Thursday, December 5, 2013

Boys and Girls Win and Lose At Centerville

Chariton Leader, December 17, 2013 and Herald-Patriot, December 19, 2013 and January 9, 2014
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

Boys 8th A
Stites scores 21 in 8th A boys loss to Centerville
The Chariton eight grade boys A basketball team opened their season with a 51-33 loss at Centerville, December 5th.  Dylan Stites had a strong game for Chariton with 21 points, four rebounds and two assists.
Bradley Owens had six points and one rebound.  Tyler Anderson had four points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal.  Riley Voss had two points and one rebound.  Tanner Stephens had one assist and Kurt Showers had one rebound.
Boys 8th B
Chariton won the B game, 6-2.  Mark Ilyenko had two points, two rebounds and one steal.  Showers had two points, one rebound and one steal.  Owens had two points.
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Red Team wins 43-16
The Chariton eighth grade girls Red team moved to 2-0 with a 43-16 win over Centerville at Chariton December 5.  The red team led 26-12 at halftime and outscored Centerville 17-4 in the second half to cruise to the win.  Aubrie Richards had a double-double with 18 points, 14 rebounds and two steals.  Ivy Swarthout had 12 points, one rebound, one steal and two assists.
Luci Swarthout had six points, three rebounds, two steals and one assist.  Autumn Gwinn had four points and three rebounds.
Abbie Peterson had two points, two rebounds, one steal, two assists and three blocks.  Ashley Pfrimmer had one point, one rebound and two steals.  Tressa Shore had five rebounds.  Taytum Bacus had four rebounds and two steals.  Megan Schultz had one rebound and one steal.
White Team Wins
The White team also won, 26-10.  Jacklynn Johnson had 10 points, one rebound, six steals and one block.  Pfrimmer had six points, five steals and one assist.
Natalie Baird had two points, three rebounds and three steals.  Bacus had two points, two steals and one assist.  Schultz had two points, two rebounds and one assist.  Taylor Ingram had two points and one rebound.  Shelby Jensen had two points.
Taheton Decker had two steals and one assist.  Trinity Kemper had one rebound and two steals.  Kelsie Chester had one rebound.
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7th A and B Boys Teams Beat Big Red
A and B boys basketball teams opened their season with victories on the road at Centerville, December 5th.  The Chargers A team beat the Big Reds, 37-23.  Nathan Blong had a double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds.
"This was a good first game for us.  I was concerned that we would be shaky or nervous for our first game and was also nervous that Centerville, already having played three games, would have a big advantage over us.  Our kids really ran the floor well and our defense was pretty solid for our first outing.  I was extremely happy with how we dominated the boards, outrebounding Centerville, 27-8," Chariton Head Coach Mike Jones said.
"Nathan had a great offensive outing but also really dominated the boards.  We did turn over the ball a bit too much, but mostly due to things we can fix, like making better passes or knowing where we are at so we don't step on the baseline.  But overall, it was a good first outing,"  Coach Jones added.
The A Team shot 18-31, 58 percent, from the field.  Jackson Fisher had six points and five rebounds.  Royce Stuart had four points and one rebound.  Nathan Weaver had four points and two rebounds.  Noah Weaver had two points and four rebounds.
Chariton wins B Game 6-0
Chariton also won the B game, 6-0.  Micah Thatcher had two points and five rebounds and Jimmy Graham had two points and three rebounds.  Tyler Gookin had two points and two rebounds.
Ty White, Chance Anderson, Aaron Sullenger and Gus Ghormley had two rebounds each.  Ben Lahart, Luke Lahart and Garrett Roach each had one rebound.
"Like the A team, these kids needed to get some game experience.  Unfortunately, due to low numbers for Centerville, our game time was shortened so we didn't get as much floor time as we would've liked.  Very similarly to the A team, the B team also dominated Centerville in rebounds, 20-7.  I also liked how hard the kids played when they got into the game,"Coach Jones said.
"I thought we needed to get a bit more aggressive against the man to man pressure that Centerville put on our kids.  One area that concerns me  is poor shooting.  The A team shot a very good percentage while the B team struggled, only making three of 20 shots, 15 percent.  We will work to improve this," Coach Jones added.

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