Chargers Offense Surges Over Foxes In Much Needed Win

Varsity Men's Basketball: King George Foxes vs. Chancellor Chargers

The Chancellor Chargers (10-9) were having a rough end of their week after such a great start. With a conference win Tuesday and most players signing letters of intent Wednesday, the week was perfect until Eastern View tried to stomp the good vibes. Key word, tried. The Chargers proved tonight, in a huge 78-63 conference victory, that they fully intend to look back on every day this week as one of the most memorable in their lives.

The game started off worrisome for the Chargers, with the King George Foxes jumping out to a big lead early and appearing to show complete dominance over a disgruntled team. E.J. Jenkins, fresh off of breaking the 1,000 point milestone, was going to have none of that and provided the Chargers with some consistency to keep them in the game. He would score 12 points and collect 8 rebounds in that half.

The Foxes also forced a lot of turnovers in the first quarter, which played to their high-speed offense well that was able to speed down the court and create easy points. The Chargers cleaned it up for the second quarter though, and would slowly crawl into striking distance.

They would tie it up, but Number 3 for the Foxes found a seam in the defense and hit a last-second layup, which was also their only 2-Pointer of the quarter, that gave the Foxes a slight advantage going into halftime. The Foxes thrived off the 3-Pointer for most of the second quarter, with Numbers 23 and 1 providing most of the damage as they consistently drained 3's for a total of 4 in one quarter. At halftime, it was a tight 37-35 game.

The second half has been a problem for the Chargers all year, but tonight it was where they did all their damage. Jason Brown came alive after just 6 points in the first half, soaring to 15 in the second half and becoming the backbone of many Chargers' drives. C.J Washington had his hands in a bunch of plays too, as he racked up 4 assists and would later on find himself scoring at the free throw line.

Robbie Foster and Matt Byram also became the Foxes' worst nightmare at the free throw line, shooting a combined perfect 8/8 while also adding 20 points through other methods along the way. The Foxes started to struggle shooting, as the Number 34 who had been the key to their offense in the first half had started to falter. And Number 1, despite going 4/6 beyond the arc on the night, went 0/9 inside the arc.

The Chargers took control, and they ran with it. Simple as that. They showed great strength to overcome an awkward start, and pick up a monumental win in their season while playoffs are within reaching distance. Four Chargers hit double-digit points, and two of those players (Brown and Jenkins) recorded double-doubles.

The offense is back on track, and looking to continue their success on Senior Night next Tuesday against Spotsylvania. It's the last regular season game of the year for the Chargers, and they are expecting it to be a tune up for whoever they play in the postseason.

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