Chariton vs. Davis County Basketball

An Outstanding Defense Gives Win to Varsity Boys

A stellar defense lifted the Charger varsity boys to a 71-51 win at Davis County on January 25th.  T.J. Hockenson went 10-12 from the field and 7-7 from the lien to finish with a team-high 27 points and 15 rebounds.  he also had three assists and one steal.  Daric Laing had 17 points, one rebound, five assists and two steals.  Alex Wright had 10 points, four rebounds, one block, two steals and one assist.  With the win, Chariton moved to 7-2 in conference play and 13-3 overall.

Bryce Cunningham had seven points, eight assists, five rebounds and two steals.  Willie Felderman had four points, four rebounds and two assists.  Christian Bengtson had four points, two rebounds, two assists and one block.  Carl Williams had two points, five rebounds and one block.  

For the game Chariton shot 24-47, 51 percent, from inside the arc and 4-8 from three-point range.  The Chargers shot 11-14, 79 percent from the line.  Chariton pulled down 36 rebounds including 28 defensive boards.

Varsity Girls Keep Up Winning Streak

The Chariton varsity girls won their second game in a row with an impressive 53-39 win over Davis County at Chariton on January 25th.  Chariton's Miranda Davis had a huge game with 24 points and 10 rebounds to shut down The Lady Mustangs.  After the first half, Chariton held Davis County to just 13 points and crushed them on the boards, 38-24, to get the win.

Davis County's Rylee Eakins entered the game ranked eighth in Class 3A in scoring and leading 3A in rebounding and blocks.  She had had a double-double in every game this season and Chariton held her to 12 points and eight rebounds.  Shelby Graves had been averaging 26 points over the past four games but Chariton held her to 14 points.  Chelsea McGee had seven points and three blocks.  Allyson Showers had a team-high 13 rebounds, two points and two assists.  Emma Fuhs had six points.  In her first game back from an ankle injury, Bengtson had two points and two assists.  Emily Grismore had one point.

CHS JV Boys Fall to Davis County

January 25th the JV boys played hard but came up a little short in a 56-51 loss at Davis County.  Chariton's Conner Altenhofen led the Chargers with 19 points to go along with nine rebounds.  Brett Braida had 11 points along with six rebounds, one steal and three assists.
Davis County took a 37-29 lead at halftime by outscoring the Chargers 19-15 in the second period.  The Chargers were outscored 11-6 in the third and trailed 48-35 after three periods.  Chariton had their best offensive quarter of the night in the fourth, outscoring Davis County 16-8, but it wasn't quite enough.
Joey Krutsinger had eight points, four rebounds and one steal.  Ben Morrett had seven points, two rebounds, four assists and one steal.  Quinn Storm had four points, six rebounds and two assists.  Hunter Storm had two points and two rebounds.  Alec Reynolds had six rebounds, one steal and three assists.  Sean Sullenger had one rebound and two blocks.  Sawyer Dow had two rebounds and one assist.

JV Girls Fall to Davis County

Davis County beat the JV Girls' basketball team, 55-27.  Davis County led 28-17 at halftime.  Nikki Vande Lune led Chariton in scoring with nine points to go along with one rebound, one steal and one block.  Kelsey Carver had eight points and one rebound.  Sarah Fuhs had three points, two rebounds, two steals and one assist.  Carley Arnold had three points, one rebound and one block.  Delaney Richards had two points, three rebounds, one steal and two blocks.  Maria Blong had two points and one rebound.  Meredith Davis had three rebounds and one steal.  Alexis Curran had one rebound, four steals and one assist.  Emily Seuferer and Haley Reece each had a rebound.

9th Chargers Beat Davis County 45-35

Brad Krutsinger led Chariton with 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals as the 9th Chargers beat Davis County 45-35 at Davis County.  For the game, Chariton shot 15-43, 35 percent, from inside the arc and 1-10, 10 percent, from three point range.  The Chargers shot 12-28, 43 percent, from the line.  Chariton committed 14 turnovers and 13 fouls.  The Chargers had 38 rebounds, 12 assists, 13 steals and one block.
Aaron Cain had 11 points, nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block.  Chase Altenhofen had nine points, 11 rebounds and one assist.  Spencer Sherrick had six points, three rebounds, three steals and two assists.  Max Covington had three points.  Grant Shriver had two points, three rebounds and one steal.  Cody Evans had one point and one rebound.  Sam Lerner had one point.  Adam Kaska had one rebound, three steals and two assists.  Ethan Curnutte had three rebounds and one assist.  Ethan Payton and Kyle Dooley also played.

Two Point Win Over Davis County for 9/10th Grade Girls

A strong second half lifted the Chariton ninth and tenth grade girls to a 36-34 win over Davis County January 25th.  Chariton trailed 26-17 at halftime, but outscored the Mustangs, 19-8, in the second half to get the win.  Maria Blong led Chariton in scoring with 12 points to go along with one rebound and four steals.  Emily Seuferer had eight points, six rebounds, two steals and two blocks.  Sarah Fuhs had six points, four rebounds, two steals and one block.  Delaney Richards had five points, one rebound and one steal.  Meredith Davis had four points and one rebound.  Carley Arnold had two points, three rebounds and two blocks.  Nikki Vande Lune had two rebounds and one assist.  Haley Reece had two rebounds.  Jessica Wiederholt had one steal.

8th Girls Win Over Davis County

The 8th grade girls Red team had an all-around good performance giving them a 39-17 win over Davis County.  Chariton raced to a 25-11 halftime lead and outscored Davis County 14-6 in the second half.  Nine players scored for Chariton and they were led by Mackenzie Curran, who had nine points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist.  Sophia DeMaria had eight points, five rebounds and one steal.  Kendall Hardie had five points, one rebound and one steal.  Saydee Terrell had four points, two rebounds, four steals and one assist.  Carlie Schaeffer had four points, four steals and two assists.  Riley Rector had three points and six rebounds.  Tiffany Dale had two points, three rebounds and one steal.  Allison Summerfield had two points, one rebound and one steal.  Mackenzie Thomas-Clark had two points and one steal.  Abby Storm had two rebounds and one steal.

8th White team loses by two

The White team lost a close game to Davis County, 15-13.  Morgan Cochran had four points, two rebounds and one steal.  Carlie Schaeffer had four points.  Anna Ilyenko had two points, one rebound and five steals.  Summerfield had two points, one rebound and one assist.  Mackenzie Thomas-Clark had one point.  Storm had two steals.  Althea Williams and Aimee Greiner each had a rebound.

CMS 7th Girls' Teams rout Davis County

7th Grade Red Girls' Team

Stellar games by Ivy and Luci Swarthout, in a relentless defensive effort, helped lift the 7th grade Red girls' team to a 44-12 win over Davis County at Chariton January 21st.  Luci Swarthout led the team in scoring with 19 points, along with seven steals, two rebounds and two assists.  Ivy Swarthout had 18 points, nine steals, two rebounds and five assists.  The win kept Chariton's conference record perfect heading into their game with Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont.  Chariton used their full-court pressure and their transition game to shut down Davis County's offense and to build a 24-8 halftime lead.  Hannah Isley had four points, three rebounds, seven steals, two assists and one block.  Abbie Peterson had two points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists.  Aubrie Richards had one point, seven rebounds, four steals, one assist and one block.  Taytum Bacus had one steal.  Autumn Gwinn and Tressa Shore came into the game and provided good minutes when needed.

7th Grade White Team Wins

The Chariton White team was impressive in a 16-2 win over the Mustangs.  Taytum Bacus led the team in scoring with eight points to go along with five steals.  The win kept the White team's record perfect going into their game at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, whom Chariton beat by three points at home.  Ashley Pfrimmer had two points and two rebounds.  Tressa Shore had two points, one rebound and two steals.  Trinity Kemper had two points and one rebound.  Natalie Baird had two points, one rebound and one steal.  Megan Schultz had three rebounds, two steals and two blocks.  Autumn Gwinn had three rebounds.  Danica Derringer had two rebounds, three steals and an assist.  Chariton shot 6-25, 24 percent from the field.