Clippers Surge Past the Blazers

By Terry Thomas

Chester (5-1) used a 23-13 third to propel them to 70-52 victory over the visiting Lancaster Mennonite (5-3) Blazers. Junior Jaseir Thompson led the way with career highs of 15 points and three 3-pointers. Dominic Toy also finished in double figures with 11 points. Both players only saw action in the first three quarters.

With Chester trailing 8-9, Jaseir Thompson drained the first of his two first quarter trey which propelled the Clippers onto a 13-0 run. The run began at the 3:15 mark and ended with a Blazers free throw with 25 seconds left in the quarter. Senior Calvin Williams scored next on a reverse old-fashioned three-point play. He made the first free throw but was able to put back his second missed shot. Toy added a short jumper, followed by a trey from Jaseir and a layup from senior Vincent Coleman. The quarter ended with Chester leading 21-10.

Senior Andre Brown opened the second quarter with consecutive treys pushing the Clippers lead to 17 points, 27-10 with 5:35 to play. The teams began exchanging scores throughout the quarter with Chester taking a 35-21 lead into intermission.

Jaseir Thompson opened the third quarter with 5 quick points followed by a bucket from junior Dallas Thompson and Chester increased their lead to 21 points, 42-21, with 5:45 to play. After Toy connected on two free throws, Chester pushed the margin to 48-26, with 3:50 left in the period. Toy hauled in one of his 6 rebounds and was rewarded at the other end when spotted up in the corner for a trey. Senior Andre Brown drained a trey on the Clippers final possession of the quarter giving Chester a 58-34 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Toy finished with 7 of his 11 points in the third quarter. Jaseir added his final 5 points, Dallas Thompson chipped his four. Sophomore twins Daron and Jalen Harris each contributed 2 points completing Chester's third quarter production.

In the fourth quarter, Jalen Harris scored the first four points for the Clipper giving them their largest lead of the afternoon, 62-36, with 6:30 to play. The Clippers went deep into their bench and the Blazers took advantage of their hospitality, outscoring their host 16-8 to finish the contest.

Of the 15 Clippers that saw action in the contest, 12 were able to add their names to the scoring column: J. Thompson - 15, Toy - 11, Brown - 9, Calvin Williams - 8, J. Harris - 8, Dante Atkinson - 5, D. Thompson - 4, Vincent Coleman -2, Kristian Chambers - 2, D. Harris - 2, Germaine Glover - 2, Tyson Scott - 2

The Clippers will return to action on Friday, December 29, when they host the Abington Ghosts for a matinee affair. The JV will tip-off at 1:00 pm with the Varsity to follow.

JV GAME SUMMARY

Chester improved to 4-1 with an easy 68-18 victory over Lancaster Mennonite. Sophomore Nyrell Pray saw his first action since being sidelined by injury after the December 7 game; exploded for a game high 13 points in just two quarters of action. He rocked the crowd with two thunderous dunks and trey. Chester led 20-5 after the first quarter and 43-11 at the half. The "Mercy Rule" was invoked at the start of the third quarter. The Clippers outscored the Blazers 25-7 in the second half.

All twelve players that dressed added points for the win. The other Clipper scorers were Tae'Quann Naylor (6), Shadrach George (4), Jawan Paynter (4), Christian Spann (5), Jaylon Bantum (6), Ra'Shaad Dorsey (5), Dominique Gilyard (6), Ryan Reed (6), Nymeer Madison (2), Hamza Payne (4).