Bill Howes, Associate Editor
Five in a row! Varsity boys beat Grinnell for fifth straight win
The Chariton varsity boys pulled off a huge win with a 64-60 win at Grinnell on January 18th. The Chargers led by seven at halftime and trailed by two entering the fourth but outscored the Tigers by six in the final period to get the win.
The win was the fifth in a row for the varsity Chargers, who moved to 8-3 overall.
Grinnell entered the game on a four-game winning streak and was 8-2 overall. They have posted impressive wins so far this season including beating Pella by 14, Dallas Center Grimes by three, and Norwalk by 20.
"The guys played an excellent game to get this win. Grinnell was one of the best 3A teams in the state and we played a great game against them. We were really good in the first half offensively, getting the shots we wanted and knocking them down. We were able to build a small lead early and I think that gave us some confidence," Chariton Head Coach Ben Schooley said.
Only four players scored in the whole game for Chariton. Both Daric Laing and TJ Hockenson had big games offensively to help get the win. Hockenson went 11-17 from the field and 5-5 from the line to finish with a team high 27 points, eight rebounds, two assists and one steal. Laing went 4-6 from three point range and 8-9 from the line to finish with 26 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Christian Bengtson had seven points, three rebounds, five steals, seven assists and one block. Willie Felderman had four points, six rebounds, three assists, one block and one steal. Ben Morrett had one rebound, one steal and four assists.
Chariton started out well and led 21-15 after one period. The Chargers outscored the Tigers 15-14 in the second to take a 36-29 lead into halftime. Grinnell came back in the third and outscored the Chargers 18-9 to take a 46-45 lead heading into the final period. The Chargers responded however and outscored the Tigers 19-13 to come out victorious.
"I was proud of the composure the boys showed and were able to answer back and win this game. We battled them defensively all night. They were a much bigger team than we were and the guys just kept fighting at the defensive end. The boys have been practicing well lately and it showed in the game. We had to make some key free throws down the stretch in this game. We turned the ball over too much and that's something we need to work on, but overall the guys played an amazing game and I am happy to see that they were able to pull this one out." Coach Schooley said.
For the game Chariton shot 16-32, 50 percent, from inside the arc and a sizzling 5-9, 56 percent, from trifecta land. The Chargers shot 17-20, 85 percent, from the charity stripe.
The Chargers pulled down 23 rebounds including four offensive boards. Chariton committed 21 turnovers and nine fouls. The Chargers had 20 assists,11 steals and two blocks.
Bad first half hurts Chariton JV boys in non-conference loss at Grinnell
A bad first half proved to be too much to overcome for the Chariton JV boys in a 49-23 loss at Grinnell Saturday, January 18th. The JV Chargers managed just three points in the first quarter and four in the second and trailed 33-7 at halftime. Carter Riechmann led the Chargers with eight points, six rebounds and one steal."We got off to a terrible start in this game. We just weren't able to guard and were terrible on the offensive end. The Tigers did an excellent job of defending and making it tough to score. We have to get better against this type of defense," Chariton JV Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.
Chariton played Grinnell evenly in the second half, with both teams scoring 16 points apiece. Chariton struggled from the field going 10-40, 25 percent, from inside the arc, and 0-6 from three point range. The Chargers shot 3-12, 25 percent from the charity stripe. Chariton had 28 rebounds including 11 offensive boards. The JV Chargers committed 17 turnovers and 13 fouls. Chariton had eight assists, eight steals and three blocks.
Sawyer Dow had four points, four rebounds and one assist. Aaron Cain had four points, one rebound and one assist. Quinn Storm had three points, four rebounds, three steals and one block. Bradley Krutsinger had two points, six rebounds, two steals, two blocks and one assist. Spencer Sherrick had two points, one rebound, two steals and two assists. Chase Altenhofen had four rebounds. Adam Kaska had one rebound and one assist Sam Lerner had one rebound.
Varsity Girls Give Great Effort in Loss to Grinnell
The Chariton Varsity girls played much better in a 57-41 loss at Grinnell Saturday, January 18th. Facing a tough Tiger team, Chariton gave a valiant effort but just came up short against a team that could scorch the nets. With the loss Chariton moved to 4-7 overall.
Allyson Showers had 16 points, six rebounds, one block and two steals. Alexis Curran had 13 points, two assists, one block and two steals. Emily Grismore had six points, two assists ans two steals. Kendall Hardie had three points, and two steals. Carley Arnold had two points, five rebounds and one block. Maria Blong had one point and two steals.
Chariton Head Coach Lee Sandy was much more pleased with his team's effort against Grinnell than against Clarke the night before. "We gave a really good effort tonight. If we played with that kind of effort every night, we'd have a chance to win every game. Grinnell is a really good team with four girls who can shoot from three-point range. We were in their face, they just made shots," Coach Sandy said.
Chariton has been plying short-handed with four players out with injuries including Micaela Folkerts, Meredith Davis, Delaney Richards and Sarah Fuhs.. Emma Fuhs also didn't play against Grinnell due to another commitment. Coach Sandy has been pleased with the effort of the players filling in and hopes to have Sarah Fuhs back this week.
Grinnell started out strong and led 19-6 after one period. However Chariton was only outscored 13-12 in the second period to trail 32-18 at halftime. Chariton outscored the Tigers 15-13 in the third and trailed 45-33 with one period left. In a low scoring fourth period, Grinnel outscored Chariton 12-8. For the game, Chariton shot 14-36 from the field and 12-17 from the line. Grinnell shot 19-48 from the field and 10-15 from the line. Grinnell out-rebounded Chariotn 26-24. Chariton committed 18 turnovers and Grinnell had 15.
Chariton had 11 steals, seven assists and three blocks and Grinnell had eight steals, five assists and one block.
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