Sunday, February 26, 2017
Chester Boys Basketball lose in quarterfinals with Upper Merion Vikings
Report by Terry Thomas
The Clippers (18-6) lose a close one at the Clip Joint 50-53 to the visiting Upper Merion Vikings. With the loss Chester will face the Bayard Rustin Knights on Wednesday, March 1st and will be looking to grab one of the last three slots for the State Tournament. The Clippers found themselves trailing 1-11 to start the game before scoring the final 5 points in the quarter to cut the margin to 5 at the end of the quarter. Chester - 6, Upper Merion - 11. The Vikings scored the first 4 points in the 2nd quarter before senior Jah'meir Springfield connected on three consecutive treys to tie the game at 15 at the 4:58 mark. Senior Ahrod Carter would connect on a trey to tie the game at 18 and senior Jordan Camper put-back dunk would give the Clippers their first lead of the game 20-18 with 2:44 on the clock. Carter would drain another trey and the Clippers led 23-20 at the intermission. After leading 32-28 in the 3rd, Chester fell asleep defensively and found themselves trailing 33-35 at the end of the quarter. The Clippers woes continued into the 4th quarter before 6 consecutive points from senior Jamar Sudan gave the Clippers the lead 48-47 with 1:30 left in the contest. After the Vikings knocked down 2 free throws, Chester regained the lead at 1:03 on a Carter bucket. The Clippers rebounded the miss Vikings shot and with only 4 team fouls Upper Merion was forced to foul. With 27.4 seconds on the clock, the Clippers missed the front end of a 1 and 1 and could not secure the rebound. The foul shot by the Clippers was their only foul shot of the quarter and just their 3rd in the second half. Chester's Jamar Sudan was whistled for his 5th foul and the Vikings connected on both to regain the lead 51-50. The Clippers failed to score on their next possession and once again the Vikings found themselves at the charity strip where they score the final two points with 0.8 second remaining. The full court heave by the Clippers fell short. Defensively the Clippers did a much better job in the final quarter limiting the Vikings to just three made baskets but their ability to knock down free throws, 11 of 12 in the quarter, propelled them to the semi-finals at Temple University.
Senior Ahrod Carter led the way with 18 points for the Clippers with 5 treys. He was joined in double figures by Jamar Sudan who finished with 14 points before fouling out. Jah'meir Springfield connected on 9 points and Jordan Camper and Michael Smith finished with 6 and 3 points respectively. Camper included 6 blocked shots and 7 rebounds to his stat sheet while Sudan added 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 1 steal to his.
Chester will be looking for their second win over Rustin after starting the New Year with a tight 72-68 win over the Knights at their place back on January 3rd.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Chester Boys Basketball Advances to Quarter-Finals
Report by Terry Thomas
Chester (18-5) advances to the District-1 AAAAA Tournament Quarter-Finals with a 74-59 victory over the visiting Upper Moreland Bears. The Clippers will host the Upper Merion Vikings who defeated Strath Haven in the opening round. The Clippers put four players in double figures led by senior forward Jamar Sudan's game high 16 points. Junior Brian Randolph III matched his career high with 12 points and seniors Ahrod Carter and Jordan Camper dropped in 11 and 10 points respectively. Senior Jah'meir Springfield just missed double figures with 8 points. Sophomore Rahmaad DeJarnette, Michael Smith and Jaimhy Evans contributed 6, 5 and 4 points and junior Timothy Johnston completed Chester's scoring with 2 points. Even after a 12 day layoff, the Clippers were on target in the first quarter connecting on five 3-pointers to jump out to a 18-12 advantage. Their hot shooting continued in the 2nd quarter putting up 19 points including three more 3-pointers to hold a 37-30 lead at the intermission. The Clippers were able to keep the Bears at bay by hitting two more 3-pointers in the 3rd quarter as the teams played even at 18 points. Chester - 55, Upper Merion - 48. The Clippers stayed consistent in the final 8 minutes putting up 19 more points but held the Bears to 11 to sail away for the win.
Chester finished with 14 assists on 29 made baskets.
The Clippers will be playing the final game at the Clip Joint on Saturday evening with the 7:00 tip-off against the visiting Upper Merion Vikings.
Monday, February 20, 2017
Two Trains Running
In honor of Black History Month the Kappa Mainstream
Leadership, Inc. and Delta Outreach and Education Center, Inc. presented August
Wilson’s play Two Trains Running at
the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday, February 19, 2017. August
Wilson, the famous playwright, also brought us the renowned Fences. Both award winning plays have
won accolades. We all know about the brilliance of the production of Fences because the mainstream had a
chance to watch it on the big screen recently. Two Trains Running explores “the social and psychological manifestations
of changing attitudes toward race from the perspective of urban blacks in the
late 60’s” setting in a Pittsburgh restaurant. Thanks to the Kappa and Delta groups
for bring this production to the community. Your efforts show how much the
black sororities and fraternities are a benefit throughout the nation.
Saturday, February 18, 2017
HBCU Information at the Boys & Girls Club
Congratulations to the AKA sorority for sharing
their annual HBCU event at the Boys & Girls Club. A lot of students interested
in going to college attended the event.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Chester Boys Basketball ended regular season with win
Report by Terry Thomas
Chester
- 64, Glen Mills - 47
Sudan filled out the stat sheet with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists and 2 blocked shots. Camper recorded 7 rebounds and 1 steal to go along with his 8 points.
Chester will await the results of the District-1 Committee seeding meeting on Sunday, February 12th. With the PIAA moving to six classes, Chester will participate in the District and State Tournaments in the Class 5-A level and their opponent will be determined based on the Sunday's meeting. The Clippers are projected to be the #1 and will host the opening round on Wednesday, February 22nd.
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Chester Boys Basketball falls to Academy Park
Report by Terry Thomas
Chester
- 66, Academy Park - 69
Ahrod Carter led the Clippers with 20 points and Jamar Sudan recorded a double-double with 19 points and a career high 15 rebounds. Michael Smith finished with 7 points and Camper, Evans and Springfield each contributed 6. Brian Randolph III had 2 points on the night.
The Clippers will complete the regular season on the road at Glen Mills on Friday, February 10th. The game was rescheduled due to the snow storm on Thursday. The Varsity tips off at 3:30 pm with the JV to follow.
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