Report by Terry Thomas
Chester
- 55, Penn Wood - 58
Chester (12-4, 5-1) dropped a close one at
Penn Wood (11-5, 5-1) 55-58 to sit tied atop the Del Val. In the first quarter
both teams were hitting their marks with Chester holding a slim 22-20 lead.
Jamar Sudan led the way with 7 of his 11 points, Ahrod Carter found the mark
for 5 of his team high 13, Jordan Camper dropped in four in the lane and
sophomores Michael Smith and Jaimhy Evans each contributed 3 points. The teams
applied a little pressure defensively in the 2nd quarter but the Clippers won
the period 14-11 to take a 36-31 lead into intermission. With Sudan sitting
with two quick 2nd quarter, junior Brian Randolph III took control for the
Clippers with 6 of his 9 points, Carter and Smith each knocked down a trey and
Camper added a dunk. In the third quarter, a trey from Randolph and a free
throw from Camper game the Clippers their largest margin 42-33 at the 5:19 mark.
With untimely turnovers and missed shots, the Patriots outscored the Clippers
10-0 to regain the lead 43-42 with 2:32 remaining in the quarter. Two free throws from
Carter and a bucket by Sudan forced a tie at 46 as the 3rd quarter ended. After
exchanging leads in the beginning of the 4th quarter, the Clippers were down
53-57 at the 3:17
mark. A bucket by Camper got the Clippers with two 55-57 when the
Patriots began the parade to the free throw line. After missing both free
throws the Clippers were called for a foul away from the ball and the Patriots
were back on the line. After making 1 of 2, Chester now trailed 55-58 with 16.3
seconds remaining in the contest. The ugly turnover monster would surface once
again as the Clippers threw the ball away. The Patriots went back to the free
throw line where they clanked both free throws and Smith heading down court
with 5.5 seconds on the clock; only to have his shot fall short off the
backboard.
The Clippers shared the ball with 17 assists
on 21 made baskets which enabled three players to have double figures: Carter
(13), Camper (11) and Sudan (11). Randolph finished with 9, Smith added 8 and
Evans completed the scoring with 3. Carter also led with 5 assists followed by
4 each from Randolph and Smith.
The Clippers will once again hit the highway
on Saturday, January 28th they they travel to York, PA to take on the William
Penn (York) Bearcats. The JV game tips off at 5:30 p.m.
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