Jim Walker

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

 

PROCTORVILLE — The Chesapeake Panthers hit the gas pedal and rode wild.

The Panthers built a 32-point halftime lead en route to a 78-30 spanking of the Crooksville Ceramics on Saturday at the Fairland Big E Classic.

Kolton Webb knocked down three 3-pointers and scored 25 points to lead the unbeaten Panthers (3-0). Gage Rhoades scored 17 points and Brad Meadows added 11 points as 10 different players scored.

Dalton Finck had 14 points to lead Crooksville (0-3).

Webb lit up the scoreboard with 12 points including a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Panthers roared to a 24-2 lead.

Rhoades had 8 points in the second quarter as the lead ballooned to 41-9 at the half.

Rhoades scored 8 points and Webb got 7 as the Panthers built a 64-16 cushion.

The Panthers play at Rock Hill on Tuesday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

Crooksville 2 7 7 14 = 30

Chesapeake 24 17 23 14 = 78

CROOKSVILLE (0-3): Dalton Finck 4 1 0-0 14, Trey White 0 2 0-2 6, Landon Hinkle 1 0 1-3 3, Dustin O’Neal 0 1 0-0 3, Devin Hiles 2 1 0-0 7. Totals: 7 5 1-5 30. Fouls: 8. Fouled out: None.

CHESAPEAKE (3-0): Austin Hutchinson 2 0 0-0 4, Jake Stevens 2 0 0-0 4, Casey McComas 1 0 1-2 3, Austin Carpenter 1 0 0-0 2, Kolton Webb 8 3 0-0 25, Gage Rhoades 6 1 2-4 17, Brad Meadows 5 0 1-3 11, Wesley Stephens 3 0 0-0 6, Cecil Fletcher 1 0 0-0 2, Aaron Thompson 2 0 0-2 4. Totals: 31 4 4-11 78. Fouls: 10. Fouled out: None.