Coach Harry LaDue, a Vermont high school coaching icon, who has headed the Windsor boys basketball program for over 40 years would have been impressed with the Terriers 70-36 victory on Thursday evening in Windsor, if it was against anyone but his own Windsor Yellow Jackets.
“What a great game for us,” said Chadwick. “Our fans came out in droves, our guys played with energy and we got a big win for our program all while honoring one of our State’s greatest coaches.”
The Terriers attacked the rim with urgency from the opening tip, generating second chance opportunities of offensive rebounds from Jonathan Terry, Owen LaRoss and Patrick Barbour. LaRoss alone registered 10 offensive rebounds in the first half.
Despite generating second and third shots, the Terriers struggled early to finish in the paint and, after 4 minutes of action, they only led by a score of 7-2. Jamison Nystrom connected on two threes to extend the lead to double digits by the end of the first at 13-3.
“I know what we are working on tomorrow,” said Chadwick. “We can’t keep teams in games by missing easy ones.”
BF gained their separation in the second, scoring 24 points to Windsor’s 6. Nine Terriers scored in the frame, led by LaRoss’ 8. As time expired, Nystrom pulled up and drilled a straight away 2 that had the Terriers leading by 28.
“We got into a rhythm for a stretch there,” said Chadwick. “At that point, I just get to sit back and enjoy the show.”
The second half was a little sloppy for the Terriers, as the Yellow Jackets fought hard to bring their coach a comeback victory, narrowing the gap to as little as 20.
The BF bench would respond, getting an inside bucket from Peter Kamel, and a drive from Walker James that kept the lead at 27 and allowing the Terriers to close the contest and earn their 14th win on the season.
“Our bench really stepped up,” said Chadwick. “Having players that can come in and contribute immediately is a luxury many teams don’t have.”
LaRoss was one blocked shot away from a triple double scoring 14 points, grabbing 19 boards and blocking 9 shots. Jonathan Terry added his own double-double with 12 points and 14 boards , while Goodell added 12 points and Jamison Nystrom dished out 5 dimes to go with his 8 points.
The Terriers will next step on the Court on Saturday, as they honor their seniors on their 2pm matchup with Leland and Gray.”
“They (L&G) are playing real well right now,” said Chadwick. “It should be a great game to come out to and support these seniors who have given so much to this program.”
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