Panthers roll past Clay County, 67-26

Published 12:00 am Saturday, December 29, 2007

WAYNE, W.Va. — The offense was below par, but the defense birdied every hole.

The Chesapeake Panthers shot just 34 percent from the field, but the defense created 40 turnovers en route to a 67-26 rout of Clay County in the Wayne Holiday Tournament Friday.

“We didn’t shoot well, but we played pretty decent defensively” said Panthers coach Ryan Davis.

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After taking a 12-5 first quarter lead, Chesapeake used a 19-0 run to blow open its game and go up 31-5.

Clay County didn’t score until the 2:26 mark of the second quarter and the Panthers built a 38-9 halftime lead.

Chesapeake led 55-14 after three quarters.

Tyler Shoemaker had 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals to lead the Panthers (6-1).

Kyle Webb finished with 13 points as all 14 Panthers scored. Kyle Rase grabbed seven rebounds and Nathan Copley came up with four steals.

Wayne (1-3) routed Hannan 74-42 that set up Saturday’s championship game between Chesapeake and the Pioneers.

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CHESAPEAKE (6-1): Drew Brock 0 1 0-0 3, Aaron Ross 1 1 2-2 7, Peter Hintz 0 0 1-2 1, Nathan Copley 3 0 1-1 7, Kyle Rase 2 0 1-1 5, Matt Angle 0 0 2-4 2, Tyler Shoemaker

6 0 2-2 14, Caleb Freeman 1 0 0-0 2, Kyle Webb 5 1 0-0 13, Brian Ross 1 0 0-0 2, Aaron Donahoe 2 1 0-0 7, Trent Saunders 1 0 0-0 2, Colton Lindsey 0 0 1-2 1, Travis Zimmerman 0 0 1-2 1. Totals: 26-76 11-16 67. 3-point goals: 4-24. Fouls: 17. Fouled out: None. Rebounds: 41 (Shoemaker 7, Rase 7). Assists: 14 (Shoemaker 4). Steals: 20 (Copley 4, Shoemaker 4). Turnovers: 14.

CLAY COUNTY (0-5): Sean Duffield 4 0 0-0 8, Jesse Street 0 0 0-0 0, Luke Kleman 1 0 2-4 4, J.D. Johnson 0 0 0 0-0 0, Phillip Vaughn 0 0 0-0 0, Jamed English 0 0 0-1 0, Matt Carte 2 0 1-1 5, Jeremy Schwartz 1 0 0-0 2, T.J. Raike 0 0 1-2 1, Todd Housman 0 1 1-2 4, Brecken Gray 0 0 1-2 1, John Lane 0 0 1-2 1, Caleb Thomas 0 0 0-0 0. Totals: 9-41 7-14 26. 3-point goals: 1. Fouls: 14. Fouled out: None. Turnovers: 40. Rebounds: 32.