Chillicothe 66 - Portsmouth 50

[Bronc21]

The young cavs keep on winning. Tommy Bolte leads the way again with 28 Pts Go CAVS !!!

[Main Man]

Internet server must be down in Scioto County.....Great job Cavs.......

[boo33vb]

Cavs playing with alot of confidence. Team has grown since November. Kudos to Coach Huffer and staff. Tommy Bolte is a bb junkie, man that kid can play! Go Cavs!

[biggdowgg]

Internet server must be down in Scioto County.....Great job Cavs.......

most of us fans that was at the game are just getting home....no shame at all loseing to a very good chilli team.congrats to Chillicothe on a great game the bolte kid is tough as advertised ...always enjoy playing Chillicothe they are always a tough team , and like coach said we will continue to play them.

[pfloyd]

Chillicothe 66
Portsmouth 50 final


... went to Chillicothe expecting to see a good game between two rivals up and down Rt 23 - I got it !!! ... PHS showcased some of the quickest players Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line - Allison, Oliver, Lisath - I knew that going into the Hat, what I didn't know was that the Cavs of Coach Huffer feature some quickness of their own - Eddy Wells, Nate Rosenbauer, Isaiah Johnson and Tommy Bolte ... CHS was coming off a 53-38 win last night vs McClain - common sense says the Portsmouth quickness would wear out the Cavs by the 2nd half in this one ... common sense lost a couple of times tonight as the Cavs DID NOT wilt down the stretch, the Cavs were the aggressor from the opening tip to the final buzzer AND the Cavs played man to man D for the entire 32 minutes vs one of the quickest teams that you will find on the hardwood in SEOhio ...Chillicothe set the tone of the game right from the get go as the entire starting lineup dented the scoreboard in the opening quarter led by senior Eddy Wells' 9 pts ... most impressive was the Cavs ability to "out Trojan the Trojans" - matching quickness, pushing the ball, getting into a great offensive flow, and it helps when you offensively hit everything you throw up on the backboard - a great opening quarter for Coach Huffer's troops as they seemed to "throw an opening round blow to the stomach" of the Trojans both offensively and defensively ... Chillicothe 23 Portsmouth 14 after one ... quarter 2 opened with PHS changing things up on the defensive end as the Trojans went to a 2-3 zone ... which seemed to slow down the Cavs offensively, interrupted the flow while putting more pressure on the CHS shooters - all good for the Trojan fans ... PHS behind Sky Oliver's 6 points - all were of the Oliver to the rim variety ... Allison/Lisath followed suit getting into the paint for buckets at the rim ... PHS got within 6 at 21-27 before the Cavs seemingly weather the storm, Tommy Bolte reentered the game after taking a seat with 2 fouls - promptly scoring 7 points to right the ship for the Cavs ... Chillicothe 37 Portsmouth 27 at intermission ... the 3rd quarter looked like Portsmouth turned up the pressure on the perimeter, still going 2-3 zone, the Trojans turned the Cavs over 4 times in the quarter while Sky Oliver continued to attack the rim - netting 8 points in the quarter ... Bolte for CHS matched the Oliver show with 9 points of his own ... PHS cut into the CHS lead as the quarter ended Chillicothe 49 Portsmouth 43 after three ... the 4th period is where the Cavs were to show the effects of last nights' game vs McClain and the slowing of a step from chasing/playing man D vs the Trojans for the first 3 quarters - didn't happen - Bolte/Rosenbauer/Wells/Johsnson/Taylor/Benson turned up the defensive pressure of their own - forcing 4 PHS turnovers resulting in 3 transition buckets with most of the damage coming behind the play of Tommy Bolte - 9 more points in the 4th for Bolte, the Cavs outscored the Trojans 17-7 in the last period as the Cavs picked up a BIG TIME "W" on Senior Night - Chillicothe 66 Portsmouth 50 a final ...


Pfloyd's Official "Unoffical" Napkin Stats - Portsmouth


Scoring ... Sky Oliver 19,Kyre Allison 11, Isiaha Lisath 8, Hunter Gibson 7, Alex Dickerson 5
3 Pointers ... 2/17 ... Allison 1, Dickerson 1
FT's ... 2/7
TOs ... 14
Points in the paint ... PHS had 18 fgs in the paint on the night but only managed 4 outside jumpers ... 2 from behind the arc


Pfloyd's Official "Unofficial" Napkin Stats - Chillicothe

Scoring ...Tommy Bolte 30, Eddy Wells 11, Isaiah Johnson 11, Nate Rosenbauer 7, Matt Benson 7, Nolan Taylor 2
3 Pointers ... 6/15 ... Bolte 3, Wells 2, Johnson 1
FT's ... 4/10
TOs ... 14
Points in the paint ... 18 fgs in the paint for the Cavs ... backed up by 10 jumpers ( 6 of the 3 point variety)

... the Cavs now have won 10 of their last 11 outings ... Coach Huffer has done an outstanding job with the Cavs this season - my vote for COY Below the Lancaster-Dixon Line ... the Cavs are the best kept secret out there along with their main threat - Mr. Tommy Bolte (jr) WILL be back next season ... he may be one of the top 3 players I have seen in SEO this season - YES - he is that good ... glad I could get over to Chillicothe tonight - as I said the Cavs are a pleasant surprise, the loss of Eddy Wells and Isaiah Johnson to graduation will be difficult to replace BUT the youngsters! - Bolte/Rosenbauer/Taylor are all going to be special next season ... Cavs are a team/program going in the right direction - UP with a bullet ...

... great seeing biggdowgg/trojandave/Tony/bvmv4life tonight - I totally enjoyed this one ... the rematch NEXT year will be special !!!

[biggdowgg]

nice talking to you Pfloyd,and I agree chilli is quick..them and MLK are 2 of the quickest teams we have seen "not sure about the Florida teams" and yes Bolte is tough, it would be a toss up as to who Impressed me more ths year him or gren for MLK,,they are both VERY GOOD!

[bman]

Another quality win for Chillicothe. Bolte is one heck of a player. They have a tough road in the D1 tournament.

[bvmv4life]

D2 SE District is breathing a sigh of relief knowing Chillicothe is in the D1 Central cause they would make some serious noise!

[JIMMY THE GREEK]

Great game to watch. Proud of my Cavs! Portsmouth seem to be in shock most of the night. Always good to beat the team down south. This rivarly goes way back into time....we had some great tournament battles as well.

[biggdowgg]

not a lot of teams are quick enough to play the Trojans man,,,they have been zoned most of the season,,chilli was no not quick enough and more ,no lossis a good loss, but it is always good to be tested right before tournament time.

good luck to chilli ...

[bman]

D2 SE District is breathing a sigh of relief knowing Chillicothe is in the D1 Central cause they would make some serious noise!

Chillicothe would be a tough out for anyone in D2, but if Chillicothe was in D2 then we'd probably still be getting two to regionals instead of one.

[danicalifornia]

D2 SE District is breathing a sigh of relief knowing Chillicothe is in the D1 Central cause they would make some serious noise!

Chillicothe would be a tough out for anyone in D2, but if Chillicothe was in D2 then we'd probably still be getting two to regionals instead of one.

Yep, so while Chillicothe would be a big dog...we'd still love to have one more big dog!

Also, Chillicothe still has a chance to win the SCOL! After WCH was upset by Clinton Massie last night, the Blue Lions only lead the Cavaliers by 1 game in the loss column and WCH still battles Miami Trace tonight and CM once again tomorrow night.

[trojandave]

Congratulations to the Cavaliers.......they were better on both ends of the court. They looked like a much different team than the one I saw at the CHS Holiday Classic. Despite being outplayed, the Trojans did fight back to cut the lead to only 6 by the end of 3 quarters. But Chillicothe was determined in the final frame that this one would not slip away. Tommy Bolte was outstanding for the Cavaliers, scoring in about every fashion possible, while Sky Oliver showed some great offensive skills that kept PHS in the game. This game will actually do the Trojans some good when tourney time comes next week, as it showed them that you have to bring it every night on defense.

Series is 44-43 in favor of Chillicothe, and CHS has won 17 of the last 20. The 3 PHS wins were by the 2011 and 2012 state tournament teams.

Great seeing Mr.and Mrs.Pfloyd, bvmv4life, and Hitchbone64. As I told bvmv4life after the game, our Trojans owe the Cavaliers.......we've got to get this great rivalry back in our favor!!

[Blackcobra]

Great to see the Cavs playing as a team.

[LetsGoPSU]

Hope the Cavs make some noise in the tourney

[JIMMY THE GREEK]

I think we may surprise some folks!