Chester Squashes the Newark Yellowjackets

By Terry Thomas

Junior Jaseir Thompson led the Clippers with a career high 17 points as Chester pushed their winning streak to 10 games squashing the Newark Yellowjackets, 68-31. With the win, Chester moves to 11-1 on the season. The Clippers raced out to an 18-0 lead and never looked back. Six Clippers participated in the ambush of the Yellowjackets. Dante Atkinson scored the first 4 points, Jaseir scored the next 4 points, Dallas Thompson added 2, followed by Daron Harris with a pair. Senior Dominic Toy went to the line and hit 3 of 4 free throws and Andre Brown chipped in a free throw and a basket off a steal from Daron Harris. After the Yellowjackets scored on their next two possessions, Vincent Coleman connected on 1 of 2 free throws and Jalen Harris scored off a steal and assist from his brother Daron. Chester led 21-8 at the end of the quarter.

The second quarter opened with the Yellowjackets scoring first and eventually closed the gap to 24-13 with 4:30 to play and that would be as close as they would get for the remainder of the contest. Chester closed the quarter with a 21-0 run. Jaseir led the 21-point outburst with 13 points with Dante Atkinson and Jalen Harris each contributing four points. Chester led 45-13 at the intermission.

With Chester leading 49-17 in the third quarter, Dominic Toy hit a free throw and on Newark's next possession, junior Dallas Thompson stole and pass which led to a rim-rattling dunk from Toy invoking the Mercy Rule with the score 52-17 and 4:55 on the clock. Toy finished the quarter with 5 points and 8 points for the game. The Clippers held the Yellowjackets to 9 points in the quarter and led 57-22 at the end of the quarter.

Juniors Ra'Shaad Dorsey and Kristian Chambers scored 7 and 4 points respectively as Chester outscored Newark 11-9 in the final eight minutes. Chester finished the contest with a season high of 17 steals in the contest.

Chester will return to league play on Thursday, January 18, when the Chichester Eagles visit the Clip Joint. The JV will tip-off at 5:30 pm with the Varsity to follow.

JV GAME SUMMARY

The JV team set the stage for the Varsity with a convincing 62-35 win over the Newark Yellowjackets. Kristian Chambers and Germaine Glover led thirteen Clippers with co-game highs of 10 points. Chester led 15-4 at the end of the first quarter and used a 22-13 third quarter to secure the win. They finished the contest with a 15-6 fourth quarter.

Chester's Scoring: Tae'Qwann Naylor - 3, Shadrach George - 1, Jawan Paynter - 2, Kameron Wilson - 5, Christian Spann - 2, Ra'Shaad Dorsey - 7, Nyrell Pray - 7, Dominique Gilyard - 4, Nymeer Madison - 6, Hamza Payne - 2, Jaylon Bantum - 3.