CHESTER-Leading from wire to wire, the Terrier boys basketball team withstood a late charge from Green Mountain in opening their season with a 42-33 victory over the Chieftains in the first round of the Green Mountain Holiday Tournament in Chester.
“Certainly beating the defending Division 3 champions on their home court is an exciting way to start the season,” said Interim Head Coach Brendan Scherer. “All 11 players showed up focused and played with energy. I am very proud of the performance and look forward to getting better each day.”
The Terriers jumped out to an early 4-0 lead off a Jamison Nystrom free throw and a Jack Cravino elbow trey. A Nystrom drive and finish along with two Walker James free throws put the Terriers up 12-2 after the first.
BF would extend their lead to as much as 16, after a Jackson Goodell tip in. However, Green Mountain would run off 8 straight points including two treys to cut the lead to to 22-16 at the break.
Senior Jon Terry got things going for the Terriers in the fourth with five points, that again saw BF’s lead expand to as much as 10. The Chieftains had one more run in them as back to back threes put them within one possession at 36-33 with 90 seconds remaining. BF would ice the game on the line, hitting 4 of 6 from the charity stripe down the stretch while shutting Green Mountain down en route to starting 1-0 on the season.
Terry lead the Terriers with 14 points. Nystrom followed with 8 points and 8 boards, while center Owen LaRoss pitched in with two points, six boards and two blocks.
The Terriers will travel back to Chester Thursday for a championship matchup with the MSJ Mounties who easily handled Twin Valley 66-11 in their first round matchup. Tip time is set for 7:30pm and can be watched with a subscription on the NFHS Network.
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