What kind of game was this going to be? Tyrone, a third seed in District six rankings, and Bellwood-Antis, who didn\u2019t make the playoffs, but seem to give Tyrone a hard time each season.
\nLast year, Tyrone took Bellwood-Antis out within the first half and poured it on the entire game to win 68-49 at Bellwood. This season was different and the Blue Devils wanted to win this one for the bragging rights between the two schools.
\nIt wasn\u2019t long until Tad Chamberlain picked up the pace for the Eagles eight of Tyrone\u2019s 17 first quarter points. With his towering size over all of the Blue Devil players, he didn\u2019t have to fight much to pull down rebounds and put them back.
\nTyrone wasn\u2019t having an easy time, however as they turned the ball over several times which kept Bellwood hanging in the game down 17-10 after the first quarter. The Blue Devils wanted to take the rivalry down, but they weren\u2019t scoring at the same pace as Tyrone.
\nAs the game moved on, Bellwood-Antis picked up an early run in the second quarter as they went on a 6-2 run to cut the lead to 19-16 with 4:35 to go in the half.
\nIt was the Blue Devils\u2019 \u201cin your face defense\u201d that seemed to bother Tyrone as they recorded four first half offensive fouls against the Eagles and kept Leonard Wilson and Tad Chamberlain in foul trouble early.
\nLed by a spread attack from Aaron Bell, Paul Greiner and Mike Blazier, Bellwood cut the lead to just 22-20 with a 1:16 to go in the half. It was a ball game now and anyone had a chance to grasp it by the horns.
\nBefore the half ended, Chamberlain and Josh Crabtree both scored late points to give the Eagles a six point edge, 26-20, at the break.
\nTyrone played very sloppy in the first half, turning the ball over seven times and getting into foul trouble early. With the momentum on either side of the court from the fans, Tyrone needed to make some early second half runs to put the Blue Devils away.
\nAs the second half got underway, Chamberlain got back into his rhythm scoring Tyrone\u2019s first four points and giving the Eagles a 30-22 lead. He looked unconquerable in the paint and had few problems getting the points when he wanted.
\nLate in the third quarter, Leonard Wilson slashed down the court on a fast break, juked two Bellwood defenders, and dished it off to Adam Corle who nailed the lay-up with 2:17 to go giving Tyrone a 35-29 lead. This was part of a 7-0 run for Tyrone that ended the third, 40-29, in favor of the Eagles.
\nAlthough Tyrone had an 11 point lead, Bellwood still had a great chance of getting back into the game.
\nTyler McClellan played perfect defense on Josh Clark tonight, who never has had problems against other teams, managed to tip a couple of Clark\u2019s dribbles away for turnovers.
\n\u201cI\u2019m not sure exactly where the game was lost for us last night,\u201d said Bellwood-Antis coach Tim Keech, in a phone interview Friday morning. \u201cTyrone is a very strong, quick basketball team. We got outrebounded and Tyrone\u2019s changing defenses and quickness forced us to hurry too much, especially in the first half. Their size and aggressiveness hurt us on the boards at times. We did some good things coming down the final stretch and to end up within five points of the district\u2019s third seed was as pleasing as anything since I have been here.
\n\u201cIn the second half, we settled down, Tyler McClellan did a good job of recognizing defenses and we shot the ball better.\u201d
\nWith McClellan leading the way in the fourth, Bellwood tried to make a run at Tyrone\u2019s lead, but just couldn\u2019t shut down Leonard Wilson.
\nWilson scored nine of his 13 points in the fourth, five from the foul line. He was stealing passes, running the break, and being a great team leader on the floor which gave Tyrone a huge boost of confidence and the lead.
\nTyrone would remain ahead until the final buzzer despite a slight run from the Blue Devils at the end of the game.
\nBellwood-Antis managed to cut Tyrone\u2019s lead to 52-47 with :23 seconds to go in the game, but Wilson hit both one and one attempts to make it a three possession game.
\nAfter the icing on the cake from Wilson, Tyrone went on to win 54-49 in the rival that turned out to be a great game for the hometown fans.
\n\u201cI think we need to work on our offensive execution a little more,\u201d coach Mike Harris said. \u201cSetting screens, working the ball around for a good shot, and just working on offensive and defensive executions is what we need to do to prepare for District playoffs next week where we will wait for the winner of Purchase Line and Bishop Guilfoyle.\u201d
\nTyrone never trailed once in the entire game, managing to keep the lead and the game never came to a tie. It wasn\u2019t the best game for the Eagles, turning the ball over 24 times to Bellwood\u2019s 12. Tyrone had some trouble handling the ball, but played a great defensive battle against Blue Devils.
\nTad Chamberlain once again led the Golden Eagles with 16 points, dominating his part of the game: Rebounding. With Chamberlain in the lineup, it is tough to stop Tyrone in the paint. Leonard Wilson chipped in with 13, nine of which came in the fourth quarter to edge Bellwood-Antis, Thursday night.
\nTyrone improves to 15-8 overall with their second straight win over Bellwood-Antis and finish off the season at home against Williamsburg Friday night (senior night).
\nBellwood had three players reach double figures in the loss against Tyrone. Tyler McClellan, Aaron Bell, and Paul Greiner combined for 38 of Bellwood\u2019s 49 points. Bell and McClellan both scored 13, Greiner with 12.
\n\u201cThese three seniors stepped it up last night, and they have been doing that all season,\u201d said Keech. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have been more pleased with the way we played.\u201d
\nBellwood-Antis finishes their season Friday night at home for their senior night and fall to a 9-14 record. They will face Bald Eagle Area and hope to fight off the Boone brothers in non-conference action.
\n Tyrone 54 Bellwood-Antis 49
\nBellwood-Antis – McClellan 5 0-0 13, Bell 6 0-0 13, DeArmitt 0 4-5 4, Greiner 6 0-2 12, Blazier 0 3-4 3, Edmiston 1 1-2 4. Totals 18 8-13 49.
\nTyrone – Wilson 4 5-6 13, Crabtree 3 2-4 8, Hershberger 3 0-0 6, Chamberlain 7 2-2 16, Clark 1 2-3 4, Corle 1 1-2 4, Haney 1 0-0 2, Barr 0 1-2 1. Totals 20 13-19 54
\n Score by Quarters
\nBellwood-Antis 10 10 9 20 – 49
\nTyrone 17 9 14 14 – 54
\nThree point goals: Bellwood-Antis-4 (McClellan-3, Bell)
\nTyrone 1 (Corle).
\n Tyrone jayvee improve to 13-5 behind Byron Kost \u201cMoney\u201d
\nAnother spectacular performance from Byron Kost in jayvee action as he dropped 23 points on the Bellwood-Antis Blue Devils Thursday night. Despite the game becoming very close at the end, Tyrone managed to fight off Bellwood\u2019s comeback by hitting 8-9 from the foul line the entire game. The Little Eagles held on for a 48-45 victory.
\nByron Kost and Steve Catich scored 37 of the Eagles 48 points. Kost with 23 and Catich scoring 14 in the Eagles win.
\nBellwood Antis jayvee drop to 18-4 on the season with the loss at Tyrone. Paul Christner led Bellwood-Antis with 10 and L. J. Seidel added nine points and Tony DelGrosso had eight for the Blue Devils.
\nTyrone 48 Bellwood-Antis 45
\nBellwood-Antis – Christner 4 0-2 10, DelGrosso 4 0-0 8, Seidel 3 2-4 9, Winterstein 2 1-2 5, Elvey 3 0-0 7, McCrum 0 2-2 2, Hughes 2 0-0 4, Totals 18 5-10 45.
\nTyrone – Barr 1 3-4 5, Kost 10 1-1 23, Catich 5 3-3 14, Morrow 2 0-1 4, Levinson 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 8-9 48.
\nScore by Quarters
\nBellwood-Antis 10 15 14 6 – 45
\nTyrone 10 22 9 7 – 48
\nThree point goals: BA-4 (Christner-2, Seidel, Elvey).
\nTyrone-3 (Kost-2, Catich). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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