Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Tri-Valley 74-Chester 59

BEARS UP THEIR RECORD TO 4-1 IN LEAGUE PLAY     
                                                  
  Keeping pace in the race for first place with S.S. Seward in Division V of the OCIAA the Tri-Valley Bears improved their league record to 4-1 Wednesday night at home defeating Chester 74-59. 
  The race for a first place tie between Seward and Tri-Valley could come down to the February 19 game against Seward at their home court if both teams continue their win streaks leading up to that game. Seward also won on Wednesday night defeating Fallsburg 54-46 and is the only team to give the Bears a defeat. 
  A key game for Tri-Valley in their quest for a league first place tie could be their game February 7 at Fallsburg. The Bears edged Fallsburg by one point at home on December 21.
  The varsity game Wednesday night was delayed when the Chester Tri-Valley JV game went into three overtime periods before the Bears finally won 74-66 to extend their overall record this season to 10-0.
  The varsity game was halted at 6:34 of the first quarter when Chester's ace scorer (averaging 18 points per game) Brandon Sadler crashed into the wall under Tri-Valley's basket and lay motionless for several minutes before regaining consciousness. The Grahamsville Volunteer Ambulance Corps was immediately called while coaches and volunteers kept Sadler laying flat on his back giving what comfort they could to the injured player. The Ambulance Corp arrived, kept Sadler flat and secured his head to limit any motion before lifting him onto a stretcher for transportation to Catskill Regional Hospital in Harris. 
  Sadler was seen moving his arms and legs and received a standing ovation as he left the building on the stretcher. No immediate results of his injury was available at this time. 
  The game resumed after a 35-minute delay with both teams allowed a short warm-up session.  
  The Bears Cody Exner got the Tri-Valley scoring going with a three-pointer with Chester leading at the 5:30 mark 6-3. Another three-point shot by TV evened the score at 6-6 with 4:04 left on the first quarter clock. James Pugh popped in a two-pointer for the Bears as they took an 8-6 lead, Exner added another three pointer for a 11-6 Tri-Valley lead with 3:04 on the clock.
  Alex Brown added a driving layup good for two points to up the Bears lead to 13-6 and Rodney T. Jester popped in a trey to extend Tri-Valley's lead to 16-6. Brown put back a rebound for a 18-6 Bears lead before Chester scored two to close the quarter and a 10-point lead for the Bears, 18-8.
  Tri-Valley's Shatik Smith opened the second quarter with a steal and a driving layup for a 20-8 Bears lead. Second quarter scoring for Tri-Valley was led by three pointers by Jester, Exner and Sam Tingley. Each team scored 11 points in the second quarter to continue the Bears 10-point lead at 29-19. 
  Chester's Lawrence Young took over the scored efforts in the third quarter by scoring all 17 Chester points but the visitors were outscored by Smith with 6 points, Jester with 3, Jesus Lozada with 5, James Pugh with 7 and Devin Donnelley with 1. Tri-Valley led 53-36 going into the fourth quarter. 
  With Tri-Valley coach Brian Tingley freely using his bench in light of Tri-Valley's lead and also scheduled to play Sullivan West Thursday night at Lake Huntington Chester outscored the Bears 23-21 in the fourth quarter.
  Leading scorer for Tri-Valley was Rodney T. Jester with 16 points, James Pugh added 14  and Alex Brown had 10. 
  Lawrence Brown had 29 points for Chester  who falls to 5-6 overall and 1-4 in league play. 

                                                              

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Chester's Perry Triosi (No.10) has a hand in the face of Tri-Valley's Rodney T. Jester (No. 2) as he scores two of his team leading 16 points Wednesday night in the Bears 74-59 victory over Chester. 

                                                                  

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