It was the first win for the Chesapeake Panthers, but it was a milestone win for coach Ryan Davis.

The Panthers beat the Gallipolis Blue Devils 50-33 Tuesday to open the season and it was career win No. 100 for Davis.

“I had forgot about it. I remember looking at some stuff (about his record) this past summer, and I didn’t remember until just now,” said Davis who is in his eighth season as a head coach.

But the milestone win wasn’t the biggest concern for Davis. It was beating Gallipolis.

The Panthers got the win behind the shooting Nathan Copley and a defense that produced 15 steals.

Copley hit four 3-pointers and scored 24 points. He also had three steals and eight rebounds.

Chesapeake was hampered by a 15-for-45 shooting performance.

“We played well defensively except for a stretch in the third quarter. We rebounded pretty decent,” said Davis. “We didn’t shoot it well, but our effort was fine.”

Kyle Mitchell had nine points for Gallipolis (0-1).

Chesapeake plays North Adams at 5:45 p.m. Saturday in the Ohio University Classic.

Gallipolis 8 9 8 8 = 33

Chesapeake 11 16 8 15 = 50

GALLIPOLIS (0-1): Everhard 0 0 0-0 0, Cornwell 1 1 1-1 6, Nibert 0 1 0-0 3, Moore 1 0 0-0 2, Nick Mitchell 1 0 0-0 2, Armstrong 1 0 1-2 3, Wood 0 0 0-0 0, Kyle Mitchell 3 0 3-4 9, Golden 0 0 0-0 0, Calvert 0 0 0-1 0, Maher 1 0 0-0 2, Troestler 2 0 2-2 6. Totals: 10 2 7-10 33. Fouls: 21. Fouled out: K. Mitchell. Rebounds: 26.

CHESAPEAKE (1-0): Gunner Hill 0 0 0-0 0, Peter Hintz 1 0 0-0 2, Nathan Copley 4 4 4-4 24, Drew Brock 0 0 0-0 0, Matt Angle 1 0 3-4 5, Colton Lindsey 0 0 0-0 0, Kyle Webb 0 2 2-5 8, Austin McMaster 0 0 0-0 0, Trent Saunders 1 0 5-8 7, Travis Zimmerman 2 0 0-1 4. Totals: 15-45 14-22 50. Fouls: 16. Fouled out: None. 3-point goals: 6. Rebounds: 27 (Copley 8). Assists: 8 (Webb 3). Steals: 15 (Copley 3, Webb 2, Angle 5). Turnovers: 21.