The Chesaning JV Boys team suffered its first season loss to a good Ovid-Elsie team 48-42 in the final game of the year. Both teams played tough on defense, but the Marauders came out hitting a high percentage of their shots while the we struggled to get the ball to fall- especially our outside shots. We found ourselves in a 24-12 deficit by half-time, and trailed by 17 points (39-22) at the end of the third. At one point near the beginning of the fourth quarter we trailed by 19 points, but the guys didn't give up, fought hard and started hitting a few more shots. We pulled to within 6 points (46-40) at the 2:52  mark, and to within 4 points (46-42) with ball possession and just 41 seconds remaining. But, we committed a turnover and the clock was not on our side as Ovid-Elsie worked the ball to hold up the game in the final stance. With just 2.4 seconds left we fouled and they hit both of the free-throws to win the game by 6 points.  Eli Escamilla had an all-around solid game- leading the team with 14 points and 8 rebounds. Evan List had 12 points and had 4 deflections. Gavin Birchmeier had 7 rebounds.

We had a short but fun and successful season finishing with a 10-1 record. The guys worked hard and learned as the season progressed. I appreciate that we got to play this season and enjoyed coaching this group of young men.

Eli Escamilla- 14 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl, 3 defl,1blk

Evan List- 12 pts, 6 reb, 1 stl, 4 defl

Chaz Slankard- 5 pts, 3 reb, 1 stl, 1 defl

Gavin Birchmeier- 4 pts, 7 reb, 1 ast, 2 stl, 1 defl

Zachary Garno- 3 pts, 1 reb, 1 defl

Conner Qualls- 2 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast, 3 defl

Jackson Thiel- 2 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast

Dominic Hernandez- 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 stl

Landon Soule- 1 reb, 2 defl

Dylan James- 1 defl