SOUTH ROYALTON– The Terriers raced out to a 25-4 advantage after the first quarter and were able to withstand a frantic fourth quarter by White River Valley to earn a 63-52 win on Wednesday evening.
“Wow is pretty much all I can say,” said Head Coach Evan Chadwick. “A great game, with two great teams in an awesome environment. Words really don’t do this game justice.
Using a full court press, the Terriers turned the Wildcats over often in the first quarter. Walker James was a menace on both sides of the ball, scoring 13 points in the quarter and harnessing 3 steals.
“Whatever Walk ate before the game, he needs to repeat,” said Chadwick. “He was all energy tonight.”
The Wildcats began to find their footing in the second quarter, but the Terriers were still able to extend the lead out to 25 to the tune of a 15-11 frame. Jake Moore continued his strong play inside and seven Terriers scored to give BF what seemed to be an insurmountable lead heading into halftime.
Insurmountable it was not. White River came out in the third with a new found energy and began taking the attack to the Terriers, narrowing the deficit to 17 entering the fourth and getting the raucous crowd firmly back into the contest.
“We knew they (WRV) had a punch left in them,” said Chadwick. “They are too skilled and too well coached to just lay down and they certainly did not.”
The fourth saw some tenuous moments for the Terriers as WRV was able to continue to chip away the deficit to as few as 10. In the closing minutes, Cole Moore, stepped up in a massive way, scoring inside, grabbing four boards and settling the troops down, allowing the BF faithful to collectivley take a sigh of relief, and earn the Terriers their 11th win of the season.
Nine players scored for the Terriers, led by James’ 18 and Jake Moore’s 10.
Bellows Falls, now 11-4, will next be in action Monday when they host Mill River at 7pm.
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