Thursday, January 30, 2014

8th Red Girls Beat EBF and 7th A Boys lose to EBF

Chariton Leader, February 4, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

The Chariton eighth grade girls A (Red) team won at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 37-29 on January 30th.  Luci Swarthout had 14 points, two rebounds, two steals and two assists.
Chariton led 19-16 at halftime and outscored the Rockets 18-13 in the second half.
"This was a great competitive game.  The girls played excellent and ran an great offense," Chariton Head Coach Jeanna Snook said.
Aubrie Richards had 10 points, eight rebounds, one steal and three blocks.  Ivy Swarthout had eight points, one rebound, two steals and two assists.
Abbie Peterson had five points, four rebounds, one steal and four assists.  Autumn Gwinn had three rebounds and Tressa Shore had two.  Jacklynn Johnson had one.
The White team lost 10-7.  Taytum Bacus had five points, one rebound and one assist.  Taheton Decker had two points and three rebounds.  Megan Schultz had one rebound, one steal and one assist.  Ashley Pfrimmer, Kelsey Chester and Shelby Jensen each had one rebound.  
"This was a hard loss.  The girls played hard but couldn't get our offense going," Coach Snook said.
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Turnovers, Stagnant Offense Hurt 7th A Boys in Loss to Eddyville
The Chariton seventh grade A boys struggled with turnovers in a 42-31 loss against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, January 30th.  Nathan Blong led Chariton with 15 points and six rebounds.
"Turnovers and a stagnant offense were our downfall today.  We committed 15 turnovers in the first half allowing Eddyville to jump to a 22-10 lead.  That's a very large hole to dig out of.  We took care of the ball a little better in the second half, but we were very inpatient and not aggressive against EBF's zone defense," Chariton Head Coach Mike Jones said.
Royce Stewart had five points and four rebounds.  Brady Hamilton had four points and three rebounds.  Cameron McDonald had three points.  Nathan Weaver had two points and one rebound.  Colbie Werts had two points.  Brodey Johnson had three rebounds.
B Team Loses Close Game
The B team lost a close game, 10-8.  Jimmy Graham had two points and one rebound.  Ben Lahart, Tyler Gookin and Payton Schaffer had two points apiece.
Chance Anderson had four rebounds.  Aaron Sullenger had two rebounds.  Payton Lane had one rebound.
"Missed opportunities could be the theme for this game.  We missed a few layup chances in this game and also missed extra opportunities on offensive rebounds, but the bright side is that we are finally making those second opportunities for ourselves.  The kids are improving, especially at attacking the offensive boards and are also making progress at running a fast break and attacking the basket," Coach Jones said.

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