Chargers hold on to beat Albia

T.J. Hockenson (#30) shoots in a sea of Albia defenders on Friday night.  Hockenson had
a double-double with 18 rebounds, 15 points and one assist.  (Bill Howes Photo)

Bryce Cunningham drives to the hoop in between two Albia defenders Friday night. 
Cunningham had 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals.

January 18th, the strong defense by the Chargers basketball team contributed to the game win over Albi, 56-49.  At halftime they only led by one and outscored the Blue Demons, 31-25 in the second half to get the win.  Daric Laing led the Chargers in scoring with 19 points to go along with eight rebounds, one block, two steals and one assist.  Bryce Cunningham went 9-11 from the line to finish with 15 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals.  T. J. Hockenson had a double-double with a team-high 18 rebounds including 13 defensive boards and 15 points.  He also had one assist.  Alex Wright had five points, six rebounds and two steals.  Christian Bengtson had two points, two rebounds and one block.  Willie Felderman had two rebounds, one block and two assists.  Carl Williams had one rebound.  The Chargers are now 12-3 overall due to being strong and playing hard.

Daric Laing scores an easy layup as he dashes through Albia's Defense
(Photo by Mikayla Keith).

Senior Alex Wright, guard, runs down an opponent in the second half. 
(Photo by Mikayla Keith).

T.J. Hockenson, freshman center, scores from the charity stripe.
 (Photo by Mikayla Keith).

Slow Start Hurts JV Boys in loss to Albia

The JV Boys couldn't quite come back after a slow start against Albia.  They trailed 24-12 at halftime and lost by a score of 40-30.  With the loss, Chariton moved to 6-5 overall.  Drew Derringer led Chariton in scoring with six points.  Conner Altenhofen had five points, a team-high 10 rebounds, one steal and one assist.  Quinn Storm had four points and seven rebounds.  Sean Sullenger had four points and one rebound.  Bret Braida had four points and two assists.  Alec Reynolds had two points, one rebound, two steals and one assist.  Ben Morrett had two points and one rebound.  Sawyer Dow had two points, one rebound and two steals.  Hunter Storm had one point, six rebounds, one block and two assists.  Joey Krutsinger had one rebound, two blocks, one steal and one assist.  Ben Sullenger had two rebounds.  Eduard Rodygin had one assist.

9th Chargers Fall to Albia

The Chariton freshman boys' team fell to Albia, 58-29, at Chariton January 18th.    Spencer Sherrick led the Chargers in scoring with 14 points to go along with two rebounds, two steals and one assist.  Chase Altenhofen had 11 points, six rebounds, three steals and one assist.  Brad Krutsinger had two points, two rebounds, five assists and three steals.  Cody Evans had one point, two rebounds, one assist and one steal.  Sam Lerner had one point and one rebound.  Adam Kaska had three rebounds and two steals.  Ethan Curnutte had four rebounds.  Max Covington had two rebounds.  Ethan Payton had one rebound and Grant Shriver had one assist.  Kyle Dolley also played.