By Terry Thomas
Chester (4-3) used 5 of 7 free throw shooting in
the final minute to secure the 69-64 win over the Coatesville (6-3) Red
Raiders. The game closed out the opening day of the 17th Annual
Pete Nelson Classic on the campus of Widener University. The fans in attendance
got their money's worth in this closely contested affair as the teams appeared
to be mirror images of each other. The win gives Chester a 14-9 edge in the
overall series with Coatesville and Coach Taylor's first win against the
Red Raiders.
The Clippers jumped out to a
9-2 lead with 4:06 on the clock. Kyree Womack scored 5 and Jerry Young and
Calvin Williams added 2 points apiece. Coatesville took advantage of the
Chester miscues and with 2:13 remaining in the quarter, the lead was cut to
9-8. A bucket from Terrence Cobb and two free throws from Dante Atkinson put
the Clippers up 13-8 with 1:07 left to play. The quarter ended with Chester
leading 13-10.
The second quarter was a
back-and-forth affair with the teams' exchanging runs. Chester started with a
9-0 sprint capped by a Womack bucket at the 6:11 mark giving the Clippers a
22-13 lead. Coatesville answered with a 10-0 run capturing their first lead of
the game 23-22 with about 3:30 to play. Chester responded with consecutive
baskets from Womack regaining the lead 26-23. The first half ended: Chester -
26, Coatesville - 25.
The Red Raiders scored on their first two possessions
of the third quarter recapturing the lead 28-26 and Womack responded with a
trey and Chester was back in front 29-28 with 7 minutes to play. After the
teams exchanged buckets, the Clippers went on a 11-0 outburst for a 42-30
advantage with 2:16 to play in the quarter. Cobb started the run with a bucket
followed by seven points from Womack and two from Dominic Toy. The quarter
ended with Chester leading 45-35.
Midway thru the fourth quarter, Jerry Young's basket pushed Chester's lead back to 14 points, 55-41. Coatesville was able to close the gap to eight points, 65-57, with 1:08 to play. It was at this point when their attempt at forcing a free throw shooting contest failed as Chester was up to the task.
Kyree Womack finished with a game and career
high 24 points. He also added 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist to his stat
sheet. Terrence Cobb added 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
Dominic Toy was the third Clipper in double figures with a career high 11
points to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 2 steals and 1 assist. Dante
Atkinson and Jerry Young both just missed double figures with 8 points apiece.
Calvin Williams and Breilynd White completed the scoring with 2 points apiece.
Williams had a busy night with 9 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 1 assist. White
tied his career high of 6 assists. Chester connected on 13 assists of their 25
field goals.
Chester will closeout 2022 on Friday, December 30th when they take on the Lower Merion Aces. The game is scheduled for a 7:00 pm tip-off at Widener University.
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