Chambersburg 77, Harrisburg 51: The Trojans took a 19-10 lead after one quarter and gradually pulled away from the Cougars to pick up a Saturday afternoon Mid Penn Commonwealth matinee victory at the Kimber Gym.
Ian Stewart
(photo by Chris Shatzer)
It was Chambersburg's 9th win over Harrisburg in their last 10 meetings.
"I was really pleased with how we ran the floor and shared the ball," Trojan coach Shawn Shreffler said. "We were also able to win the rebound battle, which is big for us, and allowed us to get out and run. When they went zone, we did a great job of attacking it and it and built on our lead."
Jai'tavius Kelly was a huge factor for Chambersburg (13-2, 8-1 MPC) — he scored a career-high 25 points — 10 more than the freshman's previous best. He also connected on a pair of threes from the corner, led the team in rebounds and his off-the-ball movement enabled him to get open for passes underneath, especially when the Trojans broke the Cougars' press or went through their zone defense.
Jacob Bassham scored 14 of his 16 points in the first half, including four 3-pointers, to help his team build a 40-27 lead by the half.
Also for Chambersburg, Nevin Yeager and Andon Martin each scored 8 points, Eli Shearer had 7 and Ian Stewart scored 5..
Shreffler said, "We got contributions from a lot of guys, which is really important for our continued growth within a very competitive schedule."
Jayme Stanely scored 18 for Harrisburg (5-10, 2-7 MPC).
Chambersburg 77, Harrisburg 51
CHAMBERSBURG
Jacob Bassham 6 0-0 16, Carter Fogal 2 0-0 4, Stanley Lozius 0 0-0 0, Eli Shearer 3 0-0 7, Jai'Tavius Kelly 11 1-2 25, Ian Stewart 2 0-0 5, Andon Martin 3 2-2 8, Landen Simmons 2 0-0 4, Nevin Yeager 2 4-4 8, Talon Brewer 0 0-0 0, Noah Yeager 0 0-0 0, Jermere Jones 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 5-6 77.
HARRISBURG
Karl Singleton 2 4-6 8, Jayme Stanely 13 2-3 18, Yehseis Holmes 1 0-0 2, Loyal Riley 4 2-2 11, Simeon Flanagan 1 2-2 5, Mo'Quan Thornwell 1 2-2 4, Ryan Epps 0 0-2 0. Totals
Chambersburg 19 21 17 20 — 77
Harrisburg 10 17 10 14 — 51
3-point shots — Chbg 8 (Bassham 4, Kelly 2, Shearer, Stewart); Harr 4 (Stanely 4, Riley).
