Child, Youth & School Services youth basketball 9- to 10- and 11- to 13-year-old divisions each played their third games of the season Saturday at the CYSS gym, which featured standout performances both individually and collectively.
9-10 Year Olds
In the 9- to 10-year-old youth basketball games, Team 4 defeated Team 1 28-9. Colin Castleton led a very balanced scoring offense for Team 4 with seven points. Six players scored for Team 4. The defense for Team 4 held Team 1 to six points in the first half and just three points in the second half.
Team 4 (28). C. Castleton (7), N. Wilson (6), J. Jimenez (5), N. Kraft (4), J. Wilson (4). Team 1 (9). C. Turner (3), R. Courser (2), Z. Chestnut (2), X. Todd (2).
In the second game of the 9- to 10-year-old division, Team 2 defeated Team 3 34-5. Clayton Donahue had 10 points while Joshua Youngblood had eight points as the Team 2 offense overwhelmed Team 3. Team 2 held Team 3 to one point in the first half. Cameron Slevin and Hudson Zeisman scored the only second-half points for Team 3.
Team 2 (34). C. Donahue (10), J. Youngblood (8), M. Brown (6), C. Minter (6), S. Chambers (2), I. Rozier (2). Team 3 (5). H. Zeisman (3), C. Slevin (2).
11-13 Year Olds
JongHyun Jung and Dalton Pritt combined for 22 points as Team 4 defeated Team 1 27-13 in the 11- to 13-year-old division. Team 4 got off to a quick start as JongHyun and Dalton scored eight points each in the first quarter. Rajea Money also had eight points for Team 1 in the first quarter but Team 1 stumbled the rest of the game, scoring just five points as a team in the final three quarters.
Team 4 (27). J. Jung (12), D. Pritt (11), Z. Fisher (4), T. Crimiel (1). Team 1 (13). R. Money (10), E. Gardner (3).
In the final game of the day, Marquel Fordham scored 14 points and Christopher Chambers scored 11 points, leading Team 3 to a 33-18 win over Team 2.
Team 3 jumped out in the lead early with a 10-0 run, holding Team 2 to a scoreless first quarter and just three points in the first half. Team 2 tried to make a comeback by scoring 15 points in the second half, but had too much ground to make up for after falling behind early.
Team 3 (33). M. Fordham (14), C. Chambers (11), E. Kennedy (6), D. Pittman (2). Team 2 (18). Q. Carter (8), C. Youngblood (8), S. Kennedy (2).
