If there was any worry about how the Terriers would respond after their tough loss to undefeated Rivendell, those worries were quickly put to bed. The Terriers led the division 3 boys basketball contest wire to wire against the Green Mountain Chieftains, earning their 8th win of the season 80-53 at Holland Gym.
“What a response,” said Coach Chadwick. “We talked before the game about how we needed to play loose, enjoy ourselves and be in the moment. From the opening tip, these young men took that message to heart.”
Center Owen LaRoss started the Terriers off by hitting two free-throws. After GM answered with two freebies of their own, Jack Cravinho stepped into a corner three off a Jamison Nystrom assist to give the Terriers a 5-2 lead. Cravinho would then steal a Chieftain pass and, off another Nystrom dime, hit a straight-way 3 to extend the Terriers lead to 6.
“It was great to see Jack get going,” said Chadwick. “He stepped his effort up big time on both sides of the ball.”
Nystrom would add another 3 and Jonathan Terry would hit a pull-up from the corner in transition to extend the Terrier lead to 8.
After Green Mountain hit successive buckets, forward Jake Moore scored 6 straight points off of offensive rebounds and the Terriers closed the first leading 25-16.
“Jake came in and immediately made an impact,” said Chadwick. “He has worked so hard this season, it’s great seeing that work pay off.”
The Terriers had numerous chances in the second to extend their lead, but a 3-10 showing from the charity stripe kept Green Mountain within 15 at halftime 43-28.
The Terriers came out after the break and immediately took control of the contest. Jackson Goodell scored the first four points, Nystrom drew a charge, LaRoss scored an inside hoop and Goodell capped the run with a corner three that saw the Terriers lead balloon to 23 midway through the third.
“That sealed it,” said Chadwick. “That run was based on defensive energy and transition.”
Jonathan Terry led the Terriers with 19 points. Jamison Nystrom added 10 points and 9 assists and Jackson Goodell contributed 11 points.
BF now stands at 8-3. They next face off with Twin Valley in Whitingham on Monday with a 7pm tip.
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