By Terry Thomas
Chester (6-2) celebrated
the New Year at the Clip Joint at the expense of the Bartram Braves to the tune
of a 87-55 blowout. Ten of the eleven Clippers entered their names in the
scoring column with four of them in double figures. Junior Karell Watkins led
the way matching his season high of 21 points.
The teams traded baskets
with Chester holding a two-point lead, 11-9, with a Rahmee Gilbert bucket at
the 3:25 mark. However, Bartram responded with a 9-2 run to close out the
quarter. At the end of the period it was Chester - 13, Bartram - 18.
The Clippers increased
the pressure to open the 2nd quarter and after a steal and a breakaway dunk by
Watkins at 5:37, Chester had regained the lead 19-18. Chester's relentless defense
resulted in three consecutive steals capped by another Watkins baskets to
closeout a 14-0 run at 4:36. The score was now Chester - 27, Bartram - 18.
After a Bartram timeout, the Braves countered by outscoring the Clippers 12-8
to get within five at the end of the quarter. At intermission it was Chester -
35, Bartram - 30.
Senior forward Zahmir
Caroll led the charge in the 3rd quarter scoring 8 of his 12 points as the
Clippers built a thirteen-point lead, 53-40, with 3:20 remaining. Junior Fareed
Burton Jr performed well in the period with 3 steals, 3 assists and 5 of his 12
points. Senior Akeem Taylor Jr ended quarter with a trey off an assist from
Gilbert. Chester - 60, Bartram - 46.
The Clippers maintained
their consistency into the final 8 minutes. Carroll opened with quarter with a
trey and after a steal by Burton with an assist to Taylor for a dunk; Chester
was celebrating with a 72-51 advantage with 4:35 remaining. Burton and senior
Faheem Berry joined in with treys as the Clippers were scoring from all points
on the court. Berry also enjoyed a career high 6 assists on the afternoon to go
along with his 7 points. Junior Lenny Camacho came off the bench to feed senior
Jahmaige Womack with an alley-opp dunk to end the game.
The team finished with a
season high 20 assists on 36 made baskets led by Rahmee Gilbert with five.
Burton and Watkins each had 4, Taylor had 3 and Berry, Carroll, Camacho and
senior J'shon Lawler each had one. Chester also recorded 19 steals on the
afternoon with Berry and Watkins each with 6. Burton and Gilbert added 3 apiece
and Womack chipped in with one to go along with his 2 blocked shots.
Taylor joined Watkins in
double figures with 17 followed by Burton and Carroll with 12 apiece. Gilbert
had 8, Berry (7), Lawler and junior Shaquan Horsey each had four. Womack closed
out the contest with 2 points.
JV GAME SUMMARY
The JV team took out their
frustration on the 2019 year ending loss by dismantling the Bartram Braves
63-21 invoking the Mercy Rule. All thirteen Clippers entered the scoring column
as the lead from start to finish. They led 19-5 after one, 29-10 at the half
and 47-14 at the end of the 3rd quarter. Edward Harmon took advantage of
starters minutes and led the team with a game high 12 points. The other scorers
were Lenny Camacho (8), Nasir Madison (7), Donziar Ellis (6), William Smith and
Shaquan Horsey both with 5. Saahir McMillian, Naeem Scott Jr and Yinka Itabiyi
each with 4, Jermere Clark (3) followed by Kareem Devore and Andre Stewart Jr
with 2 apiece and Keenan Warren completed the scoring by hitting 1 of 2 free
throws.
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