Bill Howes, Associate Editor
Varsity Boys Edge Albia in OT For Sixth Straight Win
The Chariton varsity boys avenged an earlier season loss with a thrilling 65-60 overtime win over Albia at Albia on January 24th. Chariton led by one at half and outscored the Blue Demons by five in the extra period to get the win. The victory was the sixth in a row for the Chargers and moved them to 5-1 in the conference.
Chariton had four players score all 65 points. TJ Hockenson and Christian Bengtson led the team offensively. Hockenson went 6-7 from the line and finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds, one steal and one assist. Bengtson was red hot from three point range going 6-10 and finished with 22 points, five rebounds, four assists and one steal.
Daric Laing had 15 points, three rebounds, six assists and two steals. Willie Felderman had six points, six rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block. Ben Morrett had two rebounds, three assists and one steal.
The game was tightly contested throughout and was tied 17-17 after one period. Chariton outscored Albia 16-15 in the second to lead 33-32 at halftime. The Chargers outscored Albia 12-8 in the third to open up a five point lead heading into the final period. Chariton led most of the final period but Albia rallied to tie it with about a second left at 54 apiece. In overtime Chariton came out and made some big shots to win the game.
"This was a hard fought game throughout and went back and forth all night. I thought both teams played extremely hard in this game. We did a nice job all night of playing defense and didn't give them very many easy looks. I was so proud of the way the guys competed in the game. There were a lot of opportunities to let this game slip away but the boys just kept playing hard and were rewarded in the end with a win. We had guys step up when we needed to and that is nice to see. The whole team has been working extremely hard and its nice to see their hard work pay off," Chariton Head Coach Ben Schooley said.
For the game Chariton shot 14-29, 48 percent, from inside the arc and 8-19, 42 percent, from trifecta land. The Chargers shot 13-17, 76 percent from the line. Chariton pulled down 28 rebounds including eight offensive boards. Chariton committed 13 turnovers and 11 fouls. The Chargers dished out 17 assists and had seven steals and one block.
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JV Boys Fall At Albia
A tough second and third period where they were outscored 23-8 proved to be the difference for the Chariton JV boys in a 35-26 loss at Albia January 24th. Aaron Cain led Chariton with seven points, four rebounds, two assists and four steals.
Chariton led 8-7 after one period. Albia outscored them 10-4 in the second and led 17-12 at halftime. Albia outscored them 13-4 in the third to take a 30-16 lead into the final period. Chariton turned it up defensively in the fourth and outscored Albia 10-5 but it wasn't quite enough.
"Our problems was that we turned the ball over too much and couldn't make plays throughout three quarters of the game. The kids are working hard but are just unable to execute," Chariton JV Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.
Chariton struggled shooting from inside and beyond the arc as well as the line in this game. The JV Chargers shot 9-36, 25 percent, from inside the arc and 2-9, 22 percent, from three-point range. The Chargers also shot 2-7, 29 percent, from the line.
Chariton pulled down 45 rebounds for the second straight game. Of this amount, 18 were offensive boards. Chariton committed 20 turnovers and 14 fouls. The Chargers had eight assists, nine steals and three blocks.
Quinn Storm had six points, 11 rebounds, one assist and one block. Bradley Krutsinger had six points, nine rebounds, one assist and one steal. Spencer Sherrick had five points and four rebounds. Eduard Rodygin had two points, four rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Sawyer Dow had two rebounds, two assists and three steals. Chase Altenhofen had three rebounds and two blocks. Carter Riechmann had six rebounds. Adam Kaska and Ethan Curnutte each had one rebound.
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CHS Varsity Girls Lose Tough, Hard Fought Game at SCC Rival Albia
Showers, Fuhs Have Strong Games in Loss
The Chariton varsity girls lost a tough, hard fought game at Albia on January 24th. Chariton led until the fourth period and trailed by just two with a minute left but couldn't pull it out. They lost by a 47-43 score to the SCC leading Lady Dees.
Both games between Chariton and Albia went down to the wire with Albia winning 47-45 at Chariton earlier this season. With the loss Chariton moved to 4-8 overall and 2-4 in the SCC.
Allyson Showers led Chariton in scoring with 12 points to go along with nine rebounds, one block and three steals. Emma Fuhs also had a solid game with nine points, a team-high 10 rebounds and one block.
One difference in the game was that Albia hit six three-point shots and scored nine more points from the line thatn Chariton did. Chariton shot 5-12 from the line while Albia shot 14-26.
Albia's Makenzie Griffin hit four three pointers and hit five free throws down the stretch to help seal the win. She finished with 19 points and eight rebounds. Albia's Brooke Bettis had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
"We played extremely hard tonight. Albia is undefeated in conference play and they've been playing pretty well. I thought Emma played one of her better games this year," Chariton Head Coach Lee Sandy said.
Chariotn led 15-13 after one period. They outscored Albia 15-13 in the second to lead 30-24 at halftime. After scoring 30 points in the first half, Chariton scored only 13 in the second Albia outscored Chariton 9-5 in the third to cut the lead 35-33 going into the final period. Chariton led until there was five minutes left in the game but couldn't quite hold on to seal the deal. Albia outscored Chariton 44-8 in the fourth to get the win.
For the game, Chariton shot 19-54 from the field and Albia shot 16-41. Chariton out-rebounded Albia 31-26 and the Lady Chargers committed only 12 turnovers while Albia had 18. Chariton committed 18 fouls. They had 10 assists, seven steals and two blocks. Albia had three assists, five steals and one block.
Maria Blong and Alexis Curran had six points apiece. Carley Arnold had five points. Emily Grismore had three points and five assists. Emily Seuferer had two points.
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JV Girls Rout Albia to Move to 8-1
A big second half lifted the Chariton JV girls to a 44-16 win over Albia, January 24th. Chariton led 16-12 at halftime and outscored Albia 28-4 in the second half. With the win, the JV girls moved to 5-0 in conference play and 8-1 overall.
Saydee Terrell had 13 points, four rebounds, two steals and one assist. Emily Seuferer had eight points and three rebounds. Maria Blong had eight points, one rebound, three steals and two assists. Kendal Hardie had eight points, one rebound and one steal. Carlie Schaeffer had six points, five steals and one assist. Madison Showers had one point, one rebound and one steal. Sarah Fuhs had three rebounds, one steal and two blocks.
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