Boys & Girls Basketball January 26 against Pleasantville

Daric Laing shoots a three-pointer over two Pleasantville players during the first
half January 26th. The Varsity boys won, 60-39, to move to 14-3 overall.

Tough Defense Gives Win to Varsity Boys

A great defensive effort payed off for the Varsity boys in their game against Pleasantville on January 26th.  The Chargers led 37-28 at halftime and held the Trojans to just 11 points in the second half, winning by a wide margin.  Chariton took the win with a score of 60-39.  Daric Laing completed four out of eight at the three point range to finish with a team-high 21 points, eight rebounds and one assist.  T.J. Hockenson had a double-double with 19 points, 13 rebounds and one steal.  With the win, Chariton is now 14-3 overall.  Chariton jumped out to a 16-2 lead early and led 18-9 after one period.  Chariton's defense clamped down and held the Trojans to just five points in the third quarter and six in the fourth.  The Chargers scored 23 second half points which was more than enough with their ball-hawking defense.  Alex Wright had 10 points, six rebounds and two assists.  Bryce Cunningham distributed the ball very well with a team-high 12 assists along with four points, four rebounds and one steal.  Willie Felderman had two points and seven rebounds.  Christian Bengtson had two points, seven rebounds, two assists and one steal.  Carl Williams had two points and two rebounds.  Ben Morrett had one rebound and one assist.  Chariton committed just 10 turnovers on the night.

9th Boys Lost Game to Pleasantville

The Chariton freshmen boys lost to Pleasantville, 33-18.  Spencer Sherrick led the Chargers in scoring with seven points to go along with five rebounds.  For the game, Chariton shot 6-23, 26 percent, from inside the arc and 1-14, seven percent, from three-point range.  The Chargers shot 3-7, 43 percent, from the line.  Chariton pulled down 21 rebounds and committed 17 turnovers, and seven fouls.  The Chargers had five assists and four steals and no blocks.  Aaron Cain had three points, two rebounds and one assist.  Brad Krutsinger had three points, four rebounds, one steal and two assists.  Chase Altenhofen had three points, six rebounds and two steals.  Grant Shriver had two points.  Adam Kaska had two rebounds and one assist.  Ethan Curnutte had one steal and one assist.  Cody Evans had two rebounds.  Sam Lerner had one rebound.

7th Boys A Team Wins by One Point over Pleasantville

The Chariton seventh grade A boys' team pulled out a thrilling 33-32 come from behind win over Pleasantville.  Dylan Stites had a team-high 17 points.  Chariton didn't take care of the ball very well in the first half, turning it over 12 times and falling behind 21-13, at halftime.  However, Chariton picked up the defensive pressure and attacked the taller Pleasantville defense in the second half to pull back into the game.  The Chargers had a chance to put the game away in the fourth quarter but missed some free throws down the stretch.  Dylan did a very good job of attacking and creating shots.  Tommy Sommers did a very good job of offensive rebounding.  Sommers had six points.  Tyler Anderson had four points.  Conner Lundy, David Williams and Tanner Stephens each had two.

Chariton B Team Beat Pleasantville, 6-5

Chariton also won the B game, 6-5.  Gideon Plank scored four points and Riley Voss scored two.  The game was shortened due to the number of kids, but all of Chariton's B team members contributed in this game.  Bradley Owens did a nice job of stepping into a new position.  Conner Bregar was a rebounding force in the game.

Varsity Girls win third in a row against Pleasantville.

Three in a Row! Varsity Girls win third straight game against Pleasantville, 61-27 at Chariton on January 26.  Chariton once again did outstanding defensively forcing 29 turnovers and getting 13 steals while out-rebounding the Trojans by a 2-1 margin.  Miranda Davis and Chelsea McGee once again had strong games for Chariton, which moved them to 6-10 overall.  Pleasantville sophomore, Kennedy Core, who came into the game averaging almost 19 points a game, was shut down in the second half.  She scored 14 points in the first half and was held to six in the second half.  For Chariton, Davis had a team-high 18 points, five assists, four steals and one block.  McGee just missed a double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds.  She also had one block.  Emma Fuhs had eight points, eight rebounds and one block.  Alexis Curran had seven points and five assists.  Allyson Showers had six points.  Kylie Bengtson and Maria Blong each had two points.  Leah Dow had two points and one block.  Nikki Vande Lune had one point.

Chelsea McGee (#34) shoots over a Pleasantville player during the
second half Saturday Night January 26th.

9th/10th Grade Girls Beat Pleasantville at Home

The Chariton ninth and tenth grade girls beat Pleasantville, 30-6, at Chariton on January 26th.  Maria Blong had 11 points, five rebounds and four steals.  Delaney Richards had five points, four rebounds, four steals and two assists.  Sarah Fuhs had four points, three rebounds and two steals.  Haley Reece had three points and four rebounds.  Carli Arnold had two points, three rebounds and two steals.  Madison Showers had two points, two rebounds and two steals.  Meredith Davis had two points, two rebounds, two rebounds, seven steals, one assist and one block.  Jessica Wiederholt had one point, one rebound and two steals.  Emily Seuferer had two rebounds.  Riley Heffron had one rebound.

8th Grade Girl's Win 47-6 over Pleasantville

A balanced team effort lifted the CMS 8th girls to win.  The girls Red team played a well balanced game at Chariton Middle School on January 28 and got the win.  Nine players scored for Chariton and the Chariton girls played outstanding defense.  Mackenzie Curran and Kendall Hardie each had 11 points.  Curran had six steals and one assist and Hardie had two rebounds and one steal.
Chariton held the Trojans to just four points in the first half and led 24-4 at halftime.  The Chargers outscored the Trojans, 23-2 in the second half.
Sophia DeMaria and Saydee Terrell each had six points.  Carlie Schaeffer had four points, two steals and one assist.  Mackenzie Thomas-Clark had three points and one assist.  Abby Storm had two points, three rebounds and two steals.  Allison Summerfield and Anna Ilyenko had two points apiece.  Tiffany Dale and Riley Rector also played.

8th Grade White Team Wins by Four

The Chariton White team won a close game, 14-10.  Anna Ilyenko had six points, three rebounds and two steals.  Allison Summerfield had four points and two rebounds.  Morgan Cochran had four points and one rebound,.  Carlie Schaeffer had one steal and one assist.  Althea Williams had one rebound.  Aimee Greiner also played.

7th Red and White Girls' Teams Rout Pleasantville

The Chariton seventh grade girls' Red team had a resounding 70-20 win over Pleasantville at Chariton January 28th.  Ivy Swarthout had a double-double with 22 points, 10 steals, three rebounds and two assists.  Hannah Isley had 21 points, three rebounds, six steals and four assists.
Pleasantville was somewhat limited as they used some players to help out the limited number of eighth graders available for the earlier game.  Chariton had a season-high 70 shots along with 23 steals.  Chariton shot 33-70, 47 percent, from the field and 4-15, 27 percent, from the line.  Luci Swarthout had 14 points, three rebounds and three steals.  Aubrie Richards had nine points, 10 rebounds, two steals and one block.  Abbie Peterson had four points, six rebounds, two steals and two assists.  Tressa Shore had one rebound.  Autumn Gwin had one block.

The White team also played hard and won 14-0.  Ashley Pfrimmer had four points and two steals.  Jacklynn Johnson had four points and one steal.  Megan Schultz had two points and one steal.  Autumn Gwinn had two points and one rebound.  Taytum Bacus had two points.  Danica Derringer had two rebounds.  Trinity Kemper had one rebound, one steal and one assist.  Tressa Shore had one rebound.