CHESTER-Short handed but not short of heart, the Bellows Falls boys basketball team battled MSJ for 4 quarters, eventually falling to the Mounties 69-53 in the Green Mountain Holiday championship.
“Tonight’s game was a really tough early season test for our team. MSJ is a skilled in physical team. Despite facing adversity this week and being short on players tonight, all 8 guys showed up ready to play,” stated interim head coach, Brendan Scherer. “We competed hard throughout the game and supported each other. I think we built some character tonight as a team and will learn a lot from this game going forward.”
Jackson Goodell got the Terriers off to a fast start with an assist inside to Terrier Center Owen Laross and a reverse layup that put the Terriers up 4-1 3 minutes into the first.
The Terriers would keep it a one possession game with 2 minutes remaining in the second frame after Walker James banked home a 8 footer to cut MSJ’s lead to 21-19. However, the Mounties were able to rattle off 8 straight points allowing them to go into the break leading 32-23.
The Terriers had plenty of scrap left in them as they opened the 3rd on an 8-2 run after Laross banked home a turn-around J, which cut the Mountie lead to 32-29. On this night, the Mounties were just too fast, as they were able to stretch out their lead to as many as 16, on their way to starting 2-0 on the season.
The Terriers were lead by Jackson Goodell’s 14 points and Jack Cravino’s 13, including 3 triples. Jonathan Terry contributed 11 points and 14 boards.
The Terriers drop to 1-1 on the season and continue their opening season road trip with a Monday game at Poultney. Tip time is set for 7pm.
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