Chartiers Valley blows past Moon, 61-20
Chartiers Valley led start to finish, getting stronger as the game went on as they dominated Moon for 32 minutes in a Section 2-5A game Tuesday night.
Chartiers Valley press gave Moon fits from the opening tip forcing tons of turnovers and scoring in transition. After a quarter, Chartiers Valley had a 15-6 lead and by half they had extended it out to 31-12. Jared Goldstrom had eight of his 10 points in the first half with numerous steals. For his efforts, he was the PlayerPager Player of the Game.
The second half was more of the same with Chartiers Valley putting the cherry on top in the fourth quarter pitching a shutout, outscoring Moon 13-0 and ultimately winning the game 61-20.
Sean Banas and Legister Marcello each had 12 points for Chartiers Valley while Griffin Beattie had 8.
Logan Young and Connor Graham each had six points for Moon.
Chartiers Valley improves to 7-4 overall and 4-1 in Section 2-5A. The Colts head to Montour on Friday to take on the Spartans in another Section 2-5A matchup at 7:30 p.m.
The defending state champs fall to 2-6 overall and 1-4 in Section 2-5A. Moon heads to Thomas Jefferson on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. tip against the Jaguars in a section matchup.