By Terry Thomas
Chester falls to 4-5 after gift wrapping a 79-73
victory to the visiting Overbrook Panthers. The Clippers' turnover woes from
2022 found their way into 2023 leading to a 13-0 deficit with 5:13 to play in
the opening quarter. Chester found wind in their sails behind 5 points apiece
from Brieylnd White and Dominic Toy coupled with a bucket from senior Jabree
Davis to close the quarter behind 26-12.
White continued attacking the rim
with floaters in the 2nd quarter and Toy continued to be a
force in the paint as the Clippers continued to fight back. Sophomore Kristian
Chambers came off the bench producing 5 of his young career-high of 9 points
and Davis knocked down a trey adding to the effort. Sophomore Dallas Thompson
came off the injury list for his first action of the season and knocked down 1
of 2 free throws and the Clippers went to intermission trailing 30-40. Chester
did a better job limiting the turnovers to just 6 out of the 20 second quarter
possessions.
The Clippers returned to the
giving spirit (turnovers) and mid-way through the 3rd quarter
found themselves trailing by double-digits, 33-47. After being held
scoreless in the opening two quarters, senior Terrence Cobb finally found his
mark scoring 8 points off two-treys and a bucket. Chambers added another bucket
and White drained a trey to close the quarter bringing the Clippers closer
47-55.
Chester opened the fourth
quarter with possession. Cobb knocked down his third trey of the game. Domonic
Toy hauled in the defensive rebound and Cobb went to the line hitting 2 of 2
free throws to close the gap to 52-55 with 7:25 to play. The Panthers responded
with a 5-0 run. The Clippers answered with White connecting on 2 of 2 free
throws and a Cobb steal which led to an old-fashioned 3-point play from Toy to
bring the Clippers back to within 3, 57-60, with 6:06 on the clock. Coach
Taylor called for a timeout.
Dallas Thompson answered the
Overbrook trey with one of his own to keep the margin at 3, 60-63, with 5:25 to
play. A free throw from Toy closed the gap to 61-63, with 5:01 to play. With
consecutive Chester turnovers, the Panthers were able to push their lead up to
seven points, 61-68, with 3:15 left in the quarter. Toy once again connected on
a free throw and scored a bucket on the next possession. He stole the Panters
next pass which led to a bucket from Chambers and the Clippers were now within
two, 66-68, with 2:35 to play. Toy erased the boards with one of his 12
rebounds and scored off an assist from Dante Atkinson, tying the score at 68
with 1:45 left in the contest.
After a free throw from Cobb at
the 1:31 mark got Chester within one, 69-70, the Clippers returned to their
holiday season of gift giving turning the ball overs twice in their next three
possessions. Chester was now trailing 70-77 with 30 second left in the contest.
Dante Atkinson found White in the corner for a trey with 26 seconds left, 73-77.
The Clippers had two more possessions before the horn sounded. They missed a
shot attempt and of course ended the game with a turnover (they were called for
traveling).
The Clippers were playing
without their second leading scorer in Kryee Womack due to an injury in the
Lower Merion game. Senior Breilynd White and junior Dominic Toy stepped up
producing career highs of 19 and 18 points respectively. Toy also finished with
a double-double collecting those 12 rebounds. He also added 3 assists, 3
blocked shots and 2 steals to his stat sheet. Cobb was the third Clipper in
double-digits with 15 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal. Jabree Davis
finally added his name to the stat sheet with 2 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist
to go along with his 7 points. Chambers was also a factor on the boards with a
career high 6 rebounds. Dallas Thompson finished the night with 5 points, 2
rebounds and 2 steals.
Chester will return to action on Thursday, January 5, when the Penn Wood Patriots visit the Clip Joint to start Del Val League play. The JV will tip-off at 5:50 pm with the Varsity to follow.
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