BF rolls to road win at Mill River

The Terriers used their size and speed to lead their contest with Mill River wire-to-wire and to pick up their 13th win on the season at MRUHS 66-26.

“I liked out speed today,” said Coach Chadwick. “We talked before about taking good shots in transition and crashing the boards. I would have like to see us shoot a little better especially from close, but overall I liked the energy.”

The Terriers only led 7-2 with 3 minutes remaining in the first, as they struggled to finish their bunnies, despite getting regular second chance opportunities. Pat Barbour would extend the lead out to 10 when he corralled a loose ball and finished a drive through harm and then hit the free throw.

Four free-throws from Jonathan Terry and Walker James extended the lead out to 13, but a buzzer-beating three by the Minutemen narrowed the gap back to 8 after the first at 18-10.

“We hit 80 percent of our free throws today,” said Chadwick. Those are the numbers we need to see come playoff time.”

Bellows Falls would pitch a shutout defensively in the second, turning the Minutemen over and scoring 14 points off of transition, including back-to-back thefts and finishes by Colby Dearborn and Jesse Darrell.

At the break, the purple and white lead by 22.

BF would dash any hopes of the hosts to come back in the second, which started with a Jack Cravinho 3, an inside hoop off an offensive rebound by Terry and a coast-to-coast finish by Barbour off a steal. In a flash the Terriers were up 28 at 41-13.

“We are closing out games early in the third much better now than earlier in the season,” said Chadwick. “It’s a product of these men understanding just how important that first four minutes of the second half is.”

Barbour and LaRoss led the scoring attack for BF with 15 a piece. LaRoss also added 16 boards including 10 on the offensive side. Jamison Nystrom contributed 14 and Jonathan Terry added 9 points and 11 boards.

The Terriers sit at 13-3 and will next travel to Windsor to face off with the Yellowjackets on Thursday, February 17. JV tips at 5:30 and Varsity follows at 7.

“I expect a hard-nosed physical battle,” said Chadwick. “We have to be ready.”