64-42 heading into the final period. Chariton had their best offensive output in the fourth with 23 points and outscored the Indians 23-18 but it wasn't quite enough.
Chariton finished the game with 16 turnovers and 16 fouls. The Chargers also had 15 assists, six steals and one block. For the game Chariton shot 18-38, 47 percent from inside the arc and 1-9, 38 percent from three point range. Chariton shot 20-27, 74 percent, from the charity stripe. They pulled down 24 rebounds including 11 offensive boards.
"We couldn't score tonight and we couldn't stop the other team. The Indians played a lot of zone so we shouldn't have had 29 turnovers. We usually get defensive stops and that can get our offense going. Tonight we struggled getting stops and our offense struggled the whole night. We are looking forward to playing our next game and putting this one behind us," Chariton JV Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.
Chariton didn't score more than five points in any quarter. Indianola led 9-4 after one period. The Indians outscored the Chargers 17-5 in the second to lead 26-9 at halftime. Chariton kept battling but couldn't really cut into Indianola's lead. The Indians led 35-14 heading into the final period and outscored the JV Chargers 12-4 in the fourth.
Bradley Krutsinger led Chariton with seven points along with six rebounds, two assists and one steal. Quinn Storm had five points three rebounds and two blocks. Spencer Sherrick had four points, three rebounds, two steals and one block. Aaron Cain had two points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal. Eduard Rodygin had two blocks. Chase Altenhofen had three rebounds, one assist and one steal. Sawyer Dow had one steal. Carter Riechmann had a rebound and a block. Adam Kaska had a rebound and an assist. Ethan Curnutte had a rebound and an assist. Sam Lerner had a rebound.
For the game, Chariton shot 6-18, 33 percent, from inside the arc and 0-10 from three-point range. The Chargers shot 6-14, 43 percent, from the line. Chariton committed 14 fouls. The Chargers pulled down 23 rebounds including 10 offensive boards. Chariton had six assists, six steals and six blocks.
JV Boys Struggle in loss at Indianola
The Chariton JV boys basketball team struggled in a 47-18 loss at Indianola December 17th. Chariton had a season high 29 turnovers and couldn't get on track offensively all night."We couldn't score tonight and we couldn't stop the other team. The Indians played a lot of zone so we shouldn't have had 29 turnovers. We usually get defensive stops and that can get our offense going. Tonight we struggled getting stops and our offense struggled the whole night. We are looking forward to playing our next game and putting this one behind us," Chariton JV Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.
Chariton didn't score more than five points in any quarter. Indianola led 9-4 after one period. The Indians outscored the Chargers 17-5 in the second to lead 26-9 at halftime. Chariton kept battling but couldn't really cut into Indianola's lead. The Indians led 35-14 heading into the final period and outscored the JV Chargers 12-4 in the fourth.
Bradley Krutsinger led Chariton with seven points along with six rebounds, two assists and one steal. Quinn Storm had five points three rebounds and two blocks. Spencer Sherrick had four points, three rebounds, two steals and one block. Aaron Cain had two points, four rebounds, one assist and one steal. Eduard Rodygin had two blocks. Chase Altenhofen had three rebounds, one assist and one steal. Sawyer Dow had one steal. Carter Riechmann had a rebound and a block. Adam Kaska had a rebound and an assist. Ethan Curnutte had a rebound and an assist. Sam Lerner had a rebound.
For the game, Chariton shot 6-18, 33 percent, from inside the arc and 0-10 from three-point range. The Chargers shot 6-14, 43 percent, from the line. Chariton committed 14 fouls. The Chargers pulled down 23 rebounds including 10 offensive boards. Chariton had six assists, six steals and six blocks.
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