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Game 4: Scott County Central shuts down Chaffee
The fourth-seeded Scott County Central Braves rolled up a 55-14 halftime lead and went on to beat Chaffee 94-27 in the first round of the Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournament.
The Braves (7-1) pressured Chaffee into numerous turnovers with a full-court defense led by senior guard D.D. Gillespie, who scored 19 points.
Caleb Johnson had 20 points to lead the Braves. Freshman Otto Porter chipped in with 14, and Bobby Hatchett added 10.
Chaffee was led by Andy Hendrix's 10 points.
SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL 94, CHAFFEE 27
CHAFFEE | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | -- | 27 |
SC CENTRAL | 23 | 32 | 22 | 17 | -- | 94 |
CHAFFEE (27) -- Taimen Taylor 2, Jerrod Steger 6, Gabe Seabaugh 3, Adam Horton 6, Andy Hendrix 10. FG 12, FT 3-3, F 10 (3-pointers: Horton 2. Fouled out: none)
SCOTT COUNTY CENTRAL (94) -- D.D. Gillespie 19, Toby Heeb 5, Bobby Hatchett 10, Robert Jones 5, Desmin Williams 7, Drew Thomas 4, Caleb Johnson 20, Randy Timmons 4, Jac'Quan Cowley 3, Otto Porter 14, Rashaad Brown 3. FG 41, FT 9-12, F 11 (3-pointers: Heeb 1, Jones 1, Brown 1. Fouled out: none.)