Varsity Boys and Girls Beat Centerville at Home

Chariton Leader, February 11, 2013
Bill Howes, Associate Editor

Varsity Boys Beat Centerville on Senior Night Their 11th Straight Win

Charger Boys Win at Fairfield February 11th for 12th Straight Win

The Chariton varsity boys won their 11th straight game with a 71-65 win over Centerville on Senior Night, February 7th, at the Charger Dome.  Chariton jumped out to a nine-point lead after one period and led by eight at half and held on in the second half for the win.  With the victory Chariton moved to 7-1 in SCC play and 14-3 overall.
TJ Hockenson went 10-13 from the line and had a double-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals and three blocks.  Willie Felderman had 22 points, four rebounds, two blocks and one assist.  Daric Laing went 3-5 from three point range and had 18 points, seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block.
Christian Bengtson had six points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal.  Brett Braida had three points, one rebound and one assist.  Ben Morrett had two rebounds and six assists.  Quinn Storm had one rebound.
Chariton got off to a good start and led 23-14 after one period.  Chariton led by about 10 for most of the first half and led 36-28 at halftime.  The Chargers outscored the Big Reds 17-16 in the third to lead by nine heading into the final period.  Centerville made a run in the fourth quarter and cut Chariton's lead to one.  However, the Chargers got key stops defensively and made their free throws down the stretch and were able to pull out the win.
"I was proud of the way the guys kept their composure and were able to answer that run and keep the lead.  I thought the guys played with great energy and effort all night.  Centerville is a good team and we played well to win.  We did a nice job of sharing the basketball and getting it to the open guy.  This allowed us to get good shots all night.  I was very pleased with our offense in this game.  We were able to get key stops late in the game and that was big for us," Chariton Head Coach Ben Schooley said.
For the game, Chariton shot 19-47, 40 percent, from inside the arc and 4-9, 44 percent, from three-point range.  The Chargers shot 21-28,  75 percent, from the line.  Chariton pulled down 28 rebounds including 11 offensive boards.  The Chargers took good care of the ball committing just nine turnovers.  Chariton committed 16 fouls.  The Chargers dished out 15 assists and had six steals and six blocks.

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JV Chargers Lose Close Game to Centerville

The Chariton JV boys lost a hard fought game to Centerville, 44-42, at Chariton  February 7th.  The JV Chargers led by eight early but struggled in the second quarter.
They trailed by just two at halftime but couldn't quite get over the hump.
Aaron Cain led Chariton with 11 points, one rebound, one block and three steals.  Quinn Storm had seven points, six rebounds, three steals, two blocks and one assist.
Chariton started out very well and led 18-10 after one period.  In the second period Chariton struggled at both ends and was outscored 14-4.  Centerville led 24-22 at halftime.
"In the second quarter we struggled guarding and couldn't take care of the ball.  Our kids came ready to play.  The first quarter was the best quarter that we had played all year," Chariton JV Head Coach Jay Pierschbacher said.
Both teams scored 20 points apiece in the second half.  Centerville outscored Chariton 15-11 in the third to take a 39-33 lead after three periods.  Chariton came back to outscore Centerville 9-5 in the fourth but it wasn't quite enough.
"We lost to this team earlier in the year by 22 points, so our kids wanted to play well.  Centerville is a good team.  We weren't happy with our improvement alone, we wanted the win.  This is one we let slip away.  Our kids competed for three quarters, but it takes four to beat a good team like Centerville.  We're getting close to the end of the season and our goal is to continue to get better,"  Coach Pierschbacher said.
Eduard Rodygin had six points, one rebound, four steals and one assist.  Bradley Krutsinger had six points, three rebounds and one steal.  Spencer Sherrick had six points, two rebounds, one steal and one assist.  Carter Riechmann had two points, three rebounds and one block.  Chase Altenhofen had two points and one rebound.  Sawyer Dow had two points and one block.  Ethan Curnutte had one assist.  Adam Kaska had one steal.
For the game, Chariton shot 15-28, 54 percent, from inside the arc and 3-11, 27 percent, from three-point range.  Chariton shot 3-3 from the line.  The Chargers pulled down 17 rebounds including six offensive boards.  Chariton committed 12 fouls and 19 turnovers.  The Chargers had four assists, 13 steals and five blocks.
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Varsity Girls Beat Centerville

In a very low scoring game, the Chariton varsity girls beat Centerville, 27-20, at Chariton February 7th.  Neither team scored more than eight points in any quarter and Chariton's tough, gritty defense proved  to be the difference in a hard fought win.  Alexis Curran led Chariton with nine points and also had two assists and three steals.

Allyson Showers had eight points and a team-high nine rebounds.  Emma Fuhs had a great game defensively with six blocks and three steals.  She also scored seven points and went 3-4 from the line down the stretch.  Emily Grismore had two points.  Carley Arnold had one point and five rebounds.

"We took care of the basketball tonight and played very well defensively.  But we didn't rebound well and shot very poorly."  Chariton Head Coach Lee Sandy said.

Chariton led 4-2 after one period and 11-9 at halftime.  The Lady Chargers went on an 8-0 run in the second half to open up a 19-9 lead.  Centerville went on a 6-0 run to cut the lead to 19-15 at the end of the third period.

Since Chariton was having trouble scoring, Coach Sandy said that for the last 50 seconds of the third period and the whole fourth period his team went into a delay game where they shot mainly lay ups and free throws.  The strategy worked largely because their defense was outstanding and they hit key free throws down  the stretch.  Chariton outscored Centerville 8-5 in the fourth to get the win.

For the game, Chariton shot 9-42 from the field and 9-19 from the line.  Centerville shot 4-26 from the field and 10-14 from the line.  Chariton had 23 rebounds and they committed 14 fouls while Centerville committed 18.  Chariton committed just 10 turnovers and 14 fouls.  They had three assists, nine steals and seven blocks.  Centerville had one assist, four steals and one block.

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JV Girls Beat Centerville

The Chariton JV girls beat Centerville, 40-26, at Chariton February 7th.  Chariton led 22-13 at halftime and outscored Centerville, 18-13 in the second half.  Saydee Terrell led Chariton with 12 points, two rebounds and four steals.  With the win the JV girls moved to 9-4 overall and 6-1 in the conference.
Kendall Hardie had nine points, four rebounds, two steals and two assists.  Carlie Schaeffer had nine points, one rebound, four steals and one assist.
Sarah Fuhs had five points, four rebounds and one assist.  Maria Blong had three points, four rebounds, one steal and one assist.  Mackenzie Curran had two points, two rebounds and two steals  Emily Seuferer had five rebounds.  Riley Rector had two rebounds and Abby Storm had one.