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Chester County Eagles and Eaglettes both left JCM with a win

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By Kendall Patterson
Sports Editor

Pictured above is Armaria Massengill as he jumps to score a layup. The Eagles defeated the Jackson Central-Merry Cougars 58-46.

Chester County High School Basketball traveled to Jackson Central-Merry to do their business on the courts in their last game before Christmas.
Both the girls and boys won their games by a good amount.
The Eaglettes won their contest 53-30.
At the end of the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 8, but the Eaglettes pulled away before halftime and made the score 30-17 as they went to the lockers.
The CCHS girls kept up the pace in the second half which resulted in the 53-30 victory.
Double-digit scorers of the Eaglettes that game were Jariyah Williamson with 22 and Annabelle Lockridge with 13.
In the boys’ matchup, the Eagles had control of the game from the start. In the first quarter, Chester County scored twice as many points as JCM, 16-8.
When halftime rolled around, CCHS made the scoreboard show their lead of 30-17.
In the third, the Eagles took a 20-point lead that slowly decreased by the end of the third and going through the fourth. Nonetheless, they won by 12; 58-46.
Read next week’s issue to see how the Eaglettes and Eagles faired in the Huntingdon Christmas Tourney.

Pictured is CCHS Eaglette Brooke Ketchum as she hops up to lay the ball into the net.

CCHS Eagle Hunt Pipkin drops a three-pointer in the game versus JCM. CCHS Basketball photos are by Kendall Patterson

Jariyah Williamson starts to bring the ball around her back as she tries to shake off a Lady Cougar defender last Tuesday.

Auna Hannis cheers during the CCHS versus Jackson Central-Merry game.