by Malcolm Butler
Choudrant’s boys and girls basketball teams picked up non-district wins over Elizabeth Tuesday night at CHS Gymnasium.
Aggies 54, Elizabeth 38
After a slow start offensively, the Aggies scored 38 points over the final two quarters to pull away for the 54-38 win to improve to 3-2 on the young season.
Both teams came out of the gates slow on the offensive end of the floor as Elizabeth led 7-6 at the end of the first quarter. The low scoring continued through the second stanza as the Aggies held a slim 16-15 advantage at halftime.
“Heading into the game, we knew it was going to be a lower scoring, defensive battle,” said Aggies head coach Ryan Smith.
However, Chourdrant began heating up in the third quarter. Clarence Menyweather scored 10 of his 14 points during the eight-minute stretch while Carson Carrico added five points as the Aggies extended their lead to 35-21.
Elizabeth had no answer in the fourth quarter with Choudrant outscoring them 19-17. Tobey Cooper scored 12 of his team-high 15 points in the final quarter, including hitting a trifecta of three-pointers.
“I’m proud of how the guys continued to work together on both ends,” said Smith. “They stuck with the plan. The players deserve the credit for continuing to fight until the final buzzer.”
Cooper (15), Menyweather (14), and Carrico (12) all scored in double figures while Brayden Pye added eight points.
Tucker Stalsby led Elizabeth with 16 points.
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Lady Aggies 53, Elizabeth 23
Sadie Jones scored 16 points and Choudrant used a balanced attack and stellar team defense to run away from Elizabeth 53-23 at CHS Gymnasium Tuesday night.
The Lady Aggies improved to 5-0 with the win.
“We played awesome, both defensively and offensively,” said Choudrant head coach Brandy Roberson. “We shut down their scoring opportunities early.”
Reese Brown netted five points and Jones four in the opening quarter as Choudrant jumped out to a 17-5 lead over the Bulldogs.
While the scoring slowed down in the second and third quarters for the Lady Aggies — who totaled nine points in each frame — Elizabeth wasn’t able to get any closer due to the stingy Choudrant defense.
The Lady Aggies held the Bulldogs to a total of 10 points during those to frames as they increased their lead to 35-15 entering the final quarter.
Jones scored nine points and Alyssa Bell added five points in the fourth quarter to help seal the Lady Aggies win.
In addition to Jones 16 points, Brown added nine points, and Bell and Katherine Hernandez each scored eight points.
