Chillicothe downs Gallipolis, 33-21

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Chillicothe tops Gallipolis, 33-21

Second place Chillicothe downed host Gallipolis 33-21 in a low-scoring Southeastern Ohio Athletic League makeup game Monday evening on the Gallia Academy hardwood in Centenary.

The triumph left the Cavs with a 10-5 season record and 9-2 SEOAL mark. Gallipolis dropped to 6-9 overall and 3-8 inside the league.

Gallipolis, weather permitting, will host Jackson Tuesday evening in another SEOAL tripleheader. Chillicothe will travel to Logan.

Chillicothe’s defense held GAHS scoreless the first 6:21 of play in the initial period until Jarod Golden’s tapin with 1:39 left. Chuck Calvart’s goal with 59 seconds left in the quarter cut Chillicothe’s lead to 7-4.

John Troester’s jump shot (7:21) cut the Cavs lead to 7-6 to start second quarter play but goals by Mike Turner and Jalen Ragland gave CHS a 11-6 lead with 4:46 left in the half.

Troester hit a three-pointer (4:07) then Malik London’s goal put CHS on top 13-9 at the 3:41 mark. Corey Eberhard’s trey pulled GAHS within one, 13-12 at the 3:28 mark, but CHS ended the period with a four-point run to take a 17-12 first half lead.

Chillicothe actually put the game away in the third stanza by outscoring Gallia Academy, 10-2, to take a 27-14 lead into the final period. Calvart’s short jumper (1:37) was the only Blue Devil goal in the quarter. London had two goals and Turner three for CHS.

Nick Mitchell’s two free throws (7:52) and Ethan Moore's layup (7:11) cut Chillicothe’s lead to 27-18, and later, Golden’s short jumper (3:45) pulled GAHS within eight, 29-21, but the Cavs outscored GAHS 4-0 during the final 2:10 of play to earn the victory.

Turner paced CHS in scoring with 14 points. Malik London added seven points and Ragland six. For GAHS, Troester was tops with five points. Golden and Calvart added four each while Mitchell and Eberhard each had three points.

Gallipolis was eight of 32 from the field for 25 percent. Gallipolis was two of 12 behind the arc. The Gallians were three of six at the line for 50 percent. GAHS had 22 rebounds, six each by Golden and Troester. GAHS had 15 personals and 15 turnovers.

Chillicothe was 14 of 40 from the field for 35 percent. The Cavs were five of seven at the line for 71.4 percent. Chillicothe picked off 30 rebounds, nine by Turner. CHS had five personals and 12 turnovers.

Gallipolis’ freshmen rallied from a 32-18 deficit in the second half to down the CHS yearlings, 37-35. Jim Clagg’s layup with 1:30 left put the Gallians up 35-33, and his foul shots with .02 left clinched the triumph.

Chillicothe led 32-18 with 5:22 left to play in the game, but GAHS outscored the visitors 19-5 to post its 11th victory against five setbacks. Chillicothe dropped to 7-5 on the year.

Jim Clagg led GAHS with 14 points. T. J. McCalla added nine and Nick Clagg seven in the win. T. Beard paced CHS with 13 points. A. Bixler added 12.

Chillicothe led 9-7, 21-12 and 26-18 at the quartermarks.

In the preliminary contest, GAHS pulled out a 57-50 win over the Cav JVs.

Gallipolis led 11-10, 22-17 and 42-37 at the quartermarks. The victory improved GAHS’ record to 7-8 on the year and 4-7 in league play. Chillicothe dropped to 3-11 overall and 3-8 in league action.

Joel Johnston and Tyler Eastman paced the Blue Imps with 10 points each. Bryce Amos and Joe Jenkins added nine each, Nick Saunders eight and Drew Young seven. Aaron Elliott led CHS with 20 points. Nate Gibson and Cameron Lowe each finished with eight points.

Varsity box score:

CHILLICOTHE (33) – Isaac Beverly, 0-0-0-0; London Beverly, 1-0-0-2; Tyler Mansion, 0-0-0-0; Mike Turner, 6-2-2-14; Jason Ragland, 3-0-1-6; Zac Johnson, 1-2-2-4; Malik London, 3-1-2-7. Totals 14-0-5-7-33.

GALLIPOLIS (21) – Corey Eberhard, 0-(1)-0-0-3; Jordan Cornwell, 0-0-0-0; Ethan Moore, 1-0-0-2; Nick Mitchell, 0-3-6-3; Chuck Calvart, 2-0-0-4; Austin Wilson, 0-0-0-0; Jarod Golden, 2-0-0-4; Bryce Amos, 0-0-0-0; John Troester, 1-(1)-0-0-5. Totals 6-(2)-3-6-21.

Score by quarters:

Chillicothe…….7 10 10 6 -- 33
Gallipolis………4 8 2 7 -- 21

Freshmen score—Gallipolis 37 Chillicothe 35
Reserve score—Gallipolis 57 Chillicothe 50
Next GAHS game—Tuesday, Jackson home, tripleheader.

[Daniel Larusso]

33-21 wow!! was this the score of the blue angels and lady cavs game.

[biggdowgg]

my first thought was , someone posted the girls score here to, WOW.

[QBear]

That is a real Kellough/Ozzy game.
Just like they like it.

[bvmv4life]

Defense posters defense! Good job Cavs!

[noreply66]

Looks like the Cavs ran for a couple extra points

[Out of Bounds]

I would imagine that's the score Oz was looking for, just on the other end of it.

[GalliaGrad78]

I don't think that you can win many ballgames shooting 25% from the field.

[superblue]

GAHS had no answer to the Cavs half court press... We spent all our energy just getting across mid court.... Then we forced a lot of shots..... The Cavs missed a ton of open shots in the first half.... Could have been very ugly at halftime on a better shooting night by the Cavs..... The Cavs were bigger,Taller, faster & stronger...... We just got beat by a better team, no shame in that......

[91blue14]

Is that a school record?

[Kenny Bixx]

is this a fresh man score?

[devil92]

more like a rinky dink score

[TribeManiac10]

I would think a low scoring game like that would be hard to watch. lol My first impression was they met up for a football scrimmage.

[Daniel Larusso]

It will never happen, but this game is a perfect example of why the high school game needs a shot clock.

[Ironman92]

I agree......few others do but I just don't see a problem with a 45-50 seconds shot clock

[GalliaGrad78]

Shot clock would not have helped the low score in this game. Poor shooting really by both squads, difference was in the offensive rebounds by the Cavs.

[TheMalteseFalcon]

I will never understand "fans" who think HS varsity games need to be played like a 10th grade gym class;

I agree 100% with that !!

I also will never understand the "let'em play" crowd that invariably comes on here after a game (especially after a loss) and complains that the stinkin' officials let the game get "outa hand". When officiating gets mostly subjective, that's what happens every time. Those same people say that the game would be nothing but a foul shooting contest if the refs called them as they see them. If that's the case, go back 30 years ago when they DID call the games tighter (by the rules) and you will see that there were no more players "fouling out" then than there are today. Once the players learn that the refs are going to call them, they learn quickly to stop committing them and you will get a much more fairly called ball game. IMO

[91blue14]

I doubt it. Scores back in the 20s, 30s and 40s were routinely played in the 20s and 30s. But I cant remember anyone in this area held that low in years. South Webster people will remember a Holgate team in the final four that won games like this routinely. In fact, when Aldridge was a soph, Webster held Holgate scoreless for an entire quarter and Holgate came back to win the game 31-28. Here is the championship game result:

http://www.ohsaa.org/sports/bk/boys/2004/d4final.htm

its a challenge to put that ball in the hoop