Busy Night In Boys Basketball

It was a busy night in Senior boys LKSSAA basketball as many of Chatham-Kent’s high school teams were in action Tuesday.

At the Senior ‘A’ level, Pain Court defeated Chatham Christian 55-39. Austin Geddes had an incredible game for the Pain Court Patriotes raining in 28 points, while Nick Paraskevopoulos had 8 for Pain Court. Chatham Christian’s Dan Grootenboer scored 12 in the losing effort, while Kaden Vanhelden had 7.

Also in Senior ‘A’ hoops, Lambton-Kent took a 50-38 decision over Ridgetown. LKCS was paced by Barrett Reid Malroney who scored 16-points, and also got offensive contributions from Ryan Ellis (9), and Skyler Simmons (8). Curtis Huff was the top scorer for Ridgetown collecting 13-points.

Moving up a division, the John McGregor Panthers edged the St. Clair Colts in a 33-32 nailbiter. Donavan List scored 9-points to lead all JMSS scorers, while, Jake Anderson had 6, and Jalen Butcher contributed 6. Sarnia St. Clair player Gee Maness had a game high 17-points.

In a match up of ‘AAAA’ teams, UCC beat Northern 56-52. Logan Howard scored 22-points for UCC, while Devante Kentebe had 15, and Owen Dorssers had 12. UCC trailed for much of the game, including 21-19, at the half, and 31-30 after 3 quarters. The game needed overtime, as it was tied 47-47 after regulation.

Finally, the CKSS Golden Hawks fell to Sarnia St. Patricks 65-43. Ian Smart was CKSS’ top scorer with 23-points, while Joel Barwick had 9.